TheLamplighter A Publication of the Rotary Club of Parker Breakfast meeting Thursday’s at Parker Adventist Hospital Conference Center, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd. (no morning meeting the 4th Thursday each month when we have an evening Social Gathering and join us! Guests are always welcome to join us!

May 1, 2014 Volume 22 Number 32

2013-2014 Theme

Ron Burton May 1 PROGRAM: RI President

Harold McCloud, Rotary Foundation

Carl Finamore PRESIDING INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Stephanie Baldwin-Ross GREETER Featured Project Page 2 Bill Gripman PLEDGE Featured Member Page 2 DISTRICT 5450 Lindy Blackburn INSPIRATION Dan Himelspach Make up Meetings Page 3 Governor Mike Oldham 4-WAY TEST Help Wanted Page 3

Birthdays/Anniversary’s Page 3

Upcoming Events/Speakers Page 3

Duty Roster Page 3 [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can Committees/Responsibilities Page 4 position the text box anywhere in the document. Use the Drawing Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.] – Rotary Club of Parker

Member of the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce

Club President: Carl Finamore President Elect: Lindy Blackburn Secretary: Ben Martin Treasurer: Bob Satrom The Parker Rotary Centennial Gift to the Town of Parker - 2005

Rotary Project of the Month Featured Rotarian Toys for God's Kids began in 2000 after Marlin Dorhout returned from a mission trip to Nicaragua STEVE GILBERT with Habitat for Humanity. During the trip, Marlin distributed some toys to the children of the village, Born in Chicago at a very early age, and the reaction of the children left a lasting impression on him. The children had virtually Steve later attended the University of Illinois, nothing – certainly nothing of their own and this marrying his long time sweetheart, Vernette during small gift lovingly given by someone who cared was his junior year. There he earned a BS in Electrical received with joy, excitement and instilled a sense of Engineering and an Air Force ROTC commission. self-worth. Marlin concluded that providing toys to children living in poverty would be his retirement Following graduation, they moved to Van Nuys, CA mission. where Steve took a job Lockheed Missile Systems Division. However, that job was short lived, as nine Marlin started making toys and along with seven of his friends made over 4000 little wooden toys in the months later the company lost their contract and all first year. With some news media coverage, the of the staff, except for Steve and two other recent demand for the toys increased as various mission grads, were given pink slips. This was the end of groups carried the toys on trips to third world countries. In 2001, Toys for God’s Kids was Steve’s relationship with big corporations and he established as a non-profit charity and by 2009 over requested to go on active duty in the Air Force. 100 toy makers across the county had joined Marlin making wooden toys. By 2010, 300,000 toys had Attending flying school, Steve earned his been built and delivered abroad via missionaries, soldiers, and other civic groups, but with over two wings entered training as a fighter pilot. He logged billion children around the globe living in poverty several thousand hours in F-86 and F-102 aircraft the opportunity ahead remains immense. with assignments in exotic places like Sioux City, IA, Alexandria, LA, Fairfield, CA, and a year in Thule, One of those 100 toymakers joining Marlin was our own Don Clasen. Don met Marlin through a mutual Greenland. Steve then decided to expand his friend just a couple of years after Toys for God’s horizons, requesting an assignment to attend the Kids was established and soon began making toys. University of Colorado in Boulder, CO, earning an Don has been actively involved in Toys for God’s MS in Astronautics. Following graduation, he Kids since that time, and in 2010 introduced Marlin to Rotary Club of Parker as a program speaker. Our assigned to the USAF Academy as an Assistant club became a sponsor and together with the Castle Professor in the Department of Astronautics and Pines Club, the Castle Rock Breakfast Club, and the Computer Science. Cherry Creek Valley Club and a lot of hard work by Don, Larry Brutlag, and Carl Finamore a District Four years later Steve began training as a B-57 Direct Funds Grant was received which funded the purchase of two programmable wood cutting pilot in preparation for a tour in Viet Nam. Following machines to automate a large part of the toy building that tour, he was assigned to the Air Force Space process. In addition to creating smiles on children and Missile Systems Division in El Segundo, CA, receiving the toys this project is creating smiles on where he worked on several highly technical space those assembling the toys. Young RYLA, the folks at Lincoln Meadows Retirement Center, and the programs, including a position as Deputy Program Rotary Community Corps group all enjoy Manager for a new and exciting program which would assembling the toys. eventually become the Global Positioning System. Steve was intimately involved in the design, development and acquisition of all segments of GPS, eventually moving to the Pentagon as the Air Force Program Monitor for GPS and later as the Department of Defense staff officer for all DOD positioning and navigation systems. Steve retired in 1980 from the Air Force at the rank of Colonel and found work with a couple of small companies involved in the emerging civilian market for GPS. He retired full-time in the late 1990’s. Steve and Vernette moved to Parker in 1999 to be near their two living sons and their families, both living in the Parker area. It was here that Steve found Rotary.

