MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
By: Steve Yarbrough
Editor: Dick Blanding
Webmaster - Steve GruberFollowing the pledge and John Sylvester's rousing "Ball Game" song to help boost the Giants into the playoffs, Ben McGann pointed out that "the key to community is acceptance and celebration of individual differences - and that is also true for world peace."
President-elect Al Traficanti introduced visiting Rotarians Past District Governor Jim Walker from the Cupertino club, Luis Acevedo, Humberto Mayorga Spinola, and Antonio Ruco from the Rotary club of Texcoco de Gante, Mexico, and Stu Ganis Jr. from the San Jose club.
President Mary advised that the board of directors had met at 7 am that morning and that 10 members planned to be in Hayward that afternoon for the Avenues of Service gathering of the tribes.
President Mary raised an issue for all members to consider: LAREF - the endowment fund, has a large principal balance and it was established to use the income from the interest earned and occasionally for a rainy day. Since it rained on the art show, the funds which would normally be used for the World Service Committee projects this year would be less than usual. President Mary asked club members whether they thought it might be appropriate to dip into the principal to make up for the rainy day. Give Mary your feedback.
FALL PICNIC: Joanna Medin reminded everyone that the Fall Picnic is Sunday, October 6, 2002 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Heritage Park in Los Altos. Family, friends and food. Contact Joanna at 650-964-7781.
RIPPLES OF ROTARY: Dennis Young saved a life, thanks to Rotary! Dennis is a six-for-six bone marrow match for a woman in the mid-west and will be a bone marrow donor. The Share a Life Project of the Gilroy Rotary Club was instituted in our club by Past President Sam Harding, so Sam gets some credit for being a life saver, too.
NO 5-MINUTE TALK? Guess Lem Summey will get fined when he gets back from vacation!
FINEMASTER Matt Cabot took $10 from everyone not wearing a Rotary pin, except for those who donated to the Afghan Clothing Drive. Bruce Askari paid $20, and George Dye and Bob Cathcart each paid $10 during a "Name that Rotarian" quiz. Roger Eng paid $100 for his 40th anniversary, his new grandchild, and winning at golf! Jean Hollands paid for her book being published in Chinese. Karen Owen paid for her friend's birthday.
PROGRAM Past District Governor Jim Walker introduced Humberto Mayorga Spinola of the Texcoco de Gante, Mexico, Rotary Club, a GSE Scholar for District 5170.
Humberto's club is small but mighty in service to its community, with three successful projects.
Their club's success is directly tied to its relationship and ability to leverage matching grants with several California clubs and Rotary International's Foundation grants program.
Humberto presented a program titled "Partners in Service."
His club has completed three projects:
1.) Home Sweet Home: $20,000 project to build facilities for a boy's orphanage helping 30 children.
2.) Back to the Future: $20,000 project to furnish workshops at an addiction center assisting 185-240 addicts.
3.) Wheelchair Delivery: $36,000 project delivering 240 wheelchairs to handicapped persons.The club currently has five ongoing programs:
Dairy Daily: Working with the Santa Cruz Sunrise club to assist with an $18,0000 project to deliver dairy products to rural areas in need.
Home Sweet Home Again: A project with the Cupertino club to build and furnish facilities for a girls orphanage.
Just Flush it: Sanitary system for the addiction center, a $17,000 project with the Sunnyvale club.
No Pain, No Gain: Furnishing a MS Treatment facility with $11,000 project of the Castro Valley club.
Operation Brain Storm: A $12,000 project to assist developmentally disabled children.
Humberto said the funds come from his 17 member club, sister clubs in our district and matching grants from the Rotary Foundation. His club serves as the eyes and hands of Rotary for these service projects.
Members got to see how a little help, through partnering for service, goes a long way.
E-Mail from Mary Marley:
I missed last 2 meetings because my husband, Arley, and I were in Maui to compete in the Maui marathon (all 26.2 Miles of it). The weather was really HOT and HUMID, but we both finished on record times (for us). (Editor's note: Mary's time was six hours and 12 minutes). This was the third Marathon for both of us. I look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday.
Regards,
Mary MarleyPrograms and Events
October
October 3 - Wendy Enloe: U.S. Secret Service Agent, "Identity Theft: What is it? How can it be prevented?"
October 6 - Rotary picnic - Heritage Oaks Park 12:30 - 3:30
October 10 - Barbra Higgins, former Olympian, "Bringing the Olympic Games to the Bay Area in 2012"
October 17 - Gloria Hom, "Proposition Preview" for the Nov. 5 election
October 24 - Dr. Zimbelman: Smithsonian Scholar, "Voices of Discovery" Exploration of the Solar System.
October 31 - Rosalind Bivings: President: Fore Women Golfers, "Real Men Golf With Women"NEARBY ROTARY CLUB MEETING PLACES
TUESDAY
Los Altos Sunset: The Echo Restaurant, Los Altos, 7:15 p.m.
Mountain View: Adobe House, Moffett & Central, Mountain View, 12:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Menlo Park: Menlo Park Recreation Center, Menlo Park, noon.
Woodside/Portola: Woodside Village Church, Woodside, 7:30 a.m.
THURSDAY
Palo Alto Sunrise: Scott's, Town & Country, Palo Alto, 7:15 a.m.
FRIDAY
Palo Alto University: Sheraton, El Camino, Palo Alto, 7:30 a.m.
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