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2011-2012 SERVICE COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS
CLUB SERVICE …………...……… Sue Gardner, Director Attendance ………………………………...Kam Breitenbach Change of Command Party Sue Gardner, Cathy Groves, Jo Stone Club History …………………………………...…..Paul Elder Club Photographer ……………………….………..Jim Boyd Dinner for 8 …………………………….……...Cathy Groves Holiday Party ……………………....Sue Gardner, Jo Stone Inspiration/Invocations, Pledge, 4-Way Test, Greeters Ken Claiborne Liaison to Cherry Creek Valley Club ….Kam Breitenbach Music Jim Muir, Doug Young, Steve Gilbert, Steve Brown Newsletter Editarian ………………………..…...Bill Fernow Newsletter Editarian Assistant ……………..Steve Gilbert Programs ……………….………...Ken Claiborne, John Gile Summer Picnic Sue Gardner, Michele Duncan, Cathy Groves Webmaster ……………………………………….Bob Forbes COMMUNITY SERVICE …….......Carl Finamore, Director American Indian Center Andy Becher, Pius Schenker, Mike Oldham, Carl Finamore Castlewood Canyon State Park Carl Finamore, Jim Boyd, Bill Kelly, Santa’s Clothes ……………………...…………..Al Johnson Continental Divide Trail ………………….....Ken Claiborne Firefly Autism Center ………………..Kevin Roth, Irv Buck Flower Power ………………………………...Larree Morgan Freedom Dogs ………………...Larry Brutlag, Sue Gardner MS 150 ………Bill Shriver, Ken Claiborne, Michele Duncan Parker Task Force Jim Boyd, Carol Hein, Bob Kramer, Bill Gripman, Dean Weaver, Nancy Gripman Praying Hands Ranch …………………….………..Jim Muir Project Sanctuary …..Jane Johnson, Bill Shriver, Bill Kelly Rotary Community Corps Kam Breitenbach, Michele Duncan Rotary Reads Dick Gordon, Ted Sweeney, Bob Kramer, Bill Gripman, Nancy Gripman Second Wind Fund of DC ….Jane Johnson, Larry Brutlag Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center Douglas County Rotarians Wounded Veterans Project Lindy Blackburn, Andy Becher, Carl Finamore, Al Johnson, Jane Johnson VOCATIONAL SERVICE …………... Jack Braly, Director Four Way Test David Selden, Doug Young, All Johnson, Jane Johnson Vocational Talks ……………………………..Ken Claiborne District Club Ethics Award …...Cathy Groves, Bill Shriver Ethics in Business ……………..…………..Dan Rodriguez
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE …... Steve Brown, Director Ambassadorial & World Peace Scholars Bob Forbes, Mike Oldham Ghana ………………………………Jo Stone, Amy Erickson Global Children’s Organization…...Irv Buck, Bill Gripman Group Study Exchange …………………………....Irv Buck India Water & Related Irv Buck, Frank Gibbs Mongolia (Commerce City Rotary Club) ……...Rick Laub Open World ..Tony Barnard, Irv Buck, John Gile, Al Johnson Polio Plus………………………….Lew Million, Tom Duncan Project C.U.R.E. ………………..Bob Haeflein, Don Clasen Nigeria Project C.U.R.E. (Fort Collins Rotary Club) Larry Brutlag ShelterBox ………………………..Al Johnson, Bob Kramer Socially Conscious Coffee (Westminster 7:10) .Irv Buck Toys for God’s Kids ……………………….…..Don Clasen Wayne Wagener, Bob Kramer Walk for Life …………………….…....Bob Forbes, Irv Buck Zimbabwe …………………………………………....Irv Buck NEW GENERATIONS ……..... Michele Duncan , Director Interact Chaparral Michele Duncan, Ken Claiborne, Bill Fernow Interact, Ponderosa Bill Fernow, Dave Selden Rotaract Dave Selden, Dan Rodriguez Rotary Youth Exchange Liz Volz, Michele Duncan RYLA/Young RYLA Mike Oldham, Cathy Groves Scholarships, Chaparral Tom VanderHeiden, Tom Duncan, Lindy Blackburn Scholarships, Ponderosa Larree Morgan, Bill Kelly, Gene Felgenhauer Student of the Month, Chaparral ………….Ken Claiborne Student of the Month, Ponderosa ……………...John Gile FUND RAISING ……………....…..… Cathy Groves, Chair Annual Golf Tournament
Chairman: Carl Finamore Site: Steve Small Tom VanderHeiden, Bill Kelly, Gene Felgenhauer Peaches Dave Gurule, Bill Shriver, Carl Finamore, Jane Johnson, Cathy Groves State of the Town ……………..………...…..Cathy Groves Finance: Dick Gordon Public Relations: Kevin Roth Parker Impact Award: Lindy Blackburn Sponsorship: Larry Brutlag, Dan Rodriguez Registrations: Bill Shriver Publications: Bob Forbes, Irv Buck, PUBLIC RELATIONS ……….……....Kevin Roth, Director Steve Gilbert, Harold McCloud
THE ROTARY CLUB OF PARKER Chartered August 18, 1993
Rotary Education Month May 10, 2012
TODAY’S PROGRAM
Carrie Scott/Jennifer Johnson - Firefly Autism Center
Thursday, May 17—Steve Staley, Colorado Trail Foundation
Thursday, May 24—PDG Loy Dickinson, World War II Veterans
Thursday, May 31—Dr. Doug Jackson, Project C.U.R.E.
