presidents-elect and presi-dent-elect nominees attend the President-Elect Training Seminars (PETS); and en-courage our members as well as officers to attend District Leadership Semi-nars. Club members who know a lot about Rotary are less likely to leave Rotary. It‟s also time to start plan-ning your trip to Montreal, CA to attend the Rotary In-ternational Convention June 20-23, 2010. This is a won-derful opportunity to meet new people from around the world, make new friends, and understand the diversity of this great organization called Rotary. If you have never been to a Rotary Inter-national Convention this is the year to go! If you have attended in the past, this is another one you don‟t want to miss! Registration is available online at www.rotary.org/convention.

Yours in Rotary, Peter

Dear Fellow Rotarians, This is a great time to reflect on what it means to be a Rotarian and to spread the word about Rotary and its good work. Rotary is such a

wonderful organization we really need to share it. Each of us can do this by making sure everyone we know is aware of Rotary, what Ro-tary is, and what Rotary does locally, nationally, and internationally. Each of us should wear our Rotary pin every day, not just on the day our club meet-ings. When someone asks us about Rotary, we should have an “elevator speech” ready. That means describ-ing Rotary in less time than it takes to ride in an eleva-tor. Here is an example: Rotary is the world‟s largest, oldest, and most prestigious global service organiza-tion. It is composed of busi-ness and professional men and women whose motto is “service above self. These people want to give back to society for the good fortune they enjoy in life. Rotary supports international peace scholars, humanitarian pro-jects such as clean water; schools in parts of the world where education almost doesn‟t exist; badly needed hospitals and clinics in of developing countries; and has been working with the UN and governments around the world on the eradication of polio. Right

here in this community the club supports education via literacy programs, dictionary projects, scholarships and recognition of achievement, and sponsors international exchange students. It helps by supporting food pantries, safe shelters, and activities for kids. You can attend a Rotary Club meeting any-where in this country or around the world and imme-diately feel among friends even though the language and culture may be differ-ent. Rotarians share the common value of using their friendship, connectivity, en-ergy and resources for mak-ing the world a better place.” Of if you prefer, here is a shorter version: “Rotary is the world‟s largest service organization with 1.2 million members in 200 countries and territories. It is not religious or political, but rather is dedicated to im-proving the lives of people, especially youth, around the world. It‟s based on service, but it is also based on fel-lowship. Why don‟t you come to our next meeting as my guest? We meet at noon on Wednesdays at the Grand Hotel. I‟ll be there this week to introduce you if you would be interested.” What‟s YOUR elevator speech?

To increase Rotary aware-ness at the club level, we should have regular assem-blies, make sure that our

January is Rotary Awareness Month

January 17, 2010 Volume 1, Issue VI

Rotary District 5470

January Newsletter

Special points of

interest:

Haiti Relief Efforts

Membership market

Clubs & Polio Plus

District 5470’s only Paul

Harris Fellow 100% Club

P.E.T.S Registration

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Haiti Relief

Efforts

2

Membership

Marketplace

3

New members 4

Literacy 5

Rotary

Foundation Page

6

Nigeria now

leading in Polio

Plus efforts

7

Moradabad

Revisited

8

RYLA Interna-

tional confer-

ence

9

Salvation Army

in Durango

10

Broadmoor Club

helps kids

11

Redlands Club -

100% PH Fellow 11

P.E.T.S

Registration

12

A m e r i c a n Re d C r o s s : h t t p : / /www.redcross.org/

Please, do not wait for any further instruc-tions from the District. Make your donation to your preferred organization(s) mentioned in this email as they will do a good job in getting help to Haiti as quickly as possible. Please keep me and/or Joe Williams in-formed of your club‟s contributions, so that we can share with you the results of our district-wide efforts. Yours in Rotary, Peter

Many clubs have inquired about our dis-trict‟s involvement in aid and relief efforts for the Haiti earthquake disaster. My initial thought was to make District Designated Funds (DDF) available in the form of matches to club donations. Unfortunately, R.I. says this is currently not an option.

