R. Gordon R. McInally

President 2023-24

Rotary Club of South Queensferry

Scotland

R. Gordon R. McInally was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and at the University of Dundee, where he earned his graduate degree in dental surgery. He operated his own dental practice in Edinburgh until 2016. McInally was chair of the East of Scotland branch of the British Paedodontic Society and has held various academic positions. He has also served as a presbytery elder, chair of the Queensferry parish congregational board, and commissioner to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Gordon joined Rotary in 1984 at age 26. A member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, he has served as president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He has also served RI as a director and on several committees, most recently as an adviser to the 2022 Houston Convention Committee and chair of the Operations Review Committee.

Gordon says he looks forward to working with members to build new Rotary clubs and groups. "My vision is that Rotary should exist everywhere in a style to suit everyone who has the desire to be part of us and to help us do good in the world," he says.

He is a patron of the UK-based nonprofit Hope and Homes for Children and led a partnership between that organization and RIBI to support children in Rwanda who had been orphaned in the genocide there. He is a patron of Trade-Aid, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven, England, that provides sustainable humanitarian aid to individuals, families, and businesses in the developing world. He is also an ambassador for Bipolar UK, a national mental health organization. In August 2022, he was made a laureate of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation.

In his free time, Gordon enjoys rugby, good food and wine, and stick dressing, the traditional Scottish craft of making walking sticks.

Gordon describes The Rotary Foundation as "the engine that provides the energy to do Rotary service." He and his spouse, Heather, also a Rotarian, are Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation, and members of the Bequest Society.

Gordon wishes to dedicate his presidency to making the world a better place for his granddaughters, Ivy and Florence, and all the children of the world, to live and thrive.

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• For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
• $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
• $500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.

Andy Graham from Kinard Core Knowledge School is the teacher of the month for Rotary Club of FC- Breakfast. 

Andy shared is passion of teaching middle school age kids!

Paul’s first impression of Rotary was that several men he grew up around and respected in Texas were Rotarians.    He joined Rotary because he wants to give back to our community and to be able to network with like-minded people. Married last April, he and wife Natalie are expecting their first child – a girl – in August!  She is a practicing attorney at CP2 and two dogs and two cats round out their family!

Paul is a a project manager for an IT Consulting Firm, Quisitive, a Premier Microsoft Partner that specializes in everything Microsoft.

He loves soccer (won the Texas State Championship his senior year).  Loves woodworking and traveling to experience new cultures and foods. He enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, running, and gardening. He recently picked up a new hobby, One Wheeling.

Paul is both a proud Aggie (from Texas A&M) and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He served four years as an Airborne Battle Manager on the E-3 AWACS.

New Members: Bob Melrose, long time Rotarian,  was officially inducted today by Joseph Vander Linde

Announcements:  

⦁ Drew Leslie, CSU Trombone Choir director --He would like us to know the concert was postponed to Nov. 30th at 7:30 pm in Griffin Concert Hall at CSU. 

⦁ Andy Chaffin--Idea committee is working with Braver Angels on planning a workshop for how to have difficult conversations in our contentious times called "Bridging the Divide"

⦁ Secret Santa program--sign up for a family to purchase gifts for the kids of families in need.  Gary can arrange for personal shoppers if you are unable to do the shopping yourself. We have 109 families on the list.  There will be online sign-ups coming out.  Pickup is December 8th. 

⦁ Bob Waltermire--Next Tuesday is the next meeting of the International Service Committee at 7 pm at Horse and Dragon and on Zoom.

⦁ Curt Bear– reminds us about the Christmas Trees Lighting at 1st Presbyterian Church in Old Town on December 1st.  There are posters to hang.

⦁ Derek Godfrey-- Our club was in the news for the Laptops for College Students program.  He is looking for 3 people for hs committee to make this sustainable. 

⦁ Mike Forney's wife was injured from a fall and will be coming home from the hospital soon. 

