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It’s “Tee Time” once again!  Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down to talk “tee” with with fellow Kingston Rotarians, Breane Martinez and Karen Gibson — the cochairs for the 2012 Swing for Rotary Golf Classic.  Now in its 6th year, this local Rotary golf event held at the beautiful White Horse Golf Club, has enabled the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club to do some pretty amazing things for our community.

Helpful Links:

• KNKRotaryGolf.com
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club
• Listen to our “Man on the Fairway” Interviews at the 2011 Verizon Golf Classic for Kingston Rotary

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he rides shotgun in a John Deer Gator to interview “Veteran Flower Waterer,” Jerry Balas — a longtime volunteer of the Greater Kingston Community Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee.

Service Above Self Radio's Tom Lamar hitches a ride with longtime Kingston flower waterer Jerry Balas for an interview.

• Kingston Chamber of Commerce

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar  as he sits down on location following a Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club meeting for conversation about the Rotary Youth Exchange Program… in particular the Short Term, or Summer, Exchange Program. Joining Dr. Lamar is the Kingston Club’s International Director, Mr. Bill Maule, and Exchange Students, Megan Martin of Kingston, WA, USA and Virginia Magnaghi of Pavia, Italy.

Helpful Links:

• Rotary International website about Youth Exchange
• Rotary District 5020* Youth Exchange website 
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club website
• Short Term Exchange Program Brochure

* District 5020 covers Western Washington, USA and Vancouver Island, Canada

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Join Service Above Self Radio’s Dr. Thomas Lamar as he laces up his running shoes and goes “Man on the Street” to find out why people “Run for Fun” at the 4th Annual Kingston 4th of July Fun Run — an event put on by the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club and the Kingston Running Club that looks to benefit the children and young adults in our community.

[Tip of the hat to Mr. Rich Dixson for his live post play musical performance at our Rotary Club's 5th Annual Golf Tournament and allowing us to record him for use in this podcast].

Helpful Links:

• Fun Run Facebook page
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club
• Kingston Running Club
• Listen to our interview with the Event Co-Chair, Clint Boxman

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Join Service Above Self Radio’s Dr. Thomas Lamar as he tools around White Horse Golf Course for a series of “Man on the Fairway” Interviews at the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club’s 5th Annual Golf Tournament:  ”The Verizon Golf Classic for Kingston Rotary.”  Listen in as Lamar attempts to illustrate the fun and fellowship being had by all at this grand event… but perhaps more importantly why they “Swing for Rotary.”

[Tip of the hat to Mr. Rich Dixson for his live post play musical performance and allowing us to record him for use in this podcast].

Helpful Links:

• KNKRotaryGolf.com
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club
• White Horse Golf Club
• Listen to our interview with the Tournament Chairperson, Sondra Peters

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as joins the administrative director of Kingston’s Stillwater Environmental Center, Naomi Massberg, at the Groundbreaking Celebration Party for the Stillwaters Fish Passage Over Carpenter Creek.  Learn how this upcoming bridge construction over Carpenter Creek — which is the culmination of 11 years of diligent work — will benefit the salmon and other aquatic wildlife, as well as our Kingston Community.

Helpful Links:

• Stillwaters Environmental Center
• Carpenter Creek Community Journal 

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Join host Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he gets up and “running” with fellow Kingston Rotarian and  co-chair of the Kingston 4th of July Fun Run, Clint Boxman.  Together with fellow chairperson, Dave Roberts of the Kingston Running Club, this “fun run” has something for all running skill levels:  10K, 5K, and 1 mile dash …and looks to benefit the efforts of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club and the Kingston Running Club.  Tune in to hear how to make this event part of your Kingston 4th of July festivities.

Helpful Links:

• Kingston Running Club  (Fun Run sign up website)
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club
• Kingston 4th of July Celebration
• Listen to our “Man on the Street” Interviews at the 4th Annual Fun Run

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he “tees up” with fellow Kingston Rotarian and tournament chairperson of their largest fundraiser of the year — the Kingston Rotary Golf Challenge — Sondra Peters.  Now in its fifth year, Sondra shares how the Rotary Golf Tournament — this year named the Verizon Golf Classic for Kingston Rotary – has enabled to Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club to do some pretty amazing things for our community.

Helpful Links:

• KNKRotaryGolf.com
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club
• Listen to our “Man on the Fairway” Interviews at the 2011 Verizon Golf Classic for Kingston Rotary

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down on location with Kingston Food Bank director, Barb Fulton.  Located in the heart of Kingston, the Kingston Food Bank has been faithfully providing food to those in our community in need for the past 50 years.

Helpful Links:

• Kingston Food Bank Facebook page

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down on location with ShareNet Food Bank executive director, Mark Ince.  Located in Kingston, for the past 22 years ShareNet has looked to fight hunger in North Kitsap in a manner that respects the dignity of those they serve.

