Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Club No. 751 District 5280 Chartered August 9, 1950 www.mbrotary.org Random Acts of Kindness It was Monday, February 10, 2014, and President Kathleen Terry started us off with a video of one dog saving another dog from freeway traffic, an homage to Random Acts of Kindness Week. Here s one such act: Dei Murray and Hawthorn Suites donated computers to Dan Saks on behalf of 186th Street School. I have an existential map. It has You are here written all over it. Steven Wright TODAY S PROGRAM Feb 24 Two Bit Circus. Lasers! Robots! Fun! Inspiring kids about science, technology, engineering, art and math.
Programs Feb 24 Two Bit Circus. Join Lasers! Robots! Fun! Inspiring kids about science, technology, engineering, art and math. Brent Bushnell is the CEO of Two Bit Circus, a Los Angeles-based make tank focused on products at the crossroads of amusement and education will speak to us this morning. Mar 10 Off-Site Meeting.J We will NOT meet at the Marriott this morning. We will be at the MB Community Church, 303 S. Peck Ave. Go down the driveway and park in back or in front. We will meet in the church auditorium. Join us this morning as we hear local musical genius from Mira Costa High School for the MCHS Music Awards. Involvement Opportunities Feb 25 & 27 Vision to Learn. Help with vision screening at Moffet Elementary. 3 hour shifts available. Contact Danny Quisenberry for more information. Mar 22 CPR Training. 8:00 - Noon. Contact Susan Adams for more information. Mar 29 Stop Hunger Now Community Project. Contact Mike Matthews for more information. May 31 Magic in Giving. 6:00-11:00pm. Contact Jan or Jim for more information. Don t forget to sign up for Rotary Reads, Tutoring at Richstone, and helping with Magic in Giving. Join us for Fun and Fellowship: Save The Date Feb 26 Fireside Chat. Great time for new members to learn more about the Club. Contact Roger Cox for more information. Mar 16 Shen Yun 2014 Concert. LJoin us for the 1pm show. Transportation and Lunch will be provided. Contact Lisa Hemmat for more information. Mar 19-24 2014 Magical Mystery Tour. Join Rotarians and friends for a Magical Mystery Tour to French-Louisiana. Details to come. Mar 27 Rotary Book Club. The next book is The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam. If interested ask John Hugunin. June 1-4 Rotary Internationa Convention. This year our international convention is in Sydney.
Random Acts of Kindness It was Monday, February 10, 2014, and President Kathleen Terry started us off with a video of one dog saving another dog from freeway traffic, an homage to Random Acts of Kindness Week. Here s one such act: Dei Murray and Hawthorn Suites donated computers to Dan Saks on behalf of 186th Street School. Here s another: Deb Robertson has been making sure that each of us that s over a hundred people timely receives an anniversary card. And here s another: The Richstone Executive Director came to thank us for our support and specifically for our participation in their tutoring program. (What else does support of Richstone include? Larry Wolf and Dave Peters have been major backers since seemingly forever.) Organized Acts of Kindness On this date we had no speaker, so Acts of Kindness (not so random, to be honest in fact, very well organized) poured forth. Dan Quisenberry and Susan Adams are spearheading Vision to Learn at Moffet School, allowing us to witness the miracle of a failing student getting glasses for the first time and turning into a star student. (February 25 & 27 are dates on which we can pitch in.) We have put $9000 into the kitty and will be collaborating with other Rotary clubs. It turns out, by the way, that Charlie Steinmetz and Lincoln Stone have been working with this program in Watts for many years.
Funding Acts of Kindness How to pay for all these Acts of Kindness? Primarily Magic In Giving, that s how. Dr. Chris pitched for our support in his usual inimitable style, which we ll see more of when he returns to MIG as MC. Jim Lambert, assisted by Jan Rhees, is running the show, and Ian Jackson is seeking sponsorships. Matching Acts of Kindness Steve DeBaets is working with KidSave, bringing abandoned children from Colombia in search of forever homes..larry Johnson is supporting the Niger Water Project and is organizing matching grants through Wells Bring Hope. Our dollars get matched 5X by World Vision and matched still more through RI s Global Grants program.
