Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club
 

Jan 7, 2025 Meeting Recap and Club Information 

 

2025/2026 Sunrise Rotary Board Member Slate announced
President Elect Gordon Slack presented the 2025/2026 Sunrise Rotary Board of Directors Slate. 
 
  • President Elect Gordon Slack
  • President Elect Next Stacey Winsor
  • Immediate Past President Bill Howell
  • Secretary Janet Zeschin
  • Treasurer Teresa Mueller
  • Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Howell
  • Public Relations Coordinator Steve Misch
  • Directors/Committee Chairs:
  • Membership Stacey Winsor
  • Community Service Lonnie Glessner
  • International Services Rick Beesley
  • Fundraising Terri Martin
  • Programs Sue Yowell 
  • Social OPEN
  • Youth Services Niki Gassmann
  • Youth Exchange Stacey Winsor
  • Labor Day Arts & Crafts Kendra Wallis
  • Autumn Gold Jean Rissmiller
  • Community Grants Kendra Wallis
  • Matching Grants Niki Gassmann
  • Rotary Foundation OPEN
  • Technology OPEN
  • Member at Large Jean Rissmiller
 
The vote was unanimous to accept this 2025/2026 slate. 
 
You can reference many of the job descriptions listed above in the Sunrise Rotary Bylaws.  See: 
  • Article IV. Duties of Officers and Directors
  • Article VIII. Committees
Holiday Lights Recycling Program
The holiday lights recycle service project ends on January 15.  Drop off locations: 
 
  • Estes Valley Library
  • Estes Valley Rec Center
  • Estes Park Elementary, Middle and High School Lobbies
  • National Park Village (lobby between Country Mkt and Mad Moose) 
Thank you to Bill Howell who has already collected 400lbs of lights.  There could easily be several hundred more pounds of lights collected over the next week! Bill drives them to Ft Collins for recycling and has already collected $97 for the Interact Clubs.  More $$ will be coming after January 15th.
 
2025 Rotary International convention - calgary, Canada june 21-25, 2025
The 2025 Rotary International Convention is a short 18 hours drive to Calgary Canada, June 21-25.  If you've never been to an international conference, you should consider this one!  
 
Learn more about Calgary and purchase tickets for Signature Events, tours, and host hospitality by clicking below. 
We are still collecting mobility devices for Crutches 4 Africa
at our weekly meetings
 
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Program - Jan 7
Logan Lasley, Wildland Risk Reduction Educator with the Estes Valley Fire Department, presented on ways to mitigate fire risk around your home.  He presented 13 risk assessment categories:
  1. Addressing
  2. Chimney's & Vents
  3. Driveway
  4. Exterior Siding
  5. Windows & Skylights
  6. Roofing Materials
  7. Garage Doors
  8. Fencing & Decks
  9. Combustible Materials
  10. 5ft Zone
  11. Tree Canopies & Tree Clusters
  12. Propane Tanks
  13. Piles of Firewood
EVFPD has affiliated with Larimer County Wildfire Partners Program to offer a Wildfire Mitigation Assessment for homes and property.   Visit here for more information. 
Coming Up (check schedule on ClubRunner here)
  • Jan 14 - Team Meetings

  • Starting on February 18, and  for several weeks, Sunrise Rotary will hold weekly meetings upstairs in the Expedition Lodge while major renovations take place at the Legion. Breakfast is $10, no charge for coffee. 

Keep up with Rotary and what other Clubs are doing around the World: https://my.rotary.org/en/ 

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