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2011-2012 SERVICE COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS

CLUB SERVICE …………...……… Sue Gardner, Director Attendance ………………………………...Kam Breitenbach Change of Command Party Sue Gardner, Cathy Groves, Jo Stone Club History …………………………………...…..Paul Elder Club Photographer ……………………….………..Jim Boyd Dinner for 8 …………………………….……...Cathy Groves Holiday Party ……..Sue Gardner, Cathy Groves, Jo Stone Inspiration/Invocations, Pledge, 4-Way Test, Greeters Ken Claiborne Liaison to Cherry Creek Valley Club ….Kam Breitenbach Music Jim Muir, Doug Young, Steve Gilbert Newsletter Editarian ………………………..…...Bill Fernow Newsletter Editarian Assistant ……………..Steve Gilbert Programs ……………….………...Ken Claiborne, John Gile Summer Picnic Sue Gardner, Michele Duncan, Cathy Groves Webmaster ……………………………………….Bob Forbes COMMUNITY SERVICE …….......Carl Finamore, Director American Indian Center Andy Becher, Pius Schenker, Mike Oldham, Carl Finamore Castlewood Canyon State Park Carl Finamore, Jim Boyd, Bill Kelly, Joel Engelstad Santa’sClothes ……………………………………………….. Continental Divide Trail ………………….....Ken Claiborne Firefly Autism Center ………………..Kevin Roth, Irv Buck Flower Power ………………………………...Larree Morgan Freedom Dogs ………………...Larry Brutlag, Sue Gardner MS 150 …………………………..Bill Shriver, Ken Claiborne Parker Task Force Jim Boyd, Bob Kramer, Bill Gripman, Dean Weaver, Nancy Gripman Project Sanctuary …..Jane Johnson, Bill Shriver, Bill Kelly Rotary Community Corps Kam Breitenbach, Michele Duncan Rotary Reads Dick Gordon, Ted Sweeney, Bob Kramer, Bill Gripman, Nancy Gripman Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center Sharon Nemechek Douglas County Rotarians Wounded Veterans Project Lindy Blackburn, Andy Becher, Carl Finamore, Al Johnson, Jane Johnson VOCATIONAL SERVICE …………... Jack Braly, Director Four Way Test David Selden, Doug Young, All Johnson, Jane Johnson Vocational Talks ……………………………..Ken Claiborne District Club Ethics Award …...Cathy Groves, Bill Shriver Ethics in Business ……………..…………..Dan Rodriguez

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ….Joel Engelstad, Director Ambassadorial & World Peace Scholars Bob Forbes, Mike Oldham Ghana ………………………………Jo Stone, Amy Erickson Global Children’s Organization…...Irv Buck, Bill Gripman Group Study Exchange …………………………....Irv Buck India Water & Related Irv Buck, Joel Engelstad, Frank Gibbs Mongolia (Commerce City Rotary Club) ……...Rick Laub Open World ………...….....Irv Buck, John Gile, Al Johnson Polio Plus………………………….Lew Million, Tom Duncan Project C.U.R.E. ………………..Bob Haeflein, Don Clasen Nigeria Project C.U.R.E. (Fort Collins Rotary Club) Larry Brutlag ShelterBox ………………………..Al Johnson, Bob Kramer

NEW GENERATIONS ……..... Michele Duncan , Director Interact, Ponderosa Bill Fernow, Dave Selden Rotaract Dave Gurule, Dave Selden, Dan Rodriguez Rotary Youth Exchange Liz Volz, Michele Duncan RYLA/Young RYLA Mike Oldham, Cathy Groves Scholarships, Chaparral Tom VanderHeiden, Tom Duncan, Lindy Blackburn Scholarships, Ponderosa Larree Morgan, Bill Kelly, Gene Felgenhauer Student of the Month, Chaparral ………….Ken Claiborne Student of the Month, Ponderosa ……………...John Gile FUND RAISING ………………...…..… Dave Gurule, Chair Annual Golf Tournament Tom VanderHeiden, Bill Kelly, Gene Felgenhauer Peaches Dave Gurule, Bill Shriver, Carl Finamore, Jane Johnson, Cathy Groves State of the Town ……………..………...…..Cathy Groves Finance: Dick Gordon Logistics: Steve Trevino Public Relations: Kevin Roth Parker Impact Award: Lindy Blackburn Irv Buck, Larree Morgan, Carol Hein, Bob Forbes,

Eydie Hoeppner, Dan Rodriguez, Sue Gardner

PUBLIC RELATIONS ……….……....Kevin Roth, Director Steve Gilbert, Harold McCloud

THE ROTARY CLUB OF PARKER

Chartered August 18, 1993

Membership and Extension Month August 4, 2011

TODAY’S PROGRAM

The Character and Life of Theodore Roosevelt, Don Moon

Wednesday, Aug 9—Board Meeting, 6:45 am, The Warhorse Inn

Thursday, Aug 11—Sylvia Salcedo Rojas, Is Your Grocery Cart on Auto

Pilot?