Random Acts of Fun There are, of course, also Random Acts of Fun. Lisa Hemmat is organizing a March 16 afternoon trip to Shen Yun 2014 in Costa Mesa. Amanda Stone is promoting our club on Facebook, so Like the MB Rotary Club Facebook page and add comments and shares to promote our club. Jordan Peister and John Acker are creating $15 black or gray club t-shirts sign up with John. And John Acker s son entered the District piano competition through the Westchester club and won. Sharing Our Passions President Kathleen called all this Random Acts of Kindness and then called the presentation Sharing Our Passions. Either way, on a day without a formal speaker scheduled, President Kathleen managed to more than fill up our meeting time and to fill up our hearts with displays of passionate kindness performed by our companions and friends our fellow club members. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett
The Rotary Foundation s Beginning Please consider making a donation so we can have every Rotarian in our Club be a contributor. Some magnificent projects grow from very small seeds. The Rotary Foundation had that sort of modest beginning. In 1917 RI President Arch Klumph told the delegates to the Atlanta Convention that it seems eminently proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world. The response was polite and favorable, but the fund was slow to materialize. A year later the Rotary Endowment Fund, as it was first labeled, received its first contribution of $26.50 from the Rotary Club of Kansas City, which was the balance of the Kansas City Convention account following the 1918 annual meeting. Additional small amounts were annually contributed, but after six years it is reported that the endowment fund had only reached $700. A decade later, The Rotary Foundation was formally established at the 1928 Minneapolis Convention. In the next four years the Foundation fund grew to $50,000. In 1937 a $2 million goal was announced for The Rotary Foundation, but these plans were cut short and abandoned with the outbreak of World War II. In 1947, upon the death of Paul Harris, a new era opened for the Rotary Foundation as memorial gifts poured in to honor the founder of Rotary. From that time, The Rotary Foundation has been achieving its noble objective of furthering understanding and friendly relations between peoples of different nations. By 1954 the Foundation received for the first time a half million dollars in contributions in a single year, and in 1965 a million dollars was received. It is staggering to imagine that from those humble beginnings, The Rotary Foundation is now receiving more than $85 million each year for educational and humanitarian work around the world.
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! Feb 24 David Gendron Feb 26 Ray Padilla Mar 03 Dave Peters Mar 05 Lynne Range Birthdays Feb 21 Eric Iverson Feb 21 Larry Wolf Feb 22 Tim Auringer Feb 23 Patricia Panucci Feb 25 Ian Jackson Feb 27 Lynn Range Anniversaries Feb 13 Ingo & Mary Werk Feb 18 Richard & Susan Farrell Feb 26 Wendell & Madelyn Harter Feb 26 John & Rose Osten Feb 27 Don & Pamela Redman Officers & Directors 2013-2014 Kathleen Terry President Geoff Bremer President-Elect Tom Jeffry Past President Eric Iverson Secretary Marc Castellani/John Rhind Treasurer Paul Allman Historian Randy Meadors Director Shannon Ryan Director Susan Adams/Dan Quisenberry Directors Lisa Hemat/Jim Lambert Directors Gerry Morton/John Hugunin Directors Dave Hornbecker Rotary Foundation Roger Cox/Russ Rothner Membership Russ Samuels Communications-PR Doug Baker,Governor District 5280 Engage Rotary, Change Lives Ron Burton, President Rotary International Engage Rotary, Change Lives ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Jim Hallett Editor Dennis Ridge Publisher www.mbrotary.org
Manhattan Beach Rotary - 106 Active Members Strong! The 2013/14 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below what areas are open. Let s think and then act. 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 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 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 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 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 Lynn Range Design and Sales Loli Ramzani Senior Services 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 Mauricio Salazar Airline Operations 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 Steve Stepanek Aerospace Engineer 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 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 Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Active Past Presidents