2016 Jewels & Jeans

 
Grab your hat folks!  The second annual Jewels and Jeans Barn Dance is just around the corner! 
 
Betty Switzer mentioned the other day, that working on the Scholarship Selection Committee had given her such a bigger realization of just how important this fund raiser is!  We only have two shots to raise the money to help in the Pagosa Springs community and they have to be wildly successful in order for us to do it!  If you have not been at meetings lately, you need to check in with Sharon Crump at Exit Realty to collect your tickets!  If you are a Rotarian, there are tickets with your name on them!  Whether you sell them or give them to co-workers, family or friends, clients they are your responsibility to the club.  Also, if you are a Rotarian, we need your help!  Contact Betty and see where there are still open opportunities for service and get on the list.
 
We had an interesting presentation last week from Jimmy Munozcano, Livia Cloman Lynch and Jo Bridges.  If you missed it, Shellie Peterson has extra copies.  Collectively, they explained the functions and funding of the Rotary Club, the Community Assistance Fund (CAF) and the Donor Advised Fund (DAF).  The proceeds from the Barn Dance will be used in the CAF to fund scholarships for graduating seniors; Pagosa Outreach Connection, Outgoing and Incoming Exchange Student programs, Teacher mini-grants, the third grade dictionaries, Rotary Youth Leadership Academy & Loaves & Fishes.
 
Ticket sales are just one avenue for raising funds from this event.  It is also critical that selling raffle tickets for the silent auction items bring in big bucks!  Jo Bridges and Lassie Olin work tirelessly at collecting exciting and interesting items for this auction year around!  It's also important that folks take advantage of the libations being offered and the food!  Bonny Blue BBQ will be selling BBQ plates for $15 and of that, they are donating $1 back to the fund raising efforts!  Think about all these things as we sell these tickets.  We need there to be community minded folks at this event who are willing to spend some money to support our efforts in the community - oh and have some fun too!