Volume 15, 10
March 19th 2015
Welcome to the Club
Our Work in Indonesia
Peter & Esther Scarborough
Meetings: Thursday’s at 12pm
Westmark Hotel
813 Noble Street
Fairbanks AK 99701
Peter and Esther Scarborough are from Melbourne,
Australia and have five children and many adopted
Indonesian children. They have served the poor in
Indonesia for 17 years. In 2001, they responded to the
refugee crisis in the North Maluku Region in North East
Indonesia. Yayasan Hohidia, an Indonesian Non-profit,
was started to serve the needs of the refugees and poor. International Friends
of Compassion, a foundation begun in Fairbanks Alaska is the
American partner to their work. Esther is a Division 2 nurse and dental nurse
that assisted the medical needs of those who lost everything and were now
living in refugee camps.
President
Mike Pollen
2014-2015
Club Officers (Below)
Vice President
President Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Treasurer Elect
Past President
Sgt. At Arms
Deputy At Arms
Doug Schrage
Aisha Tinker Bray
Wayne Clark
Michelle Maynor
Bill Wright
Jo Kuchle
Mike Shultz
Mike Ferguson
Club Service (Below)
Structure
Bill Satterburg
Operations
John Ringstad
Fun & Recognition
Emily Drygas
Community Service
Lisa Gentry
Vocational Service
Tim Jones
International Service Karen Lundquist
March Birthdays
Robert Hull
Kara Johnson
Mike Sfraga
Terri Froese
Karen Lundquist
Steve Adamczak
Bert Bell
Aisha Bray
Linda Hulbert
Bill Brophy
Steve Heckman
Lonnie DeRamus
3rd
3rd
6th
8th
9th
11th
12th
19th
20th
27th
27th
31st
Since late 2003, the refugee returned to their home islands where they found
their homes and villages destroyed. Peter and Esther stood with those who
lost everything with community developments strategies. 75 acres of land was
purchased on the island of Halmahera and a medical base has been
developed. Peter is a Senior Auditing Accountant by training and leads the
development and staff programs. Esther guides the medical work and
oversees the children’s programs.
The poorest-of-the-poor in this remote region come to the clinic for free
medical care. Last year, 10,000 patients received direct care—including
lepers, HIV/AIDS, T.B., and burn injured patients. In the last 12 years,
80,000 to 100,000 have been cared for thru the work led by Esther and Peter
Scarborough.
57 orphaned, abandoned and neglected children are also in the care of
Yayasan Hohidiai. There are five children’s homes and an International
School was begun four years ago. The school is now 98 children in six
classrooms and provides a quality education for the poor. Last year property
was purchased for a new elementary school where 250 children will attend.
Peter and Esther have invested in the lives of the poor, sick, disabled and
abandoned in the remote region of Indonesia. They have many friends from
Fairbanks and are honored to speak at Rotary today.
New Member Announcment - 1st Publication
Courtney Roberts Industrial/Chemical Sales
Sponsored by: Bill Brophy
Dr. Jeff Zuckerman Physician/Radiology
Sponsored by: Brian Rogers and Jo Kuchle
Any input can be emailed to the New Membership Chair Jo Kuchle
[email protected]
Rotary Club of Fairbanks - PO BOX 72114 - Fairbanks Alaska 99709 - 907-458-4222 - [email protected]
ROTARCTIC PRESIDENT’S CORNER
March 19, 2015
Rotary Club Board of Directors Meeting of March 13, 2015
The Rotary Club of Fairbanks Board of Directors held its monthly meeting on
Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Westmark Harper Room. The Board was pleased to host District Governor
Dick Sutliff and his wife Page Spencer at the meeting. DG Dick spoke to the Board about membership growth
and retention, while noting our Club’s success in growing our membership this year. He was very pleased with
his visit to Fairbanks and commented that our Club and Board meetings were great examples of how clubs
should operate. Some of the activities of the Board were:
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The Board moved to recommend the draft Constitution and Bylaws to the Club General Membership for
approval. These documents are available on our website at
http://www.fairbanksrotary.org/ under the “About Us” menu tab. During early April, I plan to formally announce the proposal to adopt these at a regular Club meeting later in the month. By the way, if you haven’t visited our website lately, please do. Rachel Oldfield has been doing a great job posting new material
and updating the calendars, photos, etc.
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Travis Lewis provided an update on the Chena River Run. Sponsorships are coming in and a lot of the
details for this major spring event are falling into place. Travis and Co Chair Steve Haagenson will be
looking for volunteers to staff the race in the near future.
•
Rotarian John Rowe with Design Alaska presented an update on the plans for the development of a
Rotary Park at the new FNSB Tanana Lakes recreational facility on South Cushman. This project has
been identified as our next Major Community Service Project that will likely span the next 3 to 5 years.
Design Alaska completed a new survey of the park area and has prepared a preliminary design concept
for the trails, play areas, pavilions, parking zones and even a small zip line. The FNS Borough will add
beautiful sandy swimming beaches to one side of the “finger” of land for this park. President Elect Aisha
has a wonderful project to bring to her Board and the Club next year.
•
Our Club program on April 23 will be a presentation on Suicide Prevention. This program was developed
by the Rotary Club of Anchorage (DG Dick’s Club) and has been or will be presented at every Rotary
Club in D5010 this year. Doug Schrage and Emily Drygas are working on this, with Gunnar Ebbesson
taking the lead to develop this into a longer-term program for the club. On Friday, April 24, Gunnar will be
hosting a two-hour training program for Rotarians and other community members who would like to learn
more about this life saving initiative.