Thursday, June 7—Shane Schmutz, Wounded Warrior Program
DISTRICT 5450
Jim Halderman
Governor
2011-2012 Theme
Kalyan Banerjee
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
The Parker Rotary Centennial Gift to
the Town of Parker - 2005
Member of
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May 10, 2012 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 38
Bill Fernow, Editarian (303) 805-5039
FAX: (303) 805-5039 [email protected]
Engineers Without Borders – University of Colorado
Engineers Without Borders started at CU twelve years ago
and now has 12,000 members at 195 colleges and univer-
sities all over the country. That statistic just demonstrates
how effective this group of charismatic engineering stu-
dents is! We got a firsthand demonstration when two
teams of engineering students visited our club last week.
One team gave us a presentation of their pending project
in Peru and the other team described the project which is
underway in Nepal. The Lamplighter published the biog-
raphies of these amazing young people in last week’s edition. Both projects involve creating
a viable, sustainable water system for a community in each country. Each project is one
which was requested by the community and not imposed upon it by well-meaning outsiders.
One of the rules of Engineers Without Borders is to be responsive to needs communicated by
the people of the area they are hoping to serve. The reason for that rule is to create sustaina-
bility. The people of the community must carry on with the project and improve and maintain
it after the students have gone back to their universities and colleges.
Both of the systems utilize the resources of the area which they are serving and are construct-
ed so that they can be easily maintained and repaired by the community. Each of the projects
is transforming and giving hope to the people of the area where it is being constructed and
operated.
The work of Engineers without Borders is supported by Rotary clubs and contributions. The
students explained the costs of the Nepal project which must raise approximately $2000 for
the materials and costs of the project. In addition, each project requires contributions for the
students who travel there to work for their entire Winter break and Summer vacation. It costs
$250 per student for expenses; $300 for domestic flights to Nepal, and $1500 for the interna-
tional flight to India.
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2011-2012 CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jane Johnson ..…………..….…….President Jo Stone ……...……………..President-Elect Kam Breitenbach ……..........…….Secretary Bob Satrom ..…….….……………..Treasurer Frank Gibbs ………....…..Sergeant-at-Arms Larry Brutlag …..Immediate Past President Tony Barnard ………………….Foundations
Carl Finamore ….....…..Community Service Steve Brown ……....…International Service Sue Gardner …….….....……….Club Service Jack Braly ……………....Vocational Service Michele Duncan .New Generations Service Cathy Groves …….…..……....Fund Raising Kevin Roth ...……….……...Public Relations
PARKER ROTARIANS WITH DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES PDG Mike Oldham - Executive Committee, Strategic Planning, Literacy and Education,
American Indian Committee Chair, Rotary Peace Corps Alliance, Ambassadorial Scholar-
ships; Nominating Committee, PDG Advisory Group, Extension Committee, Health &
Hunger Concerns, Polio Eradication, World Peace Fellowship; Bill Fernow - Executive
Committee, Rotary Awareness Chair; Al Johnson - Assistant Governor Area 12; Doug
Young - 4-Way Test Chair; Dave Gurule - Rotaract; Irv Buck - Water Management and
Sanitation; Larry Brutlag - Grants Area 4&5; Bob Forbes - Ambassadorial Scholar-
ships; Carl Finamore – American Indian
MEMBERSHIP …………………........... Jo Stone, Director Past Chair ………………………………….….Jane Johnson Classifications ………………………………..….Bill Shriver Club Roster …………………………..…...Kam Breitenbach Fireside Chats …………………………….…...Mike Oldham Inductions ………………………………………..….Jo Stone Internal Communications ……………………...Al Johnson Mentor Program …………………………….....Bob Haeflein New Member Information ………..…..Jo Stone, Jim Boyd Recruitment Program Jim Boyd, Tom Hankenson, Red Badge, Blue Badge ……………………...Bob Haeflein Remembrance, Rewards, Recognition …... Retention Program ………………..……….…..Bill Gripman
FOUNDATIONS Tony Barnard, Director
Trustees Steve Small, Jane Johnson, Bob Martin, Dean Weaver, Hank Coll, Tom Duncan, Lew Million, Bob Satrom, Harold McCloud
The Rotary Club of Parker Foundation
PO Box 1472 Parker, Colorado 80134
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 11-13 Homes for Our Troops weekend
May 22 International Committee Meeting, Warhorse
