Rotary Club of University Hills Denver

Rotary Club of University Hills Denver Page Attendance BULLETIN, SPIRIT OF UHILLS CHARTER MEMBERS .2 CHARTERED .1 CHRONOLOGICAL CLUB HIGHLIGHTS, starting on page CLUBS SPONSORED BY OUR CLUB: .2 Contributions to the Scholarship Fund DISTRICT GOVERNORS FROM OUR CLUB E Brent Hobson Foundation EXCHANGE STUDENTS-INBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENTS-OUTBOUND .5 INTERNATIONAL ROTARY PRESIDENTS FROM OUR CLUB MEETING TIME & PLACE PAST PRESIDENTS AND ROTARY YEAR OF SERVICE Paul Harris Foundation .7 Rotarians of the Year………………………………4 UNIVERSITY HILLS TRADITIONS CHARTERED (Admitted October 6, 1971) The Rotary Club of Denver, led by President Peter Bowes, sponsored the new club, the Rotary Club of University Hills-Denver The committee consisting of Bowes, Bill McMurry, and Cy Crandall were responsible for the original organization Harold Smethills of Lakewood served as the District Governor's Special Representative Charter night, October 23, 1971, was special in several regards Charter President, Clifford L Dochterman, had arranged for each of the 32 Charter Members to receive letters of welcome from leaders in the world of Rotary who shared the same or similar classifications Immediate Past President of R.I., William E Walk, was keynote speaker Not enough can be written about the influence of Cliff Dochterman on University Hills Rotary He came to Denver from Berkeley, California, where he had been Club President and later District Governor of District 516 Cliff set a tone of dignity and imparted Rotary philosophy and principles in writing the club bulletin At the first ladies day luncheon, Dorothy Dochterman (Deceased) introduced the booklet she authored, "So there is a Rotarian in the House," which is now distributed widely in the Rotary world In 1977, Cliff chaired the original Health, Hunger and Humanities committee, was R.I Vice President 1984-85 and served as President of Rotary International for the year 1992-93 MEETING TIME & PLACE: The time for the weekly meeting is Friday at 12:10 p.m., and the current meeting place is the Madden Museum of Art located on the ground level of the Palazzo Verdi Corporate Office Building (a thirteen-story building) in South Denver (near Fiddler’s Green), the Tech Center, at 6363 South Fiddler's Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (2014-present) [Former meeting locations: The Glenmore Country Club, 110 Glenmoor Drive (Belleview at University), Denver, CO 80110 (2004-2014), Dave and Busters, I-25 at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80231 (2003-2004), Wellshire Inn, 3333 S Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222 (1980-2003), Holiday Inn, 1480 S Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80202 (1971-1980)] Page CLUBS SPONSORED BY OUR CLUB: Smoky Hills Rotary, January, 1983 Robert W Tschappat, Jr (Deceased), Special District Governor Representative Denver Southeast Rotary, October, 1985 Peter L Jensen, Special District Governor Representative Rocky Mountain Rotaract, May 1989 Walter H Randolph, University Hills President Cherry Creek (co-sponsored), December 1987 Denver Mile High (co-sponsored), May 1989 Denver LoDo (co-sponsored), October 1994 In Rotary year 1985-86, there were five former University Hills members who served as Charter Presidents of new clubs: Bill McMurry, Denver Southeast; Lou Webb, Bellevue Breakfast, Washington; Bob Lovely, South Puget Sound, Tumwater, Washington; Randy Miller, Denver LoDo and Loy Dickinson, Denver Mile High INTERNATIONAL ROTARY PRESIDENTS FROM OUR CLUB Clifford L Dochterman (Honorary) 1992-1993 DISTRICT GOVERNORS FROM OUR CLUB Dave Hill (District 5890) 1982-83 Les Bevans, 1987-1988 William McMurry (Honorary), 1991-1992 Loy Dickinson (Honorary), 1993-1994 Don Goe, 1994-1995, Mat Matson, 2003-2004 CHARTER MEMBERS (29) (*Charter Members who remain active and all are Paul Harris Fellows) Donald J Albers Ed N Haase Garwood C Andresen Bill Hiner Jack R Ashton E Brent Hobson Lewis Barbato, Jr James F Kauffman J Darrel Barnes Richard A Landy Claude A Bastow Frederick Lewis, Jr Lester W Bevans William B McMurry Leonard M Campbell Joseph M Montano William C Cassell Walter M Orr, Jr Callste C Cenac *Lester D Pedicord Clifford L Dochterman Hugo T Ruberg Joseph L Fadely, Jr George I Sanford Charles M Ferguson Bernard J Smith *Alan F Fox Eldon (Al) Starkey *James H Gentry Carle E Stenmark Morris W Gilligan Carl A Wyers Peter Bowles - Honorary, Instrumental in formation of University Hills Club Page PAST PRESIDENTS AND ROTARY YEAR OF SERVICE: *Charter Members 1971-1972 Clifford L Dochterman* Charter President 1972-1973 J Darrel Barnes* 1973-1974 William C Cassell* 