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Maurice Emmer, Editor-of-the-month
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Sergeant-at-Arms Jon Kelly shared the following immortal words of Vince Lombardi (who, it turns out sadly, was not):
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."
Speaker:Diane Darling of the Roaring Fork Brain Train, an organization that provides educational and social programs for seniors, as well as support for caregivers and family members of people living with dementia. Diane developed this program as a result of her own family member who developed Early Onset Alzheimer's. Diane explained the challenges facing people suffering from dementia and the challenges faced by their caregivers. She also explained how the Roaring Fork Brain Train supports those who suffer from dementia and their caregivers.
Guests:
Lori Small, guest of Bill Small
Vel Engels, guest of John Engels
Keith Elder, guest of Emily Burr
Mike Hoffman, former president (of the club, that is)
Jordan White of Mountain Rescue
-Thank you was received from the homeless shelter for happy bucks donations last month.
-Susan Gomes: March 5 will be Shining Stars, children coping with cancer. We will serve dinner at the Inn at Aspen
-President Craig asked members to turn in any Rotary flags they have so they can be displayed at future meetings.
-Any members who have served in the Peace Corps should submit stories about their experiences, as the Peace Corps is seeking stories about Rotary and the Peace Corps.
-Robyn Smith explained the Create Mentorship Aspen program for young professionals. The purpose is to enable bright young people to create and grow businesses. Our club made a seed money donation to jump start the program, which serves dozens of pairs of experienced business mentors and aspiring young professionals and entrepreneurs. The program is ably led by executive director Julie Engels, daughter in law of John and Vel Engels.
Jim De Francia won the raffle. Invite Jim to dinner and ask him to pick up the check.
February 16: Dave Ressler, CEO of Aspen Valley Hospital will perform free knee replacements on site at the meeting
February 23: Pamela Paresky, PhD in psychology; works for the Aspen Institute; writer for Psychology Today
March 9: Aspen Newspaper Columnists Carroll, Gallagher, Marolt, Semple will predict the fate of the planet and, more importantly, the entrance to Aspen.
Happy Bucks (benefitting Mountain Rescue):
Jordan White made a short presentation about Mountain Rescue. He thanked the club for supporting the organization with happy bucks. Happy bucks were donated by:
Emily Burr because the Music Festival had a successful salon last night at the Cooking School (thanks to Rob Ittner). She encouraged all to attend a performance of a stellar young pianist Thursday night at Paepcke.
Kathy Klug because Mountain Rescue is in our town.
Justin Barrow because, when he encountered an injured skier in the back country, Mountain Rescue came to the rescue.
Diane Darling for the opportunity to address the club.
Steve Seyffert for an amazing Super Bowl.
Jeanette Darnauer for a great Jazz Cafe and for the presentation at Paepcke Auditorium by the author of the book How Not to Die, regarding the importance of a plant-based diet to health.
Todd Shaver for the salon (mentioned by Emily Burr).
Scott Russell for Mountain Rescue and for our great speaker.
Will be held at the Mountain Chalet at 7:30 AM Friday, January 10. Breakfast will be served.
Steve Seyffert announced that the scholarship committee has $37,500 to be awarded. He called a scholarship committee meeting following the speaker's presentation.
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