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 Parker Adventist Conference Center PETTETT, LI May 07 Parker Adventist Hospital SMALL, STEVE May 09 SAVAGE, Bob May 20 Don’t forget that you can make-up meetings online MILLION, LEW May 28 through eClub One - the Rotary eClub maintained by

District 5450 (www.rotaryeclubone.org).

Can you spare about 2 hours a month to help our Rotary Community Corps?

STEVE and Bonnie SMALL May 05 DON and Wanda CLASEN May 16 BILL and Chris SHRIVER May 18 RCC Assistant Advisor Person available in the event something unexpected came up and someone needed to fill in quickly. This Upcoming Events: individual would be up to date on all activities and familiar with the members and their families. Must May 2-4 District Conference, Denver, Embassy Suites be a member of the Rotary Club of Parker, able to attend monthly meetings and keep information May 16 – RCC PROM-US confidential. May 17 - District Assembly Public Relations/Photographer Advisor June 1- Rotary International Convention, Sydney, Responsible for taking pictures at events, community service projects, PROM-US, Homecoming and Annual Australia Celebration. Press releases for upcoming promoting June 7 - Castle Rock Rotary Ducky Derby events and post events. Must have good writing ability, communication skills, a camera and able to send press releases to the local media. Bea able to perform duties Upcoming SPEAKERS with minimal supervision.

Program Advisor Don Howard May 08 SCOPE Kenya Set up speakers for monthly meetings. Programs need Larree Morgan May 15 Scholarship Presentations to be 15 - 20 minutes. Be able to set up programs with Susan Barnett May 29 Operation Walk USA little or no supervision, a brief write-up about the Nancy Prokop June 12 Crime Victim Rights speaker and topic for the RCC Newsletter. Confirm speakers that have already been set up. DUTY ROSTER Service Projects Advisor May 1 Greeter Stephanie Baldwin-Ross Recommend and set up appropriate community service projects for RCC members to participate. May 1 Pledge Gill Gripman Volunteer with RCC members at service projects like May 1 Inspiration/Invocation Lindy Blackburn the Rotary Food Drive. Help find other volunteers May 1 4-Way Test Mike Oldham when needed. Confirm before event with all volunteers. May 8 Greeter Michele Duncan May 8 Pledge Al Johnson PLEASE COME! Please stop by the RCC Prom at the Parker United Methodist Church on May 16th between May 8 Inspiration/Invocation Janice Beller 7 – 9 p.m. and meet the RCC group that we sponsor. May 8 4-Way Test Tom Furmanski

April 17, 2014 Speaker Food Drive for the Parker Task Force April 19, 2014

Thursday, April 17th, Dr. Camille Zampino Bentley Our team collected 93 boxes of food spoke to the Rotary Club of Parker. Currently, Dr. and $1,107.00 in cash. Thank you Bentley is the Chair of Global and Medicine Rotarians: Doc Martin, Lew Million, Dean Department, Director of the Rocky Vista College of Weaver, Lindy Blackburn, Li Pettett, Don Osteopathic Medicine in Parker. Clasen, Tom Furmanski, Mike Oldham, Toys for God’s Kids Recognition Carl Finamore, Bill Kelly, Larree Morgan and Jim Boyd.

Salute to Bill and Pat Fernow

Rotarian of the Decade

Keep in touch.

