LAMPLIGHTER

The Rotary Club of Parker April 16, 2015 Volume 2, Edition 15

Inside this issue:

New member proposal………...…2

Visitor John Gile…..……………..….2

Student of the Month……………..2

District Conference…………………2

Birthday’s &

Anniversaries………………………….2

Meet Ron Beller………………….….3

Meet Pat Kendrick………………….3

Club Donations………..……..………4

Rotary Events………………………….4

Projects &Committees……..…….5

TAKE ACTION: www.parkerrotary.org

Presiding Lindy Blackburn

Upcoming Speakers

Apr 23 Lindy Blackburn, et al. Vietnam Memories - 40th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon Apr 30 NO MEETING

May 07 Randy Pye - Excel Projects in Parker May 14 Tom VanderHeiden &

Glenn Hertzler Chaparral Scholarship

President: Lindy Blackburn President Elect: Michele Duncan Secretary: Ben Martin Treasurer: Bob Satrom

Follow Us – The Rotary

Club of Parker

This Week Speaker

Apr 16, 2015

Dave Selden

Long-term care issues and

nursing home facts

April 16th -

Greeter BOB SATROM

April 16th -

Pledge PAT KENDRICK

April 16th -

Invocation SUE GARDNER

April 16th -

4-Way

Test

Michael OLDHAM

April 23th - Greeter

JOSEPH KENDRICK

April 23th -

Pledge Michael OLDHAM

April 23th - Invocation

BEN MARTIN

April 23th -

4-Way

Test

MICHELE DUNCAN

April 30

NO MEETING (Please attend Apr. 29

Reception at the

Parker United

Methodist Church

New Options for District 5450 Conference May 1-3 Friday/Saturday - $260 per person (includes Friday Speakers & Dinner, and Saturday Speakers, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Dancing)

Saturday Day Only - $100 per person (includes Saturday Speakers & Lunch) Registration closes April 24th

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IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

FURMANSKI, TOM Apr 02

JOHNSON, Al Apr 08

CLASEN, DON Apr 12

JAMES, MICHAEL Apr 14

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

SCHEUNEMAN, MARK & Jayne Apr 04

BROWN, STEVE & Linda Apr 25

ROTARY ANNIVERSARY!

GILBERT, STEVE 15 years

JOHNSON, Al 19 years

STONE, JO 14 years

SMALL, STEVE 13 years

DI SAIA, LORIE 2 years

PISONI, ALVARO 2 years

Ponderosa Student of the Month A.J. McKelvy who will be attending CU School of Engineering in the fall.

The Rotary Club of Parker Board of Directors has approved the proposal for membership for Dave Gardner. If anyone has any objections, please notify President Lindy Blackburn within seven days.

The Rotary Club of Parker had a surprise visit from John Gile who moved and transferred his membership to the Centennial Rotary Club. John brought guest Hank Silverman along with him to introduce him to our club. Come to find out, Hank bought John’s home in Parker! We hope to have Hank come again soon. Thanks John, we hope you visit again soon.

Happy National Librarian Day, 4/16! Public libraries are one of the backbones of any community. Their roles have evolved over the years, and so have the functions of librarians. They now serve more like information managers and resource guides. Modern day librarians are proficient in a vast array of search engines and data bases which are never endingly changing. Perhaps unappreciated, a typical librarian has a Master's degree and is technologically savvy beyond the computer skills of most of us. They are an enormously important resources to the community, both for the old and young, rich and poor. Perhaps you can find time in your busy day to tell a librarian how much those in his/her profession have meant

to you.

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APRIL 29

By Mike Oldham

It is hoped that as many of our members as

possible will attend this event which is being

held to inform youth in our community, that

over the past year have been associated with

our Rotary Club, and their parents and

siblings, about the benefits that Rotary has to

offer to them in their futures. The second goal

of this event is to determine if the parents of

any of these youth would like to consider

becoming a member in our club. Along toward

the end of this month emails will go out to the

parents and students asking for RSVPs for this

event.

I will circulate a clip board asking club

members to sign up to attend and bring a

guest if they like. My plan is to prepare an

agenda well in advance and ask our president

and president elect, and Youth Service

Chair, to speak to this group. Refreshments

will be served.

