The Highlander. THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS Chartered March 12, 1959 NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH

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1 The Highlander Rotary Leadership ROTARY INTERNATIONAL K.R. Ravi Ravindran International President Rotary Club of Colombo Western Province, Sri Lanka DISTRICT 5180 Glenn Fong District Governor Joe Scheimer Assistant Governor Area 8 THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS Chartered March 12, 1959 NOVEMBER IS November 9, 2015 Volume 58, Issue 17 ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH CLUB OFFICERS/ DIRECTORS Gene Long President TBA President Elect David M. Stone Vice President/Programs Dominic Mecklenburg Treasurer Roland Wright Secy./Club Admin. Jeff Donlevy Community Service Bob Meyer International Service TBA Vocational Service Patrick Magnani Youth Services Membership Maureen McBride Sgt. At Arms Rotary Foundation Foothill-Highlands Rotarians at the Annual Rotary District 5180 Foundation Dinner held Saturday, November 7th at the Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento. PP Roland and Diane Wright; President Gene and Kathy Long; and Gene, Sr. and Kathy Long. Not in photo PP Patrick and Jennifer Magnani, PP Maureen McBride and PP Chuck McBride.

2 THE HIGHLANDER Page 2 11/9/2015 CALL TO ORDER President Gene Long began the meeting promptly at 12:15 p.m. Our Official Greeter was PP Joe Kaiser. Leading us in the pledge was John Hallsten and PP Marilee Monagan provided the invocation. Richard Hansen w as the note taker. VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS Today s guests included Rotarian David Kuhnen, General Manager and CFO at Recycling Industries and Jamieson and Brandon Warmuth from California Security Agency all guests of Jeff Donlevy. Also joining us was our speaker Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna. ANNOUNCEMENTS Board Meeting This month s board meeting will be on Tuesday, November 10th at 5:30 p.m. at the Umpqua Bank in Antelope. Just a reminder: All m em bers, NOT just Board Members are invited to attend. CLUB WEBSITE: (ClubRunner) DISTRICT 5180 WEBSITE: Youth Services Patrick Magnani RYLA The plan is to again send two students to camp next June. Dictionary Project The dictionaries have been ordered. 120 to be distributed at F.C. Joyce and Creative Connections; and possibly Hillsdale Elementary. The delivery date to be announced in the coming weeks. Matching Grants PP Patrick w ill be contacting the 20 students who will be the recipients of the $500 scholarships we applied for under the District Grants. Patrick will arrange for the students to attend one of our weekly Rotary meeting to receive their checks. Rotary Night at the Kings Come support the End Polio Now Campaign. Enjoy an exciting game between your Sacramento Kings and the Toronto Raptors or Dallas Mavericks on November 15th or 30th. A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit PolioPlus. See flyer on page 14. Club Communications - Richard Hansen rch6242@comcast.net Rotary Club Address P.O. Box 6 North Highlands, CA DONATE TO HELP OUR ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CAUSES. Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization. EIN , PayPal link on Club Website:

3 THE HIGHLANDER Page 3 11/9/2015 Beautiful Holiday Evergreens from the Pacific Northwest ORDER PLACED!! Here s what s left: 5 items 2 large wreaths, $28ea 3 centerpieces, $17ea Contact me to reserve one TODAY! Orders will be delivered in the 1 st two weeks following Thanksgiving. Questions? Call PP Dominic Mecklenburg or dmecklenburg@comcast.net Annual Holiday Party Mark your calendars for our annual holiday party which is scheduled for Monday, December 7th. Festivities w ill begin at 6:15 P.M. with no host cocktails in the Lobby Bar and dinner service beginning at 7:00 P.M. in Club Ballroom A. We will have our usual gift exchange and items should have a value of $20. PP Dominic Mecklenburg has agreed to once again serve as our Christmas Elf. A sign-up sheet will be available next week. SAVE the DATE Rotary International President K.R. Ravi Ravindran will be in San Jose, CA on Sunday, January 3, 2016 for a special dinner with Rotarians from Northern CA. The event will be held at the Doubletree Hotel. District 5180 has reserved two tables of ten. The dinner is $80/person. For those wishing to stay overnight, a special room rate of $99/night has been negotiated. E-Waste4Good Program You can bring anything, anytime to Umpqua Bank or PP Dominic Mecklenburg is happy to collect your electronic junk on Mondays at our regular meetings. If you would like to schedule a pickup at your home or office location, just let him know! More information on page 15 To date, we have received a total of $ for our E-waste Project for this fiscal year. FOUNDATION RECOGNITIONS PAUL HARRIS SUSTAINING FELLOWS PP and Foundation Chair Maureen McBride thanked Sonja Cameron for her recent contribution of $ to The Rotary Foundation and becoming our newest Paul Harris Sustaining Fellow. Mo gave Sonja a sticker for her badge in recognition of her contribution. There are now eleven members who have the special stickers affixed to their Rotary badges. Thanks to our Sustaining Members for their support.

