Rotary Club of Denver
1900 Grant St., Suite 850
Denver, CO 80203
Ph: 303-893-1919
Fax: 303-893-5702
Hours: 9-4 MON-FRI
(Office closed 11-2 Thurs)
www.denverrotary.org
Darlene Mast, Exec. Dir.
Club 31
Club of Denver
THE KEYWAY
Volume 491
January 31, 2014
Issue 481
UPCOMING ROTARY PROGRAMS
February 6, 2014
Feb 13, 2014
11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m. | Denver Athletic Club
OFFSITE
Various Locations
Greg Carpenter
General Director of Opera Colorado
FELLOWSHIP
Meetings
FELLOWSHIP Meetings embody the true spirit of Rotary.
They are FUN, EDUCATIONAL and GREAT FOR
MEETING NEW ROTARIANS.
Join the Opera Colorado Young Artists as they celebrate
the fun, fancy and folly of love. Featuring favorites from
opera as musical theater, this is a program not to be missed!
**Please note: There will NOT be a regular meeting at
the DAC on February 6th**
The fourth General Director in Opera Colorado's 31-year
history, Greg Carpenter guides both the artistic and administrative
operations of the company. His role as General Director began in 2007,
prior to which he served as Opera Colorado's Director of Development
from 2004-2007, overseeing all fundraising and Board of Directors
activities.
Prior to joining Opera Colorado, Greg worked for the National
Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington, DC. His work there included Special Projects
Manager for the President of the National Symphony Orchestra and
Director of Development from.
From 1986-1998, Greg Carpenter performed as a professional opera
singer. His work as an opera singer included both lead and supporting
roles at Glimmerglass Opera, Central City Opera, Sarasota Opera,
Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, Cleveland Opera and Lyric Opera
Cleveland.
Greg currently serves on the Board of Directors for OPERA
America, the national service organization for the opera industry. In
2009 Greg received a Livingston Fellowship Award in Leadership
from the Bonfils Stanton Foundation. He also serves as a judge for the
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and has served as a
judge for the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Competition.
Each location can accommodate a limited number of
attendees. If you made a reservation and cannot attend,
please contact the Rotary Office as soon as possible.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED and are available on
a first come, first serve basis. Meetings begin at our regular
time of 11:45 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
Lunch is $22 for Honorary/Active Exempt Members and $25
for Guests—No charge for Active Ordinary Members.
Please send your payments to the Rotary Office.
If you are interested in hosting a future Fellowship Meeting
please contact Rotarian Don Kany, Fellowship Committee
Chair, at [email protected].
Also at the meeting: Denver Kids, Inc. Grant Check Presentation/
2013 Branch Rickey Results
Reservations are Required for this meeting!
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UPCOMING CLUB MEETINGS:
Committee Meetings
MONDAY, FEB 3
Project C.U.R.E. Sort Night,
7:00 a.m., Project C.U.R.E.
Warehouse, 10377 E. Geddes
Ave., Centennial, 80112
TUESDAY, FEB 4
Rotary Foundation Support
Committee, 7:30 a.m., Village
Inn, I-25 & Colorado Blvd.
Feb 20:
Feb 27:
Mar 6:
Mar 13:
Linda Mitchell, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association
TBD
TBD
OFFSITE at the Denver Art Museum | Scholastic Arts Award Exhibition
CLUB 31 EVENTS
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES EVENTS:
THURSDAY, FEB 6
Programs Committee,
7:30 a.m., Lucile’s Café,
275 S. Logan
TUESDAY, FEB 11
World Community Service
Committee, 7:30 a.m., Colorado
Bar Association, 1900 Grant St.,
9th Floor
RCD Executive Committee,
4:00 p.m.—CANCELLED
THURSDAY, FEB 13
Rotary Youth Exchange
Committee, 1:00 p.m., Denver
Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Pl.
MONDAY, FEB 17
Communications Committee,
11:30 a.m., 730 S. Bar and Grill,
730 S. University Blvd.
TUESDAY, FEB 18
RCD Board of Directors,
7:30 a.m., Colorado Bar
Association, 1900 Grant St.,
9th Floor
WEDNESDAY, FEB 19
Membership Committee,
7:30 a.m., Lucile’s Café,
275 S. Logan
Join the Social Activities
Committee for two
special shows!
