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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 Wherever you go, there you are. Confucius

2 Rotes Quotes Vol.60, No.17 November 30, 2009 Programs December 7 th Special Ops Command Central. Dave McCarthy talks - where to begin? - Cop in NYC, Marine, Fordham Law School, Public Finance attorney on Wall Street, Deputy City Attorney. Active duty for Operation Desert Storm, Counter-Terrorism Agent with U.S. Central Command. Following the attacks on America: Dave was deployed five times Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and three times to Iraq working with Special Operations Command Central. December 14 th James Flanigan. James Flanigan will be our speaker. He has been a business columnist for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications, and has covered national and international business and economics for 46 years. He has a book to be published March 2 on Southern California s business climate and its relationship to the global economy. December 21 st Holiday Program. Our world famous Holiday Sing-a-long and Special Program. Not to be missed.. as this year we HAVE become a "singing Club". December 28 th We Are Dark. We are Dark for the holidays. Please travel safely and enjoy family and friends. January 4 th Happy New Year. Don t miss our first meeting of the new year! Save The Date December 12 Holiday Party. See Roger Cox for details. December 17 Joslyn Center Luncheon. Senior Citizens Luncheon at Joslyn Center at 11:30 am. See Jan Buike to volunteer. 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.

3 Rotary is Service Above Self Thankful Thoughts It was Monday, November 23, 2009, and Barbara Matles expressed thankful thoughts ( T'was the Night of Thanksgiving: Happy eating to all, pass the cranberries please)..we greeted the return of Steve Johnson.Ian Jackson s sports report inexplicably and inexcusably omitted Cal s defeat of Stanford (Go Bears!).Jay Harkenrider celebrated 21 years in Rotary (which means he must have reached drinking age when it comes to Grandpa Jay, you couldn t tell otherwise).vocational Director Richard Ackerman handed $1500 from our Clubs Vocational Budget to the South Bay Literacy Council (if you can read this, thank a teacher), after which Richard announced that the Rotary Reads schedules will soon be out, after which Richard (does he ever rest?) recruited golfers for five openings in the LA5 club s upcoming tournament on December 15 at the LA Country Club (our club s foursomes are made possible by LACC members Jim Hunter and John Akker). Happy Dollars James Caprell was impressed by the hard work, dedication and and quality of this years Club activity witnessed at the November Board meeting.susan Adams attended the annual USC-UCLA District 5280 Rotary Rally. Trojans outnumbered Bruins (we need more Bruins next year). Entertainment included USC Coach Pete Carroll, the Trojan cheerleaders, USC Trojan Marching Band, Traveler and a stirring acapela version of our Nations Anthem sung by our own President Jan (she got a gig out of it). Thanks to Dick Chase who donated two USC-UCLA tickets that were auctioned off by Susan Adams for $150 to Club Service Director Tom Jeffry. Way to start, Susan. Off Topic With Roger Cox our President-Elect, here s some vital Kiwi intelligence you can savor: National teams: Rugby: The All Blacks; Soccer: The All Whites; Basketball: The Tall Blacks; Cricket: The Black Caps; Softball: The Black Sox (Say it ain t so, Roger).Jason Hodell s end-of-season letter to the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) reviewed the AVP s year, including this reference:

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 DOGGED DETERMINATION Ron Sokol, Attorney (310) (866) Proud to be the Bank of The Manhattan Beach Rotary.

5 Porche Lexus Toyota Scion Volkswagen Audi Tim James Chief Information Officer Happy Holidays From All of Us at obinson Travel Service inc Hindry Avenue Hawthorne, CA (310) Fax (419) N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA (310) FAX (310) Website:

