.jpg) The Fellowship Committee has planned a spectacular annual Holiday Party starting at 5:30 PM at the Fort Collins Country Club! The party starts at 5:30 with cocktails, dinner at 6:15, entertainment and door prizes throughout. "There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago!!" Eddie Pola / George Wyle Hope you signed up! See you Wednesday. |
President Marschke recognized Bob and Barbara Hoel for their donation for a gymnasium at the Boys and Girls Club. Bob and Barbara funded significant upgrades to the gymnasium including updated bleachers, paint, new scoreboard, new basketball baskets and backboards, general equipment, a stage for performances and presentations and much more! The refurbished gym is now named in their honor. Thanks Bob and Barbara!
Melissa Mize, a second grade teacher from Bacon Elementary School was RCFC's Teacher of the Month for December. She was briefly introduced by Cale Wicker, an Assistant Principal at Bacon. Melissa explained that she herself once struggled at school, making her keenly aware of the need to foster the growth of all students by making them aware of their progress. This is accomplished nowadays by a team of teachers. Melissa is one of the leaders in bringing about collective teacher efficacy. She is the “go to” teacher at her school and we were delighted to honor her.
John Vogt introduced Katie Kastiowik, counselor at Centennial High School, who then introduced Emily Way as Student of the Month.
Did you know you can honor an individual using points accumulated by your past donations to the Rotary Foundation? Lynne Baker awarded Mara Johnson her first Paul Harris Fellow designation. The award was sponsored by George Theodore using banked points at TRF.
Niranjan Bhattarai, Past President, Rotary Club of Kastamandap, Kathmandu Nepal exchanges club banners with President Rob. Bhattarai visited RCFC on December 11, along with his wife, and son Shreesh. Shreesh lives in Fort Collins and is considering joining RCFC. 
Last week authors Dr Gamze Cavdar and Yavuz Yasar spoke on their new book, Women in Turkey: Silent Consensus in the Age of Neoliberalism and Islamic Conservatism. Dr Cavdar’s introduction described her difficulties finishing the book as she was determined to publish data the Turkish Government considered to be in opposition to the official government statistics. She was banned from further entry into Turkey but eventually was able to complete the final chapters with the help of family and colleagues.