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2010-2011 SERVICE COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS CLUB SERVICE ………...…………….. Jo Stone, Director Kam Breitenbach .…………………...…………...Attendance Jo Stone …………………...…...Change of Command Party Jim Boyd ……………...….……………...Club Photographer Cathy Groves …..……………….………………..Dinner for 8 Bob Satrom…....Invocations, Pledge, 4 Way Test, Greeters Jo Stone ……...………………..……….…….....Holiday Party Jim Muir, Doug Young, Steve Gilbert…………..……...Music Bill Fernow …...………………..………..Newsletter Editarian Steve Gilbert ………………..…….Asst Newsletter Editarian Bob Satrom/Ken Claiborne .………..………...……Programs Jane Johnson, Kam Breitenbach ...….……..Summer Picnic Bob Forbes ……………………….……………….Webmaster Gene Felgenhauer …………...……………..…..Club History Kam Breitenbach ..…...Liaison to Cherry Creek Valley Club COMMUNITY SERVICE …….......Carl Finamore, Director Doug Montgomery …………………..……....Christmas Gifts Larree Morgan ……..………..………..………..Flower Power Katheryn D’Amico …...…...Freedom Through Faith Ministry

Habitat for Humanity Katheryn D’Amico, Ken Claiborne, Mike Donnell,

Larry Morgan, Dave Gurule …………………………………………….Imagination Library

Sharon Nemechek, Larry Brutlag, Bob Satrom, Al Johnson Jim Boyd …………………………………..Parker Task Force

Carol Hein, Ben Zimmerman, Wayne Wagener Larry Brutlag

Jim Boyd, David Cichon ….……. Parker Police Department ………………………………………….Praying Hands Ranch

Jim Muir, Larry Brutlag Sue Gardner …………………..………….Crop Walk in 2011 Hank Coll, Jim Boyd ….....Elizabeth Fire Prevention District Liz Volz/Jane Johnson ..……………...…..Project Sanctuary Bob Kramer……………………………………..Rotary Reads

Mike Meyerle, Jim Pettett, Ben Martin, Ted Sweeney Bill Gripman, Nancy Gripman

Kam Breitenbach ….…...Rotary Community Corp of Parker Michelle Duncan

………………………………………..Freedom Service Dogs Larry Brutlag, Carol Hein, Jim Pettett, Eydie Hoeppner

………………………………………...Women’s Crisis Center Sharon Nemechek, Larry Brutlag

Ken Claiborne ………...….Continental Divide Trail Alliance Kevin Roth, Irv Buck…………...….Alta Vista Autism Center

MS 150 Larry Brutlag, Bill Shriver, Bob Forbes, Ken Claiborne,

Ted Sweeney FUND RAISING ……………………..… Steve Small, Chair

…..………………………………..Annual Golf Tournament Al Johnson, Mike Donnell, Ben Zimmerman, Larry Brutlag,

Carl Finamore Larry Brutlag, Cathy Groves …………………...…..Peaches Steve Trevino, Cathy Groves …………...State of the Town

Tom Duncan, Mike Meyerle, Jim Boyd, Larree Morgan, Ben Zimmerman, Larry Brutlag, Carl Finamore

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ….Joel Engelstad, Director India Watershed Mgmt (nutrition, medical, literacy)

Irv Buck, Joel Engelstad, Frank Gibbs Larry Brutlag …………….……….Zimbabwe Water and San

Project CURE Bob Haeflein, Frank Gibbs, Wayne Wagener

Larry Brutlag …………………………..……..Nigeria Medical Open World Program

Al Johnson, Irv Buck, John Gile Lew Million ………………………………………….Polio Plus

Mike Oldham Irv Buck …………………..……………………….……….GSE Mike Oldham .Ambassadorial & World Peace Scholarships Irv Buck …………..Bosnia (Global Children’s Organization) Al Johnson, Kam Breitenbach ………………….Shelter Box Liz Volz ……….……………...……..Rotary Youth Exchange VOCATIONAL SERVICE ... Tom Vanderheiden, Director Dave Selden …...……………...……………...Four Way Test

