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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

District 5170

Community Service Month

OUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IS THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Along with many Rotarians from the United States and Canada, I attended the 13th Annual Uniendo America Project Fair in Honduras. Rotarians from District 4240 and 4250, which covers Central America, brought their Club’s project in hopes of finding a partner. We learned about Micro-Credit Banking and how this program has provided women the opportunity to support their family. We heard about community needs to provide school supplies, teaching materials, equipment for vocational training, clean water and sanitation. In many communities the children cannot attend school because they can’t afford the uniforms and the books. The Rotary Club of San Ignacio, Belize has started a scholarship program to send children to High School. The “Sponsor a Scholar” program is $300 per child per year. The Rotary Club of Rohrmoser, Costa Rica, has a project to supply “teacher packs” for each classroom. Each pack will benefit 30 students at a cost of $15 per student. And the list goes on. The Project Fair was also an opportunity to renew acquaintances from previous fairs and to make new friends. Next year this event will be held in El Salvador, January 2007. Think about attending. Find out what their Community Service is all about.

District 5170 2005-2006

District Governor

Arlene Greenberg (Arlene & Steve)

[email protected]

IN THIS ISSUE:

Governor’s Letter page 1-4 Community Service page 4 AG Articles page 5-7 District Conference page 7 International Talk page 8 Rotary Day at Great America page 9 Taking Stock in Membership page 9 The Rotary Foundation page 10 Foundation Contributors page 11-12 Foundation Chair’s Message page 12 Club Annual Giving Report page 13 December Attendance page 14 Calendar and Corrections page 15

District 5170 Newsletter Issue 8 • Feb. 2005


MID YEAR MEETING

Presidents, President-Elect, Membership Chairs and others, gathered in San Jose for the District’s annual mid-year meeting and Pre-Pets. Our keynote speaker was Sam Greene, Past Rotary International Director. Sam encouraged us to think about the “Future Face of Rotary” and participated in an interactive membership session with Membership Chair Mike Wallace, Watsonville. There are still five months left to meet and exceed our membership goals. Thank you to all who attended and participated in this mid-year event where we reviewed the last six months and looked at our plans and goals for the coming months. PUBLIC RELATIONS SEMINAR

Our 2nd Annual PR Seminar will be held on Thursday, February 2, at the Santa Clara County Board of Education. A “Nuts & Bolts” Workshop will be held from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Attendees will receive an in-depth overview of the tools and resources available from the Public Relations Department of Rotary. Jane Lawicki, Manager of Public and External Relations will lead this interactive presentation. Following, from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, will be a panel of media professionals, moderated by Susan Goldberg, Executive Editor Mercury News. Club Presidents, Presidents-Elect, Public Relations Chairs and any interested Rotarians are invited to attend either or both sessions. There is no cost for the afternoon. The Board of Education is located at 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose. For additional information, contact Mary Curtis, San Jose, District PR Chair at [email protected] WCS PRESENTS

The World Community Service Committee invites everyone to an International Project Fair. For details see page 8.

HAVE YOU VISITED OUR WEBSITE?

Do you have a question about Youth Exchange? Are you an incoming Community Service chair and wonder what it entails? Do you want to contact a President of another club? Do you want to publicize your club event on the District calendar? Do you need to contact someone at RI?

ALL OF THIS AND MORE IS AVAILABLE ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE!

Through the diligent efforts of Gary Citti, Santa Clara, Technology Chair, the technical expertise of Francois Daoust, Pleasanton North, Web Architect, and the many District Chairmen who have “home pages”, our District website has a tremendous amount of up-to-date information. Go to it. Browse it. Use the District Calendar. It is all there for the benefit of our clubs and our Rotarians. Thank you to everyone who has made the website a real resource. COURIERS NEEDED

Richard Dorsay, San Jose East Evergreen, has created a pen pal project between a school on the Peninsula and the Chamabondo School in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. He has found that the most efficient means of transporting the letters is by travelers to Africa. If you, or anyone you know in the United States, are traveling to Africa, please contact Richard at [email protected]. This is a wonderful opportunity for service.



SPEECH CONTEST

During the month of February, students through the 4 counties of District 5170 will be presenting their speeches at individual Rotary clubs. The topic this year is “Service Above Self…Because We Care. As in years past, the students will shine. The manual for the Speech Contest has been sent to all clubs and is also on the website at www.rotary5170.org. If there are any questions, please contact chair Mark Stone, Scotts Valley, at [email protected].

