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Announcements Student of the Month - May 2009    Amanda Bailey was recognized as the Student of the Month at Castle View High School by the Principal, Lyle Gates and Rotary Club of Castle Rock President, Al Vanden Heuvel.  Amanda graduated second in her class and will be attending Baylor University in Texas.   Congratulations - Amanda!!     George Meares Inducted as New Rotarian   Al Vanden Heuvel welcomes George Meares into the Rotary Club of Castle Rock

Tracy Houston Speaks on Corporate Boards

Tracy was the guest speaker at our June 17th weekly meeting and spoke about the top ten board health indicators.  Specifically she discussed the following:

1. Number of Board members - What is the norm?
2. Items on the agenda - Who sets the agenda?
3. Mentoring Program for board members
4. Board evaluation - How is the board effectiveness measured?
5. Board training - What training available?
6. # of experts who presnt to the board
7. Relationshionship between board chair and CEO
8. Relationship of committees to the board
9. Board tradition versus new thinking
10. Strategic planning

For details of the presentation, click on Top Board Health Indicators

Tracy E. Houston, M.A., is a corporate and non-profit board advisory consultant headquartered in the Denver, Colorado area. With a focus on leadership, strategy and risk management, Tracy consults primarily with directors, presidents and senior officers providing input on high level, sensitive and complex issues. For more information: www.linkedin.com/in/tracyehouston

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.....and the winners are..... 

Congratulations to Harrison and Andrew Ford as the 2009 Ducky Derby's first place winners.   The Fords' lucky duck churned out of the MetroMix cement mixer this year and tumbled into first place.  The lucky winners were presented a check for $3,000.  There are over 500 other prize winners who will be notified by phone in the next week or so. For a complete recap, download the 2009 Ducky Derby PDF.

T Lowell Construction was drawn as the lucky cash sponsor winner and will be awarded a full year's membership in the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to T Lowell Construction.

This year's Ducky Derby was a tremendous success thanks to the countless hours of preparation by members of the Rotary Clubs of Castle Rock, the cash, prize and in-kind sponsors (Click here to view the many sponsors), the participating street vendors, the various Town of Castle Rock organizations and the local police department.

For more detail of the 2009 Ducky Derby, go to Ducky Derby and Photo Albums and click on 2009 Ducky Derby.