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Holland, MI 49423
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Monthly Bulletin
October 2011
Email: hasp@hope.edu
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
9:00 a.m. coffee – 9:30 a.m. program
Haworth Inn and Conference Center
“A.C. Van Raalte at 200”
The program is a presentation on the life of Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland,
Michigan. He led a band of followers from the Netherlands to the United States in 1846 and settled in
western Michigan in February 1847. His birth on October 17th, 1811, is being commemorated with a
community wide celebration October 23-25 this fall.
There are four presenters in the program. Dr. Jacob E. Nyenhuis, Professor of Classical Languages
and Provost of Hope College Emeritus, is the Director of the A. C. Van Raalte Institute. Dr. William
Kennedy and Mrs. Nella Kennedy are Senior Research Fellows at the Van Raalte Institute. Bill is a
church historian and Professor of Religion Emeritus at Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, and
Nella taught art history and Dutch at Northwestern College, where she also served as archivist. Dr.
Elton J. Bruins is the Blekkink Professor of Religion Emeritus at Hope College and the Philip Phelps
Jr. Research Professor at the Van Raalte Institute.
Dr. Nyenhuis, who is playing a very active role planning the Van Raalte Bicentennial Celebration, will
give a short summary about the upcoming bicentennial and introduce the presenters. The Kennedys
will make a presentation on the life of Van Raalte in the Netherlands by way of “a reader’s theater.”
Dr. Bruins will give an illustrated account of Van Raalte’s founding and development of the Holland
Colony.
Please join us Tuesday, October 4, for this informative and enjoyable program!
Upcoming Monthly Programs:
November – History of Haworth Corporation, Richard Haworth
Parking
Please consider using the new downtown 7th Street parking garage when attending HASP events.
There is plenty of space and it is a short and simple walk over! On Monthly meeting days we will
continue to have the parking lot behind the Anderson Werkman building reserved with orange cones
and also Pillar Church lot.
MEMBERSHIP
Thank you for the many comments and responses you gave on your HASP renewal forms. Over one
hundred and sixty members have indicated that they are willing to serve on various HASP committees,
help in the office, or volunteer in other areas. Thirty five people included comments, class or program
suggestions, ideas for special events, or willingness to teach courses. This information has been passed
on to committee chairs and reviewed by the HASP executive board. The desire for more diversity
among our members was once again mentioned. The membership committee continues to encourage
members to invite friends from diverse backgrounds to visit our monthly meetings, encourage them to
become members, and offer to be their mentors which greatly enhances our HASP experience.
Mary deForest, Membership Chair
We welcome the following new members:
DARNELL GUNDY-REED
Profession:
Marketing Director
Education:
Aquinas College, B.S., Wayne State University, MILS
Hobbies:
Gardening, reading, sewing, interior design
Mentor:
Jeanne Poppink
MARGARET KAISER
Profession:
Educator, Administration
Education:
Aquinas College, B.A., Illinois State University, M.A., Literature, Catholic University,
Art, graduate work
Hobbies:
Travel, art, music, literature
Mentor:
Sara Leeland
EUGENE BIEGELMAN
Profession:
Psychiatry – Adult/Geriatrics
Education:
Wayne State University, B.S., Science, M.S., Biology, Universidad DeSeville, Seville,
Spain, M.D., Wayne State University, residency in Psychiatry and Geriatrics.
Hobbies:
Music, literature, gardening, history of art, geriatrics, psychology
Mentor:
Herb Weller
DEBRA WILLIAMSON
Profession:
Educator
Education:
Michigan State University, B.S. and M.A., Family Ecology, Sociology,
Hobbies:
Travel, gardening, learning
Mentor:
Mimi Keller
NAOMI ROSENSTEEL
Profession:
Piano and organ teacher, church organist
Education:
Otterbein College
Mentor:
Dick Rosensteel
DEAN DE RIDDER
Profession;
Industrial
Education:
Central Michigan University, B.S., Education, History, Phys. Ed.