Program:  The Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP)

Jeff Stahla, Northern Colorado Water

⦁ Northern Colorado Water Conservancy district provides water for our booming part of the state.  They provide raw water to be treated by cities and for irrigation for farms

⦁ Manages delivery of water, including portions of 8 counties

⦁ Horsetooth Reservoir is where the water is provided locally. 90% of the Poudre River is already designated for use/protection and the lower 7.5 miles was left open for future reservoir projects.

⦁ Poudre River has been designated as a wild and scenic river in Colorado since October 1986

⦁ NISP started applying for its permits in 2017 from Larimer county, state and federal government. The Federal ROD permit is under consideration and is expected soon. 

⦁ NISP has 15 participants funding the project. Construction on the Glade dam site is expected in 2026 and in 2028 for the Galeton dam site.  Dam and facilities design is in progress now.

⦁ Glade Reservoir will be slightly larger than Horsetooth Reservoir and will require a modification of highway 287.Seven miles of Highway 287 will be moved one ridge to the east and the new location will make the trip to Laramie about 2 miles shorter.

⦁ Galeton Reservoir will have a 45,600 acre-foot capacity with 30 miles of pipeline and will be used largely to deliver water to NE farms, trading water that would have been taken from Poudre River. 

⦁ NISP has been approved by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, CO Water Conservation Board.  1/3 of the yield must be sent through downtown Ft Collins. 

⦁ Building the Glade Reservoir Dam may begin in 2025-26 and will take 4 years to build the dam and 3 years to fill the reservoir.

A video about the Glade Reservoir project:

⦁ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8yICZfKESk

⦁ The 170,000 acre-foot Glade Reservoir and 45,600 acre-foot Galeton Reservoir would deliver 40,000 acre feet of water — 13 billion gallons a year — to 500,000 people.  - Greeley Tribune: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2021/11/12/northern-water-fort-collins-still-willing-to-talk-on-reservoir-plans/

• Amy Welsh (Tom and Amy’s daughter)
• Beth Maddox (Columbia, MO) – Amy’s cousin
• Speaker – Robert Williams

• 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)

• 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.

• 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

• 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:

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.

Further reading can be found at:

https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-responds-ukraine-crisis

​​​​​​​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.

Jones, 55, was born in Windsor, Ontario, and — save for a few post-college years working in the Turks and Caicos Islands and Manhattan — has lived there her whole life. The oldest of three children, she'd run lemonade stands to earn money to give to charity, and recalls organizing a carnival in her family's yard to benefit kids with muscular dystrophy. "Growing up, my parents had given us wings to do service in our community," she says. Today, her mom, dad, and one of her brothers and his wife are Rotarians. Her other brother created a painting that inspired Jones' presidential-theme ties and scarves.

Read more about RI President Jennifer using the following link:

• Maria Nara – Head of Early Childhood Center
• Leighanne Alford – Prospective member
• Carol Cochran – Guest of Tim Cochran
• Ann Hutchison – President and CEO of Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce
• Bill Lamperes – former FCRBRC member
• Austin Hensen – son of Andrew Hensen
• Joyce Dickens - Filmographer

• Tracy Mead – all are welcome and encouraged to join the Program committee; if interested, contact tracymead2003@yahoo.com
• Bob Williams look for sign up sheets for Meals on Wheels
• Save the Date!  Feb. 6th – Purple Pins for Polio; a bowling event with the other Fort Collins Rotary clubs.  Details to come.
• Jen Parker completed all of the requirements of the New Member Orientation – congrats, Jen!

