"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." Edith Wharton

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1 Meeting Mondays, 7:15 AM - Marriott Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave - Manhattan Beach Officers and Directors Bill Bloomfield, President Tom Jeffry President-Elect Russ Rothner/Russ Samuels Directors Lindy Murrell Secretary Richard Ham Director John Rhind Treasurer Kathleen Terry Director Roger Cox Past President Geoff Bremer/Ron Sokol Directors Paul Allman Historian Lee Walker/Dave Long Directors ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA Jim Hallett Editor Dennis Ridge Publisher Governor District 5280 President Rotary International Brad Robinson Kalyan Banerjee Transform Lives Reach Within to Embrace Humanity Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." Edith Wharton

2 Rotes Quotes Vol.62, No.28 February 13, 2012 Programs Feb 13 Message from the Mayor. Our program this morning will be presented by Manhattan Beach Mayor Nick Tell to bring us up to date on what is happening in the city. Feb 20 President s Day. We are dark this morning in recognition of the President s Day holiday. Feb 27 Music Awards. Don t miss this morning s presentation of the Rotary Music Awards for outstanding students at Mira Costa High School. Save The Date Feb 25 Club Bowling. MB Rotary vs Interact bowling. Come join us and lob a few down the alley for the home team! Mar 17 Beach Clean up. Join us this Saturday while we will meet on the beach with Rotary family and friends clean up the beach. April 20 District Conference. District 5280 holds it s Annual Conference. Please contact President Bill for more information. April 27 Magic In Giving. This is the big day! Volunteer to help out and join us Friday, April 27 at the Comedy & Magic Club. Contact Dave Long for more information. May th Anniversary. The City of Manhattan Beach celebrates it s 100th Anniversary. Join the festivities and Rotary as we participate. June 30 Demotion. Our fond farewell to President Bill as he ends his term as president of our club.

3 Rotary is Service Above Self Greenbelt Restoration Your flakey correspondent is catching up with two meetings, January 30 and February 6, 2012, both in the category of, you shoulda been there. Let s start with the Greenbelt Restoration Foundation project led by Russ Samuels on January 28. The club paid $1500 for 12 arbitus marinas, then planted the trees with a work crew of friends, family and Rotarians President Bill Bloomfield, Bill Sauber, Eric Iverson, Jim Hunter, Wayne Nelson, Harry Keller, Anne Konie, Deb Robertson, Susan Adams, Roger Civalleri, Ken Deemer, Dan Saks, Geoff Bremer, Randy Meadors, Wade Austin, Darrell Sperber, Marc Castellani, Steve DeBaets, Larry Johnson and Duke Winser. (Don t miss Patrick Donahue s video of the event, complete with Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it s off to work we go. ) Legacies President Bill celebrated the birthday of President Ronald Reagan with a set of his famous quotations, after which we were reminded of Bill s father s anti-smoking billboard on Santa Monica Blvd. just east of the 405. Bob Stephenson told a Bill Bloomfield Sr. story that our President Bill had never heard: he went to Rotary clubs and offered to match a Paul Harris fellowship for any Rotarian who quit smoking. President Bill also announced that India has now been officially proclaimed polio-free. New Members and A Paul Harris Fellow We inducted two new members in two weeks: Mark Lipps, sponsored by Kathleen Terry, and Jason Wallace, sponsored by Jim Hunter. (Has anyone told them that they have to know all our names by next week?) Jim Hunter awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship to Manhattan Beach school teacher and Hometown Fair board member Carol Hugunin, wife of John Hugunin, while at the same time John and Carol made a major gift to the Rotary Foundation, making John our club s fourth major donor to RI ($10K or more). Members On The Run Barbara Matles travel agency has merged with the Travel Store and will now be known as the Robinson Travel Store (same convenient location) Larry Johnson continues his good work with Wells Bring Hope in Western Africa.Rich Ham s Rotary Guatemala stoves project has 15 stoves installed and the rest almost done..russ