Hobbies:
Woodworking, facilitator – PFLAG/Holland Lakeshore
Mentor:
Kathy Beal
MARY DE RIDDER
Profession:
Elementary School Teacher, Outreach Director at First United Methodist Church
Education:
Albion College, B.A., History, Elementary Education
Hobbies:
Choir, mission trips
Mentor:
Kathy Beal
RAYMOND VINSTRA
Profession: Accounting
Education:
Hope College, Western MI University, B.B.A., General Business
Hobbies:
Grandchildren, gardening, bowling, home projects
Mentor:
Tom TenHoeve
SHARON VINSTRA
Profession:
Teacher, Elementary
Education:
Hope College, B.A., Education, Latin/English
Hobbies:
Knitting, prayer shawls, quilting, cross stitching
Mentor:
Sue TenHoeve
CHRIS ZICHTERMAN
Profession:
Educational Administrator
Education:
Calvin College, B.A., English/Psych, Western MI University, M.A. and
Ed.D.Counseling
Hobbies:
Fishing, woodworking, travel, reading
Mentor:
Tom TenHoeve
BARBARA ZICHTERMAN
Profession:
Elementary Teacher and Public Librarian
Education:
Calvin College, B.A., Education
Hobbies:
Music, reading, travel, gardening, volunteer work
Mentor:
Tom TenHoeve
HASP New Member Orientation
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
8:15-9:00 a.m., Donnelly Room, Haworth Center
This is an opportunity for new members to meet the HASP Board of Directors and learn more about
the history of HASP and all the opportunities HASP offers. It is also a great time to have your
questions answered! New members who have been received since April 2011 should have received
further information in the mail. If you did not get a letter and would like to attend please call the
HASP office, 395-7919,
*We extend our sympathy to the friends and family of Louis DiGuiseppe who died September 12, 2011.
Louis joined HASP in 1993 after a career as an administrator with the New York Board of Education.
He was a former HASP Distinguished Service Award recipient and HASP President. His wife, Teresa,
is also a HASP member.
COMMUNICATIONS
Writing a personal history is something that was found in old records, but also was found in family
journals and diaries from all over the country. Watching the Ken Burns Civil War series on PBS we all
saw and heard the letters and diaries of ordinary people from our country who helped write the words
for that period in America’s history. The sad thing is today we have so few written accounts to pass on
from generation to generation and even fewer letters that could describe the personal experiences that
share what it’s been like to live in our times.
How can we create a written record of those memories, stories, poetry, or musings to pass on to our
families? Why not begin by writing them down and share them? From military experiences, to those
goofy Christmas stories you can share the realities of those memories by recording the tales and
sharing them with your friends at HASP through the HASP Review too. Drop off your written musings
and family tales to the HASP office, or send them by email to the Communications Committee
(cbroester@gmail.com).
CURRICULUM
Please note that the fall curriculum calendar and course descriptions are on our website for your
reference: www.hope.edu/hasp
If you would like a course REGISTRATION FORM emailed to you please contact the office and we
will be happy to send you one via email as an attachment. Payment for courses will still need to be
mailed or dropped off to the HASP office and cannot be accepted online.
If you have course ideas/proposals in mind for the winter term, please bring them to the HASP office
or send them to one of the Curriculum Sub-committee chairs below before October 17th:
Fine Arts- Barb Stegink (bstegink@yahoo.com)
Humanities- Judy Parr (parr.judyandbill@gmail.com)
Science & Technology- Gerald VanWyngarden (gvanwyn@ameritech.net)
Social Sciences- John Buttrey (buttreys2@charter.net)
Correction to the Fall Course Catalog:
To Kill a Mockingbird – Seeing the Film, the date should be Thursday, November 3.
What’s New in Science – Environmental Forensics Class, Tuesday, October 25, will meet from
9:00-10:30 a.m. (NOT 9:30!) in Room 102 in the southwest corner of VANDERWERF (a half
block west of VanWylen Library).
October Courses: Please consult your orange calendars mailed to you or check our HASP
website www.hope.edu/hasp and click on calendar. Please be mindful of some new starting times
for the fall schedule!
SERVICE
PLEASE SEE HOPE COLLEGE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT THE
BACK OF THIS NEWSLETTER!
A volunteer opportunity for people with a nursing background
The Service Committee received notice of an opportunity to volunteer with the Holland Free Health
Clinic:
Foot care is a neglected area of the medical care system for the uninsured and underinsured members
of our society. Local Parish Nurses wish to provide this service to address both physical and spiritual
needs.
It is particularly critical for diabetics to have a detailed observation of their feet by a trained
professional nurse, as well as personal education on foot care.
Each session includes a warm foot bath, foot massage, nail and callus care. Massage with lotion
coincides with continued conversation and relationship building. The session is meant to provide
focused attention, physical touch and spiritual care to the client. Sessions will take as much time as
needed, but will be scheduled every 30 minutes. If available, new footwear is provided.
A local podiatrist provides training to the nurses in nail and callus care, as well as to recognize
conditions needing referral.
Contact Kim Jennings (392-3610) at the Holland Free Health Clinic, 99 West 26th St, Holland. Further
information is available from Ann Anderson (399-3796).