•  Work of the Chamber is about:
  • Helping to connect people to community resources (the “Front Door”)
  • Helping create leaders for the community – Leadership Fort Collins and Leadership Northern Colorado
  • Being a strong advocate for Business – tracking policy recommendations and how they will impact businesses
  • Being a place for businesses to connect
• NoCo Prospers 1.0 Fundraising and investment campaign – raised $3.8 million for
  • Fixing N. I-25 - $500 million gap for work between Longmont and Berthoud
  • Supporting Talent development
    • Talent Portal
    • Trailing Spouse Program
    • Workplace Learning Alliance with all educational partners
  • Working on a Covid Recovery Plan, to include more economic marketing (building relationships with bigger companies)
  • Business Retention and Expansion – how to help these businesses after Covid
•  NoCo Prospers 2.0 Raised $4 million to be used over next 5 years - will launch Jan. 1
  •  Economy
  • Talent
  • Business friendly environment
  • I-25 – transportation across the region – how to plan for and fund this, especially with crossroads like Hwy 34, 392 and 14)
•  Questions:
  • What are we missing most in terms of talent?   C Suite talent and People of Color
  • Is the Regional Airport part of the plan?  Definitely – must take advantage of that as a hub for economic activity
  • What impact is money from Fed. Govt. having? First round made a big difference but over the next 6-8 months, we’ll have a reckoning; funding streams will allow us to take on issues that are business related, but social (i.e. like homelessness; transit)
  • Is there a Master Plan for I-25?  Yes, go to cdot.gov
  • Is retail dead?  No, but they need to modify their businesses
  • Metrics – have 1083 members, want 1200-1300

• Inspiration, Pledge and Rotary 4 Way Test – Bob Waltermire
  • Bob recited Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, as it is the anniversary of the original delivery during the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA. Read the address here.
• Introduction of guests – Sargent at Arms Curt Bear
  • Today’s speaker: Alyssa Stephens
  • Leighanne Alford – Past Rotary president from Little Rock, guest of John Hintzman
• History and dedication of the new Club flag
  • New flag: from Nan Brown
    • In her father’s honor, he was a long-time member of the Eastside Club of Colorado Springs – his membership taught Nan a lot about community service. Her father was a Marine Veteran – and lived his life with service to country, family and God. Semper Fi to Charlie Brown, the flag is dedicated in his honor.
  • New stand: Joe McCarthy created the flag stand.
    • Joe is a woodworker and was asked to create it to hold the donated flag. As a special reminder: don’t think that you are imposing on someone to do something they are good at – rather include them in the process so they can contribute talent.
• Announcements
  • Secret Santa. We’ve secured helpers for 50 kids, 23 families. We still need assistance for 40 families/50 kids. Watch for a reminder Friday with link. Gary Turner or Andrew can pick up gifts Dec. 8. If you are able, we also need help gift buying on behalf of Rotarians who can’t go shopping themselves. Please let Andrew or Gary know if you can help with that!
  • Annual Christmas party is Thursday morning Dec. 16 normal meeting time – please RSVP by Dec. 6
  • Save the date: Jan. 18, 2022 for the progressive dinner in Downtown Fort Collins. It will be a full evening of fellowship and visiting three restaurants. Watch or more info soon!
  • Peach pies for sale! $40! Support 3^rd grade literacy while eating something delicious. Contact Michele Marquitz for your pie, which she will deliver before Sunday afternoon.
  • Help a family this holiday season, donate a turkey to the Food Bank.  Contact Michele for more info and if they still need them at the time of the newsletter distribution.
  • Volunteer for the Meals on Wheels food delivery program. New volunteers have to participate in an onboarding process two weeks before your volunteer shift starts. Shifts are Wednesdays, 11 am. start, 3 people per week; we always need new volunteers. See Bob Williams for more information.
  • Vocational service committee meets the last Tuesday of the month on zoom at 7:30 a.m. Things they are working on: Teacher of the Month may return in 2022, and hopefully, Student of the Month. More committee members are welcome to help with this import work. Contact Nan Brown for more info.
  • Foundation Month reminder – International committee submitted a grant for a menstrual hygiene grant - $3,000 but is leveraging that with other clubs for a total of $50,000 request. Krishna will keep us posted.
  • From our After Work Rotary friends
    • Do your Holiday shopping online at our virtual, silent auction. Help RAW to improve elementary student's reading in Fort Collins, to rebuild schools in Nepal, and much more. Click here to register and buy and review all our current projects.
• Today’s Program – Welcome Alyssa Stephens – City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Forum – Intro by Dave Haase
  • Neighborhood Services includes important work such as:
    • CSU/City Liaison
    • Neighborhood Development
    • Mediation/restorative justice
    • Connector department to other City departments/programs/resources
  • Growth in Fort Collins
    • 100,000 + people in LC over the next two decades
    • There are still spaces where building can and will happen
    • City Plan sets the vision/umbrella of how the city will grow
    • Zoning determines what kinds of development can happen in a neighborhood
  • Development review ensures new plans prioritize things such as look, feel, environmental resources, development is paying their own way that helps the city improve transportation infrastructure.
  • The City creates “the what” of what can be built, but not the specifics or mandates.
    • Neighborhood engagement and outreach are almost always needed for new development – so get involved and provide feedback as you know your neighborhood more than anyone.
  • Development review neighborhood meetings – in zoom for now. Provides sneak peeks of potential developments. They are required before development plans are submitted.
  • Master street plan exists, and developers are contributing to the funding bucket that then triggers improvements/enhancements to accommodate the new buildings/residents.
  • Housing needs are driving zoning changes – from commercial/industrial to residential – by the property owner. Many steps are involved, but it does happen. City can also update zoning to preserve certain kinds of residential areas, such as mobile home parks. They work with property owners on this process.
  • Learn more at: https://www.fcgov.com/neighborhoodservices/

