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The Beacon
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The Monthly Newsletter of Rotary District 5180
R.I. President
Wilf Wilkinson
Rotary Club of Trenton,
M ost of our focus for May is on the
District Conference to be held in
Lake Tahoe from May 9-11. The confer-
from Chat-
tanooga, Ten-
nessee who
Ontario, Canada ence committee has been hard at work will bring us
putting together a conference with a lot up to date
District 5180 Governor of Rotary, plus leaving time for what on the latest
Clarence Parkins Rotarians do best, “Having Fun” from Rotary
Rotary Club of Rancho Cordova From the opening session on Friday until International.
the closing session Sunday morning there Then Sunday
Past Governor
will be something for everyone. From the morning
Dee Fairbanks we have the
Rotary standpoint there will be a New
Rotary Club of Oroville traditional
Member Academy to help familiarize
District Governor Elect our new members with Rotary, plus the Awards Cer-
Brian Moore District Speech Contest. The GSE Team emony recognizing outstanding achieve-
from Austria will have a presentation, ments from clubs and individuals.
Rotary Club of Natomas
as well as our Outbound Team who will The advance registration is very strong,
District Governor Nominee give us a preview of their presentation and I hope that if you have not made
Barry Kalar when they go to the Austrian Clubs they your mind up yet, you seriously consider
Rotary Club of West Sacramento will visit. You will meet and hear from coming to Lake Tahoe and help all your
our marvelous RYE Students as they Rotarian friends celebrate our year.
Newsletter Editor
participate in the parade of nations. We Before leaving April however, I want to
John Chapman
will have Plenary Sessions on Interna- comment on the “Rotarians at Work”
Rotary Club of Rancho Cordova tional and Youth Services, and a Business event held Saturday, April 26, 2008.
session where we will review our year
Table of Contents and elect a candidate to the
Over 600 District Rotarians and friends
from 35 of our 40 Rotary
Lighthouse Central Council on Legislation.
Page 1 Clubs did 42 community
(Words from the Boss)
On the fun side, many service projects. It was not
clubs have planned Hospi- that the projects were so significant,
tality Suites for Friday and although they were: Rotar-
Rotary in the News Page 2
Saturday nights which will ians do this every week.
give you an opportunity Li The significant thing was
to visit Rotarians from ght orld having our communities see
Up Y
other clubs in our district. our Rotar y W the number of projects being
About the Clubs Page 3
We will have the Friday night cruise done on the same day by Rotarians in
on the lake and the traditional Satur- their “Rotarians at Work” blue shirts. We
day night Governors Ball featuring the got excellent radio, TV and newspaper
Parade of Presidents and some world class coverage and plan to submit an article to
Staff News & Notes Page 5 entertainment. the Rotarian Magazine on the magnitude
Our Saturday luncheon keynote speaker of the project. I thank all the participants
will be Ken Behring, founder of the and all the Rotarians who had a part in
Wheel Chair Foundation. His story is making this day such a success.
truly inspirational. Our Rotary Interna- Yours in Rotary,
tional President’s Representative this year
is PDG Harry Fields and his wife Sara
Clarence Parkins
Calendar
Date Club Event For More Info:
May 9 - 11 Dist 5180 District Conference at the Montbleu, Stateline, Brian Moore at:
NV rotarypdg5180@unlimited.net
May 31 Dist 5180 District Assembly at Sac State
Jun 15 - 18 R.I. RI Convention in Los Angeles Russ Rheams at:
randl@surewest.net
District Golf Tournament Draws Crowd
W ell, sir, the District golf
Tournament went off with
nary a hitch on Friday, April 17, at
with a buffet barbecue lunch on the
patio, and concluded with a tasty tri-
tip barbecue and awards ceremony at
recently installed at Mather Lake
Rotary Recreation Area. Winners of
the tournament included a member
the Mather Golf Mather Lake Rotary or two from the Elk Grove Rotary,
Course and what a Recreation Area. At who, naturally were accused of forget-
grand and glorious the dinner following ting the tenets of the 4-Way Test. A
day it was. It was, the event, District number of Rotary Clubs stepped up
as they say, a great Treasurer Ross as either tee or event sponsors, includ-
day to be stand- Johnson presented a ing the Mather Perkins and Rancho
ing outside in the check for $10,000 to Cordova Clubs.
sun and the breeze the California Parks
The organizers
and enjoying the & Recreation Soci-
camaraderie of a bunch of outgo- ety for an endowed
ing Rotarians. Run by a committee scholarship, and then
composed of Beler Watts, District a check for$18,000
Treasurer Ross Johnson, ADG Neil to the County Parks
Orchard and a handful of non-Rotar- and Recreation
ians, the annual tourney had almost Department for the
130 golfers in attendance, and raised construction of the
a pantload of money for some worth- new handicapped
The warmup
while causes. The event kicked off accessible fishing pier
In Memoriam
The American flags are being flown at half-mast at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District and the El Do-
rado Hills fire stations in honor of Ramona “Moni” Gilmore. Gilmore was arguably one of El Dorado Hills’ busiest and
most visible residents, although she managed to keep her age a secret to all. She died in her El Dorado Hills home last
week. She was an El Dorado Hills Fire and Water District Board Director, senior citizen advocate and El Dorado Hills
Rotarian. She was well known for her love of the community and fellow senior citizens. She was a regular presence at
community functions, always donning her signature wide-brimmed hat. She was also a columnist for various local news-
papers including Village Life.
