January 2024 Bulletin (Jan. 08, 2024)

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Jan 10, 2024 12:00 PM

Dave Facer, Executive Director CEI Foundation

The College of Eastern Idaho

Jan 17, 2024 12:00 PM

No Rotary Meeting

Rotarians are encouraged to attend the Idaho Falls State of the City Address.

Jan 24, 2024 12:00 PM

Paul Baker, CEO, Greater IF Chamber of Commerce

How The Trades Factor Into Our Region’s Economy

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Catherine Smith

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Happy New Year! Embracing 2024 with "Every Rotarian, Every Year" Commitment

Dear Rotary Club Members,

I hope this message finds you in good health and spirits as we embark on the promising journey that is 2024. As we collectively step into the new year, I am filled with enthusiasm and gratitude for the incredible work our Rotary Club has accomplished and the positive impact we continue to make in our community.

Our commitment to service and the Rotary ideals has been unwavering, and I am confident that with the same spirit, we will achieve even greater heights in the coming months. As we set our sights on the future, I am excited to introduce the theme for this year: "Every Rotarian, Every Year."

This theme underscores the collective strength that each one of us brings to the Rotary Club. It emphasizes the idea that our combined efforts, no matter how big or small, contribute significantly to our shared goals. To sustain and enhance our impact, I am inviting each Rotarian to make a commitment to contribute $120 annually or $10 monthly towards our cause.

Your generous support will enable us to fund crucial projects, support community initiatives, and continue our mission of making a positive difference in the lives of those we serve. Together, we can truly embody the spirit of Rotary and amplify our impact.

I want to express my gratitude in advance to each Rotarian who chooses to participate in the "Every Rotarian, Every Year" initiative. Your dedication to our shared vision is what makes our Rotary Club a force for good in our community.

Let us step into 2024 with renewed energy, commitment, and a shared determination to create lasting change. Thank you for your continued dedication to the ideals of Rotary.

Yours in Rotary service,

Catherine Smith

January 10, 2024

Dave Facer, Executive Director of the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation - "Update on CEI"

January Program Chair: Dave Facer

January Greeter: Chris Aspinall

January Sergeant-At-Arms: Michelle Mallard

David Facer’s non-profit career began at Children’s Miracle Network in Salt Lake City soon after he graduated from the University of Utah. He spent most of his time at CMN building a start-up event called “Dance Marathon” that is now hosted at over 400 colleges, universities and high schools across the United States and Canada.

Dave’s next stop was BYU-Idaho in Rexburg where he took a fledgling corporate and foundation effort and built it into a program that raised $4 million to $5 million annually.

After a two-year stint at Intermountain Healthcare, where he focused on fund-raising opportunities for the organization’s non-profit hospitals in central Utah, Dave took on the position of executive director at the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation in June of 2020.

When not at work Dave enjoys running, hiking, golf, home improvement, travel, a good book, and spending time with his family.

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The 2023 Great Snake River Greenbelt Holiday Light Parade was a huge success!

The 2023 Great Snake River Greenbelt Holiday Light Parade was a huge success! Thank you to the community for supporting this new event, thank you to all of the participants that decorated their UTVs and helped make the 2023 Great Snake River Greenbelt Holiday Light Parade a great event for the community and to our wonderful Rotarians that once again

showed up when we needed them!

"We thought it went well. We had over 300 machines and raised just over 2,500 pounds of donated canned food which will go to the Community Food Basket" said Kevin Call.

MAC Concessions Service Project

Our Club's first Mountain America Center service project was January 4, 2024. Nine Club members served in the ToPo Tato Food Concessions Booth, focusing on Idaho potatoes, with Brandi Newton serving as the Team Leader. They sold out french fries, funnel cake fries and corn dogs! Rotarians showed off those stellar up-selling skills and customer service. We expect to learn the amount we raised in tips soon and we will report back to the Club as soon as we know that number.

Our next MAC Concessions service project is scheduled for January 20, 2024 with Kristin Sanger serving as the Team Leader. Please sign up to serve at this weeks meeting for future dates as we have several additional dates and need all members to participate in this project. Funds raised will benefit our Scholarship Program.

January 17, 2024 - No Club Meeting

No Club Meeting on January 17th - Rotarians are encouraged to attend the Idaho Falls State of the City Address.

The date is set for the 2024 annual Idaho Falls State of the City Address. The Greater Idaho Falls Association of REALTORS® (GIFAR) is hosting the City of Idaho Falls and Mayor Rebecca Casper for the address. The community is invited to the luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., where Mayor Casper will deliver her address.

The event will be held at the Holiday Inn & Suites at 2005 South Fork Boulevard in Idaho Falls. The address is being held in conjunction with a luncheon with meal tickets for sale for $45 at www.gifar.org/SOTC/. There will also be seating for those who want to attend but not participate in the luncheon. The address will also be live-streamed on the City of Idaho Falls’ social media pages.

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Member Birthdays

Cynthia Ozaki

January 5

Susan Johnson

January 7

Larissa Hale

January 14

Russell Johnson

January 14

Jerry Hong

January 15

Erik Hudson

January 19

Kathy McBride

January 19

Rebecca Casper

January 19

Brandi Newton

January 24

Amanda Logan

January 25

Gregory L. Crockett

January 25

Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self

Wednesdays at 12:10 PM

The Westbank Convention Center

525 River Parkway
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
United States of America

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The 1st Wed. of the month is our Club Meeting. The 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wed. of the month we have presentations from various speakers.

President

Catherine Smith

President Elect

Kristin Sanger

Vice President

Stephen Boorman

Past President

Gina Stevenson

Secretary

BT Turner

Executive Secretary

Elaine Gray

Treasurer

Brandi Newton

Assistant Treasurer

Mike O'Bleness

Director - Membership

Liza Leonard

Director - The Rotary Foundation

Mike O'Bleness

Director - Public Relations

Elaine Gray

Director - Service

Jeremy Crook

Chair International Service

Arthur Kull

Director - Service

Lorin Dixon

Music

Lorin Dixon

Board Member

Arthur Kull

Website & Newsletter Administrator

Elaine Gray

Board Member

Chris White

Board Member

Kirk Rehfield

Board Member

Gray Augustus

Scholarships

Abigail French

Board Member

Erik Hudson

New Horizons

Gina Stevenson

"Service Above Self"

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