Rotarians welcome new officers, thank outgoing president

By Lee Haroun

The setting – Mary McCallum Park – and the warm weather couldn’t have been better for Rotary’s annual picnic on July 9 when newly elected officers took over leadership roles in the Sunriver-La Pine Club. For the last year, Meagan Iverson served as, what members acknowledged, an excellent president. She spoke of meeting her goals for the club which included continuing to serve the community and promoting the mutual friendships amongst club members. Iverson filled her role with distinction even as she worked as the executive director of the meeting is at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sunriver Resort Hearth Room. Visit www.sunriver-lapine rotary.org to learn more.

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Taking over the top leadership role from Iverson is Aaron Schofield, who is the manager of First Interstate Bank in Sunriver. His managerial experience will certainly serve him well as our club’s president. Kaylyn Grammater moved into the role of president-elect for next year. Another busy person, Grammater is the registered nurse clinical supervisor at the St. Charles clinic in La Pine. This year, she also has

Team Birtola provides Sunriver Police Foundation its first grant

By Dennis Dishaw

Sunriver Police Lt. Stephen Lopez introduced the directors of the Sunriver Police Foundation at a training meeting on July 12. The directors are Ron Schmid, Dennis Dishaw, Mary Fister, Niles Hanson and Al Klascius.

The Sunriver Police Founda- tion is committed to strengthening and promoting community support for the Sunriver Police Department.

The foundation directors gave the officers prepaid credit cards for them to distribute to people in need. Most people perceive Sunriver as an affluent community. Sunriver police officers assist transients who are in financial difficulty.

It’s not uncommon for an officer to take money from their own wallet to buy gas or a meal for a person in need.

Lopez shared a shorty of a citizen without shoes and in pain. An officer paid for new shoes.

Employees of Team Birtola of High Desert Realty provided the grant for prepaid cards, and Team Birtola is one of the foundation’s corporate sponsors. volunteered along with Lee Haroun to serve as membership co-chair. Grammater and Haroun are taking over from Harry Hamilton, who has done a great job for the past four years recruiting new members. with debit cards.

First Interstate Bank provided the cards and waived all the fees.

Attorney Tony De Alicante deserves a thank you for his efforts to file the foundation’s incorporation documents.

The directors are planning two events: A Day at the Range in the fall and a fundraiser in the winter.

Board directors who will remain in their current positions are Pam Beezley as secretary and Jami Steinhauer as treasurer.

Club members look forward to another great year helping to meet the needs of community members and nonprofit organizations in south Deschutes County along with contributing to international Rotary projects.

If you are interested in volunteering, please call Dennis at 818-612-0913.

Street Dog Hero improves facility to expand services

In July, Street Dog Hero made some incredible changes at its Bend based facility, dubbed “The Heroes Haven.”

The improvements include hiring three new part-time animal care technicians, repainting the facility and installing new, larger kennels.

The nonprofit organization seeks to raise $40,000 to fund the changes, which aim to improve the quality of care for the animals on site at its facility.

For more than six years, Street Dog Hero has been fulfilling its mission of helping end animal overpopulation by spaying and neutering owned and street dogs and cats around the world

The facility updates are a key part of the organization’s strategic vision, and it will allow Street Dog Hero to greatly expand its services and opportunities for collaborations in Central Oregon.

With a surgical suite, kennels, office space, and storage, the new facility also offers Street Dog Hero a place to share in-person offices, host events, and train foster owners and volunteers, as well as a place for the rescue dogs to find their permanent homes.

Funds raised through the Heroes Haven Capital Campaign will cover the cost of animal care technicians time dedicated to providing the dogs onsite with everything they need as well as cover the cost of new large dog housing units so the dogs have plenty of space during their time with at the facility.

To donate to the capital campaign to cover the costs of upgrading the facility equipment as well as hiring animal care technicians onsite, please visit https://give.streetdoghero. org/give/491707/#!/donation/ checkout.

Street Dog Hero is making lasting positive change in the lives of dogs and their humans, working towards a world where all dogs are healthy, safe, cared for and wanted.

Making such a large impact in the lives of owned and street dogs and cats, and the families that surround them, would not be possible without Street Dog Heroes’ supporters, com- munity, and dog lovers around the world. The organizational values inspire the interactions it has with all the four- and two-

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