Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Club No. 751 District 5280 Chartered August 9, 1950 www.mbrotary.org Team Heal Les Silverman brought us our guest speaker, Gary Vitti, Los Angeles Lakers trainer. Les invited Gary to take the chance to tell us about Team Heal (www.teamheal.org), his organization that provides athletic trainers to local high schools as well as scholarships to local scholar-athletes (contact Gary or Les for more information). Gary s compelling talk consumed virtually the entire morning. TODAY S PROGRAM Throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain July 21 Rotary Exchange Student. Rotary exchange student John Jegede, who came to Mira Costa High School from Nigeria, will share his experiences in the U.S.
Programs July 28 City of Manhattan Beach. New Manhattan Beach City Manager Mark Danaj has been on the job for only a few weeks, but he s made time to introduce himself to our club. Join us for Fun and Fellowship: Save The Date July 24 Thursday Rotary Duffer Fellowship Golf. Join us every other Thursday for golf at the Marriott at 5pm. This is open to any Rotarian, spouse or friend to come and join us for some laughs, a beer and oh yeah, a little golf too. Contact Kent Caldwell for more information. July 27 Rotary Polo & Potluck. Join us Sunday, July 27 for a Polo match and potluck at Will Rogers State Park; polo matches are 2-5 p.m. Contact Mark Lipps for more information. Aug 24 Concerts in the Park. Join us Sunday, Aug. 24 for another Manhattan Beach Concerts in the Park featuring the Beatles tribute band Hard Days Night. Contact Mark Lipps for more information. Los Angeles Conservation Corps It was Monday, July 14, 2014, and President Geoff Bremer inexplicably ignored Bastille Day, instead allowing Mark Ballance to earn his blue badge by telling jokes that qualified as groaners that President Geoff would enjoy..president Geoff then led us in a merry Lakers trivia contest in honor of our guest speaker..gerry Morton admitted that it is indeed his wife, Mercedes Morton, who is peering out at us from billboards on the 405, wearing eyeblack with the slogan, We Are Banc of California, The Official Bank of USC Athletics. It turns out that Stanford Law grad Mercedes is not only a lawyer but is also the President of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC). LACC, supported in part by Banc of California, is an organization providing at-risk youth opportunities for success through job skill training, education and work experience in conservation and service..meanwhile, Chef Meg Hall was chopped on Chopped, but she looked good doing it.
Gary Vitti An athletic trainer is a jack of all trades, master of none so he works with many different doctors. His first job is prevention. Injuries require acute care, usually ice and compression. (He calls it veterinary medicine, given the quality of the injury history he often gets from his patients, but with the Lakers he has the advantage of immediate high-definition video.) Chronic care involves the entire kinetic chain wherein one injury affects everything else. Nutrition is obviously important the Lakers shop Whole Foods often. Today s pro athletes are so competitive that they are usually performing on the razor edge between in-control and out-of-control, and that s where injuries happen. In the NBA, Europeans are fundamentally sound, South Americans are tough, and Americans are athletic and tough but not so big on fundamentals. Much like former club member Steve Lombardo told us a couple years ago, the ideal is superstar Kobe Bryant, who may be a difficult personality but shines on all three criteria athletic, tough, and fundamentally sound. Plus he s hyper-competitive and the hardest worker I ever met. Superstars So what are the criteria for a superstar Rotarian? We could start with non-rotarian Mercedes Morton, and add last year s Rotarian of the Year Shannon Ryan. Let s see hard-working, committed to service, natural leaders. Yep, they qualify. Oh, and good-looking women. Yes, definitely that. I hereby declare them our first of many superstars. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett
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 customs and culture of a faraway place. How Well Do You Know Your Piers? The first Manhattan Beach Pier was all wood construction and built in 1902. It was destroyed in a storm in 1913. The second (and current) Manhattan Beach Pier was completed in 1920. The Roundhouse on the pier was finished in 1922 The Manhattan Beach Pier was declared a California Historical Landmark in 1995. Share The Rotary Bulletin Include your spouse! Would you like your spouse to receive the Rotary bulletin? Just send us his or her e-mail address and we will gladly add the address to our distribution list.
Great Web Site Great web site - find out more about your birthday than you ever wanted to know at www.paulsadowski.com. Get Involved Welcome to our New Members! Become more than a member of your Rotary club, become a Rotarian. Get involved in your club, your community and your world through the opportunities offered by our Rotary club and Rotary International. Long-time Rotarians agree that involvement is the key. Volunteer to serve on a committee that meets your interests, help out with weekly meetings, or as part of a service project team. These activities will help you get to know your fellow club members and understand what Rotary does. District 5280 also offers opportunities for you to get involved. Attend your district s conference to learn more about Rotary and celebrate the good works of your district. Host the visiting Group Study Exchange team or help organize the district s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program to see what clubs working together can do. These activities will help you meet Rotarians outside of your club, widening your circle of friends and expanding your service potential.
