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October 2010
Volume LXVIII No.4
Report on the Rotary 2010 Zone 21b-27 Institute Meeting
Albuquerque, September 14-19
By Gordon Hennessey
Albuquerque was selected to host the 2010 Rotary International Zone meeting. This is a distinct honor for Albuquerque and all
of the Albuquerque Rotary Clubs as this is the first time our City has been selected to host the event. The Institute theme was:
“Follow the Rotary Winds to Albuquerque.”
The Zone consists of Rotary clubs in 13 states and 22 Rotary districts. The primary Zone attendees are past, present, and future
District Governors. Other Rotarians were also invited to attend various portions of the conference. There were over 400 out of
state attendees who participated in the event. The conference was highlighted by an all-Rotary club luncheon on Friday. We
were treated to a luncheon presentation by Kalyan Banerjee, the President Elect of Rotary International.
For the event, The Rotary Club of Albuquerque was asked to provide volunteer drivers, a Sergeant at Arms and administrative
help. As always, our members responded with enthusiasm and alacrity. Joanne Nagel Connolly served as a Sergeant at Arms
for four days of the event, and Ann Singer provided outstanding administrative support in the Zone office. The concept was for
the volunteer drivers to meet and provide Rotarian to Rotarian contact to the arriving attendees and take them to their respective
hotels. It provided a brief but wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Rotarians.
Gordon Hennessy was the team captain for the drivers and we had almost 25 of our club members volunteer to serve as drivers.
It was a very successful conference and Rick Akins, past District Governor, District 5520 was extremely pleased with our club's
help in this conference. Thanks to all who participated!!
Over 70 club members attended the
Friday lunch session. Shown left
are, l. to r.: Fred
Pugh, Larry
McClintock,
President Robert,
Ken Gilman,
Gordon Hennessey.
One of
the
several
welcome
signs
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Monday, October 4: Dr. Timothy Lowrey, UNM Professor of Biology, “A Perspective on the State of the University of NM: Analysis of a Perfect Storm,” [Hotel Albuquerque—Front]
Monday, October 11: Steve Albert, Headmaster, Sandia Preparatory School, “Educating Students in the 21st Century,” [Hotel
Albuquerque—Front]
Monday, October 18: Steve Alford, UNM Basketball Coach [Hotel
Albuquerque—Front]
Monday, October 25: Dr. Sanjay Krishna, Associate Prof, Electrical
& Computer Engineering, UNM, "UNM's Center for High Technology
Materials: It's the Little Things that Count" [Hotel Albuquerque—
Front]
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“Gator” (Gary Millhollon) Continues to be On Stage
By Rex Allender
The May issue of The Round Table had a story about the Secret Life of Rotarian Gary Millhollon. (Think: The 1947 movie
and story [and the upcoming 2012 movie remake]: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.) Gary, the banker, sings the Blues and plays
the guitar in his off time - living out this alternate life. And this is no small occasional thing. He does it all the time. In the middle
of May, Gary flew to Memphis and met his brother Tom (also a blues music fan). They rented a car and did a one week tour of
Mississippi and Louisiana - traveling on the fabled Highway 61. They visited about 10 juke joints in the Mississippi Delta.
These juke joints are small and many are 3rd generation owned. Mamma fries the catfish and chicken and Dad serves the liquor and jams with the musicians - sometimes on the back porch. Gary took one guitar and a small amp and sat in with the local
blues players.
Take a look at this schedule of Gator’s local events – since our report last April/May and as of this writing. And this is not a full
itinerary.
 Gator and Fat Paul played a “back porch” blues show at the State BBQ Cook-Off at Isleta Lakes/Hard Rock on June 26th
 On July 29th they played at the Marble Brewery – a top notch micro brewery in the downtown neighborhood
 Gator worked with 4 Blues Hall of Fame musicians at a private party on August 25th
 And Gator sat in with Refried Whiskey group – playing at Lucky’s Lounge (Montgomery & Eubank) on August 28th – as part
of the Blue Rhythm Boys: 3 guitars, drums and keyboard **
 Then there was Blues night (September 3rd) at Plaza Hacienda in Old Town – sponsored by the City of Albuquerque – and
featuring Mississippi Back porch Blues.
