Kenny Mann, co-founder of Acacia Moyo, a non-profit benefiting the Kitengala Maasai of Kenya, recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Linda Hull These Acacia Moyo beaders, Naomi Ikoyo, Sarah Lilapon, and Rispah Lepilal, are the three primary designers in the Olmakau Women’s Beading Cooperative of Kitengela, which includes approximately 30 other women beaders. Photo by Kenny…
New Mexico Wildlife Center’s Chase Spearing Speaks To Local Rotarians
Animal Ambassador Amelia, an American kestrel (Falco sparverius), was Rotary’s guest Tuesday. Photo Courtesy New Mexico Wildlife Center
BY LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Before you rescue any baby birds or baby animals, please call a certified wildlife specialist,” advised Chase Spearing, Education Coordinator for the New Mexico Wildlife Center (NMWC), when she spoke from Española by Zoom to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on April 27. “Most animal parents are nearby and will take care of the babies we might think are abandoned.”
NMWC, founded in 1986 by veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Ramsay, moved to its current location just south of Española in 2005. The Center has just welcomed new director Matthew Miller. He joins an enthusiastic staff that is committed to the NMWC’s mission “to connect people and wildlife for an abundant tomorrow.”
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“It’s not as glamorous as you would think, although I did meet Angelina Jolie once,” smiled Amber Dodson, Director of the New Mexico Film Office (NMFO), when she spoke via Zoom to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on April 6
th. Established in 1968, the NMFO was the first state agency of its kind in the United States. It operates under the Office of the Governor in the New Mexico Economic Department.
The primary task of the NMFO is to “capture, track, analyze, and report data,” Dodson began.
“We use 100 different metrics for our data research,” subjects that range from rural and direct spending to partner and non-partner spending, from the number of work days involved in any production to the number of participants in education and training programs.”
BY ALISON PANNELL
Give Peace a Chance
“In many ways, everything we do as Rotarians to improve the human condition supports peace.” In this opening statement, Rotarian Alison Pannell captured Rotary International’s emphasis on “building positive peace” as she explained the Peace Fellowship program to members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on December 15.
At the 1942 Rotary International (RI) conference in London, Rotary founder Paul Harris joined leaders from 21 countries to consider establishing an “education and cultural exchange” at the end of World War II. In 1945, 11 prominent Rotarians were invited to serve as consultants at the first conference of the United Nations. There in San Francisco, Rotarians began their role as observers at United Nations meetings with the declared purpose today “to contribute to peace and security around the world by promoting international collaboration.” Since its founding in 1905, Rotary has long been dedicated to “