The Highlander DINNER WITH R.I. PRESIDENT RON D. BURTON THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS

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1 The Highlander THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS Chartered March 12, 1959 March 31, 2014 Volume 56, Issue Rotary Leadership ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Ron D. Burton International President Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA DISTRICT 5180 Bill Short District Governor Fred Rowe Assistant Governor Area 8 CLUB OFFICERS/ DIRECTORS Patrick Magnani President Roland Wright Immediate Past President Richard Ryan President Elect Lee N Wiggins Secretary Dominic Mecklenburg Treasurer Maureen McBride Club Administration Richard Ryan Community Service Marilee Monagan International Service Gene Long Youth Services Bob Spears Vocational Service David Stone Sergeant at Arms David Stone Rotary Foundation Joe Kaiser Membership DINNER WITH R.I. PRESIDENT RON D. BURTON Club President Patrick Magnani and wife, Jennifer with R.I. President Ron D. Burton at the Doubletree Hotel on Arden Way Sunday, March 30th Dinner was hosted by District 5180 Governor Bill Short.

2 THE HIGHLANDER Page 2 3/31/2014 CALL TO ORDER Our official greeter was Gordon Lipp. President Patrick Magnani began the meeting at 12:15 p.m. Gordon did double duty and led us in the pledge. John Hallsten provided the invocation and Richard Hansen w as the note taker. VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS Visiting today was District Governor Elect Fred Teichert from the Rotary Club of Sacramento as well as Honorary Member Brent Seizer and our speaker, Anne Marie Schubert. Anne Marie is a candidate for Sacramento County District Attorney. ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunshine Committee PP Maureen McBride reported that PP Lee Wiggins is on the mend and able to walk without crutches; but according to Lee, no marathons yet. E-Waste4Good is still going STRONG! There is a pickup every month so keep those items coming. 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 him to schedule a free pickup at your home or office location, just let him know! End Polio Now Campaign PP Marilee Monagan announced several weeks ago that we exceeded our goal for the End Polio Now ca mpa ig n. She has set a new goal of $1,000 by June 30th and will continue to have the banks on the tables at our weekly meetings. Please keep bringing your extra pocket change to fill them. PP Sharon Bias sends her regards and hopes to be at the Night at the Museum. Club Communications - Richard Hansen rch6242@comcast.net Rotary Club Address P.O. Box 6 North Highlands, CA TELL ME MORE... CLUB WEBSITE: (ClubRunner) DISTRICT 5180 WEBSITE: WHERE TO MAKE UP A MISSED MEEO TING OBJECT OF ROTARY HOW TO JOIN ROTARY 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 3/31/2014 Night at the Museum LESS THEN ONE MONTH TO GO!!! Plans are moving swiftly for our fundraiser scheduled for Friday, April 25th at the CA Automobile Museum. To date, we have secured 13 restaurants and 21 wineries/breweries. W e are doing great on wineries/breweries but NEED MORE RESTAURANTS. Our original goal was 15 restaurants; but with the addition of several more wineries, it s a concern that we don t have more restaurants. PLEASE HELP!! If you have a special restaurant you would like featured at our event, please contact them to see if they would be interested in participating. Attached to the bulletin is a complete list of vendors. If you need additional promotional materials to solicit participation from restaurants and/or sponsors, replacements are available from either Mo or Richard Hansen. Just a reminder: All members are asked to provide at least two (2) Balloon Pop items. The value of each item should be at least $20. PP Dominic Mecklenburg is collecting those items at our weekly meetings. If you prefer to give money, Dominic can purchase item s on your behalf. WITH LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO, WE STILL NEED MORE ITEMS. LET S GET INTO FULL GEAR. BRING YOUR ITEMS TO NEXT WEEK S MEETING. SELL TICKETS! It appears ticket sales are slow. Please turn in any money for sold tickets to Dominic as soon as you can so we can get an accurate picture of how many tickets have been sold to date. For more information about NATM, go to: CALENDAR OF EVENTS APRIL IS MAGAZINE MONTH UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS CLUB CALENDAR: APRIL 7 BOB DUNNING, a journalist APRIL 14 MARYELLEN BURNS and KEITH BURNS, Co-authors of "Lost Restaurants of Sacramento and Their Recipes. APRIL 21 CLUB ASSEMBLY ON NATM APRIL 25 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM FUNDRAISER APRIL 28 DARK FOLLOWING NATM MAY 5 SPECIAL EVENING MEETING HONORING SAC COUNTY DA JAN SCULLY DIST CALENDAR: APRIL 10 REGIONAL SPEECH SMUD HEADQUARTERS, 6301 S STREET RUBICON ROOM MAY 2-4 DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT SILVER LEGACY RESORT IN RENO MAY 18 ROTARY DAY AT THE RIVER CATS AT 1:30 P.M.

