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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

District 5170

O u r R o t a r y F o u n d a t i o n

The Rotary Foundation is our means to make an impact on the lives of others through out the world. We are International - not just because Rotary Clubs exist - but because of the work we do. We have formed partnerships with Rotarians in Mexico, Central America, South America, Turkey, Africa, Armenia, Egypt, India, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Cyprus, and the Netherlands. We’ve done work in China. We have worked together on matching grants, and we have traveled to assist in the projects. Our Humanitarian efforts, one project at a time, are making a difference. We have given Ambassadorial and Cultural Scholarships to bright and motivated young adults who are our Ambassadors of Goodwill. They have worked in their own right to make a difference. One scholar at a time. We have sent our young professionals over seas on Group Study Exchanges, to learn about another culture and economy. And we have hosted the GSE teams from other countries, sharing all that we have to offer, working toward peace and understanding. One person at a time.

Our contributions, our generosity, to Our Rotary Foundation, are saving lives, one life at a time. Because We Care….Miracles Happen. We are fortunate to have PDG Carolyn Schuetz, Alameda, as our Rotary Foundation Chair. Carolyn and Mark Delventhal, Piedmont/Montclair, Annual Giving Chair, along with their team of Area Foundation Representatives, have been in contact with the Clubs to assist with our Foundation Campaign. The entire Foundation committee is available to assist with information, speakers and presentations. They are a committed group of Rotarians. You are encouraged to utilize their expertise. Carolyn can be reach at [email protected]. Mark can be reach at [email protected].

District 5170 2005-2006

District Governor

Arlene Greenberg (Arlene & Steve)

[email protected]

IN THIS ISSUE:

Governor’s Letter page 1-4 Rotary Foundation Month page 5 AG Articles page 6-7 Foundation Alumni page 8 International Talk page 9 Membership News page 10 Foundation Contributors page 10-11 Annual Giving Report page 12 RYLA page 13 October Attendance page 14 Calendar of Events page 15

Directory Corrections page 15

District 5170 Newsletter Issue 5 • Nov. 2005


Because We Care - Miracles Happen

On October 20, six hundred Rotarians and guests gathered at Centennial Hall in Hayward for our annual Avenues of Service. The day began early with a special Youth Exchange/Interact training session. At 5:00 pm the Presidents and Presidents-Elect met, and at 6:00 pm there were 8 sessions, which included all of our Avenues of Service, Foundation, Membership and Inner Wheel. Thank you to all of our session leaders: Herb Ritter, Pat Vorreiter, Cecelia Babkirk, Denny Weisgerber, Barbara Render, Carolyn Schuetz, Mike Wallace and Marlene Weibel. The highlight of the evening was our keynote speaker, Dr. Otto Austel, who spoke about his personal experience as a Rotary Volunteer and recounted how “Miracles Happen”. His words touched everyone in the room.

Our Co-Chairmen, Lee Cunningham and Barbara Juhl, both members of Cupertino, did an outstanding job! From the minute you walked in you knew it would be a special evening. Registration was efficiently handled by Vicki Rombs, Oakland Sunrise.. The members of the Rotary Club of Hayward provided the bar and poured very nicely. Under the leadership of Wally Walker, Santa Cruz, our Sergeant-at-Arms had everything under control. Bill Mayhood, Los Altos Sunset, and Dick Hatch, Hayward, as co-facilities chairs managed all of the details. Thank you very much to Lee, Barbara, and their entire committee for an outstanding event.

Partners in Rotary Service

Six delightful Rotarians traveled through our District, for two weeks, thanking our Rotarians for giving to the Rotary Foundation. Chair of the program was Jennifer Frye, San Leandro, and PDG Brad Howard, Oakland Sunrise was the Advisor. This program is unique to our District and is gaining interest in other Districts. How fortunate we are to have had the vision of Brad Howard to bring the Rotary Foundation to our members. Partners in Rotary Service is in it’s 4th year. Thank you Jennifer and Brad for continuing this program and helping the Rotary Foundation to become alive to the Rotarians of District 5170.

