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Rotary Club of Los Gatos Cat Tale District 5170 Club #487 Chartered 1924 Volume #29 Issue #41 October 24, 2017 G I JOSIE and is a member in good standing of the Mon- terey Pacific Rotary Club, and Soroptimist In- ternational of Carmel Bay. The website gives the follow- ing description of the organi- zation’s goals: G.I. Josie, Inc., is a startup nonprofit designed to meet the needs of our female vet- erans who are returning from deployments with Post Trau- matic Stress Disorder (PTST) and Military Sexual Trauma, and their children. Research has told us that the VA does not offer programs that help our women and chil- dren heal together, no programs that bring non- clinical therapies to the vet and child, and no programs that provide these therapies 24 hours a day, seven days a week for as long as the vet needs to heal. Josie addresses all of these chal- lenges by providing a Transitional Community Ranch in Monterey County that will provide a safe, sane and secure environment in which veterans will heal together with their children and other female veterans suffering similar traumas. It is said that no one heals a Vet like a Vet, and they will put that adage into practice. Past President Tony James continued his long string of speaker introductions. Laurabeth Messimer Lopez is the Chief Executive and Founder of G. I. Josie and her website gives the following: Laurabeth Messimer Lopez has been in the home-care industry for the past twelve years. Most recently, she managed a staff of four who administered 24-hour care for an elderly gentleman with Alzheimer’s. Prior to this, she managed the medical care and house for her elderly dis- abled father while she was attending the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to administering care for her father, Lau- rabeth worked at the local hospital in Grass Valley, managing admissions for the emergency room, before she transferred to the Accounts Receivable Department. Laurabeth is also a court-appointed special advocate (CASA) for delinquent and dependent children under the age of 18. She earned an AA degree from Col- lege of San Mateo (with honors) before trans- ferring to the University of California, Berke- ley. Ms. Messimer Lopez is currently registered with the State of California as a Notary Public, Today’s speaker Laurabeth Messimer Lopez
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Rotary Club of Los Gatos
Cat Tale District 5170 Club #487 Chartered 1924 Volume #29 Issue #41 October 24, 2017
G I JOSIE
and is a member in good standing of the Mon-terey Pacific Rotary Club, and Soroptimist In-ternational of Carmel Bay.
The website gives the follow-ing description of the organi-zation’s goals:
G.I. Josie, Inc., is a startup nonprofit designed to meet the needs of our female vet-erans who are returning from deployments with Post Trau-
matic Stress Disorder
(PTST) and Military Sexual Trauma, and their children. Research has told us that the VA does not offer programs that help our women and chil-
dren heal together, no programs that bring non-clinical therapies to the vet and child, and no programs that provide these therapies 24 hours a day, seven days a week for as long as the vet needs to heal. Josie addresses all of these chal-lenges by providing a Transitional Community Ranch in Monterey County that will provide a safe, sane and secure environment in which veterans will heal together with their children and other female veterans suffering similar traumas. It is said that no one heals a Vet like a Vet, and they will put that adage into practice.
Past President Tony James continued his long string of speaker introductions. Laurabeth
Messimer Lopez is the Chief Executive and Founder of G. I. Josie and her website gives the following:
Laurabeth Messimer Lopez has been in the home-care industry for the past twelve years. Most recently, she managed a staff of four who administered 24-hour care for an elderly gentleman with Alzheimer’s. Prior to this, she managed the medical care and house for her elderly dis-abled father while she was attending the University of California at Berkeley.
Prior to administering care for her father, Lau-rabeth worked at the local hospital in Grass Valley, managing admissions for the emergency room, before she transferred to the Accounts Receivable Department. Laurabeth is also a court-appointed special advocate (CASA) for delinquent and dependent children under the age of 18. She earned an AA degree from Col-lege of San Mateo (with honors) before trans-ferring to the University of California, Berke-ley. Ms. Messimer Lopez is currently registered with the State of California as a Notary Public,
Today’s speaker Laurabeth Messimer Lopez
• GI Josie presently uses Rescue Ranch in Aromas, near Watsonville
• They seek funding for land and buildings of their own
• Currently advertising is only by “word of mouth”
• They work with the VA Administration to obtain counseling and clinical help
• Two major programs are
• The Equine Program
• The Surfing Program
• The website is www.gijosie.com
The following is a testimony by a person who was particularly blessed
by the Equine Program:
Nicholas Welzenbach was born and raised in Kansas, with three brothers and one sister. He met his wife, Kendall, at the beach in San Diego some thirteen years ago. They have two children. Nicholas comes to us from the Antioch Rotary Club, and is the Director of our local Darling- Fisher Chapel of the Hills funeral home.
