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THE ALTRUSUN

VOLUME 34, ISSUE 1

JUNE 2010

WEBSITE:

ALTRUSA.BLOGSPOT.COM

Published MonthlyAltrusa International, Inc.

Of Montrose, Colorado

PO Box 3184Montrose, CO. 81402-3184

Betty Lundgren

Editor & [email protected]

970 252-3610

Kaye [email protected]

970 249-7929

Diane Winger

President [email protected]

970 765-8885

Linda Riba

First Vice [email protected]

970 240-5489

Ginny Spaven

Second Vice [email protected]

970 964-4379

Lorie [email protected]

970 249-6823

Janis [email protected]

970 249-6101

Allison NadelTreasurer [email protected]

970 240-3091

Roberta HoeyPast [email protected]

970 249-3873

Martha Dusio

Director/[email protected]

970 249-7469

Lita [email protected]

970 417-1145

Hello Altrusans:

As I was thinking of my theme for the year I wrote down the following possibilities:

AltrusansThe Nike Slogan Just Do it Movers and ShakersPaving the WayMake it HappenDream Big and Succeed (this was a close second)Get R done (one of my favorites)

But I thought about us planting bulbs in Cerise, cleaning up trash on the highway, teach-ing our teen girls to be future leaders, supporting adult literacy, encouraging literacywith our young people, support to our cancer survivors, the friendships that we buildbetween each other and the 9,508 hours of community service, and I decided that my

theme for the year is Altrusa Building a Stronger Community.

My Goals for the year are to create a new service project, increase communication withour existing and new members, increase fun member activities, develop leadership ac-tivities, have a terrific conference, and most importantly have fun within our weeklymeetings.

Diane Winger and her golf committee started the year off with a bang. With a commit-tee of 13, beautiful silent auction items, and 10 teams competing in the tournament,over $5000 was raised for the Club. Thanks to Diane for chair ing a committee that shehad no past experience with and her team for coming together and making the event sosuccessful.

With all of us working together I know we can build a stronger community.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 2 & 3 June Business Meet ing Minut es, July/A ugust Bir thdaysPage 4 & 5 Com mit tee Chairs & Officers for 2010-11, Scholarships

Awarded, Parliamentary PresentationPage 6 & 7 35th Anniversary Celebration & Montrose Day Declarat ionPage 8 Alt rusa Golf Tournament Photos & W inning Team RecapPage 9 Meeting Greg Mor tensenPennies for Peace Project &

Roast ing Robert a

President s Repor t

by Kaye Hot senpiller


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Club Business Meeting MinutesJune 15, 2010

BIRTHDAYS! BIRTHDAYS! BIRTHDAYS!

The Courtesy Committee thought it would be nice to include a Happy Birthday wish in the newsletter each

month for the members with birthdays coming up in the following month. That way, in case you (or they) miss

a meeting, you can share birthday wishes personally!

July & August Birthdays:

President Kaye Hotsenpiller called the meeting to order at 12:10 pm.

Member News/Brags: Susan Woody advised that she was going to be a grandma again. Jeanne Kuchynka recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary that included a 7-day

cruise and a zipline ride. Joyce Loss will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on 6/21/2010 as well as their

60th class reunion. Ginny Spaven reported that she and Nick recently completed the Ride for Kids that is a mo-

torcycle ride that raised approximately $46,000. They were the second highest fundraisersfor this event and thanked those that sponsored them.

Linda Riba reported on Relay for Life that raised approximately $57,000.

Roberta Hoey advised that Ruth Heath is doing fine in her recovery from a blood clot. Joey Huskey updated the club on Harry Lawsons condition it looks as though he might be released from the hospi-

tal 6/21/2010. Elaine Moore advised that Melba Teague is supposed to be released from Valley Manor on 6/17/2010.

Announcements:Val Burnell announced International Relations had set up a booth at Main In Motion on 6/10/2010 and that space would beavailable to other committees if they wanted to use it to share information about their projects.

