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Member Announcements
2012 State of the City Luncheon The Lakewood Foothills Rotary Club distinguished itself for the third year by hosting a very successful "State of the City Luncheon" for over three hundred forty guests on Wednesday, February 29th. Positive feedback continues from individual attendees and community organizations large and small. The energy in the ballroom and in the foyer was inspiring. Furthermore, the luncheon sold out early, and is predicted to attract even greater attendance next year. Lakewood Mayor Bob Murphy received an appreciative standing ovation before he began his speech, demonstrating the enthusiastic support of the guests. His words emphasized a positive vision for the City of Lakewood, and attendees welcomed news of many future projects for the city. The festivities included four gifts left at each place setting and a banner at the podium that displayed Lakewood’s awards for being an All American City and the Diversity City Award. The Mayor and his helpful staff consistently complemented our Club’s efforts during the entire project.
Rotary District 5450 Governor, Jim Halderman and Rotarian, Peggy Halderman received a hearty welcome. Jim spoke of the importance of Rotary as a catalyst for the humanitarian causes it sponsors each year. Lakewood Foothills Rotary recognized Bill Marino with a Paul Harris Award, in recognition of his work with the West Colfax Business Improvement District. Checks in the amount of $1000 apiece were presented to both The [Jeffco] Action Center and The Denver Indian Center. I am personally grateful to the City of Lakewood, the Sheraton staff, and our many Club members whose combined efforts made the luncheon such a noteworthy community event. Thank you. Ernie Witucki, President
Lakewood Foothills Rotary Club
What is a Rotarian? Grant Wilkins, Denver Rotary Club 31 A Rotarian is a person who digs wells from which he won’t drink A person who vaccinates children he will never meet Who restores eyesight to those he won’t ever see Who builds housing he will never live in Who educates people he will never know Who plants trees he will never see or sit under Who feeds hungry people, regardless of color, race, or politics Who makes crawlers into walkers halfway around the world Who knows real happiness, which as Albert Schweitzer said, "can only be found by serving others."
Here are two messages about our Work Day at the Denver Indian Center on April 16th.
From: Jay Grimm
Subject: RE: Rotary-Denver Indian Center Work Day - You are all amazing.
Thank you Rotarians for your hard work and commitment to community. We are grateful for your compassion and interest in Colorado’s American Indian community. The building looks great. Warmest regards, Jay Jay Grimm, Navajo
Executive Director
Denver Indian Center
www.denverindiancenter.org
From: Michael Oldham, Past District Governor
Subject: Rotary-Denver Indian Center Work DayDear
Workers at the DIC Work Day, Thank you for participating in yesterday’s workday at the Denver Indian Center. Your diligence and hard work enabled us to complete all of our project as planned and earlier than anticipated. Most importantly we partnered with the DIC to get the Montessori Pre School installed. We all look forward to seeing it in operation in the future.
I express the thanks of everyone on the American Indian Committee, to participating Rotarians and community members who helped. We also extend our thanks to the Denver Indian Center folks including Jay, Payton, and Shannon for their assistance with the project, and to Edwin and Rose for a wonderful breakfast set up and great lunch.
Mike
"Each day must be filled with as much joy as we can wheedle out of it. Life doesn’t live itself." --Rube Goldberg, American Cartoonist, writer, and inventor, 1883-1970
Youth’s Great Possibilities "The youth of every generation has stood in a critical position, for the scales have been tipped one way or the other by the training they received from their elders. This is particularly true today. Our boys and girls have greater freedom, exercise greater power, and have more opportunities for both good and evil, than ever before. How important it is, therefore, that youth’s great possibilities for good be realized and developed!” --Angus S. Mitchell, 1948-49 RI President, address to the 1949 convention in New York City
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