Stories

My dear friends!

I am just back from Cheyenne, the USA and I want to say that I have met wonderful, very smart people who love their country, who make so much for their and our society, who even managed to eradicate one of the most serious disease on the planet - polio! They serve to all of us and not many of us know about it! Thank you, Roger Schreiner, Robert D Womack, Paula Schreiner, Karen Womack, George McIlvaine and Mary McIlvaine and all the members of Cheyenne Rotary Club who we met there! You are doing so much for the whole world in your not very large but very beautiful and welcoming town! All your actions will serve people for many,  many years even after we all pass away! Isn't it wonderful?!! I am very proud of all of you!
And my dear fellow Rotaractors - Rotaract club of Cheyenne - John Rando, Carly Rando, Kirsten Malm, Darcee Snider, Lindsey Monger, Kelly Lindholm, Nicole M Greff, Shawna Herron, Vanessa, guys you are awesome, very kind, responsible, smart, intellectual. Thank you for every minute of being with us! we are very grateful! With people like you, your country has a very good future! You taught us a lot! Thank you very much! Good luck with your amazing projects!

Tania Ezhova

Individuals who contribute $1,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation are recognized as Paul Harris Fellows. The award is named after the founder of Rotary.  Each new Paul Harris Fellow receives a commemorative certificate and pin.  Last week, Randy Bruns was presented with his PHF +1.  Thanks to Randy for his continued support of The Rotary Foundation.

Congratulations to member Donna Beaman, who successfully completed all requirements and got to remove her red badge sticker!

Demonstrating “service above self” and unbelievable generosity, Dr. Larry Meuli has always been a strong supporter of The Rotary Foundation.  Last week, the Club presented Dr. Meuli with a Paul Harris Fellow +6 in recognition of his contributions to The Rotary Foundation. 

It's been a active, action-filled year with never a dull moment as my term as president of the Rotary Club of Cheyenne winds down.  We received awards and recognition but my greatest enjoyment has been getting to know more of the Rotarians in our Club and District.

As the largest Club in District 5440, our Club is recognized as a leader and I believe we lived up to that reputation this year with the several awards we received for our work on the Boys and Girls Club playground as well as the President's Citation.  We were able to increase our total membership by ten members this past year which meant adding over twenty new members to off set the loss of members during the year.  Many of our new members over the past year have been younger and they are the future of the Club.

Our fundraising efforts were all very successful including the sale of  peaches, Car Raffle, Cranium Cup and our many efforts to raise funds for Polio eradication.

It has been an honor to serve as the President of the Rotary Club of Cheyenne.  I have enjoyed the fellowship with all the members of the club.  I look forward to continuing to serve the club and it's projects in the future.

Ron Hammel

June 26, 2013

Our new club President and officers will be installed on July 10.  That afternoon a club reception will be held at the home of Billie Addleman and Brandi Monger from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.  We will celebrate President Ron’s successful year and the start of incoming President Lucie’s year.  Please bring your spouse or special guest and join us for appetizers and beverages.  Billie & Brandi live at 1608 Maple Court near East High School. 

Jim Wilms      33 Years

2 Dee Rodekohr

5 Jean Martinez, Chris Church

6 Mick Finnegan, Donna Beaman

7 Karen Waltanger, Derreck Webb

9 Daniel Blaney, Gregg Jones

11 Clarence Brimmer

15 Shawn Taylor

17 Harmon Davis, Eileen Gavagan

18 Scott Larson

      21  Doug Coates, George McIlvaine, Mark Stock

22 James Foreman

       25   Jim Hearne

       27 Mike Geesey

28 Michael Walden-Newman

29 Randy Byars

Larry Atwell, John Auld, Bill Bagley, Donna Beaman, Melinda Brazzale, Rich Brown, Randy Bruns, John Clay, Joe Devine, Mick Finnegan, Randy Ford, Mike Geesey, Jerry Haenisch, Ron Hammel, Vealess Hudspeth, Don Hunton, Janet Lewis, Jamie Markus, Judy Marshall, Ted McCoy, George McIlvaine, Scott Meier, Larry Meuli, John Millin, Lori Millin, Dirk Miller, Teresa Moore, Bob Novick, Lucie Osborn, Jack Ratchye, Mary Schwem, Marianne Shanor, Bob Shriner, Steve Stone, Eric Todd, Dave Uchner, Michael Walden-Newman, Dick Williams, Kim Withers, Bob Womack, and Don Woodhouse

Here is the schedule for the quarterly dues notices and payments:

June 28 – July 5 Rotary Dues Notices

July 10 – Credit or Debit Card Payments for Rotary Dues

July 17 - Credit or Debit Card Payments for Rotary Dues

July 17 – Process Electronic Payments
(Debit checking accounts for Dues.)

Also, to sign up for e-Notices, let’s use the email drwithers@gmail.com or call at 633-6414.  To date 78 members have singed up for electronic statements.

John and Lori Millin Recognized as Charter member of the Legacy Society.  They have bequeathed to the Cheyenne Rotary Foundation.

Rotaract President, Kelly Lindholm and Past President Carly Ramdo receive Paul Harris Fellow awards from  President Ron Hamel.