Diane Winger asked that all members review their yearbook biography and photo and to update as necessary. A poll wastaken to determine how many copies of the yearbook needed to include the calendar section to save print ing costs. Theywill print a limited number of yearbooks with that section.

Dates to Remember: 6/30/2010 Budgets are dueSecretary Report: The minutes of the May 18, 2010 meeting were presented. There are no corrections or addit ions so

will be filed as presented. continued

Betty Lundgren July 1Mary McKelvy July 8Rosemary Chavez July 14Elizabeth Esquibel July 19Bobbi Brown July 21Sharon Vis July 20Rose Price July 26Mary Watt July 31

Tracy Frank August 3Elaine Moore August 3Elaine Hale-Jones August 16Debby Curtis August 17


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Business Meeting Minutes (continued)

Several items of correspondence were presented which included Thank You Notes and well wishes on the Clubs 35 th anniver-

sary.

Treasurers Report:Janis Marcha presented the Treasurers Report for May 2010. Questions were raised in regard to account #4210 Nut Sales.It was clarified that these proceeds are dedicated to 2011 Conference Attendance reimbursement. The financials were filed aspresented.Val Burnell clarified the International Relations Expense was for a donation and award copy entry expense.

Foundation:Marianne Cross advised that only one Letter of Interest was received for the Foundation Board and it was from Roberta Hoey.It was voted unanimously that Roberta be elected to the Foundation Board. A Foundation Board meeting has been scheduledfor 6/22/2010. Alice Vest reviewed the Foundation Financial Statement.

Committee Reports:

Programs Diane Winger6/22/2010 Montrose Library regarding services provided7/6/2010 Kids Aid MontroseDiane also reminded committee chairs that Internal Program space is available to share information with the Club.

Membership Linda RibaJune Birthdays were announced.Applications for Membership recommended and approved by the Board include Bonnie Coffman Wells Fargo Bank; CorrenaMontoya Land Tit le; and Molly Feddersen Bank of the West. All members have five days to respond in wr it ing if there areany questions or concerns.Resignation requests have been received from Diane Douglass, Christy Biella and Susan Bony.Leaves of Absence have been requested from Becky Wolford for one year due to retirement t ravel and from Karen Tuttle

from 6/9/2010 8/1/2010 due to family.

Service Ginny SpavenThe following grants were approved by the Club contingent upon ratification of the 2010-2011 Budget:$250 to Hospice for art supplies at Camp Good Grief$200 to Forekin Trails Genealogy Society for new location and moving expense$230 to Habitat for Humanity for computer/printer to be used by the Volunteer Site Coordinator

The following grant was tabled pending additional information:$200 to Life Choices Family Resource Center for the Fashioned For Life Program to support 5 scholarships.

Old Business:Ginny Spaven announced that the adjusted net income from the 2010 Spring Luncheon was $13,305.81

Diane Winger reported that the Golf Tournament should net approximately $5,500.

New Business:Diane Winger announced that she and other members of the International Relations Committee met with Greg Mortensen andpresented money for the Pennies for Peace Program.

The 2009-2010 Audit of the Club Accounts will be performed by Margaret Goodhue.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 pm.Respectfully submitted, Lorie Bollig - Secretary


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Committee Chairs and Officers