April 30th - Save the date The speech contest finals will be held on Sunday morning, April 30th, at the District Conference at the Santa Clara Marriott. This is always an outstanding event that you won’t want to miss.

The students and their speeches are amazing. You will be glad you attended. And bring your children with you. RI DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED

Zone 24 (that’s us!) has selected the next RI Director for both Zones 23 & 24. Paul Netzel of District 5280 will represent us on the Rotary International Board of Directors for 2007-09. Paul lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Diane. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles #5. President’s-Elect will have an opportunity to meet Paul at PETS in March.

DGE HEADED TO SAN DIEGO

DGE Russ Hobbs and Mary Ann will be going to San Diego for a week of intensive training at the International Assembly. There they will meet the other 528 Governors-Elect and spouses. Russ will learn the answer to two important questions: the color of the Governor’s jacket and next year’s International Theme. Rotary International President-Elect, Bill Boyd of Australia, will share his thoughts and vision. There will be plenary sessions with speakers on many diverse topics and small breakout sessions where the DGE’s will learn, explore and discuss. We wish Russ and Mary Ann a good trip and a wonderful experience. PAST OFFICERS REUNION

During the time of the International Assembly there will be meetings of past officers (District Governors, RI Directors and RI Presidents) in San Diego. While I’m not “past”, Steve and I will be attending this informative three day event. Several of our PDG’s will be in attendance. We will be hearing updates of what is happening in the Rotary world from RI President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, RIPE Bill Boyd, and RIPN Wildred J. Wilkinson. I look forward to reporting to you on the latest from RI. LOOKING FORWARD

While we still have much to do in this Rotary year, we are already busy planning for 2006-07. Presidents-Elect have registered for PETS (President-Elect Training) which will be held the week-end of March 3-5. Preparation for this intensive training was part of the mid-year meeting and the Pre-Pets session. The District Assembly will be held March 30 (Thursday evening) and April 1 (Saturday morning) at the DoubleTree. Suzi Blackman, Sunnyvale and Barb Evatt, Sunnyvale, are co-chairing DGE Russ Hobb’s first event. The District Assembly is a wonderful evening of fellowship and training for the 2006-07 Club’s officers and chairmen. Registration is through your club.

Contestants from last year’s Area 8 level competition.



LOOKING FORWARD, continued

For sports fans, April 26 is the District Tennis Tournament. Alan McLeod, Cupertino, Chairman, can be reached at [email protected] April 27 is the District Golf Tournament at Coyote Golf Course. For information contact John Curtis, Los Gatos Morning, Chairman at [email protected] And then…..the DISTRICT CONFERENCE! Have you put it on your calendar? April 28 – 30 at the Santa Clara Marriott. On line registration begins February 1. Tom Hall, Cupertino, Conference Chair, promises an outstanding weekend of inspiration, motivation, musical entertainment and comedy. For more information, go to www.rotary5170.org and click on District Conference. WE CARE

Congratulations to Beth and Jeff Moore, both Castro Valley Rotarians, on the birth of their son. Yours In Rotary, Arlene Greenberg

Community Service in D5170

Pat Vorreiter, D5170 Community Service Chair

February is community service month for Rotary International. That means that we give special attention to the fundamental role of community service in our organization. It is worth noting that many people seek out Rotary because they “want to give back to their community.” Rotary can be the vehicle by which we fulfill that basic commitment to those less fortunate in our respective communities. A community is a group of people who have something in common. For that community to thrive, each member (whether individual, group, organization, or business) must make and honor a commitment to contribute to the well-being of the whole. Rotarians take that commitment seriously. They find ways to address real community needs and make a real difference in meeting those needs. Has your club taken a good look at your various community service projects? It should be a regular effort since we all have limited resources and need to harness those resources so that they can be effective. So what should an effective community service project look like?

A. Responds to a real issue, not imagined; B. Improves community members’ lives; C. Incorporates the abilities of those who are served; D. Recognizes all participants’ contributions as important and necessary; E. Is based on a realistic assessment of resources available; F. Aims for specific goals and objectives with measurable results; G. Builds working networks.

It was Marie Curie who said: “One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.” As Rotarians, we can ill afford to look in our rearview mirrors. There is still much to do in our communities. Let us continue to be agents of change for a brighter future.



