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Service Above Self www.rotary5440.org WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR.2014! by DG Julie Phares, Rotary Club of Estes Park-Longs Peak Welcome to the New Year!

THANK YOU for being a part of the great journey, welcoming me in to your clubs and making me feel extra special and believing in me as your District Governor.

As we head into the last 6 months of this Rotary year I would like all of us to make a real effort to help our club grow in membership. Without membership Rotary will not survive.

1 Service Above Self WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR.2014! by DG Julie Phares, Rotary Club of Estes Park-Longs Peak Welcome to the New Year! The beginning of 2014 brings us to the second half of the Rotary year and it gives me great joy to look back and see the distance we have covered together. THANK YOU for being a part of the great journey, welcoming me in to your clubs and making me feel extra special and believing in me as your District Governor. This is the kind of spirit that makes us Rotarians and places us in a class of our own. Needless to say, there are many people out there who would be happy to join us but do not know how. As we head into the last 6 months of this Rotary year I would like all of us to make a real effort to help our club grow in membership. Without membership Rotary will not survive. It is our duty as Rotarians to find members and educate them on what we do and how they can be part of us as we Engage Rotary and Change Lives. A group of Rotarians that needs our attention is made up of the new Rotarians; these members come on board with different expectations and preferences. But most of them have one thing in common; they are eager to serve and make a difference and I appeal to all clubs to engage new members in all avenues of service. Mentor them and help them to learn that Rotary is a responsibility that we cannot afford to take lightly, but also one that guarantees a good amount of qualification to those who are committed to Service Above Self. We live in a dynamic world in which every day comes with new changes. These changes affect Rotary as much as they affect every other sphere of life. Therefore as Rotarians who may have been around for a while we should not be comfortable with only what we already know. There is new knowledge coming regularly and it is incumbent on us to find it and make use of it. Rotary International, the District website, and the District Facebook are regularly updated with new developments. Let us keep ourselves informed in order to remain relevant and effective. During this Rotary Awareness Month it is my hope that every club will take a close look at how much of the above has been done. What strategy has your Rotary club put in place to create Rotary awareness in your community and how effective has it been? How many new members have been inducted into your Rotary club this year and what has been done to make them feel comfortable, happy and proud to be Rotarians? How many of them have taken part in the different training opportunities available, and how have these trainings impacted their understanding of Rotary? My dear Rotarians, let us Make Your Own Kind of Music not only by word of mouth, but also by the way we conduct our business. Our communities should not only know us by what we tell them, but also by what we do. We should not stop at reciting the Four Way Test but also live by it. So I challenge each one of you as we start out in As Rotarians, let everybody see us Doing Good in the World by Engaging Rotary to Change Lives. Yours in Rotary, DG Julie Rotary Awareness is promoted in January but Rotary Awareness is a constant challenge. Public Relations is not just the job of the designated chairman and committee. Every Rotarian represents Rotary, and it s the job of every dedicated Rotarian to Create Rotary Awareness. Frank Deaver RGHF Committee Editorial Writer. 23 August 2007 Volume III, I ss ue 7 J a nuary, 2014 R o t a r y Aw ar e ness M o nt h Inside this issue: Redder named DGND Johnstown-Milliken Christmas Wreath Fundraiser RI Convention *Early Registration deadlines extended BBB-Rotary Ethics Scholarship Info RI Rotary Club Central Award announced National Immunization Day announced The Rotary Foundation Grants Central 6 Rotary District 5440 Scholarships DG Julie s club visit schedule & important dates D5440 Rotarians attend Zone November Membership & Attendance Laugh the Wrinkles Away

P a g e 2 BARBARA REDDER NAMED 2016-17 DISTRICT 5440 GOVERNOR Don and Barbara Redder pose briefly during their attendance at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal last June.