Thursday, Aug 18—Club Assembly

DISTRICT 5450

Jim Halderman

Governor

2011-2012 Theme

Kalyan Banerjee

RI President

The Lamplighter A Multiple Bemis Award Winning Publication of

The Rotary Club of Parker P.O. Box #473, Parker, CO 80134

Breakfast Meeting each Thursday 6:45-8:15 a.m.

The Club at Pradera 5225 Raintree Drive

Parker, Colorado 80134 The Parker Rotary Centennial Gift to

the Town of Parker - 2005

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August 4, 2011 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 5

Bill Fernow, Editarian (303) 805-5039

FAX: (303) 805-5039 wfernow@comcast.net

PEACHES

Dave Gurule informed the club that we will be selling peaches again

this year. $30 for 18 pounds, $23 for 10 pounds. Peaches will be

picked up on August 27th at Chaparral High School. The last day to

order will be August 18th.

PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT - Officer Dawn Cash-

man presented the program on July 28 and described the many

community-related activities of the department. Among her

many responsibilities are teaching Emergency Management,

Emergency Preparedness, and the popular Citizen Police Acade-

my. The Citizen Police Academy gives participants first-hand

information about how the Police Department operates. Classes

focus on criminal law, the drug task force, evidence, dispatch,

traffic laws, accident reconstruction, DUI laws, Taser demon-

strations, D.A.R.E. and many other topics. This program re-

quires a commitment of four hours every Thursday for ten

weeks.

Office Cashman has served the Parker Police Department for about six years, and for the past

three years she has served in a dual capacity as Crime Prevention Office and Community Re-

source Officer. Among her responsibilities are the Neighborhood Watch Program, the Na-

tional Night Out, Security Assessments, first aid instructor, and Police Training Officer.

Dawn is married to Casey Cashman, who is also a Parker Police Officer.

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2011-2012 CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jane Johnson ..…………..….…….President Jo Stone ……...……………..President-Elect Kam Breitenbach ……..........…….Secretary Bob Satrom ..…….….……………..Treasurer Frank Gibbs ………....…..Sergeant-at-Arms Larry Brutlag …..Immediate Past President Tony Barnard ………………….Foundations

Carl Finamore ….....…..Community Service Joel Engelstad …....…International Service Sue Gardner …….….....……….Club Service Jack Braly ……………....Vocational Service Michele Duncan .New Generations Service Dave Gurule …..…..…..……....Fund Raising Kevin Roth ...……….……...Public Relations

PARKER ROTARIANS WITH DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES PDG Mike Oldham - Executive Committee, Strategic Planning, Literacy and Education,

American Indian Committee Chair, Rotary Peace Corps Alliance, Ambassadorial Scholar-

ships; Nominating Committee, PDG Advisory Group, Extension Committee, Health &

Hunger Concerns, Polio Eradication, World Peace Fellowship; Bill Fernow - Executive

Committee, Rotary Awareness Chair; Al Johnson - Assistant Governor Area 12; Doug

Young - 4-Way Test Chair; Dave Gurule - Rotaract; Irv Buck - Water Management and

Sanitation; Larry Brutlag - Grants Area 4&5; Bob Forbes - Ambassadorial Scholar-

ships; Carl Finamore – American Indian; John Gile - Membership Committee

MEMBERSHIP …………………........... Jo Stone, Director Past Chair ………………………………….….Jane Johnson Classifications ………………………………..….Bill Shriver Club Roster …………………………..…...Kam Breitenbach Fireside Chats …………………………….…...Mike Oldham Inductions ………………………………………..….Jo Stone Internal Communications ……………………...Al Johnson Mentor Program …………………………….....Bob Haeflein New Member Information ………..…..Jo Stone, Jim Boyd Recruitment Program Jim Boyd, Tom Hankenson, Joel Engelstad Red Badge, Blue Badge ……………………...Bob Haeflein Remembrance, Rewards, Recognition …...Cathy Groves

Retention Program ………………………………

FOUNDATIONS Tony Barnard, Director

Trustees Steve Small, Jane Johnson, Bob Martin, Dean Weaver, Hank Coll, Tom Duncan, Lew Million, Bob Satrom

