Introducing our newest member Bill Spindle.

 

Bill is originally from Colorado Springs, CO., then California.  He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and spent his Air Force career in logistics serving around the world.  He retired at the rank of Colonel.  Bill then began a career in higher education, finance and administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage. After 20 years he worked for Texas A&M San Antonio for 3 years. He is now the Vice President for Finance and Administration at the School of Mines here in Rapid City.

Bill's Rotary career began in the Anchorage Rotary Club where he ran the youth exchange program. He has also been a member of the San Antonio Rotary Club and the Mission Trails Rotary Club.  His wife Cindy is a retired NICU nurse.  They have a blended family of 6 children and 10 grandchildren. They currently live on a small ranch with 4 horses, 4 dogs, 3 cats and 2 mice.

Welcome Bill! We are excited to have you.    

On Friday, August 5, 2022 a group from Rushmore Rotary visited the Whiteclay Makerspace and Trading Post, a District 5610 Global Grant project.  It was wonderful to see the ongoing progress on location, including an updated professional photo booth, expanding bead and yarn shop, and a second quilting long arm.  After a productive meeting with the partners involved, the group attended the Pine Ridge Pow Wow.  Despite the 108-degree weather, the group enjoyed visiting the vendors, talking with Pine Ridge locals and other visitors to the Pow Wow, and watching the setup of the teepee building competition. 

Football books were handed out at the 7/12 meeting. Everyone should have received an e-mail with your team captain information. They will be getting your books to you. It is important that everyone sells their books so we can continue to support Story Book Island, The Black Hills Children's Home, International Projects, Student Achievement, and various donation requests that come up throughout the year.

This year the football books committee will be holding drawings for $25 gift card rewards to encourage members to sell all their books. 

Here's how it works: 1st drawing will include those who sell 8 books within the first 2 weeks.

                                  2nd drawing will be a month later with 1 entry for every 10 books sold. 

                                  3rd drawing will be for the top sellers(25 or more books). 1 entry  for every additional 10 books sold.

So get your books sold and see your captain for additional books!