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Cameron Park
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Cameron Park Country Club
3201 Royal Dr.
Cameron Park, CA 95682
United States of America
Phone:
(530) 676-7860
Normally Thursdays at Noon. During pandemic, virtual Zoom meetings on alternating Thursdays at 4 p.m..
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Next Meeting,  April 15, 2021:  Frank Porter - "Housing El Dorado"
Frank Porter has lived in EDC since 1985.  He is a retired school superintendent, principal and teacher.  In his retirement, he works on housing issues with community organizations and local governments. 
 
Frank is a member of the newly established nonprofit Housing El Dorado, which was established to “create and promote affordable housing solutions and support services that nurture individuals and families while encouraging self-sufficiency.”  He will talk to us about Housing El Dorado as well as the Pathways Project, which was launched with partners - Green Valley Church, Upper Room Dining Hall, Nomadic Ministries and the El Dorado Community Foundation - to address the winter lodging and support for homeless residents.  
Last Meeting,  April 1, 2021:  Brittney Woodrum - "The Fourteener Project"

At the last meeting we took advantage of Zoom to hear a delightful speaker from Colorado, Brittney "Bert" Woodrum.  Brittney has worked for several non-profits and now works for ShelterBox, a spin-off of Rotary International.  Bill Tobin of EDH Rotary and ShelterBox introduced Bert to us.  Brittney graduated from the U. of Kentucky only 6 years ago and has already worked for NGOs in Mexico, Thailand, Myanmar, Hong Kong and now ShelterBox in the USA. For more information on that organization and all the good they do for disaster relief around the globe visit ShelterBox.org.

Most recently Brittney obtained a graduate certificate from Denver University in Humanitarian Assistance, teaches Spanish and is a Rotary Peace Scholar candidate. Her physical accomplishments include being a tri-athlete and marathon runner, through-hiking both the Camino de Santiago and the Appalachian Trail, and cycling across America to raise more than $50K for Habitat for Humanity.

During the pandemic last Spring, she was inspired to climb all 58 of Colorado's 14,000+ ft. peaks, known as Fourteeners, all with the iconic ShelterBox on her back.  This added to the difficulty immensely, since not only did the ShelterBox and its gear weigh 12-14 pounds, but it acted like a sail in the high winds which are common above 10,000 ft.  July and August tend to be the only good months for climbing these peaks, but September 2020 was unusually nice and Bert finished the 58 peaks in only 78 days, when the feat typically gets spread across two summers for most climbers.  She inspired several Rotary clubs to support her on the climbs but also raise far more than typical amounts of funds for ShelterBox.  By the conclusion of the climbs, she had more than reached her goal of $1,400 per peak = $82,000.  At this date, the publicity for the climbs has resulted in a total of about $90K raised for ShelterBox.

If you want to hear more from this lively and inspiring speaker, Brittney Woodrum, and see more visuals from the trek, you can review the first part of the Zoom meeting, recorded on Facebook at this link -- starting at about the 4:15 point.

 

Speakers
Apr 15, 2021 4:00 PM
Housing El Dorado
May 06, 2021
Igniting the Leadership within You: Grow Members
May 20, 2021 4:00 PM
Crypto Currency and GameStop
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Upcoming Events
CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Apr 13, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
CP Rotary Community Foundation Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
May 11, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
 
CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
May 11, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Jun 08, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
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Announcements:
 
Stacy Graham (District 5190) made a passionate plea for more of us to attend the 2-day virtual District 5190 Rallye on May 1-2.  At the district home page there is more information and a button with which to register.  No travel required!  Roger Hassler said "I've read the bios on the speakers, and these are people you're just not going to want to miss!"
 
Mike Dugan let us know that long-time CP Rotary member Bob Edwards passed away.  Several members had memories of him, including: he was a great contributor to our Rotary Club and instrumental in getting the land donated for the Community Observatory.  He was quite a character, who never saw a pun he didn't like, and a long-time breeder of beagles.  He will be sorely missed and we send our condolences to our member Laurie and to Bob's wife, Sara.  In the Happy Bucks section, you can see that several members paid their respects with donations in Bob's name.

 
 
 
 
Guests and Visitors:
 
Bill Tobin, EDH Rotary and ShelterBox
Gary Clarke, son of the late Bob Clarke
Stacy Graham, Rotary District 5190 office
Carol Abbanat, Placerville Rotary
 
Happy (or Not) Bucks
 
Inspired by Brittany's talk, there were a number of Happy Bucks designated to support ShelterBox.  They were from:
  Dave Tavernetti: $100
  Gary Clarke: $100
  Tom Elken: $50
  Don Fuller: $50
  Roger Hassler: $25
 
There were also a number of Sad Bucks in honor of 40 years of knowing Bob Edwards
  Bill Gallant: $40 
  Jim Buckley: $40
  Joe Ryan: $40
  Gary Clarke: $40 (in honor of his father Bob knowing Bob Edwards for 40 years)
  Sabrina Ho: $100
 
Other Happy Bucks:
Mike Dugan: $111 = $11 happy for eleven healthy puppies, and $100 for PolioPlus.
Dave Tavernetti: $100 for PolioPlus (in addition to his usual donation).
 
 
Birthdays in April
Doug Bisbee
Shiva Frentzen
Terry Wilson
 
-----Spouses-----
Megan Clarke
Jeff Frentzen
Pam Johnson
 
Anniversaries in April
No anniversaries this month