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“The Legend of Georgia McBride” | Saturday, Feb. 21st at 7:30 p.m.
$55 (ticket + fees) | RSVP to Valerie Hopkins by Feb. 1st
“Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull” | Friday,
April 25th at 7:30 p.m. | $31 (ticket + fees) | RSVP to Valerie Hopkins by
March 14th | [email protected]
Book Club: Book Club will meet on Monday, February 10 at Jamie Demmitt’s home.
February’s book is "Color: A Natural History of the Palette" by Victoria Finlay. RSVP
to [email protected] if you would like to attend.
We have started a monthly Chili/Soup Supper Series. Like the Summer
BBQ Series, let Debby Kaufman know which month and day you would
like to host and for how many people. Once the details are set,
we will have a sign up available so people can register!
Rotary Connect: Save the Date for Rotary Connect on Thursday, February 25
at the Rackhouse Pub.
DISTRICT 5450 EVENTS
Rotary PETS Training, February 28—1:00 p.m. to March
2—12:00 p.m., Renaissance Denver Hotel
A Listing of ALL our Club and
Committee Meetings are on our
website www.denverrotary.org
under “Meetings & Events.”
For questions about programs/
speakers, please contact
Pam Adams our 2013-14
Meetings Committee Chair
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Rotary Leadership Institute, March 8, Red Rocks Community College
SAVE THE DATE! The 2014 Rotary District 5450 Conference, May 2-5,
Embassy Suites Denver Downtown.
Visit www.Rotary5450.org for more information and to register for events.
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HURRY HURRY OMAHA GO BRONCOS!
President Alison received a challenge
from President Laura Rehrmann and the
Rotary Club of Seattle for the Super
Bowl game. Laura and Alison have
agreed the losing club will make a $1,000
contribution in the name of the winning
club to Rotary International's End Polio
Now campaign. Club 31 rallied at our
Thursday meeting by showing up in our
Bronco gear and uniting in a cheer led by
our own Charlie Miller. The video will
soon be available on YouTube.
A Win-Win for End Polio!
Photo by Todd Bacon
Club 31 Prospective New Member
Dr. Maiken Zeigler
Chiropractor and Owner of Denver Chiro Care
Classification: TBD | Sponsor: Susan Brushaber
Should anyone have a comment regarding this proposed New Member, please contact Darlene at the Rotary Office ASAP.
You’re Invited!
Fellow member and former Korean Olympic skier
Young Cho invites you to join him for the 2nd annual
dinner and skiing weekend at his Chalet in Keystone on
February 15 and 16. Cocktails and an authentic Korean
barbeque will be held Saturday evening. Everyone is invited
to spend the night and ski the next day. This special invitation is limited to the first 20 people (including non-skiers)
to sign up. Sleeping bags may be required and each is
responsible for their own lift tickets. RSVP to Young at
[email protected]
Rotarian Wick Rowland snapped this photo of the
Young Cho Ski Run in Taos.
Your DRCF Dollars at Work!
Scholastic Art Awards “Gold Key” Presentation Ceremony
Rotarian Todd Bacon will again be the MC at the 65th annual
Scholastic Art Awards “Gold Key” presentation ceremony held
in the Jefferson High School auditorium on Saturday, February
15th, at 1:00 PM. Jefferson is located at 2305 Pierce St. in
Lakewood (80214), just a few blocks north of Casa Bonita.
There will be a reception in honor of the students, their family
members, and their teachers immediately following at the
Scholastics exhibition in the Rotunda and Steele Galleries of
the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (1600 Pierce
St). The Gold Keys go to the “best of the best”, as selected by panels of volunteer jurors from over 4,000 artwork
submissions from across the State. The Denver Rotary Club Foundation largely underwrites the expenses of
Scholastics with a grant of $8,000.00 in the current year.
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Family of Rotary
Rotarian Ed Crabtree’s wife Sally is under 24-hour in-home hospice care. Please keep the
Crabtree family in your thoughts and prayers while respecting their privacy during this difficult
time.
Please continue to keep Rotarians Carolyn Smith and Gretchen Kneen in your thoughts and
prayers. Carolyn’s daughter Allison, and Gretchen’s sister, passed away January 14th. Here is a
message from the Smith/Kneen family which they asked us to share with you.