 On Labor Day it was Tiguex Park in Old Town – playing from 3 to 5 pm.
**I checked out the group on the 28th. As I arrived at Lucky’s about 8 pm, Gator was belting out the colorful “You Wanna’ Love
that Woman or Someone Else Will.” There was a bunch of toe-taping young single girls perched right in front of the music. On
the smallish dance floor right in front of the mike was: (1.) an 80’ish grandfatherly type with a foot-long white beard dancing to
the blues with his plump 80’ish wife (?) and (2.) a couple of 20’ish girls dancing together. What a contrasting sight!! Gary’s wife
Carole was there with some other family friends – giving a little audience support to Gator and the Blue Rhythm Boys.
There are a lot of colorful characters involved in all this. I couldn’t work them all in this story but just for flavor here are some
names: Fat Paul, Bad Bill Zerke, Howlin’ Wolf, T-Bone Turner, Louisiana Red, Canned Heat, Pinetop Perkins, Big Eyes Smith,
Rocking Bobby Clements………Well, you get the picture.
Editors’ final note: After mulling all this over, I’m reminded of the 1960’s (and recent updates) TV Game programs that feature
the question : “Will the real XXXXX please stand up.” If the question was asked: “Will the real Gary Millhollon please stand
up,” I’m wondering, would the banker stand up or would “Gator” stand up. Why don’t YOU ask Gary/Gator for the answer!
Gator,. in the foreground, is vocalist and on guitar at
Lucky’s on August 28th.
The group has just finished playing in Tiguex Park.
Gator is center – facing camera.
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Another in the series:
Rotary is Everywhere
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, is a port city (of about 12,000 population) on
the upper northwest coast of British Columbia. It is the western terminus of
the (former) Grand Trunk Railroad and lies at the mouth of the Skeena River.
Its Rotary Club was chartered in 1924 and has about 60 members currently.
The Club has long been active in community affairs and one of its projects of
recent years is the park (completed in 1998 and partially shown at right) located on the edge of the harbor. Note the ship in the channel - sailing
(toward the left) to the inside passage and then the Pacific Ocean. Just to the
left of this photo is the rest of the Rotary Park: A large stylized statue of a
whale, set in a patio area overlooking the harbor. Photos of this portion of the
Park are used in promotional material for British Columbia. In addition to the
park the club has engaged in other major local projects: hospital children’s
ward, municipal swimming pool, local blood bank, tennis courts, etc.
(Information furnished by local Rotarian who recently traveled there)
The Club gives its condolences to
Janet Thompson and her family.
Her husband Tommy
died September 21st.
A service will be held Saturday, October
23rd at Sandia Presbyterian Church.
Details will be emailed to the membership by the Office.
Transporting the Zone Delegates
Visitor From the U.K.
U.K. visitor Brian Joscelyne (l.) is
shown with Tony Leonard (r.) at
the October 4th meeting. Brian is
a familiar face at our club - he
visits us about 4 times a year –
coming from his home in York,
U .K. He also owns a home in the
N.E. Heights – the result of having
lived in Albuquerque for 4 years in
the early 1980’s when he worked
for Digital Corp. Brian says his club
in York will be sponsoring a lotterytype fund raiser in the near future
to benefit RI’s Polio Plus Drive. The
prize will be a trip to York (and
London). If you’re interested –
keep tuned.
Many thanks to Rotarian Rick Aiken and Don Chalmers Ford for furnishing the van used in taking people from the airport to the hotel. Shown
above are, l. to r., Deborah Gullo, Meredith Stevenson and Rotarian
Brock Fuller (Rio Rancho club). Other club members, not already mentioned, who drove vehicles are: Bill Dennis, Bob Kitts, Catherine Woodward, Chris Shelby, Clark Aamodt, Dick Brackett, Dick Hensleigh,
Doug Nakashima, Gary Kaiser, Gina Rupert, Helen Marquez, Jessica
Garringer, John Shomaker, Larry McClintock, Mary Mahoney, Nick
Pavlakos, Randy Woodcock, Reg Rider, Robert Biernacki, Shane
LeMon and Travis Zeleny.