Mary Rankin Caldwell Area 2

Castro Valley Rotary Club The Castro Valley Sunrise Rotary Club has a super on-going event, an Electronic Equipment Recycling Day. Event chairman, Charles Landmesser, explains that the recycling company provides news releases, flyers, trucks and manpower to assist three or four Rotary volunteers who work in three hour shifts. At the event, some items such as televisions and monitors are received for free (in which case Rotary is given a monetary amount per pound). The public is charged to get rid of other items such as VCRs, microwaves, and printers, and the Rotary Club receives this money.

The Rotary Club of Castro Valley also is involved in a program to clean up the environment. It is the Adopt-A -Highway Program. The Club has been assigned a section of roadway to be cleaned by a partnership of Club members and local Interact members.

The Rotary Club of Hayward South members are enjoying their involvement in the Kids Breakfast Club at the Salvation Army on A Street. The Breakfast Club is a free, fun family program of breakfast and activities. Hayward South members served breakfast to children and their parents during winter break and are looking forward to helping out again during spring recess in March and April.

The Rotary Club of Hayward is producing an amazing Children's Park at Giuliani Plaza. Spearheaded by Kathy Delaney, the 8,500 square foot park for children aged 2-12 already includes a rock climbing wall in addition to slides, swings and spring toys. Yet to be installed is the last of the landscaping, the dedication monument, and donor recognition display.

The Rotary Club of San Leandro launched a community service project that took us two years to bring to fruition: the free dental clinic. Clubs members rose to the challenge of raising over $25,000, providing hundreds of volunteer hours and club support to provide uninsured and poor people acute dental care.

Rich Bennet Area 4

Dublin Rotary Club Area 4 has been very active this year in community service, even completing an area wide community service project. This project was partnering with S.A.M. (Support All Military) to fund and put together over 300 Christmas care packages to send to our troops overseas.

Dublin has two major community service projects this year. Their annual project is fingerprinting the children in the area for their parents. The project is done in conjunction with the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Festival in March. The other major project is a “hands on project” at Murray Elementary School.

Livermore’s annual community service project that they have been doing for over 30 years is putting on the Livermore Rodeo Parade. They do it all, from entries, funding and management of the event.

Livermore Valley’s biggest community service project has been adopting a family from New Orleans and taking care of all of their needs.

Pleasanton has just finished a community service project that they have been doing for around 25 years. This past December they had their annual senior holiday dinner with over 325 in attendance. They also put on the 10th Annual Spirit Run which has over 1,200 runners participate. This run makes between $30,000 and $40,000 each year. Half the money raised goes to fund scholarship for needy high school seniors to continue their education.

Pleasanton North major community project this year was a hands-on project at New Horizon High School with their teenage mother program. The first thing on their wish list was some landscaping in the front of their building. They partnered with Oracle and completed this. Then over the holidays members of the club went in and did some major remodeling.

Tri-Valley hosted their annual BBQ at the Veterans Hospital in Livermore. Over 400 veterans in residence at the hospital and their friends and family attended the event.



Susan Valenta Area 6

Gilroy Rotary Club The San Juan Bautista Rotary Club reports that the Chamberlain Project is proceeding. They earmarked their Club’s 2004-2005 Community Opportunity Grant (COG) monies for the purchase of a special-use picnic table and benches for the project. In addition, the Building Bridges Project provided funding for additional picnic tables and benches. These have been delivered and will be installed after the irrigation, sod and trees are installed. The Club has embarked on a Dictionary project. These books are scheduled to be distributed by the end of March. This is being scheduled at the same time as the San Juan Bautista Rotary Club’s 10th anniversary celebration. The Club is also working on bringing the Ambassadors Basketball to San Juan Bautista again in April. Serving as a fund raiser and a community service project, the Ambassadors provide local entertainment to local youth and it provides funds for participating groups.

The Gilroy Rotary Club takes a lot of pride in their Community Service projects including: Awarding a grant of $8,826 for the purchase of books to support English language learners from Kindergarten through Fifth grade at Eliot School; a grant award for $2,000 to the Gilroy Youth Commission to host a “Grand Ball” for senior citizens; a grant award of $1,241 to the Bonfante Gardens Educational Foundation to expand their watershed models and kits to enhance their horticulture program; and a $3,000 grant award to Community Media Access Partnership to cover the training of El Portal Academy students in video production. Gilroy Rotary Club’s recent Tee-Off for Youth Golf Tournament made it possible to contribute $20,000 to the Gilroy Youth Center. The Club partnered with Hollister and San Juan Bautista Clubs for the Chamberlain House project, and the Gilroy Rotary Club will be hosting their annual Senior Citizen’s BBQ at Christmas Hill Park in the spring.

