THE ROTARY CLUB OF PARKER Chartered August 18, 1993

LITERACY MONTH March 20, 2014

Hank Battjes, Haiti Project

Thursday, March 27—Social Event, 20 Mile Tap House, 5:30 pm Thursday, April 3—Lindy Blackburn, Membership Tuesday, April 8—Board Meeting, 7:00 am, The Egg and I Thursday, April 10—Ben Martin, A Tribute to Lincoln Thursday, April 17—Dr. Camille Bentley, Rocky Vista University Global Medicine

DISTRICT 5450 Dan Himelspach

Governor

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.

Parker Adventist Hospital Conference Center

9395 Crown Crest Boulevard Parker, Colorado 80134

Member of The Parker Rotary Centennial Gift to the Town of Parker - 2005

2013-2014 Theme Ron Burton RI President

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March 20, 2014 VOLUME 21 NUMBER 28

Bill Fernow, Editarian (303) 805-5039 FAX: (303) 805-5039 wfernow@centurylink.net

Alvaro Pisoni did a magnificent job of organizing and coordinating this week’s visit by the Open World delegates to Colo-rado. The visitors kept to a busy schedule and enjoyed the openness and friendliness. The Russians were from the City of Ivano-vo, the textile capital of Russian, but also know as the City of Brides due to the many eligible young ladies who work there.

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The Student of the Month is Kim Laverty from Ponderosa High School. Kim has a cumulative GPA of 3.97 and stands 22 of 305 in her class. She is the captain of the Cross Country and Track teams. Kim is a member of the National Honor Society, Link crew, and the Athletic Council. She enjoys biking, hiking, and camping with her family and friends. Her community service includes the National Sports Center for the Disabled and the Denver Rescue Mission. Kim has been ac-cepted to Colorado State University where she will study civil engineering. Kim was accompanied by her mother, Peggy; dad, Kevin; and Ryan Miwa, Pon-

derosa Chemistry Teacher.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH PARKER TASK FORCE

Steve Budnack, these year’s winner of the Parker Impact Award and head of the Par-ker Task Force, accepts a check for $2,500 from Jim Boyd.

Kim Laverty accepts the plaque from Bill Kelly

Lilya presents the club with a new bell. It has views of their city, Ivanovo. Alex Galimov is the wonderful interpreter.

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Yekaterina and Roman display a beautiful tablecloth that they presented to the club in appreciation of their visit. This is a product of their city, Ivanovo, a prominent textile

producing area.

Roman presents a refrig-erator magnet from their

country as a gift to the club. Alex interprets and

Lindy observes.

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CLUB NEWS

• Steve Brown is excited about a potential International Project at a deaf school in the Dominican Republic.

• President-elect Lindy again challenged club members to bring at least one guest to a meeting by the end of this club year. So far, six guests have attended invit-ed by five Rotarians.

• Ben Martin will be presenting a program on “Great Moments with Mr. Lin-coln” at our meeting on April 10. See Below.

Great Moments with Mr Lincoln Please join us on 10 April 2014, one day after the 149th Anniversary of the end of The Civil War, as we pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln. This humble, self-educated man from the prairie is the Father of our 2nd Founding. He was the man who preserved the Nation our Found-ers made, revived the Principles our Founders asserted in The Decla-ration, and completed the vision our Founders had of what the United States of America was supposed to be – ‘…a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal…!’ This would be a great time to bring a spouse or progeny with whom you may share this great American Story.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Waves of Japanese troops assaulted the Philippine Islands at the outset of World War II, steadily overpowering Filipino and American defenders. The U.S. forces com-manded by General Douglas MacArthur fought back but were short on supplies and vastly outnumbered. Surrender was inevi-table. MacArthur received personal instructions to proceed to Australia without his soldiers, where he could organize a counterattack. He refused to leave his hungry, desperate men behind until President Roosevelt is-sued an order he could not ignore. The heartbroken general slipped past the Japa-nese navy by boar and plane to reach Aus-tralia. Once there, on March 20, 1942, he made a solemn pledge to his men back in the Philippines: “I shall return.” In April, unable to hold out any longer, some 75,000 American and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered to the Japanese—the largest mass surrender in American history. The captors beat and murdered many POWs during the infamous 65-mile Bataan Death March to prison camps. The Japanese also imprisoned thou-sands of American and other Allied civil-ians living in the Philippines. By the summer of 1942, the United States had launched a counteroffensive. For two and half years, Allied forces fought their way across the Pacific, island by island. On October 20, 1944, MacArthur finally waded back onto the Philippines’ shores to make good on his pledge and liber-ate the islands.