4 Rotary is Service Above Self Samuels managed a week of snowboarding without injury.mauricio Salazar has 20 years service with United/ Continental.It is Anne Konie who processes those birthday and anniversary cards we all get from President Bill..Dave Long announced that Barbara Matles has signed up as a $500 Magic In Giving sponsor.tom Jeffry thanked Donn Ennis for his last-minute coverage of Tom s Rotary Reads time slot..shannon Ryan s final printing of her children s books on financial literacy is done..les Silverman has been appointed to the Mira Costa High School Bond Oversight Committee..Ray Padilla s daughter was part of still another Mira Costa Model UN regional first-place finish. Mystery Rotarians Richard Ham has run several half-marathons, nearly died in 1978 while riding out a Caribbean hurricane in a 32-foot boat, and lost his home to a fire in 2003 Wayne Nelson taught skiing, did cryptography in the Army, has a close friend who spent over 7 years in a POW camp, and works with his daughter. Israeli Special Forces Kathleen Adams brought us Zeev Haskal, a former Israeli special forces agent, now working locally as a security specialist. Inspired as a child by the raid on Entebbe and motivated by the attack at the Munich Olympics, this work is all Zeev ever wanted to do. He took us through his two-year selection process only one of several hundred applicants makes it to the finish. He told us that his unit included many warriors who now hold major leadership positions in Israel. Zeev s motto: The greatest pleasure in life is doing what other people say you cannot do. Palos Verdes Land Conservancy Dennis Ridge brought us Andrea Vona, Executive Director of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy ( Their mission is to preserve land, restore habitat, and provide nature education. Their work so far includes 40 miles of trails, a native plant nursery, and two nature education centers. You can find trail guides on the website. By preserving and restoring western coastal shrub habitat, they are saving threatened species and preserving a precious jewel right in our backyard.

5 Rotary is Service Above Self Impossible Dream Back in 1988, when our club joined a million Rotarians in the effort to eradicate polio from the planet, it looked very much like we were taking on something that could not be done. India is now polio free, and we re only a few countries short of complete eradication. It s something that would make an Israeli special forces agent proud. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett 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 Feb 13 John Nylund Feb 15 Wayne Padilla Feb 20 Patty Panucci Feb 22 Matt Peck Feb 27 Jordan Peister Feb 29 Dave Peters Mar 05 Don Redman Mar 07 Jan Rhees Birthdays Anniversaries Feb 12 Don Redman Feb 18 Richard & Susan Farrell Feb 14 Dennis Morehead Feb 26 Wendell & Madelyn Harter Feb 21 Larry Wolf Feb 26 John & Rose Osten Feb 21 Eric Iverson Feb 26 Don & Pam Redman The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at

6 Manhattan Beach Rotary Active Members Strong! The 2011/12 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 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 Tom Callahan Music Ind. Executive Marc Castellani Wealth Management Richard Chase College Professor Roger Civalleri Business Broker 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 Patrick Donahue Advertising Donn Ennis Oil Refinery Engineer Monica Farrell Non-profit Development Richard Farrell Video Production (ret.) Vinny Fazzino Builder/Engineer Robin Gary Pilates Instructor 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 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 Harry Keller Education Technology Anne Konie Interior Designer Brad Koppel International Trade Ed Kushins Home Exch. Executive what areas are open. Let s think and then act. Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Mark Lipps TV Distribution David Long Executive/Recruiter Kathy McElroy Physical Therapist Mike Matthews Education Barbara Matles Travel Agent Randy Meadors Architect 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 Nehal Patel Engineering Matthew Peck Accounting Jordan Peister Graphic Designer Dave Peters R.E. Invest/Develop/Mediation Lynn Range Design and Sales 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 Mauricio Salazar Airline Operations 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 Herb Trachtenberg Aerospace Engineer Dr. Chris Ullman Chiropractic John Van den Akker Property Mgt/Invsts Russ Varon Jeweler Lee Walker Insurance - Casualty Jason Wallace Attorney - Real Estate Ingo Werk Manufacturing Duke Winser Honorary Member Larry Wolf Real Estate Broker/Owner Alexander Yoffe Attorney Active Past Presidents