To learn more about the happenings of the Rotary Club of Parker, click on one of the following links to read a copy of the weekly publication - The Lamplighter:

May 16,2013

May 9, 2013

May 2, 2013

Ron and Janice Beller were inducted into the club last week by President-Elect and Membership Chair, Carl Finamore.  They were sponsored by Sue Gardner.  This dynamic couple will be mentored by another dynamic couple, Jane and Al Johnson.  They were joined at the podium by long-time friend, Irv Buck. 

Jim Muir presented Honorary Member Carl Hanson a check for $1,000 as a donation to Praying Hands Ranch.  Carl updated the club on goings-on at the ranch.  The past two years have been difficult financially.  The ranch started in 1987 when their handicapped son, John, bought their first horse with his own money.  Over the years they have average between 80 and 100 clients, both children and adults.  Their latest program is titled Heroes and Horses.  He also discussed the 295 acres of land that they are managing south of Parker on Parker Road.  They will certainly need volunteers as the project moves forward. 

McKenna Bird is the Ponderosa High School Student of the Month for March.  She has a GPA of 3.62, standing 54 of 297 students.  She has been accepted at several universities and is awaiting to hear from Columbia.  However, McKenna has decided to take a “gap year” next year and enter the modeling world.  As an accomplished photographer, she has received many recognitions and awards.  She has played soccer and was the manager of both the boys and girls soccer teams.  Chrissy Thorsen, her English Literature teacher, praised her abilities as a student and photographer.  She has enjoyed being in front of the camera as much as being behind it. 

Jason Romero, Executive Director of Firefly Autism, followed an uncharted path to his present situation.  He is a “recovered” lawyer.  He spent ten years with General Electric, and spent several years as an expatriate in Puerto Rico.  Diagnosed with a visual impairment at age 14, he was told that he would be blind by age 30.  Jason is 13 years past that deadline.  He has one child with autism.  Going through a life-changing event (divorce) he re-evaluated his objectives and decided to commit to a life of service. 

Sponsor Jane Johnson installs new member Alvaro Pisoni’s Rotary pin.  Alvaro’s mentor is Larree Morgan.  Alvaro is pleased to join a service club, rather than a social club.