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1 THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA Make Dreams Real President’s Message Dr. Kenneth Nelson 2008-2009 President January 27, 2009 THE ROTATOR President’s Message + 1 Club Calendar 2 Andrew’s Pictures 3 Andrew’s Pictures 4 Area Meetings 5 Graduation List 6 Wine Makers Dinner 7 Inside this issue: Frank Culley, Editor [email protected] Polio Article continued 8 Visiting his parents' retirement village in Florida, my middle-aged friend, Tim, went for a swim in the community pool while his elderly father took a walk. Tim struck up a conversation with the only other person in the pool, a five-year-old boy. After a while, Tim's father returned from his walk and called out, "I'm ready to leave." Tim then turned to his new friend and announced that he had to leave because his father was call- ing. Astonished, the wide-eyed little boy cried, "You're a kid?" Credit to Readers Digest on line Rotary International announced that its partnership for polio eradication with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has increased its contribution to US$555 million. The an- nouncement was made at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA, on 21 January. The Rotary Foundation received a $255 million Gates Foundation grant in January, for which Rotary will raise $100 million in matching funds. In November 2007, RI received a $100 million Gates Foundation grant, which Rotary committed to match by raising $100 million. The two challenge grants now total $355 million. Rotary has committed to raising a combined total of $200 million in matching funds by 30 June 2012. This matching ef- fort is called "Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge." Continued on page 8 RI and Gates Foundation boost end-polio commitment to US$555 million
Transcript of The Rotator January 27, 2009 … · Tom and friends scooting. Attorney Karen takes Ken to task for...
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA
Make Dreams Real
President’s Message
Dr. Kenneth Nelson2008-2009 President
January 27, 2009
THE ROTATOR
President’s Message + 1
Club Calendar 2
Andrew’s Pictures 3
Andrew’s Pictures 4
Area Meetings 5
Graduation List 6
Wine Makers Dinner 7
Inside this issue:
Frank Culley, Editor
Polio Article continued 8
Visiting his parents' retirement village in Florida, my middle-aged friend, Tim, went for a swim inthe community pool while his elderly father took a walk. Tim struck up a conversation with the onlyother person in the pool, a five-year-old boy. After a while, Tim's father returned from his walk andcalled out, "I'm ready to leave."
Tim then turned to his new friend and announced that he had to leave because his father was call-ing. Astonished, the wide-eyed little boy cried, "You're a kid?"
Credit to Readers Digest on line
Rotary International announced that its partnership for polio eradication with the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation has increased its contribution to US$555 million. The an-nouncement was made at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA,on 21 January.
The Rotary Foundation received a $255 million Gates Foundation grant in January, forwhich Rotary will raise $100 million in matching funds. In November 2007, RI receiveda $100 million Gates Foundation grant, which Rotary committed to match by raising$100 million.
The two challenge grants now total $355 million. Rotary has committed to raising acombined total of $200 million in matching funds by 30 June 2012. This matching ef-fort is called "Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge."
Continued on page 8
RI and Gates Foundationboost end-polio commitmentto US$555 million
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA
The Rotary Club of
Santa Maria
Board of Directors
2008-09
President:
Kenneth Nelson
President Elect:
Susan Rees
Past President:
Scott Dunn
Club Administration:
Bob Frias
Membership:
Jim Buttery
Public Relations:
OPEN
International:
Gillian Andrews
Club Service:
David Merlo
Laura Mohajer
The Rotary Foundation:
Tom Martinez
Secretary:
John Henning
Treasurer:
Lindsey McDonald
Make Dreams RealRotary Calendar
Bulletin questions or comments? E-mail [email protected] or call 805-934-7091
JANUARY
Happy New Year!
FEBRUARY
2-12 Wine Maker’s Dinner
2-21 Rotarians at Work Day
2-20,21,22 PETS for Incoming Presidents
2-22 United Way Trivia Contest
MARCH
BLOOD DRIVE CONTEST
HYGIENE KITS
APRIL
4-4 District Assembly—Santa Barbara City College
4-23,24,25,26 RYLA—Ojai
4-25 District Assembly—CSU Bakersfield
Second Fundraiser
Boys & Girls Club Talent Show
MAY
KCOY Food Drive
5-1 District awards criteria forms and reports due
JUNE
Business Ethics Award
6-21,22,23,24 RI Convention
JULY
AUGUST
DICTIONARY PROJECT
Community Service, David Merlo
CONTRIBUTIONS
Membership, Jim Buttery
Rotator, Frank Culley
Web Site, Roy Dugger
http://www.rotaryclubofsantamaria.org/
Sign-up & Participate Today!
