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The President's Corner
Members - In the past, we have always relied on members to inform our Club Board and our Foundation Board of particular projects that we desire to support with our money and our time. As we discussed in the April board meeting, this is about to become much more important, because we expect to have much more money available for doing service. Mark Gayle presented the idea that we should make a special effort to have the club members give us feedback about what they would like to see us supporting and then have the boards commit themselves to long-term planning, so we have a track to run on, and, so it reflects as much as possible the desires of our entire membership. With that in mind, please give this matter your attention and let our board members know your desires, preferably in writing to make it easy on the board members. Remember that Rotary is built on the premise of being balanced, doing service in all 4 avenues of service. Thanks in advance for your consideration and thanks to Mark Gayle for this constructive input! Our next board meeting is expected to take place May 4th. Best regards - -Tom Buck, President www.centennialcolorado.com/news : Local Rotary Club Hosts 1st Centennial "State of Our City" Event April 14 The Rotary Club of Centennial and the City of Centennial are pleased to jointly announce Centennial’s first “State of Our City” event. It will be a luncheon, to be held Thursday, April 14. The guest of honor will be Centennial Mayor Randy Pye, who will give the city’s first “State of Our City” address. Channel 7 Meteorologist Mike Nelson will MC the event. The mayor will report on the city’s current fiscal health, the many milestones of the past year, and the opportunities, challenges and vision still ahead for the young city. “This is a great opportunity,” said Mayor Pye. “I very much appreciate the opportunity that the Rotary Club has put together. Rotary has a long tradition of civic involvement and service to communities. The city’s fifth anniversary is this September, and an event like this is a great way to help celebrate it. We look forward to making this an annual event.” The event is being organized and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Centennial, a young Rotary chapter that formed shortly after the founding of Centennial. It is a chapter of Rotary International, which is celebrating its centennial year in 2005. Tom Buck, President of the chapter, commented, “We thought it important for Centennial’s mayor to have the proper forum to talk about the city’s progress and challenges, and our group decided that we could take it on and make it one of our signature events. As an organization dedicated to providing service, we felt this kind of event fit nicely with our mission.” Mike Nelson, Chief Meteorologist at KMGH Channel 7, also served as Chief Meteorologist at KUSA Channel 9 from 1991 to 2004. A Centennial resident, Mike has received 10 Emmys as Outstanding Weather Anchor over the years. He enjoys sharing his weather knowledge, and speaks frequently to schools, clubs, and service organizations. The luncheon will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 10250 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial, on April 14, with registration beginning at 11:30 and lunch at noon. Individual tickets will be $25, with proceeds going to the Rotary Club of Centennial Foundation. The foundation assists local charities and community service organizations.
An Opportunity for ALL RotariansTo accomplish their personal and professional goals, Rotarians need 21st Century leadership skills. That is why District 5450 is offering The Institute for Leadership. Offered as a District Vocational Service initiative, this is not a typical workshop. It will be a practical, interactive journey designed to provide participants with the tools they need for personal and professional leadership transformation. Facilitators will be District 5450 Rotarians Talee Crowe, Gary Fletcher, Karen Briggs, Joe Gregory, Colleen Jorgensen, Stuart Thomas, Deb Brackney and Diane Kessel. This workshop will be held on May 13th and 14th and is at a cost of only $100 to all interested Rotarians. Space is limited! Enroll Now by calling Liz Anderson at 303-477-0654. For more information, go to http://www.rotary5450.org/leadership/Ldrship_Inst_Brochure.pdf
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Don’t forget to see Kent Ostedgaard for your King Soopers coupons! The club makes 4% on every dollar we spend. Coupons are available in $25 units & are sold at face value.
OfficersPresident – Tom Buck Other DirectorsClub Service – Frank Loner
Do you have news or special events to share with your fellow Rotarians? Please send your article(s) to: karen.a.mcdowell@wellsfargo.com Photo’s can be sent to our shared web-site: https://plus.xdrive.com Please contact Dan Ruparel if you have questions or need assistance with downloading photos. Nearby Club Locations for Makeup's: Tuesday’s: Wednesday’s: Thursday’s: 24 Hours: www.rotary5450.org/eclub |
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Please join us Tuesday mornings at 7:10 AM at the Embassy Suites Denver-South Arapahoe Road, 10250 East Costilla Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112 |
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I'm very pleased to announce that we have 2 new members in the past month! Paul Meadows is an attorney, invited and sponsored by Jennifer Holschuh and Yong Ferguson is store manager for Ben Bridge Jewelers in Park Meadows. Paul's father has been an active Rotarian and Yong was a member of the Broomfield Rotary Club. Yong was invited and sponsored by our Membership Chairman, Jeff Piercy. A big welcome to our two new members and thank you to their sponsors, Jennifer and Jeff!! Laurie Christensen tells me that this puts our membership at 32. We started the year at 28 and our goal was 31 for a net 10% gain.
