Thanks to Aspen Rotary, Adriana Martinez broadened her horizons by spending the the year immersing herself in local culture and life. From Madrid, Spain, she enrolled in Aspen High School this past fall, and spent her time living with three different host families: the Fuller's, Rotarian Samantha Johnston, and the Stephenson's in Snowmass. During her presentation on Thursday, Adriana shared videos and pictures highlighting her favorite moments from the year.
Provided by Aspen Rotary, Adriana received a ski pass and gear, giving her a chance to take up snowboarding as a new sport. As she explained, "every weekend I loved to be able to go the mountain, sometimes with friends, sometimes alone." Her favorite trips were visits to Moab, Telluride, and Dallas. Her favorite event that she "waited the whole year for" was Prom. Her favorite holiday experience was Thanksgiving, save preparing the turkey. Her most difficult cultural transition was greeting people, where she considered shaking hands as opposed to kisses on the cheek "weird."
Most notable in Adriana's presentation were the relationships she forged with host families and friends. Many fond memories were made breaking the ice with her shy host brothers, life guiding conversations with Sam, and time spent with different groups of friends. Although she looks forward to returning to life back in Spain, the rich experiences and people clearly made a lasting positive impact on her life. The videos and pictures Adriana shared reaffirms the priceless benefits of Aspen Rotary's student exchange program.
Rotary Announcements for May 25
Guests:
Heather Stephenson and daughter Farah, host family for Adriana
Warren Klug (Kathy Klug)
Sarah Nininger (Christina King)
Torre (Bill & Lori Small)
Anna Zane (Maurice Emmer)
Ed Queenan, Carbondale Rotary
Speaker:
Adriana Martinez
Craig Melville's President Report:
Pepper Gomes passed away. A memorial services for Susan's husband is at Aspen Chapel, Thursday, June 1 at 2:00 pm.
Aspen Rotary supports Guatemala Literacy. In the past 20 years, this project has served 172,000 students. Support includes: getting chidden to school, hiring teachers, and providing supplies. Successes include 190 textbook programs, 41 sustainable computer centers, 500 primary school teachers, and 520 students on scholarship programs
Ducky Derby sponsorships are due next week. We are below last year with $75,500 raised to date. Once sponsors are sent to the printers next week, adoption papers will be printed.
Online duck sales are up and running; adoption papers won’t be available for another month.
The services for Susan’s husband, Pepper Gomes, will be held on Thursday, June 1 at Aspen Chapel at 2 pm.
HAPPY BUCKS benefits The BETA SERVICE Club of Aspen High School (Kathleen M. Klug, Ph. D. and Sheri Smith, Mentors). Proceeds this months during Happy Bucks support the service projects of our 100+ students. The service hours to our community, school, and other NPOs is significant and in any given year 10,000 plus volunteer hours.
Mike Hoffman: happy bucks for identifying 3 host families for the 2017-18 Rotary youth exchange program (assuming they are vetted and pass)
Maurice Emmer: happy bucks for his joke-- at a recent visit to a hospital, an anonymous person tested for Chirpees, a canary disease, which was untreatable.
Cathy Klug: happy bucks for Sussan Gomes—Pepper was a donor recipient, Hillary Ruland is back from Kuwait on June 3, and Rotary club support for Beta Club (seniors donated over 10,000 service hours).
Tom Clark: happy bucks for the opening 10th opening of Clark's Market in Sedona, AZ
Rob Ittner-- Getting on a plane to Amerstam to see mother. Rutstique is opening—June 6/7 is a soft opening, all Rotarians are invited
Steve Seyfert: happy bucks being on the same flight as Rob
Justin Barrow: happy about bike to work day
Scott Russell: happy bucks as a thank you to Mike Hoffman for taking over youth exchange
Upcoming Birthdays:
Ashton Hewitt celebrates her birthday June 2, and Chris Bendon celebrates June 6.
The Weekly Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Aspen.
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