Our District 5440 Conference is in Steamboat Springs May 16-19 - Register now through April 30th to attend!
o Our Silent Auction entry will be "a $700Estes Park Getaway” package. Our basket is FULL!! Thanks to everyone who donated something. Proceeds from the Silent Auction will also go to CRUTCHES 4 AFRICA.
When Rotary helped launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, the disease paralyzed more than 1,000 people worldwide every day, most of them young children.
Since then, Rotary and its partners have reduced the number of polio cases by 99%, and in 2021 there were just six cases of polio caused by the wild poliovirus. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries where the wild poliovirus remains endemic.
Joint social with Noon Rotary on Thursday, May 30th at High Peak Camp. The Salvation Army has this camp for a retreat of inner city kids to have an experience at a camp. They have a large eating area and the food is served cafeteria style. There will be a tour includes seeing the dorms, etc. Stay tuned for more info to come.
Save-the-Date
Pass-the-Gavel!June 25th at O'Connor Pavilion. Drinks and Dinner will be at 5pm. Catering by the Big Horn Restaurant.
Good News
Bruce and Sally Johnston are back in Estes Park. Glad to have you both back!
We welcomed Lonnie Glessner as a new member today! Welcome Lonnie!
Sue Yowell announced that the "Citizenship Project" that Autumn Nelson presented a few months back has resulted in students, Muriel and Trom, both receiving their citizenship interviews much earlier than expected.
Announcements
Duck Racetickets are on saleHERE: The Ducks are off and paddling in just 10 days. So - Go online. Don't delay - buy 1 (or 2, or 3, or a Quack Pack - 6 for the price of 5).
Cory announced that the Sunrise Rotary Foundation Board meeting, held last night, has approximately $20K for scholarships. At last nights meeting 6 recipients and 1 second term scholarship were chosen. The Scholarship Awards banquet at the High School will be in early May.
Operation Gratitude is collecting items in support of Military Appreciation Month. The organization's mission is to express gratitude and thank our Military and First Responder communities for their service by creating opportunities for all Americans to show appreciation. The care packages that are prepared and sent out contain items meant to boost the morale and resilience of our service members and give them warm reminders of home. Please bring any of the following items to our Sunrise Rotary May meetings:
Crazy Socks,
Card Games,
Puzzle Books,
Interactive Toys
Hygiene items (to be packaged in a ziplock baggie):
Breath mints or breath strips (Altoids, roll of mint Lifesavers,
Listerine breath strips) (0.023 oz)
Lip balm (0.35 oz)
Dental Floss (12 yds)
Mouthwash (1.2 oz)
There will be a Sunrise Rotary Board meeting on May 8th at 5:30pm the Library in the Hondius Room.
The Estes Park Learning Place is hosting their Annual Community Wine Dinner at Mama Rose's on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 5:30-8:00pm.- it's free to the general public. For more information, contact Sue Yowell at sueyowell@eplearningplace.org
Live Event! Be Prepared, Not Scared!
Protect your money and information in the modern world.
May 16th from 5:00-6:30pm at the American Legion. Please RSVP in advance.
“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/
Sheriff
Question: In which year did Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor's Four Way Test get adopted by Rotary? (He created it in 1932).
1942
1943
1944
Answer: It was adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways.
Today's Program
Veterans Community Project, Speakers: Melissa Gruber & Jennifer Seybold
This is the project that our Club donated $5,000 to with the Grant money that we received from Dignity Memorial (Allnutt Funeral Services). We plan to do an all-Club service project here when the weather is warmer.
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