Lamplighter October 20 2022 -- Part 1 (Oct 20, 2022)

Check Out the Website

Don't forget to check out the club's website at parkerrotary.org for the latest news and updates to our club calendar.

Service opportunities October – November

We have several service opportunities coming up, one this weekend!

This weekend! Saturday, October 22, 9:00-11:00 a.m. – Fall Planting at Praying Hands Ranch

Tagawa Gardens has once again donated perennial plants for the sensory gardens at Praying Hands Ranch. Please help get these plants in the ground while the weather is still good! Bring work gloves. Also please bring a shovel, hoe and other gardening tools for planting if you are able. Questions? Contact Ron Sorlien at rssorlien@msn.com

Saturday, October 29, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Crutches for Africa

From the Mountain Foothills Rotary Club: We will be loading a container destined for Kenya on Saturday, October 29 starting at 10 a.m. Location: 16080 Smith Rd., Aurora 80011 (corner of Smith Rd. and Laredo). We need YOUR help! Hand-to-hand loading, prepping, packing. Not too hard of stuff and MANY HANDS MAKE FOR LIGHT WORK! Should be less than 4 hours to load. BRING GLOVES! PLEASE RSVP to David Talbot at c4a@crutches4africa.org or call 303-877-2803. www.crutches4africa.org

Saturday, November 5, 9:00a.m. - noon -- Harvie Open Space

Our next work morning at Harvie Park is coming up! For more information, click here. Please RSVP to Pat Kendrick at rotary.pat@patentpenguin.com

Saturday, November 19, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. -- Food Drive for Parker Task Force at Stroh Ranch King Soopers

Our next chance to work for a food drive is Saturday, November 19. We will once again be at the Stroh Ranch King Soopers in 2-hour shifts from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Click here to sign up online.

Update on Project CURE Volunteering

We have had a standing commitment with Project CURE to volunteer the fourth Monday evening of the month. Those arrangements have been disrupted because Norma, the woman who had been our guide when we volunteered, died unexpectedly in August. We mourn her death because she was a wonderful guide and coordinator for our group. In addition, her death has left a huge hole in Project CURE’s volunteer coordinators. As of this moment it is still uncertain whether Project CURE will have a coordinator available to work with us this coming Monday, October 24. Please be on the lookout for an email from Tricia Fahey to let us know if we’re on or off for October 24.

Getting Social for Polio Plus

You are invited to a social event with the noon club (Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker) on Thursday, October 27 at Takoda Tavern (12365 Pine Bluffs Way, Parker), starting at 5:00 p.m. Significant others are welcome; each picks up their own tab.

In addition to enjoying fellowship with other Rotarians, this event is a fundraiser for PolioPlus. Make a donation and get the chance to spin the wheel to win fabulous prizes!

For more information or to RSVP online, click here. You can also RSVP by emailing Kelly Young at hausseller@gmail.com

Foundation Updates – Investment Meeting

You are invited to listen in on an upcoming Club Foundation Investment Policy meeting on Tuesday, November 1 from 6:00-6:45 p.m. This will be a video conference – login information is pasted below. Questions? Please contact Bob Forbes at bobby@forbesma.com.

Microsoft Teams meeting: Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 274 781 619 412
Passcode: 8ttssC

Download Teams | Join on the web

Or call in (audio only)

+1 970-628-0867,,55980609# United States, Grand Junction

Phone Conference ID: 559 806 09#

Report from RYLA 2022

At our October 13 meeting we welcomed two students who the club had sponsored for RYLA and Young RYLA in summer 2022: Jackson (Jack) Coleman from Ponderosa High School and Anna Finkbiner from Sagewood Middle School. It was wonderful to hear their glowing reports of the experience! Jack and Anna are pictured here with their families and Rotarian Sue Garwood, who coordinated the selection process for the Rotary Club of Parker.

Every year the club sponsors a number of high-school and middle-school students for RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards). which enables the students to attend without cost to their families. RYLA is a 6-day summer program to teach youth leadership skills; it typically takes place at a camp in the Rocky Mountains. You can be part of the process of spreading the word about RYLA – do you have kids, grandkids, friends, neighbors who would be good candidates? Let them know! Information about RYLA 2023 will be available in the new year at https://www.rmryla.org

Welcome, Scott Dishong

We welcome Scott Dishong as a member of our club! Scott is the CEO of Make-a-Wish Colorado. He has past experience with Rotary and its community service programs. Scott sought out a place where he and his family could develop deep ties to the community, and has found that here in Parker. Be sure to introduce yourself to Scott!

Connecting at the "Bored" Meeting

Join your fellow Rotarians for libations and snacks at Takoda Tavern (12365 Pine Bluffs Way, Parker 80134) most Thursday afternoons starting about 4:00 p.m. It’s a chance to get to know each other in a casual setting while we solve the problems of the world! All are welcome.