"I've always wanted to learn about horses. The whole shebang like grooming, riding, cleaning up stalls, everything. It might have taken me 61 years but I finally got a chance through GI Josie. I'm learning that unspoken language be-tween horses and riders. What a magnificent animal the horse is. I look forward each week to working with the horses. As far as riding a horse I have so much to learn. There is a lot of trust between the rider and the horse that I'm just beginning to learn. What a beautiful feeling it is when a horse comes up from be-hind you and puts his head on your shoulder. Wow!” — Kat Anderson, USN Veteran
President Suzanne presents a certificate documenting the gift of a wheelchair
to an invalid in Mexico, given in honor of Laurabeth
NEW MEMBER BIO
Editor Don d’Arms Photos Don d’Arms
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Meeting
Presiding
President Suzanne Boxer-Gassman
Pledge — Michelle Nelson
Inspiration — Patti van der Burg
AUCTION
John Pencer — who else! — auctioned off Avis
La Grone’s three tickets for tonight’s per-formance by Andre Rieu at the SAP Center at San Jose [previously the HP Pavilion at San Jose]. Don Kuehn was the generous winner at $100.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Tuesday, October 31
“Love the Skin Your are In” — Brie Mathers
Tuesday, November 7
Chris Nance, from the California Earthquake Authority. Topic: “Bolt and Brace”.
Tuesday, November 14
Jay McCullough from Ronald McDonald House, Stanford
Tuesday, November 21
Larry Stone, Assessor, Santa Clara County
Nicholas Welzenbach introduced: VISITING ROTARIANS
Laurabeth Messimer Lopez,
Monterey Pacific Rotary Larry Donatoni, San Jose Downtown
VISITORS
Bruce and Nan Shelley
(Sarita Johnson)
Betty Travato
[prospective new member] (Greg Goman)
Beth Smith (father Ron Cassel)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY IS
“POLIO RECOGNITION DAY”
OUR NEW FUNDRAISER
Opening night of the movie Star Wars: the Last Jedi at the Los Gatos Theater, De-cember 15 at 6:00 pm. Put this on your calen-dars before you forget! Tickets are $35 now, and will be $40 if you wait. The ticket revenue will be doubled by an as-yet-mysterious benefactor.
Tom Boyce reminded us of our next Presidents Brunch. It will be December 3 — at La Rinconada, of course — at 10:00 am.
Rotary Club of Los Gatos
P. O. Box 1018
Los Gatos, CA 95031
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Rotary Club of Los Gatos Cat Tale Bulletin Committee Chair: Don d’Arms
Editors: Joyce Cordi, Julian Rodriguez,
Ron Smith, Patti Van der Burg.
Photography: Art Beddeson, Ron Cassel, Don d’Arms, Kamyar Negari.
Published by Wordgraphics of Los Gatos
TUESDAY
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Historic Adobe Bldg.
Moffett Field
SANTA CRUZ Sunrise
7:15 am De La Viega Golf
CAMPBELL / S.J. West
Eastfield Ming Quong Ctr
251 Llewellyn Ave
SUNNYVALE
Lookout Rest. Muni Golf
GILROY Elks Lodge
2765 Hecker Pass Rd
FREMONT
Massimo’s Restaurant
MONDAY
PALO ALTO
Ming’s Restaurant
1700 Embarcadero Road
MILPITAS
Embassy Suites Hotel
901 E. Calaveras
SCOTTS VALLEY
Hilton Hotel
All meeting times 12:15 pm Unless noted otherwise Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
THURSDAY
SANTA CLARA
Hilton Santa Clara
4949 Great America Pwy
SAN JOSE EAST
Ranch Golf Club
4601 Hill Top View
Web site addresses:
Los Gatos
http://www.losgatosrotary.org
District
http://www.rotary5170.org
International
http://www.rotary.org/
FRIDAY SAN JOSE North
HP Pavilion Arena
SARATOGA
Community Center / 12 n
SANTA CRUZ
Elk’s Lodge / 12:10 pm
Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
WEDNESDAY
SUNNYVALE Sunrise
7:00 am Le Boulanger
LOS GATOS Morning
7:15 am Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
SAN JOSE Summit Ctr
4th & San Fernando
CUPERTINO
Quinlan Comm. Center
WATSONVILLE
Elk's Lodge
MORGAN HILL
Morgan Hill Comm. Center
FELTON / San Lorenzo
Mt. Hermon Ctr. / 7 am
Rotary Club of Los Gatos Cat Tale Bulletin Committee Chair: Don d’Arms
Editors: Joyce Condi, Julian Rodriguez, Ron Smith, and Patti Van der Burg.
