High Noon Rotary
Club of Durango
District 5470
Club 1161
Meet at Doubletree
Hotel
Time: 12:00
Noon
Thursdays
Newsletter: August 6, 2009
Program August 13: Sarada Leavenworth, VOA
Fellow Rotarians:
President Mark Prouty led the pledge and
then had Steve Osborne introduce Honorary High Noon Rotarian General Ronald Fogleman & Miss Jane Fogleman.
Peter Marshall introduced Richard Hallick; Bill
Cartwright introduced visiting Daybreak Club Rotarians, Eddie Cheung and Tim Kroes. Dan McCarthy introduced his daughter Angie.
Assistant District Gov, Clyde Church introduced the District Governor Peter Jeschofing.
Announcements: Mark Prouty announced that the GSE team would be here August 31st to September 2nd. They need drivers from South Fork to Durango, the team will be
headed to Mesa Verde and the next day take the train
to Silverton. They need help to transport their luggage to Silverton that
day. If anyone is interested in helping out contact Mark Prouty. Board Meeting is next Tuesday, August 11th at 4:30 in the Rotary Room at the Durango Public Library. Jan
Measles injured her ring finger when she caught it on the railing of their
houseboat, she suggested to us all that jewelry should be left at home when
boating. Steve Osborne announced the Fire Wise Council of Southwest Colorado
meeting next Wednesday, the 12th at the Anaszi Room for the Adoption of
the Fire Code. Visiting Rotarian Eddie Cheung let us know that Adaptive
Sports has a wish list and thanked the club for all we do to help with the
Adaptive Sports Program. Peter Marshall announced that roadside pickup is this
Saturday, meet at 7:45 AM Kennebec Cafˇ.
Meet a Rotarian: Jill Carithers had
the honor of introducing us to fellow Rotarian, Tom Brossia,
who grew up in Ohio on a farm with a Dad who believed in child labor. Tom ended
up in Durango on a business trip, he had always sent
his employees to Durango and wondered why it was so expensive to fly them here,
so he checked it out himself. Once here he fell in love with Durango and
retired here. Before he retired he was in management
at Owens Corning Fiberglass. He hobbies are hunting, fishing, and serving on
volunteer boards. He loves to help other people and help them be promoted
within their company. He learned to not be guilty from the book Goodbye to
Guilt, however he has one guilty pleasure, ice cream. His favorite charity is
Ducks Unlimited. Someday his is going to explore every
drainage within 30 miles of Durango. His personal motto is you can learn
something from every person you meet or come in contact with. Never stop
learning. The person that inspires Tom the most is Harold Beshentien
who started Owens Corning. Tom also has been a hunting guide for CEOÕs of
Fortune 500 companies on the family farm. Next week, Lee Ann Hoven will introduce us to Vern Swanson.
Sergeant of Arms, Niles Bruno, fined members for not having pins and
if you had on a name badge that wasnÕt yours you were fined as well. He also
tried to fine members for sitting at the same table as last week, however that
didnÕt work since we were in a different room last week. Happy
Dollars, Bob Chaput recognized Peter Marshall and the
new chef, Ron, and is happy that we have such good food and that it is the best
of any club. Jeanne Wheeldon is happy about her
volunteer time with Adaptive Sports and what a great program it is. Moni is happy about the La Plata County Fair and that money
was being raised for United Way with the Derby this weekend. Sorry if I
missed any others.
Peter Marshall won the ticket drawing.
PROGRAM: Assistant District Governor,
Clyde Church introduced District Governor Peter Jeschofnig.
Peter started off with a great joke and golf tip for us. He is proud to be a
Rotarian. He attended the Rotary International Convention in Birmingham;
he said it was an experience of a lifetime. He told us that someone told him
that Rotarians make this a better place and if we werenÕt around they would
have to invent us. Every year there is a change in the club officers, the new
RI President is a Scotsman, John Kenny. He believes that the strength of
Rotary is not at the top, but lies with the individuals at the club level. The
individuals and clubs come up with ideas and the support comes from the
District level. Passion is what makes Rotary strong. Someone comes up
with the idea and we follow the idea. Take Polio for example, someone
came up with the idea to eradicated Polio and in 1985 Rotary got involved.
At that time 125 countries and 300,050 visible cases. In 2008, there are only
1300 visible cases. Polio is left in 4 countries, India, Nigeria,
Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The Taliban has declared a cease-fire on Polio Day.
October 24th has been declared
Polio Day. The Gates Foundation has given to Rotary $355 million.
They know that Rotarians do a good job in organizing things and they make sure
that volunteer events are run wisely. There are 4 issues that RI has
identified for this year, Water, Sanitation, Health/Hunger, and Literacy. He
also reminded us that Rotary is a Business Networking Organization and we
shouldnÕt be afraid to mention our business and we should look at doing
business with our fellow Rotarians. Peter also reminded us
about the Rotary District 5470 Conference, September 11-13, 2009 in Glenwood
Springs, CO. Visit www.rotary5470.org for more information.
Mark closed by leading us in ŅThe
Four Way TestÓ; in everything we do and say:
- Is it the truth?
- Is it fair to all concerned?
- Will it build good will and better
friendships?
- Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Yours in Rotary,
Temporary Editor
Melisa Caskey
Wayne will be back
next week.