However, the Rotary Foundation has es-tablished an Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund to channel money quickly to Haiti for the tremendous needs there.

ShelterBox now has a team on the ground in Haiti providing 3000 Shelter-Boxes with more arriving daily. I have per-sonally seen the fantastic work ShelterBox has done at other disaster locations, so to-day I made a tax deductible donation to ShelterBox http://www.shelterboxusa.org.

You may wish to do the same. Further, I am authorizing a District donation to cover a ShelterBox.

Pure Water for World: http:/ /purewaterfortheworld.org/ is also already working to provide medical care. They re-port that drinkable water supplies are dwin-dling at a rapid rate, and the need to create a sustainable system is urgent. Half of Pure Water‟s concrete filters and all of the ce-ramic filters were broken by the earth-quake. They are working to ship plastic fil-ters until the filter plant becomes opera-tional again.

Other organizations which will effectively channel aid to Haiti include the following: Disaster Relief RAG: http://www.drrag.org/

Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

District 5470 Haiti Relieve Effort

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THE MEMBERSHIP MARKETPLACE

REVITALIZING YOUR CLUB MEMBERS If you've been a Rotarian for some length of time, why did you originally join and what keeps you involved? Could either of the following answers (or something similar) have come from members of your club? “I joined Rotary because I was isolated in my business world and wanted to meet other leaders of the community. I chose Rotary because my grandfather had been a member, and my exchange student host father was also a member. I was aware that Rotary was very ac-tive in an exchange student program, which I wanted to support, since I had been an ex-change student myself. “ “I originally joined because our Town Manager had resigned his membership in Rotary, and the local club „needed‟ a representative from the Town government. Seven years later I'm a past president, chili cook-off „chair for life‟, PR Chair, and incoming PR Chair for our District. I stay involved because our Club matters in our community. We do so many hands on activi-ties and things that make a tangible difference in many lives. It is very rewarding on a per-sonal level. “ Think about your own reasons for becoming a Rotarian. How many members of your club are aware of your reasons? As you have grown in Rotary, have your reasons for staying expanded? How might your growth impact the other members of your club? Consider suggesting to your club President, Membership Chair, or Program Chair that there be an occasional meeting devoted to testimonials. Several members could talk about what attracted them to Rotary and why they continue to stay involved. Their motivations might well lead to a discussion that increases the awareness and commitment of the club mem-bers to the business of Rotary. ___________ Does your club have any membership success stories you want to see publicized here? Please contact: Sarah Bishop, District 5470 Membership Committee co-chair, sbishop@tds.net.

Additional Comments on Membership by DG Peter Before the Foundation Dinner on Jan 8, I had the chance to talk with RI President John Kenny. Of course, we also talked about membership, and John told me about his visit to a club in Munich, Germany. He asked the club president about membership growth and was told that there are 8 people on the waiting list to be-come members. When asking about retention, the reply was “We have no retention problem – it is an honor to be a Rotarian”.

Wouldn‟t it be fantastic if we could foster a similar attitude about Rotary in our communities.

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District 5470 New Member Page

First Name Last Name Club Date Joined

Congratulations to the following clubs with new members. Listed below is the

number of new members these clubs have initiated since July 1st.