• Wendy Lange
• Kevin Bolin

• Mike Griffith, Field Of Honor Team – Mike shared a moving video about the Field Of Honor project. He also advised club members to look out for an email explaining the Field of Honor project in detail, especially how to order a Medal of Honor. Brooke Cunningham showed club members how to share club posts about the project on Facebook and encouraged us to share them. 
• Bob Williams, Meals on Wheels – Bob announced that there are still opportunities to volunteer with Meals On Wheels for May and June. For club members who want to volunteer but haven't yet volunteered, training is also available. 
• David Haage, Peach Festival – David announced that the Rotary Peach Festival 2021 is definitely on for this year and encouraged club members to save the date 8/21/21. The Peach Festival will be held at The Holiday Twin drive-in this year, instead of the Hughes Stadium grounds, and will be in the afternoon and evening rather than starting early in the morning and running through the afternoon. 
• Tim Cochran, New Member Announcement – Tim made a New Member Announcement #2 for prospective member Tony Catania.
• Krishna Murthy - Krishna explained that Ellen Brinks' name had been accidentally omitted in an email sent out by Rotary International Committee Chair, John Trewartha, in which he described a project that Ellen Brinks works with in Zambia, which supports young women in building life skills. 
• Lee Varra-Nelson, New Member Induction – Lee inducted two new members: Scott Sinclair and Joseph Vander Linde.
• Joseph Van Der Linde, Call for Volunteers - Joseph announced that for those who live in Timnath, they are doing a cleanup of Latham Parkway this coming Sunday 1-3. Signups are at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keep-timnath-clean-latham-pkwy-cleanup-tickets-148265113947?aff=erelexpmlt

• Fill out an application.
• Go through a screening process.
• Interview with staff.
• Need to pass a background check.
• Train to understand the trauma that children might experience, learn about the substance abuse their family members might experience, and learn about the court and family services systems.