Good morning friends and family:
Allison seems with us everywhere this morning. One of the lines from Longfellow’s poem quoted in part
below was on my mind when I woke up:
Be still sad heart and cease repining
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining
Thy fate is the common fate of all
Into each life some rain must fall
Some days must be dark and dreary.
And, this morning, when Gretchen got into her car headed for work the radio was playing “I can see clearly now the rain has gone.” Allison sang this at her Dad’s service in
2008 and soon after at her godson, Noah’s service.
The sad truth is that Allie died in her sleep Tuesday night. There are lots of questions
but what we know is that we’ve watched her slowly go downhill these past three years or so due in large measure
to severe chronic back pain and a poor immune system from her chemo. She and her doctors tried to reduce the
pain and could for short periods. But, it would always return. We’re relieved that she’s no longer so uncomfortable.
The family met yesterday to share stories, memories, songs and pictures. And, we reviewed her wishes for a
service which she wants to be a celebration of her life somewhere out of doors. It will be at Colorado Academy, at
2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.
If your plans bring you here, all of us would be happy to see you. And we send our love,
~ Carolyn, Mark, Gordon, Gretchen, Julie and Allie’s eight nieces and nephews and their offspring.
The Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellows
NEW PHF:
Paul Andrews
Ron Sherbert
Gene Wiggs
PHF +1:
Bud Figel
Seth Patterson
Marilyn Renninger
André van Hall
John Willson
PHF +2:
Larry Bohning
Dianna Kunz
Virgil Scott
Lyn Woods
PHF +3:
Deb DeMuth
Wynn Gandera
Phil Goedert
Sherry Helmstaedter
Garry Lawrenz
Harley Shaver
Ed Small
PHF +4:
Dick Deane
Jim Johnston
Bob Kapelke
Dick Metcalfe
Mike Shaw
Bob Coombe
Fred Grover
Jean Herman
Don Lewis
Jim Marlow
Jim Warner
PHF +7:
Jim Woodward
Major Donor:
Pete Wall
L to R: Rich Spong, Rotary Foundation Support
Committee Chair, Alison Clark-Hardesty, 2013-14
Denver Rotary President, Pete Wall, New Rotary
Foundation Major Donor.
PHF +5:
Thank you and Congratulations!
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Register Today at www.rotary5450.org!
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Birth-a-tarians
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Lucius Ashby, 2/1, Jackson, Ashby, Goldstine P.C., “CPA—Local—Audit and Tax Service”
Karyn Katsenes, 2/3, Karyn Katsenes, MD, “Physicians & Surgeons—Psychiatry”
Earl Wright, 2/5, AMG National Trust Bank, “Financial—Asset Management”
John Hickenlooper, 2/7, State of Colorado, “Government—State—Governor”
Clem Mulder, 2/7, Retired, “Food Industry—Pet Food Manufacturing”
David French, 2/8, ORBIS Institute, “Leadership Development—Youth—Global”
Bryan Hickel, 2/8, “Investments—Wealth Management”
Bob Lowdermilk, 2/8, Tectonic Construction Co., “Construction—Highway”
Dave Benson, 2/10, Willis of Colorado, Inc., “Insurance—Brokerage—Commercial”
Vicki David, 2/10, Iron Horse Architects, “Architecture—Lab Planner/Proj. Mgmt./Bus. Dev.”
Chuck Pell, 2/10, Charles Pell, Architect, “Interior Design”
Hank Brown, 2/12, “Law—Natural Resources/Government Relations”
Giles Poulson, 2/12, Faris Machinery Co., “Construction Equipment—Distribution”
PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR ROTARY FAMILY!
It is a Rotary tradition to honor our Birth-a-tarians each week. We also want to rejoice when one of our
members receives GOOD NEWS, such as an award, the birth of a child, marriages or business success.
Conversely, we want to let you know WE CARE when our lives are not going so well. We often miss
knowing when a family member’s loved one has died, a member is sick or one is
experiencing difficult challenges in their life. Forms are available to you at each meeting. They are
located on the hospitality table at the back of the room. Feel free to take some home. They can also be
downloaded from the website or by clicking here. Please SHARE.
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