Events

The Colorado Springs area was blessed by a streetcar system that was one of the best to be found anywhere. This had much to do with Winfield Scott Stratton who became owner of the Colorado
Springs Rapid Transit Railway Company, and did great things with it. The PowerPoint presentation will cover the history of streetcar service pre- and post-Stratton, how it affected the lives of residents, and
what became of it. We will also review what is going on presently in the trolley world and what we might imagine for the future.

Circle the Atlantic: Flight To End Polio, like its sister flight in 2023, titled, Around The World: Flight To End Polio, raised awareness and funds for the efforts of Rotary International (RI) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). 

Circle The Atlantic: Flight To End Polio was piloted by Rotarians Peter Teahen and Ed Galkin, with technical support provided by Rotarian John Ockenfels. The flight was flown in a 1976 Cessna 210 single-engine airplane.  The flight involved a 37-day, 9,000 nautical mile flight, with 15 landings in eleven countries, and multiple fundraisers.  Galkin and Teahen accomplished three international aviation records on the flight.

Same room as the meeting. Contact Deems for the Zoom code.

Holiday Basket Assembly Day 2pm to 4pm at The Food Bank of Larimer County in Loveland.

5706 Wright Dr, Loveland, CO 80538

Holiday Basket Distribution Day.  Pickup from the Food Bank of Larimer County in Loveland and delivery to recipients.  Pickup window at the Food Bank is 8:30am to 10:00am  

Join us for the fun and festivities!

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

This month: Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point

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.

 Bill will talk about the Natrium Nuclear Reactor being built up in Kemmerer Wyoming

This program will provide a brief overview of The Ranch Events Complex and the Ranch Master Plan. MS Cook will explain Phase I and Phase II, including key project elements and current project status. 

The club is covering the cost of our meal except for alcoholic drinks.

Lunch is casual, so if you're a bit after 11:00 that's fine too!

Northern Colorado is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, making local farmland some of the most endangered in the country. Each year we lose more than 2,400 acres of farmland as it is converted to residential and commercial development, and when we lose that land, we lose important wildlife habitat, rural jobs, and most importantly the farmers and ranchers that feed our community. Since 2016, Poudre Valley Community Farms (PVCF) has been dedicated to helping Northern Colorado farmers and ranchers grow local food by connecting them to land and water. PVCF manages 350 acres of land across Northern Colorado and has enabled 15 producers to grow food for the community. These folks employ farming practices that maximize water efficiency, improve soil health, and protect wildlife habitat, while growing nutritious food for neighbors and community members.

Christina and Erin from KUNC will explore the power of public media as a public good. We'll share some of the history of public media in Northern Colorado and how we're navigating the complexities of our current economic climate after the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in early 2026.

Dear Rotaract Friends,

Join us for our Club Meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM in LSC 308-10 as we celebrate one full year of Rotaract@CSU. Since launching in February 2025, our club has grown four times in size and contributed over 500 volunteer hours, excluding Rotary meetings and guest events. We have completed over 10 service projects, supported more than 25 volunteer events, and helped raise over $7,000 that has gone directly back into our community through local partnerships and to support the CSU community, including Rams Against Hunger.

This milestone belongs to all of you and we are so grateful for your support and appreciation!

To celebrate, we are going back to where it all began with our very first project:folding paper cranes with messages of hope and peace. Agenda:

• Welcome and Rotaract Moment by our chartered member, Gabby Bhatti
• Recent events and volunteer highlights
• Announcements
• 2026-27 Elections update (Applications open February 16–28)
• Paper Crane Service Project

Snacks and refreshments will be provided. I hope to see everyone there as we celebrate together.!

Best, Saira Hafeez

Join us for great fellowship in pursuit of great beer!

Executive Director, Diane Lapierre, will share how the library district has evolved to create opportunities and build connections to strengthen our community. Learn about current initiatives including expanded outreach services, business and non-profit support, technology access and training, and exciting developments for the new library space in the Southeast Community Center

Same room as the meeting. Contact Deems for the Zoom code.

