March 28, 2024
Meeting Summary
Presiding: Randi Downham
Meeting Room setup/takedown and general problem solving: Tom Mangan & Team
Inspiration: Chet Lockard
Professor’s Quote:
Foundation Flash:
Introduction of Guests: Sarah Brown Mathews
Guests: John Bard introduced his wife, Karen
Visiting Rotarians:
Junior Rotarians/RYLA/Young RYLA/Exchange Students: Taylor, Mari
Rotaract/Interact Students:
Humor: Terry Roark
Foundation Drawing: Doug Faus won $10 with $962 in the jackpot.
O’Dwyers Drawing: Ollie Walter
Announcements:
- Don’t forget to volunteer to work the greeting table!
- Tom Mangan announced that the MS Walk is June 1 in Cheyenne. You can donate toward the Rotary team and sign up to walk.
- Kelly Neville announced that we will be partnering on a fundraiser with Sunrise Rotary. Taste of Laradise is June 8 from 10am – 6pm. Restaurants downtown will have special food and cocktails. There will also be prizes. Proceeds will be split between the two clubs and Laramie Connections. We need volunteers to help on the day. Thanks to Shaun Bullock, Paul Montoya, and Terry Moss for being on the committee and to UniWyo for donating!
Upcoming Programs:
- April 11: Rotary District 5440 International Scholar, Emma Cook
Rotarian of the Week: Tony Hoch nominated the cookie bringer; Jenny Eisenhauer nominated Tim Eisenhauer for his work on RYLA.
Songs: Happy Birthday Dave Hansen!
Program: Laramie International Flavor Fest, Ali Grossman & Deb Ross
Introduction: Christina Kuzmych
The Laramie International Flavor Festival is a Main Street event to welcome international students and families to Laramie and help them feel more at home. The event will be April 16-20. The event has also evolved to gathering stories and expanded to community members. There is a strong partnership with the UW Global Engagement office.
This will be the third year featuring 20+ restaurants, 60 students/community members, and 40 countries. Each story and recipe are picked by a restaurant to highlight.
In the past, Coal Creek has made borscht and Sweet Melissa’s has made koshary. Often the restaurants make more than one dish relevant to the country and person.
This year, the Library will be highlighting Paul Taylor and his fish and chips recipe. Mizu Sushi will focus on rendang-Indonesian food, the Alibi will have pabellon criollo, and Bond’s Brewing will highlight a Dunkel Beer.
At the restaurants there will be table cards about the people and their stories. There are also several events this year.
Bond’s Brewing will have a foodie trivia night. There will be a bare foot boogie, an international poetry night, and an international showcase.
Opening night will be at The Collective, at the old Salvation Army. There will be a press conference to meet the students and community members at 5:30 p.m.
Response: Tony Hoch
‘Response: The Rotary Club of Laramie will make a donation to the public library children’s book fund in the speaker’s name.
NOTE: We Do Not Donate a Book!
Rotary 4-way test
Of the things we think, say, or do:
•Is it the Truth?
•Is it Fair?
•Will it build Good Will and
Better Friendships?
•Will it be Beneficial to All
Concerned?
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
•FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
•SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
•THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
•FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Upcoming Rotary Events:
- Rotary District 5440 Conference: May 16-18 in Steamboat Springs
- Taste of Laradise: June 8 from 10am-6pm in Downtown Laramie
Did You Know?
It is a tradition for members to donate to Club Foundation for birth of a grandchild, child, god child, or to commemorate an important personal milestone like a birthday, promotion, or retirement.
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Website: laramierotaryclub.org
Spoke Editor: Caitlin White, 307-630-1965, cwhite@acplwy.org