(Thanks to Phyllis Boverie and Gordon Hennessey
for all the photos used.)
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The 2010 Golf Tournament —- A Summary
This year’s second annual Rotary Club of Albuquerque Red White and Blue Charity Golf Tournament, held on Saturday, August 28th was
our most successful event yet, surpassing last year’s event by $5,000 resulting in a net of over $39,000. The designated charities for this
year’s event were the Roadrunner Food Bank (mobile food pantry program) and the Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation.
There were 165 golf competitors and numerous event-day volunteers that contributed to the success. We thank our hosts, the Isleta Eagle
Golf Course, for making 27 holes available to us for the day and especially to Shane Crabtree (their Professional Golfer and Tournament
Director) and Geoff Galin (Facility, Food and Beverage Coordinator). Also, to Herman Lentile, for his artistic skills in designing and producing our major sponsor pottery gifts.
Speaking of Major Sponsors, we had ten. Our thanks to Continental Energy Systems, LLC; Ethicon Endo Surgery, a division of Johnson & Johnson; AmeriPride Linen and Apparel Services; REDW, The Rogoff Firm; Starbucks Coffee; The Good Samaritan Society, Manzano del Sol Village; John Shomaker and Associates; Carol Rickert and Associates; The Albuquerque Journal; and Burrage and Johnson, CPA’s.
We also want to recognize Rocky Mountain Mortgage, Sutin, Thayer & Brown Law Firm and an Anonymous Donor for their special
contributions.
The Driving Range was sponsored by American Property Consultants and Appraisers and the Putting Green by Estate Valuation Consultants.
Our Participating Hole Sponsors (team/hole) were Balkcom, Pearsall & Parrish, CPA’s, PA; Carpenter Insurance LLC; NM Mutual;
New Mexico Bank and Trust; Bev and Reg Rider (in memory of their son, Steve); Snyders of Hanover and Statewide Products.
Hole Sponsors were Avista Video Histories; Meyners and Company; TLC Plumbing; Charlie Eberle; Robert and Phyllis Boverie
and the Main Bank.
Those participating in Cart Sponsorship were Clark Aamodt, Rex Allender, Marti Bass, Robert Biernacki, Bailey Breeden, Rebecca
Breeden, Dick Burdick, Lloyd Calderon, Dottie Crist, Becky Dover, Charles Eberle, Bill Elliott, Hollis Gilespie, Gina Guest Rupert,
Peggy and Gordon Hennessy, Hutch Hutchison, Bob Jackson, Bob Kitts, Kase Klein, LetterPress Services Inc, Rich Leonard, Jim
Lipscomb, Don Mackel, Mark Meiering, MGM LLC, Shirley Morrison, Bert Parnall, Red Phelps, Stu Purviance, Forrest Putman,
Estelle Rosenblum, Ron Salley, Alison Schuler, Julia Seligman, Tom Taylor, United Concordia Dental, Tom Walker, Randy Woodcock, Catherine Woodward and Alan Wright.
There were 44 other Raffle, Auction and Prize Sponsors that were listed in the Event Day Program… remember them during the year when
you are about town looking for entertainment or services. Included are 4th Street Wellness, 66 Diner, Albuquerque Country Club, Artichoke Café, Azuma Sushi & Teppan, Bill Carpenter (insurance), Bilden Tax Services, Blue Ristra Promotional Products, Buffalo
Thunder Resort, Bullseye Golf, Cashmere Rouge Spa, Cooperage/Scarpas, Cosmo Tapas, Fogo de Chao, Frontier/Golden Pride,
Gekos Bar & Tapas, Heritage Hotels and Resorts, Jewish Community Center, Joe Smith (Statewide Products), LePeep, Marcello’s
Chophouse, Meredith Stevenson (Kona Ice ), Monroes, Mykonos Café, NM Sports & Wellness, NAPA Tools & Equipment, New
Heart Rehabilitation & Prevention, O’Neils Pub, People’s Florist, Quarters BBQ, Sanchez Dental, Sandia Resort & Casino, Southern Blvd Automotive, Stan’s Frozen Foods, Starbucks, The Barley Room Bar & Grill, The House of Bread, Trombinos Bistro Italiano, Vivace, WaterQuest, Yannis Mediterranean Bar & Grill and Zia Rotisserie & Grill
The event would not be possible without a committee of extraordinary talent and dedication. Many of them are not even golfers, but were
willing to learn and grow with us in developing and staging an event of this magnitude. They gave of their time and we are grateful. First, I
want to recognize my co-chair, our Business Manager, Alan Wright. Alan was responsible for overseeing the sponsors, financials, publishing and printing, sales, and currently is Director of Division VII on our Club’s Board of Directors serving as the liaison for all Club special projects and fund-raising. Next our administrative personnel…. Larry McClintock who handled the financial accounts, Rex Allender
(RoundTable publicity), Ann Singer and Meredith Stevenson (office assistance)…. Ann and Meredith also served in sales, registration
and the silent auction administration…Bob Martin served as our tournament advisor and also, as you know, obtained our title sponsorship.
