The Lamplighter 2015

The Rotary Club of Parker March 5, 2015 Volume 2, Edition 9

2014-2015 Theme Gary C.K. Huang

President

DISTRICT 5450 Dr. Peter Ewing

Governor

Rotary

Community Corps of

Parker & Rocky Vista University

Interact at

Chaparral HS

Presiding Lindy Blackburn

Today’s Speaker

Scoutmaster Jason Hayes

Parker Scout Troop 16

President: Lindy Blackburn President Elect: Michele Duncan

Secretary: Ben Martin Treasurer: Bob Satrom

Duty Roster March 5

Greeter Steve Sandis

Pledge Tom Furmanski

Inspiration Glory Beckley

4-Way Test Michele Duncan

March 12

Greeter Stephanie Ross

Pledge Don Clasen

Inspiration Tom VanderHeiden

4-Way Test Steve Sandis

March 19

Greeter Mike James

Pledge Harold McCloud

Inspiration Mike Oldham

4-Way Test Randy Hill

March 26 No morning meeting

Upcoming Programs & Events

Mar 12 - Lt Col Dan Hampton F-16

Wild Weasel

Mar 19 - Nicole Salter

A Precious Child

Mar 26, 27 or 28 Social

Dinner for 8 at various homes. Need

HOSTS!

April 2 – Ron Claussen

Castlewood Canyon State Park

April 09 - Vocational Talks

April 16 - Dave Selden

Long-term care issues and nursing

home facts

Inside this issue:

State of the Town…………..…………2

Mayor’s Ball………………………………3

MS Bike Ride………..………………..…4

Birthdays & Anniversaries…………5

Club Donations…………………………5

RYLA…………………………………….…..5

Water Project…………………….6 & 7

State of the Town Sponsors..8 & 9

Dinner for 8 ………………….…….…10

District Conference……………..…10

Calendar of Events…………………10

Projects & Committees…….…….11

Follow Us – The Rotary Club of

Parker

February 24 State of the Town

The Honorable Mike Waid

Impact Award Winners

Shirley & Carl Hanson

Rotary Club of Parker State of the Town

Parker Police Department Honor Guard Rocky Vista University President receives their

Charter Certificate for the Rotary Community Corps

at Rocky Vista University.

CARL AND SHIRLEY HANSON: The Rotary Club of

Parker proudly recognizes CARL AND SHIRLEY

HANSON for providing therapeutic services to

persons with disabilities and special needs through

the Praying Hands Ranches.

Steve Brown, Steve Gilbert and Jim Muir A sold out event!

The Mayor’s Ball 2015 Pictures by Rotarian Jim Boyd

Rotary Supports MS – Join the “ROTARY RIDERS” team and Bike MS Colorado.

If you like to ride or want to train and ride longer distances, this is a great opportunity. Members of the Rotary Club of Parker and

Denver Southeast have been doing this ride for many years and we’d now like to have more of our fellow Rotarians join us!

Rotary Supports MS – Join the “ROTARY RIDERS” team and Bike MS Colorado.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society puts on a great catered bike ride as one of their major fundraisers. This year’s Colorado

ride is from Westminster to Fort Collins on June 27th with the return on June 28.

Bike MS: Colorado 2015

Date: June 27-28, 2015

Start/Finish Location: Westminster with Overnight at CSU

Fundraising Minimum: $400Rotary Supp (due by packet pick-up)

Route Options: Sat: 66, 77, 104 or 124 miles; Sun: 68 or 75 miles

Event Coordinator: Alexis Johnson, coloradobikems@nmss.org

Please consider joining the Team - You have many ride options for this event (there is even a one day 30 or 50 mile ride in Fort

Collins on Sunday and a wide variety of volunteering opportunities. Just join the Team! LET’S RECOGNIZE ROTARY. You can

also purchase Rotary cycling jerseys and shorts at the following link. Let’s show our colors!

http://ridetoendpolio.org/?page_id=78

There is a special Recruiter program going on right now to sign up new riders that have not ridden in the MS ride before. You can

get a $10 discount on your registration. Go to: nationalmssociety.org/bikemsrecruiter log in or set up a new log in - join our

team "Rotary Riders" and use the discount code "NEWIN2015" If you have an option to recognize the person

who recruited you please include their name.

Training takes time and now is the time to commit and set the Goal!! If we can do it you can also. Check out the Bike MS web

site at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=25572

If you have questions about the Rotary Riders contact

LARRY BRUTLAG at brutlagl@gmail.com or 303-947-9136

MICHELE DUNCAN at mduncanrotary@outlook.com or (720) 215-7554

BOB FORBES at bob@ForbesMA.com or (303) 882-8868

Thanks for your consideration in joining the team!! Please share this email with anyone that likes to or wants to RIDE!!

IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

DI SAIA, LORIE Mar 01

HILL, RANDY Mar 06

ERICKSON, AMY Mar 09

MUIR, JIM Mar 31

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

MUIR, JIM & Karen

Mar 24 1979

JAMES, MICHAEL & Kathlean

Mar 26 1983

ROTARY ANNIVERSARY!

BLACKBURN, LINDY

Mar 04 2004

KELLY, BILL

Mar 10 2011

Rotary Club of Parker

Optional Sponsorship Program 2015

Platinum - $1,000 or more – Tom and Leslie Duncan, David and Paula

Cichon

Sliver-$500 - $749 - Larree Morgan

Optional Sponsorship Program 2014

Platinum - $1,000 or more - Bill and Nancy Gripman, Irv and Kathy

Buck and Anonymous Donor +1

Silver – 500 - $749 – Larry Brutlag, Michele Duncan, Al Johnson, Jane

Johnson, Doc Martin, Lew Million and Bob Satrom

Bronze - $250 - $499 – Glenn Petty

Copper – up to $240 – Wayne Wagener

Do you know a youth who would benefit from the fantastic training received at RYLA or YRYLA? A youngster who is a sophomore or junior going into their junior or senior years in high school? A youngster who is in the seventh grade going into the eight grade? If you do please encourage them to go to www.RockyMountainRYLA.com and register for RYLA or YRYLA naming our club. Registration opens Feb. 15. Please give the name and contact information for this youth to Mike Oldham. Thank you!

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a program that originated with Rotary International. RYLA encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding deserving 11th grade students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an "award" for their past and present leadership and service activities.

These select young people attend an all-expenses-paid camp where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. These activities are conducted in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The result is that these students return to their schools and communities motivated to take on additional leadership roles and to find additional ways to serve.

This project will

provide

Potable Water

Water is essential for life. It is nature’s most important liquid and one without which we wouldn’t be able to live. It’s very important to make it drinkable so that it’s safe for human consumption.

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CHRISTIAN DEAF

EDUCATION CENTER

Community of Sabana Perdida, Santo Domingo Norte, República Dominicana.

Water Supply and Purification System

Humanitarian Project

Rotary Club of Parker, Colorado, USA

Host Club:

Rotary Club Santo Domingo — Herrera, Inc.

Dominican Republic

Inauguration Day Water Project for the Deaf School.

I just was informed by Nelson that you envisioned this

project about 6 years ago when you came to the

DR. Therefore you are the angel for these kids.

Everybody was happy and grateful.

The president of our Club, Domingo Disla, addressing

the children. To his right, myself, Leonardo Velazquez

and Victor Escalante all four from Rotary Club Santo

Domingo Herrera, Inc. Then it follows, Paulina, Nelson,

Maria Virgen and Wanda behind.

we will receive the water plant and inaugurate the project. It has been a nice pleasure to work in this project and with you and your Club.

Kind Regards

Manuel Gómez-Achécar, Ph.D. President/ Consulting Engineer EPSA-LABCO, Ingenieros Consultores, S.A. Calle Socorro Sánchez No.57, Gazcue

Santo Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana

Phone Office: (809)-221-3772

Dear Stephen, (email to Parker Rotarian, Steve Brown)

Tomorrow we will do the inauguration of the Potable Water Project at the Deaf School. I was aiming at yesterday, in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of Rotary, however, the water test results will be delivered tomorrow and we hope everything will be OK. So, tomorrow, if the tests are OK Please see attached a brochure in English and Spanish. Later, we will send to you all the remaining financial information and document support as required by Rotary. It has been a nice pleasure to work in this project and with you and your Club. Kind Regards

Manuel Gómez-Achécar, Ph.D. President/ Consulting Engineer EPSA-LABCO, Ingenieros Consultores, S.A. Calle Socorro Sánchez No.57, Gazcue

Santo Domingo, D.N. República Dominicana

Phone Office: (809)-221-3772

THANK YOU TO OUR STATE OF THE TOWN & MAYOR’S BALL SPONSORS!

Premier Platinum - $5,000

Platinum - $2,500

Media Platinum Sponsor

Search Parker Magazine

Gold Sponsor - $1,500

GE JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Joy Lutheran Church

Silver Sponsor - $1,000

Sky Ridge Medical Center

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

Cara Mia Medical Day Spa & Dermatology

Larree Morgan RE/MAX Alliance

Anonymous - County

THANK YOU TO OUR STATE OF THE TOWN &

MAYOR’S BALL SPONSORS!