Continued on Page 5
President’s Corner Continued:
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I provided an update on our Belize School Sanitation Project, which was also presented in the
Rotarctic last week. Peggy and I are off to Belize in the early hours of Friday AM and will visit
the project sites and our Belize partners, the Rotary Club of San Ignacio. The project is
moving along nicely and we will do a presentation on its progress to the Club on April 30.
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Our very busy Board also approved two more new member proposals, approved several new
small grants, and is looking forward to a proposal by Bill Robertson for funding a Rotary sign for the local service club listings
at the Fairbanks International Airport.
Overall, it was a long but productive Board meeting. Finally, a special thank you to our Rotary Club for its warm greeting and
standing ovation for DG Dick Sutliff last Thursday. It is a real challenge to be a DG, especially in a district as vast as D5010 with
all of Alaska and Yukon, Canada. He really appreciated our club’s full Rotary salute to the RI President whom he represents, and
the numerous comments by Rotarians who enjoyed his very Alaskan address to the Rotary Club of Fairbanks.
Mike
March 26th - Choose Respect Rally Westmark Gold Room
April 2nd - Senator Murkowski will visit the Rotary Club of Fairbanks
April 2nd - The Fairbanks Rotary club is heading East to the sub-continent of India! Not really, but the next best thing,
with a culinary event at the Heckmans' home. Please come join Jo, Steve and your fellow Rotarians for a flavorful culinary
event Thursday, April 2, at 5:30 p.m. A delicious menu of Indian cuisine will be served; please BYOB. Indian-themed dress
is welcome! Space is limited so RSVP to Kate Ripley at [email protected] or phone 474-6218.
Jo and Steve Heckman's address is 2560 Allen Adale Road. Directions: Chena Pump Road toward Pump House. Turn right
on Old Chena Ridge Road (the Transfer Station is on the left) Go up Old Chena Ridge and take the second left on Allen
Adale, Sixth house on the right, with a red door. If you get lost, the home number is 455-6036. Suggested donation for the
event: $10 per person, to support Rotary Youth Exchange.
April 30th - Bring a poten&al member to Rotary day
TBD - Chena River Run Sponsorship Follow-up Phone Calls - Stay Tuned for
more Informa&on!
May 2 - Chena River Run
Help Wanted
Needed: Someone who has passed or is willing to take the Alaska gaming test to be our alternate member-in
-charge. No prior experience needed. On the job training provided. See Aisha Bray or Michelle Maynor
Needed: Rotarctic Editor, see Anna Gould for more details
Sierra Barton
“When I was first invited to join Rotary by
my sponsor, Peggy Pollen, I was ecstatic. I
accepted the invitation, eager to
participate in making our community a
better place; and becoming a Rotarian to
be surrounded by other like-minded people
with integrity, honor, and the idea of
service above self. To volunteer with a
purpose; a larger purpose - one that could
have great impacts both locally and
internationally. The projects our club has
been involved in are always heart warming and are guaranteed to make you strive
to give more. I joined Rotary to give back but I have also been gifted with wonderful
friendships and professional networking. Joining Rotary Club of Fairbanks is,
hands down, one of the best decisions I
have ever made.”
Scott McCrea
“What impressed me the most about Rotary is here
you have a wide range of members from so many
different walks of life, coming together for the
common good. I don’t think I have ever quite felt
such a sense of community as I have since coming
to these meetings. Whenever I come to one, and I
immediately get the handshake from the greeter
and the friendly and sincere welcome, I feel like I
am coming home.”
Emily Drygas
“I recently sponsored Theresa Bakker into our
Club. The New Member application is now on the
website and it was easy and fun to share Rotary
with her. I am a member of Rotary because I enjoy being part of an organization that makes a
positive impact on both a local and global
level!”
Rotary A,er Hours
We're having a hootenanny at our Rotary Aer
Hours on Thursday, March 26! Come socialize with
other club members and meet Ghost, a Snowy Owl
from the Bird Treatment and Learning Center. Bird
TLC is a non-proﬁt organiza-on in Anchorage
dedicated to rehabilita-ng sick, injured or orphaned
wild birds and providing avian educa-on programs to
the public. Because Fairbanks no longer has a wild
bird rehabilitator, injured birds brought to local
veterinarians are sent to Bird TLC for rehabilita-on
and release back into the wild. They also care for
injured raptors sent to them from Kodiak and other
parts of Alaska. Birds that cannot be released into
the wild are cared for by Bird TLC volunteers who
conduct educa-onal programs to increase awareness
of wild birds and to encourage preserva-on of their
habitats.
Ghost will be accompanied by Dave Dorsey, a US Air Force veteran and long--me volunteer for Bird
TLC. We'll be mee-ng at Mar- Buscaglia's house on Chena Ridge star-ng at 6 p.m. Plan on bringing an
appe-zer or beverage to share, your camera, kids, and perhaps a few dollars for Ghost’s “mouse
fund.” Direc-ons will be published next week.
Rotarctic Trivia
There are two events on April 2nd, what
are they?
Answer:____________________________
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Do you know a high school sophomore or junior
that could benefit from RYLA ( Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards)? RYLA promotes the development and understanding of leadership principles,
and it is fun. Our club will sponsor applicants to
attend this year's session at the King's Lake
Camp near Wasilla, April 23rd through April
26th. Applications must be completed and submitted by March 15th. Go on line or contact Steve
Heckman for additional information or application
packets.
[email protected]
907-347-6067
Name: _____________________________