Jody Kirby—guest of Kam Breiten-bach Kathy Hill—Randy’s better half Kathy Buck—Irv’s wife Wayne Heinz—guest of Michele Dun-can Gloria Beckley—guest of Jane John-son Kim Laverty—Student of the Month Peggy Laverty—Kim’s Mom Ryan Miwa—Ponderosa Rep

OPEN WORLD GUESTS

Yekaterina Vodopyan Liliya Kryukova Marina Toshchilova Mariya Tresmaskina Roman Kruglov

GUESTS AND VISITORS

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OPEN WORLD

First Time in the Front Seat!

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OPEN WORLD

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Contentious Issues You can often get a glimpse into the mindset of an era by looking at how people conducted themselves. The original members of the first Rotary Club felt that fellowship and goodwill was so important that they in-formally resolved to take steps to avoid any risk to their friendships, banning the dis-cussion of topics that might have created controversy and hurt feelings. “The 1905 members of the Rotary Club of Chicago, so valued the friend-ship of their fellow-members that they put a ban upon religious and po-litical discussions, fearing that they might become disturbing factors, and they were richly rewarded for their foresight. There was plenty of dynamite in questions which might have been raised; but they were not raised. The formula was very simple; it read, ‘GO about your common tasks together, avoid discussions of dissentious subjects, and your re-ward will be friendship.’ The formula was worthy of adoption in much wider circles.” (Paul Harris, This Rotarian Age, page 59).

WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID

Editarian - Bill Fernow

Asst. Editarian - Steve Gilbert

Head Photographer - Jim Boyd

Backup Photographer - Michele Duncan

Feature Editor - Open Job Opportunity

Special Features -Steve Gilbert

Circula&on Manager Posi&on Available

LamplighterStaff

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

George Bernard Shaw

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Lorie Di Saia March 1 Randy Hill March 6 Amy Erickson March 9 Jim Muir March 31

Jim & Karen Muir March 24

ANNIVERSARIES

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A ROTARIAN

As an international organization, Rotary offers each member unique op-portunities and responsibilities unlike those of other groups one might join. Although each Rotarian has first responsibility to uphold the obligations of citizenship of his or her own country, membership in Rotary enables Ro-tarians to take a somewhat different view of international affairs. In the early 1950s a Rotary philosophy was adopted to describe how a Rotarian might think on a global basis. Here is what it said: "A world-minded Rotari-an: • looks beyond national patriotism and considers himself as sharing re-

sponsibility for the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace; • resists any tendency to act in terms of national or racial superiority; • seeks and develops common grounds for agreement with peoples of other lands; • defends the rule of law and order to preserve the liberty of the individual so that he may

enjoy freedom of thought, speech and assembly, and freedom from persecution, ag-gression, want and fear;

• supports action directed toward improving standards of living for all peoples, realizing that poverty anywhere endangers prosperity everywhere;

• upholds the principles of justice for mankind; • strives always to promote peace between nations and prepares to make personal sacri-

fices for that ideal; • urges and practices a spirit of understanding of every other man's beliefs as a step to-

ward international goodwill, recognizing that there are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life."

That is quite an assignment for any Rotarian to practice in thoughts and actions!