Additionally, we have received the below request via the HASP office from another partner program
with Hope:
CASA at Hope College invites HASP members to volunteer for our Board of Directors. We have an
opening for Secretary of the Board. In this flexible position, the Secretary could either: (1) attend
meetings and produce meeting notes only, or (2) serve officially as a voting member of the Board in
the Executive Committee position of Secretary, having both voice and responsibility.
Board meetings are 5:00 - 6:30 pm on the second Monday of September, November, January, March,
May, and July. Other occasional meetings occur for the Executive Committee.
Also beneficial: Computer and email skills; interest/experience in education, community relations,
children, and/or non-profits; ability to capture meeting details in concise written form.
CASA is an after school program at Hope College that serves at-risk children with one on one
educational assistance. Learn more at www.hope.edu/casa.
For more information, please contact Fonda Green, CASA Executive Director at fgreen@hope.edu or
395-7944.
Deadline: Friday, September 30
SPECIAL EVENTS
Still space left for you and a friend on this trip – deadline to register is Oct. 10th!
COLOR TOUR – SOUTH OF MICHIGAN’S BORDER! Thursday, October 20, 2011
Enjoy an outing with fellow HASP members to South Bend, Indiana on Thursday, October 20. The
trip will include a walking tour of Notre Dame’s campus featuring the Golden Dome, the Basilica of
the Sacred Heart, and the grotto.
Lunch (garden salad, char-broiled chicken with rice, fresh vegetable, rolls, dessert and beverage) will
be served at Tippecanoe Place, a 40-room mansion, originally the home of the Studebaker family.
The afternoon will afford a visit to Northern Indiana’s Center for History. At this site with one pass
you will have three opportunities:
COPSHAHOLM – the 38 room mansion of industrialist J.D. Oliver, a manufacturer of plows.
Completed in 1896, the home retains all original furnishings. The 1 ½ hour tour is docent led. If you
are interested in this option, please indicate so on the registration form.
STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM – a priceless collection of wagons, roadsters, limousines, and
automobiles. View the Presidential carriage that Abraham Lincoln rode to Ford’s Theater the night of
his assassination.
WOMEN AND SPIRIT: CATHOLIC SISTERS IN AMERICA – a nation wide touring exhibit about
women who helped shape our country’s social and cultural landscape. Meet women who corresponded
with President Thomas Jefferson, lugged pianos into the wilderness, provided the nation’s first health
insurance to Midwestern loggers. Discover sisters’ courage during the Civil War, the Gold Rush, the
San Francisco Earthquake, the Civil Rights movement, and Hurricane Katrina.
On the return trip to Holland, we will stop at Sherman’s Dairy in South Haven for ice cream – DUTCH
TREAT!
Departure from Holland Municipal Stadium at 8:00 a.m. returning approximately 7:30 p.m. Cost is
$45.00 per person.
Color Tour – South Bend Trip
Thursday, October 20, 2011
$45.00 per person
Name(s) _____________________________________________________________________
No. __________ Check in the amount of: __________
Emergency contact name and #:
_____________________________________________________________________________
I/we plan to tour the Oliver mansion:
__________Yes (indicate number)
HASP Office News
New annual parking passes and your annual membership directory should be included in your
mailing with this bulletin!
THANK YOU to HASP members Dave Schmitt and Rudy Pruden who generously volunteered their
time and expertise to conduct our annual audit in August and prepared the report for our Board of
Directors at its September meeting.
HASP Endowed Scholarship
Every year our organization sponsors a HOPE student who is the recipient of our HASP Scholarship.
This year our recipient is Iliana Garcia, class of 2013. Her hometown is Los Angeles, her church
affiliation is Catholic, and she is a double major in Political Science and Philosophy with the intention
of going into law. Her involvements include off-campus study, Pre-Law Club, Phelps Scholar, CASA,
and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. President Peg VanGrouw and Vice President Phil VanEyl will
be attending a scholarship luncheon on October 25, 2011 and will have the chance to meet her in
person.