Dr. Otto Austel The District Partners in Services pose for a group photo at the conference. Left to Right: Puru from India, Rick Frye, Jennifer Frye, Adelia from Brazil, Krish from Sri Lanka, Michael from Chile, Fabio from Costa Rica and Mavi from Mexico. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us.

Left to Right: Paul Cosentino, Loren Harper, Angie & Roger Hassler, Adelia Villas and District Governor Arlene Greenberg



Partners in Service Continued

Each of our Partners spoke of their country and how our generosity to the Foundation has changed lives:

PP Mavi Chapa, Mexico, spoke of working in the outlying villages to bring medical facilities and hope to the inhabitants. She also told of a special program of providing hearing aids to the hearing impaired children. PDG Fabio Carballo, Costa Rica, mentioned how the Interactors from our District had sent wheel chairs, and how our support has provided micro credit banks to help families become self sufficient. Michael Picchetti, Chile, shared the amazing project of establishing a 14 bed cardiac intensive care unit for children and also reminded us of all that Rotary has done for Coaniquem.

PDG Krish Rajendran, painted a picture of life in Sri Lanka and how the Rotary Foundation has improved those lives with the water units we sent. He also told of Rotary’s project to held rebuild the schools of Sri Lanka with help from the Rotary Foundation. PDG Puru Purushottaman spoke of the Foundation’s 3 H grant which helped immunize the children of India against red measles and the campaign to eradicate polio.

PDG Adelia Villas, Brazil, spoke about the plight of the street children and how, through Foundation Funds, there is now a school that teaches 1,000 children, providing them hope for the future. We are very grateful that these busy Rotarians took the time to travel a great distance, to share the benefits of Rotary. We are also extremely appreciative of their hosts: Susan Jeffries & George Fitzgerald, Oakland #3 and Palo Alto, Carol & Dick Hatch, Alameda and Hayward, Jim & Linda Walker, Cupertino, Dick & Kay Lohmiller, Cupertino, Bert & Ann Raphael, Mountain View, PDG Ron & Cindy Sekkel, Scotts Valley, Jennifer & Rick Frye, San Leandro, Jerry & Millie FitzGerald, Santa Cruz, Angie & Roger Hassler, Almaden Valley, Peter & Jacky Paulson, Livermore, Rich & Pat Bennett, Dublin, and Mark & Kathy Hudenreich, San Ramon. We Applaud Our Members

We know that Rotarians are the leaders in the community. Two of our members have received special honors this year. Dave Clayton, Past President of Warm Springs, has been awarded “Farmers Insurance Agent of the Year” for the entire United States. Gary Sargenti, Past President of Morgan Hill, has been selected “Volunteer of the Year” by his company, RBC Dain Rauscher. This is awarded to one individual out of over 5,500 financial consultants and employees. He will be recognized for this achievement in Minnesota in November. Disaster Relief

We seem to be having one disaster after another! Many clubs have given to organization that meet the immediate need. For information on longer term Disaster Relief activities, visit www.rotary5170.org or www.rotary.org.

After sharing his inspirational story, Krish Rajendran poses with Los Gatos Morning President Darrell Monda and Past District Governor Ron Sekkel.

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Interact Fall Leadership Conference

Interact is alive and well and growing stronger each day. Over 550 Interactors gathered at Milpitas High School on Sunday, October 23. The morning program began with comments from our Partners in Service. Lindsay Thomas was the keynote speaker. She is a young woman who had a tragic accident which changed her life forever. She inspired and motivated everyone in the room and set the tone for the day. Karen Mercer flew in from England, representing PumpAid, the water project adopted by Interact this year. Interact Governor Courtney Han and Lt. Governor Bjay Biscocho planned a full morning of break-out sessions which included International and Community forums and leadership training. Thank you to Rotary Interact Chair Lee Fort, San Jose East Evergreen, and the Rotarian Advisory Committee, for their guidance and participation.

