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Hello Foothills Rotarians,

I hope everyone's weekend was good! Lot's of great playoff football last weekend and next weekend should be even better!     It was great to see everyone last Monday after the long holiday break.   We are entering an exciting and busy time of the year as Rotarians.   It's hard to believe but Pickleball will be next Saturday January 24th.  If you want to play, please let me or the Pickleball committee know, and we can get you on a team!  February 1st will be Purple Pins for Polio.   Lane sponsorships are still available.  

Our presentation this week will be from Chris Garcia of Give Next.   It's been several years since we have heard from Give Next.  It will be great to hear how they have grown in that time.  For those who aren't familiar, Give Next is a school-based youth grantmaking program for Middle and High School Students.   

Next week Bill Emslie will be back joining us to discuss nuclear power.  More specifically a power plant that is being built in Wyoming.  It will be great to have Bill join our club again.  His presentation last week was very informative.  It seems that whenever water is the subject of our presentation, it really peaks everyone's interest.  There is no doubt that it's one of the most important issues living in Colorado.  

On the 27th we are scheduled to have an offsite at The Ranch at the Larimer County Fairgrounds.   We are planning on having box lunches so if you can register or let me know if you plan to attend, I would appreciate that so we have lunches.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

 

Birthdays:  
Rob Nelson - January 14th
 
Rotary Anniversaries: 
None this week
 
In Rotary,

Deems

970-556-1590; deems.hargleroad@bankofcolorado.com

Tuesday Meeting Locations

  2/3Marriott
1/13Marriott2/10Marriott
1/20Marriott2/17No Meeting
1/27Offsite / The Ranch2/24Marriott

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Tuesday Meeting Roles

Speaker
Chris Garcia - Generation Next
Greeters
Greeting Team
Inspiration
Denise Juliana
Joke
Pete Bullard
Fines
Karen Morgan 
Tech
Carl
Announcements
BREW Fellowship January!

Join us on January 15th, 4:00-6:00 at New Belgium!

Sign up for Rotary Learning Institute

RLI is coming to Cheyenne in January! Register here

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Purple Pins time!

Purple Pins is February 1 - time to sign up and contribute your sponsorship!

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3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament

Time to sign up for our Pickleball Tournament on January 24th!

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Slammin Famine time!

Mark down February 13th for Slammin Famine! We have only 25 slots paid for by the club, so sign up early!

Click here: Slammin Famine 2026

News
CSU Rotaract is now active!
The CSU Rotaract Club is now active and will appreciate our support! Meetings are listed on our calendar.
 
If you'd like to join their Whatsapp discussion group, click here.
 
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You are a Chamber member!

Rotarians in all four Fort Collins Clubs are members of our Fort Collins Chamber. Take advantage of the member rate on all their events!

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Upcoming Events
Noon meeting
Marriott Hotel
Jan 13, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
Noon meeting Zoom info
https://zoom.us/j/92439954415?pwd=UVFFd3drdlBGcGtsUWdtY3VYYjdKQT09
Jan 13, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
Leadership & Finance meeting
Zoom
Jan 13, 2026
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Noon meeting
Marriott Hotel
Jan 20, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
Noon meeting Zoom info
https://zoom.us/j/92439954415?pwd=UVFFd3drdlBGcGtsUWdtY3VYYjdKQT09
Jan 20, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
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Upcoming speakers
Jan 13, 2026
Give Next | Youth Grantmaking in Larimer County
Give Next | Youth Grantmaking in Larimer County

Give Next is a school-based youth grantmaking program for middle and high school students in Larimer County. The year-long program challenges students to explore complex social issues, think critically about their role in creating change, and take action by investing in local nonprofits. Students experience the power of collaboration and the impact they can have on their community.

 
Chris's presentation will include an overview of the program, the impact we’ve seen over the past thirteen years both in the classroom and in the community, insights into how the program evaluates goal achievement, highlights from last year, and updates on this year’s classrooms and their progress thus far.
Jan 20, 2026
Nuclear Power in Wyoming
Jan 27, 2026
Feb 03, 2026
Poudre Valley Community Farms
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Past Programs

1/6Bill EmslieChimney Hollow Reservoir
12/16Heather BuonicontiHoliday party
12/9DG Karen MorganDG Visit
12/2Peter Teahen, Ed GalkinFlight to Fight Polio
11/18John HaneyTrolleys
11/11Foundation Team & PSSFoothills Foundation
11/4Dean Karen EstlundAI in Education
10/28Robert EcclestonSculptures honoring veterans
10/21Joe Castillo & Sabrina DaviesRide to DC
10/7Cynthia EichlerVisit Fort Collins

All the programs going back to July 2020