Microscope used for cataract surgeries in Port Harcourt, Nigeria purchased with funding from World Community Service and a matching grant from District 5440.  It was delivered to the hospital by John and Lori Millin and Brandi Monger, who trained hospital staff on its use, the participated in the 108 free cataract removal surgeries.

Traci Lacock, Associate Attorney, Hathaway & Kunz, P.C. sponsored by Scott Meier.

The Paul Harris Society.  The Paul Harris Society is for Rotarians that commit to contributing $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation EVERY YEAR.  It is a wonderful commitment by Anne and very generous on her part.  The other members of Paul Harris Society members in our Club are George McIlVaine, Bob Womack, Billie Addleman, and Lucie Osborn. 

Congratulations, Anne!

Tucker Stover, Director of Corporate Development, LCCC, sponsored by George McIlvaine.

Congratulations to Brittany Ashby who completed Rotary Leadership Institute.

Speedy Recovery wishes go  to Chris Church and Mike McGee.

It is time to complete the Volunteer Affidavits  for 2013-14 Rotary Year.  It is a District Requirement if you work with youth or  deliver for Meals on Wheels. Please try and accomplish this by the last meeting in June.  The Club pays the fee now.   The cost will go up on 1 July.

The Read to Me program has ended  for the year.  The schools  find several unique ways to recognize Rotary Readers. 

This was from Wendy Jacoby’s second grade class to thank Mary Guthrie, Brent Kunz and Katherine Wilkerson.

The Read to Me program starts up again in August or September, depending on the School.  It is a fun program.  If don’t have time to read each week, but would like to be a part of the program,  why not start looking for a few club members who might be able to form a team for the next school year?

            The Four-Way Test asks whether what you say or do is the truth, fair, building goodwill and better friendships and whether it will be beneficial. These four ethical traits are really important to the cultivation of successful, well reputed people and organizations. One leadership position I have had the opportunity to fulfill was being a section leader in band. Band was the only activity I felt even slightly comfortable in joining my freshman year, and even the idea of going to band camp terrified me. However, by the time I reached the end of band camp, I realized that band wasn’t so scary and that band would make me grow as a musician, and as a person. A year and a half later, when I had the opportunity to try out for a section leader position, I jumped at the chance, thinking, “Oh, I can totally do this- I know how to play flute and I am totally comfortable being a leader now.” However, when the first day of summer marching came around, I addressed my section as their leader and quickly realized that I might’ve been a good flautist, but I was really unknowledgeable about how to run music rehearsals or how to find a happy medium between “fun-loving peer” and “strictly business section-leader”. Being a section leader brought a lot of challenges, but in overcoming them, I maintained good ethics. My personal experience as the flute section leader in band for the past two years has been one example of my use of the Four-Way Test in my life.

                As a leader, you’re supposed to be someone to look up to; someone with integrity who tells the truth. Parents tell their children to always tell the truth, saying this as if it’s the easiest task in the world. However, life quickly proves that telling the truth can be difficult. One example of this during my time as a section leader, where telling the truth was difficult was when a fellow section leader came to practice drunk. This situation would be sticky in any case, but it was especially difficult because this person had been a friend of mine since elementary school. However, a couple of other section leaders and I reported the issue to the directors because we knew that it would be dishonest and that it would set a bad example for the band if we let it go. Telling the truth, while not easy, does have rewards. In this incident, reporting the incident instead of covering it up meant that I eased my conscience, earned more respect and credibility in the director’s eyes and gave my friend a nudge in the correct direction. Because the truth is an important factor in many aspects of band, including reporting absences or any incidents like the one with my friend, it means that we have increased respect for each other and that we have maintained a good reputation with other schools.

                While band is often touted by directors as a true team sport- one where no one has to sit on the bench- it definitely has winners and losers. However, in my role as a section leader, I’ve worked hard to maintain fairness in the flute section. One example of this occurred this past summer when I was assigning parts to the flutes. There are generally two parts for flute, and traditionally we’ve given the first part to the best players and second to the less talented members. However, when I was picking parts this summer, I assigned them by randomly drawing names instead of requiring any audition or choosing the people I thought were “good”. By making the division of parts more fair, our section achieved some really good results for us as a section: elements of competitiveness were diminished and some players who had been looked down on were given a chance to shine as firsts. Later in the summer, my ability to apply fairness was tested when a director came in and started naming all the girls that she felt weren’t good enough to be on first, or were too skilled to be “limited” to the second part. The director wasn’t doing anything that was unjustified, she was just enforcing tradition. However, I chose to stand up to her and explain my reasoning. At the end of this episode, our section stayed on the parts I’d assigned and we came out a stronger team because of it.

                Being a section leader has really helped me build goodwill and better friendships both in band and outside of music. One of the things that I felt was a really important objective for me as a section leader was being a positive, encouraging force within my section and the band. Even after three hours of marching and playing, I made a point to compliment band members and to not complain so that a positive attitude would spread through the band. This built goodwill in the band because when we stopped complaining, we found that the common goal of the whole band was to have fun and be skillful musicians that would perform a great show at the end of the season. When I was first given the flute section leader position, I was afraid that it might cause tension between my fellow flutes and myself since I’d be in a position of authority. In the end, being a section leader actually helped me build better friendships. This role in the section made it easier for me to reach out to players I hadn’t talked to before. With both old and new players, I now was able to introduce myself, get to know them and make new impressions. I brought back an old flute tradition that we had abandoned mid-way through my freshman year- daily questions. This activity meant asking a random, fun, ice-breaking question at the beginning of each rehearsal and having every girl share an answer. Not only did I learn new things about people, I also built better friendships because people started turning to me for help or comfort when they had a bad day or a problem. Being given a leadership position helped me build goodwill through the influence I had on the rest of the band and it helped me build better friendships with people.

