Meeting Mondays, 7:15 AM - Marriott Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave - Manhattan Beach Officers and Directors 2009-10 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 90266 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 Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. Ambrose Bierce
Rotes Quotes Vol.60, No.16 November 23, 2009 Programs November 23 rd Craft Talks. Tim James will give his Craft Talk - and his fearless leader Mike Sullivan, owner of 9 dealerships and the famous "LA Car Guy" comes to talk about selling automobiles; lots and lots of them. Rumor has it there will be large car buying discounts for Rotarians in attendance. November 30 th Sister City Program. George Barks comes to talk about how MB Rotarians helped Manhattan Beach Sister City and carried our hurricane relief money to the Santa Rosalia Rotary Club for clean up and re-build efforts. Steve Stepanek gives an update to give a final report on the Santa Rosalia matching grant (partner with Santa Maria) for a rehabilitation center. Save The Date December 12 Holiday Party. See Roger Cox for details. March 18-22 2010 District 5280 Ecuador Trip. District 5280 trip to Ecuador. See Donn Ennis. May 13-16 2010 District 5280 Conference. District 5280 District Conference in La Quinta. See Roger Cox. June 20-23 2010 RI Annual Convention. RI Convention in Montreal. See Wade Austin.
Rotary is Service Above Self Ready for Take-Off It was Monday, November 16, 2009, the day designated for the long and eagerly awaited visit of our Rotary Pilot, District Governor Suzanne Sundberg, who was greeted by another banner Kent Caldwell production: fitted out in Rat Pack hats and canes, the club s Frank Sinatra chorus (including PDG Ingo Werk) swayed, spun and sang their way through The Lady Is A Champ, modestly closing with the lines, She says our club is the best in the land, That s why the Lady is a Champ...Tim James started out with John Lennon s observation, Life is what happens while you re making other plans..guests included District First Gentleman Dennis Sundberg, ADG Sam Pinazar, a Kiwi pilot (who gave up his hat to one of our three stewardesses, Lisa Hemmat who was joined by Deb Arnold and Giusy Buonfantino), and, best of all, our beloved former Bulletin writer, Megan Cotugno Ian Jackson bemoaned the fate of USC football, but noted Mira Costa s football and girls volleyball teams are both in the playoffs. Charitable Giving Abounds Salvation Army Board Member Rich Montgomery, together with our Meals on Wheels director James Caprell, presented a club contribution to the Salvation Army to assist them in adding 23 Manhattan Beach residents to their meals routes (the Redondo office has now served over 1 million meals).dick Ackerman received our club s certificate as a silver sponsor of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)..Bob Franko and Beach Business Bank have Christmas-gifted $1000 to the club foundation.past President Roger Civalleri reported that our club was second in the district in 2008-9 per capita annual RI Foundation contributions, averaging 590 per member the club total would, for example, pay for 100,000 polio vaccines..donn Ennis gave $2000 of club funds to the District Governor to End Polio Now.
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Rotary is Service Above Self District Governor Suzanne Sundberg Finally we heard what we came for: District Governor Suzanne Sundberg. She of course started out acknowledging our awesome club, especially noting District Membership Chair Larry Johnson and the mind-boggling $1 million contributions (each) to RI of Bill Bloomfield and his mom, Westwood club member Peggy Bloomfield (the latest RI Magazine has a two-page spread on these two amazing people).the District Governor briefly outlined her district flight plan, from wheelchairs in Ecuador to gang violence right here at home (contact PDG Vicki Radel of the Redondo club if you want to pitch in). She told us that only India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan remain as polio countries, but it can spin out of control in an instant, so End Polio Now has never been more urgent. She asked that we be dark the week of January 15 and instead attend the visit at the Omni Hotel downtown that week of the RI President himself, Scotsman John Kenny. District Governor Nominee Brad Robinson District Governor Executive Aide and District Governor Nominee Brad Robinson took on the unenviable task of discussing Rotary finances in a recession. RI matching grants were cut off 8 months early this year because the money ran out, a not unprecedented but rare event in RI history. Matches this year are 15% of last year. Brad acknowledged that the financial meltdown did its share of damage to the RI Foundation. PDG Ingo Werk brought the encouraging words that the Foundation s losses have lately decreased from 237 to 160 million. The most encouraging words came from Bill Bloomfield, a considerable stakeholder in RI s losses, assuring us that the RI Board is doing a great job, and that the situational loss of matching grants was caused by a number of unavoidable factors general financial losses, decreasing new funding, and past funding commitments. If Bill is confident, who are we to wonder if RI is doing OK? The lesson of the day from Bill and the District Governor was pretty much the same: Rotary is thriving, and how fortunate we are to be in their company.
Rotary is Service Above Self Happy Dollars Roger Cox celebrated the New Zealand All-Whites (their famous rugby team is the All-Blacks; no gray areas in New Zealand) soccer team s victory over sporting juggernaut Bahrain to gain entry into the World Cup tournament next year (yes, the American team is already in the 32- team field).giusy Buonfantino showed off her Korean Rotary club flags.bill Bloomfield s son Wyatt is a new dad, making Bill twice a granddad in the past 6 months.lindy Murrell s mom is well, but Orris Cowgill s mom, sadly, is not..rod Uyeda s goalie son shut out the Anaheim Junior Ducks and led his Junior Kings to a 2-0 win.john Van den Akker showed off Dick Chase s textbook on Operations Management.Lee Walker cackled over Stanford-USC. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett 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 Meals on Wheels Schedule Rotarians serving their community! Monday Wednesday Nov 23 Lisa Hemmat Nov 25 Rick Farrell Nov 30 David Hornbecker Dec 02 John Hugunin Dec 07 John Osten Dec 09 Ian Jackson Dec 14 Tom Jeffry Dec 16 Larry Johnson Birthdays Anniversaries Nov 29 Lincoln Stone Nov 30 Joel & Gina Ruben Dec 02 Dave Harris Nov 30 Kathleen & Michael Adams Dec 15 Charlie Steinmetz Dec 02 Orris & Patricia Cowgill Dec 17 Barbara Matles Dec 21 Lindy Murrell & Roger Morrell The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at www.mbrotary.org
Manhattan Beach Rotary - 100 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 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 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 Patrick Fard Martial Arts Training 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