CHEYENNEROTARY CLUB

NEW MEMBERCOMMITTEE

INVITES YOU,YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR

FUN, FOOD,FOOTBALL & FELLOWSHIP!!!!

ON SUPERBOWL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5^TH

AT

JOHN &LORI MILLIN’S HOME

308 STETSONDR., CHEYENNE

                                                                                                                                                                               AROUND 3PM,   GAME TIME 4:25PM

DROP BY FORAWHILE OR STAY FOR THE WHOLE GAME

$25.00 PER PERSON

TICKETSAVAILABLE FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR AT THE DOOR

ALL PROCEEDSGO TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

COMEENJOY:

CHILI &BRATS & all the fixins’ as well as your favorite beverages

(providedby the New Member Committee)

~~~~~SUPERBOWL TRIVIA~~~~~$5.00 A SQUARE POOL~~~~~

FOR MOREINFORMATION CONTACT:

Lee Wagner

208-404-3238(cell) ~ 307-634-7755 (work) ~ leewagner@kgwn.tv

In 2010 members of the club met for avisioning exercise and the outgrowth of this activity is this StrategicPlan. 

Vision:

Cheyenne Rotarians are respected and admiredin their community for living by the Four Way Test and their commitment tolocal and international service. 

Our Defining Statement

The Rotary Club of Cheyenne is a group ofcommunity volunteers who practice service above self, locally andinternationally. The club offers opportunities in leadership, service andfriendship on all levels.

Goals & ActionPlan 

Club Service

Goals:

     Eachmember knowledgeable about local, district and international projects.

     Dynamicwebsite and social media presence.

Actionplan:

     Convertto Club Runner for website and e-newsletter to increase member education.

     Createand maintain fresh website

     DevelopRotary 101 and mentoring program for new members

     Continueto hold Club social events to promote fellowship like picnic, Christmasspouses’ luncheon, Christmas children’s party, St. Patrick’s Day and St.Valentine’s Day.

     Organizeand display club banners

Community Service

Goals:   

     Developand complete one large multi-year project.

      PromoteRotary brand within in the Cheyenne community.

Actionplan: 

     Developa multi-year project at new Boys & Girls Club facility in South Cheyenne.

      Identifyand support other long range multi-year project.

Vocational Service

Goals:   

     Developemployment skills training program, including ethics and placement.

      Promoteeducation within the community.

     Promoteprofessionalism and ethics in the Cheyenne community 

Actionplan:          

     Developa vocational service project within the high schools.

     Developvocational service project at each junior high school

    Continueto recognize student of the month from Laramie County high schools.

    Continueto recognize teacher of the month from Cheyenne schools.  

Chris Church, Chad Craig, Don Day, Anne Miller, Lori Millin, Ann Nelson, Lucie Osborn, Randy Ford, Kim Withers

On November 1, 1918, Cheyenne Rotary was officially accepted as a member of Rotary International.  The President of the Greeley Rotary Club, our sponsor, was on hand to formalize the occasion.  The Cheyenne Club's thrifty-four charter members originally banded together to form a Lion's Club.  Some disagreement occurred with the Lion's National Organization, and these thirty-four members changed their minds and applied for a Rotary charter.

During the early years of the Club, there was scarcely any major civic project that did not have the active support of the Club as a unit or was not "headed" by a Rotarian.  Rotarians played an active role in developing a water system for the city.  They helped in the development of the Capital Theater and assisted in the development of the Boy Scout Lodge.

The Cheyenne Rotary Club was made up of leaders of the community who were as active on community projects as it was possible to be, but in the early years the members were satisfied to let the accomplishments of their individual members bring recognition to the Club.  In more recent years, as we have grown to the present rather large membership (205 members), we have become more active in the fashion prescribed by Rotary International.  In short, Cheyenne Rotary is today a very active organization with Club activities, with Community activities and with programs for the good of our International organization.

There have been seven District Governors from the Cheyenne Rotary Club.  We have had as members five U.S. Senators, seven Governors, four U.S. District Judges, six Wyoming Supreme Court Justices, one Tenth Circuit Judge as well as many other notables.

Each week we begin our meeting with reciting The Four Way Test.  This ethical code dates back to the Great Depression.  In 1932, Herbert J. Taylor, a Chicago Rotarian, was asked to take over a the struggling Club Aluminum Company.  He found the company near bankruptcy, suffered from low employee morale, and stiff competition from other firms.  Taylor drafted the 24-word code of conduct to be used to guide all decisions.  Club Aluminum applied The Four Way Test to its dealings with employees, customers, dealers and suppliers.  Further, it walked away from business that failed one or more of its standards.  The company's fortunes turned around, it survived and prospered into a very successful business.   In 1943, Rotary adopted The Four Way Test as its code of ethics.  Taylor went onto become the President of Rotary International in 1954.

Of the things we think do and say:

1) Is it the truth?

2) Is it fair to all concerned?

3) Will it Build good will and better friendships?

4) Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

PolioPlus, the most ambitious program in Rotary's history, is the volunteer arm of the global partnership dedicated to eradicating polio.  For 25 years, Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of this crippling disease.  Today PolioPlusand its role in the initiative is recognized worldwide a a model of public-private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal.

In addition to providing financial and volunteer support, Rotary works to urge support from other public and private sector partners.  This includes the campaign to End Polio Now, inspired by the extraordinary challenge grants received from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 

With nearly 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas, Rotary reaches out to national governments worldwide to have helped raise more that $3 billion in vital funding from donor governments.

Rotary clubs also provide "sweat equity" on the ground in polio-afflicted communities, which helps ensure that leaders at all levels remain focused on the eradication goal.  Over the years. Rotary club members have volunteered their time and personal resources to reach more than two billion children in 122 countries with the oral polio vaccine.

Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the number of polio cases has been slashed by more than 99%, preventing five million instances of childhood paralysis and 250,000 deaths.  When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more than 350,000 children annually.  In 2009, fewer than 1700 cases were reported worldwide.  Just four countries remain polio-endemic:  Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan.  However, other nations remain at risk for infections "imported"  from the endemic country.  The end of polio is in our sites.