for 2010-11

The following members are serving as Committee

Chair/Co-Chair for 2010-2011

COMMUNICA TIO NS CHA IR: Diane W inger

Club Historian/Link to link Club: Dorothy Causey

By-Laws: Dorothy Causey, Susan Woody Elections: Carolyn Otero

Newsletter/W ebsite: Betty Lundgren, Diane Winger

Publicity: Diane Winger Telephone/E-mail: Kaye Hotsenpiller

Yearbook: Diane Winger

FINANCE CHAIR: Janis Marcha

Bequests & Grants: Dena Brooks

Spring Luncheon: Lori Bollig, Allison Nadel

Holiday Festival: Nancy Morton-Kaiser, Bobbi Brown,Lita Sargent

Golf Tournament: Diane Winger

Fundraising: Roena Frank, Carolyn Otero

SERVICE CHAIR: Ginny Spaven

Service: Ginny Spaven

ASTRA: Lori Michaels

Awards: Roberta Hoey

Bell Ringing: Lynda Wareham Christmas Baskets: Cheryl Gibson

Educational Services: Sheryl Solow

Environmental: Cheryl Gibson International Relations: Carol Parker, Val Burnell

Lifeline: Alice Vest

Literacy: Jana Ackerman, Jeanne Kuchynka Love Hug Bears: Rose Price

Member Issues: Judy Copeland Tender Touch Turbans: Joyce Loss

MEMBERSHIP CHA IR: Linda Riba

Holiday Party: Lynda Wareham

Cour tesy: Linda Riba

Init iation: Ginny Spaven Installation: Dusty Gavels Orientation: Roberta Hoey

Strategic Planning: Margaret Goodhue

CONFERENCE 2011: Elaine Moore, Marge Keehfuss

The 2010-2011 Officers and Board Members were installed on May 25, 2010.

L to R: Martha Dusio, Lita Sargent, Ginny Spaven, Lorie Bollig, Linda Riba, Diane Winger, RobertaHoey, Kaye Hotsenpiller

Not pictured: Janis Marcha, Allison Nadel


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Altrusa Scholarships Awarded

June 8, 2010On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, Altrusa International of Montrose awarded five

college scholarships of $1,000 each to the following applicants for the 2010-2011 school year:

Ashlee Ger lach will major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education andMusic (piano) at Brigham Young University. Ashlee graduated from MontroseHigh School, May 2010.

Nikki Rodgers will major in biology with further study in veterinary scienceat Colorado State University. Nikki graduated from Montrose High School,May 2010.

Dylan Markley will major in wildlife biology at Colorado State University.Dylan graduated from Olathe High School, May 2010.

Jessica Yar nel l attends Delta/Montrose Technical College studying practicalnursing with a goal to earn her LPN and RN in the future.

Rick L. LaPena attends Mesa State College, Montrose Campus studyingliberal arts focusing on humanities and social science with a goal to becomean elementary teacher.

Marthas Parliamentary Presentation

Martha Dusio, our Club Parliamentarian and Director, will be periodically sharing information about Parliamentary proce-

dures to help us all better understand how our Club operates at meetings.

Test your knowledge of procedure. Match each item in Column A with the appropriate term from Column B. Answers

will be included in the next newsletter. There may be a test later!!

Column A Column B1. ______ Adjourn A. Accept/agree2. ______ Adopt B. Administrative body3. ______ Agenda C. Close the meeting4. ______ Amend D. Modify wording or meaning5. ______ Appeal E. Affirmative voice vote6. ______ Aye F. Send to a committee7. ______ Board G. Assembly of delegates8. ______ Bylaws H. Basic rules of a society9. ______ Commit or Refer I. Members question chair's ruling

10. ______ Convention J. Order of business

Reprinted with permission of:National Association of Parliamentarians213 S Main StreetIndependence, MO 64050-3808"mailto:[email protected]" "http://parliamentarians.org"816.833.3892

(front) Dr. Sheryl S. Solow, Chair of EducationCommittee, Evelyn Lawson, Past Chair of Education

Committee(back) Rick LaPena, Jessica Yarnell, Ashlee Gerlach

(not pictured) Dylan Markley, Nikki Rodgers


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ALTRUSA CLUB OF MONTROSE CELEBRATES

35TH ANNIVERSARY!

Our Altrusa Club in Montrose was organized in June 1975, making thismonth our 35th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, Montrose MayorKathy Ellis signed a declaration proclaiming June 1, 2010 as "Altrusa Day."

The club celebrated with a luncheon for its members, along with severalof the original members of our club back in 1975. We were also joined byAltrusa members from the Delta and Grand Junction clubs, including Al-trusa International President-Elect Dona Garretson.

