Flight is THIS WEEKEND!!! We will have the dress rehearsal on 24 September. The silent auction is live on www.csflight.org. Please start your bidding and share the link with your friends. There is a post on the club Facebook page about the silent auction. Please share it and encourage people to engage with it. This event is going to be outstanding and we can all breathe a sigh of relief on Sunday the 27th. It will be well deserved!
“Effective Outreach Approaches to Marginalized Communities”
Julissa is considered one of the visionary and trailblazing leaders in public health in the State of Colorado and has served in significant leadership capacities in numerous capacities across the state. A trailblazer in programming serving Spanish-speaking new immigrants, Julissa has more than two decades of nonprofit experience and innovative insight. Her background includes over 19 years of success in leading and managing evidence-based prevention programs serving new immigrants. She immigrated to the United States nearly 21 years ago from the state of Michoacán in central Mexico, so she understands the health needs of Colorado Latinos and the importance of reaching out to them.
She has defied the expectations of a woman from Mexico, becoming one of the few immigrants in Colorado to be recognized for her significant contributions to the Latino community in an exceptional way. The ramifications of the marginalization and the discrimination that she has faced has only increased her desire to empowering new immigrants through a "family” and community perspective. She creates and produces everything related to the radio show. Julissa is also known not only for her Spanish Voice Over skills, but also for her English‐to-Spanish translation and proofreading services, creative copywriting and audio imaging productions. She is considered one of the unsung heroes, “hidden figures” who has endured with superlative strength, beauty and love. She is a shining example of the potential of new immigrants. Here accomplishments are a strong legacy as she has shaped history and transformed thousands of lives.
Her high degree of motivation and dedication to the Latino community has been recognized by the Latino community. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the following:
· 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Best Practices Award National Diabetes Prevention Program
· 2016 Wells Fargo’s People Who Make a Difference Award
· 2015 Colorado Nonprofit Association’s William Funk Award for Building Stronger Communities
· 2014 Latinas First Foundation Unsung Heroine Award
· 2012 Kathy Hill-Young Community Spirit Award
· 2012 Denver Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award
· 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award
Julissa believes that leadership in the Latino community is critical to creating change in Denver. It provides people with experiences that lead to dramatic individual transformation in terms of new skills, more fully-explored personal values, and a sense of personal power. Through the Latino Initiatives (formerly called Por Tu Familia) program at the American Diabetes Association (ADA), she has been able to build a sense of community in underserved communities across the State of Colorado, constructing civil society in a region of the country undergoing dramatic change, and it has also allowed her to build relationships with groups across the barriers of race, class, sexuality, and gender.
Many of you might remember when we were meeting in person and Dr Finkleman would bring his service dog, Rocky, to the meetings. Sadly, Rocky passed away this week after a minor surgery. It's a devastating loss for Dave. Rocky was his best buddy, his quarantining cohort and his most trusted companion.
"The hardest part of losing a dog you love isn't having to say goodbye...
It's the way your entire world changes without them
And the emptiness that's left in your heart when they go."
Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in Hays, KS and I grew up in Spalding, NE. Spalding is on the eastern border of the Nebraska Sandhills.
Have you lived outside the US? If so, where and for how long? Al, my husband, studied hand surgery in Goteborg, Sweden. We lived there for 9 months in 1980.
Coffee or tea? Both! One cup of coffee in the morning and a cup of tea before bedtime.
Do you currently or have you ever played a musical instrument? I played the baritone horn in high school band. I also took piano lessons for several years before that.
Back row - third from left
Favorite sport to watch? Favorite sport to play? Favorite sports teams? I like football. As a kid, I played volleyball and was on the swim team. Go Broncos!
Who would you consider to be your “hero” or “mentor” and why? I had two important mentors in my life. Clark Haberman was my high school biology teacher and Bob Hickman (famous for the “Hickman Line” used as an indwelling catheter for cancer patients) was my pediatric mentor when I was a resident in Seattle.
Do you speak any languages besides English? I speak beginning Italian and some Swedish. Also, some American sign language.
What is one thing from your Bucket List? I would like to take a road trip (actually trips) to visit all of the continental US.
Do you have pets? Ruedi!
Do you collect anything? I collect books. Our house is overflowing.
What is one thing you’ve done that you never want to do again? Rock climbing, ugh! I am afraid of heights.
If you had to give up one of your five senses for the rest of your life, which one would it be: sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell? I don’t want to give any of them up but if I had to, sound would be it. I do know some sign language.
What was your first job? Babysitting as a young girl but my first real job was Resident Advisor in West Hall at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
How long have you been in Rotary? Have you ever been a Rotarian in another club? If so, where? I joined in Nov, 2009 (so 10 years now, 11 years in November).
What is your favorite community service activity that our club has participated in? Rotary Readers
Is there another effort that you would like to see our club contribute/volunteer? I like outdoor, hands on activities. (Like the park cleanups and the benefit races, if they will let me walk the course.)
What program have we had at our weekly meetings that you’ve found the most interesting? I always enjoy the inspirational stories about someone who overcame adversity or who challenged themselves to do something.
Who was your rotary sponsor? Bob Holmes.Kathleen, we are sisters, you know. (Leslie Cook ► Bob Holmes ►Carol and Kathleen.)
What board positions have you held in our club or in prior clubs? I have been Director of Community Service, RYLA Coordinator, Director of the Service Fund and now Director of Youth Services.
We do a lot of good things in our club. In your opinion, where is an area that we could do better and how? Looking at the 5 Pillars of Service, I think we could improve in the vocational area (we are doing great in the other 4: club, community, international and new generations.) Perhaps we could work with the North Club on their business education program or we could work more on a mentorship program for young professionals!
As you're doing your shopping online, did you know that you can support our Rotary Club with every Amazon purchase? Here’s how:
Go to smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com). Amazon Smile is the same company, same account, same password, but the Amazon Smile program gives one half of one percent of every purchase to charity. No, it’s not a lot, but it’s also not nuthin’ (to be exact: about $150 for the Club so far). So again, go to smile.amazon.com
Sign into your Amazon account as you normally would
On the very top left of the page, next to the AmazonSmile logo, are three horizontal bars. Click there for the drop-down menu.
Scroll ALL the way down to “Your AmazonSmile”; it should be the last option right before “Sign Out”; Click on “Your AmazonSmile”
On the right side of the page, click on the “change charity” box under Your current charity (Note: If you are currently supporting another charity, that’s awesome! These instructions are for those who are not doing so. Also, if you have not previously selected a charity, your default option will be St. Judge Children’s Research Hospital.)
Type in Community Service Fund of the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs; click Select
That’s it. You’re all set. Just remember to go to Smile.Amazon.com when you shop from now on.
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