1974-1975 Lester D Pedicord 1975-1976 Carl A Wyers* 1976-1977 James H Gentry* 1977-1978 Dale M Kreeger 1978-1979 Peter L Jensen 1979-1980 Larry D Bell 1980-1981 E Brent Hobson* 1981-1982 Lester W Bevans* 1982-1983 Louis R Webb 1983-1984 Robert W Tschappat, Jr 1984-1985 Donald K Goe 1985-1986 James H Possehl 1986-1987 Loy A Dickinson 1987-1988 Thomas Q Benson 1988-1989 Walter H Randolph 1989-1990 Barry Dawson 1990-1991 Gerald J Laber 1991-1992 Eugene E Dawson, Jr 1992-1993 Melvin E Capehart 1993-1994 David E Henninger 1994-1995 Dave Dennis 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 Carpender, Jr 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Davis 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Page Joan Gabrielson, Bill Rector Ken McCarty David McKinley Rich Sattizahn Jim MacDermott Roberta Greengard Carl Gardner Julian A.T “Jay” Stanley K Love Mike Curran Dixie van de Flier Linda James Mike Hitchcock David Wood Steve Whisenhunt Paul Egan Fred Jorgensen Doug Dixon Phil Beaver Bob Deloian Sean Smiddy Martha Diss Sundby UNIVERSITY HILLS (DENVER) ROTARIANS OF THE YEAR 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 John Lawton Helga Hall Helen Hempel Don Goe John Lawton Bill Rector Carl Gardner George Ensign Pat Pool Lowell Palmquist John French Fred Cron Cliff Litvak Martha Diss-Sundby Steve Whisenhunt Dan Astle Fred Cron Jay Carpender EXCHANGE STUDENTS-INBOUND University Hills is proud to have hosted many Youth Exchange Students from many different countries: Peter Blom, Nina Blom, Sweden Isabel Silas Bolivia Jane Gundry Rhodesia Helen Angulo Columbia Petri Tiukkanen Finland Lindy Arden Zimbabwe Lars Reiner West Germany Jose Manuel Paredes Isabelle Drapeaud Laura Pugliese Ricardo Andrade Claas Koster Sacha Moesker Chihiro Taniguchi Andrea Mendoca Mexico France Italy Brazil Germany The Netherlands Japan Brazil EXCHANGE STUDENTS-OUTBOUND Over the years, the club has also sent Outbound Youth Exchange Students to many different countries: Katherine (Kitty) Bradshaw Belgium Julie McCrady Canada Michael Tapp France Jennifer Stroud Mexico John Goe Denmark Clint Randolph The Netherlands Shawna Willis Brazil Victoria Briethaupt France Ptarmi Emery Japan Christi Hutchins Austria In addition, there have been Rotary Scholars from Great Britain, South Africa, Japan, Mexico, Korea, New Zealand, and Denmark DUES: Quarterly dues for members of University Hills Rotary Club are $295.00 effective January 2019 (2015-$275.00); this amount covers 13 lunches per quarter, dues for the International Organization, and some administrative expenses Initiation fees are $200.00 for new members and $100.00 for transferring Rotarians In 1999, an administrative aide was retained by the club to assist the Treasurer in the collection of dues and the proper accounting of expenses That individual was Dee Ann Failing In 2009 Laura Nichols transitioned to the administrative assistant, and resigned in 2016 In 1971 the quarterly dues were $75.00, Initiation was $50.00 BULLETIN, SPIRIT OF UHILLS Bulletin Editors have produced outstanding reporting for each week from activities and events ranging from the local club up to Rotary International Wally Irish (1976-77) and Lou Freese (1982-83) were awarded the Bemis Award, which is in recognition for the outstanding bulletin in District 545 Joe Shafer (1972-73), Matt Weigand (1988-89) and Jay Carpender (1993-94) received Honorable Mention at the District Conference UNIVERSITY HILLS TRADITIONS Contributions to the Scholarship Fund An important philosophy incorporated in club tradition is that of Recognition fines Under Cliff Dochterman, the idea of petty punitive fines was rejected in favor of asking members for donations to the club "Service Fund" as a means of recognizing a member's good fortune or community or professional achievements The purpose, in addition to raising revenues, is to provide some fun and good fellowship among members Attendance Over the years UHill’s attendance has averaged 86% or better Beginning in 1975, a tradition of striving for 100% attendance in February has resulted in 98% or better in nine of the last 17 years Attendance is an important aspect of club priorities If a name badge is missing from it’s designated slot in the badge box during meetings, it is determined that the member is wearing it and therefore he/she is attending the meeting (Rotary International requires members to attend 60% of scheduled meetings, and that meetings not be missed in a row At least 30% of attendance should be at the home club Makeups can be made within 14 days before or after a missed scheduled meeting.) Ted Damme, who joined Rotary at age 50, and 30 years later was still a perfect attendance