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MARCH 20 April 3

GREETER

PLEDGE

INVOCATION/ INSPIRATION

4-WAY TEST

BEING A ROTARIAN

April 10

A GARY MERAZ TRUE STORY

A couple approached the Canada-U.S. border cross-ing. The customs agent asked “Purpose of visit?” The wife said “We’re going to a wedding.” “Are you carrying any weapons—knives, guns?” he asked.

“No!” she said. “It’s not that kind of wedding.”

Join District 5450 at the Colorado Avalanche for Family of Rotary Night

Family of Rotary Night at the Colorado Avalanche Join District Rotarians and their families as we watch the Colorado Avalanche take

on the Vancouver Canucks! Sunday, March 24th at 6:00 PM @ Pepsi Center

Special Pricing: $27 ($5 of each ticket goes to End Polio) Order tickets online:

http://www.avstix.com/rotary

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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 BET-TER 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

The Adventist Conference Center Parker Adventist Hospital

Parker

Don’t forget that you can make-up meetings online through eClub One - the Rotary eClub

maintained by District 5450 (www.rotaryeclubone.org).

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UPCOMING EVENTS March 24 Family of Rotary Night at the Colorado Avalanche March 28 14th Annual Empty Bowl fundraiser for the Crisis Cen-

ter, Douglas County Events Center

May 2-4 District Conference, Denver, Embassy Suites May 17 District Assembly June 1 Rotary International Convention, Sydney, Australia June 7 Castle Rock Rotary Ducky Derby

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2013-2014 CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Carl Finamore .…………...….…….President Lindy Blackburn …….……..President-Elect Bill Fernow ………...…..........…….Secretary Bob Satrom ……………….…..…..Treasurer Steve Sumption ………....Sergeant-at-Arms Jo Stone ………..Immediate Past President Harold McCloud/Tom Duncan-Foundations

Li Pettett …..…........…..Community Service Steve Brown ……....…International Service Cathy Groves……….....……….Club Service Dave Selden …………....Vocational Service Larree Morgan ……...………..Youth Service Michele Duncan ….…..……....Fund Raising Ron Beller………..………...Public Relations Larry Brutlag ……………………….....Grants

PARKER ROTARIANS WITH DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES Mike Oldham—Strategic Planning Committee and Extension Committee

Irv Buck—Water and Sanitation Committee

MEMBERSHIP ………………….…....Lindy Blackburn, Director Past Chair …………….…..……..…....………….….Carl Finamore Classifications …………….………………….……..….Bill Shriver Club Roster …………………..….……....………..…… Bill Fernow Fireside Chats ……….……....….……Mike Oldham, Glenn Petty Inductions …………….….……………...……..….Lindy Blackburn Mentor Program ………..…………………..………………Irv Buck New Member Information ……..………………..…..…..Jim Boyd Recruitment & Development ….………….…….....Mike Oldham Red Badge, Blue Badge …………………...………Jane Johnson Family of Rotary ………………………………..……....Bill Fernow

FOUNDATIONS Harold McCloud, Director

Trustees Steve Small, Carl Finamore, Bob Martin, Hank Coll, Tom Duncan, Lew Million, Bob Satrom, Jane Johnson

The Rotary Club of Parker Foundation

PO Box 1472 Parker, Colorado 80134

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2013-2014 SERVICE COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS

