Inspiration:
Phil Murphy inspired us with the enduring spirit of Rotary to go forward to bringing peace, understanding and hope to everyone.
Guests:
Karter Jackson – Mark Jackson’s daughter
Mike Werner – Lead conductor for the Ft. Collins Municipal Railway Society
Marcia Woodland – Repeat guest
IDEA (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness) Quote: “Roddenberry’s dreams, Star Trek’s dreams, help us to think through what it would be like to have a society of abundance, of logic and reason, and of inclusion.” - Manu Saadia, Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek
Future Programs: Please see the side panel for upcoming speakers and be sure to invite your friends.
Rotary Cares: If you are aware of a fellow Rotarian who is going through a challenging time (i.e., personal or family health, family death, etc.) please let Sara Murphy know so we can let them know we are thinking of them and provide whatever support we can. Sara.jane.murphy1@gmail.com
Cards were circulated for:
Becky de la Torre’s quick recovery for her wrist surgery
Tracy Mead’s step-father passed
Kathy Miner’s brother passed
Announcements:
Michele Marquitz invited Rotarians to attend the Pass the Gavel meeting July 22 at The Barn at Rigden Farms at 2902 Rigden Parkway:
Last name A - G, please bring an appetizer to share
Last name H - M, please bring a salad to share
Last name N - W, please bring a dessert to share
Our next regular weekly meeting is July 11.
$2,800 was collected when we passed the hat for our exchange student Dana’s Western Trip. See photos below.
Michele Marquitz passed her hat to collect tip money for the Ginger and Baker servers.
Our club raises funds for club’s foundation three ways this summer:
Selling Peaches to friends at $60 per box – the goal is to sell 800 boxes or net $27k. Website for Peach Sales
Selling Peaches and salsa at the Peach Festival
Volunteering at the Peach Festival to collect ticket fares, sell tokens, sell beer, install wrist bands, empty trash
Dave Haas encouraged Rotarians to sign up for a time at the Peach Festival on August 17 then also work at the Peach Booth to sell peaches. Sign up to volunteer at the Peach Festival HERE
Contact Walt Grady at 970-219-2465 to bike up Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park on June 24 and have a picnic late morning. The road is closed to cars but open to bicycles.
Program:
Deb Kelly introduced Mike Werner, the lead conductor for the Ft. Collins Municipal Railway Society responsible for recruiting, training, and coaching 24 volunteer conductors of the Mountain Avenue streetcars.
Streetcars operated in Fort Collins from 1907 to 1951.
The original tracks fanned out from the intersection of Mountain Ave. and College Ave. in downtown Fort Collins:
West on Mountain Ave. to the cemetery (later thru City Park)
South to the (then new) high school on Pitkin
Northeast on Linden, then East to Lindenmeier Lake
The original 1907 streetcars held 58 passengers and had two motormen operators
In 1918 a transition was made to the Briney streetcars holding 28 passengers with only one motorman operator (see photo below) and the fare was a nickel until 1951 when the cars stopped running.
Two of the streetcars have been restored and run along Mountain Avenue on a 30-minute round trip cycle.
See the schedule for riding the streetcars from May 4 to September 29, 2024 HERE
Streetcars # 25 and 21
Mike Werner, the lead conductor for the Ft. Collins Municipal Railway Society
Dana Culler Laval – Argentinian exchange student in Las Vegas
Dana Culler Laval at the Grand Canyon
Dana with exchange students at Grand Canyon