Colorado Springs 7 Salida 2 Pueblo West 7 Cedaredge 2

Aspen 7 Lamar 2

Paonia 6 East Colorado Springs 2

Crested Butte 6 Edwards 1

Carbondale 3 Burlington 1

Club Rotario 3 Durango High Noon 1

Garden of the Gods 3 Broadmoor District 1

Alamosa 3 La Junta 1

Pagosa Mountain Morning 3 Wet Mountain Valley 1

Grand Junction Horizon Sunrise 3 North Colorado Springs 1

Minnequa 3 Rampart Range 1

Glenwood Springs 3 Rifle 1

Trinidad 3 Buena Vista 1

Canon City 3 Gunnison 1

Grand Junction 2 Pueblo 43 1

Delta 2 Trinidad 1

Colorado Springs Interquest 2 Durango Day Break 1

Telluride 2

Greer Tony Canon City 12/23/2009

Burnett Philip Aspen 12/28/2009

Ittner Robert Aspen 12/28/2009

Meade John Pueblo West 12/29/2009

Young Cy Trinidad 12/31/2009

Bailey Mac Crested Butte 1/04/2010

Hartigan Sean Crested Butte 1/13/2010

Huntoon Charles Durango Daybreak 1/13/2010

Kolodziej Roman Crested Butte 1/13/2010

Kopf Chris Crested Butte 1/13/2010

Kraatz Michael Crested Butte 1/13/2010

Marshall Dan Crested Butte 1/13/2010

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LITERACY WITHIN ROTARY: WE HAVE GREAT RESOURCES ...

1. Literacy is one of five service projects emphasized by RI President John Kenny.

The RI Literacy Resource Group has 60 appointed members including 52 Rotarians appointed to serve Rotary’s

52 zones. Patricia Fiske of the Mile High Club in Denver is our Zone Coordinator.

2. Clubs can undertake service projects in any or all of three categories:

a. BASIC LITERACY – the ability to read, write and compute.

b. FUNCTIONAL LITERACY – the knowledge and skills needed for an

adult to be a successful worker, citizen, parent and human being

c CHARACTER LITERACY – the knowledge and skills needed by an

adult to behave ethically in all aspects of life and to adopt Rotary’s

Service Above Self view of a meaningful life.

3. Literacy projects are relevant to all of Rotary’s Four Avenues of Service.

4. Vocational Service literacy projects provide youth and adults with tools for ethical

behavior, meaningful employment and the Rotary vision of the meaning of work ( Ser-

vice Above Self; They Profit Most Who Serve the Best).

5. Community Service literacy projects address literacy problems in the local com-

munity in one of three ways:

a. Helping schools and other literacy agencies do their jobs by providing

financial support, in-kind gifts and personal services of Rotarians

b. Helping children, youth and adults who have been unable to attend or

succeed in school by organizing and supporting out-of-school remedial projects

c. Promoting a local community culture of educational excellence and inclusion

6. International Service literacy projects most commonly work through The Rotary

Foundation.

7. Club Service literacy projects involve membership, public image and participation

in special days or months related to literacy.

8. The RI Literacy Resource Group encourages all clubs to earn the District Literacy

Award by completing five literacy projects 9. The RI Literacy Resource Group provides numerous on-line resources to help

clubs identify and implement literacy projects. The three literacy sites are:

www.rotary.org/literacy

www.rizones30-31.net

www.rotary.org/projectlink

10. Every member of your club has just made an acquaintance with opportunities for

service in the area of literacy projects. Perhaps your club is already involved in a significant number of literacy projects. If so, con-

gratulations. If not, let the past few Rotary Awareness Minutes be a catalyst for you and your

club to expand your involvement with literacy projects.

“The Future of Rotary IS in Your Hands.”

Judith Casey District 5470 Literacy Chair

Followinga re some comments form those involved in our districts an

are activein Xone 27. This is their thoughts on why they are involved.

Zone 27 Rotary Foundation

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Cliff Dochterman – “Who Will Benefit? An ancient story is told of the great Roman Emperor Hadrian who found an aging man planting olive trees, and since they grow so slowly, he said: „Old man, these trees will not bear fruit for many years. Do you expect to be alive to eat the fruit of your labor?‟ The old man replied, „If God wills, I shall eat – and if not, my son will eat. My father and his father before him planted trees that I might have fruit. It is my duty, then, to provide for those who shall come after me.‟ This is the story of human pro-gress. We plant trees, cultivate ideas, extend knowledge, and build a better community – not just for ourselves, but for those who come after us. Our forefathers cultivated great ideas in building this nation and our community. Let us never forget that it is our responsi-bility to cultivate what we have inherited, and to plant trees for those who will someday en-joy the fruit. Source – As I Was Saying . . ., 2009

