The Kiwanis Club of Durango canceled its annual Pancake Day, it’s biggest fund-raiser of the year. So the club is hopeful that you’ll support a socially-distanced golf tourney on August 28 to support kids.
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THANKS FOR WATCHING THE LOCAL NEWSNETWORK. I’M WENDY GRAHAM SETTLE TODAY, I’M JOINED IN THE STUDIO BYROBERT WHITSON, THE OWNER OF EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS,SERVING THE FOUR CORNERS, AND, TO HONOR THE STATEWIDE INDOOR-MASKMANDATE, WE ARE WEARING MASKS FOR OUR INTERVIEW TODAY. SO JUST WANTEDTO EXPLAIN WHY WE’RE WEARING MASKS. AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE ROBERT.THANKS FOR JOINING ME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME APPRECIATE IT.
SO TODAY YOU’RE NOT HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT EXPRESSEMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS. YOU’RE HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT AN UPCOMINGKIWANIS GOLF TOURNAMENT. SO TELL ME, WHAT’S YOUR ROLE WITH KIWANIS?
SO I AM THE CURRENT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR DIVISION 18 INTHE STATE OF COLORADO, AND THAT COVERS THE DURANGO CLUBS AND THECORTEZ CLUB. FANTASTIC. AND, SO WE’RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT OURANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH COMES UP IN AUGUST. WE ARE REALLYPUSHING IT THIS YEAR BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE DECIDED TOCANCEL OUR PANCAKE DAY, TOO MANY, TOO MANY LOGISTICS AND TOO MANYUNKNOWNS. NOW WE WILL PROBABLY DO SOMETHING STILL FOR PANCAKE DAY INSEPTEMBER, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER, BUT WE’RE SHIFTING OURFOCUS THIS YEAR TO THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THECOMMUNITY.
PEOPLE WANT TO HELP KIWANIS. THIS IS THEIR BIGOPPORTUNITY, IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, IS THISCORRECT? SO WHEN IS THE GOLF TOURNAMENT HAPPENING?
IT ISAUGUST 28TH AT DALTON RANCH. BEAUTIFUL. WITH A NINE O’CLOCK START,BUT WE WANT YOU THERE AT EIGHT. OKAY. AND YOU WANT ME TO RUN DOWNTHROUGH THE . . .
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. YEAH. TELL USA LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
SO AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO BE AUGUST28TH, WHICH IS A FRIDAY. IT’S A FOUR=PERSON SCRAMBLE A TEE START ATNINE. ALL THE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS ALREADY IN PLACE. MORE THANLIKELY, WE’LL GO OUT ONE AT A TIME RATHER THAN AS, AS A TEAM, BUT THEGREEN FEES ARE $125 EACH, UNLESS YOU’RE A MEMBER OF DALTON, THEN IT’SONLY $75. A TEAM OF FOUR IS $500. OR IF YOU DON’T PLAY GOLF AND WANTTO HELP SUPPORT US, WE ARE LOOKING FOR TEE BOX SPONSORS AND THOSE RUNFOR $250 APIECE. SO THAT’S WHERE YOU GET, SO, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE SIGNPUT UP AT EACH TEE AT A PARTICULAR TABLE AND WE CAN TAKE AS MANY OFTHOSE AS WE CAN GET.
OKAY, GREAT. SO LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THATWANT TO PLAY GOLF AND ALSO JUST IN GENERAL, SPONSORS. IT’S FANTASTIC.SO WITH OUR SAFER AT HOME REGULATIONS IN PLACE, HOW IS KIWANIS CLUBSTILL SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY? CAUSE I CAN IMAGINE THAT THERE ISSTILL A NEED. IN FACT, I’M GUESSING THE NEED IS GREATER.
YES.AND I THINK IT’LL ONLY GET GREATER, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS HERETHIS FALL, BUT WE ARE STILL HELPING THE COMMUNITY OUT. WE DID A BIGDONATION TO THE FOOD BANK IN DOLLARS. ANY ORGANIZATION THAT CAN PUTFUNDS TO USE, WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM, AS LONG AS THEY SUPPORT THEKIDS IN THE COMMUNITY. OKAY.
SO WITH KIWANIS BEING SOIMPORTANT TO SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN OF THE DURANGO COMMUNITY, WEREALLY WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS FUNDRAISER, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOUGUYS ARE STILL SUPPORTING THEM, YOU KNOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND,IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION OR GET SIGNED UP, HOWDO THEY DO THAT?
THEY CAN DO THAT TWO WAYS. THEY CAN GIVESCOTT, WHO IS OUR LEADER OF THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, A CALL. AND HISNUMBER IS 970-749-8986 OR YOU CAN REACH ME AT EXPRESS EMPLOYMENTPROFESSIONALS, (970) 403-8780. AND, I’VE GOT FLYERS. IF YOU WANT TOJUST DROP BY THE OFFICE AND PICK ONE UP, OR I CAN EMAIL IT TO YOU.
AND I SEE THAT TBK BANK IS ONE OF YOUR BIG SPONSORS. SOREALLY APPRECIATE THEM MAKING THIS FALL TOURNAMENT ABLE TO HAPPEN.WE’RE GLAD GOLF IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SO THAT’S GOOD.ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL US EITHER ABOUT WHAT KIWANIS IS UP TOABOUT THE TOURNAMENT? WHY PEOPLE SHOULD SUPPORT THIS?
WELL, ITHINK YOU REALLY SHOULD SUPPORT IT BECAUSE WHAT KIWANIS DOES FOR THE,OUR COMMUNITY IS EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE RAISE HERE, GOES BACK INTO THECOMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT ON AVERAGE EVERY YEAR, OVER 26 DIFFERENTORGANIZATIONS. FOR INSTANCE, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IS PROBABLY OURBIGGEST ONE THAT WE SUPPORT EVERY YEAR, BUT, YOU’VE GOT THE FORTLEWIS SOFTBALL TEAM. THEY ARE A HUGE ASSET FOR US WHEN WE DO PANCAKEDAY. JUST A LOT OF LITTLE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE KIDSAND WE SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY.
AND EVERY DOLLAR THAT COMESIN GOES RIGHT BACK TO OUR OWN COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING OUR OWN KIDS. SO,YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE OF OUR TOWN. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SUPPORTTHAT. SEEMS LIKE A WORTHY CAUSE. SO EVERYBODY MARK YOUR CALENDARS FORAUGUST 28TH, IT’S A FRIDAY AND IT’S GOING TO BE EPIC, BEAUTIFULDALTON RANCH. IT’S THE BILL MASHA CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT, SUPPORTINGKIWANIS. SO PLEASE MAKE A DONATION OR SIGN UP TO PLAY AND HAVE, HAVEA LITTLE BIT OF FUN DURING THESE UNUSUAL TIMES. YES. THANKS SO MUCHFOR COMING IN TODAY. IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, ROBERT. YES.
GOODLUCK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS AGAIN FORWATCHING LOCAL NEWS NETWORK.
