This Thursday, the Rotary Club of Parker will be meeting at Reuter Hess Reservoir. First we will meet and tour the new facility on Heirloom.
From Parker Road. Take Hess Road and head west towards the mountains. You will stay on Hess Road past Jordan, Chambers and Double Angel. Turn right on Heirloom and the facility is on your left.
From Lincoln Road. Turn south on Chambers. Go to Heirloom and through the neighborhood. We will be meeting at Parker Water on the right. If you get to Hess Road, you've gone too far.
Remember to bring a lawn chair and your coffee (as coffee service will not be provided).
Last week's meeting included a special featuring presentations from Scott, Brady, Tom and Hannah - the students we sent to RYLA and YRYLA. Juuso Haapala, our exchange student, provided the program and gave a very informative and entertaining presentation on his home country of Finland. It was wonderful hearing from such inspiring youth!
Two potential Rotarians have been proposed for membership. They include:
Jeff Toborg
Jeff is an experienced Executive with IBM in the State Government practice. Jeff has made a career of bringing groups together to form a strategic direction and executive to that vision. He has over 20 years of experience in innovative government program modernization, focused on healthcare, human services, and integrated service delivery. He is a nationally recognized healthcare and human services expert and is an active leader in national industry groups and forums.
Jeff received his BA from the Chapman University in Economics
Jeff has a passion for serving the community and he has shown that through past positions including:
Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Lemoore
Vice Chairman, Redevelopment Agency
California State Senate Aide
Board Member of Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross, United Way
Recreation Commission Chairman, City of Lemoore
Recreation Commission Member, City of Sacramento
Board of Equalization, County of El Dorado
Jeff and his wife, Melissa, live in Parker with their 3 children Preston (13); Ashton (11) and Emily Grace (8)
Zachary Zells
Zach moved to Denver a little over two years ago with his wife Jenny. He works as an Audiologist for Colorado Hearing Specialists, located in the Alpine building at Parker Adventist Hospital. Zach earned bachelor of arts degrees in communicative disorders and finance from Michigan State University and his doctorate of audiology from Wayne State University in Detroit. In his free time he enjoys spending time in the mountains and cheering on Michigan State sports!
Please notify Dave Selden immediately if you have any objections to either of these proposed new members joining our club. If no objections are received, the induction of both Zach and Jeff will occur on Thursday, September 1.
This year our club has $1000 budgeted to purchase a Shelterbox. We have helped purchase Shelterboxes for the past 10 years.
See the information below for a better understanding of what a shelter box is and how it has helped those in need...
ShelterBox actively monitoring multiple disasters
ShelterBox has been busy this summer responding to disasters around the world - many that never get publicity in the international media. Flooding in Sri Lanka, a typhoon in Fiji, an earthquake in Ecuador, and the ongoing conflict in Syria are just a few of the 2016 deployments. New disasters are always on the horizon and ShelterBox remains ever vigilant. Here are situations that the Operations Team is currently monitoring:
• Louisiana, USA - Flooding - At least 40,000 homes damaged, thousands displaced and 11 people killed in some of the worst flooding in Louisiana history. • California, USA - Wildfire - The 18,000-acre Blue Cut fire has burned through rural communities in California, triggering evacuation orders for more than 82,000 residents as 700 firefighters battle the blaze. • Arequipa, Peru - Earthquake - A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Caylloma province of Peru damaging houses, schools and highways. The quake struck a day before the anniversary of a 2007 earthquake in Peru that that left more than 500 people dead, 1,300 injured and around 200,000 homeless. • Mosul, Iraq - Conflict- It is likely that up to one million people could be displaced from Mosul as an expected offensive begins this month. ShelterBox is looking into how to best support refugee camps outside the city that are already overstretched.
Aleppo, Syria is surrounded and cutoff
Right now, the Syrian Government and rebel forces are locked in conflict over the divided city of Aleppo, with essential aid lifeline, the Castello Road, now impassable. An estimated 300,000 civilians, 60% of them women and children, are caught in the crossfire with dwindling supplies of food and water. The situation is dire.
ShelterBox has been responding to the refugee crisis since 2012, supporting displaced families with tents, shelter kits and educational equipment, both inside Aleppo and in displacement camps within Syria and refugee camps in neighboring countries including Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Greece. ShelterBox’s Operations team is monitoring the latest developments, and is in constant contact with colleague organizations on the ground in Syria.
The most recent Dinner for 12 was held at the Tailgate restaurant in Parker on Wednesday, August 17. Thirty-one people attended the event, including Rotarians and their guests. This was the largest attendance of any "Dinner for 12" event to date. Looks like a name change for the event is in order!
Thanks to Jim Boyd and Alvaro Pisoni for the photos!
The Rotary Club of Parker set up a table today at Extreme Auto’s Annual Car Show. Thanks to Dennis Brewster for our table! This was part of our Parker Task Force Awareness Grant and information was given about the Task Force and the Rotary Club of Parker. Extreme Auto, Rotarian and Owner of Extreme Auto, Dennis Brewster, talked about Rotary and the Rotary Club of Parker on Radio Station 560-KLZ during the Drive Radio program being broadcast from Extreme Auto this morning. Honorary Rotarian and volunteer Director of the Parker Task Force, Steve Budnack, told radio listeners about the Parker Task Force. Thanks to all the Rotarians who came out to show their support: Al and Jane Johnson, Kam Breitenbach, Hank Coll, Dennis Brewster, Steve Budnack, Jack Braly, Gloria Beckley, Li Pettett, Irv Buck, Mark Scheuneman, and Mike Endres.
The Douglas County Library at Parker is hosting a bookworm. This is a human chain moving our last books from our old building to the new building-on Saturday September 24th9-11 a.m.
The folks at the library would love as many community members as possible to sign up so that they can make it extra special for the library and for our community. If you are interested in signing up-you can send an email to:
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