December 19 - Kiwanis Club of Estes Park

Kiwanis Club of Estes Park
NEWS LETTER
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Rocky Mountain District - Division 16
2014 - 2015 Club Officers:
P. O. Box 2311 Estes Park, CO. 80517
. President - Bob Johnson
Chartered June 20, 1960
President Elect. Coralyn Steel
First, Third and Fifth Fridays of the Month
Past President - Vern Mertz.
6:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast $8.50
Secretary - Wayne Otto.
The Other Side Restaurant - 900 Moraine Ave.
Treasure - Deb Blackwood
Club Directors:
UPCOMING PROGRAMS - 2014
Jay Blackwood
Bob Burger, Wayne Park.
Roger Hess
Rocky Mountain District:
Governor: Steven Plank, Monument Hill
Division 16 Lt. Governor:
Ray Kepler, Fort Collins
Executive Administrator: Nancy Wiehagen
December 19. For the past number of years we have always had a
White Elephant Gift exchange (aka ‘steal-a-gift’) for our Christmas/
Holiday Party. White Elephant gift is something you have no use for. It
can be a gag gift, silly, a little strange, wacky, unique or even useful (but
not likely). Consider it the ultimate in re-gifting. Wrap your gift in
Christmas wrap for this will undoubtedly be the first Christmas gift of the
year for all of us.
Fort Collins Eyeopeners
Along with the White Elephant Gift Exchange everyone will have a
singing part in ‘THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS.’ Come
in good voice.
International President:
INVITE YOUR SPOUSE, NEIGHBOR, FRIEND FOR OUR
HOLIDAY FUN TIME PARTY.
Dr. John Button
Ridgetown, Ontario
Donations to our 501(3)c Foundation
supports our scholarship fund.
Web Sites to visit.
www.estesparkkiwanis.org
www.rmdkiwanis.com
January 2, 2015.
President Bob Johnson and a round table
discussion of what is ahead for our club in 2015.
January 16.
Skyler Rohrbaugh, Executive Director of the Estes
Valley Recreation & Park District.
January 30. Wayne Park on Wayne & Sally’s trip through Spain and
Portugal.
Share Kiwanis with a Friend...
Bring a Guest
CORRECTION
CLUB CALENDAR
Gary Miller, not Gary Peet, is on the
Estes Valley Waster Shed Flood
Recovery Board, along with Jay.
Upcoming Programs
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December 19 Christmas Party.
Jean Austin, who has been the
January 2 President Bob J.
Director of Bright Christmas for 30
years, reported that 134 needy
families received gifts this Christmas
from donations made possible by the
people and organizations of Estes
Park. Kathy and Coralyn went
shopping for the family our club was
assigned. Mom, Dad, a 6 year old
son and a 2 year old daughter. Club
members were more than generous
when President Bob passed the hat
for money to buy the presents.
January 16 Skyler Rohrbaugh
Ray Kepler, our Lt. Governor
of Division 16, in a letter to the
Rocky Mountain District publication
has announced his candidacy for the
office of District Governor-Elect,
20215-2016 of the Rocky Mountain
District of Kiwanis International.
Ray has visited our club on a
number of occasions and has been a
Kiwanian since 1989 serving as
Club president of the Fort Collins
club 3 times and Lt. Governor of
Division 16 3 times. Check the
latest District publication for
additional information on Ray.
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Rocky Mountain District has
raised $510,832 for The Eliminate
Project. That is over 183,796 lives
saved or protected, in third world
countries, from the deadly infectious
disease of tetanus. Kathy brings our
Eliminate cans to each meeting and
thanks you for putting in your loose
change and dollar bills.
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Be sure to check out the
December issue of the Rocky
Mountain Kiwanian, the Districts
official publication. Our Kiwanis
Club has a featured article and
picture of our club project on
passing out dictionaries to the third
grade students. Along with a bevy
of students Coralyn and Kathy are in
the picture.
January 30 Wayne Park
Audri Smith and President Bob
Audri was the youngest certified
coach in gymnastics for Special
Olympics and has been coaching for
33 years. There are 14,000 Special
Olympians in the state of Colorado
with the summer games held in
Grand Junction, CO. and the winter
games in Copper Mountain. The age
limit to participate in Special
Olympics is 8 to 99+ with bronze,
silver and gold medals awarded in
each category.
Upcoming Events
Board Meeting January 6
Dental Screening Feb. 5
Midwinter Conference:
2-27, 28 and 3-1, 2015
RMD Convention: August 6-9
International Convention
June 25 - 28, 2015
100 Year Anniversary
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On December 10th members of
the Builders Club were scheduled
to sing Christmas Carols for
residents of Prospect Living
Center.
The Caroling was
canceled because of the flu virus
that was making the rounds.
The Towns annual Winter
Festival will be held in the Event
Center, at the Fairgrounds, on
January 17. 18 & 19. Jay and Deb
are chairing the committee for our
club.
50/50 went to Roger and he
donated his winnings to the Builders
Club fund.
GOOD NEWS
Bob J. went on line and learned
everything there is to know on how
to repair his garbage disposal.
Jeanie remarked on the beautiful
lights, this year, on Elkhorn Ave.
Roger announced that Janis and
Roger are expectant Grandparents in
May.
Vern was on the Veterans float in the
Catch the Glow Parade.
Congratulation s to our Bell
Ringers Coralyn, Don, Deb, Kathy,
Roger, Bob J., Vern and Jay. They
took in $545.45 for the Salvation
Army. The norm for Safeway is $400
to $600 so we did very good. Each
spring the Salvation Army rewards all
Bell Ringers with a dinner at the
Salvation Army Camp down on
Highway 7. We’ll keep you posted.
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Dad went shopping one Christmas
Eve in a toy department store.
Dad said, “What a marvelous train
set, I’ll buy it.”
The clerk looked pleased and
murmured, “Great, I’m sure your son
will really love it.”
Dad said, “Maybe you’re right.
that case I better take two.”
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