                My role as a flute section leader was beneficial for myself, my section and the band. Being put in a position of leadership benefitted me because it helped me become a better role model and cultivated traits of open-mindedness and diplomacy. Being a leader made me more conscious of my punctuality, attitude and personal carriage. Being on time to band became a bigger priority for me, I left cynicism and pessimism at home and started walking with posture, confidence and held my flute at the correct angle 100% of the time instead of 95%. My leadership was helpful to my section because I enforced a positive attitude and a team-oriented mindset instead of self-interest. I became a person they could rely on as a fellow flute and as a friend. Within the entire band, section leaders are beneficial in aiding the road to a successful performance at football games and competitions. The band directors devote their lives to the ensemble, but they’re only human and there is always work to be done. Section leaders take care of a lot of the organizational tasks for band: taking attendance, running rehearsals, teaching music and marching skills and alerting their sections of all rehearsals and events. All of these little contributions are significant parts of being a better band.

Being a section leader was an opportunity that I’m really glad that I had. From the feedback I’ve received from members of the flute section, I’ve learned that my largest contribution to the section was teaching my section different tricks to playing the flute that no one had told them before. People told me that I’d taught them a lot about marching and playing flute. However, I did it without causing them stress about learning new things. In turn, being a section leader taught me that I had existing leadership skills, but that I hadn’t known how to utilize them. I found out that my confident nature isn’t a bad thing because it increases people’s confidence in themselves and the organization. I also learned that I am more caring than I thought; the rest of the band members became as important as my own family. This tight-knit family has given me some of my most significant memories, and they’ve helped me apply truth, fairness, goodwill and beneficial actions to my life the past two years. I’ve been truthful even when it was difficult, fair to all of the members in my section, I’ve contributed to goodwill in the band and I believe that my actions as a section leader were beneficial. Good ethics are at the core of successful organizations like band. When you are acting morally and for the betterment of everyone involved, you’ll feel enthusiastic about being a member at the end of the day.

Congratulations to Miranda Oliverius from East High School.    She will receive recognition for her efforts at Wednesday’s meeting.

Our Community Rotaract Club received District recognition for their ShelterBox and Panhandling for Polio Projects. 

Our Club received District Recognition for contributing to the to the Million Dollar Dinner.

Our Club received the District Community Service Award for a Large Club for the Boys and Girls Club playground project.

Our Club recivied the Rotary International Peace through Service for our Boys and Girls Club playground project.

Our Club received the Rotary International Significant Achievement Award for the work on the Boys and Girls Club playground, our support of our Conmunity Rotaract activities and the VTE Kenya Project.

President Ron received a District Special Recognition Award for his work on the VTE project.

We should be proud of our accomplishments of the Boys and Girls Club Playground, our support of Rotaract activities and support of the District Million Dollar Dinner. 

Well done Club members!. 

Floyd Bishop                           41 years

Paul Hickey, John Sims            31 years

Dee Rodekohr                         25 years

1 Anne Miller, Jerry Jessen

2 Stephan Harris

3 Ed Janay

4 Eric Todd

9 Jim Applegate

15  Jon Sims

16  Ellen Rutledge

17 Roger Schreiner, Randy Bruns

20 Lucie Osborn

25 Larry Atwell

29 Randall Reed

30  Larry Meuli

Billie Addleman, Rod Anderson, Brittany Ashby, John Auld, Roz Baker, Joe Devine, Mick Finnegan, Randy Ford, Bill Gentle, Ron Hammel, Alan Johnson, Jamie Markus, Jeanie Martinez, George McIlvaine, Scott Meier, Teresa Moore, Lucie Osborn, Jack Ratchye, Mary Schwem, Darcee Snider, and Patrick Swallow.

Mary Guthrie will be available to take photographs at the Wednesday, JUne 5th meeting. If you are a new member and haven't already done so, please have Mary take your picture at this meeting.  You may also have a new picture if you would like one replaced in the directory.

You may also e-mail her a picture to mbguthrie@msn.com.

Condolences to the family og Honorary member, John Veta.

Alexandra Orahovats   Central High School   

Ishara Nisley        East High School

Ashley McDonald     Triumph High School

This month’s Rotarian in the spotlight was born and raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming. For grades K thru 5 she attended Ridley Elementary School, a small 2-room school north of Cheyenne. In grade 6, due to a school consolidation, she and her seven classmates transferred to Davis Elementary School in the “Big City.” From there she went on to graduate from East High School, home of the Thunderbirds. While in high school, she was very active in FFA and was a member in of several state championship judging teams.

After high school she focused her education on property appraisal and assessment, completing over 1600 hours of formal training.  Her first job was working at McDonalds on East Lincolnway for $2.05 per hour.