Christina Berlin headed up the gathering of volunteers. Stephanie Miller is Development Director for the Roadrunner Food Bank and
was the committee liaison for Roadrunner ensuring their complete participation in the development and marketing of this event. Twila
Larkin headed up Sponsors and worked with Alan to secure our major event sponsors. Joe Smith worked feverishly to secure multiple
participating hole sponsors, team participants and donated some of our major prizes. Gary Millhollon worked to secure sponsorships and
also served as an event day volunteer and golfing participant. Sam Baca secured the UNM Men’s Lobo Golf Team, was a participating
hole sponsor and actively participated in all committee meetings as advisor to operations ensuring the successful participation of the UNM
Golf Team. Bill Carpenter was a participating hole sponsor, event day volunteer and sponsor committee member. Keith Balkcom was a
participating hole sponsor, event day volunteer and assisted Tim Webb with the arrival gift packages. Gina Guest Rupert produced all the
creative design of posters, programs and general marketing materials. Doug Nakashima and Jim Lipscomb managed the operations in4
cluding course set-up, the putting contest and general flow of the tournament Jim Hutchison chaired the awards, prizes, gifts and Silent
Auction committee and was successful in obtaining donations exceeding $10,000 in value. Scott Calhoun was instrumental in assisting
operations, and in administering and obtaining prizes, gifts and silent auction items. He was your September Rotarian of the Month for his
contributing efforts. Tim Webb co-chaired the Awards and gifts committee and assisted the sponsorship, packaging and set up of all the
participants arrival gift packages. Rick Reese was an active committee participant, sponsor and contributor to the arrival gift packages.
Janet Thompson was a major participant in the securing of gifts and prizes. Joan Punt, Deborah Gullo and Meredith Stevenson organized and conducted the Event Day Silent Auction which was a great success. Stan Bolton, Stan Stark and Bruce Parker were outstanding in their personal contributions to the Awards, Prizes, Gifts and Silent Auction Committee in securing our many various prizes.
Maralee Self arranged for our Major sponsor Gifts, set up the banquet, coordinated food and beverage and was an event day volunteer in
several different areas. Reg Rider and Mike Hall took care of all the event day sponsor promotions including hanging the banners, placing hole signage and installing individual sponsor recognition on all the golf-carts. Mikel Rowley chaired the committee that managed the
event day reception, golf-bag handling, registration desk and those assisting volunteers. All in all, these people made the event happen and
ensured the great success of our major fund raiser for the year.
Remember to save the date for next year’s tournament, Saturday, August 27th, 2011…. the last Saturday in the month of August. The selected club charity is the Roadrunner Food Bank (Food for Kids Backpack Program) and the ARCF.
We invite you to participate as a committee member, event day volunteer, sponsor or participant in next year’s event… we’ll have a
blast! Fore!!!
Bill Dennis, Tournament Director, Co-Chair
Checking In
Lined Up — Ready to Go
UNM Golf Team Helps
Clark Aamodt
gives directions
Our Supporters
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Bill Hurst Says Hello to all His Friends
Rotarian Rich Leonard recently was in Salt Lake City and while there visited Bill Hurst. Bill is a long-time member of this club – he became a member in 1966 – and even though he moved back to the Salt Lake City area in May 2007 – to be near his daughter and one of his
sons - he continues his membership in this club.
