Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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1 Meeting Mondays, 7:15 AM - Marriott Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave - Manhattan Beach Officers and Directors Jan Rhees, Madame President Roger Cox President-Elect Tom Jeffry Director Lindy Murrell Secretary Richard Ham Director Matt Peck Treasurer Richard Ackerman Director Roger Civalleri Past President Donn Ennis Director Dave Hornbecker Historian Steve Stepanek Director ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA Jim Hallett Editor Ron Sokol - Advertising Dennis Ridge Publisher Governor District 5280 President Rotary International Susanne Sundberg John Kenny Reach New Heights in Rotary Service The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson

2 Rotes Quotes Vol.60, No.28 March 15, 2010 Programs March 15 th Surprise Guest. No autographs. Football fans: Come! This will be a half-hour question and answer session. March 22 nd MCHS Craft Awards. The Annual Rotary Craft Awards at the Mira Costa High School Cafeteria, starting right at 7 am. This replaces our usual Monday morning meeting at the Marriott. Questions? See Richard Ackerman. March 25 th Aerospace Tour. A once in a lifetime tour of the Aerospace Corporation. See Wade Austin or Susan Adams for information. Those members not attending the tour are asked to show up at the MB Pier on March 7:30am. See Past Grand Poobah Ian Jackson for more information. March 29 th We Are Dark. There is no regular meeting this morning. We are dark. Save The Date March District 5280 Ecuador Trip. District 5280 trip to Ecuador. See Donn Ennis. April 17 Dodger Stadium. Afternoon game 1:00 at Dodger Stadium (Infield seats on Reserved Level.) See Tom Jeffry. April 30 Magic In Giving. See Anne Konie for details. May District 5280 Conference. District 5280 District Conference in La Quinta. See Roger Cox. June RI Annual Convention. RI Convention in Montreal. See Wade Austin. June RI Annual Convention. RI Convention in Montreal. See Wade Austin.

3 Rotary is Service Above Self Taking Care of Business It was Monday, March 8, 2010, and the always enthusiastic President Jan Rhees got right to announcements galore: Richard Ackerman told of the new and increased craft awards, adding to the traditional categories (art, ceramics, wood, fashion, photos) some fresh categories (video, art construction, media design), all to recognize the young and abundant talent at Mira Costa..Charlie Steinmetz will be a proud sponsor of the opening of the new library at St. Laurence Brindisi School in Watts.Mike Doell (and just about everyone else) is celebrating Girl Scout cookies.david Harris daughter received a Yale fellowship (Boola boola) and his son is off to work in Cincinnati.Aliyah Levin is joining Westwood Village Rotary, but she can t really let go, and so she is still working on our club projects (President Jan: So we won t miss you yet ).John Van den Akker s son has a State Department scholarship that will send him to Russia, from where he can help John organize the annual Russian visit to our club (May 21 this year).dan Saks son is a teaching assistant at UC Irvine in his sophomore year.susan Adams mom in New York has been in a hospital critical care unit, but is fortunately headed to rehab..fire Captain Scott Ferguson is headed to the Santa Monica Fire Department.Les Silverman, who promises to keep his day job, sang in honor of International Women s Day..$1150, 13 marbles, and still no winner. Music Awards It was a sublime morning, as we listened to the artistry of two MBMS musicians (flute and violin) and two Mira Costa musicians (violin and cello) perform extraordinary (and extraordinarily difficult) solo pieces for our large assemblage, bolstered by a room full of proud parents. Our performers were the first place winners of our club-sponsored music competition, representing four categories: MBMS Band, MBMS Strings, Mira Costa Grades 9-10, and Mira Costa Grades Also present were more awardees: the second and third place finishers in each category. Our Vocational Service Director Richard Ackerman organized and MC d all of it, with special thanks to Bob Franko and Beach

4 Jan Rhees Properties Raleigh Studios Media Center 1600 Rosecrans Ave., 4th Floor Manhattan Beach, CA Jan Rhees Expanding Properties... what s possible is expanding between people what's and property possible! Where real estate & creativity meet.. GET JAN (866) Proud to be the Bank of The Manhattan Beach Rotary.

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6 Rotary is Service Above Self Business Bank for the gift that allowed us to expand our traditional MBMS competition to the high school level. And the most special thanks of all went to the amazing teachers who devote their lives to this enrichment of their students lives Denise Haslop at MBMS and Peter Park at Mira Costa. We re not only the bestest club in District 528 (OK, 5280 say, when do we get to sing our club song again?), but we have the bestest kids in District 528. So there. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett RI Programs Rotary International offers a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational programs and activities designed to improve the human condition and advance the organization's ultimate goal of world understanding and peace. Nine structured programs and nine service opportunities help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process. A Quiet Revolution of Hope World Community Service has been described as the "quiet revolution of hope." Isn't it time for you to: Reach out to someone who needs help. Develop a relationship with a club in another country. Become acquainted with the customs and culture of a faraway place.