Brenda Arnold was sponsored into the Cheyenne Rotary Club by Gerrie Bishop in 1996. Her most memorable Rotary experiences were reading the Veteran’s recognition booklet compiled by Dana Metzke and hearing Ramesh Ferros tell his inspiring story. She has served on the Read- To-Me Committee for 10 years and has chaired the Spouses Holiday Luncheon. She enjoys the friendships built thru the years and the weekly Rotary programs about our world and community.

Brenda’s family includes two children, daughter – Amanda and son – Justin as well as five grandchildren ranging in age from 15 years to 2 months.

Her proudest accomplishment, beyond family, is having been elected to the office of Laramie County Assessor at the age of 34 and more importantly having received the approval of the residents of by being re-elected.

Additionally, she is a founding board member of Grace for 2 Brothers, a suicide awareness and prevention organization and she serves on the board of directors for the Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union.

Her favorite meal is “Mom’s fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Brenda’s hobbies include golf, hiking and traveling to new places.

The Sargent of Arms will now present Brenda with a Cheyenne Area Chamber of Commerce gift certificate in the amount of $25.00.

Teachers recognized this year by the Cheyenne Rotary club were:

Jessie Vierk, Johnson Junior High School

Jeni Wolfe, Triumph High School

Sharon Lamm Acord, Alta Vista Elementary School

Virginia Allshouse, Anderson Elementary School

Lisa Hurd, Arp Elementary School

Debra Mills, Baggs Elementary School

Becky Tish, Bain Elementary School

Tucker Stover, Director of Corporate Development, LCCC, sponsored by George McIlvaine

During the next school year our club will be sponsoring the following exchange students:

Allie Curry-Outbound to Germany          Spencer Denning—Outbound to  Ecuador   

Please take the time to welcome our newest Rotarian:  Jana Conine, CEO, Goodwill of Wyoming, sponsored by Mick Finnegan.

It is the duty of all Rotarians and Rotarians’ spouses, partners, and other volunteers to safeguard to the best of their ability the welfare of and to prevent the physical , sexual, or emotional abuse of children and at-risk individuals with whom they come in contact.

All district committee members, club youth exchange officers, club counselors, chaperones, RYLA chaperones, youth exchange host family members over the age of 18, or anyone having individual and/or unsupervised contact with children, elderly or at-risk individuals must complete this form. 

The forms will be available at the Sergeant of Arms table or on the club website.  You may also find it on the District website:  http://www.clubrunner.ca/Data/5440//HTML/123612//VOLUNTEERAFFIDAVIT2012-2013.pdf  Electronically submitted forms are not accepted. 

 They are due by July 1, 2013, the beginning of our new Rotary Year.

Please contact Anne Miller:  Kyliescoob@aol.com if you have any questions.

The Sunrise Rotary Club is excited to get our annual tournament plans underway! 

This year we have selected to financially support the Foster Grandparents Program, Foster Kid Christmas Party, Rotary Foundation and the Sunrise Rotary Scholarship Program at Laramie County Community College.  All of these organizations/programs help provide change in our community.  The Foster Grandparents Program allows seniors in our community to reach out to children and youth by helping in classrooms, after school programs and safe houses.  The Foster Kids Christmas Party provides hope to foster children by providing them with a full holiday meal, a visit with Santa and a gift bag which these children would not normally be able to enjoy.  The Rotary Foundation provides support to many local, state and international projects.  The Sunrise Scholarship Program at LCCC provides a scholarship to a male and female student at the local college, we are helping defray the cost of their education and financially assisting their pursuit of an education and dream.

The Sunrise Rotary Club asks for your support of the tournament.  Enjoy some sun, play some golf and give back to Cheyenne by joining us on June 28^th, 2013.  Lunch will also be provided before the tournament begins.

Register early to secure your spot in the tournament, simply fill out the registration form and return it along with payment to the Rotary Foundation at 2916 Thomas Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009.

If you have any questions regarding golfing in the tournament or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Brenda Laird, Blaird@lccc.wy.edu.

Go to cheyennerotary.org.  And hit the login button on the right hand side of the website.

Once you have logged in, you screen should look like the one highlighted below.

Go down to the Directory Link and go to your name  under the appropriate first letter of your last name. 

Save button.

If you wish to add your picture use the link after the directory link and download your picture following the directions provided.

Please contact Mary Schwem,, Mary.Schwem@erau.edu If you are having problems logging in.

Just qualified  for the Bolder Boulder 10K race that will be on Memorial Day weekend. You actually have to run under certain times to qualify. I think their qualification standards are set to minimize the chances of the runners dying of a heart attack and maximizing the chances we will finish some time before their Fourth of July parade. Not a tough qualifier but I'm just glad to have an official number. 

What - The Southeast Wyoming Economic Outlook Forum will be held this Wednesday in conjunction with our Rotary meeting. We are excited to partner with the Wyoming Business Alliance to bring this opportunity to you.

Where – Holiday Inn as usual, however we will be joined by around 100 community members

When – Wednesday, May 8^th from noon until 2:00 p.m. Please note that this meeting time is longer.  There will be an opportunity to leave if you do not wish to stay for the forum 

Why – This is an opportunity to provide you with access to a national speaker followed by Bill Schilling speaking on “State of Wyoming Economic Indicators” and Mayor Kaysen on “Cheyenne Progress Perspective.”  In addition this is a great opportunity to showcase Rotary to many area community and business leaders who will join us for the forum

How much – Although the fee for attendees is $20.00 this will not cost Rotarians anything additional.  If you are bringing a guest to the luncheon please enter that person on the attendance sheet and you will be charged for that person’s lunch as is the usual practice.