Photography: Art Beddeson, Ron Cassel, Don d’Arms, Kamyar Negari.
Published by Wordgraphics of Los Gatos Publication Deadline: Wednesdays at 5
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FRIDAY SAN JOSE North
HP Pavilion Arena
SARATOGA
Community Center / 12 n
SANTA CRUZ
Elk’s Lodge / 12:10 pm
Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
WEDNESDAY
SUNNYVALE Sunrise
7:00 am Le Boulanger
LOS GATOS Morning
7:15 am Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
SAN JOSE Summit Ctr
4th & San Fernando
CUPERTINO
Quinlan Comm. Center
WATSONVILLE
Elk's Lodge
MORGAN HILL
Morgan Hill Comm. Center
FELTON / San Lorenzo
Mt. Hermon Ctr. / 7 am
TUESDAY
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Historic Adobe Bldg.
Moffett Field
SANTA CRUZ Sunrise
7:15 am De La Viega Golf
CAMPBELL / S.J. West
Eastfield Ming Quong Ctr
251 Llewellyn Ave
SUNNYVALE
Lookout Rest. Muni Golf
GILROY Elks Lodge
2765 Hecker Pass Rd
FREMONT
Massimo’s Restaurant
THURSDAY
SANTA CLARA
Hilton Santa Clara
4949 Great America Pwy
SAN JOSE EAST
Ranch Golf Club
4601 Hill Top View
Web site addresses:
Los Gatos
http://www.losgatosrotary.org
http://www.clubrunner.ca/losgatos
District
http://www.rotary5170.org
International
https://rotary.org
SISTER ROTARY CLUB MEETING TIMES AND PLACES
MONDAY
PALO ALTO
Ming’s Restaurant
1700 Embarcadero Road
MILPITAS
Embassy Suites Hotel
901 E. Calaveras
SCOTTS VALLEY
Hilton Hotel
All meeting times 12:15 pm Unless noted otherwise Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
As the Cat Tale will again be published on our web site, we will cease posting new member info and member address cor-rections in the Cat Tale, for privacy reasons. For this information, use the Clubrunner Members Area, which is NOT available to the public.
MEMBER INFORMATION
MEMBERS INDUCTED
Geraldine Arce
Angelique Pimentel Henry Vitkovich
Joyce Cordi
Dick Konrad
David Karwowski
Marty Fishman
IN FY 2015-2016
Ketan Shah
IN FY 2016-2017 MEMBERS INDUCTED
MEMBERS INDUCTED
Neal Mudgett
Michelle Behr Jack Chevlen
James Park
Canan Sonuk
Michael Bisbee
Margaret Smith Madeline Smith
IN FY 2015-2016
Leola Edmond
MEMBERS INDUCTED
Gordon Levin
Greg Butterfield
Chad Clemings
Janice Gali
Amy Potts
AnnMarie Valle
Patti Van der Burg
Cathy Schumacher Kathy Murtfeldt
IN FY 2014-2015
Shane Rogers
ROTARY CLUB OF LOS GATOS
2017-2018 OFFICERS
President Suzanne Boxer-Gassman
President-Elect Andrew Howard
Vice President Tom O’Donnell
Secretary Andrew Stearns
Assistant Secretary Paul Mudgett
Treasurer Ed Bowen
Assistant Treasurer Dan Snyder
Immediate Past President Tony James
ROTARY CLUB OF LOS GATOS
2017-2018 DIRECTORS
Club Meetings Director Greg Gentile Membership & Communications Director Dan Doore Club Events Director Greg Smith Community Relations Director Amy Potts Youth Services Director Colin Duerson Philanthropy and Finance Director Tom O’Donnell Sergeant-at-Arms Greg Butterfield Rotary International President Ian Riseley
Rotary District 5170 Governor Owen Mahoney