Rotarian, helped to remind fellow members of their membership requirement by sending postcards to them His gentle reminders helped getting high attendance statistics Paul Harris Foundation As of August 1992, U Hills had 113 Paul Harris Fellows The club's record is at an impressive, 16,200+% plateau of Rotary Foundation giving Foundation Chair Fred Cron was successful during his leadership of the Foundation for the Club to encourage all members to become and sustain membership in the Paul Harris Foundation, a goal few Rotary Club in the world achieve E Brent Hobson Foundation There were five members who initially endowed Rotary Foundation through the Planned Giving Program The program was expanded during the term of President Bill Rector to be a scholarship program Four scholarships are awarded to deserving, Colorado students, who are pursuing a STEM curriculum in Colorado Schools Charity Golf Tournament: Golf challenges were always present in the membership ranks from the beginning of the organization In 1995, then President Joan Gabrielson initiated a more formal golf tournament to raise funds for the club’s charities Since 1995, the tournament has been successful In 1998, a silent auction was added to the day’s activities and the most returns gained in a single day happened in 2002 with Roberta Greengard chairing the day’s event Helping her with the auction was Helga Hall Venues for the Golf tournament: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Valley Country Club Inverness Country Club Meridian Glenmoor Country Club Saddle Rock Saddle Rock Saddle Rock Saddle Rock Saddle Rock Saddle Rock Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & Country Club Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & Country Club Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Inverness Golf and Country Club Saddle Rock Saddle Rock Zoo Day: The first Zoo Day was really the Museum of Natural History Day in the mid-‘80’s Bob Newton, a early organizer and chairman-for-many-years, said that the kids didn’t seem interested in looking at stationary items and stuffed animals, so we planned to try the Zoo the following year It was a hit, and since that time UHills Rotary, sometime in May, hosts the Creek Side Elementary and Meadow Point school children at the Denver City Zoo At lunchtime hot dogs and sodas were served in the early years in a tent near the main gate, but in later years the Hippopotamus Hall has been used Past President David Henninger has organized the event since 2006 CHRONOLOGICAL CLUB HIGHLIGHTS 1973 In its second year of operation, the club conducted the District Assembly prior to the District conference An unprecedented honor for a brand new club Darrel Barnes was club President, and on the District Planning Committee 1975 Jack Ashton became our first Paul Harris Fellow and precipitated a tremendous growth of participation and support of Rotary Foundation 1976-1977 The club built a playground at Sullivan School for the multiple-handicapped children The playground became a model for similar projects in many parts of the country This Community Service project received honorable mention at the District Conference 1978 President Pete Jensen presented R I President Clem Renouf with the first check from a United States Rotary Club in support of a new program, "Health, Hunger and Humanities." 1980 International Service Committee accomplished a successful vaccination program with the Rotary Club of Poona, India 1981-1982 Raising Funds for Community, Vocational, and International projects took on larger dimensions with an Art Auction in 1981 In 1982, the club sponsored a public program featuring CBS New Anchor Walter Cronkite at Boettcher Concert Hall Subsequent events and activities made it possible to expand the club's range of service projects their phone bank We also staged a "paint-a-thon" at the Asian Pacific Development Center; and we contributed $500 to both the Denver Indian Center and the Emily Griffith Center On the International side, we co-hosted with the Aurora Gateway Club, Andrea Mendoca, an exchange student from Brazil We also hosted GSE members from India and Brazil We initiated steps to participate in a micro-credit program that was subsequently completed in 1999 The fellowship committee was active with games to the Avalanche and Nuggets They arranged two train trips, one to Georgetown in the fall to see the changing colors of the trees and one in early spring to Winter Park for a day of skiing On a sadder note, two long-term members passed away during the year, Tom Butler and Marvin Yaeger The fourth annual golf tournament raised over $10,000 1998-1999 President Elect Mike Curran was promoted by his