Sponsors – ANB Bank, First Interstate Bank, Jonah Bank, Wells Fargo, Wyoming Business Council.  Supported by the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce and Cheyenne LEADS in partnership with the Rotary Club of Cheyenne.

Don’t miss this great opportunity.  Please join us for this exciting meeting – See you Wednesday. 

The spring highway cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, May 18 from 1-3 P.M. The cleanup team will be meeting at the Burger King parking lot at  Central Ave and I-80.  Club members are more than welcome to join the Central High Interact members in this project.  Please wear sturdy shoes and gloves, hats and sunscreen.  If you would like more information on this Club community service project, please contact Wayne Johnson at johnsonwayne@hotmail.com

  Velma Miller, wife of past club member and District Governor, Hal Miller, has been moved to Hospice.  Sending her cards or visits would be appreciated. 

Congratulations to member, Jenae Ruppert, on the birth of her twin boys.

Jim Applegate        45 years

Rich Brown             35 years

John Esmay           53 years

Gene Engrav          35 years

Don Hunton            47 years

1 John Francis

2 Wayne Johnson

7 Ted Adams, Bill Gentle, Sam Galeotos

8 Stephen Stone, Brenda Lyttle

9 Chad Craig

10 Lori Schoene, Jeff Jacoby

17 John Esmay

     19  John Clay

20 Paul Hickey

21 Kim Withers

24 Monica Taylor-Lee

      27 John Hanes, Phil Rosenlund

Billie Addleman, Jim Applegate, John Auld, Fred Baggs, Derek Baker, Randy Ford, Ron Hammel, Ed Janay, Brent Lathrop, Jeanie Martinez, George McIlvaine, Scott Meier, Larry Meuli, Teresa Moore, Carol Rookstool, Mary Schwem, Eric Todd, Dave Uchner, Lee Wagner, Ed Wallace, Kim Withers, and Bob Womack

The Polio Plus Committee of the Rotary Club of Cheyenne is planning a fundraiser in the form of a motorcycle poker run scheduled for Saturday, June 15th.  It's called "The e-RIDE-icate Polio Poker Run".

For those unfamiliar with a poker run, participants register, pay their entry fee, and sign a liability waiver at the starting point*; then ride to four or five different, designated locations*, picking up a poker card at each stop*; and the best poker hand at the last stop* wins the poker run.  This event will start at High Country Motor Sports, and end at Am-Vets (both located on East Lincolnway).

The Committee's goals are:

· to introduce new people to Rotary,

· to make people aware of Rotary International's efforts to end polio, worldwide, and

to expand our fundraising beyond the scope of our Club members.

The Committee is looking for sponsorships and volunteers (at each location - that's what the "*" is for – volunteers needed).  Although we say that we're looking for support outside the Club, we certainly wouldn't turn a Cllub memeber down if they wanted to be a sponsor and/or a volunteer.

Remember, we're "this close" -- -- and gettin' closer.

Please contact a Committee member if you're interested:  Mick Finnegean, Janet Lewis, Reed Shafer, Erin Begeman, Lin Davenport, Donna Beaman, Desiree Hannabach, Norma VanMatre, and Judy Weickum.

The Cheyenne Sunrise Rotary Club's entry into the recent "Cranium Cup" competition, aptly named the "Margaritaville" team, say although they didn't win the competition, they had more fun than anyone, and we'd have to agree, looking at the pictures!

Lori was recently by the Wyoming Association of Surgical Technologists for ten years of leadership.

Mary Guthrie will be taking photographs for our annual printed member directory on Wednesday, April 17 at our noon meeting.  If you are a new member or a member who would like to have his or her directory picture changed, please take advantage of this opportunity.

Congratualtions to the Students of the Month:

Blake Marquardt         East High School

Sean McColley           South High School

Please come learn about our club and all Rotary has to offer.  New members who have not already attended a Rotary 101 are encouraged to attend and all club members are welcome to attend.

Drinks and appetizers provided.  Rsvp to Lori at lorimillin@bresnan.net   A head count is needed so please rsvp.

If you know of WATER AND SANITATION EXPERTS (Rotarians or non-Rotarians) in your community who would be interested in applying for the District 5440  VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEAM TRIP TO KENYA this summer please contact District VTT chair Ron Hammel.   Applications must be received by April 15, 2013.  

Our first Vocational Training Team (VTT) Global Grant is awaiting final approval from Rotary International.    A team of six water and sanitation experts from Districts 5440 and 5450 will travel to Nairobi, Kenya in June or July for four weeks.   Travel expenses will be paid through a Rotary Global Grant.

Our team will work with District 9200 Kenyans in Nairobi and four villages outside of Nairobi to train local officials.  Some of the subjects these experts will teach include:

- Resource mapping

- Urban community water management

- Community solid waste management

- Sanitation/hygiene practices

-  Youth in business

-  Water and sanitation as business in the rural context

-  Water purification techniques

-  Maintenance of boreholes and solar pumping equipment.  

Our team members will work closely with a Kenyan Vocational Training Team (VTT) while in Kenya.  The Kenyan team of four will travel to District 5440 and 5450 later in the year for more extensive training.

