100 East 8th Street, Suite 270
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 395-7919
Number 311
Monthly Bulletin
July 2014
Website: www.hope.edu/hasp
Email: hasp@hope.edu
Office Staff: Kim Mendels, Executive Director; Amy Berarducci, Administrative Assistant
MONTHLY PROGRAM
Date:
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Time:
9:00 AM refreshments, 9:30 AM program
Place:
Christ Memorial Church, 595 Graafschap Road
Program:
A 1000-Mile Great Lakes Walk, Loreen Niewenhuis
***REMINDER: JULY & AUGUST MONTHLY PROGRAMS ARE AT CHRIST MEMORIAL***
In 2009, Loreen Niewenhuis walked the perimeter of Lake Michigan and wrote the bestselling book,
A 1000-MILE WALK ON THE BEACH. In 2012, she took another long journey, covering 1000 miles of
shoreline touching all five Great Lakes. The book about this latest adventure, A 1000-MILE GREAT LAKES
WALK, explores the entire Great Lakes system.
In this presentation, she will take you along the shores of all five Great Lakes and many of the waterways
connecting them. In words, photos, and video, you’ll explore the geology, hydrology, and natural history of the
largest system of fresh water lakes in the world. She will also illuminate the threats to this massive ecosystem:
invasive species, pollution, destruction of wetlands, and the gradual warming of the lakes.
Niewenhuis speaks with the authority of an expert as she has a M.S. degree in the biological sciences. She raises
important questions about preserving our wild places and protecting the fragile ecosystems on which we all
depend.
From the time she was a young girl climbing sand dunes and splashing in its cool waters, Loreen has felt
connected and drawn to Lake Michigan. She decided to explore the lake fully by walking all the way around it.
The fascinating account of her journey, A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach, was released in 2011 by Crickhollow
Books. This book made the Heartland Indie Bestseller List.
In 2012, she took another 1000-mile hike along the shores of all five Great Lakes. The book about this
adventure, A 1000-Mile Great Lakes Walk was published by Crickhollow Books in 2013. This book won the
Great Lakes Great Reads Award. Website www.LakeTrek.com.
UPCOMING HASP MONTHLY PROGRAMS:
August 5, 2014 – Aging Health Issues, Dr. Barb DePree (will be held at Christ Memorial Church)
September 2, 2014 – Outdoor Discovery Center, Travis Williams
MONHLY MEETING PARKING: Lot Z – behind Anderson-Werkman building is reserved for HASP members (marked with
orange cones), there are some available spaces in Lot U (for Haworth guests, behind the Kepple House by Dykstra Hall), Pillar
Church lower level parking lot (which you CAN park in the spots labeled “Pillar Church only”), street parking where available, and
the lot behind New Holland Brewery and 84 East where available. The newer downtown parking ramp is also a great option! If you
live at Freedom Village, please consider taking their bus over.
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MEMBERSHIP
Membership Chair: Bonnie Cowie, dbcowie@sbcglobal.net
We welcome the following new members:
MARY LOU DEWITT
Profession:
Nursing
Education:
Pine Rest School of Nursing
Hobbies:
Gardening, golf, painting, volunteering
Mentor:
Ralph Gutierrez
SARAH KENYON
Profession:
School counselor; home economics teacher
Education:
Michigan State University; Western Michigan University
Hobbies:
Gardening, home decorating, baking
Mentor:
John and Mary Buttrey
SID KENYON
Profession:
Quality Assurance, Product Safety, Engineering
Education:
Western Michigan University
Hobbies:
Hunting, boating, golf
Mentor:
John and Mary Buttrey
BARBARA MAST
Profession:
Senior housing coordinator; teacher
Education:
Ohio State University
Hobbies:
Working with seniors, church senior programming, travel, reading
Mentor:
Ralph Gutierrez
ROBIN SPYKER
Profession:
Teacher (engineering and computer)
Education:
University of Michigan; University of Virginia
Hobbies:
Tennis, book club, gardening
Mentor:
Diane Wilson
ANN WORTHINGTON
Profession:
Teacher
Education:
Western Illinois University
Hobbies:
Walking, biking, reading, grandchildren
`Mentor:
Jane Westerbeke
TONY WORTHINGTON
Profession:
Director/Executive of Fortune 100 company
Education:
Western Illinois University
Hobbies:
Golf, farms, grandchildren, property enhancement, disadvantaged children
Mentor:
Robert DeYoung
We welcome back reinstated members Wallace (Wally) Fu and John Workman.
Sympathy
We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of the following HASP member:
David VerLee –David joined HASP in March of 2000 after a career as an ophthalmologist. He passed away on
June 3, 2014. His wife, Jayne, is also a HASP member.
Memo on Mentoring…
A person wishing to join HASP is asked to attend at least one monthly meeting and is required to have a
mentor. HASP board members “at large” will be serving as mentors for people who do not know someone in
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HASP. We have more and more inquiries from people who have learned about HASP through the internet or
other sources.
