Rotogear - August 10th, 2016 (Aug 03, 2016)

Announcements

TRF Giving

If you really want to know how to find out your TRF giving, here is how our own Martin Limbird does it: log in to the Rotary website, go to My Rotary with your name and password, scroll down to the bottom, click on The Rotary Foundation, see REPORTS on the left hand side, click on View reports, see Donor History Report on the left, click on view report.

Friday Night Exclusive Peach Festival Event with the Wolfpack!

This is a VIP event open to all four Rotary Clubs that will be limited to the first 200 people who sign up. The cost for the night is $20 per person, payable before the event. With that in mind, if you are interested can need to send an email to chuck_rotary@hotmail.com

King Soopers Cards - see Sally!

Our club received a check for $2,500 for our YTD use of King Soopers Cards. Our club receives 5% of what is spent using the King Soopers cards that you can purchase from Sally!

Legacy Fund 100th Anniversary Goal

Our Club’s 100^th anniversary is just two years away, August 1, 2018! To celebrate this significant milestone, the Club’s Legacy Fund is working to reach $1,000,000 by that date. The Legacy Fund’s moto is “Service in Action Forever” which will be assured by earnings from the Fund. We are well on the way to the goal with both cash gifts and bequests. Thanks to all who have pledged a quarterly gift to the Legacy Fund and made a Legacy designation in their will or trust.

Satellite BBQ Competition Fundraiser - Sept. 24th

Our club Satellite Group is launching a K.C. Barbecue Society sanctioned BBQ competition, BB Brew for Hope. 9 teams will participate. Sponsorships are wanted. Tickets available. Check out their website.

Ask Forms

President Glenn has requested that all members fill out and turn in at a meeting the 2016-2017 Ask Forms. Forms are available on the website home page to download

The August edition of "The Connection"

Now available for download from this email or by clicking here.

In this edition our District Governor, Barbara Redder, talks about Membership being not only about recruitment but retention as well and the flexibility we're seeing from Rotary International on decisions that work best for individual clubs.

If you have club events to advertise, fundraisers to advertise, articles (and of course a photo or two) to include in "The Connection" please send those directly to rotary5440@yahoo.com.

Tips Training

If you, your friends or your family members (who are at least 21 years old) are interested in pouring beer or margaritas at the Peach Festival we need you to be TIPS trained. If you received your tips training the last 2 years you are good to go (good for 3 years).

We have 2 training sessions scheduled (only need to attend one):

Wednesday August 10th from 3:30-6:30 pm

Trainings will be at the FirstBank location in downtown Fort Collins at 100 South College Avenue (SE Corner of Mountain and College) in the basement training room.

Please email: rotarypeach@gmail.com or call Tanis at 970-412-7560 to register for the training.

Rotary Peach Sale - Every Purchase Buys a Dictionary for a 3rd Grader

Only $40 per Box

Order Online or call 970-460-6481

Pick-up is August 20, 2016 at Hughes Stadium

Boxes can be purchased and donated to the Food Bank of Larimer County

Announcements?

To get your announcement, any other news, or edits into the Rotogear or website please email complete information to editor.rcfc@gmail.com.

Thank You!

Venue and Facilities team reported that the Club has given the MAC 120 days notice and we will be moving our meeting location to the Drake Center, beginning November 1. Rainbow Catering will be providing meals! This is the caterer that provided meals when the club met at the Lincoln Center. The Drake Center has been able to address the facility issues that we had when we met their previously.

Interest from our Legacy Fund helps sustain RCFC Charitable Projects. Help build the Legacy Fund to $1,000,000 by our 100th birthday in 2018. Look for this blue badge for information.