Cliff Dochterman – “Who Will Benefit? An ancient story is told of the great Roman Emperor Ha-drian who found an aging man planting olive trees, and since they grow so slowly, he said: „Old man, these trees will not bear fruit for many years. Do you expect to be alive to eat the fruit of your labor?‟ The old man replied, „If God wills, I shall eat – and if not, my son will eat. My father and his father before him planted trees that I might have fruit. It is my duty, then, to provide for those who shall come after me.‟ This is the story of human progress. We plant trees, cultivate ideas, extend knowledge, and build a better community – not just for ourselves, but for those who come after us. Our forefathers cultivated great ideas in building this nation and our community. Let us never for-get that it is our responsibility to cultivate what we have inherited, and to plant trees for those who

will someday enjoy the fruit. Source – As I Was Saying . . ., 2009 It seems that this quote is appropriate for all aspects of Rotary and is especially apt for The Rotary Foun-

dation and all the work it does.

Rotary Alumni Coordinator Talee Crowe joined Rotary in 1988 and served as president of Smoky Hill Rotary Club in Aurora, CO. She was the first female District Governor in Colo-rado, serving District 5450 in 1999-2000. Her district conference received the Outstanding District Conference Award from Rotary International. “I love The Rotary Foundation because it allows me to do things for others that I could never do on my own. Also, by leaving a large bequest to the Foundation, my contri-bution to humanitarian work will continue in perpetuity long after I have gone.”

Zone 27 Foundation Goals: To Date Zone 27 Progress: (Nov. 30, 2009)

Per Capita Giving = $105 $19.91 (7.77)% Annual Program Fund = $3,000,000 $632,809 (9.96)% Permanent Fund = $500,000 $754,267 2359.78% Major Gifts = 15/$500,000 10/$840,508 Total Giving = $4,000,000 $1,946,033 84.71%

The incidence of polio in Nigeria dropped by more than 50 percent in

2009 to 388 cases as of 22 December, compared with 783 cases for the

same period in 2008.

Most dramatic was the decline in the transmission of the type 1 wild

poliovirus, to 74 cases from 707. Also, the proportion of

unimmunized children in Nigeria‟s highest-risk states fell below 10 per-

cent for the first time.

The World Health Organization's Advisory Committee on Polio Eradi-

cation attributes 95 percent of the world‟s progress against the disease in

2009 to Nigeria‟s success. Rotarians are playing a key role in their

country‟s gains by:

Immunizing children and helping to overcome resistance from

families initially opposed to vaccination

Airing public service announcements on state radio and sponsoring

town criers to urge mothers to bring their children to immunization posts

Monitoring National Immunization Days and Immunization Plus Days, and handing out soap, school sup-

plies, and other items to children who were vaccinated

Advocating with government, religious, and traditional leaders to step up support for ending polio

Conducting a national workshop in September to train local Rotary leaders in polio eradication

“There is a big momentum, much more than ever before, of the federal government, more state governments,

and traditional leaders, as well as some local governments, to mobilize all the needed forces,” says Busuyi

Onabolu, chair of the Nigeria PolioPlus Committee. The effort aims to ensure “that the required quality of the

campaigns is regularly implemented and every child is immunized with the potent OPV [oral polio vaccine]

drops.”

Supplementary Immunization Plus Days in November “witnessed a massive support from traditional leaders,”

says Onabolu. “There is no doubt that the traditional and religious institutions have added a new and positive

dynamic to the polio eradication campaign.”

Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the

government entity responsible for polio immunization activities in Nigeria, pointed to “an enormous respon-

siveness on the part of parents in many states” as key to the success of Immunization Plus Days in October that

reached more than 30 million children.

Other allies in Nigeria‟s drive to end the disease include Journalists Against Polio and the Forum of Muslim

Women of Nigeria, both with networks in the country‟s high-risk northern states. Organizations like these are

working in partnership with the media and communities to help coordinate the promotion of polio eradication.