The May 2007 issue of the Round Table has a summary of Bill’s life and his Rotary history. Bill was Rotarian-of-the-Month for April 2007
and at that same time also received the Club’s Service Above Self Award. Bill was a generous contributor to various Rotary functions and
events - including having his name on one of the paving bricks at the entrance of the Children’s Fantasy Garden. He had a long and distinguished career in the U .S. Forest Service - retiring in 1976 as Regional Forrester of the Southwestern Region, headquartered in Albuquerque. Among his many career recognitions, he received the New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award in 1974.
Bill is a great guy to talk with - he is full of interesting stories about the western states and their forests. One of his most fascinating written
accounts is titled “A Cold Night in Devil’s Canyon – January 1951.” Briefly, Bill and a Forest Service companion got stranded on a state
road near Heber City, Utah. Their car stopped running and they couldn’t get it started. It was 11 pm with deep snow on the road and temperature about 32 degrees below zero and no cars on the road. They were not dressed for this kind of weather and had no survival equipment in the car. They decided to try and burn the cars seat cushions to keep warm, Things were not looking good, when a car came along
and took them to Heber. They were lucky to be alive.
Bill visited in Albuquerque 3 years ago – staying with Rich Leonard. Rich had also visited Bill in Salt Lake City about a year ago. Bill has
developed macular degeneration so does not drive anymore and uses a cane to get around – otherwise he is in good shape for a 95 year old.
(He had a birthday on October 5th.) He is currently talking with his daughter about a time when she can drive him back to Albuquerque for
a visit. She holds a high administrative position in the LDS Church and travels around the world.
Bill continues to live in the Cottonwood Creek Retirement Community: 1245 East Murray-Holladay Road, (Room 135) Salt Lake City,
84117. Phone: 801.266.2628. He also keeps in contact with other club members like Ed Beaumont and “Put” Putman.
One of Bill’s Rotary activities
was driving Meals on Wheels.
Here, he is shown, in April
2002, with 96 year old
Arcena Lalicker – one of his
regular clients.
World Polio Day
And An Opportunity For YOU
October 24th is the birthday of Jonas Salk, who invented polio vaccine in 1955. United Nations has designated October 24th as World Polio
Day and around the world Rotary groups are joining in the recognition. (i.e. in San Francisco a lot of Rotary events and publicity will take
place in the Fisherman’s Wharf Area on the 24th). At the October 4th club meeting, Tom Walker announced all this and also explained the
concurrent one-time opportunity that Rotary International has opened up in conjunction with this designation. The Rotary Foundation is giving special recognition to those who give to the Foundation during the week leading up to World Polio Day: i.e. Monday October 18th to Sunday October 24th.
The Foundation will offer 2 recognition points for every 1 dollar contributed to the $200 Million Challenge to Eliminate Polio
during this one week. A minimum of $100 is required and it must be made online via member access at RI’s web page.
This is a good deal!! For example - it means you can become a Paul Harris Fellow essentially for half price. A $500 contribution will earn
1,000 points which earns a PHF. Whatever amount one contributes, it will earn double points which can be used by the donor or given to
another person ( Rotarian or non-Rotarian) toward a PHF. Think about it!
p.s. If you want to know more about recognition points, search the internet for ‘Rotary Recognition Points’ and then look for ‘Foundation
Recognition Points Fact Sheet – Rotary.org’ - or - ask Rex Allender for a copy.
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OCT 2010
ROTARIAN
OF THE MONTH
Anna Wadsworth
Our Ambassadorial Scholar in Beirut
Editor’s Note: Last month the Round Table had
a full page story about Anna: her history, her
selection as a scholar and her long range goals.
She arrived in Beirut on September 21st. Anna
has promised to communicate frequently with us during her
upcoming school year – thru Rotarian Ron Salley. Shown
below is her second e-mail. (She included Info in her 1st communication into the following message.
Regina
Guest-Rupert
Hey all,
I've arrived! Beirut is a very interesting city, and I've had a
great time thus far. The American University of Beirut is located in Ras-Beirut and faces out towards the Mediterranean.