2 P a g e 2 BARBARA REDDER NAMED DISTRICT 5440 GOVERNOR Don and Barbara Redder pose briefly during their attendance at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal last June. Assistant Governor Barbara Redder from the Rotary Club of Casper Five Trails has been named District Governor Nominee Designate according to Nominating Committee Chair and Past District Governor Stuart Palmer. Interviews for the position were held in Cheyenne on Saturday, December 7 th. Her term as district governor will begin on July 1, Redder joined the Rotary Club of Gillette in 2002 and served as president in She became Assistant Governor for the two Gillette clubs, along with clubs in Sheridan, Buffalo and Ranchester-Dayton in She and her husband Don moved to Casper in 2011 where she now serves as the Assistant Governor for the Douglas, Rawlins and the three Casper clubs. She assumed the role of Co-District Trainer with current District Governor Elect Phil Murphy in 2011 and holds the District Trainer position now. Redder was honored at the recent district conference in Steamboat Springs as Rotarian of the Year. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a member of the Bequest Society. Redder graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in business from the University of Wyoming in 1982 and has been in the title insurance business since then working in Cody, Wheatland and Gillette before assuming the position as Wyoming Production Center Manager at First American Title Company in Casper. Redder has twice served as president of the Wyoming Land Title Association. When I attended a District Resource Leaders conference several years ago in Albuquerque a past Rotary International Director urged us to find our passion in Rotary and follow it she said. My passion is interacting with Rotarians and helping to inspire the Rotary passion in them! Redder has found ways to reach her fellow Rotarians in the district through training programs at the annual President Elect Training Seminar (PETS), Rotary Leadership Institute classes, district assemblies and the annual district conference. When District Governor Julie Phares was notified of the selection of Redder as DGND she said Barb Redder is going to be an outstanding leader for our Rotary District. She has the wisdom, knowledge, and leadership skills to make a great leader, but what Barb has to offer the Rotarians in our District is her passion for Rotary and how she truly cares about everyone. Redder will begin a concentrated training program leading to her year as district governor when she and her husband Don join her classmates from 21 other districts at the 2014 Zone Institute in Westminster, Colorado in September. She also joins the District 5440 Executive Committee as district governor nominee in July, She will follow District Governor Elect Phil Murphy from the Fort Collins breakfast club ( ) and District Governor Nominee Ken Small ( ) from the Rotary Club of Jackson Hole.

P a g e 3 JOHNSTOWN-MILLIKEN ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WREATH FUNDRAISER The Johnstown-Milliken Rotary Club has raised funds from Christmas wreath sales for somewhere between 15 and 20 years.

Jim Lutey, Chairperson of the fundraiser, said This fundraiser is the Club's signature fundraiser in the community. Customers have been on Rotarian's calling lists for many years.

In 2013, the Club raised $1500 that will help support local projects such as the Student of the Month and Year Program, dictionaries to 3 rd graders, and other literacy projects. Club members (L.

3 P a g e 3 JOHNSTOWN-MILLIKEN ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WREATH FUNDRAISER The Johnstown-Milliken Rotary Club has raised funds from Christmas wreath sales for somewhere between 15 and 20 years. The year 2013 was not much different, just newer Club members and some new customers. Jim Lutey, Chairperson of the fundraiser, said This fundraiser is the Club's signature fundraiser in the community. Customers have been on Rotarian's calling lists for many years. They are eager to buy a wreath or centerpiece from the Club because it helps support local community projects. In 2013, the Club raised $1500 that will help support local projects such as the Student of the Month and Year Program, dictionaries to 3 rd graders, and other literacy projects. Club members (L. to R.) Jim Lutey, Randy Mayer, Gordon McLeod, Willie Grauberger, and Club President Jerry Dunn brave sub-zero temperatures to sell Christmas wreaths and centerpieces in Johnstown on December 7, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA IS THE VENUE FOR THE 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION The International Convention in Sydney, Australia is almost 6 months away, so there is still plenty of time to make travel arrangements and register for the Convention, but the most discounted registration fee will not be available after December 15. So now is the time to register for the convention. Join Rotary members from around the world at the RI Convention. The Convention will bring together some of the world s leading experts on water, polio, and social media. You ll find new ideas for service and new opportunities for creating change. A visit to Australia can be a once in a lifetime experience and Sydney 2014 promises to be an outstanding convention with a word class program. There is still plenty of time to register, but the best discounts are now. For more information go to gotosydney2014.com **RI President Ron D. Burton is extending the early registration deadline. Rotarians now have until 15 January to complete discounted early registration for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, saving $100 off the onsite registration fee. The 15 January deadline will remain firm, so act soon to take advantage of the discount. Register today online or by returning the downloadable registration form and make this a convention to remember.