company and moved to Seattle Dave McKinley filled in as President with a lot of support and guidance from the club Jim Lacy was RI President His theme was Follow Your Rotary Dream Dan Clark was our District Governor and Maryann May was our Assistant District Governor Patrick Plank and Kim Hawkins coordinated (International Services & Fellowship) our very successful hosting of 43 foreign exchange students during the District 5450 orientation at West Middle School This facility was available thanks to Monte Moses and the Cherry Creek School District The Community Service Committee directed by Roberta Greengard supported the Sacred Heart House, Senior Support Services, Warren Village, Emily Griffith Equestrian Center, and several other non-profits Our Les Bevans Pacesetter Award winner was Phil Noll from the Summit County Club The award was presented at the District Conference in Estes Park Our Charity Benefit Golf Tournament, coordinated by President Elect Rich Sattizahn at Saddle Rock Golf Course with a lot of volunteer support, was a huge success We raised $17,000 with participation by 95% of club members Bud Laber and Tom Murphy stepped forward and volunteered to take over Programs and Fellowship responsibilities Lowell Palmquist and his Committee did a great job of keeping our membership steady We were pleased to welcome long term members Gary Foster and Barry Dawson back into the Club Under Carl Gardner's direction, we contributed over $11,000 to the Rotary International Foundation (President Dave McKinley) 1999-2000 Significant events noted during the 1999-2000 Rotary year in the University Hills Rotary Club Group e-mail used to contact the club members for the first time About 70% of all club members have e-mail We hosted a youth exchange student from France Sandy Francisco stayed with the Sattizahn's, Plank's, and the McCarty's and attended Cherry Creek High School In December, Charter Member, Barney Smith passed away He had just hosted a Rotation Day showing some of antique car collection in October Barney had perfect attendance since our club was chartered, and had recently been honored as a Major Benefactor to the Rotary Foundation His friendship and generosity will be missed In February, club members, Steve Holben and Maggie Chamberlin were married This was the first time that two Rotarians within the club married each other We are glad that it happened after women were allowed to become members of Rotary In March, John Lawton traveled to the Philippines to personally check on the micro-credit program that our club helped sponsor We hope to hear his first hand report in the near future Pat Plank's International committee also applied for a matching grant for a Project C.U.R.E effort in Estonia In April, our sister club relationship with the Sagae Rotary Club in Yamagata, Japan was formalized Red Holland and Dixie van de Flier Davis traveled to Yamagata, Japan at their own expense to represent University Hills Rotary Club member, Sumiko Hennessy, who is teaching in Japan met them and helped coordinate their travel through Japan Nearly $11,000 was donated to the Rotary Foundation by club members this year Carl Gardner made sure that everyone received the credit that they were due (Rich Sattizahn, President) 2000-2001 "Help Someone Today" was the theme the club operated by this year Towards that goal the Community Service Committee continued its program of support of several local charities primarily serving the homeless, single parent families and at risk youth, both by financial contributions and by quarterly Food and Clothing Drives The club also sponsored six future leaders to attend the RYLA camp Funds were raised by the Club to support the Community Service effort, and the Club's Hobson Foundation, principally through the annual Charity Golf Tournament and Silent Auction; proceeds from the auction organized by Helga Hall were almost $11,000 Vocational Service conducted the "First Annual Transitions Retreat" at Camp Saint Malo (Estes Park) to share experiences in going through transitions in life U-Hills' Bevans award was presented to Carolyn Alexander of the Evergreen Club in recognition of her work with Alzheimer’s victims International Service initiated another Micro Credit Bank in the Philippines which aggregated $32,000 with several layers of matching funds and participation by other clubs including our sister club in Yamagata, Japan Additionally, the club supported the Eye to Eye project and Project Cure in Ecuador and Estonia Through a program funded by the US State Department, and in coordination with the Parker and Arvada clubs as well as The Center for Citizen Initiatives, the club hosted 11 Russian Investment