It's a beautiful campus with old buildings, bougainvillea, and
palm trees. Classes started last Monday. I'm taking two Arabic
courses and a course in Islamic finance. I'm really trying to
focus on the Arabic, so I'll be starting tutoring soon. Other
than that the classes are enjoyable and I'm hoping to supplement my time here with an internship. Registration and settling in take a longer time here and I have to remind myself to
be patient!
What Rotary Means to Me
I have been in Rotary since 1989 and from the beginning I
was aware that Rotary provided a unique and distinctive tie
to the community for all its members. Owning my own
business also linked me to the Albuquerque business community but in a somewhat narrow, defined manner as I dealt
with specific types of businesses, serving specific needs.
Rotary on the other hand reflects a wide range of business
and government entities through its membership and types
of programs presented on a weekly basis.
Lebanese people are very friendly, helpful and non-aggressive,
which is a big contrast to Morocco. They know how to have a
good time too! The university assigned student ambassadors to
international students, and they are genuinely excited to interact with us and have planned multiple outings and dinners
which has been greatly appreciated.
I particularly enjoy the different political, social, religious
perspectives represented by our membership. I have come
to appreciate the fact that I have made good friends and acquaintances in Rotary who share very different views of the
world---that in itself has made me rethink my stance on
various political issues and in some cases have modified my
opinions! If nothing else, I have been forced to evaluate
WHY I think and believe the way I do—always keeping
Rotary’s Four Way Test in mind.
I have settled into an apartment ten minutes from campus and
am living with two other American students, one of which is a
Rotary scholar as well. We initially were in an apartment that
was being renovated. However, it became clear that the apartment would not be ready in the time frame that was promised,
so we chose to leave. The old apartment had an amazing view of
the ocean, which will be missed! However the new place is also
nice, and most importantly comes with fully finished bathrooms and a kitchen.
Now that I am retired I have the time and the inclination to
give back to the community that provided me with a comfortable lifestyle. In my case, the saying…much is expected of those who have been given much applies. Rotary
provides the framework for me to help in ways that I hope
will make a difference in our community. I also enjoy and
have come to greatly appreciate the camaraderie shared
with other Rotarians.
Myself and the other scholar, Noor, had lunch with our Rotary
contacts the weekend before last. They are a lovely couple and
they made us a three-course meal which featured steak and
shrimp. The food here in general is delicious and cheap. You
can get shwarma and falafel on almost every street, and we've
had a blast eating out.
Respectfully submitted,
Regina Guest-Rupert
The initial trip I took outside of Beirut was to Baalbeck. Baalbeck is a spread of well-preserved Roman ruins located about
50 miles to the north. It's a UNESCO world heritage site and
contains a very impressive temple that was dedicated to Bacchus. After we toured the ruins, we went to a farm that is
owned by AUB and were treated to a meal after which we returned.
Ambassadorial Scholarships
Former Ambassadorial Scholar and Youth Exchange student Ryan
Carrier says: ―You can go on a trip somewhere, but that’s not the
same thing as living in a place and getting to know the people, seeing
their perspectives, and gaining their trust and really being welcomed
in a deeper way. It gave me a lot more confidence to do something
bigger with my life. If I hadn’t had both of those helping hands along
the way from Rotary — the exchange program and the Ambassadorial Scholarship — I wouldn’t have had the opportunities that I have
now. Carrier is now working as a legal officer for the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
So — so far, so good! I'm very pleased to be here and look forward to what the year holds.
Anna
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More About Our Newest Project:
East Central Ministries – Helping the Poor
Editor’s note: Last month the Round Table had an East Central Ministries (ECM) article that was mostly about the
recently approved RI funding and how it was developed. This month we’ll talk a little more about the things that go
on at this location.
Question:
Chickens laying eggs, school kids being tutored after school, medical clinics for every
one and a food bank: What do these things – and more – have in common?
Answer:
They’re part of the daily operations of the East Central Ministries (ECM).
In an area just north of and off Central Ave. N.E. – at Vermont N.E. – several building on both sides of the street
house a wide range of activities – all geared to provide services, support and encouragement to residents of the surrounding area. The offices are on the west side of Vermont in a building that years ago was a brothel. How things
change! Outside the offices are the chicken coops, honey bee operation and the urban garden development. On the
east side of Vermont are the medical and dental clinics, tutoring room, ollas firing and storage areas and food bank.