From the Clubs
T he mis-
sion of
The Rotary
of Roseville, and fireman equipment for a
crew of four including boots, helmets and
fire extinguishers. After necessary repairs
center for disabled children, is located in
Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico. About 100
children with a multitude of disabili-
Foundation the fire truck will make the 1800-mile ties including blindness, mental illness,
(TRF) is to trip from Roseville, CA to El Rosario, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, autism,
enable Rotar- Mexico. etc, attend this special education school.
ians to advance Computer Laboratory: This is a joint Most of the students come from poor
world un- project between the Roseville and the families and this is the only school of
derstanding, Patiala, Punjab, Rotary Club. This project this type in the city. Without this school
goodwill, and will provide 30 computers for a second- these children would not have the oppor-
Alan Bernhard peace through tunity to develop physically and mentally
President ary school in the city of Patiala, India.
the improve- Computer literacy is becoming a must- to function within the society. The school
ment of health, the support of education, have skill in India. Deficiency in comput- lacks equipment to efficiently and ef-
and the alleviation of poverty. Matching er literacy will continue to keep students fectively run the school. This project will
Grants assist Rotary clubs and districts from becoming a productive part of the help provide classroom supplies, equip-
in carrying out humanitarian service society. In India, the children of middle ment for physical therapy, educational
projects in cooperation with Rotary clubs and upper economic classes are benefiting and children games, computers, and a
or districts in another country. This year from the spread of computer literacy as is sound system.
the Rotary Club of Roseville embarked evident by the vast amount of computer Ambulance Project: In addition, the
on several projects in support of the TRF services outsourcing. But, the children of Roseville club is donating an ambulance
mission. Fire Truck Project: This is a joint lower economic class citizens are suffer- to the Mexican Red Cross (MRC) for
project between the Roseville and the ing from the ever-widening digital divide. service in the town of La Cruz, Sinaloa,
Mazatlan Rotary club. It will provide a These children are not being prepared Mexico. Unlike the USA, where para-
used fire truck to the city of El Rosario, to harvest the benefits from the spread medics respond to tragedies as part of a
Mexico. El Rosario, with a population of computer technology. It is imperative government agency, paid for by tax dol-
of approximately 40,000 inhabitants, is that the students from the lower econom- lars, the Mexican Red Cross relies heavily
located about 50 miles south of Mazatlan ic class of the society be given adequate on charitable donations and volunteers.
in the state of Sinaloa. At the present opportunity to become computer literate During an emergency, many small poor
time there is no fire department to serve so that they can begin to benefit from the rural communities must rely on ambu-
the city in case of fire or other emergency. economic upturn brought by the spread lance service coming from miles away,
When an emergency arises, fire trucks are of computer technology in the public and often too late. Communities that are
dispatched from Mazatlan taking 45 min- private sectors. SDSE Senior Secondary fortunate enough to have an ambulance,
utes to an hour to arrive at the scene. In School, with a student body of about are expected to help pay for its purchase
case of fire, since the majority of the dam- 2200 lower middle and poor economic and maintenance, and to provide volun-
age occurs during the first 5 level students, would benefit greatly teers. The La Cruz station has a single
Rosevill
to 15 minutes, the fire trucks by having a well equipped computer ambulance to respond to traffic accidents
from Mazatlan serve mostly laboratory for providing computer based on two major highways and to serve a
to contain the fire. In case of training. The computer literacy gained surrounding communities of over 50,000
a medical emergency, help from the use of the computer laboratory inhabitants. When multiple emergencies
often arrives too late to save will help prepare students to enter the occur, help is many miles away resulting
lives. A police station in El technology based professions – informa- in death to accident victims. This ambu-
Rosario will serve as a tempo- tion systems, accounting, engineering, lance will provide a backup. The North-
rary fire station. Policemen etc. School’s students will be able to ac- ern California Division of American
will be trained as fireman cess higher-paying jobs and improve their Medical Response donated the ambu-
e
and will man the station. financial future. lance to the Roseville club. Documenta-
Local volunteers will tion is underway to import the ambu-
be trained to assist. School for Disabled Children: This is
a joint project between the Roseville lance, duty free, into Mexico. The Rotary
This project consists of club of La Cruz, Mexico will assist in the
delivery of fire truck, and Navolato Rotary Club. The Centro
de Attencion Multiple (CAM-12)), or presentation to the MRC.
purchased from the city
T he Rotary
Club of
Sacramento
hands-on projects included The
American River Clean-Up Day,
partnering with Caring Neighbors
live and silent auctions around town
and last year we raised over $17,000.