Bankers and their interpreters on a three week study program to learn the tricks of the trade from many area financial firms Several events highlighted the Fellowship of U-Hills this year In November together with his family we celebrated Past President Carl Wyers’ 90th birthday with a brunch at the Wellshire In the fall, a Wine Tasting and Art Show was held at Donn Bruns' studio; and on April Fool's Day, the ladies of Rotary held the inaugural Tea, which was a planning event for the silent auction University Hills was honored at the District 5450 Conference with three prestigious awards - Dixie Davis was recognized with the Longmont Club Compassion Award for her work with adoption of special needs children District Governor Alan Loeb presented Bud Laber with Four Way Test Award in recognition of his dedication and work in Rotary The club was the recipient of a Presidential Citation for achieving goals set out for the year by RI President Frank J Devlyn Once again, despite decreasing membership club members contributed almost $11,000 to the Rotary International Foundation Recognizing the increasing work load placed on the President-Elect, and to ensure greater continuity of leadership, and to recognize the work of the RI Foundation Chair the club approved a change to the By-Laws adding two Directors to the Board, Vice President Nominee and DirectorFoundation The club established an annual "Cliff Dochterman Rotarian of the Year Award" to be presented annually to a club member selected a committee of Presidents On February 16th for the invocation Helga Hall shared with us a poem she wrote when she became an American citizen: (President, James MacDermott) OUR FLAG By Helga Hall Our flag is a symbol of Strength In the air, on land, or sea; Of men and women who fought for us Throughout our history Our flag is a symbol of freedom; Freedom from want or fear; Freedom to worship a God of our choice, Freedom to speak loud and clear Our flag is a symbol of unity, Fifty states both great and small; Joined in a glorious purpose, The blessings of progress for all Our flag is a symbol of hope Hold it as high as you can; For wrapped tightly within its' folds Is the world's best hope for Man Our flag is a symbol of charity, From our bountiful store we give; Help to our suffering fellow man, Wherever he may live Our flag is a symbol of faith, From deep within us we borrow; Faith in the future of the world, For a happier and brighter tomorrow 2002-2003 “Another exciting year” was experienced by University Hills’ members, who demonstrated “Service Above Self” in many ways Through a garage sale, conceived and organized by Helen Hempel, nearly $9,000 was raised for Polio Eradication helping to immunize 18,000 children Members delivered Meals on Wheels each week, contributed to food & clothing drives for Sacred Heart House and Senior Support Services, and staffed the Salvation Army Giving Tree Financial contributions were made to Excelsior Youth Center, The Adoption Exchange, Emily Griffith Center, YMCA, Warren Village, Senior Support Services, Bayaud Industries, Victim Offender Reconciliation Program and Sacred Heart House Jack Gustafson and his company employees donated $5,000 to Warren Village’s child care program Through the Middle School Connection, six young people were recognized as outstanding students The Club hosted handicapped students at Zoo Day Five students received scholarships to the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Camp International Service activities included hosting a number of Russian attorneys for a week and establishing a third micro credit bank in the Philippines Members contributed approximately $8,000 to the International Rotary Foundation The Annual Golf Tournament & Silent Auction generated $32,000 to support Club “Service Above Self” activities Members raised a record $55,000 through the Golf Tournament, Silent Auction, Garage Sale, Sergeant-atArm’s recognitions, and more with proceeds dedicated to support “Service Above Self” Outstanding programs included hydrogen and fuel cell technology, and sports presentations by Lou from Littleton, Larry Zimmer and Tracy Ringolsby Other speakers included John Fielder (Colorado nature photographer), former Governor Dick Lamm, former Ambassador Sam Zachem, Lt Governor Jane Norton, John Hickenlooper, and Don Mares Mike Hitchcock and Red Holland presented programs on health care and the concrete industry respectively Economics and Ethics Forums were presented by members Honorary member Loy Dickenson shared his WWII experiences Two Rotation Days were held Who could forget the Bronco Cheerleaders? The Les Bevans Pace Setter Award was presented to Frank Sargent of the Englewood