We Are Growing!

The South Bay has formed a new provisional club. Under the leadership of Gary Bowe, the Gilroy South County Sunrise Club has formed. The new club is meeting Tuesday‘s at 7:00 am in Gilroy at Mimi’s Restaurant in the Gilroy Crossing Shopping Center at 10th Street and Highway 101. The Rotary Club of Gilroy is their sponsoring club. For information contact Gary at [email protected]. RI Changes

Rotary International provides great support for the clubs through a special department. It is now called Club and District Support. Look in your directory on page 6 for contact information. Looking Forward Our Charity Drawing will take place at the District Cabinet meeting on December 2. All are invited to attend. Please make a reservation with Dick Hatch, Hayward at [email protected]. District Assembly Date Change

Please note that the date for the District Assembly has changed. The new date for the conference is March 30th and April 1st. So mark your calendars and let your club members know Yours In Rotary, Arlene Greenberg

Above: Over 550 Interactors gathered at Milpitas High School for the main program. Below: Students broke into smaller groups for informational forums and leadership training.



THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

PDG Carolyn Schuetz, General Chair, D5170 Rotary Foundation Committee

A Cause for All Seasons November is Foundation Month in Rotary International, a time to focus on the good works of our organization and to financially support those works through our Foundation. In all the clubs of District 5170, there will be campaigns, special programs, competitions, and celebrations. Everyone is urged to make a contribution. In recent months, however, we have all reacted with our hearts and our wallets to the devastation and despair of Indonesia and Sri Lanka, of Lousiana and Mississippi, of Guatemala and Mexico, and of Pakistan and India. Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation have identified channels for sending funds and goods to our fellow Rotarians in the affected places, and we have also supported such groups as the Red Cross and UNICEF as they work to ease the pain. Our contributions to these immediate needs are valuable and a sign of our Rotary commitment to service and action. As we launch our Annual Giving Campaign in November, will our members complain of “donor fatigue”? I don’t think so. As Rotarians, we realize that these emergencies deserve our support, but that we must also maintain our on-going support for The Rotary Foundation. We believe in EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR as a slogan for our contributions to The Foundation. It is only through these annual and unrestricted contributions that we can maintain the viability of our Foundation. Furthermore, these are the contributions that come back to us in three years, enabling us to fund Matching Grant projects and Club Opportunity Grants, or to send deserving scholars for study.

These are the funds that will allow us to conduct some long-range projects with Rotary partners in areas currently needing immediate aid. Rotary’s strength is in supporting sustainable development with our partners in less developed parts of the world. Be sure to do your part to ensure that funds will continue to be available for that development through The Rotary Foundation! We are again encouraging our members through recognition activities such as Double Sustainers and Paul Harris Society. Rotarians who contribute at least $200 during the 2005-06 Rotary Year will receive a Double Sustainer pin and be recognized in the Governor’s monthly newsletter. Those who contribute $1000 or more will become members of the Paul Harris Society, also receiving a special pin and recognition in the Governor’s newsletter. Additionally, until December 7, 2005, donors to The Rotary Foundation will receive a drawing ticket for each $20 contributed. At the December 7 District Cabinet meeting, winners will be drawn for two grand prizes: Trip for two to the Rotary International Convention in Copenhagen/Malmo in June 2006; Trip to two to the Uniendo America Project Fair in Honduras in January 2006. Be sure to make your contribution and get your drawing tickets. Winners need not be present at the December 7 meeting. Annual Giving Chair Mark Delventhal and his committee of ten Area Representatives for The Rotary Foundation are available to help clubs with their campaigns or to answer questions. Fred Bowe and Jim Mealey are available to arrange special speakers or programs on The Foundation. In 2004-2005, District 5170 ranked #18 in the world with an average per member of $156 in Annual Giving. (Out of 529 districts worldwide) That’s good, but we can do even better! Let’s make 2005-2006 another banner year!