This year, we hope to raise even more.
Breakfast is a to deliver gifts during the holidays The Sacramento Crisis Nurseries is
vibrant, active to home-bound seniors, a battery our main benefactor, receiving 50 per-
and diverse and cell phone recycle-a-thon, blood cent of the proceeds. Fiesta and the
group who drive, holiday food basket delivery, annual Holiday Poinsettia fund-rais-
cares about Zoo Safari, Salvation Army Bell Ring- ers enable us to contribute to WIND,
making a ing and Rotary at Work Day. DART, Salvation Army, the District’s
Deb Thornton difference in Dictionary project, RYLA, Youth
President
In each of our projects, we promoted
Sacramento the Family of Rotary by including Scholarships, Mustard Seed School,
and Sharing Rotary throughout the members’ families as well as a local Polio Plus, Rotary House and more.
world. We have had a great year. The Brownie and Girl Scout troops and Finally, we achieved our goal of
first meeting of the new Rotary year our club-sponsored Rio Americano three net new members – we are 21
was deemed the ‘Year of the Zebra’, Interact Club. Speaking of, the Rio members strong today. We exceed
continuing our club’s tradition to Interact Club also had an active year our Foundation giving goal and
assign an animal mascot to with a number of projects that in- presented 4 Paul Harris pins and 3
Sacramento Br
every President. It has been an cluded decorating Halloween Pump- Paul Harris +1 pins to members this
honor to serve as the Queen kins for the Ronald McDonald House year. We are the proud sponsor of the
Zebra and I am already sad and collecting coats and clothes for two alternate Group Study Exchange
that my year as President is the WIND Youth Center. They also team members and the alternate team
winding down. worked fund-raisers including our leader. And we launched our club
We had an active community Fiesta, Arden Arcade’s Texas BBQ website - www.sacbreakfastrotary.org.
service program this year start- and East Sacramento’s Night at the We invite you to make-up at our
ing with the wildly successful Races and made over $1,250 in dona- club any Tuesday morning. We meet
“Undie 500” drive, where we tions to community and international at Gonul’s J Street Café at 39th &
donated over 500 pairs of projects. J Streets, near Mercy Hospital and
underwear and socks to
eakfast
We will be hosting our 5th Annual enjoy a hot, delicious breakfast, fel-
the Mustard Seed Fiesta de Mayo fundraiser on May 3rd lowship, fun and interesting speakers.
School. at the Sac State Alumni Center. For a Feel free to visit anytime!
Other club our size, we have one of the best
Late-breaking News from Historic Folsom
Effective with our meeting on April 10, 2008, our new permanent meeting location will be:
Lake Natoma Inn
702 Gold Lake Dr
Folsom, CA 95630
Tel: 916-351-1500
This information should replace any old location information, wherever it may occur.
Thanks for your constant help!
Gordon Purdy
President
Rotary Club of Historic Folsom
The International Literacy/Tennis Connection
Dear Friend, are eager to have your involvement.
We would very much like to have
your join us and will appreciate any Speaking of Literacy...
Thank you for the quick response. I The Literacy Committee has had the
help you provide to bring additional
would like to inform you about the pleasure of speaking to 26 clubs, so far,
members into the Fellowship. We are
Fellowship of tennis players (www.itfr. this year and has one more club sched-
in the process of building our mem-
org; www.rotarytennis.org) which I uled. We are honored to have been able
bership and are looking for a person
am honoured to be Vice Chairman of to talk to so many clubs but are saddened
to bring our web page up to date and that there are 13 clubs with which we
and Chairman elect 2008/10, so that
to publish a periodic newsletter. have been unable to meet. A few of these
you’ll be able to spread it in your club,
district and country. We have just elected new officers and clubs represent large segments of our
they are also eager to get our Fellow- communities, which in turn represent
Thank you for your availability. Wait- large populations of adults who need
ship growing again. If you are plan-
ing for news from you. help with reading and writing. A few
ning to attend the 2008 International
Yours in Rotary Convention in Los Angeles, Califor- examples of the numbers of adults who
need help, according to the U. S. De-
Marco nia or someone else from your district partment of Education: Oroville - 28%,
plans to attend, we would like to have Sacramento - 26%, Yuba County - 26%,
you join us in a Fellowship Meeting at the Community of Linda - 34%. The
Da: Halshipley@cs.com the convention. Please let me know. average in our district is 16.5%. Rotar-
[mailto:Halshipley@cs.com] I will be arranging for the Fellowship ians CAN and DO make a difference.
