Encinitas Rotary Club Assists Seniors With Home Projects

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Encinitas Rotary Club
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A former president and current board member of the Encinitas, California Rotary Club, Kristin Gaspar established a name for herself as a leader in community development. Subsequently, Kristin Gaspar won election at a young age to the mayor’s office, where she now serves.

The Encinitas club continues to carry out its mandate of “service before self.” This philosophy is exemplified by the club’s Home Team volunteers. The program serves senior citizens whose fixed income or infirmity makes its difficult for them to afford basic home repairs. About 25 male and female Rotary volunteers offer their assistance.

Traditionally, the Rotarians have focused their efforts on Encinitas’ youth, but lately they have added elderly persons to the populations they serve. This new involvement grew out of former president Roger Bolus’ experiences with his aging mother, living far from him on the east coast. She had to pay for a full service call for simple tasks such as replacing a light bulb.

Team members placed fliers advertising the service in the Encinitas senior center. Repairs are generally scheduled for Saturdays, at no charge.

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Encinitas City Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar is the youngest person to hold that office since the city’s incorporation in 1986. She received the most votes out of all the candidates in the race for two vacant seats on the city council in November 2010. Ms. Gaspar has been providing community service to this North County city on the scenic Southern California coast prior to running for public office. She is the past President of the Encinitas Rotary Club and President of the San Dieguito Sports Medicine & Scholarship Foundation. Kristin Gaspar is also the CFO of a growing private practice headquartered in Encinitas, Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy, a position she has held since graduating from university in 2002. Kristin Gaspar earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from the prestigious Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, graduating as a Dean’s List scholar. She went to work straightaway for her husband’s physical therapy practice. Applying a philosophy of service excellence and an empowering work environment, Kristin Gaspar has been instrumental in growing the practice to six offices from Oceanside to Solana Beach. She was also a key figure in the practice earning the prestigious status of being the first RoPE program participant in the state of California. This status was awarded by the California Physical Therapy Association in recognition of the consistent standards of professional excellence demonstrated by Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy.

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