John T. Giovanola Area 8

Cupertino Rotary Club Community Service is the Rotarian efforts to improve the quality of life for those who live within their Club’s locality. The following will give you a flavor of the good works being conducted in the name of Rotary: Saratoga Rotary arranged a Christmas breakfast and over 400 presents were given to low income Kindergarten and first grade children. The children were treated to face painting, a balloon artist and Interact students who performed Christmas songs.

Los Gatos Rotary combined efforts with the Los Gatos Morning club to provide Christmas gifts for children at Open Doors, a government-subsidized housing development. Gifts were presented to the children by a Rotarian Santa with assistance from Los Gatos High School Interact students. This event was the vision of Rotarian Julian Rodriguez. The next day selected families from the same complex were visited by Rotarians, bearers of gifts and grocery gift certificates that helped lift their Holiday spirits.

Cupertino Rotarian Rich Abdalah and a dozen or more Rotarians and friends delivered complete turkey dinners with all the trimming to 25 needy families in their area on Thanksgiving morning. KATRINA brought Gulfport/Orange Grove Mississippi into the range of the Cupertino locality. Under the leadership of Rotarian Marj Mancuso, Rotarians and guests raised $11,500 for Katrina relief. The first $7500 was given to that local Rotary Club to fund their Kid’s Shopping Day for needy children. President Richard Lowenthal went to Gulfport to join in with local Rotarians to shop, distribute gifts and to plan a rebuilding project with the remaining funds.

Campbell/San Jose West Rotarians donated more than $1,000 of gifts and gift cards to make the season brighter for 28 family clients at EMQ Children and Family Services. Space prevents us from listing all the Rotarians who supported this project and the many other Community Projects supported by our Rotarians at Campbell/San Jose West Rotary.



Don MacKenzie Area 10

Palo Alto University Rotary Area 10 has been and will continue to be very active in Community service this year. In East Palo Alto, determined citizens have not allowed the absence of a super market to deny them access to fresh produce. On the first Saturday of every month, Rotarians from East Palo Alto Bayshore Rotary rise early and meet the produce truck for The First Saturday Produce Market. Produce is offloaded from the truck, organized, counted, weighed, displayed and the market is open to the public by or before 10:00 AM.

The Rotary Club of Mtn. View in conjunction with the Mtn. View Police Dept. participated in the annual Cops N Gobblers program which provides Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in the community. Volunteers prepared and delivered approx. 80 gift baskets including all of the "fixings" for a Thanksgiving meal. During the Christmas holidays, the Club provided holiday "wish lists" items to patients at a local convalescent home.

The Los Altos Rotary Club sponsored an After Hours Business Mixer for 140 guests, members of the Chamber of Commerce, and interested Rotarians with their guests. This gathering gave them an opportunity to inform the public about the projects that Rotary International and what the Los Altos Club are doing locally and internationally.

Palo Alto University Rotary Club stepped up to support the Peninsula Habitat for Humanity project to assist Katrina victims. Also, they are providing financial support with Kiwanis clubs for termite treatment and a work day to repair and refurbish the building where the Girls Club of East Palo Alto meets.

Palo Alto Rotary was hands on for a planting and watering project at the Museum of American Heritage's Williams Gardens in October. They will be hands on again in February when they do sprucing-up and painting at Stevenson House, a senior living facility in South Palo Alto.

District Conference

Tom Hall, D5170 District Conference Chair The Complete History of America (Abridged) Registrations forms are now available for the Conference. Start planning now for a full schedule of Programs, Entertainment and Inspirational Speakers. On Saturday night, you will be entertained by the professional and internationally acclaimed Comedy Group The Reduced Shakespeare Company. This three-man comedy troupe is known for taking long, serious subjects and reducing them into short, sharp comedies. They have performed on television, radio, at the White House, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. Their performance will be an irreverent look at our country’s history, with a decided Rotary bias.