Contacts for Current Rotary Projects
January Programs
January 27
Dennis Law / Will Ambler—Oceano Dunes Beach
Race & Festival (Spinal Cord Injury)
February Programs
February 3
Dr. Ann Foxworthy—Lewellen
Marian Hospital Expansion
February 10
Offsite - Discovery Museum
February 17
Catherine Aceto
LifeSteps Foundation
February 24
TBA
ff
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The Rotary Club of Santa Maria
Andrew’s “Rotary Portraits”
Photos and Captions courtesy of
Andrew Millar
Connie visits from her tem-
porary gig in LA.
Visitor introduced by Ken.
Ken introduces his visitor. Ken invites us to support arts
for youth in Orcutt.
Blanche and her happy new
hubby, Burt Fugate.Richard Bendle, proposed
new member.
Jan celebrates his wedding
anniversary.
Carolyn reports on the ef-fects of economic challenges
on individuals.
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Andrew’s “Rotary Portraits”
Photos and Captions courtesy of
Andrew Millar
Roy and Hans struggle withPrez Ken's quiz on Rotary
Magazine.
Tom says he has to scoot,
suggests we re-institute the
Speaker ID system so he canproperly apologize to the
speaker.
Tom and friends scooting. Attorney Karen takes Ken to
task for inaccurate quizzing
and fining of Roy and Hans. Ifwe ever go to court, we wanther on our side and, defi-nitely, not on the opposi-
tion's.
Larry wins the drawing,misses the marble, happy toget a bottle of Royce's fine
wine.
Speaker Ann McCarty of the
North County Rape Crisis &
Child Protection Center, and
friends.
The PRLS calendar is on line: http://www.prls.org/calendar.html
Basic PRLS: April 3
Master PRLS 1: January 24
Master PRLS 2: February 7
Master PRLS 3: March 7
Master PRLS 4: March 28
Master PRLS 5: April 18
Go Ahead, make my day. Make me add a second page to our “Graduation” List.
Take a look at the Cambria Graduation List. We can beat them.
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Make Dreams Real
MONDAYS
6:00 P SANTA MARIA SOUTH
THE HISTORIC SANTA MARIA INN
12:10 SAN LUIS OBISPO
MADONA INN
TUESDAYS
7:OOA SLO DAYBREAK
FAIRWAYS RESTAURANT
CAMBRIA SUNRISE
LAS CAMBRITAS
SOLVANG BREAKFAST
ROYAL SCANDINAVIAN
TEMPLETON
MCPHEE’S
12:00 THE ROTARY CLUB OF
SANTA MARIA
THE HISTORIC SANTA MARIA INN
PISMO BEACH
PELICAN POINT
MORRO BAY
THE MORRO BAY GOLF COURSE
WEDNESDAYS
7:00 A GROVER BEACH
SPYGLASS PISMO
NIPOMO
BLACK LAKE GOLF RESORT
PASO ROBLES SUNRISE
PASO ROBLES COUNTRY CLUB
12:00 ATASCADERO
LAKESIDE PAVILLION
SAN LUIS DE TOLOSA
MADONNA INN
12:10 SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
ROYAL SCANDINAVIAN
6:00 P LOMPOC ROTARY CLUB
LOMPOC EMBASSY SUITES
THURSDAYS
7:00 A SANTA MARIA BREAKFAST
SANTA MARIA INN
12:00 PASO ROBLES
PASO ROBLES COUNTRY CLUB
ARROYO GRANDE
STEAMERS PISMO BEACH
FRIDAYS
6:45 A VANDENBERG VILLAGE
VILLAGE COUNTRY CLUB
7:00 A LOS OSOS
MARE BLU RISTORANTE
12:00 CAMBRIA
THE BRAMBLES
The Rotary Club of Santa Maria
http://www.prls.org/
PRLS CORNER
"cyber make-ups"
www.rotarydistrict5240.org
PRLS 2009 Schedule
Location to be determined
July 18, 2009 for Basic PRLS Public Speaking; Rotary,
Your Club and You; Leadership Tools For Success;Leading a Meeting & Communications.