The definition of a mentor is a wise and trusted counselor. We hope each of you who bring a new member to
HASP becomes that counselor. Offer to pick them up for meetings. For the first few months, sit with them and
introduce them to a variety of people at the HASP monthly meetings. Encourage them to take classes and
discuss the curriculum with them when they have their first opportunity to sign up for classes. Show them the
location of the HASP classroom. Make sure they know how to get in touch with committee chairmen if they
have questions. Sign up for a HASP special event together. Ask if they are interested in volunteering through
HASP and connect them with the service committee. The membership committee feels that your active
mentoring will encourage our new members to get involved and stay involved in all aspects of HASP.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum Chair: Judy Parr, parr.judyandbill@gmail.com
Please note that the entire summer curriculum calendar and course descriptions are available on our website for
your reference: www.hope.edu/hasp
July Courses: (*indicates course meets in conference room)
Ver Plank Film Series – Wednesdays, July 2, 9, 16, & 23 @ 9:30 AM
Hubble Telescope & Milky Way – Thursdays, July 3, 10, & 17 @ 9:30 AM
Jelly Roll, Bix & Hoagy – Mondays, July 7 & 14 @ 9:30 AM
Sacred Poems – Thursdays, July 10, 17, 24, & 31 @ 1:00 PM
In the Spotlight – Monday, July 14 @ 1:00 PM
Holland Walking Tour – Tuesday, July 15 at 9:30 AM or 1:00 PM
Catholicism for Non-Catholics – Mondays, July 21 & 28 @ 9:30 AM
Proust’s Swann’s Way – Mondays, July 21 & 28 @ 1:00 PM
Meet Nora Ephron – Tuesday, July 22 @ 9:30 AM
Encounters with Technology – Tuesday, June 22 @ 1:00 PM
Immigration Reform – Thursdays, July 24 & 31 @ 9:30 AM
Splendid Table – Tuesday, July 29 @ 9:30 AM
Keeping Bees – Wednesday, July 30 @ 9:30 AM
Closed Courses: The following HASP courses are closed to further enrollment:
Holland Walking Tour – both sessions
Proust’s Swann’s Way
Listening Restoratively
HASP Classroom Art Display:
The featured artist for July will be Diane Thorton with a collection of photography. Any HASP
artist/photographer who wishes to show their work in 2014, please contact the HASP office or Mary Porter at
335.2904 or m.porter95@yahoo.com.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Chair: Lorelle Eberly, jakelorelle@sbcglobal.net
The 2014 HASP Review was available at the June 3 Annual HASP Business Luncheon. If you have not picked
up your copy, copies are now available through August 31 in the HASP office. Thank you to so many writers,
artists, and editors for helping to create this year’s HASP Review. What a wealth of memories, essays, short
stories, poetry, photographs, and art work are all in this 2014 issue! Enjoy!
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SERVICE
Service Chair: Larry Lynn, oldrun@aol.com
Greater Ottawa County United Way Day of Caring
The Service Committee of HASP has again been invited to recruit a team of HASP members to participate in
the Greater Ottawa County United Way Day of Caring to be held on September 18th. This is a county wide
effort for teams of local volunteers to provide services for non-profits. It will involve less than 4 hours of
service (probably in the afternoon) and we will be assigned a project suitable for seniors. Last year we provided
services to the Boersma Cottage at Resthaven on 40th Street. Please consider joining our HASP team of
volunteers for this event. For further information or to put your name on the volunteer list please contact Larry
Lynn at 399-0700 or oldrun@aol.com.
Request from Hope Engineering Department - Problems Wanted!
The Engineering Department is looking for a design problem for a group of freshmen students. These students
are involved in a pilot program that includes a design experience and is intended to increase retention of female
students. Last year the students worked with a woman with cerebral palsy and very limited movement. Student
teams designed an apparatus that allowed her to eat snacks while she was home alone. Since these students
were freshmen and this was only part of the class, the final product was not usable but the process was very
beneficial to the students. It was also a great asset to have a 'customer' that met with the students initially to
describe the problem and then came back to see the final results. We had positive feedback about the experience
from both the ‘customer’ and the students.
So, we are looking for someone who could serve as a customer and who has a ‘problem’ that the students could
work on this year. The class meets during the fall semester and we try to finish by the end of November.
Example problems could be a device to help with mobility or allow you to do something that you used to be
able to do or would like to be able to do. This type of problem has a connection to Biomedical Engineering
which would ideally be a focus. We can’t guarantee a final product but it could be a fun process and it’s great
to have someone to serve as a customer that isn't the professor.
If you are interested or know someone who may be able to help us, please e-mail me at polasek@hope.edu.
Thanks a lot! Katie Polasek, Assistant Professor of Engineering
SPECIAL EVENTS
Special Events Chair: Jackie DeGroot, jackiedeg49@gmail.com
REGISTRATION FORMS FOR EVENTS ARE ON THE LAST PAGE!
