Posted by DG Mary Kay Hasz (Highlands Ranch) marykaydg15-16@marykayhasz.com
As this Rotary Year draws to a close I would like to say to all Rotarians of District 5450 what an honor and privilege it has been to serve as your District Governor.
Thank you for your hospitality and kind words when Earl and I have visited your Clubs. We have traveled to the four corners of our District during this year and have made many new Rotary friends. We have seen the many projects and programs that our Clubs are undertaking and have been so impressed. A few examples that come to mind: an essay contest between high school seniors incorporating the four way test into an everyday life experience; peaceful school programs involving our Interact students; community hero recognition of local fire fighters, teachers, police and health care workers; these and many more have inspired us and shown how Rotarians are serving others.
As outgoing RIP Ravi so eloquently states, and I echo, "I am prouder than ever to be part of this great organization: one that makes the world not poorer, but richer; replaces despair with hope; raises up those whom fate has brought low; and is a gift to so many, while allowing each of us to Be a Gift to the World.”
The 2016 Council on Legislation adopted a number of forward looking enactments, including several that provide greater membership and meeting flexibility. These approved changes in policy will give those clubs that so desire more freedom to determine the categories of membership they offer and when, where, and how a club chooses to meet.
Rotary has consistently found that when clubs are given the freedom to determine how to hold their meetings, the composition of their membership, and what defines engagement, club's are more vibrant and better able to grow. Please click on the attached flyer to learn about the membership and meeting flexibility decisions and the impact they will have on our organization’s growth in the years ahead.
Posted by Debi Bush (Denver Cherry Creek) membership@rotary5450.org
If you are a long-time Rotarian, this may be a shock to you. If you’re a less tenured Rotarian, this may come as a surprise as well as a validation of what many of us have been asking for if not already doing.
According to our Regional Membership Officer Julie Aubry, the 2016 Council on Legislation took the bold but necessary steps to empower Rotary clubs to remain relevant to their current and prospective members. Several enactments were passed giving clubs the option of amending very specific sections of their club by-laws that will allow for greater flexibility in regards to the time, location, and format of club meetings, as well as the categories of membership they may offer.”
Posted by Robert Youngberg (Lakewood Foothills) robert.youngberg@sustainabledevint.com
Andre van Hall, Sue Davis Hornby & Robert Youngberg
The 15th Annual George K. Davis Water Project Awardwas presented to the Denver Rotary Club for William Korstad’s ‘Fada Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Burkina Faso’ in West Africa – Rotary International Global Grant #1418148. The project was conducted October 1, 2013 – November 30, 2015.
The Award was for a project created by William Korstad (Rotary Club of Denver) and Davy Yago Ouagadougou Crystal Rotary Club, Burkina Fao. Among other items, the project accomplished the following:
Water – four deep water wells providing over 3,500 villagers with clean water
Sanitation – over 900 students and 20 teachers with 6 gender specific latrines
Hygiene – 10 wash stations
Hygiene Training – over 1,000 people trained in safe hygienic practices
Hygiene Awareness – over 13,000 people, including over 5,300 students, saw a social arts play on hygiene.
Posted by Fred Cron (University Hills) noload4@msn.com
The University Hills Charitable Endowment (E. Brent Hobson Fellowship) has awarded a total of $192,000 in scholarships to eighteen different recipients, who have or are now attending: CU-Boulder, CSU, Metro State, Regis, Northern Colorado or the School of Mines.
We currently award eight scholarships in the total amount of $37,000 per school year. We offer a four-year scholarship; Current funding begins with $4000 in year one and increases to $4500, $5000 and $5500 in subsequent years. A scholarship is valued at $19,000, if completely earned out.
The attached reportshows year-to-date giving to The Rotary Foundation and End Polio by club, and per capita. The District 5450 goal is for Every Rotarian to give something Every Year (EREY).