Bill and Pat Fernow 5612 Military Court Fairfield CA 94533

Get Involved! 2013-2014 SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE …... Steve Brown, Director Ambassadorial & World Peace Scholars….. COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS Deaf School/Water, Dominican Rep. ……….Steve Brown CLUB SERVICE ………….…….… Cathy Groves, Director Ecuador Remote Village Project ………….….Alvaro Pisoni Area 5 Club Liaison …………… Ghana Audiology Project ………...Jo Stone, Larry Brutlag Attendance ……………………………………….…..Ben Martin Lori DiSaia Transition Dinner …………...…………...…..Carl Finamore India Water Project ……………….……..Irv Buck, Ron Beller Editorian……………..…………………..……Kam Breitenbach Kenya Orphanage Project …………..…….….…..Lorie DiSaia Lamplighter Staff…….… Steve Gilbert, Glenn Hertzler Open World …………...Alvaro Pisoni, Ron Beller, Irv Buck Club Historian ………………… Polio Plus……………….…...………Lew Million, Mike Oldham Club Photographer ……..….Jim Boyd/Michele Duncan Project C.U.R.E. ……………….……………………… ..Don Clasen Holiday Party ……………….…………………....Cathy Groves Shelter Box …………………..…...... Jack Braly, Ken Claiborne Inspiration/Invocations, Pledge, 4-Way Test, Greeters Vocational Training Team ……….…..….……….……..Irv Buck Randy Hill, Glenn Petty Youth Exchange ……………………..……….……....Sue Gardner Music ………..…..Jim Muir, Steve Gilbert, Steve Brown Janice Beller, Alvaro Pisoni Programs ……..…………..……...... Randy Hill/Glenn Petty YOUTH SERVICES …………...... Larree Morgan , Director Summer Picnic …..………..….….……...Beverly Finamore Interact Chaparral ……… Webmaster …………………..……….….……….Larry Brutlag RYLA/Young RYLA ………………….………….....Mike Oldham COMMUNITY SERVICE …..…...... Li Pettett, Director Scholarships, Chaparral …………..…..Tom VanderHeiden Bike MS …………………,.Larry Brutlag, Michele Duncan Scholarships, Ponderosa ……………..…..……………Bill Kelly Boy Scout Troop 16 ……………….…………. Mike Oldham Student of the Month, Chaparral .…….………………. Tom Castlewood Canyon State Park…………….…..Jim Boyd VanderHeiden Carl Finamore, Ron Beller Student of the Month, Ponderosa ……….……… Bill Kelly Christmas Gifts ……………………….... Youth Exchange …………..……………...……...... Sue Gardner Denver Indian Center Janice Beller, Alvaro Pisoni Mike Oldham, Alvaro Pisoni, Andy Becher, FUND RAISING ………...….… Michele Duncan, Director Carl Finamore Annual Golf Tournament ………..……..….….Andy Becher Firefly Autism Center ……………….…………...... Irv Buck Carl Finamore, Bill Shriver, Hank Coll, Bill Kelly Flower Power ……………………………..….Larree Morgan Peaches……………………………………………...….Larry Brutlag Health Fair—DC Area Clubs …………....Carl Finamore Doug Montgomery, Bill Gripman Homes for Our Troops …….Carl Finamore, Li Pettett Mayor’s Inaugural Ball/State of the Town Nami Walk ………………………………..………....Bill Shriver Steve Trevino, Kevin Roth, Tom VanderHeiden, Parker Task Force...... Jim Boyd Lindy Blackburn, Michele Duncan, Melanie Baker-Hood Jim Boyd, Steve Small, Wayne Wagener, PUBLIC RELATIONS ………..…..………Ron Beller, Director Nancy Gripman Facebook Editor …………………….………….…...Tom Duncan Parker Police Department ………………… ....Jim Boyd GRANTS …………………...…….....….Larry Brutlag, Director Praying Hands Ranch ……Jim Muir, Michele Duncan Li Pettett, Lorie DiSaia, Michele Duncan Project Sanctuary …..Janice Beller, Li Pettett, Lorie MEMBERSHIP………………….....Lindy Blackburn, Director DiSaia Past Chair………………………………………..…...Carl Finamore Rotary Community Corps ……… ...Kam Breitenbach Classifications………………………..…………………..Bill Shriver Michele Duncan Club Roster …………………………………….………...Ben Martin Rotary Reads ……………….……………..…... Bob Kramer Fireside Chats…………….………Mike Oldham, Glenn Petty Toys for God’s Kids ………………………..…..Don Clasen Inductions..…………………….……………...….Lindy Blackburn Larry Brutlag, Dean Weaver, Bob Kramer Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center Mentor Program………………………….…………………Irv Buck Larry Brutlag, Michele Duncan, Lorie DiSaia New Member Information .………….……………..Jim Boyd VOCATIONAL SERVICE …….. Dave Selden, Director Recruitment & Development ...... Mike Oldham Business of the Quarter …………….…...Steve Trevino Red Badge, Blue Badge ……………….…..…….Jane Johnson District Club Ethics Award ……………….....Bill Shriver Foundation President…………..………..………Jane Johnson Ethics Scholarships ……………………….…..Dave Selden Trustees….. Steve Small, Carl Finamore, Bob Martin, Four Way Test …………………………...…....Dave Selden Hank Coll, Tom Duncan, Lew Million, Bob Satrom, Jane Vocational Talks ………………………..……...Amie Jones Johnson, Harold McCloud