Greeley Centennial Rotary
Our speaker on June 26, was Elizabeth Winn from Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain. We learned what an amazing organization Junior Achievement is. We learned that their programs start in elementary school with courses on communities and the people who work there. In middle and high school, students learn about financial literacy, work skills, and the global marketplace. The culminating experience is at the JA Finance Park, a realistic on-site or virtual community, to put into practice what they’ve learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. 
On June 26, Scott Gattis announced the results of our survey on the meeting schedule for the Thursday Lunch Bunch. As you know, we issued a survey to all club members and had a special club meeting on May 29, to discuss this big decision. In addition, co-presidents Scott and Karoline reached out to as many members as possible to make sure we got a good response from the club. We were able to get input from a strong majority of Thursday members, who "voted" by a margin of 3 to 1 to continue the new schedule of 2 meetings each month. Scott, Karoline, and the program committee are working on our meetings for July and onward. The program committee is committed to providing the best speakers each meeting and the president's team will be arranging for special meetings when we have a 5th Thursday in the month (at least 4 times each year). 1. Extra Meeting This Month and Survey!
Centennial at the Stampede | 1. Service Above Self award for May Angelica Aguilar was recognized for her outstanding work as an EMT in Greeley. Captain Gress, of UC Health EMS, shared that one of her most difficult calls took her to the home of a family member in critical need of care, but she fulfilled her duties calmly and professionally. Angelica expressed her thanks to EMS trauma counselors and said that the recognition of the Rotary Service Above Self award was very much appreciated. | |
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 | 3. Program Kim Eastwood joined us from the Weld County CSU Extension Office. To begin, Kim shared an overview of the services provided by CSU Extension, including the Master Gardener program, as well as support for home food processors, agriculture, horticulture and livestock. She then focused on the upcoming County Fair, along with the county 4-H program. This year the county fair will take place July 19 – 28. The Fair is free and open to the public and includes a variety activities and contests in a wide variety of areas including agriculture, livestock, natural resources, engineering, consumer and family, fine arts, horticulture and family living. Kim shared information about 4-H and encouraged youth from throughout the county, including those from cities, to get involved. | |