Bill Shriver, Doug Young, Al Johnson, Dave Gurule, Jane Johnson

Bill Fernow ……...……………...…..…...Interact, Ponderosa Cathy Groves …….……………..……….RYLA/Young RYLA Dave Gurule …………….……………………….….. Rotaract

.…………….. …Scholarships, Chaparral Larree Morgan ……..……………..Scholarships, Ponderosa Katheryn D’Amico..... …….Student of the Month, Chaparral John Gile ………….……..Student of the Month, Ponderosa Bob Satrom ……...…….……………….…...Vocational Talks Cathy Groves …………... ……....District Club Ethics Award Steve Trevino …………….………...Business of the Quarter

MEMBERSHIP ……………......... Jane Johnson, Director Larry Brutlag ……..….……………….…………….Past Chair Bill Shriver ………………….…..…………..…Classifications Kam Breitenbach………………….……………...Club Roster Mike Oldham …………...……………...……...Fireside Chats Jane Johnson, Bob Forbes, Jim Boyd ….New Member Info Jane Johnson …………………….…...…………...Inductions Sue Gardner/Bob Haeflein ….….………….Mentor Program

Irv Buck, Jim Boyd, Al Johnson, Liz Volz, Eydie Hoeppner

Al Johnson/Bob Haeflein ………...Internal Communications Jim Boyd ...…………………....……...Recruitment Program

Bill Gripman, Mike Meyerle, Bill Shriver, Kathryn D’Amico, Carol Hein, Frank Gibbs

Jane Johnson …….………………………Retention Program Harold McCloud …..…………...…...Red Badge/Blue Badge Jane Johnson …….Remembrance, Rewards, Recognition PUBLIC RELATIONS ……….……....Kevin Roth, Director

Larry Brutlag, Jim Boyd, Jane Johnson FOUNDATIONS ………...………...Tony Barnard, Director

Trustees - Steve Small, Larry Brutlag, Bob Martin, Dean Weaver, Hank Coll, Tom Duncan, Lew Million,

Dick Gordon

THE ROTARY CLUB OF PARKER

Chartered August 18, 1993

Rotary Education Month May 19, 2011

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Tracy Kiel, Homes for Our Troops

Thursday, May 26—Marlin Dorhout, Toys for God’s Kids

Thursday, June 2—Karen Overton, Helping Women and Children in

Pakistan

DISTRICT 5450

Karen Sekich

Governor

2010-2011 Theme

Ray Klinginsmith

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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May 19, 2011 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 42

Bill Fernow, Editarian (303) 805-5039

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

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

Hayden Wambach is the Ponderosa High

School Student of the Month for April. Hay-

den has a 3.93 GPA and is a member of the

National Honor Society. He has received

four Academic letters. Hayden has lettered

in varsity soccer four times and is the captain

of the team this year. He is also a member

of the Student and Athletic Councils. Vol-

unteering to provide home support to the

mentally challenged, Hayden found his ser-

vice very rewarding and learned a lot from

his “clients”. He plans to attend the Colora-

do School of Mines.

NEW MEMBER

Rick Laub was formally inducted into the

club at the meeting on May 12. Jane John-

son presented Rick with his badge, infor-

mation, and a certificate. Rick’s sponsor is

Larry Brutlag and his mentor is Dave Gu-

rule. Growing up in the Bay Area, Rick

attended the Monterey Bay Academy. He

obtained a degree in Religious Education.

Rick has worked in the car business and is

currently working for the four Adventist

Hospitals in the area through the Health

Care Foundation. WELCOME RICK!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

May 21-25 RI Convention, New Orleans

June 4 District Training Assembly

June 13 Fundraiser Golf Tournament, Black Bear

June 18 Food Drive for Parker Task Force, King Soopers

June 23 Change of Command Dinner

August 6 Rotary Kwik Car Wash Day

September 10 Rotary at Work Day

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2010-2011 CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Larry Brutlag ..…………..….…….President Jane Johnson ……………..President-Elect Kam Breitenbach …….........…….Secretary Dick Gordon ..……………………..Treasurer Harold McCloud …....…..Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Forbes …....Immediate Past President