August 1, 2009 for MPRLS 3 A full day of committee fa-
cilitation skills and group goal setting exercises.
August 15, 2009 for MPRLS 4 full day of Situational Lead-
ership concept identification, understanding andskills development.
August 26, 2009 for MPRLS 1 A full day of extemporane-
ous public speaking exercises.
September 19, 2009 for MPRLS 2 A full day of preplanned
public speaking exercises.
October 3, 2009 for MPRLS 5 A full day of business
model planning and project management skillsdevelopment and exercises.
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Jon Demeter PRLS Web Site
Camille Edie PRLS Web Site
John Henning Master PRLS PRLS Web Site
Blanche Hollingshead Master PRLS PRLS Web Site
Peter Lopez PRLS Web Site
Tom B. Martinez PRLS Web Site
Cindy McKellar PRLS Web Site
Greg Muscio PRLS Web Site
Ronald L. Nanning Master PRLS PRLS Web Site
Ken Nelson PRLS Web Site
Jane M. Norman Master PRLS PRLS Web Site
Fred Sanders Master PRLS PRLS Web Site
Connie Blackwell Master PRLS Ron Nanning
Jan Leaverton Master PRLS Ron Nanning
Frank Culley Master PRLS PRLS 7/19/2008 - 9/27/2008
Susan Rees PRLS 7/19/2008
Dr. Andrew Millar PRLS 7/19/2008
Roy Dugger PRLS 7/19/2008
Megan Thomas PRLS 7/19/2008
Curt Davis PRLS 7/19/2008
Tara Nelson PRLS 10/10/2008
Terri Lee Coleman PRLS 10/10/2008
Doug Coleman (Non-Member) PRLS 10/10/2008
Rik Fraser PRLS 10/10/2008
PRLS GRADUATION LIST
NAME SOURCE
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Announcing
THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA’S
VALENTINE’SWINEMAKER DINNER
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6 PM
Featuring William James Cellars & Trattoria Uliveto in Old Town Or-cutt. Winemaker Jim Porter & Chef Alfonso Curti will team up tobring us a memorable evening of wine & food. Seating is limited,
reserve now! Member and one guest.
$100 per person, payment in advance
Cocktail attire
RSVP by Jan. 27 to Bob Frias, 934-7020
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The $255 million grant is one of the largest challenge grants ever given by theGates Foundation and the largest received by Rotary in its 103-year history. Rotarywill spend the grant in direct support of immunization activities carried out by theGlobal Polio Eradication Initiative, which is spearheaded by RI and its partners, theWorld Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,and UNICEF. Rotary will distribute the funds through grants to WHO and UNICEF
"With the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we are on the brink oferadicating one of the most feared crippling, sometimes fatal, diseases in theworld," said Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Jonathan Majiyagbe. "This sharedcommitment of Rotary and the Gates Foundation should encourage governmentsand nongovernmental organizations to ensure that resources are available to endpolio once and for all."
Rotary club and Rotarian participation in Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge is cru-cial to its success. To date, Rotarians have already raised more than US$60 milliontoward the original US$100 million Gates challenge grant awarded in November2007.
In October, The Rotary Foundation Trustees approved special Paul Harris FellowRecognition for contributions to Rotary's challenge, featuring a certificate with the"End Polio Now" graphic. The recognition is effective from 1 July 2009 through 30June 2012.
Polio eradication has been Rotary's top priority since 1985, with nearly US$800million contributed to the effort. Although the Global Polio Eradication Initiative hasslashed the number of polio cases by 99 percent, the wild poliovirus still persists infour countries: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
"This partnership of Rotary and the Gates Foundation offers a historic opportunityto rid the world of a disease that robs children of their futures," said RI PresidentDong Kurn Lee. "It is a significant boost toward making real our dream of a polio-free world."