Every Rotarian Every

Year 2012 RI Convention

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UPCOMING EVENTS

August 6 Rotary Kwik Car Wash Day, joint with Project Sanctuary

Project Sanctuary Gala

National Night Out, 4 pm to 8 pm at O’Brien Park

August 18 Summer Picnic, Challenger Park

August 24 Family Music and Dinner Night, Takoda Tavern, 6-10 pm

August 26 Wine Walk - Parker

September 10 Rotary at Work Day

September 17 Rotary Leadership Institute

October 1 Literacy Conference

October 13 Governor Jim Halderman’s Official Visit

November 12 Rotary Leadership Institute

December 2 3rd Annual State of the State, Governor Hickenlooper

December 8 Club Christmas Party

January 7, 2012 Mid-Year Presidents Meeting

January 13-14 High Country Foundation Dinner/Seminar, Denver Tech

Center Marriott Hotel

February 4 Rotary Leadership Institute

February 9 State of the Town

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GUESTS AND VISITORS

Lindsay Embree—Jim Muir’s

daughter

Mike Kennedy—former club

member and a charter member

David King—Parker Police Chief

Loy Dickinson—visiting Rotarian,

Past District Governor, and shared

responsibility for starting the Ro-

tary Club of Parker

Officer Dawn Cashman and Police

Chief David King present a certificate

of appreciation to our own ―Mr. Boyd‖

for his exceptional volunteer service

with the department.

Pius Schenker received his Blue Badge

from President-Elect Jo Stone.

Dick Gordon is now officially a Past-

Treasurer and has the badge to prove

it! Thanks, Dick for your hard work.

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Editarian - Bill Fernow

Asst. Editarian - Steve Gilbert

Head Photographer - Jim Boyd

Feature Editor - Jo Stone

Special Features - Steve Gilbert

Lamplighter Staff

PROJECT C.U.R.E.

Interest in supporting the worknights at Project C.U.R.E. seems to have

waned. See Bob Haeflein today and sign up so we can keep this very worth-

while support alive! It is a wonderful organization that does great work and is

more than worthy of our support.

FAMILY MUSIC AND DINNER NIGHT

Tony Barnard an-

nounced a Family

Fun Night at the

Takoda Tavern on

Wednesday, August

24th from 6 to 10

pm. There will be

no cover charge and

all donations will

go to the Parker

Task Force. There will be karaoke, sing along,

and jam session. Bring your singing voice,

guitar, banjo, keyboard, etc.

The Takoda Tavern is at 2311 Pine Bluff

Way—just east of the intersection of Parker

Road and Hess Road.

HELP!

Help Nancy Gripman

find homes to host a

19-year old Russian,

Daniel, in Parker from

August 19 to Septem-

ber 16. See Bill or

Nancy if you can help

out.

TOYS

FOR

GOD’S

Here is an opportunity for you to help as-

semble the cars. August 13 from 10 am to

2 pm. See Kam or Don Clasen for info.

OPEN WORLD - Sadly, Irv Buck in-

formed the club that, due to budget prob-

lems, the government has decided to shut

down the Open World Program

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THE FOUR-WAY TEST

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all con-

cerned?

MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES

Wednesday—Castle Rock Rotary

7:15 am

Village Inn

207 Wolfensberger Road

Castle Rock

Wednesday-Parker Cherry Creek Valley

11:30 am

Boston’s

19340 E. Cottonwood Dr.

Parker

Don’t forget that you can make-up meetings

online through eClub One - the Rotary

eClub maintained by District 5450

(www.rotaryeclubone.org).

ROTARY INFO ON THE WEB

Rotary International www.rotary.org

District 5450

www.rotary5450.org

District Polio www.endpolio.com

CLUB WEBSITE -

www.parkerrotary.org

CLUB LINKED-IN SITE http://www.linkedin.com/

groups?gid=1813524

Eclub One Meeting on the web www.rotaryeclubone.org

Rotary on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/

rotaryinternational

Rotary on Twitter http://twitter.com/rotary

Rotary on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/

Rotary-International/7268844551

Rotary on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/groups?

gid=858557&trk=hb_side_g

Why do “slow down” and “slow up” mean

the same thing? ♦ Why do “fat chance”

and “slim chance” mean the same thing?

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ROTARY MINUTE

Aug 4—Jim Muir

Aug 11—Ken Claiborne

August 18—Bob Satrom

August 25—Dave Gurule

WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID

An Oasis in the Desert Fellowship is the glue that holds Rotary Clubs together. Paul Harris knew this from Day 1. Some might consider it a selfish reason to join for the friendships, but having friends is as im-portant to one’s health as breathing. Harris rejoiced in the fellowship of Rotary, and he wanted every Rotarian to rejoice with him. “In the social desert of a city, they possessed an oasis all their own. To it the chosen few came to revel in the delights of friendly communion. No longer would any of them have occasion to dream in city parks and public places of happy days gone by; the „Happy days had come again.‟”

Paul Harris, This Rotarian Age

Reprinted by permission of the Rotary Global History from the Newsletter Nuggets Section of “What Paul Harris Wrote” (www.whatpaulharriswrote.org).

