Denver Mile High Rotary - Newsletter

March 2, 2010	http://www.denvermilehigh.org/
Programs	Denver Mile High Calendar
March 3^rd - Don Elliman, Director of the State Chief Operating Officer who oversees Colorado’s share of funding under the federal stimulus plan. He will discuss the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and it’s impact on the state of Colorado. More information below March 10^th – Shana Montrose Denver Mile High Ambassadorial Scholars "Reflections on Their Experiences " Kerri Drum March 17^th - Jill Beaudry The Queens of Comedy "Boost Your Communication IQ Through Comedy" Lori Bennett March 24^th - Lt. Governor Barbara O’Brien, who will discuss the issues and challenges of education reform in Colorado March 31^st - Max Wycisk, President, Colorado Public Radio Presentation Description: American Journalism At A Crossroads: The Future Is Now American journalism is at a crossroads. We live in an era where we are seeing daily newspapers, long the bastion of local independent reporting and accountability, failing in Colorado and around the country. At the same time, broadcast newsrooms are shrinking as well. Fewer traditional journalists are reporting less news. Independent reporting that is so critical as a source of information, analysis, understanding, and particularly local community knowledge has been seriously diminished. What role will Public Radio play in this changing landscape?	March 20^th – 6:00pm Mini dinner – A Swiss Fondue Dinner - $35 a person – Lee & Karen Mulberry will host – 7037 S. Miller Ct, Littleton, CO April 16^th – Denver Mile High Pub Crawl April 24^th – 9 Health Fair - Presentation of Our Lady School, 660 Julian St., from 7-12. April 30-May 2 - District Conference-The Hilton Hotel Fort Collins, Colorado June 12 - 13^th – Hole in One Shoot out June 20-23 - RI Convention, Montreal, Canada
Weekly Inspirators, Greeters & Hosts
March 3^rd - Inspiration - Jeff McAnallen Greeters - Diane Messamore and Lee Mulberry Host - Nan Odell March 10^th - Inspiration - Joe Pahl Greeters - Mark Pedigo and Tom Puckett Host - Herb Rubenstein March 17^th - Inspiration - Chuck Rudolph Greeters - Jenna Saldana and George Schiel Host - Steve Sehnert March 24^th – Inspiration - Don Shattuck Greeters - Bob Morgan and Vass Sirpolaidis Host - Greg Smith March 31^st – Inspiration - Roberta Simonton Greeters - John McDermott and Joanne Thompson Host – Michael Tapp
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More information on Wednesday’s speaker: Described as having "The Midas Touch," Don Elliman was named to the state's top economic-development job in late April of 2007. His official title in Governor Ritter's Cabinet:: Chief Operating Officer for the State of Colorado Elliman is described as having "One of the most analytical business minds in town" by business leaders Don Kortz and Daniel Yohannes. "He understands business and why businesses leave places and why they come to places. He understands the labor market and the business market...and knows everybody in town. He has national exposure. We all worked hard to get him." This publishing executive who had planned to retire was initially lured to Colorado as President of Kroenke Sports Enterprises, which includes the Pepsi Center, the Colorado Avalanche hockey team, the Denver Nuggets basketball team, and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Elliman had previously spent 32 years with Time Warner Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President. His experience at Time Warner includes serving as president of Sports Illustrated magazine, publisher of People magazine, president of Time, Inc., and developer of CNN/SI, the 24-hour sports news network. Here in Denver, Elliman served as chairman of The Children's Hospital Foundation and helped raise the millions for its move to the Fitzsimmons campus.