Bronze Sponsor - $500

Carolyn Williamson RE/Masters, Inc

Emmaus Anglican Church

of Stonegate

Parker Payless Liquor

Contributor - $300

Parker Chamber of Commerce

Wells Fargo

Parker & Castle Rock Centers for Audiology

Anonymous Donor

Summit Mountain Rental

The Rotary Club of Parker would like to thank each of our sponsors for supporting the State of the Town and

Mayor’s Ball. Proceeds from the events will be used locally and internationally to improve the world in which we live. Our sponsors are very much appreciated!

Upcoming ROTARY Events 2014 - 2015

February 24

STATE OF THE TOWN Luncheon

February 26 – NO MORNING MEETING

February 28

MAYOR’S BALL

March 10

Rotary Club of Parker Board of Directors Mtg.

The Egg & I

7:00 a.m.

March 21

Parker Task Force Food Drive

March 26, 27 & 28

SOCIAL – Dinner for 8

NO MORNING MEETING

April 14

Rotary Club of Parker Board of Directors Mtg.

The Egg & I 7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

April 16

Foundation Meeting following regular Rotary meeting

April 29 - Parent Reception/Mike Oldham

April 30 – No morning meeting

Mar. 28, 2015

District Event: Rotary Leadership Institute

Red Rocks Community College

May 1, 2015 – May 3, 2015

2015 District 5450 Conference Keystone Lodge &

Spa Conference Center. The RCC of Parker will be

presenting Sunday at 8:30 a.m.

May 16, 2015

District Assembly

Front Range Community College

May 28 No morning meeting

June 5 RI Convention – San Paola

June 9

Board of Directors Meeting

The Egg & I 7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

June 13

Parker Task Force Food Drive

June 25 – Change of Command @ Pradera

September 19

Parker Task Force Food Drive

2015 District 5450 Conference

May 01, 2015 2:00 PM – May 03 - 12:00 PM JOIN US IN KEYSTONE!!!

Laugh 'til your sides hurt with KEVIN FITZGERALD.

Hear the most recent POLIO news!

Enjoy the YOUTH EXCHANGE Student Talent Show!!

Learn about ROTARY COMMUNITY CORPS and THE PEACEFUL SCHOOLS PROGRAM. LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR CHANGING WORLD -

learn from the EXPERTS!!!

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Dinners for 8

March 26, 27 and 28

HOST HOMES are needed for Dinners for 8. Each

host will open their home for six others to join them

on one evening. PLEASE let Jane Johnson know if you

can open your home!

A Fireside Chat is scheduled for

Monday, March 9 beginning at 7:00 PM

at the South Metro Fire Station conference room located on Pine Drive

just north of City Hall on the west side

of Pine Drive.

Would everyone who is planning to attend,

please reply to Mike Oldham to confirm

your attendance? Thank you.

2014-2015 SERVICE COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS

CLUB SERVICE …………..……………………………………… Kam Breitenbach

Committee Chair………………………………………………………Jane Johnson

Attendance …………………………………………...……………………..Ben Martin

Change of Command …………...……………………..….…….Lindy Blackburn

Editorian……………..……………………..……………………..…Kam Breitenbach

Club Historian ……………………………………………………………..….Ron Beller

Club Photographers …………………………………....….Jim Boyd/Ron Beller

Holiday Party …………….…………………..Jane Johnson/Kam Breitenbach

Gloria Beckley, Linda Jarret, Stephanie Baldwin-Ross

Summer Picnic…………………………….... Jane Johnson/Kam Breitenbach

Linda Jarret, Stephanie Baldwin-Ross, Gloria Beckley

Dinner for 8………………………………………………………………...Jane Johnson

Kam Breitenbach

Inspiration/Invocations, Pledge, 4-Way Test, Greeters

……………………………………………….… Tom VanderHeiden & Scott Gough

Music ……………………………..……..Jim Muir, Steve Gilbert, Steve Brown

Programs…………………………………..Tom VanderHeiden & Scott Gough

Webmaster …………………..…..………………..…………...……….Larry Brutlag

Website Stories & Site Pages Editor……………..….....Kam Breitenbach

COMMUNITY SERVICE …..……..............................Bill Kelly, Director

Bike MS ……………..……………………….…..Larry Brutlag, Michele Duncan

Boy Scout Troop 16 …………………..……………………….……. Mike Oldham

Castlewood Canyon State Park……………….…..….…………..…..Jim Boyd

Carl Finamore, Ron Beller

Denver Indian Center……………………….............…………….Mike Oldham

Alvaro Pisoni, Carl Finamore, Wilson Groen

Flower Power ……………………………………………….........….Larree Morgan

Tom Furmanski

Health Fair—DC Area Clubs ……………………...……………...Carl

Finamore, Melanie Baker-Hood, Michele Duncan

NAMI-Douglas/Arapahoe Counties …………..…………….…....Bill Shriver

Parker Task Force............................................................Larry Brutlag