HASP Receipts and Disbursements
Annual Treasurer's Report to Membership
Year Ending June 30, 2010
Budget
Actual
2011-12
Budget
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,300.00
Lifetime Membership Dues Discount
Membership Dues
Mini-Course Receipts
Interest Earned
(1,200.00)
56,000.00
18,000.00
3,000.00
(1,200.00)
56,700.00
23,816.00
2,775.94
(1,300.00)
56,000.00
21,000.00
1,000.00
Total Receipts
77,000.00
83,291.94
78,000.00
32,298.00
5,200.00
8,000.00
2,000.00
902.00
1,200.00
11,000.00
1,300.00
350.00
4,500.00
200.00
4,250.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
600.00
200.00
1,000.00
800.00
200.00
29,688.74
5,005.51
8,666.71
2,683.00
856.63
1,060.90
11,150.00
1,312.88
158.70
4,393.37
280.19
4,442.98
1,724.77
1,195.99
791.78
105.00
1,315.09
750.75
138.95
33,273.43
5,381.62
8,000.00
1,000.00
902.00
1,200.00
11,000.00
1,500.00
350.00
4,500.00
200.00
4,250.00
2,000.00
1,200.00
800.00
200.00
1,200.00
800.00
242.95
77,000.00
75,721.94
78,000.00
Receipts:
Lifetime Membership Dues
Disbursements:
Salaries
Payroll Expense
Rent- Office/Classroom
Addl. Rent
Hospitality
Mini-course Expenses
Monthly Meeting
Monthly Program Honorarium
Orientation
Annual Luncheon
Gifts and Recognition
Postage and Delivery
Copy Costs
Supplies
Telephone
Repairs
Equipment Expense
Board Expense
Miscellaneous
Total Expense
Net Receipts less Disbursements
-
7,570.00
The fiscal year ends June 30, 2011 and HASP operates on a cash basis so future costs have not
been accrued.
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Additional Volunteers needed for Hope Classes, Fall, 2011
Thanks to all of you who have already volunteered for Hope College classes. There are additional opportunities
for more of you to volunteer. Number 1 provides an interesting way to interact with Hope students. Number 2
lets you evaluate some student projects. Number 3 is a chance to chat with a student over coffee. If you are a
retired physician, you could interact with a pre-med student. Number 5 lets you share with students the role of
money in your life. Either mail the form at the end of this article to the HASP office or e-mail tanis@hope.edu
or you may call me at 396-2228 for additional information. Elliot Tanis
1. Professors Jane Dickie and Tom Ludwig (Psychology) would like HASP volunteers for their
Developmental Psychology classes. Those who have participated in the past have spoken highly of
their experience of sharing their insights as they reflect on their adult years and respond to questions
from the students. Tom Ludwig’s classes meet on Friday, December 2, 9:30-10:20 and 11:00-11:50.
Jane Dickie’s classes meet Monday, December 5, 1:00-2:20 and 3:00-4:20. Five HASP volunteers are
needed for each of these sections. (Need 9 more volunteers.)
2. Professor Charles Green is teaching a First Year Seminar (FYS) on the theme of Creating Community
for students in the Phelps Scholars program (an academic and residential program with a multicultural
group of students who are interested in issues of race and culture). Their semester-end project is a
research poster related to the class theme. The poster presentations will be in the Maas Auditorium on
Tuesday, December 6, from 4:00-5:30. (1) They invite all of you to simply show up, read the posters,
and ask questions. (2) They would like 12-15 HASP volunteers who would be willing to come 30
minutes early, get a brief training on their grading rubric, and then help grade 4-5 posters each.
(Need 9-12 additional volunteers.)
3. Professor Christina Hornbach (Music) is teaching a FYS entitled "Exploration of Happiness and
Vocation" and she needs 20 HASP volunteers to go out for coffee and dessert with Hope students
(using a gift card from CrossRoads) and talk about/answer questions regarding your careers,
happiness, and vocation. Students will be individually paired with a HASP volunteer. Was work a job
for you or a calling? What brought happiness and/or meaning to your work? This will be done before the
end of November. Please list your vocation and Professor Hornbach will use that to pair you with the
appropriate student. (Need 8 more volunteers.)
4. Dr. David DeVisser (Clinical Professor of Health Sciences) sees pre-med students from time to time
who need someone to talk to who has been there. They have general ideas about being a physician, but
need someone to listen, ask intelligent questions, challenge, and encourage. Do they really know what
they are getting into? Would you be willing to spend an hour with a Hope pre-med student when
the need arises? (Could use 4 more retired physicians.)
5. Professor Kim Hawtrey (Econ-Mgmt-Accounting) is looking for 5 HASP members to attend his class
on November 10th, at 12 noon in Graves 204. The role of the HASP volunteers would be to form a
panel to be interviewed and answer questions from students about "Money" ... your perspective
on the role of money in life, making a living, balance, meaning, money and relationships, financial
priorities, financial pitfalls, ethics, Wall Street, bankers, etc.
I am willing to volunteer for (indicate the Professor and time/date preference where appropriate) and
list your profession for # 3.
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