4 THE HIGHLANDER Page 4 11/9/2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH CLUB CALENDAR: NOV. 10 BOARD MEETING NOV. 16 JACK ARNEY-THE ROTARY FOUNDATION/DISTRICT-WIDE MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE AND NEW NOV. 23 NOV. 30 DEC. 7 DEC. 14 DEC. 21 DEC. 28 MATCHING PROGRAM NO MEETING (THANKSGIVING WEEK) TOM CIICCHINI/POLIS PLUS ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY ANNUAL MEETIMG NO MEETING (CHRISTMAS WEEK) NO MEETING (NEW YEAR S WEEK) DISTRICT 5180 CALENDAR: JAN 3 MAY DINNER WITH RI PRESIDENT IN SAN JOSE DISTRICT CONFERENCE DOUBLE TREE HOTEL/BERKELEY MARINA FOUNDATION NEWS END POLIO NOW CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE. Our goal this year for Polio giving is $1,000. We continue to have our END POLIO NOW banks on the tables at our weekly meetings. We ask that you - BRING YOUR CHANGE The END POLIO NOW campaign is one of Rotary International s top priorities this year. Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have extended their partnership during the critical endgame phase of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Thanks to this partnership our contributions are matched two for one $25 becomes $75. The yield this week from the banks on the tables at our weekly meetings was $ To date, we have collected $ toward our goal of $1,000. REMEMBER: Anyone who donates $25 or more gets a special End Polio Now pin.

5 THE HIGHLANDER Page 5 11/9/2015 ANNUAL GIVING/PAUL HARRIS SUSTAINING FELLOWS Our Club goal is to have every Rotarian contribute at least $100 to The Rotary Foundation and strive to achieve the status of 100% EREY and 100% Paul Harris Sustaining Fellows for the second year in a row. November is the perfect time to become a Sustaining Fellow as it is Rotary Foundation Month. To date, we have eleven (11) paid Paul Harris Sustaining Fellows and four (4) additional members who have bonged the gong and pledged $100. Each paid sustainer has received a special sticker for their badges. We re on our way to reaching our goal of being a 100% Paul Harris Sustaining Fellow Club. NAME ROTARY FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS FINES AND RECOGNITIONS Fine Master Maureen McBride began by calling on Jeff Donlevy. Jeff did a great job introducing his two guests from California Security Agency but forgot to introduce his boss, David, until he was reminded to do so. He spun a 00 for $20. Jeff also had a happy thought. On Saturday, he took a four-hour walking tour of the North Beach area of San Francisco sampling some wonderful foods. He spun a $10. PP Roland Wright had a very busy week. He was in the Big Apple all week and flew home arriving in Sacramento Saturday at 2 a.m. He got just a few hours rest before being whisked off to an event in Lodi. Roland s son, Curtiss participated at the Lodi Drum Major Competition. His school, Woodcreek, took 1st Place! Donlevy, Jeff Hallsten, John Hansen, Richard Kaiser, Joe Lipp, Gordon Long, Gene Magnani, Patrick McBride, Maureen Mecklenburg, Dominic Meyer, Bob Monagan, Marilee Morgan, Cheryl (Sam) Spears, Robert B. Stone, David M. Wiggins, Lee N. Wright, Roland A Benefactor (has contributed $1,000 to the Permanent Fund or made provisions in their will of at least $1,000 benefiting The Rotary Foundation). His son, Robert, competed in a race in Frogtown and came in seventh in Division 1 varsity boys. Roland and Diane capped the day by attending the Black Tie District 5180 Foundation Dinner at the Doubletree. Roland spun the w heel for $6. Gene Long, Sr. s cell phone rang during Supervisor Phil Serna s presentation a definite no-no. He spun the wheel for $3. PP Joe Kaiser has been gone for two weeks. He had a great time and Bonged the Gong for $100 to the Rotary Foundation.

