There are two ways of exerting one s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up Booker T. Washington

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1 Meeting Mondays, 7:15 AM - Marriott Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave - Manhattan Beach Officers and Directors Roger Cox, President Bill Bloomfield President-Elect Russ Samuels Director Katie Gleason Secretary Richard Ham Director John Rhind Treasurer Kathleen Terry Director Jan Rhees Past President Donn Ennis Director Dave Hornbecker Historian John Hugunin Director ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA Jim Hallett, Alex Yoffe Editors Ron Sokol - Advertising Dennis Ridge Publisher Governor District 5280 President Rotary International Doug Baker Ray Klinginsmith Bigger, Better, Bolder Building Communities, Bridging Continents Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 There are two ways of exerting one s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up Booker T. Washington

2 Rotes Quotes Vol.61, No.37 May 2, 2011 Programs May 2 nd Craft Talks. Be sure to join us this morning as we hear from a few more of our newer members. Save The Date May 3 Demotion Meeting. The organizing meeting of the demotion skit committee will be at 6:30pm at the home of Bill Bloomfield at 940 1st Street, MB. Come help Kent get creative!" May District Conference. District 5280 Annual Conference is in Indian Wells. Please contact President Roger for more information. May 18 Finance Park. Save this Wednesday, May 18 8:00-2:00 as Manhattan Beach Rotary Joins Mira Costa Seniors at Finance Park. June 11 District Assembly. This Saturday from 8:00-11:00. All members are invited, particularly the incoming Board of Directors. See Bill Bloomfield for details. June 18 Demotion. Our annual Presidential Demotion is set for Saturday, June 18 this year. Be sure to attend to say so long, fare well, Aufedersein, adieu, or shove off mate to our Favorite Fishmonger.

3 Rotary is Service Above Self Presidential Thoughts It was Monday, April 25, 2011, and Magic In Giving was much on the minds of President Roger Cox and all in attendance. But first we heard the stentorian tones of Larry Johnson reciting George Washington s favorite prayer (no doubt President Washington would have endorsed Magic In Giving) and then greeted two member relatives: Rick and Monica Farrell s son/brother Ryan and Richard Ackerman s daughter Stephanie. Wade Austin brought back from Belgium a t- shirt for Chris Ullman ( I love bad girls ), and Lindy Murrell was off to Argentina to see husband Roger try to help New Zealand win the Free Flight (model planes) World Championship. (Yes, we have two Kiwi Rogers connected to our club our president and Lindy s husband.) Golf Hotshots The Manhattan Beach Rotary Masters Par-3 Tournament has come and gone, won by co-leaders Kent Caldwell and Bill Sauber. (President Roger kept his word and gave the club foundation $60, calculated as $5 per stroke over par.patty Panucci received her blue badge and joyously heaved her red badge across the room..russ Samuels and John Osten gave us Magic In Giving pep talks (the general theme was open your checkbooks and enjoy doing it ).One person who has opened his checkbook repeatedly (not to mention vast amounts of time contributed to the club) is Donn Ennis, in recognition of which Bill Bloomfield handed him a PH + 4..There was an unfilled opening to deliver Meals on Wheels this date, and Kent Caldwell raised his hand to cover it. No glory. Just doing the job when no one else would or could. Desert Hot Spots Our speaker was Keely McGeehan, here for a return engagement to share more slides of her projects in Mali. Thanks to former club member Aliyah Levin and many others, our club produced a $59,400 grant to her group ( including matches from other Rotary clubs and funds. Keely thanked us for working with her since 2008 and wanted us to see some results. Her vision is to establish K-12 schools and create learning enhancing solutions in remote villages in Mali and the Sahara Desert. She now has K-6 established in multiple

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6 Rotary is Service Above Self villages and one middle school. Her group provides basic needs clean water, solar, lighting, and sanitation, using appropriate technology and engineering to enhance sustainability. She showed us completed walls and millet centers and so much more. Results indeed. As our golf champions wriggled in and out of the infamous green sweater, I thought of the PGA Tour slogan, which applies to so many members of the Manhattan Beach Rotary Club: These guys [and gals] are good. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett MB Rotary and Mira Costa at Finance Park This year for the first time, Kathleen Adams, Monica Farrell and Kathleen Terry are planning a mentoring opportunity where our club will take Seniors at Mira Costa to Finance Park to learn about financial literacy.this will be a great mentoring day so we hope we will get a large number of Rotarians who can find the time to participate. Contact Kathleen Terry for more information. 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. Rotary Service Above Self 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 Bella Builders B Residential Commercial Vinny Fazzino CSLB # Cerca Circa 1987 Design & Build P.O. Box 2646 Redondo Beach, Ca Ph Fazzino@earthlink.net 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 Wednesday May 02 TBD May 04 TBD May 09 TBD May 11 TBD May 16 TBD May 18 TBD May 23 TBD May 25 TBD Birthdays Anniversaries May 04 Dick Chase May 06 Steve & Jeri DeBaet May 05 Vinny Fazzino May 12 Ray & Margaret Padilla May 05 Katie Gleason May 12 John & Linda Van den Akker May 06 John Osten May 13 Larry & Lynn Wolf The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at

8 Manhattan Beach Rotary Active Members Strong! The 2010/11 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 James Caprell Artist Richard Chase College Professor Roger Civalleri Business Broker Orris Cowgill Wine Retailer Roger Cox Business Consultant Mark Curran Advertising and Marketing Steve De Baets Truck Refrigeration Ken Deemer Private Investor 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 Robert Franko Banking Katie Gleason College Development Nelson Gray Honorary Member Robert Guilford Business Consultant Megan Hall Caterer Jim Hallett Criminal & Family Attorney Richard Ham Aerospace Engineer Jay Harkenrider Real Estate Residential Dave Harris Wealth Advisor Wendell Harter Peace Advocate Lisa Hemmat - Restauranteur Dave Hornbecker Office Supplies John Hugunin Community College Professor Jim Hunter Property Management Eric Iverson Web Developer Ian Jackson Mortgage Banker Tom Jeffry Attorney - Health Care Lawrence Johnson Investment Banker Don Jung CPA Business Manager Bill Keenan Interim CFOs what areas are open. Let s think and then act. Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Harry Keller Education Technology Anne Konie Interior Designer Brad Koppel International Trade David Long Executive/Recruiter Kathy McElroy Physical Therapist Barbara Matles Travel Agent Randy Meadors Architect Richard Montgomery Real Estate Appraisal Dennis Morehead Property Mgt Gerry Morton Nutritional Products Steve Murillo Mortgage Broker Lindy Murrell Communications Wayne Nelson Marketing Dr. John Nylund Dermatology John Osten Commercial Publishing Dr. Ray Padilla Dentist Dr. Patricia Panucci Orthodontist Matthew Peck Accounting Jordan Peister Graphic Designer Dave Peters R.E. Invest/Develop/Mediation Don Redman Mfg Executive (ret.) 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 Shannon Ryan Financial Planner 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