THE ALTRUSUN

VOLUME 34, ISSUE 1

JUNE 2010

WEBSITE:
ALTRUSA.BLOGSPOT.COM

Published Monthly
Altrusa International, Inc.
Of Montrose, Colorado
PO Box 3184
Montrose, CO. 81402-3184 President’s Report
Betty Lundgren
Editor & Publisher
by Kaye Hotsenpiller
[email protected]
970 252-3610 Hello Altrusans:
Kaye Hotsenpiller—President
[email protected] As I was thinking of my theme for the year I wrote down the following possibilities:
970 249-7929 Altrusans
Diane Winger— The Nike Slogan “Just Do it”
President Elect Movers and Shakers
[email protected] Paving the Way
970 765-8885 Make it Happen
Linda Riba— Dream Big and Succeed (this was a close second)
First Vice President Get R done (one of my favorites)
[email protected]
970 240-5489 But I thought about us planting bulbs in Cerise, cleaning up trash on the highway, teach-
Ginny Spaven— ing our teen girls to be future leaders, supporting adult literacy, encouraging literacy
Second Vice President with our young people, support to our cancer survivors, the friendships that we build
[email protected] between each other and the 9,508 hours of community service, and I decided that my
970 964-4379 theme for the year is “Altrusa – Building a Stronger Community.”
Lorie Bollig—Secretary
[email protected] My Goals for the year are to create a new service project, increase communication with
970 249-6823 our existing and new members, increase fun member activities, develop leadership ac-
Janis Marcha—Treasurer tivities, have a terrific conference, and most importantly have fun within our weekly
[email protected] meetings.
970 249-6101
Allison Nadel—Treasurer Elect Diane Winger and her golf committee started the year off with a bang. With a commit-
[email protected] tee of 13, beautiful silent auction items, and 10 teams competing in the tournament,
970 240-3091 over $5000 was raised for the Club. Thanks to Diane for chairing a committee that she
Roberta Hoey—Past President had no past experience with and her team for coming together and making the event so
[email protected] successful.
970 249-3873
Martha Dusio— With all of us working together I know we can build a stronger community.
Director/Parliamentarian
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[email protected]
970 249-7469 Page 2 & 3 June Business Meeting Minutes, July/August Birthdays
Lita Sargent—Director Page 4 & 5 Committee Chairs & Officers for 2010-11, Scholarships
[email protected] Awarded, Parliamentary Presentation
970 417-1145 Page 6 & 7 35th Anniversary Celebration & Montrose Day Declaration
Page 8 Altrusa Golf Tournament Photos & Winning Team Recap
Page 9 Meeting Greg Mortensen—Pennies for Peace Project &
Roasting Roberta
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 Club Business Meeting Minutes
June 15, 2010
President Kaye Hotsenpiller called the meeting to order at 12:10 pm.
Member News/Brags:
• Susan Woody advised that she was going to be a grandma again.
• Jeanne Kuchynka recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary that included a 7-day
cruise and a zipline ride.
• Joyce Loss will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on 6/21/2010 as well as their
60th class reunion.
• Ginny Spaven reported that she and Nick recently completed the Ride for Kids that is a mo-
torcycle ride that raised approximately $46,000. They were the second highest fundraisers
for this event and thanked those that sponsored them.
• Linda Riba reported on Relay for Life that raised approximately $57,000.
• Roberta Hoey advised that Ruth Heath is doing fine in her recovery from a blood clot.
• Joey Huskey updated the club on Harry Lawson’s condition – it looks as though he might be released from the hospi-
tal 6/21/2010.
• Elaine Moore advised that Melba Teague is supposed to be released from Valley Manor on 6/17/2010.
Announcements:
Val Burnell announced International Relations had set up a booth at Main In Motion on 6/10/2010 and that space would be
available to other committees if they wanted to use it to share information about their projects.

Diane Winger asked that all members review their yearbook biography and photo and to update as necessary. A poll was
taken to determine how many copies of the yearbook needed to include the calendar section to save printing costs. They
will print a limited number of yearbooks with that section.