6 THE HIGHLANDER Page 6 11/9/2015 BELL RINGERS, GONG BONGERS PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS Jordan Backhaus PHF Sonja Cameron (GRIF) PHF Warren Coffeen PHF+ 1 Jeff Donlevy (B) PHF John Hallsten (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5 Richard Hansen (GRIF) PHF+ 6 Joe Kaiser (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 7 Support The Rotary Club of Foothill- Highlands by shopping at AmazonSmile. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases when you shop at AmazonSmile. Use this link: Gordon Lipp (GRIF) PHF+ 2 Gene Long Gene Long Sr. (GRIF) ($100 Polio +) PHF Patrick Magnani (B)(GRIF) PHF Maureen McBride (GRIF) PHF+ 8 + Dominic Mecklenburg (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 7 Bob Meyer (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 4 Marilee Monagan (GRIF) PHF+ 2 Sam Morgan (B) PHF+ 4 Bob Spears (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 2 David Stone (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5 Lee Wiggins (GRIF) PHF+ 4 Roland Wright (B)(GRIF)(GRIF) PHF+ 5 Bell Ringer & Gong Codes: (B) = Bell Ringer hi$100 to Club (GFHF) = Gonger $100 to Club Foundation (GRIF) = Gonger $100 to RI Foundation (RIF) = $100 to Rotary Foundation A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who contributes $1,000 to the Rotary International Annual Program Fund or other approved programs. Each additional $1,000 contribution is recognized with a plus and the number.

7 THE HIGHLANDER Page 7 11/9/2015 History of Veteran s Day On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was commemorated for the first time. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the day should be "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country s service and with gratitude for the victory". There were plans for parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business activities at 11am. In 1926, the United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I and declared that the anniversary of the armistice should be commemorated with prayer and thanksgiving. The Congress also requested that the president should "issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples." An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) was approved on May 13, 1938, which made November 11 in each year a legal holiday, known as Armistice Day. This day was originally intended to honor veterans of World War I. A few years later, World War II required the largest mobilization of service men in the history of the United States and the American forces fought in Korea. In 1954, the veterans service organizations urged Congress to change the word "Armistice" to "Veterans". Congress approved this change and on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor all American veterans, where ever and whenever they had served. A Special Thanks to those of our members who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK S MEETING PP David Stone introduced Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna. Phil Serna was elected to a second term on the Sacramento County Board Supervisors in June The son of Sacramento's first Latino mayor, Joe Serna, Jr., Phil developed an appreciation for public service at a very young age. His respect for his family's humble beginnings and their efforts working with Cesar Chavez to secure rights for farm workers also shaped Phil's desire to serve. In addition to serving on the Board of Supervisors, Phil participates on a number of other boards and commissions including the Sacramento First 5, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, just to name a few. He was appointed to the California Air Resources Board in Phil com pleted his undergraduate studies at California State University, Sacramento and earned a master's degree in city and regional planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in In his spare time, Phil enjoys fly fishing and playing bass guitar and drums with his bands. Phil and his w ife, Roxanna live in Sacramento's North Natomas neighborhood. The district Supervisor Serna represents extends from the Sacramento-Sutter County line south to Florin Road east of Power Inn Road and from the Sacramento River east to stretches of Watt Avenue. District 1 includes the Sacramento International Airport as well as McClellan Park, and many of the region's most established neighborhoods; such as, Downtown, Oak Park and Wood lake.

