on the wall of honor in the fitness center. It took our committee three years to raise the $140,000. GL: If you could change or add one thing to ORPS, what would you do? LW: I would like some changes to the restaurant. Some improvements. I ’ ve talked to a lot of people. It would be nice to have the restaurant serve breakfast.
Where did the time go this year?
There aren't enough words to describe the gratitude I have for our Health & Fitness Team and to those who started this committee and literally built the walls for our gym. Thank you to our current team: Cindy Rose, Bobbie McDonald, Dana Moore, Cathy Stockman, Mo Reininger, Stephanie Knox and Greg Lum. We put in a great season and I ’ m looking forward to the next one. Here is a little history of our Health & Fitness Center. I nterview with Leo Walsh by Greg Lum, Health & Fitness committee member. Leo Walsh, a 25 - year ORPS resident and 92 years young, started his ORPS journey in 1999. Hailing from Wenatchee, Washington, Leo (or Mr. Leo) drove his rig down to San Diego, then to Texas, and finally wound up here. Leo was one of the seven founding members who started the Health and Fitness Center. Leo walks every day! He has recorded over 3,400 miles of walking in the last ten years! Now, that is impressive. In mid - March, I had the pleasure of interviewing Leo. Here is a condensed version of our conversation. To listen to the complete interview, click HERE.
GL: Thanks again for your service in the Marine Corps, Leo.
Readers, look for an Oracle interview with Skip Pisor this fall. Skip was also one of the founding members of the Fitness Center and served six years on the Board of Directors.
GL: Can you share about your service in the Marine Corps?
LW: I served from 1951 to 1954, starting at Camp Pendleton, California. During the Korean War, I fought in three different battles including one year fighting the Chinese Communists. I was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries that I received during the war.
GL: Thank you for your service. Let ’ s talk about ORPS. What do you enjoy most about ORPS?
LW: The camaraderie. I don ’ t go to a lot of lifestyle events, but I enjoy the people and the weather, of course. I usually come down in early November and return early April to Wenatchee.
GL: Tell me about your fundraising efforts for the Fitness Center?
LW: The current location was three shuffleboard lanes. I was one of the members of the fitness committee. We had to get about $340,000 to build the fitness center – $100,000 came from the ORPS general fund, $100,000 from an increase of $17 per month for the 1213 lots for one year, and then the final $140,000 was raised by fundraising and the generosity of people that are listed
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