The candidates will be chosen based on their experience and skills in the areas addressed above.  Please e-mail your CV or resume and the Global Grants Vocational Training Team Member Application (see link below) to:

Ron Hammel

3511 Palen Rd.

Cheyenne, WY 82007

rohammel@gmail.com
307-635-1119

307-286-6912

http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/fv_global_grants_vtt_participant_application_en.pdf

Mike Forney, District Governor

Jim Applegate, John Auld, Bill Bagley, Derek Baker, Tom Brantley, Rich Brown, Fred Cole, Mick Finnegan, Randy Ford, Bill Gentle, Ron Hammel, Jenny Hargett, Ed Janay, Jerry Jessen, Alan Johnson, Scott Larson, Khale Lenhart, Jeanie Martinez, George McIlvaine, Scott Meier, Teresa Moore, Lucie Osborn, Mary Schwem, and Kim Withers.

Please take time to welcome our newest Rotarians. 

Brenda Lyttle, Administrator, Wyoming  Department of Family Services, sponsored by Lucie Osborn.

Rick Flood, President of Tri-county Bank, sponsored by Mick Finnegan.

Stephanie Fisher, CHIPRA Grant Manager at the Wyoming Department of Health, sponsored by Stacey Obrecht.

Polio Plus Committee, with the help of the New Member Committee, is in the throes of putting together a fundraiser.  It’s taking the form of a motorcycle poker run that is to take place on Saturday, June 15^th.  There will be a starting point; and an ending point; and three stops along the way – all of which are yet to be determined.  Our next committee meeting is April 1^st at Aspen Winds  at noon.  If you’d like to help  or would like more information, plan to attend the next meeting please let Mick Finnegan, MFinnegan@Wvista.com or Janet Lewis, janet.lewis@Edgewoodvista.com.

This month’s Rotarian in the spotlight grew up in Huntingdon, Tennessee, a small town of 2,000 people and graduated from Huntingdon High School, home of the Mustangs. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where he received a Bachelor degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Wildlife Management. He later completed a PhD in Ecology from the University of Wyoming.

Dale Strickland has been married to Paula for 42 years.  They have two sons, Nathan and Aaron and three grandsons.

His first job was delivering newspapers and he later worked as a 15 year old clerk at the National Store making $0.75 per hour.

Dale was sponsored into Rotary by Jim Applegate. He enjoys the opportunity to meet other people active in the community and the opportunity to provide a service beyond his profession. His most memorable Rotary experience was working with the International Community Service Committee on projects for third-world countries.

His proudest accomplishment, beyond family, is having built a company that is providing a career for over 80 employees, valuable services for their national and international clients, and represents a community asset for the City of Cheyenne.

His favorite meal is pan seared salmon with his wife’s sweat potato casserole.

Dale’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, scuba diving, hiking, biking, reading, and dog training. He also enjoys his efforts to improve the quality of life in Cheyenne and Laramie County and he is proud to be a resident of Wyoming. He and his wife are major fans of Cowgirl and Cowboy athletics.

The Sargent of Arms presented Dale with a Cheyenne Area Chamber of Commerce gift certificate in the amount of $25.00.

Remember,  this week’s meeting is at the Buckle Club on the second floor of the

Exhibition Hall at Frontier Park.

Early bird registration for the District Conference May 30-Jun 1, 2013  in Steamboat Springs ends Mar 28.  Register at http://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=67cdc43a-5efd-4f8d-b1c3-621a7b71472a

Jana Conine, CEO, Goodwill of Wyoming , sponsored by Mick Finnegan

Crystal Sweeney, Union Wireless Business Account Executive, sponsored by Teresa Moore.

Brenda Lyttle, Administrator, Wy Dept of Family Services, sponsored by Lucie Osborn .

Patrick Swallow, Manager, Meridian Trust FCU, sponsored by Bob Womack

Proposed new members names are published so that a 10 day time period is allowed for any Rotarian to make an objection to the Board of Directors of the Club against that proposed member if he or she sees fit. If no objection is made the Board will generally vote to accept the new member.

Mark Brown         Burns High School

Joe Eleshuk         Pine Bluffs High School

Samantha Haller  Central High School

Be a big part of hosting out-of-town Rotarians during the 2014 Rotary Conference to be held in Cheyenne.

Home Hospitality is a fun way to meet Rotarians from around the district by personally hosting them to dinner in your home.

Under the Home Hospitality program, Rotarians from the Cheyenne noon and Sunrise Clubs volunteer to host four to six visiting Rotarians to dinner the first evening of the Conference.  In your beautiful home, you are free to create the menu and atmosphere; be it a patio barbecue, indoors under the chandelier or a catered affair.

Should you believe your personal culinary skills to be unsavory, fret not; you may host fellow Rotarians to one of Cheyenne’s local eateries.

By evening’s end you will have learned insights into other Clubs’ doings, received a lot of compliments and to top it off, gained new friendships.

Yet another plus:  By signing up now for Home Hospitality, you have more than a year to plan.  Contact Da na Metzke, 634-8045 or chipgato@aol.com.

Don’t forget we are meeting at the Buckle Club at Frontier Park next week.

Lori was appointed to the Wyoming State Board of Education.

