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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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Our Sept. 15 program: fighting weekendhunger

Terry Leija

Terry Leija, teacher and outgoing president of the Estes ParkEducation Association, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park onThursday, September 15, at their regular noon meeting. He willdiscuss efforts by EPEA to combat food insecurity and hunger inEstes Park students. Please note the change in location for RotaryClub meetings.

During the 2015-2016 school year, EPEA started the Estes Pakprogram, a supplemental food program. EPEA provides meals forstudents and families who need food on weekends throughout theschool year. Leija has served as coordinator of the program.

Leija is a second grade teacher at the Estes Park ElementarySchool. He has taught in Estes Park for over 20 years.

The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn

Sept. 15 Duty Roster Invocation: Anne Slack Song & Pledge: TBD Guest Intro: Don Widrig Scribe: Madison Casey Greeter: Kerrie Hill Program Intro: Rick Taylor

Sept. 22 Duty Roster Invocation: Kerrie Hill Song & Pledge: TBD Guest Intro: Randy Skeie Scribe: Kerrie Hill

in Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34just west of Dry Gulch Road. Please note our new Rotarylocation. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and itsprograms are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., theRotary business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at12:30 p.m.

Posted by Rita DuChateau

Sept. 8 photo highlights

Return visitors, Sojourner FrankHaines and his son, Dr. Mark

Haines from Hawaii.

Elizabeth Fogarty signs abook for the children's

library following herprogram.

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Sept. 8 meeting notes

President Thor Homme called the meeting to order at noon atRodeway Inn, the second meeting in our new location. Rev. EarlMatson gave the invocation; Dave Evans led us in a song and thePledge; and Debbie Delaney introduced guests. They included:Sojourner Frank Haines from Texas and his son, Dr. Mark Haines ofHawaii; and Kathy and Gary Sampson from Branson, Missouri. WardNelson shared a humorous story about Thor’s driving.

Announcements

Volunteers are needed at The Farmers Market. ContactChuck Bonza.Volunteers are needed at ElkFest to serve beer. Contact ScottThompson.The first meeting in the new location went well, with thanks toKarol Rinehart. The sound system issue has been addressedand there is now a double line for the buffet.Duck Race meetings will begin in October. Stay tuned for anannouncement from Big Duck Gregg Jurgens.Any suggestions for the old piano? Contact Thor Homme.The annual Shred-a-Thon will take place on Saturday, Oct.15, in the parking lot of the Event Center. E-recycling will notbe available. The Shred-a-Thon benefits our scholarship fund.Collect your shred-ables.Dues payment is needed from five members.

Happy Money

Greeter: Dana Fritz Program Intro: Rick Taylor

Upcoming Events

Foundation Board MeetingWasson Room, LibrarySep 26, 2016 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Club Board MeetingOct 04, 2016 5:00 PM Shred-a-ThonOct 15, 2016 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Speakers

Sep 15, 2016Terry LeijaKids Pac

Sep 22, 2016Bill MarshallRediscovering Free Enterprise

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Executives & Directors

PresidentThor Homme President ElectKathy Groesbeck TreasurerLongley Parker SecretaryRita DuChateau Sergeant-at-ArmsRandy Skeie Past PresidentPete Sumey

Rob Ludlum is happy to be at Rotary and so close to home.Brad Rosenbaum was reflective about his son’s first day ofpreschool.Ward Nelson was happy to be able to recall his first day ofpreschool.Rita DuChateau was happy that the Salud Foundationnewsletter has been published.Frank Haines was delighted to contribute $92 to theFoundation for his birthday.

Program

Rick Taylor introduced Visit Estes Park CEO Elizabeth Fogarty. Notonly does she lead a team that promotes Estes Park as a destination,she also is a fan of our club!

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:07 with the recitation of The Four WayTest.

Submitted by Rita DuChateau, scribe

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Shred-a-Thon Oct. 15: Clean your desk,help scholars

Is it weighing you down? Keeping you from having a clean office, aneat desk or a clutter-free storage room? Tired of feeding papers toyour puny shredder, three sheets at a time? The Rotary Club of EstesPark can help you reach those paper-free goals! Come and contribute your excess paperwork at the Estes ParkRotary Club Shred-a-Thon on Saturday, October 15. You can drop offyour items between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or until the truck is full. Justdrive to the Event Center parking lot off of Manford Avenue in EstesPark.

“Community shred days are part of our commitment to the preventionof identity theft and our support for recycling,” said Tara Moenning,event coordinator. Items appropriate for shredding are:

Old bank statements,Credit card offers,Cancelled checks,Old medical records,Paycheck stubs, orAnything with your personal information.

Clips, staples, and binders do not need to be removed. While there is no charge, a generous donation would be appreciated,

Club AdministrationKarol Rinehart Community ServiceRoger Thorp Fund DevelopmentKathy Groesbeck International ServiceDave Evans MembershipScott Thompson Youth/New Generation ServicesDmitri Galcovski

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Member Birthdays

Karol RinehartSeptember 5 Virgil HoltgreweSeptember 22 Guy Van der WerfSeptember 25 Earl MatsonSeptember 27 Ken ColeSeptember 28 Ron GordonSeptember 30 Anniversaries

Mike ConnollyCarole AnnSeptember 10 Philip MoenningTaraSeptember 14 Tara MoenningPhilipSeptember 14 Rob LudlumJanet

Moenning notes. The Rotary Club sponsors the cost of the truck sothat all tax-deductible, donated funds will benefit the club’sscholarship program. If you can’t be there on October 15, a club member will pick up youritems. Call Tara Moenning, 970-577-0186 for information on pick up.

Rotary Quote of the Week

The Rotary Foundation has received the highest possible scorefrom Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charitiesin the U.S. In the most recent ratings, released on 1 September,The Rotary Foundation earned the maximum 100 points forboth financial health and accountability and transparency. Theratings reflect how efficiently Charity Navigator believes theFoundation will use donations, how well it has sustainedprograms and services, and its level of commitment to goodgovernance and openness. In the previous rating, theFoundation had received 97 points.

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