If you have questions please let me know. This

function is an activity of your club's

Membership and Youth Services committees.

Thanks, Mike Oldham

State of the Town REVIEW

LAST WEEK: Ponderosa High School

Student of the (last) Month: Blake Runyan

Lisa Frizell, Douglas County Assessor

* 1st job, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, E. Hartford, CT. (manufacturer of jet engines). Worked on the development team of the first commercial high by-pass fan engine (JT9D) used on the first wide body aircraft (B747). Met Janice, she worked in a separate department. We got married a little over a year later. During my first year, I had close encounter with Charles Lindbergh during his tour of Pratt & Whitney. * Moved to Phoenix, AZ and began working for Garrett Airesearch, now Honeywell, as a Project Engineer. I was involved in a new industrial turbine engine program, from design stage through development to production in 3 years & within budget. First customer was in the gas fields of Australia. * Moved to Denver and began working for Sweeney Tool Company (Industrial & Aero engine tools) as their Aero Tool Design Manager. One month after I arrived, company was sold to Sargent Industries. Some years later, Sargent was purchased by Dover Corp. They down sized the company, moved the manufacturing to their Waukesha Bearing plant in Antigo, WI. I was promoted to their Aero Product Manager (responsible for tool design, sales, marketing, and profit margin). Traveled world-wide for about 7 years. Made 2 round the world business trips. Managed over 20 international regional & in country reps. * Began working for Advance Mfg. Co., W Springfield, MA, as a Sales Manager. I worked out of my home office until I retired in 2006. * I enjoy nature/landscape photography as a hobby and part time business. * We have three grown boys, two are pilots & one is a Mechanical Engineer.

He primarily focuses on patent law, but also assists clients with obtaining trademark protection for their business names and brands. Pat mainly works with inventors to prepare patent applications that will be examined by the US Patent Office, and represents his clients’ interests throughout those proceedings. His practice also includes advising clients that have been accused of patent infringement, or who believe a patent of theirs has been infringed upon. While much of his work is with large corporations, government entities and mid-sized companies, he enjoys working with startups and entrepreneurs whenever he has the chance. Pat received his law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech, and a masters in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida. Prior to law school, he served as a principal engineer in the nuclear power industry.

Meet Ron Beller Retired after 41 years in the Aerospace industry. BS Mechanical Engineering & MBA degree through the CU Denver Executive MBA program.

Meet Pat Kendrick Pat is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice law in Colorado, Wyoming and Minnesota.

PARKER ROTARY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

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

Upcoming ROTARY Events 2014 - 2015

April 14

Rotary Club of Parker Board of Directors Mtg.

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

April 23

RCC @ RVU meeting 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

April 16

Foundation Meeting following regular Rotary meeting

April 21

RCC of Parker dinner/meeting at Village Inn

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

April 28

Project CURE 7:00 – 900 p.m.

April 29 - Parent Reception/Mike Oldham

April 30 – No morning meeting

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 Mtg. 7 – 8:30 a.m. The

Egg & I

June 13

Parker Task Force Food Drive

June 16

Project CURE 7:00 – 900 p.m.

June 25 – Change of Command @ Pradera

June 27 – 28

MS Bike Ride

July 11

RCC of Parker Car Wash Fundraiser @ Kwik Car

Wash

10:00 – 3:00

August 18

Project CURE 7:00 – 900 p.m.

September 19

Parker Task Force Food Drive

October 20

Project CURE 7:00 – 900 p.m.

December 15

Project CURE 7:00 – 900 p.m.

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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, 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 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………...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 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 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 ROTARY AWARENESS …Ron Beller, Director Facebook Edit…………………..…… Kam Breitenbach GRANTS ………….....….Larry Brutlag, Director Kam Breitenbach, Michele Duncan, Mike Oldham SERGEANT AT ARMS…….......……..Randy Hill MEMBERSHIP..…...Michele Duncan, Director Past Chair………………………………...Lindy Blackburn Classification…..……………………….……..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, Doc Martin, Hank Coll, Lew Million, Bob Satrom, Harold McCloud, Lindy Blackburn