THE PIKES PEAK SERTOMANNow in our 62^nd Year  

Meeting on February 11, 2010

 

 

 

                                                                                                                    

Colorado blessed us with another great day as 19 members met at the Clarion Hotel for  lunch. Our meal consisted of Chicken Cordon Bleu, rice, carrots, rolls and butter and thanks to Frank Dowis, a nice assortment of pastries. Eric Scott got things going with the Sertoma song, John Whitten followed with Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Terry Zebarth led us in the pledge and Skip Hale blessed us in prayer.

 

                 Guest Sertomans & Guest

 

                                 None

 

                       Announcements

 

We were informed that Helen Foster is not doing well so please keep her and Glenn in your prayers.

 

Frank Dowis gave us an update on the Pueblo house.  Seems a party that was interested when the house went on the market is interested again. Possibly a lease/  purchase agreement.

 

Coach Carle announced that today, his wife Eileen, celebrates her 87^th birthday!! We all wish her a wonderful Happy Birthday!!

 

Rod Wells reminded us that this Saturday, February 13th is our dinner (5:30PM) at Giuseppe’s followed by UCCS’s 12  Angry Men play. This is now a sold out event.  Should be a great evening..

 

Jon Handy reminded us that this Saturday, February 13^th, is the day to pick up the flowers for our widows. They will be available in the parking lot of the Clarion  Hotel at 10AM.  If you signed up to deliver, be there!

                 

                             Culture

 

Rod Wells told a very funny story but was fined anyway!

 

                        Business Notes

 

Bob Louden was fined for not making a business announcement!

 

                           Program                

 

John Whitten (Yes,  John’s son) was our speaker today.  As you may remember, John was a scholarship recipient and attended Montana State in Bozeman and is  an architect with a masters degree.

He is a volunteer for Architecture For Humanity. It’s a pro-bono  organization founded in 1999  by a Brit, Cammeron Sinclair, who is the executive director.

 

AFH celebrated their 10^th anniversary last year and  functions around the globe often responding to natural disasters.  John showed us many slides from places such as Iran, India, Afghanistan, Haiti and the U.S. where  temporary or permanent buildings have been built. Included were  a soccer stadium, an indoor skating rink in Kabul and a building in Biloxi, MS that won an award for design. Also a school in Sri Lanka built for, $200.00 thanks to volunteers and many donated building materials. The average age of volunteers is 32 and 25% of donations come from young people, aged 7 to 30 years.

 

One of their projects, Hope House in Calcutta, was built with hopes of keeping kids away from the sex trade which is rampant there.

 

John  said the UN predicts that it will take 25 years to rebuild Haiti to pre-earthquake conditions. Short term priorities are health care, reliable shelter, food/water, get government working again and providing relief to those affected. Thanks to both Whitten’s for a very informative program!

 

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Terry Zebarth collected pocket change while Dick Wilhelm took home  the big bucks (again!).