Del Blaylock Area 1

Almaden Rotary Club A Model for Giving and the Oakland 3 Rotary Club Some Clubs only focus on the Rotary Foundation giving during the “Foundation Month”. However, successful goal reaching clubs remind their members early in the year of the necessity of giving. They utilize District Foundation Speakers for programs. Their goal is $100 per member and to promote “Double Sustainers”. One club in Area One, OAKLAND 3 has been very successful in not only reaching, but exceeded their goal by giving 182% last year. The method they used was devised by Foundation Chair, Jon Gresley. Here is how it works. After their “October Endowment Fundraiser” he writes a personal letter to each member indicating their giving amount to date and the status of what it will take in their giving to reach the next level - first or multiple Paul Harris. Additionally, their club matches each donation and the member is informed of this. New members are started in their giving with $100 from Oakland 3. The key to the success of this is one, the member is aware of his up-to-date giving, and in many cases will give additional money to complete their first Paul Harris, or additional ones. Secondly, Jon does a big recognition in the month of November, after the Foundation drive is completed. For a copy of the letter, contact Jon at [email protected]. Remember, it is much easier to get your members to give, if they understand the purpose, the programs, the method of giving, and their status of what they have given.

Skip Franich Area 5

San Jose Rotary SAN JOSE AWARD IS BUILDING BRIDGES The Rotary Club of San Jose has made its second Building Bridges Award to the Rotary Clubs of San Juan Bautista, Hollister and Gilroy. The Award in the sum of $7,500 will assist the clubs’ project at the Chamberlain Children’s Center. The goal of the Building Bridges Award is to encourage Clubs in District 5170 to work together to benefit the local community through the cooperative work of two or more Clubs. Priority is given to collaborative projects of smaller Clubs in the District. The winning project is being spearheaded by the smallest Club, Rotary Club of San Juan Bautista, which has 24 members and which is performing a joint community project for the first time. The project is designed to enhance the living environment and the sense of pride of the children at the Chamberlain Children’s Center, which is a facility located in Hollister, providing social, mental health and educational services for up to 25 severely behaviorally disturbed children who have been victims of child abuse. The Center has an excellent staff dedicated to teaching the children to feel safe, and to respond appropriately to family, social and education settings. This Award will enable the Rotary Clubs to work together to install an irrigation system, lawn sod, two sturdy picnic tables, and to plant trees to enhance the overall appearance of the grounds. Other community organizations are contributing to separate improvement projects at the Center. The Rotary Club of San Jose, and its Endowment, are pleased to make this Award, and to encourage Clubs in our District to participate in collaborative efforts for the benefit of their communities.



Gary A. Reece Area 7

Santa Cruz Rotary In early 2004 a member of the Scotts Valley Rotary went to Rwanda with Bob Pagett, president of Assist International, to survey the needs and to make contact with the local Rotary Club. They found a large hospital in the town of Butare that served about two million people. The hospital needed equipment, specifically, cardiac monitoring equipment. The Scotts Valley Rotary took the lead and partnered with various clubs in district 5170 and with the Rotary Club in Rwanda. The $25,000 in DDF funds that were raised were matched by TRF and $9,000 was raised in cash to complete the project. It was decided to send cardiac monitoring devices for the Intensive and Critical Care departments of the hospital. Also, a telemetry monitoring system was included that could monitor mobile patients. Three ventilators and other assorted devices associated with cardiac care were also included. In 2005 the equipment was shipped and a team of eight left for Rwanda to install the equipment and to instruct the resident personnel on how to use and maintain the equipment. Within a week, the equipment was being used and lives were being saved. The closure ceremony was attended by Rwanda's Foreign Minister, a delegation from the Dept. of Health and a representative from the US Embassy. It was covered by national and local press and television. After the numerous speeches and an impressive performance by local dancers the team left for the other side of the country to visit the "Mountain Gorillas". On the top of a mountain there was a work crew clearing trails with machetes. One of the workers came to one of the team and said, "I know who you are. I saw you on TV. Please thank the people of America for sending the machines that will save peoples lives in Rwanda."

