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Denver Mile High Rotary where commitment and service rise above the mountain tops

President’s Column:

July 26, 2016

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Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
We welcome Chris Wong back from Italy as he will be taking over the newsletter starting today! Thank you Chris for stepping up!
RYLA has been in full swing all week. The kids are having a wonderful time, and we look forward to hearing about their experience down the road. We do still need someone to pick up Bao Vu, our RYLA Rep this Friday at 12:30 from the YMCA camp of the Rockies. Terry Tomsick was awesome to take him up there, if someone can volunteer to pick him up, please contact Linda Sue as soon as possible - ProdnDsgn@aol.com
What is RYLA?
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership program coordinated by Rotary Clubs around the globe. Each year, thousands of young people participate in this program. Young people ages 13–18 here in the USA are sponsored by Rotary Clubs to attend the event run by the club's district committee.
Look forward to seeing the new members tonight as we kick off a new member gathering, the first of many to answer some of the Rotary questions that you may not yet know, or find new ways to get involved within our club or even the district. Come with your questions if you plan to be there. It will start at 6pm and will be over by 7pm.
Tomorrow is our July monthly Happy Hour at the Thirsty Lion in Cherry Creek! Join other members for a little fellowship, socialize get to know other members a little better.
Tomorrow we will host Kristin Fong from the Museum Educator of the American Museum of Western Art. She will introduce us to this world class collection.
Do you know anyone that would find this interesting? Please invite them as a guest our breakfast!
Thank you for all the work each of you do to make our club such a great club!
I continue to look forward to such a great year to come.
Thank you and see you tomorrow,
Melanie

Inside this issue:

Upcoming Programs	2
Inpirators, Greeters, Hosts	3
Mini Dinners & New Member Gathering	4
Training	5
Calendar & Book Club	6
Message from DG & DMHR Gifting Goals	7

Denver Mile High Rotary Upcoming Programs
July 27th—We will host Kristin Fong, Museum Educator of the American Museum of Western Art this week, July 27. She will introduce us to this world class collection.
AMWA provides access to one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Western art in one of the most unique settings in the country, the historic Navarre Building. The Collection is displayed in a salon style, which is in keeping with the Navarre’s 19th Century origins and allows the Museum to exhibit a survey of Western art and history. The Museum’s permanent exhibition (which includes over 300 paintings, drawings, and sculptures by more than 180 artists and spans nearly 200 years of American history) promotes the public’s understanding and appreciation of art depicting the American West from the early 1800s through the present day.
Kristin Fong is the Educator at the American Museum of Western Art—The Anschutz Collection. Prior to joining the Museum in 2013, Kristin worked in European and American Painting at the Denver Art Museum and acquired a Master’s degree in Art History and Museum Studies at the University of Denver.
August 3rd, - Myra Isenhart will speak on Forgiveness. Myra is an author of—Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves: Understanding and Healing Our Emotional Wounds - Myra teaches, writes and consults about ADR. Currently an adjunct faculty member at the Regis University Graduate Program in Conflict Resolution, she designs and teaches courses such asThe Psychology of Conflict and Organizational Conflict Management.

July Birthdays
July 8—Dan Himelspach
July 24th—Betty Speir

Weekly Inspirators, Greeters & Hosts
July 27th
Inspiration - Diane Messamore
Greeters - Preston Dickey & Debra Flick
Host - Mark Foseid
August 3rd
Inspiration - Kim Gardner
Greeters - Tom Giordano and Tom Gregory
Host - Susan Henderson
Vocational - Ann Tull
August 10th
Inspiration - Ted Hendryx
Greeters - Dan Himelspach and Sarah Hite
Host - Bob Kemp
Rotary Minute - Noreen Keleshian

Mini Dinners
Please attend the Mini Dinner hosted by Michael Tapp and Heidi Resetarits (and their spouses)
Date: Saturday, August 13th, 6 pm
Location: Michael and Betsy Tapp’s home: 10503 Oakmoor Lane, Parker, CO 80134
Cost: $40 per person, all proceeds to benefit the Denver Mile High Rotary Foundation
Theme: Chopped!: A Competition Among Chefs.
This is going to be a very fun and entertaining evening. We’ll be following the premise of the Food Network television show “Chopped!”, where celebrity chefs compete to make the best appetizer, main entrée and dessert using a basket of mystery ingredients. Betty Speir, Kurt Bartley, and Dan Himelspach have graciously agreed to be our “celebrity chefs” for the evening. With the help of their spouses / friends, they will be competing for the title of “Grand Rotary Chef”. You, our Mini Dinner guests have the honor of being the judges for the evening, rating each dish on taste, presentation, and creative use of the required mystery ingredients, to decide which chefs will be chopped, and who will go home with the Grand Prize. In fairness to our volunteer chefs, and to our guests who will eat their food, Heidi and Michael will let the chefs know in advance what the mystery ingredients will be, so they can hone their culinary skills and prepare something delicious for everyone. Please consider joining us for this entertaining evening of food, drink and fun. Contact Michael or Heidi with any questions about the evening.
Please RSVP to Betty Speir at bspeirsells@comcast.net, or sign up at our weekly meeting.
New Member Gathering
New Members—Join us on the evening of July 26th for a New Member Gathering. This is the first of many new member gatherings to help answer questions that you may not know about the Denver Mile High Rotary Club. To help you make the most of your membership and make the connections you need.
Heidi Resetarits has more information about location and details.

TRAINING
Would you like more knowledge and training from Rotary. Our District hosts District Learning and Leadership Development—Plans and carries out, with the direction of the District Governor Elect, the District Assembly in the spring of each year; serves as a resource to club trainers, and assists in other District seminars, workshops, and conferences as requested.
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) - Rocky Mountain Division
A training program dedicated to improving the Rotary knowledge and leadership skills of the future leaders of Rotary Clubs and Districts. Click here to view the RLI Brochure.
Don’t be afraid to ask, there are resources out there. Become a better leader, member of Rotary of society.
http://www.rotary5450.org/SitePage/training

Denver Mile High Rotary

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Continental Breakfast
The continental breakfast will be served every 2nd Wednesday of the month.
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Denver Mile High Rotary Calendar
July 26th - New Member gathering
July 27th - Monthly Happy Hour - Thirsty Lion - Cherry Creek, 201 Columbine, Denver. 5p-7p
August 13th - CHOPS—Michael Tapp and Heidi Resetarits Mini Dinner
August 20th - Grants and Club Qualification Training - 9:00 to 11:30 am—To register email Carolyn Schrader at schrader407@gmail.com
January 7th - RI President's Dinner & Polio Fundraiser 5:30—8:30

Would you like to join the Denver Mile High Rotary Book Club?
This Book: The Nightingale
Contact Sarah Hite for more information
schite2000@yahoo.com

http://www.endpolio.org/

Message from District Governor Bill Downes
"ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY"
As our District's new Lieutenant and Assistant Governor’s and Committee Chairs, and Club’s presidents and their boards take office July 1, let us all be grateful for their leadership, willingness to give of their talents, time and treasure to accomplish all that we have set out to do.
See more— http://www.rotary5450.org/
Denver Mile High Rotary gifting Goals 2016—2017 to the Rotary International Foundation and Polio Plus campaign.
Year to date in 2015-2016 the Denver Mile High Club donated $10,884 to the RI Foundation and $5,614 to the Polio Plus fund.
I thought it would be fun to track our success this year on these goals that the district and Rotary International asks us to achieve!