Helpful Links:

• ShareNet Food Bank
• ShareNet and Thrift Store Facebook page

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down with Kitsap Community Resources Housing and Homeless Services Manager, Jim Stowers.  For over 40 years KCR has been a partner in creating hope and opportunity for low-income Kitsap County residents by providing resources that promote self-sufficiency.

Helpful Links:

• Kingston Community Resources

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down with West Sound Treatment Center executive director, Robin O’Grady. Since 1981 the West Sound Treatment Center has looked to “improve lives and restore hope” by providing a responsive, integrated array of services based on participant need including housing, treatment, counseling, training and re-entry services.

Helpful Links:

• West Sound Treatment Center

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down with North Kitsap Fishline Food and Emergency Services executive director, Karen Timken.  Since 1967 North Kitsap Fishline  has been providing food, emergency services, and “hope for a better day” to our neighbors in need.

Helpful Links:

• North Kitsap Fishline

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down with Poulsbo North Kitsap Rotary Club’s Ardis Morrow — a woman who has worked tirelessly for a quarter of a century increasing public awareness and putting an end to domestic violence in our community.

Helpful Links:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
  
• YWCA – ALIVE (Kitsap County)
  
• YWCA (national)
• Poulsbo North Kitsap Rotary Club
• article on Ardis’ book

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down with Terry Schroeder, the coordinator of the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition which supports its membership of various groups, agencies, and organizations in the fight against homelessness, by providing a system of coordinated services to assist homeless persons move from homelessness to self sufficiency.

Helpful Links:

• Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition
  
• 56 Ways to Help the Homeless in Kitsap County
  

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club for conversation with local community volunteer, quilter, and store owner, Nancy Martin, who found herself one day leading a group of like-minded ladies here in Kingston, WA for the nationally-known organization Little Dresses for Africa — an organization that looks to deliver hope to orphaned young girls in Africa and instill in their hearts a since of worthiness… one dress at a time.

Helpful Links:

• Little Dresses for Africa
• Nancy’s Green Garden

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club for conversation with “Duffy the Clown” (Jed Selter), the president and executive director of locally headquartered Caring Clowns International — an organization that looks to enrich lives locally and internationally through the joyful connection of clowning.

Helpful Links:

• Caring Clowns International
  

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club for conversation with Rick Best, the executive director of Kitsap County’s One Church – One Family — a ministry of local churches that looks to provide temporary emergency shelter for homeless families in our area.

Helpful Links:

• One Church – One Family

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club for conversation with Sally Santana — a local Kitsap County resident with a passion and a heart for the homeless… and perhaps one of the most knowledgable people in our area on this issue.

Helpful Links:

• “Side Street News” Sally’s Blog
• SallySantana.com

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he sits down with husband and wife, Marcus and Tonya Croman, of the Kingston Rescue Mission to talk about how their family has stepped up to make a difference in the lives of the homeless in North Kitsap County.

Helpful Links:

• Kingston Rescue Mission
• Face Book Page for Kingston Rescue Mission
• Kitsap Sun Newspaper Article on the Kingston Rescue Mission
• Huffington Post Newspaper Article on the Kingston Rescue Mission
• Marcus Croman’s Email:  marcus AT croman.us

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he welcomes the President of the Greater Kingston Kiwanis Club, Mr. Dick Osborne, to talk about what Kiwanis is all about and how they are involved in the community.

Helpful Links:

• Greater Kingston Kiwanis Club

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he welcomes author Richard LeMieux of the very popular Breakfast at Sally’s: One Homeless Man’s Inspirational Journey to continue illuminating our county’s hidden problem of homelessness.

Helpful Links:

• Breakfast at Sally’s website
• Willow Foundation
• Breakfast at Sally’s Facebook Group

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he welcomes author Richard LeMieux of the very popular Breakfast at Sally’s: One Homeless Man’s Inspirational Journey to continue illuminating our county’s hidden problem of homelessness.

Helpful Links:

• Breakfast at Sally’s website
• Willow Foundation
• Breakfast at Sally’s Facebook Group

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he welcomes the President of the Greater Kingston Kiwanis Club and Kingston Boys and Girls Club Board Member, Mr. Dick Osborn, to talk about our local Boys and Girls Club and the Kiwanis Club’s commitment to it.

Helpful Links:

• Greater Kingston Kiwanis Club
• Kingston Middle School
• Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish County (sponsor of Kingston Club)
• Dick Osborn’s phone number:  (360) 297-4693

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he embarks, along with Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Present, Fredrick Branchflower, upon a topic that is a silent problem in North Kitsap — homelessness.

Helpful Links:

• Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition
• 56 Ways to Help the Homeless in Kitsap County
• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club

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Join host Dr. Thomas Lamar of the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club as he welcomes Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club president, Fredrick Branchflower, to the inaugural Service Above Self Radio program. In this episode Thomas and Fredrick explain to listeners the who, what, when, where, why, and how of this Rotary sponsored podcast.

Helpful Links:

• Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club
• Live Podcast Dr. Lamar did at the Kingston Rotary Club
• What’s a Podcast?