Inviato: giovedì 17 aprile 2008 19.36 Gathering and will send you an invita- It is not too late for your club to make
A: marinaro.salerno@rotary2100.it tion. You can download an applica- a difference. Call PDG Hal Shipley at
tion from our web page, www.litera- 916 744-1112 and schedule a Literacy
Cc: pcthomasgsis@gmail.com; prat- cyproviders.org and we look forward Program or e-mail him at:
appuranik@rediffmail.com to having you as a member. I have halshipley@cs.com.
Oggetto: Re: Fellowships sent a copy of this to our new Chair-
man, PRID PC Thomas and our
new Secretary, PDG Pratap Puranik.
Marco, thank you for your inquiry. I
Again, thank you for your e-mail.
am sorry to say that we have no mem-
bers in our Fellowship from Italy and USA Director, PDG Hal Shipley
Just My Luck...
Great! After weathering the screening process required to join the polygamist sect, the elders decide to stick me with
*one* wife who happens to have multiple personality disorder.
(Sib Mandrake)
Man, they are so strict at my new job. It’s constantly: “No personal calls,” “Don’t surf the Web,” “Put your pants back
on.” I mean, who can work in an environment like that?
(Brad Wilkerson)
I thought my techno-phobic friend had finally seen the light when she got us tickets to see Disney on Ice. Turns out it
was just some stupid ice skating show.
( Julie Nusbaum)
Until HR helped me clear things up, I had always assumed the sexual harassment clock didn’t start until *after* the job
interview.
(Sib Mandrake)
Courtesy of www.TopFive.com
“Rotarians at Work” a Huge Hit
S aturday, April 26, saw almost 600
Rotarians from District 5180
taking part in the District’s inaugural
projects completed was the external
rehab of a house in the local commu-
nity, in which lived a family of a man
sweeping and cleaning. By 1:00 P.M.,
the deed was done and the house
proudly bore witness to the dedica-
‘”Rotarians at Work Day”. Thirty diagnosed with a terminal illness. He tion of a local Rotary Club that cared
five Clubs from the District had each about its neighbors.
selected a Club project that could be
completed in a single day. Included
in the list were such diverse activities
...some was less technical...
House rehab for terminally ill neighbor was
had struggled with the upkeep of the well received...
house and property and so the Rotary
Club of Citrus Heights stepped up to Local media was engaged throughout
The boss visits the troops
the plate and brought their consider- the day, with articles in the press and
as installing a greenhouse at a local able assets to bear on the problem. interviews conducted with local radio
middle school for hands-on agricul- and television stations. District Gov-
tural education, garden beautification ernor Clarence Parkins visited many
at a local senior citizens’ home, reha- of the work sites and commented,
bilitation of a local preschool, a Kids “This is what Rotary is all about. This
Fishing Day at the park, conducted in Community Service day illustrates
conjunction with local police and fire, our ongoing commitment to improv-
as well as the State Dept. of Fish and
Game, who handed out rods and reels
Some Rotarians apparently took the oppor-
to the first-timers. tunity to go fishing...
Perhaps the most notable of the
Club Ramrod for the project, Steve
Bruce, said that the Club had con-
vinced a local company to donate
lawn care services for the rest of the
year, and then the Rotarians went to Rotary mouthpiece shares the story...
work. Beginning at 9:00 A.M. Club
members began pressure washing ing the lives of people in need in our
the house, mowing the lawn, pull- communities. I am proud of every
ing weeds, painting the house trim, Rotarian who picked up a shovel,
served a meal, helped a child or made
a difference to a family in need.”
Some of the work was technical... Some fishermen are better than others...
Calling All Cyclists
Similarly on Day 3, Trekkers
will again have the choice of
riding a different route on the
Valley floor or climbing up
Spring Mountain to the Petri-
fied Forest area. Each day, the
miles will probably vary be-
tween 30 miles on a relatively
flat route to about 50 or 55
miles on a more challenging
hilly route.
Team Rotary is made up of
Rotarians and non-Rotarians.
Anyone who would like to
cycle with us is welcome to
join us. We will have some
training rides this summer
for team and Breathe Cali-
fornia provides three training
rides. You do not have to be
R ide to support clean air, healthy
lungs, and a tobacco-free future.
If you are an occasional bicyclist or
The tour will be based at the Napa
County Fairgrounds in Calistoga.
