Thanks to everyone who joined our meeting on Tuesday! We had 61 people total, including 54 Steamboat Rotarians and 7 guests.
Angela Catterson brought the Thought for the Day: "Trying to think of the positive things in life right now...High School soccer is on, most of the district students are back to school, COVID cases are down, people are getting vaccinated. Not bad considering where we were a year ago which these thoughts of the day brought me back to last year at this time..."
"I don't mean to brag, but I put together a puzzle in one day and the box said 2-4 years."
"You really never realize what you have till it's gone...Toilet paper is a good example."
"Why, yes, I could start my day without coffee, but I like being able to remember things like how to say words and put on pants(not completely necessary these days with Zoom...)
Dos Crow and his son, Dean, raised $633 in Good News today! (Adorable children always help the Good News pot!)
Thank you Kelly Romero-Heaney, Water Resources Manager at the City of SS, and Tim Sullivan, Natural Climate Solutions Director at Yampa Valley Sustainability Council for presenting today. Their presentation, "Yampa River Health and Climate Resilience in Steamboat Springs", is attached. If anyone would like to read the study referenced during the presentation "Wetland and Stream Restoration Opportunities on City of Steamboat Springs Lands and Waters" email me and I will send it to you. It is too large to attach to this email.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGlqTxsIzJ3DtmbBZQiayUQppJAt4Q_O/view?usp=sharing
Announcements and Upcoming:
Welcome new member Jennifer MacNeil! Thanks Dan Bonner for inducting Jennifer MacNeil. We are thrilled that she joined our club and even jumped right in by volunteering last weekend at the Poker Run!
Grant Cycle Closing April 1: A reminder too that our next grant cycle is open now, with applications due on April 1. The application for grants can be found at https://clubrunner.blob.
Scholarship Deadline is March 31: The deadline for Rotary Scholarships is coming up. Please encourage seniors to apply!
Update on Youth Exchange Program: Rotary International has unfortunately suspended exchanges through June 2022. However, recruiting starts for the 2022-2023 year in August 2021. Thank you Karen Schneider for keeping the club current on the program and for all you do, behind the scenes. We can recognize now, after going on our second year without exchange students, how much we appreciate, enjoy and learn from that program!
PETS (President Elect Training Seminar): Thank you Mark Fitzgerald, Karen Schneider, Steve Sehnert and Jim Moylan for representing our club at PETS last weekend! We could feel the energy from all that you learned and appreciate your leadership!
Steamboat Hoedown: The Ski Town Rotary Club is putting on Steamboat Hoedown benefitting Ski Town Rotary and the Boys and Girls Club. Please save the date - September 3rd at Brown Airplane Hanger. Sponsorship opportunities and more details will follow!
Poker Run: Congrats to the Poker Run committee! While we got a teaser of the successful event, we look forward to an in depth recap next week!
Moonhill Dairy Farm to Table Dinner - June 26: John Weibel is hosting another Farm to Table Dinner at Moonhill Dairy on June 26th. Karen Wray is helping with the coordination and details. If you would like to help with the preparation, please email Karen Wray.
March Happy Hour - March 25: Karen Schneider will be hosting a Rotary Happy Hour tonight at 4:30 PM. The theme will be Rotary Club of SS Trivia. Please email Karen an unknown, or little known, fact about yourself no later than Thursday at 2PM! Login details to follow!
Pickleball Happy Hours: Loretta Conway has two more Rotary Happy Hour Pickleballs scheduled on the last Tuesdays March (30th) and April (27th) from 5-6:30. Cost is $5 per person and preregistration is required. Preregister by calling 879-8400 or emailing loretta@steamboat10s.com. These nights are SOOOO fun!
District News: Congratulations to Stuart Palmer of Jackson Hole Rotary Club. RI President Holger Knaack presented him with the "Service Above Self" award on Tuesday, an honor only granted to 150 people each year.
Next week's program is exchange student Zoe Bennett-Manke followed by a Poker Run Celebration!
See you then,
Gillian
Gillian