Dates to Remember: 6/30/2010 Budgets are due

Secretary Report: The minutes of the May 18, 2010 meeting were presented. There are no corrections or additions so
will be filed as presented. continued Æ

BIRTHDAYS! BIRTHDAYS! BIRTHDAYS!

The Courtesy Committee thought it would be nice to include a Happy Birthday wish in the newsletter each
month for the members with birthdays coming up in the following month. That way, in case you (or they) miss
a meeting, you can share birthday wishes personally!

July & August Birthdays:

Betty Lundgren July 1 Tracy Frank August 3

Mary McKelvy July 8 Elaine Moore August 3
Rosemary Chavez July 14 Elaine Hale-Jones August 16
Elizabeth Esquibel July 19 Debby Curtis August 17
Bobbi Brown July 21
Sharon Vis July 20
Rose Price July 26
Mary Watt July 31

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 Business Meeting Minutes (continued)

Several items of correspondence were presented which included Thank You Notes and well wishes on the Club’s 35th anniver-
sary.

Treasurer’s Report:
Janis Marcha presented the Treasurer’s Report for May 2010. Questions were raised in regard to account #4210 – Nut Sales.
It was clarified that these proceeds are dedicated to 2011 Conference Attendance reimbursement. The financials were filed as
presented.
Val Burnell clarified the International Relations Expense was for a donation and award copy entry expense.

Foundation:
Marianne Cross advised that only one Letter of Interest was received for the Foundation Board and it was from Roberta Hoey.
It was voted unanimously that Roberta be elected to the Foundation Board. A Foundation Board meeting has been scheduled
for 6/22/2010. Alice Vest reviewed the Foundation Financial Statement.

Committee Reports:

Programs – Diane Winger

6/22/2010 Montrose Library regarding services provided
7/6/2010 Kids Aid Montrose
Diane also reminded committee chairs that Internal Program space is available to share information with the Club.

Membership – Linda Riba

June Birthdays were announced.
Applications for Membership recommended and approved by the Board include Bonnie Coffman – Wells Fargo Bank; Correna
Montoya – Land Title; and Molly Feddersen – Bank of the West. All members have five days to respond in writing if there are
any questions or concerns.
Resignation requests have been received from Diane Douglass, Christy Biella and Susan Bony.
Leaves of Absence have been requested from Becky Wolford for one year due to retirement travel and from Karen Tuttle
from 6/9/2010 – 8/1/2010 due to family.

Service – Ginny Spaven

The following grants were approved by the Club contingent upon ratification of the 2010-2011 Budget:
$250 to Hospice for art supplies at Camp Good Grief
$200 to Forekin Trails Genealogy Society for new location and moving expense
$230 to Habitat for Humanity for computer/printer to be used by the Volunteer Site Coordinator

The following grant was tabled pending additional information:

$200 to Life Choices Family Resource Center for the Fashioned For Life Program to support 5 scholarships.

Old Business:
Ginny Spaven announced that the adjusted net income from the 2010 Spring Luncheon was $13,305.81
Diane Winger reported that the Golf Tournament should net approximately $5,500.

New Business:
Diane Winger announced that she and other members of the International Relations Committee met with Greg Mortensen and
presented money for the Pennies for Peace Program.

The 2009-2010 Audit of the Club Accounts will be performed by Margaret Goodhue.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Lorie Bollig - Secretary

