The 32nd Annual Rushmore Rotary Golf Tournament to benefit the Children's Home Society - Child Advocacy Center was held on July 26th at Arrowhead Country Club/Golf Course. A great day for golf and CHS--with 31 teams participating. Rushmore Rotary raised $62,000 this year, and over $1.9 Million since the first annual golf tournament 32 years ago. Pictured with the check are Rick Weber, CHS Foundation; Scott Van Dam, Rushmore Rotary President, and Jeff Meyer, Rotary Golf Committee Chair. Congratulations and a huge thank you to the Rotary committee and members who helped at the tournament. A special thank you to our sponsors listed below.
2021 Golf Sponsors: Dean Kurtz Construction, VAST Broadband, The UPS Store/Great Plains Brown, Amplified/Rapid City Journal, Assurant Solutions, Brazos Roofing, Black Hills Animal Hospital, Black Hills Shooters Supply, Dr. Stuart Fromm, MD, Good Samaritan Society/Sanford Health, Great Western Bank, Monument Health, Black Hills Community Bank, Black Hills Surgical Hospital, Dakotacare/Carver Insurance, Dave Schmidt Farmers Insurance, First National Bank, First Western Federal Savings, Granite Automotive, Gateway Autoplex, Gustafson Building/Heavy Constructors, Kieffer Sanitation, Ketel Thorstenson, LLP, Lind Exco, Inc., Neugebauer’s Jewelry Design Service, Northwest Pipe Fittings, Rotary Club of Rapid City Rushmore, Sander Sanitation, and Seacrest Wealth Management
Several members gathered for a club social at Jolly Lane Garden Bar July 28th. Fun was had by all -- including a rooster who wanted to join in! Thanks Dana and Heidi for organizing.
40 folks from Rushmore Rotary and Rapid City Rotary enjoyed a beautiful evening at the home of the Petersons to celebrate Rapid City Rotary for 100 years! Now there are 4 DGs from Rushmore club: Doug Lind (current), Pat Sutliff, Linda Peterson, and George Twitero.
Rushmore Rotary served as the Host Club for the Rotary District 5610 Conference held in Deadwood SD in October. Thank you to District Governor Doug Lind (and Penny), the co-chairs, Pat Sutliff and Bruce Nearhood, emcee's Darla Crown and Ron Jeffries, IT support Jon Johnson, and many others from our Club, District and Rotary International who gave presentations at the general and breakout sessions. Thank you for making the weekend a big success!
Opening remarks from John Hewko, RI General Secretary were inspiring. General Sessions included presentations from Lisa Herring (RI President Representative) sharing RI President Shekhar Mehta's goals and initiatives for the year; Greg Podd (former RI VP) gave an uplifting message on the "value of a simple rotary pin"; and Ken Howell (RI International Foundation) shared the history and importance of the foundation.
Our own Dr. Willis Sutliff was honored with the District's "Roger Kozak Service Above Self" award for his time and talents given in service to Rotary and the community. Dr. Sutliff has served District 5610 and it's Rotarians for over ten years as District 5610 Polio Plus Chair. He is passionate about Polio eradication and enthusiastic about raising funds to defeat the disease. Dr. Sutliff is past president of Rapid City Rushmore Rotary Club and very active in the club on numerous committees and always a cheerful volunteer. Congratulations on a well deserved recognition.
We have two more weeks to sell football books and all of you have done a fantastic job!! We decided to print 100 more books. So if you want more books to sell, let Cathy Q know. Please be thinking about getting your stubs and money together and turned in at the meetings, at Print Mark-et, or give one of us a call (Q: 381-0661 or Linda: 431-2886). We would love to get everything in by September 12th or 13th (first Monday Night Game). Thanks again for selling your books!
Rushmore Rotary selected Todd Hyronimus and David Dolan to receive this year's Rotarian of the Year award. Todd and David serve as co-chairs of the Community Action Committee. This committee was organized to bring members together on service projects in our local community. They have organized monthly volunteering at Feeding South Dakota, bi-annual Highway Cleanups, and sock and pencil drives to benefit the greater Rapid City area. Both of these gentlemen exhibit "service above self" and exemplify the Rotary 4 Way Test. Congratulations!
On July 1, Rushmore Rotary's own Doug Lind assumed the volunteer post of Rotary International District Governor for 2021-22. As Governor, he coordinates the community and international service projects of the 40 clubs in District 5610 encompassing all of South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, southwestern Minnesota and northeast Nebraska. Lind will serve through June 30, 2022. Lind is one of only 535 Rotarians worldwide serving as a district governor this year. He has served as the president and on numerous committees of our Club. Additionally, he has attended two International Rotary Conferences and participated in Rotary friendship exchange trips to Japan and Sweden. DG Lind shared his vision as District Governor at our meeting on July 6, 2021. Congratulations! We look forward to a great year.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotary members and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. You can contribute on line or through monthly/yearly dues. The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Don't forget to visit SBI for the Christmas Nights of Light thorugh December 31. Thank you to members who have supported SBI in numerous ways in 2021 and over the 50 plus years the park has been operating. Thank you to the Board members from our Club: Amy, Michael and Tiffany and the dedicated staff at the Park. Photo courtesy Rapid City Journal.
Sponsoring students at The School of St Jude is very special, not only do you change the student's life but also their family's and the community. Sponsorship is at least a three year commitment: Full sponsorship is $2,640 per year, Half sponsorship is $1,320 per year, or a one fourth sponsorship is $660 per year. The sponsorship pays for their uniforms, school supplies, education, transportation to and from school, healthy lunches and snacks. If you wish to sponsor please send your request to: American Friends of The School of St Jude, P O Box 3994, Rapid City, SD 57709 and you can pay for the full year, monthly, or quarterly. Pictured is our newest student to be sponsored--Hilary.
On July 1, Rushmore Rotary's own Doug Lind assumed the volunteer post of Rotary International District Governor for 2021-22. As Governor, he coordinates the community and international service projects of the 40 clubs in District 5610 encompassing all of South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, southwestern Minnesota and northeast Nebraska. Lind will serve through June 30, 2022. Lind is one of only 535 Rotarians worldwide serving as a district governor this year. He has served as the president and on numerous committees of our Club. Additionally, he has attended two International Rotary Conferences and participated in Rotary friendship exchange trips to Japan and Sweden. DG Lind shared his vision as District Governor at our meeting on July 6, 2021. Congratulations! We look forward to a great year. 
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotary members and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. You can contribute on line or through monthly/yearly dues. The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
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