Teenage Volunteers Needed for Derby Day
Who knows a willing and able ... well, able is really the only requirement ... teenager who can help keep the balls rollin' down Limelight at Aspen Highlands?
Details: Arrive at Highlands by noon on Saturday. On the hill by 1:30 p.m. Race starts at 2:21 p.m. Race ends at 2:22 p.m. Lunch and a t-shirt will be provided.
Interested volunteers can sign up here:
https://bit.ly/37walNh. The form is short and simple (minus reading the waiver about all of the ways in which careening bouncy balls can injure you).
Thank You from the Aspen Hope Center
βIn 2020, the Aspen Hope Center assisted 922 new people during a time of crisis. During the early stages of COVID, we supported more than one hundred of our first responders, school staff, as well as City and County employees. We dedicated sixteen hours per week to being in the Incident Command Post with the team that lead the charge during the pandemic.
Your gift of $116 on June 30, 2021 from Happy Bucks collected was immediately put to use for our crisis program. You allow us to provide free services to individuals in need. YOU have made a difference.β
β Michelle Muething, Executive Director, Aspen Hope Center
The Derby Silent Auction is Live
If you're anything like me, you do your best silent auction bidding and buying after a glass of wine. Great news, the silent auction is LIVE and you can bid any time you want between now and Saturday morning without any judgement for what time of day you drink wine.
Or Here (by scanning the QR code):
Don't know how to scan a QR code? No problem.
Simply open the camera application on your phone (assuming your phone is 2017 or newer) and position the QR code in the center of the screen. You will get a notification to open the link in a web browser and you're there.
Special thanks to Craton for delivering on the preponderance of auction items.
Everything You Need to Know About Derby Day
Time to Arrive: Depending upon your job assignment (Lorraine will send an email today), you will arrive by 8:30 a.m. for set-up or by 10 a.m. for all other tasks. Don't have an assignment? No problem. Show up by 10 a.m. and you'll be assigned a job.
Where to Park: If you aren't arriving at the crack of dawn, we have a special Park & Ride set up at Aspen Middle School. Aspen Skiing Company has generously provided shuttles and drivers that will run continuously from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. RFTA to Highlands is another great options. Masks are required on RFTA and the shuttles.
The Pledge of Allegiance: We're Doing It Wrong
If you know Bennett Bramson, you know that in addition to selling a bazillion ducks every summer (except this summer when he is the slayer of "suggested donations"), he tirelessly reminds us that we put a comma in the Pledge of Allegiance that doesn't exist. Despite his great frustration with us for not getting it right, he powers on in trying to teach us.
Because I dove down the Pledge rabbit hole, I'll channel my inner Scott Russell to give you some facts that might come in handy sometime when you're playing trivia at Rotary or elsewhere in the world.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.
In its original form it read:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
In 1923 the words "the Flag of the United States of America," were added."
In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today.
Reader's Digest version of what we're getting wrong: There is no pause between "one nation" and "under God." It is read as "One nation under God."
Upcoming Events
Friday, August 13
August Board Meeting
In Person at the Mountain Chalet & via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85347450051
7:30am - 9am
Saturday, August 14
Ducky Derby 2021 at Aspen Highlands
August 27th - 29
2nd Annual Rifle Rotary Club & Rotary District 5470
Sporting Clay Shoot Invitational
Your $500 registration fee includes: 4 Team Members, 100 clays for each shooter, awards, Western BBQ Dinner (including beer or wine) and dancing, trophies and recognition for the winning teams.
Register by email at julievanhoek@gmail.com, or contact Julie at 970-361-1931.
Saturday, December 11
50th Anniversary Golden Gala
The Hotel Jerome
Black Tie Invited β 6:00 p.m.
$150/person