Club Larry Bell was honored with the Club Vocational Service Award Helen Hempel was named the Cliff Dochterman Rotarian of the Year Helen exemplifies “Service Above Self” through her participation in “cancer walks” and the organization of the Polio Eradication Garage Sale, in addition to her planning of the club’s fellowship activities Sixteen new members joined during the year; all attended one of several new member orientation sessions Many new members presented vocational talks After meeting for 20 years at the Wellshire Inn, the club moved to Dave & Buster’s (a short lived stay) A U-Hills website was launched Fun and fellowship was experienced through a wine tasting party, the children’s holiday party, a holiday gala, a western hoe down, a bike ride, a Colorado Rockies game, a baby shower, as well as the golf tournament and silent auction The year ended with an Evening of Celebration Board members were recognized for their dedication and each was presented with a picture of a recipient of a wheel chair given through the Wheel Chair Foundation Jay Carpender and new Board members were installed by District Gov Mat Matson The evening concluded with a musical tribute to Paul Harris by Vera Broughton and the Blue Heron Singers (contributed by Carl Gardner) 2003-2004 Helen Dunn, wife of member Fred Dunn provided the most inspiration for the year by insisting to return to good health from an illness to help get “those needy people” more wheelchairs Her strength encouraged club members, and spearheaded by Helen Hempel, raised an additional $4000 for the Wheel Chair Foundation Helen and Linda and Carl Gardner were recognized at the changing of the guard for their generosity in the Wheel Chair Program After a six month trial period, the Board of Directors elected to move the meeting location from Dave & Buster’s, a meeting location in the University Hills Subdivision at I-25 and Colorado Boulevard, to the Glenmoor Country Club, a location providing a better atmosphere and more appropriate facilities for the members A successful fundraiser, the Ninth Annual Charity Golf Tournament, chaired by Stan Love, raised $18,000 This effort enabled the Community Services Committee, chaired by John French, to give generously to needy programs including the Adoption Exchange, Warren Village, Bayaud Industries, VORP, Excelsior School, Emily Griffith and Sacred Heart House A Centennial Project “Shots for Tots” was initiated this year in conjunction with other Rotary Clubs and Swedish Hospital (Lowell Palmquist and Mike Hitchcock) to help immunize Colorado Children Several members hiked Quandry Peak in the Emily Griffith Peak Challenge (their picture is on the website (http://www.rotary5450.org/uhills/) The year saw two rotation days, a meeting on the Winter Park Ski Train, a great Holiday Party at the Broker Restaurant (fellowship help by Jack Houlihan), programs on ANWAR, Russia, Customer Service, PeaceJam, How to Edit the Editorial Page, Legalizing Drugs, Mars, Helping Teens Make Better Choices (including a “baby doll” that wets), and Denver University Members of the Board of Directors were given a membership in the Continental Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA) for their service to the club The CDTA was the designated project of former member, District Governor Mat Matson Art Mason served as Treasurer again this year, marking yet another time he has filled in, providing “Service” Above Self A contribution was made to the Selian Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania in acknowledgement of his dedicated work One of our speakers this year, Dr Mark Jacobsen, a Minnesota transplant in Africa, told our club his experiences of building a hospital with practically nothing; he also made a presentation to the District Conference Don Goe was recognized as the Cliff Dochterman Rotarian of the Year for his exemplary service as Club Editarian and “deep rudder” in board decisions (contributed by Jay Carpender) 2017-18 Rotary Club of University Hills-Community Service 2017/2018 Bayaud Industries/Mobile Laundry Truck Project With matching funds $5,000 from District 5450, Direct Funds from $13,000 from our club and $1,250 from Rotary Club of Denver and $750 from Denver Tech Center Club , $20,000 was contributed for funding a generator and eight washers and dryers towards a $80,000 2nd Laundry truck launch This project was directed by Bud Laber of our club In addition, over 40 hours of club Rotarians’ time was contributed for promoting project Great public relations thanks to Xenia Matteson Clothing Drives Club Rotarians donated cash, clothing, cleaning supplies, and personal hygiene items twice a year, to Senior Support Services