Jim Boyd, Steve Brown, Steve Small, Wayne Wagener, Tom

Furmanski, Kam Breitenbach & Nancy Gripman

Parker Police Department ………………………………..…………......Jim Boyd

Praying Hands Ranch ………………………..………………………………Jim Muir

Michele Duncan, Gloria Beckley

Project C.U.R.E. ……………….……………….………………..………… Don Clasen

Project Sanctuary …………………………………………….……….. …...Li Pettett

Janice Beller, Kam Breitenbach & Jane Johnson

Rotary Community Corps of Parker……………...........Kam Breitenbach

Michele Duncan, Stephanie Baldwin-Ross, Gloria Beckley, Li Pettett,

Janice Beller

Rotary Community Corps Rocky Vista University..Kam Breitenbach

Julie Rosenthal, Jane Johnson, Lindy Blackburn

Rotary Reads ……………….…………………....…………….………... Bob Kramer

Toys for God’s Kids …………………………..……………………...…..Don Clasen

Larry Brutlag, Bob Kramer, Wayne Wagener

The Crisis Center ……….……………Michele Duncan and Julie Rosenthal

Veterans Day Remembrance Committee………………………...Jim Boyd

Carl Finamore, Steve Trevino

Parker Senior Center…………………………………….……. Kam Breitenbach

VOCATIONAL SERVICE ………….……………….….. Dave Selden, Director

Business of the Quarter ……………………………………….…...Steve Trevino

District Club Ethics Award ………………………………...……….....Bill Shriver

Ethics Scholarships ……………………………………. …………..…..Dave Selden

Four Way Test ……………….………….……………....…....Dave Selden Vocational Talks ………………………….……………………….……....Amie Jones

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE …………………….... Li Pettett, Director Deaf School/Water, Dominican Rep. ……………..….Steve Brown Ghana Audiology Project ………………………………..…….....Jo Stone India Water Project ……………….………………..Irv Buck, Ron Beller Kenya Orphanage Project ……………………..…….….…..Lorie DiSaia Respire Haiti Project ………………..……………………….Mike Oldham Romania Orphanage Project……….…………………Steve Sumption Open World ………………………………………….…..……...Alvaro Pisoni Li Pettett, Irv Buck Polio Plus………………………………………………..…...………Lew Million Shelter Box …………………..…………………………………......Al Johnson YOUTH SERVICES ……………………....... Larree Morgan , Director Interact Chaparral ………………………………………….……….Li Pettett RYLA/Young RYLA ……………………………..………….....Mike Oldham Kam Breitenbach Scholarships, Chaparral ……………………...…..Tom VanderHeiden Scholarships, Ponderosa ……………..……………...……………Bill Kelly Student of the Month, Chaparral .…….……. Tom VanderHeiden Student of the Month, Ponderosa ……….……………….… Bill Kelly FUND RAISING ………. Peaches………………...…………………………………….…...Larry Brutlag Gloria Beckley Mayor’s Ball/State of the Town Steve Trevino, Tom VanderHeiden, Mark James, Lindy Blackburn, Michele Duncan, Melanie Baker-Hood, Ron Beller, Carl Finamore, Larry Brutlag and Kam Breitenbach PUBLIC RELATIONS ………..…..…………….……Ron Beller, Director Facebook Editor… ………………………………..…… Kam Breitenbach GRANTS …………………...……………….....….Larry Brutlag, Director Kam Breitenbach, Lorie DiSaia, Michele Duncan, Mike Oldham

SERGEANT AT ARMS………………………..........…………..Randy Hill

MEMBERSHIP……………………..….….....Michele Duncan, Director

Past Chair…………………………………………….…..…...Lindy Blackburn

Classifications………………………..……………………….……..Bill Shriver

Club Roster …………………………………….……….…..……...Ben Martin

Family of Rotary…………………..…………………Al and Jane Johnson

Fireside Chats…………….…………………Mike Oldham, Glenn Petty

Inductions..…………………….………………………...….Michele Duncan

Mentor Program………………………………….….…………………Irv Buck

New Member Information .………….……………….………..Jim Boyd

Recruitment & Development ..............................Mike Oldham

Red Badge, Blue Badge ……………….……………..…….Jane Johnson

FOUNDATION………………………………….Jane Johnson, President

Tom Duncan, Treasurer

Trustees….. Steve Small, Carl Finamore, Bob Martin, Hank Coll,

Lew Million, Bob Satrom, Harold McCloud, Lindy Blackburn