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 Committee Chairs and Officers
for 2010-11
The following members are serving as Committee SERVICE CHAIR: Ginny Spaven
Chair/Co-Chair for 2010-2011
• Service: Ginny Spaven
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR: Diane Winger • ASTRA: Lori Michaels
• Awards: Roberta Hoey
• Club Historian/Link to link Club: Dorothy Causey • Bell Ringing: Lynda Wareham
• By-Laws: Dorothy Causey, Susan Woody • Christmas Baskets: Cheryl Gibson
• Elections: Carolyn Otero • Educational Services: Sheryl Solow
• Newsletter/Website: Betty Lundgren, Diane Winger • Environmental: Cheryl Gibson
• Publicity: Diane Winger • International Relations: Carol Parker, Val Burnell
• Telephone/E-mail: Kaye Hotsenpiller • Lifeline: Alice Vest
• Yearbook: Diane Winger • Literacy: Jana Ackerman, Jeanne Kuchynka
• Love Hug Bears: Rose Price
FINANCE CHAIR: Janis Marcha • Member Issues: Judy Copeland
• Tender Touch Turbans: Joyce Loss
• Bequests & Grants: Dena Brooks
• Spring Luncheon: Lori Bollig, Allison Nadel MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Linda Riba
• Holiday Festival: Nancy Morton-Kaiser, Bobbi Brown,
Lita Sargent • Holiday Party: Lynda Wareham
• Golf Tournament: Diane Winger • Courtesy: Linda Riba
• Fundraising: Roena Frank, Carolyn Otero • Initiation: Ginny Spaven
• Installation: Dusty Gavels
• Orientation: Roberta Hoey
• Strategic Planning: Margaret Goodhue

CONFERENCE 2011: Elaine Moore, Marge Keehfuss

The 2010-2011 Officers and Board Members were installed on May 25, 2010.

L to R: Martha Dusio, Lita Sargent, Ginny Spaven, Lorie Bollig, Linda Riba, Diane Winger, Roberta
Hoey, Kaye Hotsenpiller

Not pictured: Janis Marcha, Allison Nadel

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 Altrusa Scholarships Awarded—
June 8, 2010
On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, Altrusa International of Montrose awarded five
college scholarships of $1,000 each to the following applicants for the 2010-
2011 school year:

Ashlee Gerlach will major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and
Music (piano) at Brigham Young University. Ashlee graduated from Montrose
High School, May 2010.

Nikki Rodgers will major in biology with further study in veterinary science
at Colorado State University. Nikki graduated from Montrose High School,
May 2010.

Dylan Markley will major in wildlife biology at Colorado State University.

Dylan graduated from Olathe High School, May 2010.

Jessica Yarnell attends Delta/Montrose Technical College studying practical

nursing with a goal to earn her LPN and RN in the future. (front) Dr. Sheryl S. Solow, Chair of Education
Committee, Evelyn Lawson, Past Chair of Education
Rick L. LaPena attends Mesa State College, Montrose Campus studying Committee
liberal arts focusing on humanities and social science with a goal to become (back) Rick LaPena, Jessica Yarnell, Ashlee Gerlach
an elementary teacher. (not pictured) Dylan Markley, Nikki Rodgers

Martha’s Parliamentary Presentation…

Martha Dusio, our Club Parliamentarian and Director, will be periodically sharing information about Parliamentary proce-
dures to help us all better understand how our Club operates at meetings.

Test your knowledge of procedure. Match each item in Column A with the appropriate term from Column B. Answers
will be included in the next newsletter. There may be a test later!!

Column A Column B
1. ______ Adjourn A. Accept/agree
2. ______ Adopt B. Administrative body
3. ______ Agenda C. Close the meeting
4. ______ Amend D. Modify wording or meaning
5. ______ Appeal E. Affirmative voice vote
6. ______ Aye F. Send to a committee
7. ______ Board G. Assembly of delegates
8. ______ Bylaws H. Basic rules of a society
9. ______ Commit or Refer I. Members question chair's ruling
10. ______ Convention J. Order of business

Reprinted with permission of:

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Independence, MO 64050-3808
"mailto:[email protected]" "http://parliamentarians.org"
816.833.3892

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 ALTRUSA CLUB OF MONTROSE CELEBRATES
35TH ANNIVERSARY!

Our Altrusa Club in Montrose was organized in June 1975, making this
month our 35th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, Montrose Mayor
Kathy Ellis signed a declaration proclaiming June 1, 2010 as "Altrusa Day."

The club celebrated with a luncheon for its members, along with several
of the original members of our club back in 1975. We were also joined by
Altrusa members from the Delta and Grand Junction clubs, including Al-
trusa International President-Elect Dona Garretson.

