Weekly Bulletin (Oct. 27, 2026)

November 1, 2026

Next Meeting

November 4

Celebrate 25 Years of Mountain Foothills Rotary Club

Italian Buffet Dinner $35

Mount Vernon Canyon Club 5:15

Also: Update on Resilience 1220

Please RSVP to Dennis

November 11

Centennial Chiropractor Dr. Matthew Pennetti - Prime Chiropractic DTC

Dr Matt Pennetti

The Importance of Movement

November 18

David Stewart

Colorado Water Rights

November 25

No Meeting

Enjoy Thanksgiving

Gail Sharpe brought a tote to our October 14 meeting to collect items for the Homeless Veterans Backpack project, it will be at all the meetings untill the end of the month- there also will be opportunities to help sort and fill the backpacks, and you can bring items for the backpacks to the meeting:

Here is the list:
Each backpack will contain:
1 small pack of wet wipes
1 small hand sanitizer
1 small body wash
1 toothpaste and brush pack
1 hand warmer
1 foot warmer
1 men’s underwear (small or medium)
1 lip balm
1 stick deodorant
1 disposable rain poncho

Questions? Call Gail

303-882-6055

Update on Rotary Wildfire Ready

Area 8 AG Marianne Temple has nominated Rotary Wildfire Ready

for the People's Choice Awards for best community service project,

to be announced at the District Conference on December 5...

here's the nomination

Rotary Wildfire Ready and Rotarians for Wildfire Readiness

(Rotary District 5450 – People’s Choice Award Nomination)

Rotary Wildfire Ready (RWR) is a community-based project designed to help keep residents safer from the threat of wildfire. Since its inception in 2019, the RWR project has partnered with local fire districts and community leaders to help residents become more knowledgeable, engaged and prepared for wildfire. The RWR project is the first of its kind Rotary project that emphasized “Wildfire Preparedness” verses a wildfire disaster relief project. This Rotary project maintains a highly sought-after educational wildfire website along with printed brochures for users to access. The RWR materials have been delivered to thousands of Colorado residents at multiple community events since 2019. From 2025-2026, the RWR website saw an increase in new views by 380%! In June 2026, the RWR Leadership Team launched Rotarians for Wildfire Readiness which is an advocacy coalition of Rotary Clubs in wildfire prone areas across the United States. The Rotarians for Wildfire Readiness program seeks to become Rotary’s premier wildfire resilience initiative by equipping Rotary clubs in wildfire-prone regions with the knowledge, partnerships and resources to help create wildfire ready communities. The RWR Leadership Team is empowering and training each new Rotary Club Partner on how to replicate the RWR project within their local community. This enhanced project scope is broadening the reach of the RWR project and having a greater impact across wildfire-prone areas of the United States. Nine Rotary Clubs have become RWR partners in the first 5 months of launching the Rotarians for Wildfire Readiness program (7 Rotary Clubs in Colorado and 2 Rotary Clubs in New Mexico). The Rotarians for Wildfire Readiness program is combining the force and impact of Rotary Clubs by sharing the same message across the country to help communities prepare for wildfire and to help save lives.

Alternative Gift Fair- Volunteers Needed

November 14-15

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544ABAB2AA0FF2-67066985-icemelt

Rotary District 5450 Conference

Saturday, December 5 | 8:30 am to 5:00
Green Center | Colorado School of Mines

It’s All About Good AI and the Future of Rotary in Colorado

Check out the program:

Focus on the Good: Ask ChatGPT key questions about the future of life in Colorado, how Rotary fits in, and what we can do in the years ahead as best practices, moderated by Christian Thomas, senior manager of diplomacy for the State of Colorado.
Nominate your Club today for the top two best service projects, best membership drives, and best Fellowship event. We will vote at the Conference live on the winner for each category in the People’s Choice Awards.
Learn Modern PR techniques for club growth: PR expert and media specialist Erich Kirshner will speak about how to use the art and science of public and media relations to help our Clubs grow.
What a Panel! Get the latest from Silicon Valley’s AI entrepreneurs with startup founder and investor Derek Chase; Gain a new, clearer understanding of how AI works with DU Professor Phillip Beaver and apply your newfound AI and media learning starting right away with Deborah Sherman of AI Ez.
Wrap the day up with updates from the Interact clubs, team trivia (study your Star Trek/Star Wars library) and enjoy an unforgettable gourmet ice cream social national gourmet ice cream prize winner God Save the Cream of Englewood.

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50085/events/2026-conference-house-of-friendship

Save the Date!

February 6

Foundation Dinner

Join Your Fellow Rotarians to Support The Rotary Foundation and its Global Impact

Saturday, February 6, 2027

Social Capitol Event Experiences, Arvada, Colorado, USA

5:45 to 6:30 pm | Cash Bar & Networking

6:30 to 9:00 pm | Plated Dinner & Program

$75 per person by Dec. 31 | $85 per person Jan. 1 to 29

Special Reception for our Major Donors, Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society Members

Do you have an event, program or anything MFRC members might want to learn about? Please help me make the weekly bulletin the best it can be, let me know what you think belongs in the Bulletin, or how it can be improved

Dave Homerding

dchomerding@msn.com

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82232493564?pwd=MHlnWnVubE9vK043R1RrbjJlMStldz09
Meeting ID: 822 3249 3564 Pass Code: rotary Phone: 1 (719) 359-4580 Phone PW: 478734