PROGRAM:
Michael Rothmiller presented the program last week. Rothmiller has a lengthy and varied resume. He is an author, screen writer, was an executive for Sony, and has served on various boards and committees including some for US Presidents.
Rothmiller’s books include “Old Dog’s Guide for Pups” and “My Hero. He has received letters from Queen Elizabeth’s staff saying she read and enjoyed the “Old Dogs” He has also received a letter from Laura Bush voicing the same sentiment. His book, “My Hero” has hit the NY Times Best Seller List and is endorsed by every living former president. It is a collection of essays and letters from children ages 6 through 18 of service people serving in the Middle East. He said the proceeds from the book are donated to the Armed Forces YMCA.
Rothmiller showed a series of slides and told stories about some of the people he has met and some of the experiences he has had over the years. These have included Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Bill Clinton, Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks, Charlton Heston, Cheryl Teigs and others.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GUESTS:
Bill Braydon of the Ft. Collins Foothills Club was a visiting Rotarian. We also met Rev. Rex Chambers who is the new pastor at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Windsor. Chambers has been a Rotarian in Summit County and is interested in transferring his membership to our club.
President Susan Van Deren announced that we have received a check for $757 from the Golden Rotary Club to be put towards tornado relief. Bryon McAvoy announced that the committee considering how best to use the money came up with two projects, The first, and more immediate need is to refill the frozen meat stores at the Weld County Food Bank here in Windsor. The second is to establish a tree replacement program for the homeowners displaced by the tornado. The club voted to purchase the frozen meats immediately, and put together a tree replacement program for approximately 100 homes for next spring as many of the houses are still unlivable and have no means of taking care of trees at this time,
Our newest member, JaNelle Wamsley, gave a mini-profile of herself. She is a native of Ft, Lupton and works for the New Frontier Bank. She is also a licensed realtor and competes in triathlons in the summer.
Quiz: The Pittsburgh Pirates were originally known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. In the late 1800’s the league they were playing in fell apart, and the National League was created. In the process, the Philadelphia club failed to protect a star shortstop and Pittsburgh signed him as a player. Philadelphia cried that they had been “pirated”. The name stuck and in the early 1900’s, the club changed its name officially. An interesting sidelight: Pittsburgh is the only City I know of where all of its professional sports teams have the same color scheme…black and gold.
Next Question: Who was the last person to hit an inside the park, walk-off, grand slam home run in professional baseball?
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