Our program was presented by Jim Hinkle, Executive Director of ...
The Kiwanis Club of the Rampart Range – Caroline Vulgamore, editor-Harry Vulgamore, Photographer Meetings every Tuesday, 7:30 am, Aspen Pointe Café, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. 80904 President: Rick Couch, Secretary: Al Ziegler, Treasurer: Rex Kramer, Directors: Belenda Cornelius, Denise Montano, Burl Kreps, Caroline Vulgamore, Harry Vulgamore, District Governor: Kathy Lee Division 4 Lt. Governor: Tom Taylor, RMD Executive Administrator: Nancy Wiehagen, International President: Jane Erickson
October 11, 2016 PROGRAM: Our program was presented by Jim Hinkle, Executive Director of TwoCor, a nonresidential treatment facility for troubled youth that specializes in vocational training. Jim is a Colorado College graduate with a master’s in social work and doctor of divinity degree from Princeton. He had his start in social work at Dale House in 1983 working with troubled youth. After living in the East, he wanted to return to the West. TwoCor was started 12 1/2 years ago and assists troubled youth from ages 14 to 19 to learn how to work. Many do not have a father figure and do not know how to work. TwoCor assists both boys and girls, many of them victims of childhood trauma. He cited a Kaiser Permanente study in San Diego that found trauma of any sort during childhood is a measure of health problems into adulthood. He noted that childhood trauma affects brain development, particularly in pathways in the frontal cortex. This contributes to an inability to develop viable work habits. Under TwoCor’s program there is an orientation, followed by a learning lab, working on projects, and finally working with private businesses. The program involves a process of dealing not only with environmental problems, but is based on science so that youth see the value of work and are able to dress, concentrate, be on time and otherwise participate in being productive. TwoCor’s annual budget is about $900,000, and funded by government contracts, Aspen Pointe, grants, and individual donors. NEWS NOTES: Donations were for Silver Key. Rick noted that besides bell ringing, Salvation Army has an adopt-a-child program and stocking stuffing for the holidays. Key Club may be interested in bell ringing. HAPPY DOLLARS: Burl, grandson’s marriage; Rick for speaker’s presentation; Jack, grandson at El Pomar Youth Complex; Al for trip to Durango; Belinda, Warren, Rex and Tammy, just happy. UPCOMING EVENTS
October 18: Group Discussion. October 25: Board Meeting. October 28: BUG program. Centennial Elementary. 8:30 a.m. November 1: Program: Joe Stafford. Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Humane Society. November 8: Program: Shane Lory. Colorado Springs Food Rescue Organization. November 15: Program: Zuleika Munoz. Community Partnership for Child Development. November 22: No Meeting. December 10 and 17: Salvation Army Bell-Ringing.
Thanks to Katherine Lee Bates (and Harry), An Inspiring Program. we’ll open meetings with “America the Beautiful.” Your editors thank Al Ziegler for taking notes and a photo for this newsletter in our absence.
PRAYER October 18: Belenda Cornelius QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.” …Muhammad Ali
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October 11, 2016 PROGRAM: Our program was presented by Jim Hinkle, Executive Director of TwoCor, a nonresidential treatment facility for troubled youth that specializes in vocational training. Jim is a Colorado College graduate with a master’s in social work and doctor of divinity degree from Princeton. He had his start in social work at Dale House in 1983 working with troubled youth. After living in the East, he wanted to return to the West. TwoCor was started 12 1/2 years ago and assists troubled youth from ages 14 to 19 to learn how to work. Many do not have a father figure and do not know how to work. TwoCor assists both boys and girls, many of them victims of childhood trauma. He cited a Kaiser Permanente study in San Diego that found trauma of any sort during childhood is a measure of health problems into adulthood. He noted that childhood trauma affects brain development, particularly in pathways in the frontal cortex. This contributes to an inability to develop viable work habits. Under TwoCor’s program there is an orientation, followed by a learning lab, working on projects, and finally working with private businesses. The program involves a process of dealing not only with environmental problems, but is based on science so that youth see the value of work and are able to dress, concentrate, be on time and otherwise participate in being productive. TwoCor’s annual budget is about $900,000, and funded by government contracts, Aspen Pointe, grants, and individual donors. NEWS NOTES: Donations were for Silver Key. Rick noted that besides bell ringing, Salvation Army has an adopt-a-child program and stocking stuffing for the holidays. Key Club may be interested in bell ringing. HAPPY DOLLARS: Burl, grandson’s marriage; Rick for speaker’s presentation; Jack, grandson at El Pomar Youth Complex; Al for trip to Durango; Belinda, Warren, Rex and Tammy, just happy. UPCOMING EVENTS
October 18: Group Discussion. October 25: Board Meeting. October 28: BUG program. Centennial Elementary. 8:30 a.m. November 1: Program: Joe Stafford. Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Humane Society. November 8: Program: Shane Lory. Colorado Springs Food Rescue Organization. November 15: Program: Zuleika Munoz. Community Partnership for Child Development. November 22: No Meeting. December 10 and 17: Salvation Army Bell-Ringing.
Thanks to Katherine Lee Bates (and Harry), An Inspiring Program. we’ll open meetings with “America the Beautiful.” Your editors thank Al Ziegler for taking notes and a photo for this newsletter in our absence.
PRAYER October 18: Belenda Cornelius QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.” …Muhammad Ali
The Prez
