In honor of Dr. Thomas Sowell's retirement from Hoover Institution, Jon Kelly shares the following quotes of inspiration, " "People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything? “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”
Speaker: Adriana Martinez, from Madrid Spain, is our youth exchange student for 2016-2017.
Adriana took Thursday morning to share with us beautiful pictures of her town in Torrelodones as well as her family and country's traditions. She was proud to talk about her church, which she referenced as her second family and a place she has fond memories while growing up.
Education in Spain is somewhat different than that in the US. She shares with us an up close and personal view of her classroom, where each student will have an iPad, they will sit in different seats each day to connect with all the students, and they will also have one teacher per grade, whom Adriana noted as highly respected among the children. Additionally, her school began a radio station that she and fellow classmates enjoyed being part of.
Adrian's travels to Aspen were not exactly smooth sailing. Her flights kept her down south for a day later than expected. Nonetheless, she was overjoyed with a gathering of Aspen Rotarians at there arrival. Our American culture may have caught her off guard at introduction; she explains in laughter, "I am use to a double kiss on each cheek....not a hand shake!?"
Adriana spent her first three months with the Uhlfelders. She is now residing with her host mom and Rotarian, Sam Johnson. She has been privileged to join the Aspen High School dance team and also learn snowboarding! She is excited about prom night and has been overjoyed by the adventures of ex-ed and her youth exchange trips. Melanie and Maggie, who we know all so well, have helped Adriana to become acquainted with the Aspen and the American culture.
Guests: Macy Morris, previous Rotarian andguest of Roger Nickelson. Jud Hawk of the Meadows.
Breakfast in 2017 ???
Beginning in January we will be served fresh squeezed OJ at the Mountain Chalet! See you all there in 2017!
Updates
Credit Cards will be up and running by 2017! You will be able to pay dues, buy raffle tickets and make donations of other sorts.
Help Craig fill in some demographic information for our club. If he asks you your birthday, its not because he's throwing a party for you.
Steve Wickes thanks the Meadows and the general manager, Jud Hawk for over 15 years of Rotarian breakfasts. Jud shares his disappointment for our departure and welcomes us back anytime in the future! Steve shares the rich history among our Rotarians and the Aspen Institute, specifically John Keleher and Jon Sarpa. Lastly, we recognized the hard work on our servers!
Remembering Our Own
Stoney shares his sympathy for Gordon Denton's passing, Gordon was a former Aspen Rotary Club President.
Gratitude for Our Worker Bees at the Bell
Bob Blaich is making his Rotarian dues at the bell this past holiday week! Still time to support and ring the bell!
January 5: Chris Stoner, Wild Bear Bee Farm
January 12: Bridget Derkash, River Bridge Regional Center
January 19: Committee Briefings - Make sure you get together with the committee to prepare a small presentation to our club!
January 26: Steve Skadron, City of Aspen Mayor
February 2: Nicholas Vesey, Aspen Chapel
February 9: Diane Darling, Program Chair/Roaring Fork Brain Train
February 16: Dave Ressler, Aspen Valley Hospital
Tom Clark wins the raffle and the JACKPOT!!!!!
HAPPY BUCKS ....today's bucks supported a whopping $140 which will go to Lucy and the Aspen Institute team for all of their support to us throughout the years!
Maurice Emmer shares his happiness for the Aspen Chapel's hospitality for youth exchange students during the X-Games. John Sarpa shares his happiness for the walks to breakfast that will no longer be. Tom Clark comes clean stating that since Craig Melville gave him a dollar to buy the jackpot ticket, he's donating his winnings. Sam Johnston is happy for Adriana's presentation today! Christmas for a six year old is too exciting not to share, says Justin Barrow. Todd Brewer counters in, "when you stop believing you don't get presents." ...That about wraps it up aside from some good old Rotarian shenanigans that are just too juicy to share...but did pull in some fun laughs and bucks for the Institute crew!
In final...
As your last newsletter editor for 2016, I hope this past year provided you and your family with many memories of joy, hope, and success. I am positive we can all look back and note some mishap-endings that we'd rather not hit reply again. But those are the moments that push us to become stronger, more resilient, and brave. During my work this year, I entrenched my yearning for knowledge around how to become a better leader. The acronym to live BIG was a central part for how I may encompass this in my life, and my work. To Live BIG means to live with boundaries, integrity, and generosity. Easier said than done, especially when we carry around the human experience of shame. My one wish for you all to take the past and capitalize on the lessons learned, the pain suffered, the joy shared, and LIVE BIG!
Yours Truly,
The therapist
The Weekly Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Aspen.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