July – Grandkid Day II, Saturday, July 26, 2014, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Cost: $37
This will be an intergenerational trip of returning to the “Good Old Days.” Experience a tour of an organic
dairy farm including a demonstration of making cheese from the milk of grass-fed cows. Visit the Coopersville
Farm Museum to see its historical exhibits and enjoy an indoor picnic. After lunch we will “Ride the Rails” on
the Coopersville & Marne Railway reliving a historical train robbery. The bus will leave the Hope Smith
Stadium at 8:30 AM, returning at 4:00 PM. We ask that grandkids be 5 years or older. A minor’s permission
slip will be necessary for the event and mailed to you after the initial sign up. Reservation deadline is
Monday, July 7. Please contact John Blom, event coordinator, @ 616.669.0239 with questions.
August- “The Hills are Alive”, Dinner & HSRT, August 4, 2014, 6:00pm Dinner 8:00pm Play, Cost: $30
Join your fellow HASP members for a delightful evening down memory lane! The evening will begin at
6:00pm with conversation and punch, followed by dinner in the HASP classroom with a fabulous summer meal:
a choice of salads, rolls, and a dessert bar. After dinner we will stroll over to the DeWitt Theater to enjoy a
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nostalgic return to the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre’s rendition of The Sound of Music. Reservation
deadline is July 15th. Questions, please contact Judy Nolan at 616.393.0176.
HASP Office
Kim Mendels, Executive Director
Thank you to all who completed a HASP survey in May. If you were not at the Annual Meeting and Luncheon
on June 3rd, you can find a link to a brief PowerPoint and summary of the survey results on our HASP website,
www.hope.edu/hasp at the bottom of the front page.
There were 382 responses, or 60.3% of the membership – which I am told by the Frost Center for Research, is a
very good return rate! The HASP Board of Directors has been given the results and a special appointed subcommittee of the Board will discuss them more in depth and make recommendations to the Board for future
planning. We are also in communication with the administrative body of the College as to how the needs and
growth of HASP fit into the strategic planning process Hope is going through now and ways we can strengthen
our beneficial relationship.
We also appreciate the many written comments provided and value your input. We understand that in an
organization this size it is difficult to meet every individual need. There are often many factors to consider
when arranging course scheduling and special events that may not be obvious to those not involved in the
process. For example days/dates for trips or events are based on bus availability, venue availability, special
pricing and/or conflicts with other events being held in the community, the life of the college, or even weather
predictions! The Special Events committee realizes it is not always ideal for every member’s personal schedule
but appreciates your input and ideas.
Course scheduling is generally most dependent on availability of the presenter and their requested dates and
times. The curriculum committee works with those preferences first, and does not necessarily aim to have
fewer classes at certain times of the year – it is mostly dependant on the number of course proposals we receive
and presenter preferences for when it is held. Several members expressed an interest in knowing what the
participation rate of our total membership is in HASP courses. We are able to track this for the last 5 years in
our QuickBooks program and are pleased to report that on average, 430+ members, or 71%, enroll annually in
courses.
Additionally, it is important for you to know that after researching several other like organizations in our
surrounding area, we are the only ones who offer courses every day, not concurrent, and provides courses in
July and August. We are also the lowest in terms of course fees and staff costs. HASP operates with just barely
under one full time staff position (Exec. Director: Half time, Administrative Assistant: 16.5 hours, 46 weeks of
the year). We are very efficient with our resources and extremely grateful for the many hours of work and
dedication put in by committee members and volunteers – THANK YOU!
We will continue to analyze and include the survey results in our conversations and planning for the future of
HASP and again, we thank you for your time and responses!
Summer Office Hours
The office will be closed on Fridays and at times when there are no courses scheduled. If you need to drop
something off and we are not here, please feel free to slide it under the door and we will get it the next day. The
office operates without our Administrative Assistant, Amy Berarducci, from mid June to mid August so please
allow additional time for office requests. Thank you!
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Grandkid Day II
Saturday, July 26, 2014
$37.00 per person
HASP Member Name(s): _____________________________________________________________
Grandkid(s) Names: ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Age: ______________
Age: ______________
Age: ______________
Total Enclosed: $ ___________________
Lunch Selection Choices:
Please write the first name of each person attending on the line next to the choice of gourmet sandwich or
wrap:
_____ Hope College Club- layers of deli sliced turkey, ham and swiss cheese with lettuce, tomato and
bacon served on a deli bun
_____ Apple Walnut Turkey Wrap- sliced turkey, Granny Smith apples, walnuts, raisins, chopped
celery and mayo dressing on whole wheat wrap
_____ Vegetarian Whole Grain Wrap- red pepper hummus, black beans, tomatoes, herbed alouette
cheese, carrots, cucumbers and leaf romaine
Dinner & HSRT
Monday, August 4, 2014
$30 per person
Name(s): ________________________________________________________
Total Enclosed: $ ______________________
Please initial your choice of salad:
______ Michigan Harvest Salad: Mixed greens, romaine, iceberg and mesclun greens topped with
grilled chicken breast, shredded parmesan cheese, Michigan apple slices, Michigan dried cherries,
tomatoes, sugared whole pecans and one dressing choice
_______ Cobb Salad: Chopped blend of romaine and mixed greens with julienne ham, turkey, bacon,
crumbled bleu cheese and cherry tomatoes and honey mustard dressing
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