May 23 Work evening at Project C.U.R.E., 7:00 - 9:00 pm
June 2 District Training Assembly
June 8—10 Parker Days
June 14 Coldstone Fundraiser
June 19 Work evening at Project C.U.R.E., 7:00 - 9:00 pm
June 28 Change of Command Dinner, Pradera, 6:00 pm
July 12 Inaugural Denver Region Rotary Golf Championship, Green
Valley Ranch Golf Club
July 15 Family of Rotary District 5450 Day at the Zoo
July 19 Work evening at Project C.U.R.E., 7:00 - 9:00 pm
July 22-27 RYLA, YMCA of the Rockies
YRYLA, Ponderosa Retreat & Convention Center
July 29—Aug 3 YRLYA, Ponderosa Retreat & Convention Center
August 13 Chamber Golf Tournament, Colorado Golf Club
August 16 Annual Summer Picnic, Challenger Park
August 22 Work day at Project C.U.R.E.
September 10 Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Meridian Golf Club
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The students do not receive
classroom credit for their work,
however each expressed to us
that it is unbelievably useful real-
world experience. Not only do
they get engineering experience,
but also experience in budget
management and collaboration,
which makes each project similar
to a small student engineering
firm tasked with a significant en-
gineering project. Our Interna-
tional Committee is planning to
find a way to help them succeed.
Kim Moore visited the club as
the guest of Jane Johnson and
is recruiting individuals to
participate in the PACE Cen-
ter’s production of “Fiddler
on the Roof”.
President Jane proudly displays
the certificate for the Ray Jen-
kins Award—our club had the
highest per capita giving to the
Foundation in our District.
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Jennifer Johnson, MSW
Director of Development and Marketing
Jennifer holds a Master of Science in Social Work degree. She spent the early part of her ca-
reer working with at-risk youth and their families. After re-locating to Denver she served as
the Associate Director for a night-time youth center where she had great success in staff re-
tention and in helping youth obtain their GEDs and employment. She served in a develop-
ment capacity where she learned how to ensure that the organization would have sufficient
resources to support its programs. Jenifer has served 11 years in management and 15 years in
grant writing and fundraising. Senior development positions in several organizations have
given her expertise in strategic fundraising, strategic planning and fund development plan-
ning. As her career progressed, Jennifer also began working in development functions in the
arts, first with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra then with the Denver Film Society, focus-
ing on its flagship event – the Starz Film Festival, so ... she has experience at both the grass
roots level and with large non-profits.
Carrie Scott, M Ed, BCBA
Clinical Director
The clinical Director of the Center, Carrie earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psycholo-
gy at Mary Washington College and a Masters of Special Education with specialization in
Applied Behavior Analysis Degree from George Mason University. She is a “Board Certi-
fied Behavior Analyst” with over ten years experience working with students with autism.
Areas of expertise include staff training, curriculum development, inappropriate behaviour
reduction, and systems development for center-based autism programming. She has worked
as a home program therapist and consultant, and with center-based autism as an instructor,
teacher, and administrator. She has presented at the annual Conference for the Association
for Behavior Analysis, at conferences in Virginia and Maryland, and served as an invited
speaker at the Organization for Autism Research Conference.
FIREFLY AUTISM CENTER
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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).
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
Did you hear about the cross-eyed teach-
er who lost her job because she couldn’t
control her pupils?
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GREETER PLEDGE INSPIRATION/ 4-WAY TEST
INVOCATION
May 10 Bill Gripman Steve Gilbert Paul Elder Bill Fernow
May 17 Jim Boyd Bob Kramer Mile Oldham Al Johnson
May 24 Michele Duncan Jim Muir Bill Kelly
May 31 Wayne Wagener Don Clasen Ryan Braden
THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
In view of the annual turnover of Rotary leadership
each year, special effort is required to provide the
27,000 club leaders with appropriate instruction for
the tasks they will assume. The annual district assembly is the major leadership
training event in each Rotary district of the world.
