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Hello Foothills Rotarians,

Happy New Year!   I hope everyone had a great holiday!   I'm looking forward to hearing about everyone's Holiday adventures.   Part of my holiday included a quick trip to Boston to deliver some of Louise's luggage that she wasn't able to bring with her originally.    She says hi to everyone!   She is having a good time in Boston and is looking to forward to her second semester of studies.   

 

Our speaker will be Bill Emslie who will be providing an update on the Chimney Hollow Reservoir.  For those who don't know Bill he has been a long-time member of the Afterhours Club and former District Governor. He is currently serving as the President of the Municipal Subdistrict for Larimer County for Northern Water.  

We have two big events coming up.   First is our Pickleball Tournament.   If you aren't on a team yet please let the Pickleball committee or me know and we can get you hooked up with a team.   This is such a great event and it's great that the event this year is in Ft Collins.   The second is Purple Pins for Polio.   Ruth will be speaking about this today at the meeting as well.  

Looking forward to seeing everyone today!

 

Birthdays:  
Heather Buoniconti - January 5th
Chris Otto - January 5th
Bud Frick - January 6th
Amanda Hamilton - January 7th
 
Rotary Anniversaries: 
Rod Holland - 31 years
Lyn Pring - 29 years
Chris Otto - 20 years
Joe Scherger - 1 year 
 
In Rotary,

Deems

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

Tuesday Meeting Locations

1/5Marriott2/3Marriott
1/13Marriott2/10Marriott
1/20Marriott2/17No Meeting
1/27Offsite / TBD2/24Marriott

Zoom access: This link ID: 92439954415 Pwd: 260368

Tuesday Meeting Roles

Speaker
Bill Emslie
Greeters
Fran Trujillo / Genesis Gordon
Inspiration
Ruth Lutes
Joke
John P
Fines
Heather B
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 06, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
Noon meeting Zoom info
https://zoom.us/j/92439954415?pwd=UVFFd3drdlBGcGtsUWdtY3VYYjdKQT09
Jan 06, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
Rotary Book Club!
Olive Garden
Jan 08, 2026
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
 
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
 
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Upcoming speakers
Jan 06, 2026
Chimney Hollow Reservoir Update
Chimney Hollow Reservoir Update

The presentation will provide background and purpose of the Municipal Subdistrict, NCWCD Chimney Hollow Reservoir, including an update on construction and future plans. 

Jan 13, 2026
Give Next | Youth Grantmaking in Larimer County
Jan 20, 2026
Nuclear Power in Wyoming
Jan 27, 2026
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Past Programs

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