Each day will be a day ride out of the
rides.
registered to join the training
weekend warrior, please join Team fairgrounds. Trekkers will be able to For more information, please contact
Rotary on the Breathe California choose between 2-3 different route Frank Woods at (916) 988-1080 or
Emigrant Trails Bike Trek September options (different difficulty levels) fcwoods@sbcglobal.net or check out
5, 6, and 7, 2008. The Emigrant Trails each day. The Day 1 route will take the trek website at www.sacbreathe.
Bike Trek is certain to be the ride of Trekkers up into the Alexander Val- org/trek.
your life! Enjoy three days of cycling, ley. Day 2, Trekkers will have the
camping and fun as we tour the beau- choice of staying on the Napa Valley
tiful Napa Valley Wine Country. floor or climbing up into Pope Valley.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Governor Elect when the excrement hit excuses you recommended: ill health,
I have been thinking about getting the air distribution machine. The old pending divorce, financial setbacks,
into the editing business, too. You are saying that the ‘fan distributes it evenly’ colostomy bag, etc. They keep asking!
obviously an experienced, successful is not true. In my case, all of it landed What do I do now?
editor, and I’d be interested in finding on my new shirt and voila! What else Wilt in Fair Oaks
out how you got started. would you like to know?
My Dear Wilt,
Bob in Laguna Elk Grove Ed
I accidentally gave you my second-tier
Dear Bob, Dear Editor, excuses. I knew they wouldn’t work.
In many ways it’s a simple mat- My Club’s nomination committee Get ready to bite the bullet... Colostomy
ter of being in the right place at the keep asking me if I would be willing bag?!?!?!?
right time. In my case, I happened to to serve as President of my Club in Ed
be standing too close to the District two years. I have run through all the
South America Report
by Bob Quinlan more homes and evaluate possible fu- Club of Folsom and the Interact
Folsom Rotary ture projects (sewage, power, etc.) We club at Folsom High School are each
H alf of the clubs in our district
united resources to provide wa-
ter for 287 families in the earthquake
will be having a BBQ with the Rotary
Club of Ica on April 27 and attending
sponsoring the materials for a home.
The Rotarians’ travel expenses are at
their club meeting on May1. our own cost. Marty also organized
ravaged area of Ica , Peru . On April 1 a five-member team of engineers
I would like to take this opportunity
we received a verbal approval from Jo and a hydrologist and completed the
to thank Marty Listberger, who not
Ann Lemmon that our grant applica- Volunteer Service Grant to help offset
only survived the 8.0 killer earth-
tion was approved at our district level the costs for these technical experts to
quake, but then decided to do many
and was on its way to Rotary Interna- assess future projects for the commu-
things to help the people that had
tional for final approval. Twenty clubs nity. Our district theme is “Light Up
little hope of assistance. He presented
from District 5180 and two Rotary Your Rotary World.” Marty’s light has
the situation to our District Governor
Clubs of Ica, Peru formed a partner- not been a single candle; it has been a
and several clubs in District 5180.
ship to make this project happen. To contagious spotlight.
One of his speeches led the Rotary
coordinate half of the clubs in our
Club of Elk Grove to sponsor a home Hopefully your club also has some
district to participate in one project,
in Ica for $2,500. He filled out the strong members that get passion-
when there are so many options avail-
grant forms; not only did he do so in ate about various projects. Once in
able, is truly dramatic.
English, but with the help of www. a while, somebody takes the world’s
We sincerely thank the following freetranslation.com , he was also able challenges and makes them their
clubs for their participation: the Ro- to do so again in Spanish for the RC own. Marty, and hopefully somebody
tary Clubs of Arden Arcade, Folsom, of Ica. In November, he and I went to in your club, deserve more recogni-
Historic Folsom, Laguna/Elk Grove Ica to confirm that strong, safe homes tion than we typically provide, but
Club, Marysville, North Sacramento, could be built for $2,000, with the the warmth such people feel will last
Oroville, Pocket/Greenhaven, Point help of the non-profit corporation, them the rest of their lives. There are
West, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Shelter Our World. In December, MANY projects in our world from
Murieta, Roseville , Roseville Sunrise, he returned with another group to which to choose. For this one proj-
Sacramento , Sacramento Break- build two more homes and to escort ect, twenty local clubs DID make a
fast, South Placer of Rocklin, South a senior from Folsom High School difference. Most of the members will
Sacramento, West Sacramento , West to make a documentary film on the never meet these people in Peru , but
Sacramento Centennial, and Yuba earthquake’s effects on students in you can rest assured that at least 287
City Sutter Buttes Sunrise. the area. Later this month, Marty is families in Ica , Peru will know about
We are hoping to have the checks by leading seven other Folsom Rotarians the kindnesses of twenty Rotary clubs
April 25, when thirteen of our club to build three homes in a week. The in District 5180. Thank you.
