June 27, 2024
Meeting Summary
Presiding: Randi Downham
Meeting Room setup/takedown and general problem solving: Tom Mangan & Team
Inspiration: Natalie White
Professor’s Quote:
Foundation Flash:
Introduction of Guests:
Guests:
Visiting Rotarians:
Junior Rotarians/RYLA/Young RYLA/Exchange Students:
Rotaract/Interact Students:
Humor:
Foundation Drawing: Chad Witte won $10 with $2,034 in the jackpot.
O’Dwyers Drawing: Todd Pearson
Announcements:
- Don’t forget to volunteer to work the greeting table!
Upcoming Programs:
- July 18: United Way of Albany County, Anna Cramer
- July 25: UW Football, Coach Sawvel
Rotarian of the Week: Caitlin White nominated Doug and Lisa Faus for being our first host family for Olafur!
Songs: In the Good Old Summer Time, Home on the Range
Special Announcement: Keith Rittle was elected to the board of directors. Congrats Keith!
Program: Home on the Range, Pam Brakken
Introduction: Christina Kuzmych
Home on the Range leases 40 acres out by the Cavalryman restaurant. They have a fulltime caregiver. The organization’s animals have been abandoned, abused, the owners have passed away, or some other issue. None of the animals are adoptable. Home on the Range has existed for 11 years in Laramie.
The needs are high with 21 animals. There are three horses, five donkeys, one cat, five ponies, and many goals/sheep. The work is tough but rewarding.
Husker and Moonlight are ponies. They came to Home on the Range with horrible hooves, causing crooked legs. The farrier has worked hard to rebuild the hooves and both are doing well with weekly farrier work.
Wester and Chester are donkeys given to Home on the Range by an elderly woman who went to live in assisted living. Hercules and Caesar, also donkeys, were on their way to the slaughter house.
Home on the Range has pygmy goats like Bandit. Bandit was terrified of people but has grown comfortable with kids. Arthur and Percy are Nubian goats used for goat tying. When they became too big, they were headed to slaughter before being rescued.
Peebs is a sheep that used to live in a camper. Dolly was surrendered because she couldn’t provide milk, and Nelly and Dox came from a hoarder home.
Bambi was a goal that arrived unable to stand or turnover. A UW engineering student built him a special stand to support his weight and improve his quality of life.
In the summer months, Home on the Range sees many visitors. The Big Brothers Big Sisters diversion program and Cathedral Home counselors and students visit and provide volunteer work.
The Home on the Range budget is $46,000 each year.
Response: Kerry Greaser
‘Response: The Rotary Club of Laramie will make a donation to the public library children’s book fund in the speaker’s name.
NOTE: We Do Not Donate a Book!
Rotary 4-way test
Of the things we think, say, or do:
•Is it the Truth?
•Is it Fair?
•Will it build Good Will and
Better Friendships?
•Will it be Beneficial to All
Concerned?
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
•FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
•SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
•THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
•FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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Spoke Editor: Caitlin White, 307-630-1965, cwhite@acplwy.org