Please RSVP to Sunny Schmitt if you plan to attend Pass-the-Gavel and welcome Bill Howell as your next President. When: June 25that O'Connor Pavilion.
Social hour at 4pm and Dinner will be at 5pm. Catering by the Big Horn Restaurant.
Good News
We have been approved to use Zeffy as the application for our Raffle TicketSales. Sales can begin now. Go to https://estesparkautumngold.com. Now we can also market to the 350 who bought tickets last year.
We welcomed Jeff Crona back after a busy tax season! Jeff also received his first Paul Harris Fellow award today.
Listening at the Legion is starting its 3rd season! Thanks to our and other sponsorships to make this happen. John Minier has 2 tickets for Jackson Emmer, Monday, June 10th if anyone is interested.
Announcements
Karen Nicholson presented our two 2024 Autumn Gold posters:
1. 30th Anniversary, limited edition, poster - $30. Buy yours early as there are only 100 printed
2. Autumn Gold Advertising Poster - please pick yours up at our Tuesday meetings and place in your place of business or around town.
Gladys Van Drie’s memorial service will be at the Museum on June 8th at 1pm. Thanks to Bill, Gordon and Janet for arriving at 11:45am to help direct parking. 12:15pm-1:15pm.
Shred of Hope is a Fundraising Event that benefits The Bridge of Estes, a Non-profit Providing Services and Support to Cancer Patients in the Estes Valley. (see brochure below)
o June 20, 21 from 8:30am - 4:30pm and June 22 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
o Location: The Bank of Estes Park 255 Park Lane
o This is FREE (up to $50) for Bank of Estes Park Customers and those who attended the "Be Prepared Not Scared Event" (But donations are greatly appreciated).
Rodeo Parade Committee will have a meeting soon. This year's theme is "American Cowboy". We will need folks to help work on the Float as well as to s3ll Raffle tickets at the Rodeo. We will use Mike McKinney's trailer and Cory Workman's truck to pull the trailer. Stay tuned for dates and times on both.
The Ukraine Kitchen offers a 3-course meal for no charge – only a donation is requested. They have moved to the Rocky Mountain Church at 451 Promontory Drive, near Mary’s Lake from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. every Tuesday.
Pass the Gavel June 25th is at O'Connor Pavilion. Social hour from 4-5pm and Dinner will be around 5pm. Please plan to welcome in Bill Howell as your next President. Please RSVP to Sunny Schmitt so she can let the caterer know how many to plan for.
John Tessler presented a check of $14K to Eric Blackhurst, treasurer of EVSR Foundation, for Scholarships.
Eric Blackhurst thanked Scott Applegate for the $1000 community grant for Autumn Gold and Arts & Crafts from Bank of Estes Park.
Shred and Recycle Event - June 20-22
Shred of Hope is a Fundraising Event that benefits The Bridge of Estes, a Non-profit Providing Services and Support to Cancer Patients in the Estes Valley.
- June 20, 21 from 8:30am - 4:30pm
- June 22 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: The Bank of Estes Park 255 Park Lane
This is FREE (up to $50) for Bank of Estes Park Customers and those who attended the "Be Prepared Not Scared Event" (But Donations are Greatly Appreciated).
Women in Rotary Conference
“Women in the Rockies” conference is July 26-28 in Westcliff, Colorado. 6 or 7 members from our Sunrise Rotary Club have expressed interest in attending. but please confirm with Jean if you are interested in attending so we can get a headcount.
Looking for some Rotary logo'd apparel and or gear? Have a look at the catalog at https://russellhampton.com/
Program
Today's program was Kristen Hill, Art Teacher at Estes Park Schools. She presented on ""Building Self-esteem/Confidence & Teamwork with Estes Park Jr/Sr High school students". Kristen talked about how the $2,000 District Grant money we awarded Estes Park schools helped to encourage kids to stay in school, establish school pride through art in the form of seniors painting their parking spots and school spirit art around both the middle school and high school.