A bivalent vaccine, already in use in Afghanistan, has been developed to stop the transmission of the type 1

and type 3 wild polioviruses simultaneously. According to WHO, the vaccine is intended for introduction in

India and Nigeria by late January and is expected to be “a critical new tool” in the Global Polio Eradication

Initiative.

By Dan Nixon

Rotary International News -- 8 January 2010

Nigeria the 2009 leader in progress toward ending polio

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A Rotarian records that a household's children

have been vaccinated against polio during Im-

munization Plus Days in Nigeria. Rotary Images/

Joseph Lorenzo

When a resident of Moradabad managed to sneak into an

aircraft in the Middle East and landed in India as a

stowaway, people were not sure whether to treat the news as

interesting or alarming! In a purely lighter vein, Moradabad

has probably earned the distinction of hiding the polio virus

in small pockets that are not visited by the Rotarians or health

workers. This city still poses a challenge for the polio eradica­

tion programme. RIPN Kalyan Banerjee and I decided to visit

the place before the NID in January 2010 to see how the efforts

can be strengthened. It is the wish of RIPN Kalyan Banerjee

that polio is eradicated from India before he takes over as the

President of RI in 2011. Being a person committed to the cause

of polio eradication, he decided that the best way to spend the

New Year eve and the dawn of 2010 was in the polio endemic

areas of Uttar Pradesh. Both of us decided that the New Year‟s

resolution will be to activate the clubs in the district 3110 and

be with them on January 1, 2010 to take the solemn pledge to

fight the virus to the finish.

Moradabad is one of the most important commercial

towns not only in Uttar Pradesh but also in the whole of North In-

dia. In fact, Moradabad is the largest producer of copper

and its alloys in Asia and is counted among the top five copper-

stuff exporting centres in the world. The city is famous for

its subtle copper and bronze works that are exported to hun-

dreds of countries throughout the world. This is why Morada-

bad is also known as „Peetal Nagari‟

or copper town. This famous place was fast becoming a „Polio

Nagari‟ and before this could happen the battle against polio had

to be fought there at its doorsteps. Moradabad has the credit for

giving the final shape to Mahatma Gandhi‟s non-cooperation

movement. I am afraid that the tendency is reflected for the

wrong reasons now and efforts to have a joint action plan for

eradicating polio must gather momentum.

District Governor of 3100 Sangeetha Kumar, NCM

Sudhir Gupta, DPPC B S Mathur and DGN Neeraj Agarwal

accompanied us to Hamirpur, Guladiyamafi and Taarabad met

the victims of recent polio attacks. The visit was followed

up with a meeting with District Collector of Moradabad

Mr. Ravindra IAS and Divisional Commissioner Mr. Manoj

Kumar Singh IAS and newer strategies were discussed. The

visit to Sirsi, Hazrat Nagar Garhi and Hathiya Khera proved

useful to take stock of the activities that were going on for

routine immunisation. I must make a special mention about

the efforts of NCM Sudhir Gupta who seems to be fighting a

battle against polio single handedly here.

It was noticed that the routine immunisation programme

was deficient in cer-

tain areas and the

markings on the

houses revealed that

the children had not

been immunised.

Deplorable sanitary

conditions were no-

ticed in most areas

and extremely unhy-

gienic drinking water

was what people

were consuming. This is an area where the clubs can con-

centrate their efforts and bring about a visible change.

The Block Mobilisation Co-ordinators and Community

Mobilisation Co-ordinators of UNICEF were visiting the

villagers. To raise the level of routine immunisation to 100 percent

Auxiliary Nursing Midwives were motivated to visit every

house. The number of midwives needed to be increased and given

proper transport facility. The virus is also carried in adults

and when these people defecate in the open, the contamination

reaches the children. It was suggested that in High risk areas,

the vaccine can be given to all persons. It is important that

the DG and all the clubs in this district devote more time in the

coming days to ensure that no child goes without being im-

munised.

