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Oct 24, 2024
First Responders Resiliency
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The program for October 24th

Meeting for October 24, 2024

Hybrid Meeting

Susan Ferren
First Responders Resiliency
Susan Farren is the founder of First Responders Resiliency, Inc.™ A graduate of the Stanford paramedic program, Susan has served her entire career in the industry of pre-hospital care. Serving in both the private and public sectors as a paramedic, she has occupied the roles of supervisor, operations manager, peer counselor, clinical manager, EMS educator and consultant throughout the greater Bay Area.
After being diagnosed with kidney cancer in early 2016 and undergoing major surgery, Susan was floored by the research she found about first responder physical, emotional and mental impacts her career had on her personal and professional life. This is where the Resiliency Training Program was born.
After her treatment and recovery, Susan dove into the research and subsequent data discovered involving the mental and physical impacts the industry had taken on her. Armed with that knowledge she pulled together a team of experts from every division of the industry who are working as a team to change the lives of First Responders.
A regularly sought after inspirational speaker and a published author of The Fireman’s Wife, A Memoir. Her second book, Responder Resiliency, An Owner's Manual is now available to purchase.

LINK TO VIRTUAL MEETING INFORMATION

The Speakers from October 16th

The Mark West Area Community Fund Park Project, by Karen Fies and Brad Sherwood

Our speakers for the October 16, 2024 meeting were Brad Sherwood and Karen Fies of the Mark West Area Community Fund. Brad is the President of the Fund. He is an Assistant General Manager at Sonoma Water and previously served on the Mark West Union School District Board of Trustees and Mark West Area Citizens Advisory Council. Karen is the chair of the Mark west Area Municipal Advisory Counsel and retired as the Director for the Sonoma County Human Services Department.

The Community Fund’s goal is to build community in the Mark West, Larkfield, and Wikiup unincorporated areas. This area was severely impacted by the 2017 fires. The area has had a significant increase in density, including apartments, and more children than in the past. The County's Parks Department has not helped the area. Community Fund was created to help with the rebuild after the fire and to fund parks. It raised over $3 million to purchase property and build a park along Old Redwood Highway in a vacant field near the old Cricklewood Restaurant. With the help of the Sonoma Land Trust, the property has been purchased and the Community Fund is working on developing the park. They intend to build a small “pocket” part, rather than a regional park or village square. Karen has taken a leading role in the park's development and is actively working on such details as applying for grants, decommissioning the sewer, grading and sidewalks, planning and planting fruit trees, and designing and installing pvc lines for water. She’s not a developer but knows the County organization and is adept at working with the various departments to get things done. The Community Fund has targeted 2025 for park’s opening.

The Fund is also actively seeking help with donations and from volunteers for various projects at the park. Many thanks to Brad for his return visit and to Karen for providing us with the details of her work. Good luck on the new park and on all your efforts to build community in the Mark West-Larkfield-Wikiup area!

Click HERE to view a recording of Karen and Brad's presentation.

Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week

This week 2016 - Another Full Moon

On a regular basis, our resident photo pro Warren Smith, submits pictures of what is going on at the weekly meetings. You can always find the most recent pictures at the websites photo journal called "Meeting Sighting" Please note that all the meeting photos for the entire Rotary year are at this location with the most recent on the last page.

Thanks for all the great pictures Warren! Link to Meeting Sightings. The most recent are on the last page!

Additional photos may be found on the SR Sunrise Facebook Page.
Rural Cemetery Cleanup

Our Past Comes Alive

Above, Lori Rodrigues (left) and Shauna Lorenzen prep, scrub the nearly two century standing stone masonry bounding the south entrance of Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery.

Lori and Shauna, Sunrise with Interact co-ed apply their elbow grease in scrubbing and clearing paths.

Elsie Allen senior Jennifer, Interact Secretary were the first of the cleanup crew met on the entrance trail.

Elsie Allen High School Interactor's Icelia and Hawaii Interact Vice President pause in their cleaning of the Fujihara and neighboring grave.  Over 5,500 pioneers are interred here. An extensive directory is available, documenting many family histories, including, Carrillo, Doyle and Farmer.

 

Supervising more Interactors is Merle Hayes. Pedro, Interact Treasurer and President Maria work around a resilient oak asserting its arc in history.

Not all our time was perspiring:  We had a lesson from Carol, a Rural Cemetery ring the site for 30 years.  She holds the available book with the histories of interred.  The book is sold at Finley Center and Steele Lane volunteer who has been actively resto Library.

Take a close look at the top right of the tombstone.  To the right is the surviving trunk of the oak tree.

Yay Team Elsie Allen Interact!! Your community-oriented service spirit really made an impact in restoring respect of the Rural Cemetery and preparing it for continued rehab and public education.

"Many hands make light work" as the saying goes.  The work crew of Elsie Allen Interact, their faculty Advisor, Government and AVID Teacher, Richard Malloy, Sunrise Advisor Willie Billeter and energetic daughter Amelia filled out the two dozen helping hands.  Matthew Crooks our Public Image Director is spreading the news on social media.  There is more to be done, and we can do! Together Everyone Achieves More!!

New Sunrise Logo

We Have Updated our Logo!

The board reviewed numerous versions of a new logo designed by Peter Hoberg's niece that were more modern as well as "readable." 

 

Our previous logo had some challenging fonts, and just were just ready for a "new look."

Joke of the Week

The Week's Funny:

I was sitting on the sofa last night watching TV, when my wife from the bedroom yelled, "Do you ever get pains on the chest like someone's got a voodoo doll and they're stabbing it?"

I replied, "No."


Then she asked, "How about now?
 

News From "The Rotarian"
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, to host 2028 Rotary International Convention
Rotary has announced that Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, will host its convention in 2028.
The Rotary International Convention welcomes tens of thousands of members and their friends and family each year from around the world. Rotary and Rotaract clubs in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are excited to showcase their beautiful metropolitan area and the incredible community service projects they have underway.
The Rotary International Board initially selected Minneapolis to host the convention in 2029. The change to 2028, with the convention occurring 27-31 May, gives members a chance to explore an additional location in 2029 before Rotary’s 125th anniversary convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 2030. A replacement host city for 2029 has not yet been chosen.
— October 2024
Rotary Club of Santa Rosa Sunrise - Founded June 30, 1986