International Talk

Cecilia Babkirk, D5170 International Service Chair This month's themes are Community Service and Literacy. I'm going to leave Community Service talk to that chairperson, but before I talk about International Service and Literacy, I'd like to use this space to make an announcement: On February 8th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Doubletree Hotel near the San Jose International Airport, our World Community Service Committee (WCS), headed by Peter Anderson, will be conducting a Project/Partner Fair. This will be an expanded version of the one that was held during the Avenues of Service in October. If you are a club with a project in which you need more funds, please contact Peter and let him know you would like to present your project. If you are a club with District Designated Funds or cash and you would like to find a project in which to participate, please come to this faire. Each project presenter will have about two to three minutes to give a brief overview of the projects. Afterwards, time will be devoted to meeting with each presenter to try to forge a partnership. All Rotarians are invited to attend and we especially hope to see clubs that do not regularly participate in matching grants. For further information, please contact Peter Anderson at [email protected]. Now, about International Service and Literacy... I am aware of many matching grant projects which have centered on literacy, especially on raising literacy rates in the developing world. Although the problem is very real in developed countries as well as the US, the big piece of this issue has been raising literacy rates among young girls and women. I think we all know that education is the key to alleviating poverty; so many projects have focused on getting or keeping young girls and women in school, so that they can learn things that will bring them out of the chain of poverty that many are stuck in.

A recent story comes to mind about an attorney in northern Nigeria, Ashana Ibrahim. She was thrown out of her parents' home at age 13, when she refused the arranged marriage which had been paid for with a huge burlap sack of salt. The husband-to-be was a man older than her father. She was able to get an aunt to take her in and was able to get through primary school, despite grinding poverty in that family. She then sought a secondary education, but was refused entry - in fact, she was completely ignored until she sat outside the director's office nonstop for a day. He finally noticed her and relented, allowing her to attend. As northern Nigeria is a predominantly Muslim area, she was one of only a few girls attending. The same thing happened when she wanted to enter the university. Ultimately, she succeeded in obtaining a law degree and has gone on to defend the poor and indigent from injustices large and small in her province, which is under Sharia law, meaning the courts are run by Muslim clerics. Her most famous case is the one we all heard about in 2002, when a young mother was sentenced to be stoned for adultery. Ashana risks her own life to try this and other cases and is slowly but surely getting unjust convictions overturned. In the end, the Muslim clerics of that area may find a way to force her out of practice - and it may not be a legal way. In the meantime, she marches carefully on. You can read the full story in this month's Oprah magazine - I am only paraphrasing here, but I was really moved by it. Literacy should be a basic human right everywhere in the world and we should cherish our high level of literacy here in the US. In many countries, the road to literacy is a mine field - from religious issues to money issues, including requiring families to pay for the books for the children who attend otherwise public schools. Many simply can't afford it, the children (girls first) drop out and thus the cycle continues. I think the moral here is that if you can find any way to be involved in a literacy project - whether in your local community or in the international community,

JUST DO IT!



Rotary Day at Great America

Gary Citti, D5170 Technology Chair

Saturday, June 3, 2006

A Day of Fun and Rides Every Rotary Club in Rotary District 5170 can participate in this event. Simply identify underserved children in your area and for only $10.00 (either for the child or chaperone) you will receive an entry ticket to Paramount’s Great America, a lunch ticket and a Rotary tee shirt. For more details call Gary Citti at 408-371-9600 today. We have 1000 tickets available and they will be distributed on a first paid basis. If your club would like to participate by just donating money, our committee will help identify the children for you.

Help Bring 1,000 underserved children to Paramount’s Great America because “WE CARE”.

Taking Stock of Membership

Mike Wallace, D5170 Membership Chair At the midpoint of the Rotary year and the beginning of a new calendar year, now is a good time for taking stock of membership efforts. This is the time for seeing how close the club is to reaching its membership goal and for renewing efforts. The first few months of a calendar year are a fertile time for membership recruitment. Many people who have decided to get more involved in service efforts or helping their community are ready to make a move at the start of a new year. Clubs can encourage this by holding events revolving around membership that will introduce prospects to Rotary and what it does both internationally and in the community the club serves. Such activities don’t have to be major productions; they can be organized on a few weeks’ notice, and often the more intimate and informal they are, the more successful they are. Also, clubs can designate a meeting with a particularly interesting speaker as “Bring a Prospective Member” days, where the club can subsidize guest meals. And finally, this is a time to remember those who have left the club in the past year and bear in mind that the face of Rotary is ever changing and new blood is always needed.

MEMBERSHIP - BEST PRACTICES

Port Orford club in Oregon District 5110 has a new member orientation program that involves new members immediately in regular club meetings and encourages attendance by all members. The club devised a "duty roster" for each meeting: room set-up, greeter, leading the pledge, providing a thought or prayer, offering a Rotary Minute, and collecting "happy dollars". Members are required to arrange for a substitute if unable to attend. The duty roster is handed to members to allow for ease of scheduling and is also published in the weekly eBulletin as a reminder.