6 Rotary is Service Above Self Look for a continuation of locally themed volleyball tie-ins: for example we recently met with therotary Club of Manhattan Beach, and they suggested a friendly cross-town match against the Lions Club on Stadium Court. Events like this continue to build the community feel of our events, bring more people out and simply create fun. (This courtesy of Progam Chair Bill Keenan, whose business partner Don McLellan, is raising an aspiring AVP player.) Matching Grant Project: Mali, Africa International Director Donn Ennis and our Matching Grant Project in Mali, Africa to give you a flavor of what he and the International team are up to, here s an excerpt from a recent update from the NomadHope Project: All our local partners have signed extensive agreements with us and Rotary, to assure expectations are understood and designs specified by Engineers without Borders (EWB) are adhered to. We are installing the millet grinding machine at the school in Zouera this week. - this will be used by the school cook to prepare the daily meal for the students, in a couple of hours, rather than an entire day! While it is not being used by the school, the local women will pay to grind their millet to prepare breads and other products to take to market. They will now be able to make and sell a much higher volume of products in the same amount of time, and not incur the aches and pains of using the heavy pestle that has been the norm for centuries. The revenue that the school will generate from this machine will pay for the required parts and maintenance for the solar lighting and water tap stand! This machine is being sold, delivered by a local business man from neighboring Timbuktu. He will also provide the training and support. Sustainability at its best. Craft Talk Tim James (Auringer) was born in Duluth, Minnesota, roamed from Sioux City, Iowa to Okinawa to South Carolina to the Phillipines (courtesy of the U.S. Air Force, which had been his Dad s career) before landing in Laguna Beach and forming a band (inspired by the memorable 1964 pre-mtv appearance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show), which led to a regular gig at the Cannery in Newport Beach, a chance encounter with Paul McCartney ( My knees were shaking like a little girl ) and a lifelong friendship with LA Car Guy Mike Sullivan. Tim has written 600 songs over the years, a lot of

7 Rotary is Service Above Self which have been recorded, and has scored 20 B-movies ( Deadly Prey, Born Killer, and similarly uplifting titles). His long and winding road led him to his beautiful wife Alisha, who is now LA Car Guy s environmental manager, her daughter Maddy (in the house this day, as was Mom), and the icing on the cake is Lucy, their "labradoodle"! He continues to moonlight working with his own music publishing company, and is devoted to his current position as CIO (Chief Internet Officer) of LA Car Guy s dealerships. Mike Sullivan - LA Car Guy Speaking of Mike Sullivan (local surfer, environmental advocate, charitable and successful enterprenuer, husband and father, he was our speaker, sharing a candid personal history of how he built his empire of 10 current dealerships. He started out with one, his dad s, and has grown to his present 700 employees and $600 million gross annual sales, with only slight downsizing during this past year of recession. Two of his three kids (all Costa alums) work with him, and he s recruiting the third. His extensive community activism features children s programs and environmental initiatives (his new solar panels on the house will enable him to be "off the grid"). He sells VW, Toyota, Lexus, Scion all imports (he, for example, bought out Vasek Polak), with a plug-in luxury hybrid (Fisker) coming out in July New cars are a loss leader, with profit coming from parts, services and used cars. 1/3 of his business is on line hence, LA Car Guy. His marketing philosophy: It s all about relationships and keeping people in the family. Thanking Mike for his service to the community the President gave him an END POLIO magnet to proudly display on one of his many cars (word has it he has done just that). Season of Giving We wrapped the morning with two inspiring speakers at the podium: First, a wide-eyed Magic In Giving Chair Anne Konie, gushing over how proud she was to be leading this effort and passing out sponsorship packages (for us to go forth and find those precious sponsors). And finally a Thanksgiving Benediction from Duke Winser: You have been blessed so you can be a blessing to others. Amen. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett

8 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 Lindy 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 Lindy 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 Monday Dec 07 John Osten Dec 14 Tom Jeffry Dec 21 Steve Johnson Dec 28 Bill Keenan Meals on Wheels Schedule Rotarians serving their community! Wednesday Dec 09 Ian Jackson Dec 16 Larry Johnson Dec 23 Don Jung Dec 30 Anne Konie Birthdays Anniversaries Dec 15 Charlie Steinmetz Dec 15 Orris & Patricia Cowgill Dec 17 Barbara Matles Dec 21 Lindy Murrell & Roger Morrell Dec 18 Jan Rhees Dec 21 Duke & Eloisa Winser Dec 23 Richard Montgomery Dec 22 Robert & Michele Guilford The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at

9 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