Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Club No. 751 District 5280 Chartered August 9, 1950 www.mbrotary.org Bossa Nova It was Monday, September 14, 2015, and by the time I arrived President Richard Ham had yielded the floor to Bossa Nova artist Marisol Saens, whose guitar and voice entertained us with vocal accompaniment by Joel Ruben, previewing a fundraiser at Sheryl and Dan Jensen s home in support of the Ethical Actions Scholarship at El Camino College..Our special guests included the bouncy 5-year-old son of Russ Samuels, Quinten Samuels, and our exchange student hosted by Les Silverman, Maja Luttel. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson TODAY S PROGRAM Sept 21 Olympics in LA? Zev Yaroslavky, former LA County Supervisor, will discuss this decision as well as his experience being an election observer in Nigeria.
Programs Sept 28 UCLA Wisdom. Dr. Steven M. Panzer, from the UCLA Graduate School of Management, will speak on the rise of responsible free enterprise. Oct 05 The CIA at UCLA. Archaeology and Art. Professor Charles Chip Stanish, director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, will illuminate us on art forgeries. Save The Date Sept 23 MB Rotary Golf. Join Kent Caldwell for Rotary Golf Fellowship every other Wednesday at the Manhattan Beach Marriott at 5pm. Contact Kent if you plan to attend. Sept 26 Venice Walking Tour #2. Look for your e-vite from Ed Kushins for this great tour from 9-12 and optional lunch afterward. Oct 3-4 Hometown Fair. This year we will be selling pulled pork at our booth. Contact Dr. Chris to volunteer to show how much pull you have in the club. Oct 5 Rotary book Club. Our Rotary book Club meets to discuss Once We Were Brothers at Ed Kushin s home. Oct 16 Career Day. This year at Lennox School 8am-Noon. Contact Deb Robertson for more info. Nov 14 Foundation Celebration. The Rotary Foundation celebration is at Loews Santa Monica Hotel, $125 per person. See the District 5280 e-newsletter for more information. Volunteer Opportunity. Dr. Deb Robertson is looking for volunteers to tutor children from 3:30-4:30 on Tuesdays.
Service Activities Jordan Holbert is seeking Magic In Giving volunteers, looking for the stability of a two-year commitment..deb Robertson is seeking Richstone sign-ups and volunteers for the October 16 Lennox Career Day..Dan Saks is about to close dine-around signups..ed Kushins is repeating the Venice Walking Tour on September 26..Chris Ullman is organizing pulled pork for the Hometown Fair..Westchester Rotarian and District 5280 Vision to Learn Chair Nora MacLellan enjoined us to help screen 5600 Hawthorne elementary school students, anticipating 800 eye exams and 650 glasses. We presented her with our check in support of the program. The Waterfront Les Silverman shared a few highlights of the importance of this, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and then introduced our speaker, Fred Bruning, CEO of El Segundo s CenterCal Properties, which is developing The Waterfront project in Redondo Beach. From Portofino Way to Torrance Boulevard, the whole shoreline is being revamped, with only Kincaid s remaining intact. Seaside Lagoon is a major water pollutant and will be recreated as a clean water playground. The new Public Market will emulate Pike s Place or the Ferry Building. There will be office space, connecting paths, even a bridge among a maze of paseos and parks. There will be a theater and restaurants and a boutique hotel. It will be a 100% Living Streets certified project favoring bicycles and pedestrians. 90% of it is privately funded. Check out www.centercal.com.
Happy Dollars Nelson Gray visited Madelyn and Wendell Harter and reminded us that visitors are welcome..lisa Hemmat s Lido is featuring Tom Stolpman s winery..mark Burton thanked Mike Doell for bringing in Lt. General Robert Ord as the City s Veterans Day speaker in November. Shannon Ryan thanked Rich Ham for his Rotary boat ride..wade Austin is enjoying his third grandchild..russ Samuels asks us to get any audio-visual materials to him by the Thursday before each Monday meeting if possible. Unplugged I lingered after the meeting and ended up being one of the last to leave but not the last. Last was Russ Samuels, audio-visual successor to Norm Levin, still tearing down the fairly complicated meeting set-up, ably assisted by his son Quinten, who took particular delight in unplugging things. I thought, yep, that s how future Rotarians get indoctrinated. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett
Object of Rotary The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian s occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian s personal, business, and community life; FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Local Rotary Make-Up Clubs Rotarians Participate at Weekly Meetings! Tuesday Hermosa Beach...12:15 PV Sunset...7 pm Wednesday Torrance Sunrise...7:15 am 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! Sept 21 Steve Delk Sept 23 Mike Doell Sept 28 Donn Ennis Sept 30 Robert Espinosa Oct 05 Patrick Fard Oct 07 Monica Farrell Birthdays Sept 22 Danny Quisenberry Sept 29 Bob Stephenson Oct 20 Jan Buike Oct 21 Russ Samuels Oct 24 John Van den Akker Oct 25 Randy Meadors Anniversaries Sept 21 Ken & Candy Deemer Sept 26 John & Lisa Acker Sept 28 Brad & Deborah Koppel Oct 05 Kathleen Terry & Fred Manna Oct 08 Gerry & Mercedes Morton Oct 09 Dan & Dottie Saks Officers & s 2015-2016 Richard Ham President Shannon Ryan President-Elect Geoff Bremer Past President John Hugunin Secretary David Harris Treasurer Paul Allman Historian Ken Deemer Eric Iverson Megan Hall Ed Kushins Deb Robertson Herb Trachtenberg Rotary Foundation Ian Jackson Membership Sue Vogl Communications-PR D. J. Sun, Governor District 5280 Be a gift to the world K.R. Ravindran, President Rotary International Be a gift to the world ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Jim Hallett Notes Writer Dennis Ridge Publisher Sue Vogl Editor Donn Ennis Photographer www.mbrotary.org
Manhattan Beach Rotary - 110 Active Members Strong! The 2015/16 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 Karla Cameron Beverage Marc Castellani Wealth Management Richard Chase College Professor Roger Cox Business Consultant Steve De Baets Truck Refrigeration Ken Deemer Private Investor Steve Delk Restaurant Mike Doell Moving & Storage Donn Ennis Oil Refinery Engineer Robert Espinosa Fire Chief Patrick Fard Martial Arts Monica Farrell Non-profit Development Richard Farrell Video Production (ret.) Vinny Fazzino Builder/Engineer John Gardner Banking David Gendron Specialty Finance Dr. Damien Goldberg Ophthalmologist Nelson Gray Honorary Member Robert Guilford Business Consultant Tim Hageman Police Officer 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 Jordan Holbert Graphic Designer 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 are open. Let s think and then act. Jim Lambert IT Consulting Bob Lanahan Systems Engineer Norm Levin Business Theatre Mark Lipps TV Distribution David Long Executive Recruiter Steve Lore General Contractor Jim McFarland Title Insurance Barbara Matles Travel Agent Mike Matthews Education Randy Meadors Architect Dennis Morehead Property Mgt Gerry Morton Nutritional Products Steve Murillo Mortgage Broker 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 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 Joel Ruben Attorney - Real Est. & Bus. Lit John Russo Retired Shannon Ryan Financial Planner Daniel Saks Insurance Russ Samuels Fitness & Personal Training Dr. Les Silverman Optometrist Jeff Snyder Insurance Ronald Sokol Attorney 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 Kathy Vicars Physical Therapist 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 Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Active Past Presidents