The banners and pamphlets advocating immunisation

needed to be more attractive and also large quantities

needed to be made. The polio immunisation programme

needed to be supported with the Zinc & ORS promotion

also and the assistance of medical practitioners was

needed. The quality of water from hand pumps neededmo-

nitoring. Rotarians and the community members must take up

the programme seriously if the virus must go from this place.

The glory of Moradabad must be restored. From 1625

when the city was founded, it has seen many wars, though

between its own people. Today the war we must wage is

against the polio virus, which like a stowaway, seems to be

hatching on to different children and creat-

ing havoc. The Gangetic plain in which

this area falls is a fertile place for grains,

cotton and sugarcane. It should not become

afertile place for the polio virus.

Rtn. Ashok Mahajan

Trustee, The Rotary Foundation

Member IPPC

Director, Rotary International 2007–09

Moradabad Revisited

Page 8 Volume 1, Issue VI

RIPN Kalyan Banerjee discussing the Polio

Immunisation Strategy.

This is a picture of a Ro-

tarian in Durango ringing

the bell. Many of our

clubs rang the bell this

Holiday Season for a

great cause and the Sal-

vation Army thanks you

all!!

Salvation Army volun-

teers, THANK YOU for

ringing!! You rocked,

rolled and froze your buns

to support our commu-

nity, Rotary in ac‐ tion!

Salvation Army volunteers, Thank you throughout the District

2010 International RYLA application deadline extended to 15 March

with other exceptional

young leaders from around

the world. This special

event will be held 17-20

June in Montréal, Québec,

Canada, immediately be-

fore the 2010 RI Conven-

tion.

Though the first deadline

to apply passed on 15 De-

cember, applications are

still being considered on a

rolling basis, space permit-

ting. Eligible participants are be-

tween the ages of 18 and 30,

have extensive experience with

any Rotary youth or educational

program, and are not Rotarians.

We strongly recommend that in-

terested candidates submit an

application with all required sig-

natures as soon as possible, but

no later than 15 March. Apply

now!

Find more information on the In-ternational RYLA.

The deadline to apply for the

2010 International RYLA has

been extended to 15 March.

The International RYLA is an

advanced leadership training

event where young adults par-

ticipate in discussions and ac-

tivities related to issues of inter-

national interest, such as peace

and conflict resolution and

clean water scarcity. Aside from

joining in the group discussions

and training exercises, atten-

dees will be able to network

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We are looking for stories, happenings, successful adventures or not successful adventures! Let other Rotarians know. Failures can sometimes be changed into successes. Give us your ideas and com-ments. Pictures are great, add names to the pictures. Email to: Charles Bawden Fax: 970 945-2530 Newsletter Editor Phone: 970 319-7188 cabawden@gmail.com

We’re on the web Rotary International

Www.Rotary.org

We’re on the web

District 5470

Www.Rotary5470.org

Students throughout Kit

Carson county raised

$3,482 . Ken Viken, a

Burlington Rotarian said

the kids did an excellent

job and the club agreed to

match the monies raised

for a grand total of

$7,684.48. The club went

around and spoke to the

students about polio and

collected over 107,000

pennies which weighed

602 lbs. Additionally 117

lbs of nickels, dimes, and

quarters were also col-

lected. The club gave a

$50 certificate to to

Stratton's 5th grade class

who had the top class

average at $16.13 and

gave a $100 prize to the

same school which had

raised the highest average

per student at $6.48 per

student.

Glenwood Springs Sunrise Rotary raises over $2,500

for Polio Plus and local charities. On Sunday Decem-

ber 6th, 2009 the Glenwood Springs Sunrise Rotary

Club held its first annual Opera recital in Glenwood

Springs. Heidi Paul, a trained opera singer with a Mas-

ters from Denver University, sang arias from various

operas at the Glenwood Springs HS featuring Kevin

Kennedy as her accompanist from Denver. A recep-

tion for approximately 200 pp followed with food do-

nated from The Riviera, a downtown restaurant, and

other individuals of the club. Tickets were sold in ad-

vance plus at the door.

