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New Member Welcomed   President Ed Brewer with new member Dennis Finn and fellow Rotarian Al Wonstolen.   Student of the Month   Student of the month for December, Shawnte Roberts, was joined at the presentation by Castle View Principal Dr.James Calhoun, left, and her parents Paul and Angie Roberts.   Shawnte Roberts, senior at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, was honored December 14 as the December Rotary Student of the Month. Roberts was honored by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock for her academic achievements and her involvement in her school and the community. She is a member of the National Honor Society, carrying a 4.10 grade point average and a ranking of seventh in a class of 378. Roberts has been a member of DECA, a business-oriented club, at the school and this year is president of the club. Last year she placed third in state competitions. She also is a member of the Technology Student Association and the TRAC, a rocketry club. She also has won honors for academic lettering all three years at the school and she won second place for a sculpture she entered in the district-wide art competition. Roberts has been very active in her church, Plum Creek Chapel. She said she plans to study business in college and is still considering where to attend.           Andre Pacheco, left, was joined by his parents, James and Erma, while accepting a certificate for the Rotary Student of the Month for November.     CASTLE ROCK - Andre Pacheco has been honored as the Rotary Student of the Month for November. Pacheco appeared recently at the Rotary Club of Castle Rock to accept the honor and tell the Rotarians about his school career and his plans for the future. He is a senior at Castle View High School and in the math and science track at the school. He told the Rotarians he is a member of the National Honor Society, speech and debate team, the World Language National Honor Society and the school Distributive Education Classes Association (DECA) program, in which students participate in business-related activities and competitions. He has qualified for state competitions twice and is treasurer of the school's DECA club. Pacheco ranks seventh in his class with a weighted 4.08 GPA. He earned academic pins for all three of his years of high school. He plans to attend the School of Mines in Golden and hopes to major in engineering and minor in another subject, perhaps Spanish. Pacheco told the Rotarians he hopes his education will put him in the position to do good for society and make people happy. Student of the Month     Rotary Club of Castle Rock President Ed Brewer presents a Student of the Month certificate to Jacob Walden. They are joined by James Calhoun, Principal of Castle View High School, left, and Christine Walden, Jacob's mother.     Jacob Walden, senior at Castle View High School, was recently honored as Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock. Walden carries a 4.26 grade point average at his school and is ranked first in his class. At the school he is involved in the National Honor Society, speech and debate, the World Language National Honor Society, the Technological Students of America and Castle View Goes Green. Outside of school he is involved in the Boy Scouts of America and takes daily piano lessons. His achievements include being undefeated in the 2011 State Qualifying Debate Tournament for the Public Forum Debate. He was third runner up in the House of Representatives Student Congress National Qualifying Tournament. He is captain of the Speech and Debate team and a President of the National Honor Society. Walden told the Rotary Club he plans to attend Yale University and major in political science and humanities. He said this would give him the opportunity to contribute to the political discussions and actions that will make this country a stronger and better place to live. Club visits Meadow View 5th Graders to educate on Constitution   Ed Brewer explains the fine points of the US Constitution to 5th graders at Meadowview School. Veterans Monument Foundation Receives Donation     Ed Brewer, President, presents donation to Warrant Officer Bob Rotruck   July 20, 2011 - Today the Rotary Club of Castle Rock presented a donation of $1,000 to the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation.   The monument will honor all military veterans, both those who still live and those who gave the last full measure of devotion to defend our liberty and our beloved country.  It will be a special place for individuals and families to gather, honor and remember those who have died.  It will be a public gathering place to honor all our living veterans.

Club News In Brief....

Rotary Club of Castle Rock President Ed Brewer presents a $3,000 check to Suzanne Green, Executive Director of the Douglas/Elbert County Task Force.

CASTLE ROCK - The Rotary Club of Castle Rock has donated $3,000 to the Douglas/Elbert County Task Force.

Club President Ed Brewer presented a check to Task Force Executive Director Suzanne Green at the club's Wednesday morning meeting.

Brewer said the club recognized that January through March were some of the highest demand months for Task Force services. The Task Force provides food and other aid to residents of Douglas and Elbert counties.

Brewer also said that each week club members would bring in food, personal hygiene items and other things to support the Task Force. The collection effort will go through the end of February.

Greene, in accepting the check, told club members "we love that Rotary has taken ownership of the Task Force and that you trust us to spend the $3,000."

She said the money would be used to help the Task Force increase the services it provides its clientele.

Greene said that in 2011 the Task Force, at 1638 Park St., Castle Rock, had provided more than $600,000 worth of food and hygiene products to people in need and that the total spent on aid was about $1,370,690. She said 92 percent of that was spent on Douglas County residents and about 8 percent on Elbert County residents. About 61 percent of the Douglas County residents served are from Castle Rock, Greene said.

She also said the Task Force is finishing a remodel of their facilities which will improve the organization's ability to serve its clientele. The Rotary Club of Castle Rock helped with the remodel with labor and a Rotary grant of $6,000.