and Sacred Heart House Directed by club Rotarian William Collier, and delivery of items added hours of volunteer time Sacred Heart House Sacred Heart house offers a continuum of services to homeless mothers with children and single women Some club Rotarians on a regular basis also contribute teddy bears and other supplies, advise and time on a regular basis Thank to David McKinley and William Collier Club Rotarians painted a transitional housing unitand offered 40 hours of volunteer time Denver Indian Center Senior Citizen Food Drive Club Rotarians donated cash and food items of over $1,250 which was matched by the club and contributed hours of volunteer time Thank to Marvin Hersh and William Collier TLGF Foundation Think Like a Genius Foundation was granted $2,000 for youth centered projects and video preparation Peer Coach Academy of Colorado Inc - Veterans Treatment Court Club provided grant of $1,300 to help Veterans suffering with mental health issues and in the criminal justice system with bus passes, and temporary housing vouchers These funds will aid in getting the Veterans back in the community In addition, some of the Veteran Rotarians plan on being mentors to the homeless Veterans Colorado Pregnancy & Newborn Loss Services Club provided a grant of $1,890 to help some subsidize parents attend “The Healing Program” and the pregnancy after loss program “To Promote Healthy Families” Some volunteered 20 hours for the organizations fund raising event Special Kids, Special Care Inc $2,250 was funded to provide newborn sleep sacs to local hospital NICU’s and infant cribs throughout the Denver Metro Area This is part of the public health nurses and the organizations’ “Safe Sleep Going Home Program” Little Flower Center/Joy Drive The center was granted $1,400 for supplies and treats for Christmas gift boxes for children in Aurora Public Schools and Denver zip codes 80239 and 80249 In addition, some Rotarians donated in- kind items such as school supplies and time of over hours Annunciation School Bus-Pass Program $1,500 was granted for bus passes and was matched for $1,500 by some club Rotarians The funding and match provide transportation for marginalized students to use RTD buses for transportation to and from school Southwest Improvement Council-SWIC $1,000 was granted for 50 school children living in low income households to receive a new school Backpack filled with basic school supplies Purple Heart Purple Homes $1,900 was donated to clean-up and fix a disabled veteran’s yard at no cost to our hero In addition, 16 hours of sweat labor from club Rotarians was contributed to the project Annual Giving Tree During the holiday season, Rotarians can make donations for toys for Sacred Heart House and Warren Village, last December $1,320 was raised from Rotarians and matched by the club Each organization received $1,320 Thanks to Jim MacDermott for maintaining the tradition and Bob Newton for check delivery Colorado Young Leaders $2,000 was granted for two projects the Youth Empowerment Basecamp and the Global Youth Service project The monies were used to sponsor the events for youth to focus on the theme of social justice in our community and organize a service project Colorado College and University Scholarships/Hobson Fund /STEM Two scholarships totaling $19,000 each were awarded this spring Over 25 applications were received and five students were called in for interviews The Club has awarded over $376,000 of scholarships to students for CU/Boulder, CSU/Fort Collins, UNC/Greeley, Colorado School of Mines, and Regis University This year the scholarships were named as follows: In honor of Clifford Dochterman In memory of Lester (Les)Pedicord Thank you, Hobson Committee Team under the leadership of Dan Astle Extra Thanks, to Paul Bauer for processing applications Rotary Club of University Hills International Service2017/2018 Afghanistan Children’s Science Museum The club with a district matching grant of $3,500 and the Rotary Club of Afghanistan set up and equipped a museum in Kabul Some Club Rotarians and some of our Rotary Scholars also donated in kind science supplies In addition, our club Rotarian, Rameen Javid donated over 220 hours to the project Thank you, Michael Haviland for working on the District grant Polio Plus The club donated over $3,200 to the Rotary Foundation for Polio Plus At least $1,200 is donated at the first of the year We give club speakers a certificate acknowledging the contribution made in their behalf for speaking Another $1,000 or so is given at RI Polio Plus Dinner the first Saturday in January Thank you, Don Goe and Carl Gardner for encouraging donations and Dick Castleman for the extras Project Cure/ Central America/ El Salvador The club has reserved $10,000 to start a project to ship” door to door” a container of over $400,000 of medical supplies and fixtures and equipment to a hospital in San Rafael, Project Cure is in the process of doing a “Needs Assessment’ The club has meet over at Project cure and some members and their families have continued to volunteer at the center Thank you, Ricardo Cardenas, and International Committee for getting this project started Thank you in advance, as Mike Hitchcock will be working on the grant next year Medical School Scholarships The club sponsored $1,090 of scholarships for internships in a foreign country though Global Health Connection Thank you, Mike Hitchcock and Dorotha Ciccinelli Big Yucatan Project Cure The club joined other clubs for District 4195 six container shipment for needy communities, with $4000 Match Thank you, Mike Hitchcock and International Committee for bringing the project to our attention WASH project Republic of Georgia The club donated $500 as match for District WASH project in the Republic of Georgia Prior Period Projects-Rotary Club of University Hills and the Belen Rotary Club Costa Rica Cooperative Programs Alajuela Regional Public Health Center & Alajuela Sinai Day Care Center Suri Girl’s School in Central San Jose The two clubs also jointly funded a 25 laptop computer project at a cost of $6000 Rotary Club of University Hills Vocational Service-2017/2018 Health Fair at the Indian Center The club assisted as volunteers with check in and as cashiers Ten club Rotarians donated over 80 hours between training and processing Special thanks, Egbert Maben and Jim Fleming for training hours Student of the Month During the school year, the club Rotarians interview West Middle School students recommended by school teachers, that have shown excellent leadership skills and community volunteer efforts Each month of the school year, a student is selected to be a Student of the month The student is honored with their family at a regular Rotary meeting Tom Murphy and Rich Sattizahn have run the program this year and with other Rotarians donated over 30 hours to this project West Middle School 4-Way Test Under the leadership of Lowell Palmquist, a mentoring program based upon the Rotary 4-Way test Over 400 students in the 6th grade participated in the program Rotarians showed up at the Fall and Spring sessions and led discussions in small groups Critical thinking and ethical responses to situations following the 4-Way test were held Over 300 club volunteer hours were donated to this project RYLA Each summer the club sponsors high school and junior high students to attend the RYLA leadership Camps Mel Grusing and Helen Hempel have worked on the program for many years , countless hours Five to Seven students are sponsored each year after application and interviews Vocational Talk The club features a vocational/classification talk by one of its members once a month which focuses on the Rotarian’s vocation, personal interests, and family Thank you, Steve Whizenhunt for a great year Children’s Christmas Party Annually, the club invites children/ grandchildren of members and children living in transitional housing to a Christmas party Lunch is served, and Santa gives each child a special gift Thanks to our Resident Santa Rich Sattizahn, Santa helper’s , always in the work shop the David Woods and Bill Curnows Zoo Day For over 20 years, the Club Rotarians have hosted handicapped students from Cherry Creek Schools, to a day at the Denver Zoo This year Sabin School children were also included The festivities include lunch and a special Zoo day shirt Thank you, Bob Newton for founding this program and David Henninger for continuing the program Annual Golf Fund Raiser All the fore-mentioned is funded in large part by our Annual Golf FUN Fund Raiser June 15, 2108 at Saddle Rock Ranch Net proceeds were $35,000 and counting Thanks to Gene deManincor and Committee Volunteers VERY Special thanks to Rotarian of the Year Jay Carpender for fabulous programs too.(contributed by Martha Diss Sundby) ... the new club, the Rotary Club of University Hills- Denver The committee consisting of Bowes, Bill McMurry, and Cy Crandall were responsible for the original organization Harold Smethills of Lakewood... project Republic of Georgia The club donated $500 as match for District WASH project in the Republic of Georgia Prior Period Projects -Rotary Club of University Hills and the Belen Rotary Club Costa... our club went to Loy Dickinson, past president of our club and of the Denver Mile High Club, and district governor nominee for 1993-1994 This was the 20th Anniversary year for University Hills Rotary