Earth's lower atmosphere is a vital ecological habitat, home to trillions of organisms that live, forage, and migrate through this space. Despite its importance, it is rarely treated as a primary habitat for ecological study or conservation prioritization, making it one of the least explored environments on the planet. Yet this aerial habitat functions as a global conduit for the movement of biomass, weather, and inorganic materials. Addressing fundamental ecological questions about its spatial and temporal dynamics is key to understanding its role in shaping ecosystems.

Water supply remains dangerously low.  Critical infrastructure is at risk. Negotiators on the Colorado River have been unable to reach an agreement.  What can happen next?

More details to come!

Same room as the meeting. Contact Deems for the Zoom code.

Update by City Manager.

Craig Werner and Doug Bradley place the iconic music of the 1960s and early 1970s at the heart of the U. S. experience in Vietnam. Their presentation explores why U.S. troops turned to music as a way of connecting to each other and the World back home, and how music has helped them cope with the complexities of an unpopular war that they had to fight. Their talk also demonstrates that music was important for every group of Vietnam veterans—black and white, Latino and Native American; men and women; officers and “grunts.”

Join us for fabulous springtime fellowship!

Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR) is a proposed inter-city passenger train service along the Front Range and broader I-25 corridors in Colorado and Wyoming. The selected route runs from Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Boulder, Denver, South Metro (Littleton), Castle Rock, Colorado Springs to Pueblo. Proposals exist to extend the project northwards to Cheyenne in Wyoming and southwards to Trinidad and New Mexico. The Front Range Passenger Rail District is engaging community members along the corridor to share information, answer questions, and hear feedback from residents as the project advances. This outreach is part of the District’s statutory responsibility to conduct transparent public engagement before any potential future decisions are considered.

Arrive: 11:30-12:00
Lunch: 12:00-1:15
Tour: 1:15-2:00

Our meeting will be held in the Longs Peak Student Center, East/West Conference Rooms.  Folks are welcome to show up at 11:30 a.m.  Parking is free and should be plentiful, since this event is towards the end of the semester.  President Colleen Simpson is our speaker. I have invited Academic Dean, Angie Peach, to attend our luncheon and facilitate an optional tour of our heath science programs in the Grays Peak building from 1:15 to 2 p.m.

On Saturday May 2nd, 2026 from 9:00am to 11:00amall four Fort Collins Rotary Clubs along with the CSU Rotaract will be coming out and helping at the CSU Environmental Learning Center located at 2400 S County Rd 9, Fort Collins, CO 80525 for ourRotaryEpic Day of Service.  There will be many areas in which you can volunteer to help prepare the center for their summer camps that help kids connect with the natural world.  This day of action is an opportunity for Rotarians, families, and friends to strengthen our community, and stand alongside millions of Rotary volunteers worldwide who are committed to doing good throughout the month of May.  Everyone is welcome. Show your Rotary spirit, if you have a Rotary t-shirt please wear it!

As told by one of the last Reconnaissance Systems Officers to fly operational missions in the Blackbird, the presentation will include interesting facts about how the SR was develop, its remarkable technical capabilities, and its speed and altitude records that stand today, thirty-six years after its retirement. To exemplify its capabilities, the presenter will provide an overview of a very unique, long-duration SR-71 mission that he had the privilege to fly in the Asian-Pacific theater - a mission that has significance to America's current involvement in the Middle East conflict.

Hunter will start the talk with what bobsled is and how it works. He will do a little behind the scenes of what the sled is like and the mechanics of pushing, driving, etc. He will cover what daily life looks like in season, what are all the stops that the team covers, and what training is like out of season. He will finish the talk with the story of his athletic journey from high school to competing in the Olympics and what plans he has for the future. If time permits, he will cover a few of the lessons he hase learned along the way.