Cindy Pomeroy       24 Years

Bob Kidd                30 Years

Roger Schreiner      34 Years

Larry Atwell            39 Years

The club welcomes returning member Edward "Ed" Janay, former club member and owner/operator, EJ Consultants, sponsored by Lucie Osborn. 

When Rotary began the fight against polio, the crippling disease affected 350,00, mostly children in 125 countries every year. 

After nearly 30 years and immunizing more than 2 billion children against polio, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of making history.  We are This Close.  Fewer than 700 new cases were reported in 2011, and the wild polio virus today is confined to isolated pockets in only three countries.

Thanks to the efforts Of Mick Finnegan,  our Club has been added to the World’s Biggest Commercial.  one starring thousands of people around the world.  One that enables every day folk form all walks of life to  join with Nobel laureates,  movie stars, famous musicians and other notable people to express a united commitment to End Polio Now. 

The commercial made its debut in New York’s Times Square this weekend.  Unable to make it to New York City?  Check it out at thisclose.endpolio.org.  Our pictures are at about the 60 minute mark.

1 Brenda Arnold

4 Jerry Ziemann

5 Richard Bishop, Don Day

9 Kevin Paintner, Tim Thorson, Linda Davenport

11 John Brown

13 Khale Lenhart

15 Jerry Greigo

22 Joe Devine, Dale Cottam

23 Stacey Obrecht

24 Sharon Benson

28 Dirk Miller

      28    Bill Bagley

Billie Addleman, Rod Anderson, Brittany Ashby, Melinda Brazzale, Neil Carroll, John Clay, Randy Ford, Bill Gentle, Sylvia Hackl, Ron Hammel, Jenny Hargett, Vealess Hudspeth, Jerry Jessen, Harry LaBonde, Tambra Loyd, Judy Marshall, Jeanie Martinez, George McIlvaine, Scott Meier, Larry Meuli, Anne Miller, Dirk Miller, Lori Millin, Teresa Moore, Bob Novick, Lucy Osborn, Carol Rookstool, Rolinda Sample, Mary Schwem, Reed Shafer, Bob Shriner, Jon Sims, Stephen Stone, and Michael Walden-Newman

This month’s Rotarian in the spotlight grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota. He graduated from Washington High School with the Class of 1946 - home of the Warriors where he captained the football team. He is a graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he received Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering. During his undergraduate days he played football for the university and was selected for the International New Service (INS) All Midwest Team in 1950. After serving three years in the USAF, he entered the University of Minnesota where he received a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer and a Board Certified Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

Robert (Bob) Novick has been married to Rita for 59 years and they will celebrate their 60^th anniversary this August.  They have five children, two sons and three daughters, 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, all of which live east of the Mississippi River.

His first job was working as a movie theater usher at age 13. He was not sure about child labor laws so he fibbed about his age in order to get a social security card. Seventy-six years later the United States Government detected his fib and he had to correct the record. 

He was sponsored into Rotary by John Bishop. His most memorable Rotary experience was working with Mary Guthrie to plan the Spring Dance. The theme of the dance was “Moroccan” and included Belly Dancers. He did not know that Rotary could be so lively and have so many moves.  Additionally, he has served on the Group Study Exchange Committee and as the assistant Sargent of Arms. He particularly enjoys chatting with fellow Rotarians and learning from the weekly Rotary speakers.

Bob’s proudest accomplishment besides family has been his career in public health engineering. Endeavors include:

With the United States Public Health Service he served as the Director of the Bureau of Community Environment Management. He and his staff formulated, worked for enactment and subsequently administered the Childhood Lead Based Poisoning Control Act.

While working for the World Health Organization (WHO) he developed the theme which led to the establishment of the United Nations Decade for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation (1981-1990)

His favorite meals are “Ossobucco” or “Raclette” which are both hard to find in Cheyenne.

Bob’s used to be an avid skier but has given that up with age and knee replacements. He now enjoys cycling with his new high performance tricycle of which he accumulated over 720 miles on last summer. He also enjoys living among and conversing with his many new friends in Cheyenne.

The Sargent of Arms presented Bob with a Cheyenne Area Chamber of Commerce gift certificate in the amount of $25.00.

Club Service/Meetings is looking for 3-4 volunteers to fill a newly established A/V Committee. The volunteers will be responsible for all A/V at weekly meetings – this includes setting up the computer for weekly meetings, coordinating all audio visuals for the meeting (songs, power-points and program presentations), adjusting microphone volume, etc.  If interested, please contact Sabrina Lane, slane@lcc.wy.us.

Richard Flood, President of Triwest Bank, sponsored by Mick Finnegan

Proposed new members names are published so that a 10 day time period is allowed for any Rotarian to make an objection to the Board of Directors of the Club against that proposed member if he or she sees fit. If no objection is made the Board will generally vote to accept the new member.

Please plan to come to the Cheyenne Rotary Club's St. Patrick's Day Luncheon.  Bring your spouse or significant other and enjoy good fellowship and music. 

Date:  March 13

Time:  1130

Place:  Holiday Inn

A traditional Meal of Corned Beef and Cabbage and Green Beer will be available.

RSVP online at the club's event's page, directly to Chris McRady at 307=631-3457 or by e-mail:  cmcrady@aol.com.

