Parker Toastmasters sponsors speech contest
The Parker Toastmasters group, Lunch out Load, had its spring
speech contest March 4 at Servino’s restaurant in Parker.
Participants included Amy Jordheim, Mary Ann Chase, Claudette St.
Pierre and Paul Gleditsch. These members are now eligible to
participate in the Toastmasters Area M5/M6 International Speech and
Table Topics contest.
Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped millions of
men and women become more confident in front of an audience. Our
network of clubs and their learn-by-doing program are sure to help
you become a better speaker and leader.
Lunch out Load Toastmasters meets at 11:30 a.m. every Friday at
Keller Williams Action Realty offices, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive,
Suite 110, Parker. To find out more or to experience a “mini”
Toastmaster meeting, come March 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Parker
Library.
For any questions call VP of membership Claudette St. Pierre at
303-475-0418 or Pat Broadbent VP of education at 303-517-3102.
Baseball club to operate ballpark
The Double Angel Ballpark is now under the operation and
management of the Double Angel Baseball Club. Double Angel
Foundation, a Parker nonprofit organization, built the baseball
park, a premier facility in the state, and has operated it since
its opening in 2006. More than 1,200 activities took place at the
park in 2010, with more than 25,000 people coming through the front
gates.
The Double Angel Foundation will now focus on providing
scholarships to worthy ballplayers, to grow the sport of baseball,
and will work to spread the message of the dangers of carbon
monoxide in boats as well as in homes and buildings. The foundation
was formed by Ken and Bambi Dixey in 2000, following the deaths of
their two baseball-loving sons, Dillon and Logan, who drowned after
being exposed to carbon monoxide while swimming off the back of a
houseboat while on vacation at Lake Powell.
For information on Double Angel Baseball contact 720-849-5300,
info@doubleangelbaseball or
www.doubleangelbaseball.com.
For information on Double Angel Foundation contact 303-841-2420,
doubleangelorg@msn.com
or www.doubleangel.org.
South Metro Fire Rescue Authority earns accreditation
The South Metro Fire Rescue Authority was awarded accreditation
by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International March 8 at
the commission’s spring meeting in Orlando, Fla. The accreditation
is valid for five years.
“This is an enormous achievement,” said Chief Daniel Qualman.
“We have been evaluated by our peers and found to have met or
exceeded national standards.”
The accreditation process gives the South Metro Fire Rescue
Authority the opportunity to assess and evaluate our fire and
emergency service as well as gives us a model for continuous
improvement and method of providing the highest level of service to
our community, Qualman said.