4 THE HIGHLANDER Page 4 3/31/2014 FINES AND RECOGNITIONS Earlier in the meeting PP Erik Nooren asked if he needed recognition. After some discussion, it was determined that Erik now has the longest tenure of any Club member. Erik spun the wheel for a 2, all Rotarians paid $1. He then spun a second time for another 2, he paid $2. BELL RINGERS, GONG BONGERS PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS Sharon Bias (B) PHF+1 Sonja Cameron (GRIF) PHF Warren Coffeen PHF+ 1 Jeff Donlevy (B) Annie Hallsten (B) PHF+ 1 John Hallsten (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5 Sergeant-at-Arms David Stone began by asking if there were any members that had not rung the bell or bonged the gong if they would like to do so today. He received no response. David then asked if there w ere any Rotarians who were not wearing their pins or badges. PE Rich Ryan did not have his pin on. He paid $1. President Patrick was not wearing his badge. He spun the wheel for $4. David had a Happy Thought. His son, Tyler w as on a 14-hour flight to Japan to work with one of the top ten knife sharpeners in the world. David spun the wheel for a $7. Richard Hansen (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5 Joe Kaiser (GRIF) PHF+ 7 Gordon Lipp (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 2 Gene Long PHF Patrick Magnani (B)(GRIF) PHF Maureen McBride (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 8 + Dominic Mecklenburg (B)(GRIF)(GRIF) PHF+ 4 Bob Meyer (B) (GRIF) PHF+ 4 Marilee Monagan (GRIF) PHF+ 2 Sam Morgan (B)(GRIF)(GRIF) PHF+ 4 Kwanchai Patanapongpibul Erik Nooren (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 7 Richard Ryan (B)(GRIF) PHF Bob Spears (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 2 David Stone (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5 Lee Wiggins (B)(GRIFx2) PHF+ 3 Roland Wright (B)(GRIF x3) PHF+ 4 Bell Ringer & Gong Codes: (B) = Bell Ringer hi$100 to Club WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 GREETER: ROLAND WRIGHT PLEDGE: GENE LONG INVOCATION: RICHARD HANSEN NOTE TAKER: BOB SPEARS VOCATIONAL MINUTE: NEXT APRIL 14TH SONJA CAMERON (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.

5 THE HIGHLANDER Page 5 3/31/2014 VOCATIONAL MINUTE President Patrick Magnani was born in San Francisco and grew up in Concord, CA. He graduated from De La Salle High School in Concord and came to Sacramento in 1999 to attend California State University, Sacramento where he earned a B.A. degree in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Business Administration. Upon graduation from CSUS in 2002, Patrick joined Enterprise Rent-A-Car as a Management Trainee. In 2004, he was promoted to Branch Manager where he successfully managed four different offices. He was with Enterprise for eight years and left in 2010 to embark on his new career with Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor. JOKES PP Maureen McBride shared a cute joke and won audience approval. She earned a fine-free pass. Keep those jokes coming! HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK S PROGRAM On June 3, 2014 Sacramento County residents will have the opportunity to elect a new District Attorney for the first time in 20 years. To help our members familiarize themselves with the candidates, we invited the candidates to visit our club. This week Anne Marie Schubert w as our guest. PP Marilee Monagan introduced Anne Marie. Anne Marie is a Sacr a m en to native. She graduated from Loretto High School and received her law degree from the University of San Francisco Law School in Since that time, she has served in the District Attorney's office. With 24 years of Law Enforcement Experience, Anne Marie is recognized as one of the state s top prosecutors. As a Deputy District Attorney, she has sent some of the area s most notorious and dangerous criminals murderers, rapists and child molesters to state prison. Anne Marie cu r r en tly serve s a s th e Supervising Deputy District Attorney overseeing the Special Assault and Child Abuse Unit. She has prosecuted over 100 jury trials including sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence and murder cases. She started the Sacramento County District Attorney s Cold Case Homicide Unit in 2002 which has resulted in dozens of cold murders being charged, prosecuted and convicted. She started the nationally recognized Partners Against Chronic Truancy (PACT) program in Sacramento County to reduce truancy in our community.