We are excited to be offering the students of Laramie County School District #1 (LCSD1) another GREAT career interest fair! South High School will be hosting its 2^nd annual career interest fair for all high school-aged youth in the district on Thursday, April 18 from 11:15 AM – 2:00 PM  in collaboration with LCSD1, Laramie County Community College Workforce and Community Development and the WY Department of Workforce Services Cheyenne Workforce Center.

Last year, your presence at the fair was fantastic! The attendance surpassed the  committee’s expectations.  In our first year, we had over 1,000 students and 100 careers represented. Students’  feedback was very positive and even today, students have referenced their experience at the career fair as they talk about their future plans and career choices. 

For more information , Please contact Katherine Wilkinson by e-mail at                           kwilkinson@kkwconsulting.net.

Many thanks to Darcee Snider for making our Valentine’s lunch such a success.

Last week, District Governor-Elect Julie Phares announced that the 2014 District Conference will be held in Cheyenne.  This year’s District Conference will be held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  Cheyenne last hosted the District Conference in 2007 when George McIlvaine was District Governor.  We anticipate 500 Rotarians from northern Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Nebraska will attend the June 19-21 conference to be held at Little America.  The theme of the conference will be “All Tracks Lead to Cheyenne.”  The District Conference logo was designed by Max Larkin.  Billie Addleman and Brandi Monger will serve as conference co-chairs.  More information will be provided in the future. 

We are excited to be offering the students of Laramie County School District #1 (LCSD1) another GREAT career interest fair! South High School will be hosting its 2^nd annual career interest fair for all high school-aged youth in the district on Thursday, April 18 from 11:15 AM – 2:00 PM  in collaboration with LCSD1, Laramie County Community College Workforce and Community Development and the WY Department of Workforce Services Cheyenne Workforce Center.

Last year, your presence at the fair was fantastic! The attendance surpassed the  committee’s expectations.  In our first year, we had over 1,000 students and 100 careers represented. Students’  feedback was very positive and even today, students have referenced their experience at the career fair as they talk about their future plans and career choices. 

For more information , Please contact Katherine Wilkinson by e-mail at                           kwilkinson@kkwconsulting.net.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Member John Metzke.

Naomi Babbitt                          East High School

Cade Nobel                              South High School

Mariah Daugherty                    Triumph High School

Bill Beaman                              40 years

Ted McCoy                               43 years

Mark Shubert                           41 years

04       John Auld

05       Erin Taylor

08       Teresa Moore

09       Chris Mcrady

13       Dennis Denober

16       Dale Strickland

17       Max Maxfield, Dennis Ellis

23       Jim Wilms

25      Harry LaBonde

26       Judy Weickum

28       John Metzke

Billie Addleman, John Auld, Melinda Brazzale, Fred Cole, Dave Cook, Charley Dickey, Bill Gentle, Sylvia Hackl, Jerry Haenisch, Ron Hammel, Vealess Hudspeth, Don Hunton, Alan Johnson, Bob Kidd, Harry LaBonde, Khale Lenhart, Jamie Markus, Ted McCoy, George McIlvaine, Anne Miller, Lori Millin, Teresa Moore, Lucie Osborn, Rolinda Sample, Mary Schwem, Bob Shriner, Robin Sims, Paul Slater, Darcee Snider, Dave Uchner, Ed Wallace, and Jim Willms.

The Rotaract Club of Cheyenne Community is having their 4^th Annual Valentine’s Day Fundraiser. For $14.00 you can purchase flowers with a decorative box containing a half dozen mini cupcakes to send to a lucky Valentine. On February 14^th for Valentine’s Day, members of our club will personally deliver each gift to the specified location within Cheyenne and close surrounding areas. If you would like to purchase an order, please fill out the form from this link: https://docs.google.com/ spreadsheet/viewform? fromEmail=true&formkey= dFQtUnVmVGFuZXVMcUdReDFRZVRwM0 E6MA. Please have your order in by the end of day on Friday, February 8^th. You may contact us at cheyennerotaract@hotmail.com for questions or further details.

When Rotary began the fight against polio, the crippling disease affected 350,00, mostly children in 125 countries every year. 

After nearly 30 years and immunizing more than 2 billion children against polio, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of making history.  We are This Close.  Fewer than 700 new cases were reported in 2011, and the wild polio virus today is confined to isolated pockets in only three countries.

Our Club is going to part of the  World’s Biggest Commercial, one starring thousands of people around the world.  One that enables every day folk form all walks of life to  join with Nobel laureates,  movie stars, famous musicians and other notable people to express a united commitment to End Polio Now.  We will be taking the photograph at the meeting on February 20, at 12:15.  We would like as many members to participate in this group effort.  Just bring your smiles and be prepared to say,  “We are This Close”!

The next Rotary 101 will be held on Wednesday, February 20th   5:30-7:00pm at the home of John and Lori Millin, 308 Stetson Drive.

Please come learn about our club and all Rotary has to offer.  Drinks and appetizers will be  provided. 

New members who have not already attended a Rotary 101 are encouraged to attend and all club members are welcome to attend. Your club sponsor is also invited.   

If you have sponsored a new member recently or have someone interested in Rotary please invite them to attend.  RSVP to Lori at  lorimillin@bresnan.net.

Please take the time to welcome our newest member:  Ellen Ruteledge Project Manager, Child Support Services of Wyoming sponsored by Lucie Osborn.