Inspiration: Ann Griffith inspired us with the story of a 98 year old Rotarian from Japan (whose photo is on the cover of the latest Rotary magazine) who is doing tea services all over the world, sharing the message of peace, reconciliation and brotherhood.
IDEA Quote: “Life puts rocks in your path – it’s up to you to decide if you want to build a bridge or a wall with them.”
Upcoming Programs: please see the side panel for upcoming speakers and be sure to invite your friends!
Needs Quick Response: Can you work a shift from 1-3 this Saturday at one of the local breweries to sell peaches? If so, please contact Michele Marquitz at 970-215-9449 and she’ll give you all of the details!
Guests:
- Amy Welsh (Tom and Amy’s daughter)
- Beth Maddox (Columbia, MO) – Amy’s cousin
- Speaker – Robert Williams
Awards: Sara Murphy recognized several people in the club:
- Paul Harris Awards – for those who have contributed $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International: Arun Murthy, nephew of Krishna (+1), Curt Bear (+1), Carrie Broughton (+2), Carrie Levy (+3), Michele Marquitz (+3), Tim Cochran (+3), Carol Morris (+3), Andy Groeger (+4), Ellen Brinks (+5), Joe McCarthy (+3-6), Lynn Matson (+8), Mark Campbell (+8)
- End of Year Club Awards:
- Rock Star – Tom Welsh for his support for the Early Childhood Development Program and fixing bicycles for underserved kids
- Rotary Spirit – Gary Tuner for his championship of a project to build a community garden in Zimbabwe
- Guiding Light – Kristin Candella for thoughtful and organized leadership of the 10K fundraiser and for her boundless energy and creativity
- Most Active New Member Joseph Vander Linde (awarded at end of year party)
- Charlie Peterson Service Above Self - Fran Lefler (awarded at end of year party)
- Rotarian of the Year – Joe McCarthy (awarded at end of year party)
Annual Peach Sale for Literacy:
- Mike Griffith – please use the link below to sign up to volunteer for the Peach Sale Delivery or for selling peaches at the Peach Festival!
- https://bit.ly/3JMvSDE
- Ann Griffith – please consider a $250 sponsorship of a classroom (proceeds will be split between the literacy project (40%) and our club Foundation (60%)). If interested, please contact ann.griffith@frosch.com
- Andy Chaffin – be intentional about “selling literacy” to everyone you know! The proceeds from the peach sales will provide grants for teachers for their literacy efforts as well as fund some of our club projects; encourage a business owner to buy a box for their staff or to distribute to customers
- You can provide the recipe below to friends who might be looking for something great to make with all of those peaches. Courtesy of Martine Bols.
The Peach Festival
- Please use the link below to volunteer for spots for the Peach Festival if you are TIPS trained:
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WKtfDtsy3CWTcGZBIk4_vIhyxJuvjDkKwVLx8Lg2i1c/edit?usp=sharing
Program: Robert Williams new Executive Director of the Larimer County Health District
- A special tax district serving the northern 2/3 of Larimer County, established in 1960
- The organization’s mission is to enhance the health of the community and has a five-member board
- The Health District impacted 10,648 individuals in 2021 with a staff of 125
- Budget is $14 million; of that, $10 million comes from taxation and remainder is from property and grants
- The bad news is that depression and substance abuse are up for teens (partially a function of Covid) but the good news is that they like to connect and receive counseling virtually.
- This is somewhat unique to Larimer County. There are only a handful of these types of programs in Colorado and the country.
- The Health District provides many programs and services. For more information about all of these, use the link below to see the Power Point the speaker used:
Thanks to the program committee for bringing us this informative program.
Jennifer Jones, Rotary International’s first female president, is the perfect leader to spread the word about the good Rotary does in the world, and inspire its members to keep going.
At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship caused by the war in Ukraine. We’re using our deep networks and decades of experience to take swift action in the region.
2019 $10K Raffle
The Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast along with the three other Fort Collins Rotary Clubs joined together on January 27 at Chippers Bowling Lanes to raise over $40K for Polio Plus at the Purple Pins for Bowling event..png)
Members of the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary Club once again will be making some local residents very happy this holiday season. Through the efforts of Rotarians Gary Turner and Andrew Hensen, the members of the club adopted over 40 families. Gifts were purchased and wrapped and will be handed out to over 100 children who might not have had a bright Christmas. The Club has been adopting families for many years and the numbers grow every year.
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A warm welcome to our new member Brenda Simon. She is the CEO of Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital and Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital.Brenda joined Rotary because “I have been looking for a way to integrate into the community (Covid has definitely been a barrier.)
Some background information and insight into our newest member, Becky de la Torre, MD. 
Claire Bouchard, Vice President of United Way of Larimer County is our newest member. Previously she held positions as a national marketing director for SAFEbuilt; co-founder of Slate Communications, a Fort Collins-based marketing and creative firm; and Public Relations Coordinator for the City of Fort Collins.
Our new member, Jen Parker, Executive Director, KRFC, 88.9 FM is a veteran marketer with extensive experiences in the multimedia industry working in both Europe and the U.S. for leading companies, such as such as Future Publishing, Ziff-Davis, Imagine Media, Raycom Media/NBC and iHeartmedia.
Let’s welcome Mark Eversole, retired PSD principal, currently a new business owner of Sole Realty Services LLC. They provide measuring and drawings of floor plans for residential and commercial realtors as well as photography and drone videos.Mark has lived in the Fort Collins area for 27 years. He has “been happily married for 40 years to the love of my life Laura. We have three grown children, Mitchell, Lauren and Conner, a son-in-law Ryan and a grandson Wylie. Grand kids are the best!!”
Meet Joe McCarthy, owner of JDI Consulting, LLC (that stands for “Just Do It.”) He's ex-Hewlett Packard (like many others), and is now active in traffic safety/integrated crash analysis. Joe has lived in Fort Collins for 15 years and prior to that lived outside the US for almost 20 years, in France, Singapore, Egypt, and Dubai.