Carl Finamore ….....…..Community Service Joel Engelstad …....…International Service Jo Stone ……..….….....……….Club Service Tom Vanderheiden …....Vocational Service Tony Barnard .....……………....Foundations Steve Small …...…..…..……....Fund Raising Kevin Roth ...……….……...Public Relations

PARKER ROTARIANS WITH DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES PDG Mike Oldham - Executive Committee, Strategic Planning, Nominating Committee

Chair, PDG Advisory Group, Extension Committee, Health & Hunger Concerns, Annual

Giving Polio Eradication, World Peace Fellowship, Group Study Exchange; Bill Fernow -

Executive Committee, Public Relations and Rotary Awareness Chair, Interact Chair; Al

Johnson - Assistant Governor Area 12; Jim Boyd - Membership Development; Doug

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

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

Katheryn D’Amico May 14

Lew Million May 28

Bill & Chris Shriver May 18

Members are encouraged to

bring their spouse to breakfast as

a guest of the club on your anni-

versary..

♦ Green’s Law of Debate: Anything is

possible if you don’t know what you are

talking about. ♠ Stewart’s Law of Retroac-

tion: It is easier to get forgiveness than per-

mission. ♠

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BLUE BADGES

Liz Volz and Don Clasen received their blue badges from

President Elect/Membership Chair Jane Johnson

Recent new member Bill Kelly caught us up

on his background. He was born and raised

in the state of New York. He is a graduate

of Albany State University. He served in

the Navy after attending Officer Candidate

School. He is in Financial Services. Bill

and his wife, Perla, have three sons.

GUESTS AND VISITORS

Brenda and Bob Wambach - Student of

the Month Hayden’s parents.

Riley Wambach - Hayden’s brother

Shannon Kershaw - Ponderosa HS rep

Mike Baumann - Ponderosa HS Assis-

tant Principal

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GOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENT

Everyone needs to get involved to make this event successful!

GET THOSE HOLE SPONSORS!

Harold McCloud grew up in Miami, Flori-

da. After high school, he moved to Colora-

do. Through pure perseverance, he got his

degree from Metro State after 19 years of

night school. Harold has worked in construc-

tion and is now active in real estate apprais-

ing. He is a member of the senior teaching

staff. Among his many interesting experi-

ences is doing appraisals at National Parks.

The appraisal is used to set lease rates for the

vendors. He and Debra will celebrate their

40th anniversary in September. His two ma-

jor interests are his family and scuba diving.

LIFE STORY—HAROLD MCCLOUD

You’re Out!

Steve Gilbert entertained us again with

both his banjo and his “Christmas Jester

Hat”. Performing thorough research, your

editarian has discovered that the three points

of a jester’s hat represent the donkey's ears

and tail worn by jesters in earlier times

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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?

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

MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES

Monday—Smoky Hill Rotary Club—Noon

Double Tree Hotel

Iliff Avenue at I-225

Tuesday – Centennial

7:10 am

Embassy Suites

10250 E. Costilla Avenue

(near corner of Arapahoe Road and South

Havana Street)

Tuesday – DTC

12:00 noon

Glenmoor CC

110 Glenmoor Drive

(just off Belleview)

Don’t forget that you can make-up meetings

by participating in projects and committee

meetings of the club or district.

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ROTARY MINUTE

May 19—Ken Claiborne

May 26—Bob Satrom

WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID

Rotary and Religion Rotary was a secular organization from its inception, largely because Paul Harris and the other early Rotarians felt it im-portant to represent all faiths in their organization. However, being secular does not imply hostility to religion. Many clubs routinely include an invocation at the beginning of their meetings, and clubs routinely collaborate with churches to achieve common goals. “Religious organizations work in complete harmony with Rotary and many clubs in the smaller communities, where the facilities offered by hotels and restaurants are inadequate, have their luncheons or dinners in church par-lors, where they are served the best of meals by the ladies of the church to whom the opportunity of earning money with which to support church activi-ties, is welcome.”

This Rotarian Age, page 65

GREETER PLEDGE INSPIRATION/ 4-WAY TEST

INVOCATION

May 19 Tom Duncan Bob Forbes Steve Gilbert Pius Schenker

May 26 Jim Pettett Dick Gordon Bill Fernow Al Johnson

Do not needlessly endanger your lives

until I give you the signal.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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GOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENT

Everyone needs to get involved to make this event successful!