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5 P a g e 5 RI PRESIDENT RON BURTON ANNOUNCES NEW ROTARY CLUB CENTRAL AWARD! Rotary Club Central is a relatively new online goal setting tool that helps clubs set goals and keep track of their progress and achievements throughout the year. Rotarians can sign up today for their own member profile on rotary.org/myrotary and encourage your club members to do the same. By logging in to My Rotary and clicking on My Club Snapshot any club member can see how many Rotary Club Central goals the club has already set. Every club that sets at least 15 goals or more in Rotary Club Central by 15 March 2014 will receive an award. Actual certificates for all award winning clubs will be printed and sent to District Governors in early May. RI ANNOUNCES POLIO NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION DAY! The purpose of this correspondence is to announce our trip to India to participate in the February, 2014 polio National Immunization Days (NID). Attached is a document that provides specific information about the trip, including a means of registering for the program. Please feel free to share this information with the Rotarians and clubs in your District as soon as possible as we have a limited amount of space and expect this trip to be filled within the next week or two. Since January 2011, there has been only ONE new confirmed case of polio in India. In 2012, India was removed from the list of polio endemic countries. We are getting remarkably close to eradicating polio globally. Therefore, this might be one of the last opportunities we will have to organize a trip to India to participate in polio NID activities. This trip offers you and the Rotarians in your club and District an extraordinary opportunity to have an experience of a life time. The following summarizes the key trip information: Our program will travel to Delhi, India, where we will participate in the polio NID activities and attend the Polio Conclave. This trip also includes travel to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, and Jaipur to visit the famous Rotary Jaipur Limb factory, and enjoy this extraordinary city. Date of Departure: Friday, February 14, 2014 Date of Return: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Per Person Cost, based on double occupancy: $2,299. This price does not include international, roundtrip airfare or Indian visa fees. However, it does include hotels, transfers, the Polio Conclave and other Rotary events, participation in the NID activities, most meals, sightseeing, English speaking guide and other items as stated in the attached document. For complete details download 2014 Polio Immunization Trip brochure.

P a g e 6 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION DISTRICT 5440 POLIO OUTBREAK IN SYRIA POLIO WAS RECENTLY CONFIRMED IN SYRIA, A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN FREE OF THIS DISABLING AND POTENTIALLY FATAL DIS- EASE SINCE 1999.