6 THE HIGHLANDER Page 6 3/31/2014 Anne Marie e x p la in ed why she decided to run for District Attorney. She feels her quest stems from her roots here and from her desire to protect the future of our community. Annie Marie h a s w o r k ed clo sely w ith the current DA Jan Scully for over 20 years and Jan has given Anne Marie her full support. supervision instead of to state parole oversight. She feels it makes it tougher to return some criminals with violent histories to custody and to keep them there for more than a few months if they violate the terms of their release. It is an important issue facing Sacramento County. Ms. Schubert has been a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) instructor for over 15 years in the areas of homicide and cold case prosecution. She was honored as Prosecutor of the Year in 2007 and has served as a member of the Sacramento County Child Death Review Team and as a board member of the California District Attorneys Association. Public safety matters to Anne Marie. She wants people to feel safe in their community. She feels that the community will thrive if the people feel safe. Reducing crime helps us feel safe. While some people deserve to go to prison for their crimes, it is also important to prevent crime in the first place. Treating drug problems and limiting truancy are a good start. The position of DA holds a lot of power and responsibility and she doesn t take it lightly. Anne Marie is c o n cer n e d a b o u t a component of the law that allows offenders with a history of serious and dangerous crimes to be released from prison and returned to county probation President Patrick and Anne Marie Following her remarks, Anne Marie thanked us for the opportunity to speak to our members. Then, President Patrick presented Anne Marie with a Rotary gift in gratitude for her informative presentation. As is our usual custom, President Patrick asked everyone to join him in a toast to Rotary around the World and the meeting was adjourned.

7 THE HIGHLANDER Page 7 3/31/2014 DINNER WITH R.I. PRESIDENT RON D. BURTON Foothill-Highlands Rotarians and their spouses at the Dinner Patrick and Jennifer Magnani Eddie Long, Annie Hallsten and John Hallsten Dominic and Mary Mecklenburg Gene and Kathy Long Chuck and Maureen McBride Roland and Diane Wright

8 THE HIGHLANDER Page 8 3/31/2014 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.

9 THE HIGHLANDER Page 9 3/31/2014 IF YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF TRADING IN OR SELLING, CONSIDER DONATING IT TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL-HIGHLANDS DONATE-A-CAR PROGRAM When your vehicle is sold, the proceeds will go to the Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands to help support local charitable and non-profit causes. The Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization, tax I.D. No. is You may be eligible to deduct the fair market value of your vehicle as a charitable contribution for income tax purposes. DONATE YOUR OLD CAR, BOAT OR RV DONATE NOW and a friendly car donation specialist will schedule your pick-up appt. BENEFITS OF DONATING: FAST next day pick-up appointments if called-in by 2pm FREE we ll pick-up your donation at no charge to you CONVENIENT we ll pick-up your car from wherever it is (home, work, auto shop) TAX DEDUCTIBLE your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law SAVE TIME save yourself the time and hassle of trying to sell it FEEL GREAT knowing that your car will help further our mission We work with a reputable car donation processor, Car Program, who will make all the arrangements at no cost to you. They handle the title transfer requirements and will provide you with a tax deductible donation receipt when they pick-up your car. Need more information? Please call our Car Donation Program 24/7 at and a helpful representative can guide you through the process..

10 THE HIGHLANDER Page 10 3/31/2014 Participating Restaurants: (Goal: 15) Brookfields Restaurant Capital City Catering Chewy s Restaurant Golden Corral Hibachi Grill Howe It s Done Catering Maad Wingz Phaya Thai Restaurant Rubio s Fresh Mexican Grill Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands Night at the Museum Fundraiser Friday, April 25, 2014 Current List as of 3/31/2014 Purveyors of Desserts/Sweets: Capital Confections Cupcake Cravings Edible Arrangements Chocolate Fountains of Sacramento

11 THE HIGHLANDER Page 11 3/31/2014 Participating Wineries: (Goal: 15-18) Barefoot Wines Barsetti Vineyards Bogle Vineyards Carvalho Family Winery Driven Cellars Frank Family Vineyards Harvey Lane Winery Michael David Winery Moniz Family Wines Oakridge Winery Old World Vines Scott Harvey Wines Terra d' Oro Winery Turkovich Wines Villa Toscano Wines Wreckless Blenders Wente Vineyards Murrieta s Well Double Decker Breweries: Hoppy Brewing Company Lagunitas Brewing Company Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands Night at the Museum Fundraiser Friday, April 25, 2014 Current List as of 3/31/2014