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Programs
Ranked Choice Voting and Other American Election Issues
On Wednesday, April 27, Rotary meets in person at the Lincoln Center, and will hear from Kathleen Schmidt from the League of Women Voters of Larimer County. She will be introduced by Stacy Plemmons. Kathleen, active within the League since 2017 and now the chair of the League’s team on Election Reform, will speak on the mechanics and possible benefits of Ranked Choice Voting for Fort Collins. Representatives from the Colorado non-profit organization Ranked Choice Voting, Jody DesChenes, Linda Templin and Robbie Moreland, will also be on hand to augment the presentation. Instead of being limited to voting for only one candidate, Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) allows a voter to rank candidates in order of their preference. RCV would be a simple upgrade to elections for Fort Collins City Council and Mayor. RCV would make our elections fairer and more democratic because candidates will win with the support of the majority of voters. READ MORE...
RECAP: The Vatican Observatory - A Legacy of Faith and Science
Last week (via Zoom from Phoenix, AZ), our speaker was Jim Renn, a member of the Vatican Observatory Foundation Board of Directors located in Tucson, AZ. The talk was entitled The Vatican Observatory – A Legacy of Faith and Science. Jim’s job is to promote and educate, as he dispels misinformation suggesting that faith and science are in conflict (see also website www.vaticanobservatory.org).
The Rotary Science and Engineering Fellowship will meet immediately after the noon meeting at the Lincoln Center.
Announcements
Service Above Self Celebration - RSVP NOW!
This will be a special celebration at the Lincoln Center in the evening of May 18th. Good food, drinks and fun; you will not want to miss it. Please RSVP now on Eventbrite.
For our noon Lincoln Center meetings, please pre-purchase guest lunches on Eventbrite. Please also use Eventbrite to purchase lunches if you normally attend our evening meeting or in the noon beverage only category.
On Wednesday, April 27, Rotary meets in person at the Lincoln Center, and will hear from Kathleen Schmidt from the League of Women Voters of Larimer County. She will be introduced by Stacy Plemmons. Kathleen, active within the League since 2017 and now the chair of the League’s team on Election Reform, will speak on the mechanics and possible benefits of Ranked Choice Voting for Fort Collins. Representatives from the Colorado non-profit organization Ranked Choice Voting, Jody DesChenes, Linda Templin and Robbie Moreland, will also be on hand to augment the presentation. Instead of being limited to voting for only one candidate, Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) allows a voter to rank candidates in order of their preference. RCV would be a simple upgrade to elections for Fort Collins City Council and Mayor. RCV would make our elections fairer and more democratic because candidates will win with the support of the majority of voters. 
This will be a special celebration at the Lincoln Center in the evening of May 18th. Good food, drinks and fun; you will not want to miss it.