GET THOSE SILENT AUCTION ITEMS!

Update on Hank Coll

Betty reports that Hank is doing fine. He

had two stents implanted in his coronary

arteries. Subsequently, also had a pace-

maker implanted to correct a low heart rate.

The Rotary Club of

Parker has received the

RI Significant Achieve-

ment Award!

District Governor Karen Sekich has an-

nounced that the club has received this

prestigious award. Only one club per

district can be nominated for this award.

The purpose of the award is to recognize

a club activity that addresses a communi-

ty problem or need, to encourage new

projects on the part of every club, and to

promote increased awareness of the im-

portance of exemplary club efforts.

The outstanding project is the Parker

Rotary Community Corps that was the

brainchild of Kam Breitenbach and has

continued to flourish through her dedi-

cated efforts. The RCC has provided

adults with special needs to become

skilled in reaching out to others, practice

etiquette skills, increase self esteem, and

feel a sense of belonging. Hats off to

Kam!!! Well done.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1749 - King George II grants the Ohio

Company a large expanse of land

to promote settlement of the Ohio

River Valley.

1828 President John Quincy Adams

signs a protective tariff consid-

ered unfair in the South, which

labels it the ―tariff of abomina-

tions.‖

1864 A Confederate attack against Un

ion forces ends several days of

horrific fighting at the Battle of

Spotsylvania Court House in Vir-

ginia.

1921 Congress places quotas on the

number of immigrants entering

the United States.

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GOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENT

Everyone needs to get involved to make this event successful!

GET THOSE FOURSOMES SIGNED UP!

Social media tips for clubs and districts

Rotarians continue to find creative ways to use social networking to strengthen their clubs.

Rotary clubs have used Twitter, Facebook, and other social media to promote events, find

Rotary Youth Exchange participants, or connect with high school students who want to

form Interact clubs.

There's even a Rotary Fellowship aimed at building friendships and support service through

safe and effective social networking. During the 2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, Eng-

land, a group of Rotarians interested in social media met to discuss forming a fellowship.

Recognized by the RI Board in June, The Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship has

grown from an initial 488 members to almost 970 in 79 countries.

"Members offer advice on how to determine goals for developing a presence on a social net-

work, and how to best achieve those goals," said Simone Carot Collins, president of the fel-

lowship and of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, Western Australia, Australia. "We also

coordinate a few things that anyone can collaborate on, such as maps showing Rotary zone,

district, and club locations throughout the world."

A group of volunteers, or "champions," provide Rotarians in their area with step-by-step

assistance in setting up social media accounts. There are now 195 champions available to

help particular districts, and 20 in charge of individual Rotary zones.

There are numerous RI resources to find out more about this subject, including recordings of

RI social media webinars, Rotarians on the Social Networks Fellowship, and RI’s official

social media pages.

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A GARY MERAZ TRUE STORY

A woman rubbed a lamp and out popped a genie. “Do I get

three wishes?” she asked.

“Nope, I’m a one-wish genie. What will it be?

“See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting so we

can have world peace.”

“They’ve been at war for thousands of years. I’m not that

good,” he said. “What else do you have?

“Well, I’d love to have a good man. One who’s considerate, loves kids, likes to cook, and

doesn’t watch sports all day.”

“Okay,: the genie said with a sigh. “Let me see that map again.”

Rotary Fellowships

From stamp collecting to ballroom dancing, the interests of Rotarians are as diverse as the mem-bership itself. Yet, among the more than 1.2 mil-lion Rotarians worldwide, an amateur-radio enthu-siast or a chess player is bound to find others who share the same passions. But Rotary Fellowship members share more than just their common interest in sport diving, golf, fishing, or scouting; they share an in-terest in fellowship and service and in promoting world understanding. As such, it’s no wonder that the International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians donates the profits from ski events to The Rotary Foundation or that the Flying Rotarians help ferry medical personnel and supplies. Rotary Fellowships also unite Rotarians who have shared professional interest in such fields as arts and communication and finance/banking. Members exchange technical information and seek opportunities to employ their expertise in service not just to their own communities and countries, but to their professions as well.