members visit Peru to build three Rotary Club of Elk Grove, the Rotary
Ambassadorial Scholar’s Report
by Jolene Nakao excellent job preparing us scholars for our and I have met on several occasions, and
Cape Town, South Africa experience regarding logistics in moving he has introduced to me a lot of the work
Pre-trip Orientation: to our host country, as well as our roles our club and district are currently under-
In February of 2007, Rotary Interna- as presenters and ambassadors of good- taking. Throughout the end of 2007, my
tional District 5180 Scholarship Chair will. In June 2007, my sponsor club of host counsellor Michael Johnson of the
Jennifer Curtsinger facilitated my South Sacramento Rotary welcomed me Rotary Club of Kromboom, Cape Town,
attendance at the West Coast Regional at one of their lunchtime meetings, and South Africa, kept in frequent e-mail
Rotary International Ambassadorial I introduced them to the study of public correspondence with me regarding the
Scholar Orientation held over 2 days in health on which I planned to embark progress of my application to my study
San Jose, California, chaired by former during my ambassadorial year and the program, and assisted me greatly in ar-
District 5150 Governor (2004-2005) work I hope to do in the future in this ranging a warm welcome and accommo-
Eric Shapira. The conference did an field. My sponsor counsellor Ed Trujillo dation dur- continued on next page
Rotary Scholar (cont) us from Canada and the United States. gramme in Southern Africa, organized an
ing my first weeks in Cape Town. Few students have come straight out of outstanding 3-day regional orientation
The Study Program: an undergraduate degree—many have for over twenty of us scholars—including
worked or are concurrently working, an introduction both to South Africa and
I arrived at the end of December 2007 several are physicians or are otherwise the fantastic work Rotary clubs are doing
in time for my Masters in Public Health working in health care, some have worked throughout the country. I was impressed
(MPH) course to start at the University for their respective national governments at how active Rotary is in South Africa,
of Cape Town, Department of Public in health or health-related economic with substantial number of clubs and
Health at the Health Sciences Faculty in posts, a number have grown children, projects in the Cape Town area alone. We
January 2008. The convenor of the MPH and several are looking to change careers. were joined by future and former out-
course is Professor Rodney Ehrlich, In such a class, I feel we have as much to bound scholars, whose company also gave
MBChB, PhD, and Catherine Mathews, learn from each other as we do in lectures depth to our introduction to Southern
Senior Researcher, will be supervising my and through our course, as apropos in a Africa.
mini-dissertation. (Address: Falmouth practical, hands-on field such as public
Building, School of Public Health and I often attend my club’s weekly meetings
health. and join our community service commit-
Family Medicine, University of Cape
Town, Health Sciences Faculty, Observa- Additionally, I have been quite im- tee meetings as well. In the past several
tory 7925 Cape Town, South Africa.) I pressed with the teaching. Our classes are months, I have joined my club (and have
will be doing the masters course, tradi- made up of 10-25 students during which enlisted a few other fellow scholars to
tionally a two-year-or-more part-time group work and discussion is common. come help, too!) in volunteering at our
program, full-time over the 2008 calen- Further, based on comments from senior club’s primary fundraiser of the year,
dar year. The course consists of 10 classes, students, the classes seem to have im- ‘Opera in a Convent Garden,’ as well as
or ‘modules,’ and a mini-dissertation proved in quality of teaching even from marshalling for the yearly Cape Argus
requirement. This semester I am taking last year—suggesting an administration Cycle Tour bike race, known as the larg-
five courses: Public Health and Society welcoming feedback and eager to hear est timed bike ride in the world. Several
including a significant piece on the his- new ideas, an asset to any course hoping Rotarians and I have made site visits to
tory of Cape Town and South Africa as it to keep up with changing times. two of the projects who have benefited
relates to health, Health Policy and Plan- Involvement with Rotary: from the funds raised by Kromboom—
ning, Advanced Epidemiology, Biosta- Etafeni, a multi-purpose centre for chil-
My host counsellor Michael Johnson ar- dren affected by AIDS and their caregiv-
tistics Level 3, and Qualitative Research ranged for me to stay with fellow Krom-
Methods. For my mini-dissertation, I ers based in the township of Nyanga; and
boom Rotarian Steve Theron and his wife Philani, a community-based child health
will be proposing a project I helped start Jane until I got settled and found my own
in Kisumu, Kenya in fall of 2007 that is and nutrition centre based in the town-
place to live (preceded by a few enjoy- ship of Khayelitsha.