6 P a g e 6 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION DISTRICT 5440 POLIO OUTBREAK IN SYRIA POLIO WAS RECENTLY CONFIRMED IN SYRIA, A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN FREE OF THIS DISABLING AND POTENTIALLY FATAL DIS- EASE SINCE IN RESPONSE, HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN SYRIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES HAVE LAUNCHED URGENT, LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-COUNTRY IMMUNIZA- TION CAMPAIGNS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IS REACHED WITH THE POLIO VAC- CINE. In the wake of World Polio Day, these and other recent polio cases in previously polio-free countries serve as a stark reminder that as long as polio still exists, unimmunized children everywhere remain at risk EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR CLUBS: Powell Johnstown/Milliken Windsor Star Valley (also a Sustaining Member club) COME ON: Gillette (9 to go), Greeley (4 to go), Greeley Redeye (7 to go), Jackson Hole Breakfast (7 to go), Morrill (6 to go), Rawlins (4 to go), Steamboat Ski Town (3 to go), Teton Valley (6 to go), Annual Fund giving as of 12/31/13 - $138, Annual Fund goal = $309,390 * * * * * * REMINDER: There will be a Grant Club Qualification training in Denver Friday Afternoon, February 28, just prior to the beginning of PETS. All club Presidents Elect should mark this on their calendar. Presidents Elect must attend a training so the club can be qualified to do grants during the Rotary year. Another member of any club is also welcome to attend the training. There is no charge. Two people, one of whom is the President Elect, MUST attend a training for the club to be qualified. GRANTS CENTRAL DISTRICT GRANTS Club Name Award Balance Beginning Balance (Block Grant)* Caryover District Scholarship Committee (scholarships) Douglas (school van, Kenya) Greeley (water wells, Malawi) Greeley Centennial (mentoring space, Guatemala) Casper Reveille (handicap benches, Casper) Fort Collins (school improvements, Nepal) Fort Collins After Work (women s empowerment ctr, Nepal) District Polio Committee (educational video) Jackson Hole Supper (supplies Arapahoe family visits, WY) Lander (medical & dental, Gracias a Dios, Honduras) Cheyenne (safe drinking water, Haiti) Worland (Rotary Fitness Trail, Worland) Morrill (elementary school sidewalk, Morrill) Windsor (aquaponics, Olooloitkosh, Kenya) Greeley After Hours (holiday gift bags, Greeley) Jackson Hole Breakfast (literacy, Jackson) Greeley Red Eye (literacy, Greeley) Return of funds Jackson Hole (toilets in Rwanda) Fort Collins After Work (toilet project, Nepal) $10,000 2,800 1,875 2,000 2,000 2,500 3,000 2,000 2, $74, ,466 $64,466 59,466 56,666 51,666 49,791 44,791 39,791 34,791 32,791 27,791 22,791 17,791 15,791 13,291 10,291 8,291 5,791 1,084 6,875 1,875 $1,375

P a g e 7 2014 ROTARY DISTRICT 5440 SCHOLARSHIPS The purpose of District 5440 Scholarship Program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries.

While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups.

7 P a g e ROTARY DISTRICT 5440 SCHOLARSHIPS The purpose of District 5440 Scholarship Program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as, for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to greater understanding of their host countries. (These scholarships replace the Ambassadorial Scholarship that is no longer offered by The Rotary Foundation.) How are these scholarships made possible? These scholarships are made possible by the generous contributions of District 5440 Rotarians which represents their continued faith that the students who are scholars today will be tomorrow s community and world leaders bettering the life of mankind. Where do I get more information, and how do I apply? For more information, and to acquire an application and a copy of the required District 5440 Terms and Conditions, please contact the Study Abroad Program at CSU, UNC or UW. Each of the Study Abroad Programs will be administering these scholarships. District 5440 Committees will only be interviewing and selecting the scholarship applicants. What are the deadlines for the District 5440 Scholarships? The $2,500 Field/Seminar Scholarship University Deadline: March 1, 2014 The $2,500 International Scholarship University Deadline: March 15, 2014 The $ International Scholarship University Deadline: March 15, 2014 DG Julie Phares Club Visit Schedule & Important Dates January, Tue Fort Collins Foothills Noon 7 Tues Greeley After Hours 5:30 PM 8 Wed Greeley Noon 9 Thu Johnstown-Milliken 7:00 AM 9 Thu Greeley Centennial Noon 9 Thu High Plains Eaton 6:00 PM 18 Sat RLI Course #2-Casper 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 21 Tue Ski Town USA 7:00 AM 21 Tue Steamboat Springs Noon Weekend Inbound YE Student Winter Orientation Mandatory for inbounders 28 Tue Sedgwick County Noon 29 Wed Sterling Noon February/March, March 2 Weekend President Elect Training Seminar Denver April, 2014 Mandatory for PEs Elective for PENs 12 Sat District Assembly-Laramie 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Weekend Outbound YE Student Orientation Mandatory for outbounders 5:30 PM (Fri) - Noon (Sun) June, Weekend DISTRICT CONFERENCE - Cheyenne 5:00 PM (Thur) - 10:00 PM (Sat)