The Rotary Foundation

PDG Carolyn Schuetz, General Chair, D5170 Rotary Foundation Committee

February Foundation Highlights

Deadline for Matching Grant Applications

Applications for Matching Grants from The Rotary Foundation must be received by Grants Chair Dick Lohmiller by February 28, 2006. Don’t miss this opportunity to conduct a humanitarian project with an international partner. See the District Website or contact Dick if you need help or information. Dick Lohmiller: Phone 408-257-4232; Email [email protected]

Foundation Travel to Chile in May

Rotarians and friends of COANIQUEM Burn Centers will travel to Chile on May 7. The group will visit the burn rehabilitation centers in Santiago and Antofagasta, and will also enjoy the wine country and coastal areas of Chile. There will be optional trips to Easter Island and the Atacama Desert area in northern Chile. Enjoy this opportunity to combine an exciting trip with a meaningful view of Rotary Foundation projects to benefit burned children from throughout Latin America. For further information, contact Carolyn Schuetz: Phone 510-769-9661 Email: [email protected]

Bay Cruise to Benefit the Rotary Foundation

On Sunday, May 21, Rotarians and friends will enjoy an afternoon on the San Francisco Bay aboard the Galaxy Commodore Yacht. While dining, gaming, sight-seeing and just reveling in Rotary fellowship, we will feel good about supporting The Rotary Foundation. Except for a modest charge for the ship, the cost of your ticket will go to your personal account with The Rotary Foundation. The cruise is largely underwritten by Alameda Rotarian Ward Proescher, owner and operator of Commodore Cruises. Further information will be distributed to all District Clubs and will be available on the district website. Contact Event Chair Marlo Seligman with any questions. Phone: (510) 891-0547 Email: [email protected]



RI Foundation Contributors

Paul Harris Fellows

Thank you to the following people for their contributions to the Rotary Foundation since December 1, 2005. Paul Harris Society (PHS) members are noted.

ALAMEDA

Lynne Ascraft John Capelli Ed Dankworth (PHS)

CAPITOLA APTOS

E. Scott Nolan

CASTRO VALLEY

Bill Jarvis Sylvia Tedesco

LIVERMORE

Dave Greiner (M)

LOS ALTOS

Wyatt Allen(M) Bella BerllyY (M) Bruce CannN (PHS) John Cardoza Valerie Carpenter (PHS) Cindy Day Dematteis (M) (PHS) Guy Farthing (M) Jean Newton Fraguglia (M) Firooz Ghaffari (M) Sam Harding(M) Jack Heidmiller (M) Richard Henning (M) Jack Higgins Lee Lynch (PHS) Ben McGann (M) Jerry Moison Karen Owen Joe Renati(M) Jerry Tomanek (PHS)

PIEDMONT / MONTCLAIR

Jo Hazelett Don McClure Marion Ross Yvonne Ryan Eileen Thompson Linda Trowbridge

SAN JOSE

Maggie Bludau Ed Bowen Hap Campbell Dion Campisi Chuck Cummings Lynn DeVou Dave Ferrari Frank Fiscalini Skip Franich/Darren Franich Christine Harris Tom Hastings Eric Heckman Carl Honaker Finn Jenssen Sharon Landers Keri McLain Ernie Moreno Jim Nielsen Dan Orloff Jerry Silva Rich Truempler

SAN LEANDRO

David Davini (multiple) Ken Pon (multiple)

SANTA CRUZ

Larry Brenner John Burroughs (PHS)(M) Linda Burroughs (PHS)(M) Jim Cartwright Angelo Canepa (PHS)(M) Bella Hughes (M) Ian Mackenzie (M) Gary Reece (M) Jack Ritchie (M) Jim Zenner (PHS)(M)



RI Foundation Contributors

Double Sustainers

Thank you to the following individuals for their generous contributions to the Rotary Foundation since December 1, 2005: ALAMEDA

Ed Hirshberg Don Klein Jim McKenna Jerry Nussbaum Richard Sherratt Vincent Wu CAPITOLA / APTOS

Sam Nigh E. Scott Nolan MISSION SAN JOSE

Bill Norwalk SANTA CRUZ

Mike Allard Michelle Anderson Annie Ash Mel Berry Bob Bickers Sam Bishop Doug Brady Blaine Brokaw Barclay Brown John Burroughs Linda Burroughs Angelo Canepa Charles Canfield Maurice Carrillo Bob Ciapponi Tony Condotti Lee Courtright Jim Courtright Allan Dow Larry Edler Charles Eldridge Gerry Fitzgerald Mahon Foote Tom Foster George Gallucci John Huffman Bella Hughes Janet Krassow Randy Krassow Bill Lynch Milt Macken Ian MacKenzie Frank Minuti Karren Morris Wade Nittler Karen Northup Tom O’Rourke Gil Paul Bob Pensinger Peter Prindle Harry Rasmussen Gary Reece Tom Reese David Robles Bob Rudolph Paul Sandas Jim Sandman Don Steiny Jim Weisenstein Jim Zenner