currently underway assessing the accep- able days with Rotarian Norma Simons,
tance of a home-based HIV counselling with whom I spent a sunny New Year’s Ed Trujillo of South Sacramento and I
and testing program in rural Nyanza Day 2008). Steve and Jane welcomed me continue to remain in contact through
Province. I will likely begin an additional so generously and helped in making my e-mail, and we have identified at least
project on the side—to help analyze transition to the city and university quite one project in which my sponsor club
emergency medicine and disaster pre- easy—among many other things, with may become involved. Further, I have
paredness services in the Western Cape helpful advice whenever I was in need facilitated contact between my host
Province and throughout the country in and many, many rides to appointments, club Kromboom and a club I visited in
preparation for the hosting of the World errands, and school! They have become Kisumu, Kenya last fall, who are planning
Cup in 2010. my ‘host parents’ here and have welcomed to partner on a project to support a youth
We are approximately 30 members in me into their family, inviting me to din- centre in rural Kenya.
my entering MPH class, joining students ners, events, and ‘braais’ (barbecues), and My host club has had several fellowship
continuing the course from last year. check up on me, making sure things are events since my arrival as well, including
The diversity amongst us is a strong asset going well. Steve is continually thinking a number of ‘braais,’ or barbecues, one of
of the program—a number of South of ways to facilitate my getting involved which welcomed me at Steve and Jane’s
Africans from different areas across the with local community work. He will and another of which I co-hosted with
country are joined by numerous students become my host counsellor for the rest of incoming President Jean-Claude Merven.
representing countries throughout the the year, as Michael has sadly lost his wife I have been invited by club members to
African continent, including Malawi, very suddenly and unexpectedly. lunches, day trips exploring neighboring
Mozambique, Eritrea, Nigeria, Ghana, Trevor Wilkins, Coordinator for the towns, and a wonderful cheetah sanctu-
Kenya, and Burundi, as well as a few of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Pro- ary in nearby Stellenbosch. I must say
that all of continued on next page
Rotary Scholar (cont) informal settlements, and neighborhoods open arms by many new friends of many
the club members have made me feel are plagued with the health statistics of cultures and backgrounds. I spent Easter
totally comfortable and a welcome part a developing country—including some Sunday with a Colored friend of mine
of their club for the year. of the highest HIV infection rates in the (who self-identifies as “Brown”) and her
First Impressions: world. In contrast, not far down the high- family, sharing with them a traditional
way from several townships is an enor- dish of pickled fish. I joined a Muslim
Having been here for only three months, mous shopping-mall-cum-apartment- friend of mine of Indian descent and
I have only explored the area of Cape development that rivals the largest malls her extended family from Durban for
Town so far in South Africa. On face in the United States. This city of Cape a leisurely Saturday meal. I have shared
value, the city is gorgeous, reminding Town seems one of constant side-by-side stories of Japan with my landlady, a South
often of the California coastline but contrast of poverty and wealth. As often African of Afrikaans descent who spent
with mountains closer by. On a more as it unfortunately does, the proximity of the past 17 years in Japan. Introducing
social level, the race dynamic of this that contradiction breeds crime, not only new friends to parts of my own culture,
city 14 years post-apartheid is still very in the township areas but throughout during a Rotary fellowship ‘braai’ I
interesting—the city is unfortunately the city as well. Though I am hoping to taught my club how to roll sushi (using,
still quite segregated geographically and spend more time in some of the township no less, my landlady’s equipment!). It was
economically along racial lines. Lesser- areas, concerns for safety have led me to such a success I hope to host a few more
skilled jobs seem to be filled by people of proceed slowly and within the company sushi-rolling parties as the year rolls on.
color; whereas all of my class instructors of locals.
are White. Communities of Black and
“Colored” South Africans are located Nonetheless, this cultural diversity,
a distance away from the city proper, however complex, and the political his-
and many of these so-called townships, tory of this country, are what make South
Africa so rich. I have been welcomed with
Friday, May 30, 2008
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“Service Before Self”
Late-breaking STRS Update!
by Cris Vaughan The STRS committee is also ac- ogy includes a workshop format
STRS Whiz cepting suggestions for additional covering Excel and PowerPoint.
S uccess Through Rotary Seminars
(STRS) will now be offered in
February, May and September of each
subject matters to be offered as a
SUPERSTRS course. Suggestions
Anyone interested in becoming a
STRS instructor should contact Cris
have included an advanced leadership Vaughan, STRS Committee Chair for
calendar year, and will include the
seminar and an additional advanced more information at (916) 660-9401
basic STRS course as well as one or
technology seminar. or by e-mail at ccvaughan@sbcglobal.
more of the SUPERSTRS courses.
The STRS committee currently of- net.