Joe Hamilton Area 9

Sunnyvale Rotary Club AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM SUPPORTED IN AREA 9 The Ambassadorial Scholarships Program supports the mission of The Rotary Foundation to further international understanding in numerous ways. It increases awareness and respect for cultural differences by sending goodwill ambassadors to study in another country. It instills in scholars the Rotary values of “Service Above Self” and “We Care” through active participation in Rotary service projects and by encouraging scholars to dedicate their lives to improving the quality of life for the people of their home communities and countries. Perhaps most important, the program makes a direct link between Foundation dollars and developing leaders who can address the humanitarian needs of the world. Area 9 has demonstrated leadership in the organization and promotion of the Ambassadorial Scholarship Program. Roger Hassler of Almaden Valley Rotary has served with distinction on the District Selection Committee. Governor-elect Russ Hobbs has led district efforts in the program for years and has been central to the success of the program in District 5170. In-bound and out-bound scholars have been supported by Rotarians in Area 9. Tak Yamamoto of Sunnyvale Rotary is currently hosting an Ambassadorial Scholar from Japan who is a student at Stanford. This year past District Interact Governor, Karen Chen received a Cultural Scholarship and is currently in Taiwan learning Mandarin. Teresa Flener is at the London School of Economics on an Ambassadorial Scholarship. Area 9’s Sunnyvale Rotary sponsored both. The Ambassadorial Scholarships Program is a great example of how Foundation dollars can be wisely spent to promote future leaders.



Foundation Alumni Committee

Richard Flanders, D5170 Foundation Alumni Chair What is the Goal of the Rotary Foundation Alumni Committee? The overall goal of the Rotary Foundation Alumni Committee is to encourage Rotary Clubs to involve Rotary Foundation Alumni in Rotary activities; to urge clubs to consider Alumni as potential members of Rotary and as potential contributors to The Rotary Foundation; and to use Alumni as effective advocates for the programs of The Rotary Foundation. WHO ARE ROTARY FOUNDATION ALUMNI? Typically, anyone who received a Rotary Foundation grant or scholarship award (Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars) or anyone who was a team leader or team member of Rotary Group Study Exchange is an alumnus of The Rotary Foundation. However, Rotary Foundation Alumni also include Rotary Volunteers and recipients of Grants for University Teacher or Carl Miller Discovery Grants. WHAT IS DISTRICT 5170 PLAN FOR 2005-2006? Our district plans to cultivate the continued participation of Rotary Foundation alumni to stay connected to Rotary, to build life-long ties between Rotary Foundation program participants and Rotary, to increase interest in Rotary membership, and to provide alumni a way to give back to Rotary through service and contribution to the Rotary Foundation Annual Program Funds or Permanent Fund. This year, our district seeks your assistance in identifying Rotary Foundation alumni living in our district and reporting the same to us so that we can have an up-to-date list of all Rotary Foundation alumni living in our district. To culminate our efforts to strengthen District 5170 Rotary Foundation Alumni Relations and to celebrate our success, our district plans to host and hold a Rotary Foundation Alumni Reunion at the District Conference on Saturday, April 29, 2005 at Santa Clara Marriott.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? If you know any Rotary Foundation alumnus residing in our district, e.g., former Group Study Exchange team leaders or team members, former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars, former Rotary Volunteers, etc., please send his or her information to District 5170 Rotary Foundation Alumni Committee Chairman, Richard Flanders, at 925-469-9155 or by e-mail at [email protected]. We are in the process of updating our list of Rotary Foundation Alumni residing in our district. We will invite all Rotary Foundation Alumni residing in our district to the Reunion at the District Conference. We appreciate your assistance and look forward to a successful year with our Rotary Foundation Alumni.