GREETER PLEDGE INSPIRATION/ 4-WAY TEST

INVOCATION

Aug 4 Frank Gibbs Larree Morgan Steve Trevino Dave Gurule

Aug 11 Don Clasen Dean Weaver Rick Laub Jim Muir

Aug 18 Bill Fernow Bob Kramer Ken Claiborne Mike Oldham

Aug 25 Bill Gripman Sharon Nemechek Mike Oldham Larree Morgan

As scarce as truth is, the supply has al-

ways been in excess of demand.

Josh Billings

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THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM August 4th program -- The Character and

Life of Theodore Roosevelt (as por-

trayed by Don Moon)

The portrayal of Theodore Roosevelt takes

on his personal, political and civic life. T.R.

was fascinated by the natural world and

man's involvement in it. He wanted to be a nat-

ural scientist and studied nature at his home

in Oyster Bay and in the Adirondacks as a

youth. His time in the wilderness, after his

wife and mother died, was a watershed in the

development of his love of this country and

its wonders. T.R. was a consummate politician

and had been schooled by his father and

mother to be a leader, nothing but the best

effort was due. His peers recognized his

skills, sharpened by Harvard and his experi-

ences in the west, and they urged him on to a

life of service.

Sergeant-at-Arms Frank Gibbs is

really paying attention this time,

but he can’t believe that Steve is

going to read all of that in one mi-

nute! Photographer Jim Boyd al-

ways gets great shots of Frank.

Another group of construction workers looking

very suave and debonair.

FOUNDATION GIVING

The top three clubs in District 5450 in per capita

giving were Smoky Hill ($449), Parker ($329),

and Arvada ($290). Well Done!!!

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Dean Weaver July 30

Irv Buck Aug 8

Harold McCloud Aug 16

Mark Scheffel Aug 27

Jo Stone Aug 27

Ted & Genese Sweeney Aug 4

Bob & Sharleen Forbes Aug 7

Dick & Cindy Gordon Aug 10

Eydie Hoeppner &

Daren Willingham Aug 12

Dean & Ann Weaver Aug 18

Steve & Nanci Trevino Aug 24

Liz & Dennis Volz Aug 25

Steve & Vernette Gilbert Aug 27

John & Susan Gile Aug 27

Jim & Leigh Boyd Aug 28

Irv & Kathy Buck Aug 29

ANNIVERSARIES

Members are encouraged to bring their

spouse to breakfast as a guest of the

club on your anniversary.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR PRESIDENTS?

4. Who was the first president born in a log cabin?

5. Who was the last president born in a log cabin?

6. Who was the first president born in a hospital?

Answers can be found on the club website: www.parkerrotary.org and next week’s

Lamplighter.

Last week’s answers:

1. The first president to visit a foreign country while in office was Theodore Roosevelt, Panama, 1906

2. The first president to be born a U.S. citizen was Martin Van Buren, December 5, 1782

3. The only president to have a child born in the White House was Grover Cleveland, September 9, 1893

Why is the third hand on the watch

called the second hand? ☺ Why do we

say something is out of whack? What is a

whack?☻

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A GARY MERAZ TRUE STORY

A guy sees a beautiful woman at the other end of the bar.

He walks up to her and says, “Where have you been all my

life?”

“Well,” she says, “for the first half of it, I wasn’t even born.”

Types of Membership

There are two types of Rotary club membership — active and honorary. An active member is one who has been elected to membership in the club under a classification of business or profession and enjoys all the obligations, responsibilities, and privileges of membership as provided in the RI constitution and bylaws. Active members may hold office in their clubs and serve RI at the district and international levels. They are expected to meet attendance requirements, pay dues, and bring new members into Rotary. Honorary Rotary membership may be offered to people who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. An honorary member is elected for one year only, and continuing membership must be renewed annually. Honorary members cannot propose new members to the club or hold of-fice and are exempt from attendance requirements and club dues. Many distinguished heads of state, explorers, authors, musicians, astronauts, and other public personalities have been honorary members of Rotary clubs, including

John Gile, Al Johnson, President Jane,

and President-Elect/Membership Chair

Jo Stone attended the recent District

Membership Seminar. Jo is challenging

members to invite at least two guests

each this year.