It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Cy Regan.  It is ironic that, unaware that Cy had died, the club paid tribute to his Irish heritage and his long time custom of singing Irish songs in celebration of St. Patrick's Day by playing a video tape of his last performance at this morning's meeting.  Shown here (Below) is the group of members who accompanied Cy in 2016 - including John Young's wife, Claire and (above), Cy singing "Danny Boy" in his last performance in 2019. Cy joined the club in April 1992 and was Club President in the 1999-2000 Optimist Year. Funeral services are pending.

The following message was received from Craig Eley:  George, sad news about Cy. Appropriate, I guess,  that he passed away on St. Patrick's Day.

President Kramis and Greg Young reported that the Calvary Baptist Church will be the setting for the 3rd Quarter District conference, which is coming.  This is a good one to attend, since you will be able to hear students give Oratorical and Deaf and Hard of hearing presentations.

 

Greg Young also let us know that we are on Bobblehead duty at Coors Field for a game on July 31st, so mark your calendar.  More details and sign up info to follow.

 

Kayla Gabehart, Associate Director, National History Day in Colorado 

 

Kayla is a 6th generation Coloradan hailing from the eastern plains.  She received her Masters and is pursuing her PhD. in Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver.  Kayla started with National History Day as an intern working with students at Hamilton Middle School.  She is a strong believer in education as a tool for empowerment.  She has spoken to our club many times in the past, and appreciates the support we have given National History Day in the form of many volunteer judges.

 

National History Day in Colorado is a social studies and literacy program that equips students in elementary, middle, and high school with the skills necessary to succeed in college and the real world. Students participate in a project-based learning curriculum that emphasizes critical reading and thinking, research, analysis, and the drawing of meaningful conclusions. Students can complete these projects in groups or as individuals in one of five categories: documentary, paper, exhibit, performance, or website. The theme this year is Debate and Diplomacy. They then compete in one of our fifteen regions across the state in either the junior (middle school) or senior (high school) division, or in the elementary poster contest (4th and 5th graders). Regional winners compete at the State Contests in May on the University of Colorado Denver campus. First and second place state winners compete in Nationals at the University of Maryland, College Park in June. 

Kayla also showed a documentary made by a 7th grade student at Summit Charter school in Boulder County on the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.  It was one of the top projects in last year’s competition.

On behalf of the club, Greg Young presented Kayla with a Partners in Education award and a check for $300 in honor of her commitment and work in the field.

 

In turn, Kayla was happy to present us with the award the club received as National History Day’s 2020 Volunteer of the Year.  She had informed us of the honor over Zoom last year but was now able to actually pass it along.

 

Please reach out to Kayla if you are interested in being trained to be a judge for this program and to help the students who are working hard on their projects.

 

We had a drawing!  40 USD was available, if the elusive 3 of hearts could be found.

Cups of cold hard cash went to:

 

 

Jake Baker went for the big money, but came up empty.

Josh Lipuma was lucky enough to have his number drawn twice, but not lucky enough to find the right card.

Nametag - For the first time in this editor’s memory, neither of the first two names called for the name tag drawing were wearing their badge!  Everett Gardner and Vaughn Kendall each missed out on a free draw - SHOCKING!  The benefactor of their oversight was money man (and properly identified) Noel Hasselgren.  However, Noel came up empty, so the pot thickens…

Creed - President Kramis asked Mike White to lead us in the creed and then onto our day.  Promise Yourself…