What is Alumni Relations?

Alumni Relations is a program within the Foundation to cultivate the continued participation of alumni to stay connected to Rotary, to mentor and to serve. The goals of the Alumni Relations program include the following:

To build life-long ties between Foundation program participants and Rotary

To increase interest in Rotary membership To provide alumni a way to give back to

Rotary through service and financial support Rotarians know there are many successful

ways Foundation programs alumni can stay involved:

Act as advocates for Foundation programs Recruit program participants Participate in inbound and outbound

orientations Act as advisors to District selection

committees Speak at club, district and other meetings Act as mentors to current program

participants

For more information, go to the Rotary International website at: the following link:

http://www.rotary.org/foundation/alumni/index.html

http://www.rotary.org/foundation/alumni/index.html



International Talk

Cecilia Babkirk, D5170 International Service Chair World Community Service and the Power of Matching Grants By now, you've probably noticed that November is Foundation month in our district. I know there is some confusion about the relationship between Foundation and International Service, but in many ways, International Service exists due to The Rotary Foundation and its many activities. The single largest activity within International Service is World Community Service (WCS). In our district, WCS is comprised almost entirely of humanitarian grant activity. We do a number of Matching Grants each year and guess what? At least part of the money in each Matching Grant comes from The Rotary Foundation. Taking a look at the ten subdivisions of International Service, I thought it is interesting to see how many of these grow out of or are influenced by The Rotary Foundation. Certainly WCS is, as indicated above. Faces of Hope has used TRF money this year and last to fund badly needed equipment purchases and other things for their surgical missions. The great work of Coaniquem, both past and current projects benefit from TRF money. While The Wheelchair Foundation is a non-profit organization in its own right, Matching Grants are used to leverage the purchase of large numbers of wheelchairs each year. Matching Grants are often the vehicle of choice for funding and implementation of Population and Development projects. The West African Project Fair and the Uniendo America Project Fair are organized for the express purpose of promoting humanitarian efforts through Matching Grants in those parts of the world. So of the ten subdivisions within International Service, at least seven rely on the use of Rotary Foundation funds to accomplish their objectives.

DISTRICT DESIGNATED FUNDS One unique aspect of our district is that we manage our foundation funds in a way that is very different than most other districts around the world. In most districts, the allocation of the District Designated Funds (DDF), which are based on contributions to The Rotary Foundation three years earlier, is at the discretion of the District Governor. The District Governor decides how all the DDF is spent. In our district, the policy has been to allocate the DDF back to the clubs on a pro-rata basis according to each club's contributions to The Rotary Foundation. Those funds are then used for Matching Grants and other programs. Why is this important? Because if you contribute but have no say as to how the funds are used, it means less than it does when you can utilize your contributed funds in the way you wish and contributions suffer. The enlightened view of our district leadership, by adopting the current policy, set the wheels in motion for our district to consistently rank near the top for foundation giving, because our members have a vested interest in how the funds are used and therefore generously support TRF. Our members make larger contributions, which in the end means that more good is done in the world. So the moral is...give generously and give often! Because we care...miracles can happen - and they do!

District 5170 Committee for World Community Service

Rich Bennett, Dublin - Chair Peter Anderson, Morgan Hill Cecelia Babkirk, Campbell / San Jose West Lou Gibbs, N. Oakland/Emeryville Ed Jellen, Oakland Shawn Leimbach. Oakland Dick Lohmiller, Cupertino Carol Rogers, San Leandro Luise Roke, Oakland Tom Schmitz, M.D., Oakland John Weaver, Jr., M.D., N. Oakland/Emeryville



MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Mike Wallace, D5170 Membership Chair November is the time to be planning for the beginning of a strong second half of the Rotary year membership efforts. January and February are good times to recruit new members, because at the beginning of the calendar year many people are more receptive to starting out on something new. Here are a few things clubs can be working on now to get off to a fast start in 2006: Presidents should be reviewing the results of

membership efforts to date, working with the board and membership chair on what needs to be done next, and preparing remarks to be delivered to the club at the first meeting in January.

