High on Rotary

Hello Rotarians and Friends,

I am here wishing you a happy, safe and fun-filled Independence Day. At the Fire Eater house, we honor this day by playing John Phillip Souza marches at full blast all morning, enjoying the liberty to grill, eat and drink merrily, the freedom to play horseshoes, and finally a reading of some freedom speech or document before the big boom town opens up in the sky over Black Hawk. Many choose the Declaration of Independence – the document and spirit this day celebrates – as the standard reading, but there is a fine exerpt of George Washington’s general orders given on July 2, 1776 that I thought I’d share with you. Because it’s good to recall the circumstances of our release, and because everybody but everybody just loves George Washington. If that’s too serious for you, I also added the awesome Founding Fathers Rap from JibJab at the bottom. Word!!

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 A little message from Cora Meneceur of the Rotary Rail and Water Tour:

My experience with Rotary and Intelligentsia International

“At the age of 21, I left the Parisian suburbs and came to Florida to work with a Rotary International water projects committee, and to learn about U.S. non-profit organizations as part of my 6-month Masters Degree internship with Intelligentsia International. But it ended up being much more than this. Here, I discovered a real team committed to promote access to drinkable water throughout the world.

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Thanks to all the well wishers for helping Ted stay positive and recover. He’s now able to get in and out of a wheelchair and go to the dining room for dinner. Physical therapy twice a day leaves him a bit tired, but he still appreciates your cards, calls and visits. You can still find him at Lifecare Evergreen. Let Michelle know if you have any questions or need more info.

Please send hopes and prayers. If you would like to send a card, Michelle will drop these off directly. Ted has a bout with pneumonia and terrible arthritis pain, but was doing much better when I went to visit him yesterday. He would also appreciate calls and visits. Let Michelle know if you need more info.

You can see pics of last year’s Duck Race at our Flickr page!

(If that link didn’t work, find it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47977696@N03/?saved=1)

The Red Men Cemetery at the top of Eureka in Central City is being decimated by overuse, with vandalism and damage to stones and greenery - The Historical Advisory Preservation Commission, in partnership with the Cities of Black Hawk and Central and the County of Gilpin, will be leading a community effort on JUNE 26th from 9 am until the job is done to get this area spruced up and protected. Our community will gather there for a bit of food and then aim to replace the old fences and install signage about the area’s history. Come and learn about the Red Men Cemetery and enjoy fellowship with your community while helping to keep it beautiful and preserve history for generations to come. For more info, send us a note.

There is so much fun stuff going on… don’t miss out! And please lend a hand to those who work so hard to keep our beautiful mountain community, well, beautiful. And remember you can visit our FaceBook page to find out what our friends are up to, too!

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Cora Meneceur gave an OUTSTANDING presentation on global water projects on behalf of the District 6960 (Florida) Water Projects Committee. We learned how water projects are funded and by whom, and how the work gets done. We owe a great debt to Cora and the District 6960 WP committee for bringing this informative presentation to us. And special thanks to the Moore’s and Linda Jones for helping to make her visit comfortable and fun. Thanks to everyone for this great program!! If you would like more information on the Rotary Rail and Water Tour and their projects, please visit http://centralasiawater.org/service.php or find the Rotary Rail and Water Tour on Facebook!

The Peak to Peak Rotary Club is delighted to announce that we have moved our lunch location back to where we started out - Farraday’s Steakhouse at The Isle of Capris Casino in Black Hawk. Our first meeting at this location will take place on Thursday, June 3rd. Farraday’s is located on the casino level across from Calypso’s Buffet. Guest lunches are $10. If you would like more information on Rotary Club meetings, please contact President, D’lynn Morse at (303) 582-3934.

Our featured speaker for this date is a special one – French exchange student, Cora Menaceur, is taking a train tour of the U.S. in support of Rotary Water Projects, and the Peak to Peak Club is delighted to be her host on her stop in Colorado. Her presentation will feature information on Rotary Water Projects around the world! This is a great chance to see exactly what Rotary is and does. Please join us!

Megan Finnesy has done it again with her Dirty Thirty Race – but she needs a food pick up person on June 5th. And the Nederland Visitors’ Center is looking for volunteers as well.

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