What Constitutes a Make Up Rotary Meeting Activities (main focus is on Rotary, more formal, usually with an agenda or speaker) regularly announced intercity meeting of Rotary clubs attend a regular meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club a Rotary district or international conference, convention, or district assembly Board meeting of another Rotary Club any district meeting held by direction of the board of directors of RI, any district committee meeting held by direction of the district governor, or District sponsored meeting participate through a club web site in an interactive activity requiring an average of 30 minutes of participation. Service Activities (main focus is on helping and improving the community) attends and participates in a club service project or a club-sponsored community event or meeting authorized by the board such as a: Hands on service project, delivering meals on wheels and Hometown Fair.
Local Rotary Make-Up Clubs Rotarians Participate at Weekly Meetings! Tuesday Hermosa Beach...12:15 PV Sunset...7 pm Wednesday Redondo Beach...12:15 Westchester...12:15 Thursday El Segundo...12:15 LA Int l Airport...12:15 Lawndale...12:15 Friday Palos Verdes...12:15 For times and locations of local club meetings go to www.rotary5280.org and scroll down to the District Info area on the right side and click on the When/Where Clubs Meet link for information on all clubs in the district. Meals On Wheels Schedule Rotarians Serving Their Community! July 14 Kathleen Adams July 16 Tim James July 21 Paul Allman July 23 John Acker July 28 Bill Bloomfield July 30 Wade Austin Birthdays July 13 Matthew Peck July14 Damien Goldberg July 15 Mark Burton July 25 Norm Levin July 27 Wendell Harter Anniversaries July 17 Dave & Joan Hornbecker July 17 Wayne & Carol Nelson July 25 Richard & Judith Ham July 26 Tim & Alisha Auringer July 26 Dennis & Patty Morehead July 26 Lester & Angela Silverman Officers & s 2014-2015 Geoff Bremer President Russ Rothner President-Elect Kathleen Terry Past President John Hugunin Secretary Mark Burton Treasurer Paul Allman Historian Randy Meadors Shannon Ryan Steve DeBaets Mark Lipps Gerry Morton Herb Trachtenberg Rotary Foundation Ian Jackson Membership Sue Vogl Communications-PR Elsa Gilham,Governor District 5280 Vibrant, Visible, Involved Gary C.K. Huang, President Rotary International Light Up Rotary ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Jim Hallett Editor Dennis Ridge Publisher www.mbrotary.org
Manhattan Beach Rotary - 108 Active Members Strong! The 2014/15 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below what areas 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 Mark Ballance Information Technology Harris Bass Business and Tax Law Bill Bloomfield Commercial/Laundry David Boochever Consultant/Computer Geoff Bremer CPA Jan Buike Social Worker Mark Burton City Councilmember Kent Caldwell Insurance Marc Castellani Wealth Management Richard Chase College Professor Roger Cox Business Consultant Steve De Baets Truck Refrigeration Ken Deemer Private Investor Mike Doell Moving & Storage Donn Ennis Oil Refinery Engineer Robert Espinosa Fire Chief Monica Farrell Non-profit Development Richard Farrell Video Production (ret.) Vinny Fazzino Builder/Engineer John Gardner Banking Robin Gary Pilates Instructor David Gendron Specialty Finance Nelson Gray Honorary Member Dr. Damien Goldberg Ophthalmologist 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 Dan Jensen Real Estate Lawrence Johnson Investment Banker Don Jung CPA Business Manager Brad Koppel International Trade Ed Kushins Home Exch. Executive Jim Lambert IT Consulting Norm Levin Business Theatre Mark Lipps TV Distribution David Long Executive/Recruiter Steve Lore General Contractor are open. Let s think and then act. Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Kathy McElroy Physical Therapist Barbara Matles Travel Agent Mike Matthews Education Randy Meadors Architect Dennis Morehead Property Mgt Gerry Morton Nutritional Products Steve Murillo Mortgage Broker Dei Murray Hotel Mgt 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 Dan Quisenberry Attorney Loli Ramezani Senior Services 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 John Russo Retired Shannon Ryan Financial Planner Daniel Saks Insurance Peter Salzer Automotive Russ Samuels Fitness & Personal Training Bill Sauber Auto Club Services (ret.) Mike Schwarz Biotech Dr. Les Silverman Optometrist Jeff Snyder Insurance Ronald Sokol Attorney Darrell Sperber Automotive Dealer Charlie Steinmetz Investor - Real Estate Bob Stephenson Accountant Corporate Amanda Stone E-Commerce 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 Sue Vogl Journalism 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