Rotary Foundation Chair’s Message POLIO PLUS UPDATE Now more than ever, Rotarians must remain focused on the goal of a polio-free world. Along with our partners, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I am optimistic that polio eradication is achievable and within sight. The Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication, the independent, technical oversight body of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, announced after its recent meeting that polio could be wiped out in every country but Nigeria within the next six months provided that the highest quality National Immunization Days (NIDs) are conducted. The group concluded that at least a further 12 months were needed to finish the job in Nigeria. In addition to achieving a successful 99 percent reduction in the number of cases worldwide, there is evidence that PolioPlus continues to be a catalyst in boosting the world's capacity to combat other infectious diseases. In areas such as social mobilization, cold chain, surveillance, planning, and funding, the "plus" in PolioPlus is paying off. Other disease eradication and control programs such as those focusing on measles, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, utilize the systems and mechanisms developed to defeat polio. Realizing the goal of a polio-free world will be an extraordinary and historic achievement for Rotary International and its Foundation, and our partner organizations. I believe that the "plus" in PolioPlus is also every Rotarian who has ever given of his or her time, effort, and/or financial support, for there is no PolioPlus without individual committed Rotarians. Victory over this crippling and sometimes fatal disease is near and now, more than ever, PolioPlus requires the full attention of our organization.

Frank Devlyn The Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair 2005-06



RI Foundation Contributions

Annual Giving Report From July 2005 through December 2005

Club Name Annual Giving Goal Annual Giving YTD Goal % Achieved

Alameda $20,200 $11,621 58% Almaden Valley $8,800 $5,300 60% Alviso $1,500 $1,860 124% Campbell / San Jose West $4,800 $5,140 107% Capitola / Aptos $6,500 $8,500 131% Castro Valley $11,400 $10,860 95% Castro Valley Sunrise $1,125 $0 0% Cupertino $22,500 $32,555 145% Dublin $7,000 $7,975 114% East Oakland $4,000 $4,000 100%

East Palo Alto Bayshore $1,200 $1,540 128% Freedom $4,600 $8,475 184% Fremont $7,920 $6,541 83% Fremont Sunrise $3,800 $5,115 135% Fremont / Union City / Newark $1,200 $1,500 125% Gilroy $15,950 $16,245 102% Hayward South $175 0 0% Hayward Sunset $200 $100 50% Hayward $17,250 $6,546 38% Hollister $16,000 0 0%

Livermore Valley $8,100 $6,050 75% Livermore $17,500 $12,267 70% Los Altos Sunset $3,600 $10,200 283% Los Altos $16,400 $24,191 148% Los Gatos Morning $10,000 $14,075 141% Los Gatos $12,100 $11,100 92% Milpitas $9,000 $3,155 35% Mission San Jose $7,800 $4,560 58% Morgan Hill $11,000 $8,955 81% Mountain View $5,060 $4,935 98%

Newark $10,000 $6,115 61% Niles / Fremont $22,000 $13,290 60% North Oakland / Emeryville $7,000 $4,900 70% Oakland No. 3 $50,000 $29,135 58% Oakland Sunrise $4,000 $2,450 61% Palo Alto $14,300 $19,015 133% Palo Alto University $13,000 $16,165 124% Piedmont / Montclair $4,800 $3,560 74% Pleasanton $10,000 $250 3% Pleasanton North $10,952 $400 4%

San Jose East / Evergreen $6,207 $3,919 63% San Jose North $4,200 $5,950 142% San Jose Sunrise $2,800 $1,930 69% San Jose / Willow Glen $1,600 $2,400 150% San Jose $17,200 $2,000 12% San Juan Bautista $4,600 $2,828 61% San Leandro $8,600 $7,215 84% San Lorenzo Valley $2,000 $2,520 126% San Lorenzo $3,800 $0 0% Santa Clara $13,000 $450 3%