A contingent of Rotarians gathered at 1:30 p.m. Thursday August 26th for a 1½ hour tour of the operations at ECM
to see first hand where our funding was going. Those present included President Robert, Ken Gilman, Greg Sanchez, Joanne Connolly, Ron Salley, Janet Thompson, Bob Haladay, Tom Walker, Rex Allender, Gary Millhollon and two more Rotarians. The Executive Director John Bulten and Mat Wilson, Master Gardener, gave the Rotarians both a historical perspective and commentary about daily operations. Although ECM has been around for the
past 11½ years, it was new to everyone present. Here is a brief summary of some of their operations.
Tutoring kids. Daily, on average about 12 elementary age kids who
live in the neighborhood and attend nearby La Mesa or Hawthorn Elementary Schools come after school, from 2:30 to about 5:30 for tutoring, study and reading. Some kids walk over from school while parents bring others. First, it’s “get your homework done” and then its
reading time or game time. Shown above, Becky Johnson, left, helps a
student in arithmetic with learning about the decimal point and how its
placement changes a number from to 1 to 10 to 100. (Editor’s note: I
think the kid got it after Becky had finished.) Becky is ECM’s full
time staff for youth tutoring and leadership development. She has been
with ECM for four years, spending the first two years as a full time
volunteer through Americorp Vista. After Americorp she stayed on to
continue the work she had built up with the kids and families. She is from Washington.
Medical Clinic. The clinic is ‘owned’ by Bernalillo County because of its tax dollar used there. The only requirement placed on ECM is that they must provide at least $20,000 worth of free medical care to low income people per
year. In reality, they do that much each quarter. On average, 20 to 25 patients are seen on a single day. Medical students provide the professional services.
Dental Clinic. This unit is just getting set up. It currently has 2 chairs
plus a computer and software used by the dentists – who are from
UNM.. Our Club’s grant ($25,000) will provide additional dental
equipment. Shown right is Scott Snyder DDS, who had just finished
his dental residency program at UNM. He has since moved back to
Michigan, but was very helpful in starting to see patients. The patient
is Azucena, ECM’s clinic coordinator. She was the very first patient –
she had needed dental work for years but had no insurance. The
woman in the doorway is Lucy – ECM’s community part-time staff
worker who helps with medical and dental casework and follow-up.
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The Chicken Farm. Currently there are 8 laying hens (i.e.
those producing an egg daily) plus a rooster and some older
hens. In an adjacent pen a new crop of pullets (i.e. soon to be
laying hens) are growing up. Feed for the chickens comes from
produce the staff picks up twice weekly from Sunflower and
Whole Foods stores. This produce has usually passed its usefulness for sales and is then discarded by the stores. At ECM
women volunteers select out that which is still useable for immediate distribution to the poor. Fifteen families are helped at
any given time. The remainder of the produce goes to the
chicken pens. The chicken have a feast!! Shown above is the
chicken’s 3-holer – where each layer spends about 20 minutes in
the morning hours and produces an egg. At the time of this
photo (10:00 a.m.) two of the nests had a hen in them and the
3rd nest already had 3 eggs.
Final Comment. ECM is a goldmine of interesting things going
on. Some other time we’ll talk about the manufacturing of clay
pot irrigation vases (Ollas-as shown right), cultivation of vegetable seedlings, compost and earthworm plots, food distribution,
etc.
A message from your Literacy Committee:
Rotarians in the News
DO YOU KNOW AN 8TH GRADE STUDENT WITH
THE WRITE STUFF?
Avista Video Histories (Rotarian
Lisa Witt) is featured in a full page
article in the September 14th issue
of New Mexico Business Weekly.
Under the headline: Small Business Strategies, the article gives a
very interesting history of how Lisa
has developed her company, the
niches she has found for her video business and
where the company is now. It’s an interesting
story and one that Lisa can be proud of.
4-Way Test Essay Contest applications are now
available. They are due March 4, 2011.
