Since the first of June, the following new members have joined the class of 2023:
Adams, Cindy & Dan
Alper, Cathy & Steve
Atterbury, Lorraine & Thomas (Joe)
Beechy, Judith
Bennett, Rose
Bryson, Wendi
Currie, Carol & Dean
Davis, J R & Barbara
Hagnauer, Karl & Cheri
Hannigan, Barry & Mary
Lambert, Linda
Leeds, Caity & Josh
Patterson, Margaret & Glenn
Peyton, Deb & Dave
Poznic, Steve & Anne
Routh, Debi
Stewart, Scott & Gosia
Stookesberry, Denise & David
Sullivan, Gayla & Rick
Underwood, Susan
Waters, Jennifer & John
Webb, Drew and Carla
Wise, Ann & Riedlinger, Stephen
Wood, Wally & Melissa
Yowell, Sue
Welcome!
I am pleased to be the first to welcome everyone back to the start of another year with the Estes Park Newcomers Club. And a great year it will be, I predict.
Your new board hit the ground running early this summer, starting with a planning workshop in mid-June, where we gathered to brainstorm plans for the year while studying what we learned from the member survey taken last May (we’ll talk more about that at the September meeting).
To kick off the workshop, I challenged everyone to pursue “Great Member Experience” within everything we do as a board. I am excited to see that challenge embraced and how quickly it is being applied to the numerous programming facets that make up Newcomers.
I believe you will see your Board’s commitment to Great Member Experience right away, and in many different ways. How and where we conduct our monthly meetings. Finding yourself with more time to socialize with your friends. The originality and detailed planning put into our club programs and events.
One example that stands out is the enhanced summer program implemented these past couple of months.
In addition to our usual summer fare of wine & cheese and interest groups, your special events team hosted two events – a fun outing to a festive screening of ”Mama Mia 2,” as well as the Great Summer Picnic of 2018, with all the fun, food and friends any of us could handle.
And speaking of Great Member Experience, have you noticed the new website? Check it out - it’s all new and shiny, and with all the features you told us were important to you as members.
Behind the scenes of the new website is a new membership system – the workhorse that makes everything all about Newcomers. You will see and touch that system every time you receive an email from the club, sign into the website, register for an event, make a payment, or look up another member’s address.
A ginormous shout-out is in order to the tech ops and membership teams for the months of work they devoted to pulling all this together. That’s to you Jeff Lindbergh, Ed Ellingson, Rod Unruh and Deb Stalder
And there’s more. Much, much more. But that can all wait until the September meeting.
Make sure and register now for that meeting - it’s earlier than usual. And come prepared to reconnect with all your Newcomer friends, as well as get to know our newest members - the class of 2023. And brace yourself for a full-on introduction of the 2018-2019 plans of your programming team.
Speaking on behalf of your board, you have our commitment to making everything about Newcomers this year a Great Member Experience for you. And if for some reason you feel we missed the mark, we really want to hear about it.
Let the new year begin!
It's new. It's different. It's better.
Let’s take a quick tour.
Making Estes Home…
Landing on the home page, every visitor is greeted with the photographic genius of local artist James Frank, who has captured the unrivaled beauty of the area we've all made our home. The distinctive, rich autumn colors in the photo became the color palette for the entire design.
Scanning the home page brings the vitality of the Club to the forefront. Who we are, upcoming events, interest groups, news updates - you will see something new every time you come to the website.
Hello...Who's This?
The website caters to many audiences - in addition to our active members and alumni, there are also those first time visitors who may one day be among us. The website makes the right things visible for the right people. As a member, simply choose the green MEMBER SIGN-IN button to get to the right place.
Once signed in, the About You area lets you make your profile your own. Confirm your household information, renew your membership, add a picture for the directory, and set your privacy settings.
Exactly When Was That, Again?
Checking out What’s Going On from the menu will land you on the calendar for the entire year - every activity, group, event and gathering of the Club. Now it's easy to plan your life around Newcomers!
Using that calendar, you can quickly register for the various meetings and events the club hosts. You can even RSVP for small group gatherings. Paying online is fast, easy and secure - so in minutes you're good to go to that big event.
Well, Now This Is Interesting…
From their icon on the home page, Interest Groups has a big presence on the website. Each of the 20+ groups has a place where you can learn about them, reach out to a leader, RSVP for an event, see the schedule - even join online.
This Is Us.
Signed-in members can head on over to the Member Directory - where everybody who’s anybody hangs out. Quickly do a search to get directions to wine & cheese, send a message to another member, even see the entire membership on a giant Google map.
And It Goes Where You Go.
The new website works on any device - your computer, your tablet, even your phone. So next time you're on your way to an interest group gathering and need to call the host - get out your phone, and after a couple of taps, you're talking to them.
And A BIG Thank You.
The Club's new website made its debut last month, just in time for the start of the new program year. It is the culmination of a lot of hard work over the summer by the Tech Ops and Membership teams. We encourage you to extend a big Newcomers thank you next time you see them.
We are very excited to announce that two new interest groups are starting this year.
Debra and Kim Sloan have agreed to share their photography expertise by leading a group titled Nature Photography. The group will meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month, leaving at pre-dawn in order to catch the animals at sunrise for the best possibility of good photo shots. Photographing the critters will finish up approximately two hours after sunrise, once the animals have headed into the trees or bedded down for the day.
Caity Leeds has agreed to head up a Weekend Hikers group. Although anyone is welcome to join, this group is targeting members who work during the week and are unable to participate in the regular weekday hiking groups. Hikes will begin at an easy level and gradually advance based on the needs and ability of group members.
Please consider joining one of these new groups on September 12th at the general meeting.
The inaugural Great Newcomers Picnic on August 26th was a huge success with nearly 120 people attending! From the delicious food, foot-tapping music and lively games of volleyball, horseshoes and ladder ball, a grand time was had by members, alumni and prospective members alike.
Guests arrived bearing a wonderful variety of appetizers, desserts, and side dishes, and the newly formed Newcomers BBQ Dudes lead by Kurt Ratsch and fellow smokers Jerry Allison, Bob Fulton, and Scott Thompson provided mouth-watering pulled pork and beef brisket. Janene Centurione lent her outstanding decorating skills to the event, transforming the O’Connor Pavilion picnic area into an inviting and festive atmosphere. Our registration team of Stan Osborne, Rod Unruh, Kendra Wallis and Kreg Leymaster kept things moving smoothly at the check-in table. And many thanks to parking directors Dave Bretz, Dan Centurione and Ken Zornes for keeping all the cars in line.
We’re hoping the Great Newcomers Picnic will become an annual event, so if you missed this one, be sure to join us next year!
Remember, Newcomers is on Facebook! Be sure to check out the Newcomers Facebook group, and request to join the group. Then you can keep up with everything going on, post some photos and share things with your friends. It is updated frequently and shows both current and future events. Check it out and leave a post!
We have kicked off our "We Believe in Estes Park" community outreach program for the holidays and invite you to volunteer and join in the festivities! It's a lot of fun, you get to meet many people from the community, and we raise funds for local non-profits that support our wonderful town. Please volunteer by clicking on the link below.
If you have questions, feel free to contact us at WeBelieve@EstesParkNewcomers.org. Thank you, Santa and the "We Believe" Planning Team |
2019 "We Believe" Volunteer Sign-up |
Please sign up for as many events and roles that are of interest to you. We welcome all participants and will be in touch to confirm your event(s) and share more details as the dates come closer. |
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