Each STRS course is open to all in-
fers the basic STRS program which The STRS committee wishes to
terested in attending the class, includ-
includes Leadership Communica- thank District Leaders including
ing Rotarians, members of Rotaract,
tion, Effective Meetings, Planning District Governor Clarence Parkins,
Interact, and non-Rotarians, subject
and Budgeting, and Rotary – Your District Governor Elect Brian Moore,
to space availability. In addition to
Club and You. SUPERSTRS courses, District Governor Nominee Barry
the three times each year, the STRS
which are conducted in a work- Kane and District Governor Nomi-
committee has agreed to provide the
shop participation format, currently nee Designate JoAnn Lemmon for
STRS program to individual clubs or
include Advanced Communication their continuing support of the STRS
groups of clubs. STRS or SUPER-
which consists of Listening Skills, program.
STRS will be presented to a club
Interpersonal Communication based
or a combination of clubs who can
upon personality types, and Public
guarantee twenty (20) attendees and
Speaking. SUPERSTRS II Technol-
provide a free venue.
Club Standings
New Member Goal
As of March, 2008
Per Capita Giving
As of July 1, 2007
Net Gain/(Loss)
Current Month
Annual Giving
Attendance %
Attendance %
YTD Average
YTD Giving
% of Goal
% of Goal
Goal
Arden Arcade 50 50 0 3 0% 88 91 $34,450 $43,370 126% $867
Carmichael 28 28 0 5 0% 69 75 $3,251 $1,125 35% $40
Citrus Heights 29 30 1 10 10% 84 79 $2,500 $1,551 62% $52
East Sacramento 49 48 (1) 3 -33% 55 59 $7,800 $14,860 191% $310
El Dorado Hills 54 50 (4) 5 -80% 53 60 $12,000 $0 0% $0
Elk Grove 85 92 7 10 70% 65 69 $20,000 $10,570 53% $115
Fair Oaks 45 49 4 5 80% 78 78 $5,000 $10,534 211% $215
Folsom 78 85 7 5 140% 74 72 $8,100 $5,800 72% $68
Foothill Highlands 26 28 2 3 92% 70 80 $6,000 $3,290 55% $118
Gold River 7 7 0 10 0% 74 64 $2,300 $200 9% $29
Granite Bay 42 44 2 4 50% 76 66 $6,150 $10,371 169% $236
Gridley 46 46 0 6 59% 59 68 $5,000 $1,100 22% $24
Historic Folsom 38 39 1 5 20% 68 76 $6,000 $6,250 104% $160
Laguna/Elk Grove 10 21 11 8 138% 69 71 $1,400 $500 36% $24
Lincoln 52 59 7 3 233% 81 73 $10,800 $9,954 92% $169
Marysville 48 51 3 3 100% 74 71 $3,000 $100 3% $2
Mather Perkins 19 19 0 5 79% 79 79 $4,200 $2,900 69% $153
Midtown Sacramento 9 11 2 9 22% 65 74 $1,800 $200 11% $18
Natomas 18 24 6 18 33% 77 68 $3,600 $1,571 44% $65
North Sacramento 29 31 2 3 67% 75 81 $6,400 $10,446 163% $337
Orangevale 47 51 4 3 133% 89 88 $15,000 $18,273 122% $358
Oroville 57 60 3 8 38% 62 58 $12,000 $4,160 35% $69
Oroville Sunrise 43 49 6 6 100% 56 58 $6,000 $6,531 109% $133
Pocket/Greenhaven 19 20 1 3 33% 95 95 $4,000 $5,875 147% $294
Point West 157 161 4 5 80% 62 63 $16,100 $20,668 128% $128
Rancho Cordova 38 39 1 6 17% 96 87 $5,000 $11,990 240% $307
Rancho Murieta 0 23 23 73 79
Rocklin-Loomis Basin 28 32 4 6 67% 73 82 $6,300 $3,800 60% $119
Roseville 82 87 5 5 100% 97 84 $16,000 $9,135 57% $105
Roseville Sunrise 14 16 2 5 40% 80 52 $2,500 $2,550 102% $159
Sacramento 440 458 18 3 600% 40 64 $40,000 $14,668 37% $32
Sacramento Breakfast 18 20 2 3 67% 65 69 $1,800 $2,435 135% $122
South Placer 30 34 4 8 50% 75 69 $7,000 $2,350 34% $69
South Sacramento 35 36 1 6 17% 79 79 $3,300 $4,347 132% $121
Sutter Buttes Sunrise 24 24 0 3 0% 70 79 $6,000 $2,875 48% $120
Walnut Grove 41 44 3 4 75% 75 65 $1,900 $1,600 84% $36
West Sacramento 85 94 9 6 150% 66 59 $15,000 $6,825 46% $73
West Sac Centennial 23 24 1 3 33% 60 65 $3,000 $3,400 113% $142
Yuba City 90 95 5 3 167% 59 68 $18,000 $1,100 6% $12
Yuba-Feather River Sunrise 19 18 (1) 3 -33% 79 16 $4,800 $2,149 45% $119
TOTalS: 2052 2197 145 212 68% 75.89% $333,451 $259,423 78%
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