P a g e 8 DISTRICT 5440 ROTARIANS ATTEND ZONE INSTITUTE/DRL DG Phil and Sara Murphy were

Michael Wailes from the RC of Johnstown-Milliken, Marcy Predmore from Estes Valley Sunrise, and

5440. They were among 33 attendees from zones 21b/27 to the District Resource Leadership (DRL)

Attendees at the District Resource Leadership Training program broke up into several groups to

8 P a g e 8 DISTRICT 5440 ROTARIANS ATTEND ZONE INSTITUTE/DRL DG Phil and Sara Murphy were introduced by PDG Mike Forney at the 2013 Zone Institute. Michael Wailes from the RC of Johnstown-Milliken, Marcy Predmore from Estes Valley Sunrise, and Steve Sehnert from RC of Steamboat Springs attended with partial scholarships from District They were among 33 attendees from zones 21b/27 to the District Resource Leadership (DRL) program held in Austin, Texas in early December. Attendees at the District Resource Leadership Training program broke up into several groups to discuss Rotary issues. This group included Rotarian Steve Sehnert discussing strategic planning. The group was led by Past District Governor Dian Edwards (standing) from district 5630 in Kansas.

9 Rotary International District 5440, Inc. Membership & Attendance Report ~ November 2013 Not Nov. July Gain/Loss YTD November Club Name Rep'd Nov. Gain/Loss Attendance % Buffalo NR Casper Casper-Five Trails Casper Reveille NR Cheyenne Cheyenne Sunrise Cody NR Craig (Moffat County) Douglas Estes Park Estes Park-Longs Peak NR Estes Valley Sunrise NR Evanston NR Fort Collins Fort Collins (Foothills) Fort Collins After Work Fort Collins Breakfast Gillette Gillette Energy Rotary NR Greeley Greeley Centennial Greeley Redeye Greeley-After Hours High Plains-Eaton Jackson Hole Jackson Hole Supper NR Jackson-Breakfast Johnstown-Milliken NR Kemmerer Lander Laramie NR Laramie Sunrise Loveland Loveland Mountain View Loveland-Thompson Valley Morrill Powell NR Ranchester-Dayton NR Rawlins Riverton NR Rock Springs Scottsbluff/Gering Sedgwick County NR Sheridan Ski Town-USA Star Valley NR Steamboat Springs Sterling Teton Valley Thermopolis Torrington Windsor Worland Totals

w w w. r o t a r y 5 4 4 0. o r g District 5440 Office 3729 W. 22nd St Greeley, CO 80634 970-506-1036 rotary5440@yahoo.com DG Julie Phares jap@insurance-associates.

10 w w w. r o t a r y o r g District 5440 Office 3729 W. 22nd St Greeley, CO rotary5440@yahoo.com DG Julie Phares jap@insurance-associates.com Cell: Direct work number LAUGH THE WRINKLES AWAY Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I though he was upset at the fact that I was a bite late, but he mad no comment on it. Conversation wasn t flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed, but he didn t say much. I asked him what was wrong; said, Nothing I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn t upset, that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He smiled slightly, and kept driving. I can t explain his behavior. I don t know why he didn t say, I love you, too. When we got home, I felt as if I had lost him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat there quietly, and watched TV. He continued to seem distant and absent. Finally with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes later, he came to bed. But I still felt he was distracted, and his thoughts were somewhere else. He fell asleep; I cried. I don t know what to do. I m almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster Husband s Diary; A two-foot putt.who the hell misses a two--foot putt?!

International Convention Month

International Convention Month ROTARY DISTRICT 5440 June, 2008 DISTRICT GOVERNOR S MESSAGE By DG Nancy Pettus DG Nancy, PDG Bill and daughters Marjie and Pam What a whirlwind year this has been! As I look back on all that you have accomplished