8 THE HIGHLANDER Page 8 11/9/2015 Because most of District 1 overlaps with the City of Sacramento, many of the issues Supervisor Serna deals w ith pertain to countyw ide services, including health and social services as well as protective services for children and the elderly. Phil is also focused on public safety, flood prevention and enhancing the environment. Supervisor Phil Serna began by thanking Jeff Donlevy and David Kuhnen for their involvement in the community. He then reviewed the County budget and what is happening with the surpluses this year. Supervisor Serna talked about a concern he has regarding the disproportional African American child mortality rates in Sacramento County. In addition, the Commission requested $100,000 of County General Funds to help finance staff support for the steering committee, and will seek $200,000 in matching funds: $100,000 from the First 5 Sacramento Commission and $100,000 from the County s hospital systems and other foundations. Details on funding will evolve as the effectiveness of current programs and resource allocations are evaluated. He then took questions from the Rotarians and guests. In 2011, the Board of Supervisors received the Child Death Review Team s 20-year report that included findings that African American children in Sacramento die at a rate two times higher than children of all other races. A Blue Ribbon Commission was established by Supervisor Serna to better understand the disproportionateness and formulate recommendations to decrease all child deaths. During the last 18 months, the multidisciplinary group analyzed available data, explored causes of child deaths, and conducted a series of community meetings to gather feedback. The Commission s specific recommendations focus on the four leading causes of African American child deaths: maternal and perinatal health, infant sleep-related, child abuse and neglect homicides, and third party homicides. Recommendations also include the formation of a steering committee to provide coordination and oversight, create a strategic plan, monitor and evaluate implementation, and give annual progress reports to the Board of Supervisors. President Gene and Supervisor Phil Serna As is our usual custom, President Gene presented Phil with a gift in gratitude for his informative presentation. President Gene then asked us to stand, raise our glasses and join him in a toast to Rotary Around the World. The meeting was then adjourned.

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10 THE HIGHLANDER Page 10 11/9/2015 DISTRICT 5180 FOUNDATION DINNER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL Jennifer and Patrick Magnani being interviewed on the Red Carpet President Gene Long receiving recognition for our club being an EREY club Roland and Diane Wright enjoying some downtime after their exhausting day Scrumptious Dessert Served at the dinner Annual Giving Chair Steve Solomon giving the keynote speech

11 THE HIGHLANDER Page 11 11/9/2015 SCHOOL OF LOVE AND HOPE The Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club has been supporting the Philippine School of Love and Hope for over thirty years. The Club s support has helped make a difference in the children s developmentmentally, emotionally, physically and socially.

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15 THE HIGHLANDER Page 15 11/9/2015 E-WASTE RECYCLING IS HERE! THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET RID OF SOME UNWANTED CLUTTER AND HELP OUR CLUB RAISE SOME MONEY. THEY WILL ACCEPT ANY PIECE OF ELECTRONICS INCLUDING TV S, COMPUTERS, APPLIANCES, CORDS, KEYBOARDS, MICE AND EVEN POWER TOOLS. THE HEAVIER THE BETTER (WE GET PAID BY THE WEIGHT!) ANYTHING WITH A CORD IS ACCEPTABLE, AND THEY TAKE THE CORDS TOO. THEY SEPARATE AND RECYCLE THE PLASTIC, METAL EVERYTHING! IF YOU HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE, GIVE ME A CALL TO COORDINATE THE PICKUP. SOME ITEMS I CAN COLLECT AT OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS TOO! IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES THAT HAVE SOME E-WASTE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR A FREE PICKUP FOR THEM TOO! THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT. CONTACT DOMINIC FOR MORE INFORMATION. You can also call ewaste-4good at and tell them proceeds are to go to The Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands.

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