The district assembly offers motivation, inspiration, Rotary information and new
ideas for club officers, directors and key committee chairmen of each club. Some
of the most experienced district leaders conduct informative discussions on all
phases of Rotary administration and service projects. The assembly gives all par-
ticipants valuable new ideas to make their club more effective and interesting. Usu-
ally eight to ten delegates from each club are invited to attend the training session.
Another important feature of a district assembly is a review by the incoming district
governor of the program theme and emphasis of the new RI president for the com-
ing year. District goals and objects are also described and plans are developed for
their implementation.
The success of each Rotary club is frequently determined by the club's full repre-
sentation and participation in the annual district assembly.
TODAY IN HISTORY
1775 Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys capture British-held Fort Ticondero-
ga in New York.
1865 Union troops capture Confederate president Jefferson Davis at Irwinville, Geor-
gia.
1869 The transcontinental railroad is completed at Promontory Point, Utah.
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PLAN AHEAD!!
CHANGE OF COMMAND DINNER
Club Service Director Sue Gardner has announced that
the annual Change of Command Dinner will be held on
June 28th at The Club at Pradera. Cocktails at 6:00 pm
LAST WEEK’S GUESTS
AND VISITORS
Alice Braly—Jack’s wife
John Diak—Visiting Rotarian
John Howe—Visiting Rotarian
Kim Moore-Guest of Jane Johnson
CHECK YOUR CALENDARS!
We are coming into a very busy time of
year. There are many things happen-
ing, so check your calendar. There are
many opportunities for volunteering.
Homes for Our Troops this week-
end
Project CURE workday—May 23
District Assembly—June 2
Parker Days—June 8-10
Coldstone Fundraiser—June 14
Project CURE workday—June 19
Change of Command Dinner—June
28
PROPOSED NEW MEMBER
The Board of Directors has approved Li Pettett as a
potential new member of the club. Li is sponsored
by Kam Breitenbach. Her classification will be Re-
tired.
Any member having an objection to Li becoming a
member must submit such objection in writing to the
Board no later than May 16, 2012.
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Editarian - Bill Fernow
Asst. Editarian - Steve Gilbert
Head Photographer - Jim Boyd
Backup Photographer - Michele Duncan
Feature Editor - Jo Stone
Special Features -Steve Gilbert
Circulation Manager Position Available
Lamplighter Staff
CORPORATE
DIRECTOR COMCAST ∙ IREA ∙ SEARCH PARKER (Media Sponsor)
DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PARKER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WEAVER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
STATE OF THE TOWN SPONSORS
Most new things are largely old things
done better by painstaking men.
E. W. Howe
TRAILER FOR SALE OR RENT I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic.
Now it’s syncing.
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A GARY MERAZ TRUE STORY
Three contractors bid on a minor fence-repair job at the
White House.
The first contractor, from Florida, comes in with a bid
of $1,000: $400 for material, $400 for labor and $200 prof-
it.
The second contractor, from Tennessee, says he’ll do
the job for $800: $300 for material, $300 for labor, and $200 profit.
Then comes the contractor from New Jersey, who submits a bid of
$100,800.
“Why so much?” asks the startled government official.
“Well,” says the contractor, “I figure, $50,000 for me, $50,000 for
you, and $800 for the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence.”
BUILDING THE SHED AT THE WOMEN’S CRISIS CENTER
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WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID
No Plan is Perfect
The rapid expansion of Rotary in the early years was part of the plan put together by the original Chicago Rotarians. However, as Paul Harris noted, not everything went as
planned. Nevertheless, the leadership of Rotary simply react-ed to the situation and modified the plan as needed without
sacrificing its critical element—the philosophy of Rotary.
“Under circumstances somewhat similar, President Hoover said: ‘People seem to have the idea that there is some sort of miraculous operation in ac-complishment; that somebody conceives a perfect and complete plan, which
can simply be charted and placed in operation. Things never happen that way. Something needs to be done. Mistakes are made—but that does not mat-
ter; one must press on. One day’s work at a time.’” (Paul Harris, This Rotarian Age, page 73)
Steve Small May 9
Katheryn D’Amico May 14
Lew Million May 28
Steve & Bonnie Small May 5
Don & Wanda Clasen May 16
Bill & Chris Shriver May 18
You are encouraged to bring your spouse to
breakfast as a guest of the club anytime dur-
ing the month of your anniversary.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me. ▼ When you
get a bladder infection, urine trouble. ▲ I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.
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The dates for the Build Brigade to assist on the Cpl. Orchowski project
with Homes for Our Troops have finally been set. The dates are Fri-
day-Sunday, May 11-13, 2012.
