Vol. 103, No. 14 October 13, 2016 SAN DIEGO ROTARY CLUB

Going the Distance

October 20, 2016

Steve Breen-

Editorial Cartoonist

Party Lines

Steve Breen's "Party Lines: The

History, Art, and Politics of Edito-

rial Cartoons" examines political

cartoons, an art form that brings

awareness to political and social

issues. "Party Lines" shares over

five decades of cartoons created

during presidential election years,

from past races to 2016, through

multiple perspectives. Steve will

share his impressions of this year's

Presidential race and politics in

general.

Steve is a two-time winner of the

Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartoon-

ing (1998, 2009). He also writes

and illustrates picture books for

children.

You won't want to miss this!

Next Meeting

President John introduced two

new members: Steve Carlson, Realtor

with Woods Real Estate Services in Mis-

sion Hills, and Carlos Persichetti, who

proudly acclaimed his technology and

business solutions service company For-

ward Slope. Welcome to them both!

Chair of the Day, Budd Rubin, a

retired orthodontist to the stars such as

Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, appro-

priately gifted an electric toothbrush to the

Rotarian from the farthest distance, Alex-

ander Prosekin, from the Rotary club of

Vladivostok, Russia. Budd then intro-

duced Tracy Sundlun, head manager of

the 2016 Rio Olympic Track and Field

team and fellow San Diego Rotary mem-

ber.

Tracy entertained us with stories

of his sleepless but extremely proud role

in caring for the comfort and athletic

needs of the U.S. athletes and their indi-

vidual coaches and families. His Rio

FAQ list included: he did NOT get Zika

from being in Rio; yes, he met Michael

Phelps and Simone Baez; he got to hold a

gold medal; how supportive the U.S.

Olympic personnel was and so how it was

completely unnecessary for Brian Lochte

to have gotten into the trouble that he did;

and the thrill of the men’s 5000 meter race

when the disqualification was overturned,

allowing Paul Chelimo to receive the sil-

ver medal. Tracy then turned over the

podium to Meb Keflezighi with undis-

guised admiration, describing him as the

ultimate role model with a story far from

complete.

Meb was welcomed with a spon-

taneous standing ovation. “Dreams come

true”, he said, “by opportunity and persis-

tence.” He told of his father walking 125

miles through the wilds of Eritrea to free

his family with a bottle of water, a bag of

barley and a stick to defend himself. He

got to Italy, sending home money, and

worked so hard that 5 years later his boss

gave him 10 million Lira for the family to

come to the U.S.

Patti Roscoe

Chair of the Day

President John opened the meet-

ing with a nod to the prominent

dais and welcomed birthday girl,

Linda Stirling. Linda delivered

the Inspirational Moment, speak-

ing on the responsibility of free-

dom, inspired by the play Hamil-

ton and a sermon by Dr. Timothy

Keller. After the Pledge and America the

Beautiful, led by Past President Peter Dun-

can and accompanied by Katie Fulhorst, the

news was delivered by Mark Burgess, cour-

tesy of Mike Rowan of Goodwill San Diego.

Reminding people that Goodwill provides

both items and job for people in need, he

countered the rise of the financial markets

with the closing of rest rooms downtown.

President John then encouraged members to

attend the District Rotary Gala on Saturday

November 5th, celebrating the 100th Anniver-

sary of The Rotary Foundation. He then in-

troduced Hernan Luis y Prado, who engaged

us with exciting news of the success of the

Workshops for Warriors, which serves veter-

ans in crisis and loss, who use their shared

experiences to help each other as they develop

skills. He reported that there are now 120+

graduates, and that WW is the only accredited

school of its kind in the nation! Members can

join the Grotarian tour of the Workshop for

Warriors site next Tuesday, Oct 18 (go to our

website for info).

Larry Hoeksema introduced the 10

students who attended a 2-week international

visit as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange.

Larry expressed a huge thank you to San Die-

go Rotary members and to Robert Price for

their support.

Past President Peter returned to the

podium, explaining that retirement of a U.S.

president earns an allowance and big security

detail, while retirement as the president of

Club 33 awards you the chair of our Club’s

Foundation. He told us that members can add

to their direct contributions to the San Diego

Rotary Foundation with registration at

Smile.Amazon, designating the Foundation as

their charitable organization of choice. The

Foundation will earn funds from eligible pur-

chases…and it’s all free to do! So register

Ginny Ollis

Editor

The Rotary Club of San Diego

Foundation released its Annual Re-

port for 2015-2016. You can read

about the amazing projects that your

Foundation supports.

San Diego Rotary

Foundation

2015 - 2016 Annual Report

Giving Thanks,

Giving Back

2016 AUCTION

NOVEMBER 17

SAVE THE DATE!

Plans are under way for our annual

Giving Thanks, Giving Back auc-

tion on November 17. If you would

like to make a donation towards our

silent or live auction, please com-

plete the donation form and return

it to the Rotary office. Donations of

wine need to be at least 91 points or

better and cost a minimum of $25.

Any questions? Contact Auction

Chair Diana Mar-Jip Chuh.

ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT

LIBERTY STATION CONFER-

ENCE CENTER UNLESS OTHER-

WISE NOTED

October

20 Steve Breen - Editorial Car-

toonist, San Diego UT

27 Women PeaceMakers 2016

November

3 Elizabeth Brown, Chief

Commercial Officer,

Cross Border Xpress

10 Annual Salute to Military

Tuesday, October 18

WFW Industries & Workshops

for Warriors

Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Location: 2970 Main Street, 92113

Cost: $20

Tour Workshops for Warriors, a

non-profit school that trains Veter-

ans for advanced manufacturing

careers, and VetPowered, a manu-

facturing company that employs

Veterans and wounded warriors.

Click here for complete details of

the event and to register.

American Red Cross San Diego

Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost: $20

Click here for complete event de-

tails and to register.

Meetings: Every Thursday at Noon, Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, 92106 John Morrell, President Paul Devermann, Executive Director

San Diego Rotary 2247 San Diego Avenue, Ste. 233, San Diego, CA 92110-2943

Phone: 619/299-3309 Fax: 619/299-3340 e-mail: paul@rotary33.org website: http://www.sandiegorotary.club

GROTARIAN EVENTS

AUCTION CALENDAR Going the Distance

continued

BIRTHDAYS

October

Will Rivera 17

Bill Wise 17

Cheryl Wilson 17

Larry Richman 18

Ed Hearn, Jr. 19

Joe da Rosa 20

Georg Hochfilzer 21

Guy Maddox 21

Ramona Walker 21

Tom Karlo 23

Phil Blair 23

They arrived here in 1987, with his father emphasiz-

ing education to his kids. Meb attended Roosevelt

Junior High knowing no English, but did a 5:20 in a

mile race where 6:15 was the time to beat, and

earned an A and a t-shirt. The teacher told him he’d

end up in the Olympics, but he had no idea what

that was. He won CIF California State Champion-

ships in 1994 for San Diego High School and be-

came a naturalized citizen of the U.S. in 1998, the

same year he graduated from UCLA, where he had

won 4 NCAA championships, and where he was

inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. In

2004, he won the Olympic silver medal, but in

2008, he did not qualify for the team. In 2012, how-

ever, he won 4th in the London Olympics. He chose

to run his final Olympic marathon in the 2016, say-

ing he did it for his 3 young daughters. “Life is all

about challenges,” he told us, quoting again his fa-

ther who always told them, “Don’t waste this oppor-

tunity.”

To close out the meeting, President John

welcomed Meb as a San Diego Rotary member.

Welcome to the club, Meb!

Celebrate the Millions for Hope Campaign and 100th Anniversary of The Rotary Foundation

Cruise San Diego Bay

Saturday, November 5, 2016 Boarding begins at 6:00 PM at the Grape St. Pier

1800 N. Harbor Drive Dinner and Cruise 7:00 to 10:00 PM

$95.00

Click here to register on the District’s website

FACES IN OUR CROWD Photos courtesy of Paul Nestor

New member Carlos Persichetti, also a marathon run-

ner, shared his medal from the New York City Mara-

thon.

Chris Rink was excited to meet Meb and get an auto-

graphed copy of his book.

Linda Stirling, celebrating a birthday today, deliv-

ered our Inspirational Moment.

Chair of the Day Budd Rubin caught up with his

friend Meb Keflezighi. President John pinned Meb with this Rotary name

badge and pin.

The Rotarian visiting from the farthest distance was

from Vladivostok, Russia.

Tracy and Meb each shared their own unique experience at the 2016 summer Olympics.

Thank you to Tracy Sundlun for sharing some of his favorite photos from this past summer’s Olympics in Rio.

MEMBERSHIP

Carlos Persichetti- “Information Technology-Defense.” Carlos is the Co-Founder, President and

CEO of Forward Slope, Inc. Started in 2002 as a technology services company, FSI has since

grown to be one of the premier small businesses in San Diego providing software development,

systems engineering and professional services for the Department of Defense. He and his wife of

30 years, Judi, have 2 children and a granddaughter. Dick Eger, Ed Hearn and Lynn Congemi

were his sponsors.

Email: cpersichetti@Forwardslope.com Business phone: 619-299-4400 ext 210

Steve Carlson “Real Estate Sales-Residential, Additional Active.” Steve is a realtor for Woods

Real Estate Services and is the other half of Carlson & Ollis San Diego Real Estate Specialists, a

partnership he shares will fellow Club 33 member Ginny Ollis. He has been a resident of San Diego

for 17 years and enjoys hiking, biking, volleyball and boating. Bill Wise, Frank Pavel, Jr. and

Paul Van Roon were his sponsors.

Email: stevecarlson0213@gmail.com Business phone: 619-823-6892

CLUB FOUNDATION PROJECTS

Please welcome our newest members to the club:

From Club 33 member Ramona

Walker:

What a difference Club 33 is making

for secondary students and their

community in Uganda! This is a pic-

ture of the bore well the club foun-

dation funded last year with a $4500

grant. The next well is expected to

be drilled by year end. Thank you

for your continuing support!

Meb Keflezighi- “Olympic Athlete.” Meb is the only athlete in history to win the New York Mar-

athon, the Boston Marathon and an Olympic Medal. His record also includes four NCAA Champi-

onships, 22 National Championships and a place on three US Olympic teams. Meb oversees the

MEB (Maintaining Excellent Balance) Foundation and is the author of Meb for Mortals and Run to

Overcome. He and his wife Yordanos have 3 daughters. Tracy Sundlun, Budd Rubin and Sandy

Mayberry were his sponsors.

Email: runmeb@yahoo.com Business phone: 858-518-8727

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