Santa Cruz Sunrise $8,550 $10,190 120% Santa Cruz $25,025 $18,515 74% Saratoga $20,000 $31,676 158% Scotts Valley $7,000 $8,280 118% Sunnyvale Sunrise $1,600 $2,740 171% Sunnyvale $20,000 $11,892 59% Tri Valley $2,240 $1,430 59% Warm Springs $4,200 $3,800 90% Watsonville $20,001 $17,465 87%

TOTALS $575,485 $463,844 81%



December 2005 Attendance

Steve Henderson D5170 Membership Reporting Chair

Club Name # Members Gained Lost Meetings Attendance

Alameda 104 1 3 6 66.0% Almaden Valley 26 0 0 4 85.9% Alviso 18 0 0 3 59.0% Campbell / San Jose West 38 0 0 3 86.0% Capitola / Aptos 61 0 0 5 58.0% Castro Valley 53 Castro Valley Sunrise 16 0 0 3 40.0% Cupertino 153 1 0 3 70.0% Dublin 37 2 1 3 64.0% East Oakland 30 0 2 3 75.0%

East Palo Alto Bayshore 12 0 0 2 60.0% Freedom 44 0 1 4 63.0% Fremont 48 0 0 3 74.0% Fremont Sunrise 19 0 1 2 80.0% Fremont / Union City / Newark 14 0 0 3 54.5% Gilroy 127 2 0 2 70.2% Hayward 123 0 0 4 81.5% Hayward South 9 1 0 3 78.0% Hayward Sunset 14 0 0 3 43.0% Hollister 95 2 0 3 54.0%

Livermore 148 0 2 4 65.0% Livermore Valley 60 0 2 2 62.5% Los Altos 161 0 0 3 63.1% Los Altos Sunset 19 0 2 4 51.3% Los Gatos 118 2 1 2 74.0% Los Gatos Morning 54 0 1 3 84.0% Milpitas 52 1 2 2 69.0% Mission San Jose 39 0 0 3 61.4% Morgan Hill 84 0 0 2 78.9% Mountain View 45 2 0 3 76.7%

Newark 41 0 2 3 71.2% Niles / Fremont 111 1 1 3 66.0% North Oakland / Emeryville 25 1 1 3 77.0% Oakland No. 3 304 1 3 3 46.9% Oakland Sunrise 21 0 0 3 70.0% Palo Alto 141 2 3 3 47.7% Palo Alto University 75 0 0 3 68.0% Piedmont / Montclair 23 0 0 5 47.8% Pleasanton 100 0 0 4 62.0% Pleasanton North 65 2 0 4 62.3%

San Jose 419 2 3 2 74.2% San Jose East / Evergreen 31 0 1 3 65.5% San Jose North 43 0 1 3 73.0% San Jose Sunrise 12 0 0 4 69.0% San Jose / Willow Glen 21 San Juan Bautista 23 0 1 3 65.2% San Leandro 43 0 0 3 42.0% San Lorenzo 15 San Lorenzo Valley 22 0 0 2 75.0% Santa Clara 71 0 1 2 92.0%

Santa Cruz 140 0 0 4 68.0% Santa Cruz Sunrise 98 0 1 4 91.6% Saratoga 117 0 0 2 74.3% Scotts Valley 39 0 3 1 72.0% Sunnyvale 67 0 0 3 77.4% Sunnyvale Sunrise 15 0 0 3 87.0% Tri Valley 24 0 0 4 61.0% Warm Springs 17 0 0 3 84.3% Watsonville 91 1 2 3 59.9%

TOTALS 4035 24 41



Calendar of Events Feb. 1 Cabinet Meeting Feb. 2 Public Relations Seminar Feb. 8 WCS Project Fair March 1 Cabinet Meeting March 3-5 PETS Doubletree, San Jose March 30th & District Assembly April 1st Doubletree Hotel, San Jose April 26 District Tennis Tournament April 27 District Golf Tournament April 28-30 DISTRICT CONFERENCE Santa Clara Marriott May 21 Foundation Cruise June 11-14 RI Convention Denmark and Sweden June 18-23 Camp RYLA Camp Campbell

Directory Corrections

1. The San Lorenzo Club has changed their meeting location as of 1/26 to: Raja Indian Cuisine 1275 West Winton Avenue Hayward, CA 94545 2. New email for Ron Demetro, President, San Lorenzo Rotary Club:

[email protected]

Greg Stowers

Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club District 5170 Newsletter Editor

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Documents

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL District 5170yex.rotary5170.org/news/05-06/06-02-WeCare-08.pdf · 2006. 2. 1. · District 5170 Newsletter Issue 8 • Feb. 2005 Page 2 of 15 MID YEAR MEETING