TOPIC: “How Using the 4-Way Test Can Help Me Be
A Better Friend.”
Contact Joan Punt (301-2700) or
Sam Smith (890-3760)
for more information
Congratulations Lisa!
WORTH REPEATI NG
WORTH REPEATI NG
“Not every Rotarian realizes that every dollar, pound, yen
and euro in our Foundation’s account comes from voluntary contributions. None of it - absolutely none of it comes from dues.”
— Glenn E. Estes Sr., 2009-10 Rotary Foundation
Trustee Chair
“Without Rotary’s vision of a polio-free world and its leadership on this issue, the polio eradication initiative may never
have gotten off the ground.”
— Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, director, U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
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Inbound Exchange Students
This year’s ‘crop’ of inbound high school exchange students, from around the world, had their first district-wide, orientation
gathering in September, in Albuquerque, beginning on the 16th. Part of their long-weekend activities was participation in the
Rotary Zone Conference: doing their always-colorful flag ceremony at the opening event. It’s always a warming sight to see
each student carry his/her country’s flag across the stage. It gives real meaning to Rotary’s world wide nature. The students
had a busy schedule on each day. Some of the activities included: Thursday – Practice for the Flag Ceremony, then the ceremony at 6 p.m. and later a pizza party; Friday: Sandia Peak Tram ride, visit to the Zoo; Swimming – at Embassy Suites Hotel;
Saturday: orientation sessions, lunch and shopping in Old Town, Community Service at Road Runner Food Bank, Coronado
Mall and then dinner at various places.
Rotarian Helen Marquez arranged a 3-nite home stay for all the students (including taking some herself) – and this included
an evening party at Rotarian Ken Gilman and wife Elizabeth’s North Valley home on Friday, September 17. Fourteen students were present. Countries represented by these students included: Denmark, Brazil, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, France,
Taiwan and Finland. Ken noted that the students “were a delightful group – very mature. They were a fun group and I look
forward to seeing then again over the course of this next school year.” Other club members who hosted students included:
Doug and Jacquie Moody, Dick and Linda Burdick, Hollis Gillespie, Lloyd and Laura Calderon and Gina and Mark
Rupert. And three others volunteered to be backup families in case of emergency: Lisa Witt, Janet Thompson and Catherine Woodward. Thanks to everyone!
Hanging out on Ken’s veranda
The Buffet Line
Two boys stayed at Ken’s home: Ridrique Demeuse
from Belgium and Ben Snafs from Finland. One
night everyone walked over to the nearby Flying Star
Restaurant for dinner and they passed this Granddaddy-of-them-all Cottonwood – right next to the
Griegos Lateral acequia – behind Ken’s home. This
tree recently was in a contest with a Texas tree for
being the biggest Cottonwood. The Texas tree won
first place by only a few inches. The boys, shown at
left - at the tree, were suitably impressed.
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Schuler, Alison Boverie, Phyllis Fuquay Seelinger, Don Rivera, Ed Gannon, Jim Hurst, Bill Gogel, Howard Boverie, Robert Hutchison, Hutch Millhollon, Gary Custer, Bob Chambers, Sue Talbot, Lyle Purviance, Stuart Crown, Ross Garringer, Jessica Ross, Steve 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/4 10/5 10/8 10/15 10/20 10/21 10/23 10/23 10/26 10/27 10/29 10/30 10/31 To join other club members at the lunch
On November 15 at Embassy Suites
Contact Dick Brackett!
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ROUNDTABLE is published monthly by the
Rotary Club of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 3807,
Albuquerque, NM 87190.
www.RotaryABQ.org
CLUB OFFICERS
President…………………..….….Robert Boverie
Vice President………………....Gordon Hennessy
Past President…………...………..John Shomaker
Secretary…………………………...Rex Allender
Treasurer……………………..…...….Kirk Meyer
Sergeant-At-Arms………………Mark Tobiassen
DIVISION DIRECTORS
Rick Reese, Alison Schuler, Skip Cowan,
Twila Larkin, Deborah Gullo,
Helen Marquez, Alan Wright
ROUNDTABLE EDITOR
Rex Allender
ROTARY OFFICE
505-242-2651
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Tim Parker
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