The Lamplighter 

President Elect and Membership Chair, Gail Lehrmann inducted Dan O'Neill as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Parker.  Dan's Rotary sponsor, Mike Oldham welcomed Dan.

Dan is a Littleton High School graduate.  He has had a lifetime connection to The United Methodist Church where he worked with pension plans for ministers.  In this capacity, he traveled to many countries around the world.  Through his connection with the UMC, he has a strong understanding of community service and has learned the benefits of providing service to others as well as the need to organize and fund those service efforts.

 

Dan serves currently as the Chair of the Finance Committee at Parker United Methodist Church. He and wife Debbie live in Pradera where he serves as an at-large board member/secretary for the Pradera Homeowners Association.

Emma Yanex was honored by the Rotary Club of Parker as their January Chaparral Student of the Month.  Emma has a grade point average of 4.15 and has lettered academically all four years of high school.

 

She is involved in the Spanish Honor Society, Link Crew as well as being involved in the Unified Sports Program and Adaptive Physical Education program as a peer to the special need students. 

 

Teachers at Chaparral High School expressed what a remarkable young lady that will not only excel in higher level learning, but will positively impact every class she attends.  She is considered an outstanding young lady with a passion for the greater good and a deep and genuine concern for others.

 

The Rotary Club of Parker meets Thursday mornings at 7:00 a.m. and guests are welcome.  This is a wonderful opportunity to join and give back to your community as the world.

 

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels.

 

For questions on how to become a member of the Rotary Club of Parker, please contact Membership Director Gail Lehrmann at glehrmann@aol.com.

It's timely to review what the Rotary Club of Parker does with regards to college and vocational scholarships.  We support both Chaparral and Ponderosa High School seniors with 6 (three to each school) $1000.00 scholarships.  The counselors office of both schools will be supplied with applications on or before February 27th. The deadline for completed applications is April 12th, with presentations scheduled for our meeting on May 16th.  I hope Dennis Brewster and Jim Muir are available for that date.  They do such a great job presenting the Student of the Month.  The application will be judged based on the following criteria:

  

1) Financial need                                20%

2) Extra-Curricular Activities            20%

3) Community Service/Citizenship    25%

4) Grade Point Average                      20%

5) "Service Above Self" Essay           15%

 

Our Club also offers one $1000.00 scholarship for a student to attend either a Trade School or Vocational School.  That scholarship is also available for a student of either Chaparral or Ponderosa High School and will be available at  the counselors office as well.  Similar dates apply to this scholarship. The judging criteria is the same in points 1 thru 3 but 4) is Career Goals and 5) is "Service Above Self" paragraph. 

 

I must mention that the 3 Ponderosa scholarships are endowed by members Lew Million, Hank Coll and Doc Martin.  A big thank you to those gentlemen!!  And also members Alex Doyle and Hal Gustin have offered to help with the judging.  

 

The Rotary Club of Parker also offers a $3000.00 scholarship through Vocational Services.  I would refer you to Peggy Carter for those details.