The remodel will separate client services from the Task Force's thrift store and provide a more convenient donation drop off, Greene said. She said the thrift store expects to do more than a quarter of a million dollars in business this year.

The Task Force can be reached at 303-688-6129. For more information, go to www.detaskforce.org.

The Rotary Club of Castle Rock is part of Rotary International and meets every Wednesday at the Village Inn in Castle Rock. For more information on the Rotary Club, go to www.rotaryclubofcastlerock.org.

Paul Harris Fellow Award Recipients

Paul Harris Fellow recognition was created in memory of Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary as a way to show appreciation for contributions to the Foundation's charitable and educational program. A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who contributes $1,000 or in whose name that amount is contributed. Every Paul Harris Fellow receives a pin, medallion and a certificate when he or she becomes a Fellow. This identifies the Paul Harris Fellow as an advocate of the Foundation's goals of world peace and international understanding.

Greg Menke, Foundation Chair presents Paul Harris Award to Paul Eakins.

Jerry Krupp.  Multiple Paul Harris.

Ron Zurroff.

Jerry Lionetti.

Gordon Allott.

Club Takes Delivery of Trailer

Pictured above Rotarians Les Hauck, Fred Slick(Chili Master), and Dave Rowland at the recent Chili cook-off sponsored by CP Rotary.  Fred garnered a 3rd place in the contest and Rotary Club of Castle Rock got to show off our brand new trailer.

Combined Rotary and Interact Club Meeting Held

A combined Rotary and Interact Club meeting was held at Castle View HS.  New Interact Officers were introduced.  Each club presented a long list of activities it will be supporting in the coming year.

New Officers are President Barb Dietrick,VicePresident Makenzie Schriner, Secretary Christie Albers, Treasurer Quincy Brown,Communications Brianne Dehoff and Catherine Dietrick.

Rich Bangs presents a plaque naming lastyears Student of the Month awards to Cheryl Myhra, Dean of Students.

President of Interact Barb Dietrick accepts a check from club President Ed Brewer for their share of   2011 Ducky Derby ticket sales.

Club Holds 25th Anniversary and "Change Over" Dinner

June 24, 2011 - The Rotary Club of Castle Rock held its annual "change over" dinner this evening at the Plum Creek Golf Club in Castle Rock. The dinner was the occasion for recognizing club members and officers for their service during the year ending on June 30. The dinner also marks the official change over to the new officers and directors who will serve in the year beginning July 1. 

The dinner this year was particularly special as we celebrated the 25th year of our Club's operations, having been founded in 1986. To honor this, a number of past presidents were in

attendance.   

We were honored by Patricia Fiske, District 5450 Secretary and a truly great Rotarian, who spoke to the club. We were pleased to have Steve Baroch, Assistant Governor for Area 5 at the dinner. Also an energetic and talented Rotarian.

Passing the Gavel

Dave Rowland, the outgoing President shown above on the left, passes the gavel to Ed Brewer, new President for the year beginning on July 1, 2011. Ed Brewer also received the "Rotarian of the Year" award for his extraordinary year of service to the club and community. 

Congratulations to Ed for his outstanding year of Rotary "Service over Self".

Fred Slick Receives Paul Harris Award

Fred Slick, above and on the left, receives the Paul Harris Award for his outstanding service to the club and community, not just for this last year, but for all his years as a Rotarian. Paul Harris founded Rotary in 1905 and this award, named in his honor, is among the most prestigious awards given by Rotary Clubs. This is an immense honor to any recipient and in Fred's case, so well deserved. 

Congratulations to Fred, a great Rotarian.

Excellence Awards

The following members were given Excellence Awards.

Administration - B. J Herre

Group Study Exchange - Tom Miller 

                                     John McKune

Peach Sales  - Joan Sjostrom 

                       Al Vanden Heuvel

Website - Jerry Lionetti

Ducky Derby -  Al Wonstolen

                       Terry Hostetler

                       Gordon Allott

                       Rich Bangs

                       Paul Eakins

New Officers and Directors

Above and starting on the left, are Tom Miller, Gordon Allott, Judson Mitchell, Ed Brewer, Mike Phibbs, Paul Eakins and George Meares; all are officers or directors beginning July 1. 

The following were presented at the dinner.

Officers: 

President - Ed Brewer

President Elect - Mike Phibbs

Secretary - Paul Eakins

Treasurer - George Meares

Past President - Dave Rowland

Board:

Service Projects - Gordon Allott

Foundation - Greg Menke

Membership - Tom Miller

Community Relations - Rich Bangs

Administration - Judson Mitchell

Shown above are many of the club members in attendance. The District 5450 Secretary, Patricia Fiske is in the front row, second from the right. Steve Baroch, Assistant District Governor is in the second row, third from the left. They both have great smiles!

         Rotary 2011-2011

Kaljan Banerjee - President Rotary International

Jim Halderman - Governor, District 5450

Ed Brewer - President Castle Rock Rotary