7 Rotary is Service Above Self Attendance & Make-ups Attendance is an important part of our commitment to Rotary. Our secretary, Lindy Murrell, regularly files attendance reports with District 5280, and each club's attendance record is reported district-wide. Let's help June keep that attendance record high--report your makeup to her. (And, of course, do the make-ups in the first place!) What is a make-up? Board meetings, for one--you are always welcome even if you're not a Board member, and it's a fun evening to boot! Other clubs are also a make-up. So are many of our projects. So make June's job easier--when you do a make-up, tell her. If you're not sure it's a make-up--hey, tell her anyway! Rotary Make-Up Clubs - 12:15pm Rotarians Participate at Weekly Meetings! Hermosa Beach PV Sunset Redondo Bch Westchester 2521 Valley Drive Red Onion 7:00pm Blue Water Grill 5855 W. Century 736 Silver Spur 655 N. Harbor Dr. LAX Marriott Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday LA Int l Airport El Segundo Lawndale Palos Verdes Raddison Hotel Hacienda Hotel Hacienda Hotel Palos Verdes 6255 W. Century 525 N. Sepulveda 525 N. Sepulveda Country Club Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday Meals on Wheels Schedule Rotarians serving their community! Monday Mar 15 Dennis Ridge Mar 22 Russ Rothner Mar 29 Ray Padilla Apr 05 Tim Auringer Wednesday Mar 17 Roger Rombro Mar 24 Joel Ruben Mar 31 Russ Samuels Apr 07 Bill Sauber Birthdays Anniversaries Mar 17 Lester Silverman Mar 28 Roger & Patty Civalleri Mar 17 Roger Cox Apr 07 Anne & Brian Konie Mar 24 Dave Hornbecker May 06 Steve & Jeri De Baets Mar 25 Orris Cowgill May 12 Ray & Margaret Padilla The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at

8 Manhattan Beach Rotary Active Members Strong! The 2009/10 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below John Acker Financial Planner Dr. Richard Ackerman Aerospace Management Kathleen Adams Financial Advisor Susan Adams Aerospace Paul Allman Personnel Training Deborah Arnold Business Software Consultant Tim James Auringer Automotive Dealer Wade Austin, Jr. Photography Harris Bass Business and Tax Law Bill Becker Honorary Member Bill Bloomfield Commercial/Laundry David Boochever Consultant/Computer Jim Bowser Insurance (ret.) Geoff Bremer CPA Jan Buike Social Worker Giusy Buonfantino International Marketing Kent Caldwell Insurance Tom Callahan Music Business Executive James Caprell Artist Richard Chase College Professor Roger Civalleri Business Broker Nancy Coonis School Administrator Orris Cowgill Wine Retailer Roger Cox Business Consultant Steve De Baets Truck Refrigeration Arturo Di Pietro Int l Bus Consultant Mike Doell Moving & Storage Geoff Dolan City Management Patrick Donahue Advertising Donn Ennis Oil Refinery Engineer Monica Farrell Non-profit Development Richard Farrell Video Production (ret.) Vinny Fazzino Builder/Engineer Scott Ferguson Fire Chief Robert Franko Banking Katie Gleason College Development Nelson Gray Honorary Member Robert Guilford Business Consultant Mimi Haines Toy Manufacturing Megan Hall Caterer Jim Hallett Criminal & Family Attorney Richard Ham Aerospace Engineer Jay Harkenrider Real Estate Residential Dave Harris Business Insurance Wendell Harter Peace Advocate Lisa Hemmat - Restauranteur Dave Hornbecker Office Supplies John Hugunin Community College Professor Jim Hunter Laundry Services Ian Jackson Mortgage Banker Tom Jeffry Attorney - Health Care Lawrence Johnson Investment Banker what areas are open. Let s think and then act. Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Don Jung CPA Business Manager Bill Keenan Interim CFOs Anne Konie Interior Designer Brad Koppel International Trade Aliyah Levin Executive Speech Mentor Dr. Steve Lombardo Orthopedic Surgeon David Long Executive/Recruiter Kathy McElroy Physical Therapist Barbara Matles Travel Agent Randy Meadors Architect Richard Montgomery Real Estate Appraisal Dennis Morehead Property Mgt Steve Murillo Mortgage Broker Lindy Murrell Communications Wayne Nelson Marketing Dr. John Nylund Dermatology John Osten Commercial Publishing Dr. Ray Padilla Dentist Matthew Peck Accounting Dave Peters R.E. Invest/Develop/Mediation Jan Rhees Residential Real Estate John Rhind Accounting Dennis Ridge Printing Dr. Deborah Robertson Veterinarian Roger Rombro Attorney - Family Law Russ Rothner Business Consultant Joel Ruben Attorney - Real Est. & Bus. Lit. Daniel Saks Insurance Russ Samuels Fitness & Personal Training Dr. Paul Sanchez Dentist Bill Sauber Auto Club Services (ret.) Dr. Les Silverman Optometrist Ronald Sokol Attorney Darrell Sperber Automotive Dealer Charlie Steinmetz Investor - Real Estate Steve Stepanek Aerospace Engineer Bob Stephenson Accountant Corporate Lincoln Stone Business & Immigration Law Marc Teitelbaum Honorary Member Kathleen Terry Management Consultant Robin Thormodsgaard Sales/Management Herb Trachtenberg Aerospace Engineer Dr. Chris Ullman Chiropractic Rod Uyeda Law Enforcement John Van den Akker Property Mgt/Invsts June Vantrimpont Window Treatment Mfg. Russ Varon Jeweler Lee Walker Insurance - Casualty Duke Winser Honorary Member Larry Wolf Real Estate Broker/Owner Alexander Yoffe Attorney Active Past Presidents