Polio Corner—What clubs are dong to raise money for Polio Plus

Glenwood Springs Sunrise Rotary

holds an Opera Recital

Paonia exceeds their goals and continues on

Last year Paonia sent $4,000 off to Polio

Plus and are already organizing a Gala for

this January. This event took place on

Saturday Jan. 16th and included a recep-

tion for sponsors; the showing of the 2009

Academy award-nominated film on polio

“The Final Inch” followed, by an ice cream

social and music by the Gospel Project

(Rotarians Mike Gwinn, Pres. Bill Bishop

and district membership co-chair Sarah

Bishop) and the jazz “Band North Fork

Flyers”. They expect to raise over $1000

from this event.

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Violin vir-

tuoso

Itzhak

Perlman

dazzled a

sold-out

audience

at New

York's

Lincoln

Center

during Rotary's concert to benefit polio eradica-

tion. Attendees also heard the good news that

Rotarians have surpassed the halfway point in

meeting Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge

Burlington Club does Pennies for Polio

Photograph of the Gospel Project courtesy of

the Delta County Independent.

On December 10, the Broadmoor Rotary

Club invited 30 children with special needs

from Widefield School District to our annual

Christmas Party. This party has been an an-

nual tradition for the Broadmoor Rotary Club

for, by some accounts, at least the past 40

years.

The gifts are selected specifically for each child

by their teachers and the kids come to the

Cheyenne Mountain Resort for lunch. After

lunch, Santa and his elf came into the room,

went to his throne and called each child by

name to come up and get their gift.

Broadmoor Rotary Club hosted a Children’s Christmas Party

Redlands Club becomes a 100% Paul Harris Club

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Walid Bou-Matar, immediate Past District Governor came to the Redlands Rotary Club in November for

the installation of 13 new Paul Harris Fellows. This makes Redlands Rotary the only club in District 5470 to

have 100% Paul Harris Fellowship Membership. Past-District Governor Walid made the presentation of

the Paul Harris Fellowships and then presented to the club a banner proclaiming them a 100 Percent Paul

Harris Fellow Club.

Left to right are: new PH Fellow Chris Gaty, new PH Fellow Rick Rodd, Past DG Walid Bou-Matar, new PH Fellow Chuck Burns,

new PH Fellow John Shihady, PH Fellow Jeff Wendland (holding banner), new PH Fellow John Feliciano, new PH Fellow Rachel Davis,

new PH Fellow Brenda Brock. Several were absent but will be given their fellowships when they return.

P.E.T.S. 2010

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BECOMING A SUPER PRESIDENT

PRESIDENTS-ELECT TRAINING SEMINAR FEBRUARY 26-28, 2010

DENVER MARRIOTT TECH CENTER I-25 at Belleview Ave., Exit 199,

east to Syracuse St., north to the Marriott

HIGH-COUNTRY P.E.T.S. is a program to prepare you for a confident leadership role…to help you build your team…to help provide insight into recognizing and meeting the needs of your community...to bring you current with the recognized programs of ROTARY IN-TERNTIONAL…and to provide you with resources and materials that will help guide you through the year while serving as Club President. This is a Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Ne-

braska, and Wyoming workshop for Rotary Club Presidents-Elect, Presidents Elect

Nominee and Assistant Governors in Districts 5390-5440-5450-5470-5630.

….begins at the

TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL

PLEASE REVIEW ALL THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FLYER.

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE FIRST CONTACT THE

FOLLOWING REGISTRAR FOR YOUR DISTRICT.

P.E.T.S. Registrar for: District 5470: District 5470 Governors-Elect:

Mary O’Connor - oconnorm@aol.com Steve Berg 719-469-8062 scb624@hotmail.com

IMPORTANT: The 2007 Council on Legislation requires that only Presidents Elect who have been to President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) are able to serve as Club Presi-dent, so this training is mandatory for those who will serve as Club President in 2010-2011. If, for some reason, you will not be serving as Club President in 2010-2011, PLEASE pass this along to the person who will be the President. And please let your DGE know the name, address, phone number and email of the person who will be serving. Thank you!