Good afternoon, all. Last week, we enjoyed a great presentation by JoAnna McTevia, Certified Service and Therapy Dog trainer. Click here for a copy of her PowerPoint for your reference. She’s always looking for volunteers and board members. If you’re interested, you can reach JoAnna at 720-550-2677 or joanna@bodhibattalion.org This week, John O’Hayre presents Chief… Read more »
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Weekly Updates from Kurt Save – 5/18/2022
Tomorrow’s speaker is presented by Ben Vagher. JoAnna McTevia will be presenting on the topic of service dogs helping veterans. Thank you, Ben! We’re expecting a visitor tomorrow evening. Deana Manzaneras Anderson will be joining us, so please join me in giving her a warm welcome. We’ve added eight new members this year. Let’s keep… Read more »
Weekly Update from Kurt – 4/26/2022
We had a great meeting last week! Our presenter was Kibbe McGaa Brown, who has quite the family history. For a recap, check out our club news page: https://broomfieldrotary.org/news/ For more on Kibbe, follow this link: https://lakotayouth.org/about/board-of-directors/kibbe-mcgaa/ We also had two fantastic guests and may have another this week! Speaking of this week, our presenter will… Read more »
The Colorado Years – 1858-1878 – The Story of Denver’s First Family
Offered by: Kibbe Brown Last Thursday we were visited by Kibbe Brown, a 4th generation descendant of William McGaa (he was born in 1824 and married to a Native American woman from the Oglala band of the Lakota). His family was the first family in Denver. She gave a wonderful presentation about her family’s role… Read more »
Weekly Update from Kurt – 4/12/2022
First, our presenter this week is none other than Jerry Miller, who will be presenting on the Charles Manson case. Not for the faint of heart! Next, I’m pleased to announce that we’ll be voting on a potential new member. Jack Castellano, who has visited us a couple of times, has expressed interest in joining… Read more »
Flowers for Seniors 2022
At the conclusion of the Colorado Garden and Home Show this year, many Denver Area Rotary Clubs came together and with the help of several Boy Scout Troops, gathered all of the flowering plants that were in good shape. The purpose of this effort was to place these flowers in the hands of Seniors throughout… Read more »
Weekly Update from Kurt – 3/29/2022
Last week, we were visited by Mike Litzau from the Arvada Sunrise Club. Mike shared his club’s fundraising effort to benefit the people of Ukraine. A copy of his handout is attached here in case you’d like to get involved. For those of you who couldn’t attend, Linda Deland presented briefly on the Police and… Read more »
Weekly Update from Kurt – 3/18/2022
A few updates for you as you enjoy the Spring weather… First, as Ben mentioned last night, Bal Swan is holding a fundraising event on Wednesday 3/23. The concert will feature players from the Colorado Symphony and will be conducted by Michelle DeYoung. A link to buy tickets is below, and there are in-person and live stream… Read more »
Rotary Program on History and Issues Surrounding Confederate Statues
Ron Puening spoke to our Club about the pluses and minuses of the Removal of Historical Memorials. He discussed the Stone MountainConfederate Memorial in Georgia, the Sand Creek Massacre, and many memorials that were raised to glorify specific moments in history. There was some intense discussion about his views as he is very dogmatic about… Read more »
Ukrainian Couple Visits Rotary
Offered by: Gerry Case Andy Lenec, a Ukrainian American, and his wife Joan, who visited and presented a program to us recently, came back to offer us some insight into what is happening in Ukraine. When Andy was here previously he spoke about his experiences in Ukraine in the US Peace Corps and about taking… Read more »