Some of the Charter Members of Altrusa International of Montrose CO

are still members of the club today: Dena Brooks (our 1st club Presi-
dent), Martha Dusio, Margaret Goodhue (past Governor of District Ten),
Gin Hoagland, Mary Snyder, and Melba Teague.

Check out the luncheon photos below and read the actual proclamation at right!

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 Altrusa Foundation Golf Tournament
To Benefit Lifeline
Saturday, June 5, 2010 * Black Canyon Golf Course
Altrusa Club of Montrose Foundation held a successful golf tournament on Saturday, June 5 at Black Canyon Golf Club. Ap-
proximately $5,500 was raised to benefit their Lifeline project. Altrusa currently helps over 100 people in our area remain
safely in their own homes by purchasing, installing, and servicing Lifeline units in the homes of elderly or homebound residents.
Lifeline provides access via a portable unit — a pendant or bracelet
with a button — to a 24-hour emergency response system.

Tournament Results:
Closest to pin - (W) Phoebe Benziger, (M) Rick Sarten
Long drive - (W) Carolee Hawkins, (M) Ed Otero

Teams -
1st place: Tyler Dahl, Kaleb Peters, Bill Decker, Kyle Peters
2nd place: Mike Trickey, Glynn Williams, Greg Genuit, Keith
Meinert
3rd place: Carmen Hays, Carolee Hawkins, Marianne Cross,
Kaye Hotsenpiller (L to R in photo at right)

Golf Committee Members taking it easy while the

golfers are on the course. (photo at left)
Diane Winger, Carolyn Otero, Kylee Smith
Photo below: Lynda Wareham, Elaine Moore,
Mary McKelvy, Gigi Bechthold, Carolyn Otero

(photo at left): Marianne Cross, Carol Watson, and Val

Burnell at the registration table

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 Meeting Greg Mortenson—Pennies for Peace Come from
Montrose Altrusans and MHS Students
On Sunday, May 30, Members of Altrusa's International Relations Committee and representatives from Montrose
High School presented Greg Mortenson with checks totaling $1,840.91 for Pennies for Peace. This donation con-
sisted of contributions from the MHS Student Council ($250), a Pennies for Peace fundraising drive at the high school
($440.91), a concert to benefit Pennies for Peace ($150), a donation from Altrusa International of Montrose ($500),
and an individual donation ($500). Since our community's first Pennies for Peace event, a program co-sponsored by
Altrusa of Montrose and the Montrose Library in January 2008, approximately $7,250 has been raised and donated to
Mortenson's Central Asia Institute by the Montrose community (counting only those donations reported to Al-
trusa).

During our visit, MHS teacher Russell Evans described the two "Day in the Dirt" events at MHS he had organized
(one in March 2008, the other in April 2010) where a number of teachers took their classes outside to simulate the
teaching conditions in villages without even a simple building to use as
a school. The students scratched their lessons in the dirt with sticks
and talked about the many privileges children in this country have and
sometimes take for granted.

Mortenson was very impressed with the concept of the "Day in the
Dirt," as was Pennies for Peace Director, Christiane Leitinger. They
requested that Evans organize another "Day in the Dirt" next fall so
that they can obtain videos and photos, since they would like to in-
clude this awareness-raising event in future publications and in their
online curriculum suggestions.

Mortenson provided free autographed copies of several of his books

to our Montrose group, and signed the books we had brought with us.

Photo at left: Back row L to R: Greg Mortenson, MHS teacher Russell Evans,
student Jaime Diaz. Front row L to R: Altrusa members Carol Parker, Val
Burnell, Diane Winger, and student Diamond Clarin

ROASTING ROBERTA!
After turning over the gavel
to 2010-11 President, Kaye
Hotsenpiller, the Dusty Gav-
els (our past Club Presidents)
“roasted” Roberta with high-
lights, memories and gifts to
commemorate her year as
our President.

It was a fun, festive and very

memorable!