• Small recurring donations to help them grow
• Help with maintenance and administrative tasks at their Harmony House location
• Help with raising community awareness of the program

• Jen Parker - Jen announced that both of her kids had graduated in a virtual, live-streamed ceremony from the Colorado State University oval. She made a "shout out" to the class of 2021 and all that they had endured on the way to graduation.
• Craig Campbell - Craig announced that the Rotary International Trustees and Board of Directors had placed more emphasis on environmental concerns in the criteria to choose scholarship recipients and that both of the recipients of the scholarship this year were going into natural resource management and were concerned about water conservation and use in some fashion.
• Ron Catterson - Ron's son, a graduation senior at Colorado State University accepted an internship in Durango and Ron and the family are looking forward to visiting him there.
• David Haage - David is excited to say that he can soon visit his Mom, in person, in Nebraska!
• John Hintzeman - John was happy to announce that Lucille, former exchange student from Bordeaux, France, is engaged and that his family is looking forward to attending the wedding in Florence Italy on August 14th. 
• J Burton - J announced that she completed her certification program and is now officially a "Story Grid Certified Editor," and she shared her associated business website with the club: https://language-is-a-superpower.com/

We had so much fun in 2020, jump here to buy tickets for 2021:

 https://rotaryfcbreakfast.org/

• Cheyenne Community Rotaract put of a tent and raised funds of $700 from donations. 
• Our Club received a letter of gratitude from Shelter Box four the clubs $1000 donation and a story of hope was provided from a recipient of a box in Paraguay

• Ryan Trost – Rotaract
• Carrie Campbell Broughton – Prospective Member
• Ola Saganowska – Exchange Student from Poland

• Second new member announcement for Carrie Broughton
• Jim Dawdy had a stroke last weekend.
• Jim McCambridge is looking for ideas for community service projects for “Make A Difference Day” on Oct 26.
• Cindy Cloyd is looking for suggestions for publications that could run a story about her son’s Global Grant to create a movie “Lady Madonna” https://vimeo.com/336499799
• Ryan Trost has tickets to sell for the Chili Cook Off fundraiser for the Book Trust at Horse and Dragon from 7-9:00 pm on November 8. 
• Kathy Miner requested members to sign up for Meals on Wheels for November: https://fcbreakfastrotary.org/events/calendar

• Since 1998, Spirit Crossing Clubhouse has helped adults work through their mental health recovery to become productive and significant contributors to Larimer County. Personal recovery and wellness goals may include:
  • Obtaining or maintaining employment
  • Pursuing an education (GED, college and masters degrees)
  • Building positive social relationships
  • Leading a productive, meaningful life
•  Mission: Spirit Crossing Clubhouse supports adults with behavioral health disorders as they pursue their personal, social, financial and vocational goals.
• Vision: We believe one’s wellness depends upon experiencing positive work opportunities, meaningful social relationships, having one’s skills and talents needed by others and promoting independence through community involvement. The Spirit Crossing community seeks to reduce stigma of mental illness through community education and outreach programs.
• 70% of members live independently.
• Work opportunities offered include; librarian, receptionist, clerical tasks, gardening, grounds maintenance and bookkeeping integrated into the community.
• The annual cost for a person at Spirit Crossing Clubhouse is only $4400/year which is about 1/3 of the cost of alternative approaches for treating behavioral health disorders.
• Medicaid is the primary source of revenue plus SummitStone, the State budget and private donations.
• There are 330 accredited Spirit Crossing Clubhouse locations worldwide. 

Emmy award-winning actor Archie Panjabi, one of Rotary’s ambassadors for polio eradication, will join a panel of experts on World Polio Day, 24 October, at a special Livestream presentation by Rotary and the Northwestern University Center for Global Health on the progress of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The 90-minute event, World Polio Day: Making History, will be held before a live audience at 17:30 Chicago time (UTC-5) at the John Hughes Auditorium on Northwestern’s Chicago campus.

The event will bring together experts including Dr. Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general for Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration at the World Health Organization; Dennis Ogbe, polio survivor, Paralympian, and ambassador for the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign to promote child immunization; and Dr. Robert Murphy, professor of medicine-infectious diseases at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The program will be archived for later viewing.