Weekly Bulletin (Jun. 18, 2026)

Happy Summer Solstice

Summer solstice traditions, often known as Midsummer or Litha, center on honoring the sun's peak power through light, nature, and community, with major celebrations including lighting bonfires, wearing flower crowns, and dancing around maypoles. Primarily celebrated on June 20-24, these rituals are meant to welcome summer, bring good luck, and promote fertility.

June 24

No Meeting

EPRD Summer Concert Series

Copper Children

Evergreen Lake House

The Copper Children are a diverse blend of styles and influences that span from the choral sounds of American gospel music to the psychedelic acid jam fueled sounds of the 60s. The Copper Children have shared the stage with notable artists such as Jerry Garcia Band, The Flobots, Mike Love, Everyone Orchestra, Steel Pulse, Devotchka,and many more.

July 1

Club Assembly

Mount Vernon CC

July 8

EPRD Summer Concert Series

Living Room Band

Buchanan Park Field

July 13

Golf Tournament

We are Twenty Two days out from the Andy Smith Sr Memorial Golf tournament. Here is how you can help:

Find golfers! We still have room for a few more! But Hurry it will sell out!

Be a hole sponsor ($350) or donate any amount. Talk to friends and businesses and encourage them to donate. Besides our flagship sponsor, we have 3 hole sponsors and 1 donor to date.

Buy a raffle ticket or five…each ticket is $20 and the winner receives half of the proceeds. So, if all the tickets sell, the winner will get $5,000. Tickets are available to purchase at both Buchanan Rec Center and Wulf Rec Center.

Purchase some gift cards to donate! Tournament participants can win raffle prizes during lunch. These are small gift cards to restaurants and other businesses.

** Distribute print media! We have posters and pamphlets you can place at your church, local business, anywhere you can think of it that would put one on display.

This is a big job and takes all of us working ahead of time to be a success.

watch this space for more info on the fantastic Silent Auction

Be sure and sign up early and tell your golfing friends-

a rare opportunity to play the exclusive, beautiful and challenging Hiwan Country Club

Sponsorships still available!

Contact Maren

mschreiber@eprdco.gov

Registration now open!

https://birdease.com/34960/register

Last week's presentation by Tyler Bryant of Xcel Energy gave the Club insights into the future of our electrical supply and how the focus is shifting from low cost and reliability to safety and wildfire prevention. Tyler also told us about an Xcel program of rebates for installation of battery back up systems, and yes, there are some qualifications:

You qualify for the PSPS Battery Rebate Program if:

You are an Xcel Energy residential electric customer in Colorado.
You are enrolled in the Medical Certification Program or the Colorado Medical Exemption Program.
You live in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 wildfire risk area
TYLER BRYANT (He/Him/His)
Xcel Energy
Area Manager, West Denver Metro, Community & Local Government Affairs
5460 W. 60^th Ave., Arvada, CO, 80003
Tyler.J.Bryant@xcelenergy.com
813-951-4169

Rotary clubs in districts 5440 and 5450, throughout Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Eastern Idaho and Western Nebraska sponsor students to participate in these 5-day leadership conferences known as Rocky Mountain RYLA.

The RYLA Conference for 240 participants is held at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. This conference is also referred to as Senior RYLA.

Any high school sophomore or junior may apply to attend RYLA. Generally, applicants selected have excelled in one or more areas of high school involvement and have potential or proven leadership experience.

YOUNG RYLA DATES

JUNE 21-26

JUNE 28-JULY3

SENIOR RYLA

JULY 12-17

In Kenya - Team leader David M. relocating mobility gear for distribution

Do you have an event, program or anything MFRC members might want to learn about? Please help me make the weekly bulletin the best it can be, let me know what you think belongs in the Bulletin, or how it can be improved

Dave Homerding

dchomerding@msn.com

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82232493564?pwd=MHlnWnVubE9vK043R1RrbjJlMStldz09
Meeting ID: 822 3249 3564 Pass Code: rotary Phone: 1 (719) 359-4580 Phone PW: 478734

June 21, 2026

Happy Father's Day

Happy Summer Solstice