CLUB SERVICE ………….……… Cathy Groves, Director Area 5 Club Liaison …………………………... Attendance ……………………………..………...Bill Fernow Transition Dinner …………...…………...…..Carl Finamore Club Historian ………………………....……...….. Club Photographer …………….Jim Boyd/Michele Duncan Holiday Party ……………..……..…………....Cathy Groves Inspiration/Invocations, Pledge, 4-Way Test, Greeters Randy Hill, Glenn Petty Liaison to Cherry Creek Valley Club ….Kam Breitenbach Music ………………..Jim Muir, Steve Gilbert, Steve Brown Newsletter Editarian ………………………..…...Bill Fernow Newsletter Editarian Assistant ……………..Steve Gilbert Programs ……………….………......Randy Hill/Glenn Petty Summer Picnic …………..….…...……...Beverly Finamore Webmaster ………………………….………….Larry Brutlag COMMUNITY SERVICE …………........Li Pettett, Director Bike MS ……………………..Larry Brutlag, Michele Duncan Boy Scout Troop 16 …………………………. Mike Oldham Castlewood Canyon State Park Jim Boyd, Carl Finamore, Ron Beller, Bob Savage Christmas Gifts ……………………….... Denver Indian Center Mike Oldham, Alvaro Pisoni, Andy Becher, Carl Finamore Firefly Autism Center ……………………………....Irv Buck Flower Power ……………………………..….Larree Morgan Health Fair—DC Area Clubs ...Carl Finamore, Bill Fernow Homes for Our Troops ……….....Carl Finamore, Li Pettett Nami Walk ………………………………………....Bill Shriver Parker Task Force Jim Boyd, Steve Brown, Steve Small, Wayne Wagener, Nancy Gripman Parker Police Department ……………………......Jim Boyd Praying Hands Ranch …………Jim Muir, Michele Duncan Project Sanctuary …Janice Beller, Li Pettett, Lorie DiSaia Rotary Community Corps ……………...Kam Breitenbach Michele Duncan Rotary Reads …………………………..……... Bob Kramer Toys for God’s Kids ………………………..…..Don Clasen Larry Brutlag, Dean Weaver, Bob Kramer Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center Larry Brutlag, Michele Duncan, Lorie DiSaia VOCATIONAL SERVICE ………... Dave Selden, Director Business of the Quarter ………………...….Steve Trevino District Club Ethics Award ………………….....Bill Shriver Ethics Scholarships …………………………..Dave Selder Four Way Test …………………………….…...Dave Selden Vocational Talks ………………………..……….Amie Jones

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE …... Steve Brown, Director Ambassadorial & World Peace Scholars Deaf School/Water, Dominican Rep. ……….Steve Brown Ecuador Remote Village Project ………..….Alvaro Pisoni Ghana Audiology Project ...Jo Stone, Larry Brutlag, Lori DiSaia India Water Project ………….………..Irv Buck, Ron Beller Kenya Orphanage Project ……………….…..Lorie DiSaia Open World …………...Alvaro Pisoni, Ron Beller, Irv Buck Polio Plus………………...………Lew Million, Mike Oldham Project C.U.R.E. …………………………………Don Clasen ShelterBox ……………………...Jack Braly, Ken Claiborne Vocational Training Team ………………….……..Irv Buck Youth Exchange ……………………………....Sue Gardner Janice Beller, Alvaro Pisoni YOUTH SERVICES ………....... Larree Morgan , Director Interact Chaparral ……………………………...Bill Fernow RYLA/Young RYLA ………………………......Mike Oldham Scholarships, Chaparral ………… ...Tom VanderHeiden Scholarships, Ponderosa …………………………Bill Kelly Student of the Month, Chaparral .…. Tom VanderHeiden Student of the Month, Ponderosa ……………… Bill Kelly Youth Exchange …………..…………………..Sue Gardner Janice Beller, Alvaro Pisoni FUND RAISING ………...…..… Michele Duncan, Director Annual Golf Tournament ………..……..…….Andy Becher Carl Finamore, Bill Shriver, Hank Coll, Bill Kelly Peaches Larry Brutlag, Doug Montgomery, Bill Gripman Mayor’s Inaugural Ball/State of the Town Steve Trevino, Kevin Roth, Tom VanderHeiden, Lindy Blackburn, Michele Duncan, Melanie Baker-Hood PUBLIC RELATIONS …………..……Ron Beller, Director Facebook Editor ……………………………...Tom Duncan GRANTS …………………...…...….Larry Brutlag, Director Li Pettett, Lorie DiSaia, Michele Duncan, Steve Sumption