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Service Above SelfWe meet Thursdays at 12:00 PMNew Location: Rodeway Inn1701 North Lake AvenueEstes Park, CO 80517 United States

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Posted by Rita DuChateau

Fourth Thursday committee work to debut this week Our club is so much more than a weekly meeting and lunch with friends! Thereal work of a club happens at the committee level, and this week's meetingwill give everyone the chance to engage in this important work. Following lunch and a brief business meeting, members will be asked to gatherin groups related to their interests. Do you like to guide fundraising? Then jointhe Fund Development Committee meeting. Is your passion mentoring andencouraging the youth of today to become the leaders of tomorrow? Then, jointhe Youth/New Generations table. Maybe you have signed up to do so much,like so many club members, that you'll have to bounce between tables. You can see what you indicated as your area of interest at the bottom of yourSpoke every week. But, fear not! It's never too late to join in, try somethingnew, or simply "shop" for a group. Here are the club members who will lead the small group work at Thursday'smeeting: Dave Evans - International ServiceDmitri Galcovski - Youth/New Generation ServicesKathy Groesbeck - Fund DevelopmentKarol Rinehart - Club AdministrationRandy Skeie - Sargeant-at-ArmsRick Taylor - ProgramsScott Thompson - MembershipRoger Thorp - Community Service Bring your energy, your ideas and your willingness to help the Rotary Club of

Jan. 26 Duty Roster Invocation: Brad Rosenbaum Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Karen McClure Scribe: Rita DuChateau Greeter: Trudy Collar Program Intro: Thor Homme

Feb. 2 Duty Roster Invocation: TBD Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: TBD Scribe: Pete Sumey

Estes Park be a better club for all its members. The fourth Thursday committee meetings are also scheduled for February 23,March 23, April 27 and May 25. You can make a difference!

Fund Development Committee at our last Club Assembly

Posted by Dana Fritz

January 19 meeting highlights

The January 19th meeting of the Rotary Club of Estes Park was called to orderat noon by President Thor. An invocation was given by Jack Boatman, followedby a song and the pledge led by Dave Evans. There were no guests or visitingRotarians. Karen Thompson, carrying on the tradition of really bad jokes,actually shared a really funny joke. Announcements

Pete Sinnott thanked the 20 Rotarians who volunteered for WinterFest. Karen and Scott came in 3rd with their chili and donated theirwinnings to our Foundation.Debbie Delaney, Duck Race Committee, will be giving a prize updateevery week until the race. She asked for volunteers to help garnerprizes.Thor announced the 4th Thursday meeting will be a Club Committeemeeting.

Happy Money

Doug Mann shared his daughter will be marching in the Inauguralparade.Tara Moening thanked Pete for all he did for Winter Fest.

ProgramRick Taylor introduced Dave DeLuca, Executive Director of the YMCA of theRockies, who presented the program.

Mr. DeLuca signed a book for the Library and we dismissed with the 4-waytest. Submitted by Dana Fritz, Scribe

Posted by Rita DuChateau

Jan. 19 meeting photos

Greeter: Debbie Delaney Program Intro: Rick Taylor

Upcoming Events

Committee Work - FourthThursday Rotary MeetingJan 26, 2017 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Club Board MeetingWasson Room, LibraryFeb 07, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Duck Race Committee MeetingNicky's RestaurantFeb 16, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM 112th Anniversary of RotaryFoundingFeb 23, 2017 Club Board MeetingWasson Room, LibraryMar 07, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Duck Race Committee MeetingNicky's RestaurantMar 09, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Speakers

Jan 26, 2017Committee ChairpersonsRoll up your sleeves and get towork!

Feb 02, 2017Craig A. SecherRealities for Children Charities

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Executives & Directors

President

A High Five for Trudy Collar,who served as greeter andalso introduced no guests

or visiting Rotarians!

Karen Thompson ably filled in for Scott indelivering a multi-cultural joke that the club

enjoyed.

Peter Sinnott thanked the20 volunteers who helpedwith last weekend's WinterFest and netted income for

the club.

Bob Brunson got a new prune juice cocktailglass from a secret admirer at Winter Fest.

No excuses, said Debbie Delaney,for not hitting the 600 mark this yearin merchant prize donations? Why?Because everyone is going to help!

Rotary helps with recuperation.Welcome back, Rob.

Thor Homme President ElectKathy Groesbeck TreasurerLongley Parker SecretaryRita DuChateau Sergeant-at-ArmsRandy Skeie Past PresidentPete Sumey Club AdministrationKarol Rinehart Community ServiceRoger Thorp Fund DevelopmentKathy Groesbeck International ServiceDave Evans MembershipScott Thompson Youth/New Generation ServicesDmitri Galcovski

Birthdays &AnniversariesMember Birthdays

Bill SmithFebruary 1 Jeff LiddleFebruary 1 Rita DuChateauFebruary 1 Sarah WalshFebruary 3 Ward NelsonFebruary 4

His daughter was a performer at theInauguration and Doug Mann was

happy.Our presenter, Dave DeLuca, YMCA

of the Rockies director, autographed abook that our club donated to the

chlldren's library.

Rotary Quote of the Week

“On February 23, we will mark 112 years since the founding of Rotary... Rotary has risen to so many challenges in its 112 years. We've answeredconflict with peace, and poverty with education. We've responded to a lack ofbasic health care with projects large and small, from equipping clinics intiny villages to eradicating polio across the globe."

~John F. Germ, 2016-17 President, Rotary International

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Mike ConnollyFebruary 5 Pete SumeyFebruary 7 Carol GrassoFebruary 13 Longley ParkerFebruary 18 Claudine PerraultFebruary 20 Bob BenightFebruary 26 Ken TeSelleFebruary 27 Anniversaries

Rita DuChateauPhilFebruary 3 Wayne AndersenJudyFebruary 6 Gregg JurgensSuzanneFebruary 14 Larry WilliamsLindaFebruary 14 Jay HarroffJaneFebruary 17 Join Date

Ward NelsonJanuary 7, 20107 years Bill SmithJanuary 8, 198730 years Bruce BrownJanuary 8, 200413 years

Wayne NewsomJanuary 10, 198037 years Kerrie HillJanuary 14, 199918 years Pete SumeyJanuary 14, 200413 years Gene OjaJanuary 19, 198928 years Jeff LiddleJanuary 24, 20134 years Rick TaylorJanuary 24, 20134 years Jill ZerhanFebruary 2, 20125 years Sarah WalshFebruary 2, 20125 years Jim WhiteFebruary 18, 198829 years Rob LudlumFebruary 29, 199621 years

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