There are a number of opportunities for volunteers to participate in this
exciting and very worthwhile project. You can commit to a few hours
of time, an entire day and/or multiple days. Shifts have been estab-
lished for all volunteer functions. They are 7:00-10:30AM, 10-1:30
PM and 1-close each day. Any time and support that can be given would be greatly appreciat-
ed. Spouses, friends and family are welcome to participate!
Please review the list off work areas and select an area to work in. There are opportunities
available for everyone. For those who want to perform physical work the "Material Movers"
or "Event Set Up and Take Down" teams may be for you. For others, there are a number of
teams (Registration, Food and Fundraiser teams are examples) that are very important and re-
quire minimal physical activity. If you have the time to give there is a team that you can sup-
port! Note: The Set up and Breakdown team will be needed from 7-10:30AM and 5PM-close
each day. There is no need for an afternoon team for this function.
Please review the below listing of volunteer areas, select an activity that you would like to
participate in and email Carl Finamore at [email protected] with your preferences and
hours of availability as soon as possible. We will do our best to honor your volunteer request.
If you would prefer to be a Team Leader there are a number of opportunities available. Simp-
ly look for an asterisk (*) next to the Volunteer Area title. It is simple...please sign up today!
We do need to know the total number of volunteers by Tuesday, May 1st. If you have any
questions please call or email Carl.
A little smug, Frank?
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Rick Laub has resigned for personal reasons.
Ben Martin is on a short Leave of Absence.
Dan Rodriguez is on Leave of Absence.
John Gile will be going on Leave of Absence
as of July 1.
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BRINGING SMILES AND GOOD HEALTH
Report by PDG Mike Oldham
The Playground Project at the Denver Indian Center
The Denver Indian Center, located on Morrison Road in southwest Denver, serves about
20,000 American Indians from approximately 100 different tribes living throughout the Den-
ver area. The Center provides many important services to the Indian community including:
job search facilities; a family services program; a food bank; a large gymnasium where cultur-
al dances, dinners, and other celebratory events are held; basketball programs for youth; clas-
ses to teach youth tribal dances and important cultural background; pow wows; literacy clas-
ses for children; and mentoring for youth. Because of these activities children are often at the
Center. The Center had an old outdated playground.
Studies show that children need play in their lives and providing a good playground for them
certainly will generate a lot of laughter, shrieks, and broad smiles from the little ones. So the
American Indian Committee of Rotary’s District 5450 set out to revitalize the playground
working all day on April 7 and one half day on April 21. This project involved the removal of
the old, decaying rubber and pea gravel surfaces-a messy and tough job; the rearrangement
and enlarging of the playground borders using new interlocking rubber timbers; the placement
of weed barrier; and the infill of over 100 yards of engineered wood fiber which is a wonder-
ful state of the art, disability friendly playground surface. In addition we repaired, scrapped
and painted the playground shed, removed the old picnic table and assembled a beautiful new
table, of double size, and cleaned and
poured new sand in the playground sand
box. We also constructed a drain for the
playground. A concrete pad for the picnic
table and ramp up into the playground for
wheelchairs has been added by a concrete
contractor. The renewed playground will
be marked by a large stone with mounted
plaque dedicated to Rotary and those
who contributed to this project. Kids
were on the playground while we were
picking up the tools laughing, climbing,
jumping and more-how wonderful to see
and hear.
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The Hard-working Ames Construction Crew
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This work rode on a wave of selfless contributions and good will of many. Rotarians from the
Broomfield, Parker, South Jeffco, Lakewood Foothills, and Mile High Clubs and 14 members
of the D’Evelyn High School Interact Club along with staff from the Center and members of
the basketball teams and their families, and other Center volunteers chipped in their sweat,
fellowship, good cheer, and encouragement to finish this job. Contributing significantly to
this project was the Ames Construction Company which supplied five men, a truck and small
front end loader. Without the hard work, sweat, and devotion of these men the job could not
have been done as well or efficiently. In addition the Rocky Mountain Recreation Co. provid-
ed guidance, design and materials at significant discount, for which we are very grateful. The-
se contributors will be recognized as cooperating organizations with Rotary on the plaque to
be permanently placed on the site.
This project was funded by generous donations from Rotary clubs mentioned above, and the
Denver and University Hills Clubs, and a matching District Simplified Grant. Phase II of the
project is now underway raising pledges from Rotary clubs to support another District Simpli-
fied Grant to purchase a wonderful new playground system which the involved clubs will as-
semble and install hopefully this fall but no later than the Spring of 2013
Watch this space next week for PDG Mike’s report on the 9Health Fair
Removing the
old surface.
Wheel barrow race.