Some of the Charter Members of Altrusa International of Montrose COare still members of the club today: Dena Brooks (our 1st club Presi-dent), Martha Dusio, Margaret Goodhue (past Governor of District Ten),Gin Hoagland, Mary Snyder, and Melba Teague.

Check out the luncheon photos below and read the actual proclamation at right!


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Altrusa Foundation Golf Tournament

To Benefit Lifeline

Saturday, June 5, 2010 * Black Canyon Golf Course

Altrusa Club of Montrose Foundation held a successful golf tournament on Saturday, June 5 at Black Canyon Golf Club. Ap-proximately $5,500 was raised to benefit their Lifeline project. Altrusa currently helps over 100 people in our area remain

safely in their own homes by purchasing, installing, and servicing Lifeline units in the homes of elderly or homebound residents.Lifeline provides access via a portable unit a pendant or braceletwith a button to a 24-hour emergency response system.

Tournament Results:Closest to pin - (W ) Phoebe Benziger, (M) Rick SartenLong drive - (W) Carolee Hawkins, (M) Ed Otero

Teams -1st place: Tyler Dahl, Kaleb Peters, Bill Decker, Kyle Peters2nd place: Mike Trickey, Glynn Williams, Greg Genuit, Keith

Meinert3rd place: Carmen Hays, Carolee Hawkins, Marianne Cross,

Kaye Hotsenpiller (L to R in photo at right)

Golf Committee Members taking it easy while thegolfers are on the course. (photo at left)Diane Winger, Carolyn Otero, Kylee Smith

Photo below: Lynda Wareham, Elaine Moore,Mary McKelvy, Gigi Bechthold, Carolyn Otero

(photo at left): Marianne Cross, Carol W atson, and ValBurnell at the registration table


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On Sunday, May 30, Members of Altrusa's International Relations Committee and representatives from MontroseHigh School presented Greg Mortenson with checks totaling $1,840.91 for Pennies for Peace. This donation con-sisted of contributions from the MHS Student Council ($250), a Pennies for Peacefundraising drive at the high school

($440.91), a concert to benefit Pennies for Peace ($150), a donation from Altrusa International of Montrose ($500),and an individual donation ($500). Since our community's first Pennies for Peaceevent, a program co-sponsored byAltrusa of Montrose and the Montrose Library in January 2008, approximately $7,250 has been raised and donated toMortenson'sCentral Asia Instituteby the Montrose community (counting only those donations reported to Al-trusa).

Dur ing our visit, MHS teacher Russell Evans described the two "Day in the Dirt" events at MHS he had organized(one in March 2008, the other in April 2010) where a number of teachers took their classes outside to simulate the

teaching conditions in villages without even a simple building to use asa school. The students scratched their lessons in the dirt with sticksand talked about the many privileges children in this country have andsometimes take for granted.

Mortenson was very impressed with the concept of the "Day in theDirt," as was Pennies for Peace Director, Christiane Leitinger. Theyrequested that Evans organize another "Day in the Dirt" next fall sothat they can obtain videos and photos, since they would like to in-clude this awareness-raising event in future publications and in theironline curriculum suggestions.

Mortenson provided free autographed copies of several of his booksto our Montrose group, and signed the books we had brought with us.

Photo at left: Back row L to R: Greg Mortenson, MHS teacher Russell Evans,

student Jaime Diaz. Front row L to R: Altrusa members Carol Parker, ValBurnell, Diane Winger, and student Diamond Clarin

Meeting Greg MortensonPennies for PeaceCome fromMontrose Altrusans and MHS Students

ROASTING ROBERTA!

After turning over the gavelto 2010-11 President, KayeHotsenpiller, the Dusty Gav-els (our past Club Presidents)

roasted Roberta with high-lights, memories and gifts tocommemorate her year asour President.

It was a fun, festive and verymemorable!

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