Hey Englewood Rotarians,
Dawn Shepherd has successfully organized two holiday bell-ringing sessions for the Salvation Army at King Soopers on Yosemite and Belleview. On the afternoon of Nov. 24 Dawn, Spence, Bob, Patty and Mike will participate. On the afternoon of Dec. 1 Dawn, Frank, Jim and Ed will be there. Kudos to Dawn, and thanks to everyone helping with this nice event.
We received an overwhelming response from the three Air Force bases in Colorado Springs with requests for assistance from our military program. We have 64 military families to shop for, so there is a lot of volunteer work needed to complete the project.
We have received volunteers from North Colorado Springs RC, East Colorado Springs RC and members from the previous InterQuest RC of Colorado Springs. There are still two areas where we need Englewood volunteers:
(1) Between Nov 1 and Nov 16,to buy clothing and gifts requested for each family member, gift wrap and deliver to staging point in Colorado Springs between 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon on Nov. 17 (we do have volunteers to deliver gifts to Colorado Springs, if you can’t manage that aspect), and
(2) On Nov. 17, to shop Costco for groceries, deliver to staging point, organize food and wrapped gifts for each family and assist military personnel with pick-up. Details will follow soon. Please contact Dawn or Patty to volunteer.
Happy Hour is this week, Wed. Oct. 24, at Zane’s Italian Bistro, 8101 E Belleview Ave, Denver 80237, 6:00 PM. Sorry I will not be there I am staying with my two granddaughters in Colorado Springs while their dad, Chris, is elk hunting in NW Colorado.
On the 31st, there is no regular meeting due to Halloween. So the next regular meeting is Nov.7. Hope to see you then.
To attend the Englewood C of C Annual Service Club and Community Leaders Luncheon on Oct. 30, RSVP to Patty. We have 18 signed up so far; come even if you haven’t signed up in advance. The $20 cost will be paid by the club. (Note from Patty: We’re honoring Ed as Rotarian of the Year at this lunch.)
Upcoming Meetings & Events
- NOV 7, 14, DEC 12, 19 : Regular Meetings
- NOV 14, DEC 19: Board meetings.
- OCT 24: Happy Hour at Zane’s Italian Bistro, 6:00 PM
- OCT 30: Englewood C of C Annual Service Club and Community Leaders Luncheon.
- NOV 1-16: Buy clothing and gifts for military families
- NOV 17: Deliver wrapped gifts for military families to staging point in Colo Spgs
- NOV 17: Buy groceries, organize packages for military families, assist military personnel with pick-up
Regards, Ed Koerperich
