At todays meeting, Linda Ganz, who is associated with South Metro Fire and is also a member of our Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club presented.  Linda spoke to us about the importance of CPR, gave us a presentation, and updated us on new information regarding CPR.  It was a great presentation and very informative!

South Metro Fire hosts CPR classes and also sells some safety equipment at a discount.  Contact South Metro Fire for more information.

Our meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 was a very productive meeting. President Kyle provided an overview of our Smokin’ Brew BBQ to the members that described the event to our newer members and brought all of us up to date with the latest happenings. Courtney Howey, BBQ    Chairman then provided more details involved with the BBQ. This is our signature fund raising event and CCV members in attendance were asked to see if they can find sponsors for the event.

We had 24 Rotarians in attendance and six (6) guests

Today's meeting was one of the most interesting formats that we have.  Today, we were pleased to listen to four Red Badge members tell their life story.  Its always nice to learn more about our fellow Rotarians, their lifes path, and their families.  Thank you to the Red Badges that shared your stories and we look forward to hearing more life stories from other Red Badges and from established members.

We welcome guests to our meetings as well, so please come check out one of our meeting and get involved with the community!

We started the meeting today with a Paul Harris award to John Diak.  Congrats John!!!

Today we had a club assembly formatted meeting where each of the Service Directors spoke about what we have accomplished this year and what we have left to do.

After starting the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, the Four Way Test, and a "unique" version of which ever the song maestro Mr. Dunkel comes up, John Brokken took the podium for the inspirational moment.  John encouraged his fellow Rotarians to know WHY they live life and to do everything with a purpose.  This was an unexpectedly great segway into the speakers topic which was dealing with change in this volatile environment.  Matt Phillips spoke to us about his experience with change and what he learned while going through that change.  It was a great program to listen to and had a lot of tidbits we can all incorporate into our daily lives.

Happy Rotarian Birthdays to:
Doug Klich on January 22nd
James Given on January 29th

Dr. Jon Kredrowski presented his incredible and inspirational message to the Rotary club at today's meeting.  Dr. Kredrowski was the first to camp overnight on all 58 of Colorado's 14,000+ foot mountain peaks and has also climbed Mt. Everest.  He emphasized to set goals and be prepared for the hard work to meet those goals.

 For more information on Jon and his message, visit his Website here.

Our meeting on December 19th was the last of this calendar year. Andrea Wyant and Joeanna Jaeger provided their 'Life Stories' and then Andrea presented a very insightful program on the Parker Library and what the Douglas County Library system has to offer. Please remember that we will not have a meeting on December 26th and the January 2nd meeting will be a 'Fellowship' meeting at the hospital conference center. Come and share what you got for Christmas and enjoy a great lunch with your fellow Rotarians.

It was a great day for our Parker Rotary group... not only did Mike Waid win the nomination for Parker's next Mayor, John Diak and Josh Rivero were elected for Town Council, and we had our song maestro is back!

Josh Rivero also gave his vocational speech along with John Brokken and Shelly Rosnick received her red badge.

If you’ve been wondering if Parker is doing anything for Halloween this year your wait is over.

Trick or Treat on Mainstreet was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Parker Adventist Hospital

Trick or Treat on Mainstreet is happening October 31, 2012

October 31, 2012 4:00 -8:30 p.m. in O’Brien Park & Mainstreet

Its was a bittersweet club meeting since Anges is now joining a Rotary Club closer to her new home.  We hope to have her visit soon!

Thank you Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker for another amazing event.  The streets were packed with thousands of ghosts, goblins, princesses, and many other characters.

Check out this Facebook link from Mayor Casiano all of the CCV members should see. The left video shows highlights of Trick or Treat on Mainstreet 2011 and right video shows the seniors' version of "Thriller".

www.OptionsM.com/test-videos/Parker-Station/PS-1.html 

Cudos to all those who partcipated in this year's Trick or Treat event - it was a hit!!