This past week, we had two outstanding meetings and programs! On Tuesday at our Twilight Meeting, we were joined by Ray Nelson, Past Scoutmaster for our chartered Boy Scout Troop 285, who gave us an update on what the Scouts are up to! The collaboration that we have with the Boy Scout Troop as well as Cub Scout Pack 442 has been outstanding, and we have just scratched the surface for community service project opportunities!
On Thursday, we were thrilled to have our Club Vice-President, Aprilyn Chavez Geissler, present on "An Attitude of Gratitude and Grit" exemplified by the picture above of Aprilyn in a moment of true grit!
This week, our Thursday speaker will be Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of NAIOP, speaking about commercial real estate in New Mexico.
2. Bike Fund-Raiser Update
Our goal for sponsorships for our July bike fund-raiser to support Women To Be was $7500 and we made it!!! Our next focus is identifying riders, and our goal is 50. Please consider riding yourself or recruiting riders for the event. If you have anyone who is interested, please provide their contact info to President Jeff (1-505-400-1403 or jweinrach5520@nmia.com) or Christine (csglidden@swcp.com) so we can get them registered.
And please clink on the link below to get a gist of what Women To Be is up to in our community!
3. Project SMART "Train the Trainer" for Naloxone Class!
We are looking for volunteers to be part of our upcoming Project SMART (School Education, Medicine and Drug Disposal, Awareness, Recovery, and Treatment) "Train the Trainer" Naloxone class for 20 to 25 people (they do not need to be Rotarians). If you are interested in being one of our trainers for this roll-out, please contact President Jeff at 1-505-400-1403 or jweinrach5520@nmia.com.
4. Don Chalmers Memorial Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to this year's Don Chalmers Memorial Grant Recipients!
Albuquerque Museum Foundation ($9000)
Beds4Kidz ($19,000)
Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation ($9000)
Global Give-A-Book ($19,000)
New Mexico BioPark Society ($9000)
Talking Talons Youth Leadership ($9000)
Like we did with the first group of grant recipients, we will invite them to speak at future Club meetings about their projects.
5. Upcoming Birthdays and other dates to celebrate, support each other, etc.
May Birthdates!
May 3 - Tony Pino
May 12 - Dave Seely
May 16 - Elizabeth Montoya
May Anniversaries of joining our Rotary Club!
Dacia Card
Cindy Chavez
Brian Fisher
Christine Glidden
Davis Riordan
Bill Stewart
Byron Zahm
6. Rotary Fellowships and Rotary Action Groups
Besides all the great activities we do at the Club level, members have the opportunity to join Rotary Fellowships and Rotary Action Groups. The Fellowships tend to be more social in nature (Golf, Wine, etc.), while the action groups are aligned with Rotary's Areas of Focus and the work we do through the Rotary Foundation (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Polio Survivors, etc.). Please consider joining one or more of these groups to add to your Rotary experience:
May's Rotary Theme is Youth Service Month! Thanks to our Club Youth Service Chair, Jennifer Huffaker, and everyone involved in our Youth Programs for focusing on our Youth!
And here's the theme for this upcoming Rotary year!
District Happenings
1. District Newsletter
Below is a link to the latest District Newsletter with all the District Happenings. Please check it out!
Central Area (Albuquerque and surrounding area) Happenings
Please check out the link below for up-to-date happenings in the Central Area of our District (e.g., Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Socorro, etc.)! There are a number of projects and activities that we can support.
Please feel free to call, text, or e-mail President Jeff (1-505-400-1403, jweinrach5520@nmia.com) if you have any feedback or suggestions for future Bulletin content or if you have any feedback or questions about any aspect of our Club.
Let's all have a great week in Rotary putting Service above Self!
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