The program committee can be working on

scheduling a first-rate speaker or program in January or early February. The club can designate that as “Bring a Prospective Member” day and try to get a good turnout for that meeting.

Appropriate club officers can be looking for

events the club can sponsor or have a presence at in the first half of 2006 in order to improve the club’s visibility in the community.

Clubs can consider bringing in speakers on

membership to inform and motivate the club on this important issue.

The first four months of the Rotary year are extremely busy, so the November-December lull is a perfect time for taking stock of accomplishments to date and for planning ahead. Use the time well.

RI Foundation Contributors

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

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

Hayward

Becky Avelar Peggy Leopore Paul Wallace

Hollister

Lou Bettencourt Frank Borelli (multiple) John Goldsmith(multiple) Wayne Hone (multiple) Michael Nelson (multiple) Joe Pendry(multiple) Ron Roberts (multiple) Bob Tiffany(multiple) Mike Thompson Jeff Welch

Los Gatos

Don D’Arms Al Blood (multiple) Tom Boyce (multiple) Tom Dodge (multiple) Dave Downing (multiple) Glenn Echols Yann de Fabrique Rene Friedrich (multiple) George Hall Katie Hassett Grady Jeter (multiple) Leo Kramer (multiple) Don Kuhen (multiple) David McCullough (mtpl) Rosemary Pierce (multiple) Richard Raich (multiple) Julian Rodriquez (multiple) Cas Szukalski (multiple) San Juan Bautista

Pearl Masterson (PHS) San Leandro

Rick Frye (multiple) Loren Gillespie Gavin Roberts (multiple)

Here’s An Idea:

One club in New Hampshire, left its membership development program to chance — in this case, the game of poker. During one five-week period, members divided into groups, and each group sat at its own table each week. At each table, each member anted $2. If someone brought a guest or proposed a new member, he/she would get to draw a card. At the end of the five weeks, the member holding the best poker hand won the money.



RI Foundation Contributors

DOUBLE SUSTAINERS

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

Willy Denninger Kathy Guerrera Mel Guerrara Kathy Napoli Dale Warner Dublin

Dennis Ackley Jana Nobrega Stacey Shurson Hayward

Becky Avelar Peggy Lepore Charlie Plummer Larry Ratto Los Gatos

Anderson, Katie Blood, Al Bocks, Sandy Boyce, Tom Cassel, Ron Christensen, Paul Clark, Paul Cobb, Ray Cooper, Kent Couchee, Phil D’ Arms, Don De Fabrique, Yann Dodge, Tom Downing, Dave Eaton, Kathleen Eberle, Eric Frangadakis, Mike Gianott, Carolyn Grant, Lloyd Griffin, Rodger Hall, George Huber, Nicki Jeter, Grady Jones, David Kuehn, Don La Grone, Avis Lykins, Ron Lyon, Jim Mendenhall, Bob Merrill, Lew Miller, Tracy Norcia, Mike O’Neill, Bob Pencer, John Piche, Bill Pierce, Rosemary Poyner, Jessica Rice, Steve Rieger, John Rodriguez, Julian Schmidek, Don Smith, Beth Smith, Marlon Varozza, Joe Milpitas

Karl Black Bill Cilker Liz Cilker John Jay Quincy Jones Jeanne Mader Pete McHugh Colleen Noll Darvin Peck Don Peoples Hannah Reyes Cynthia Rich Celia Salazar Mario Vargas Denny Weisgerber Marianne Weisgerber San Juan Bautista

Mary Albert Larry Cain Kim Dupont Paula Grace Pearl Masterson Jackie Munoz San Lorenzo

Ron Demetro San Lorenzo Valley

Charlene McIntyre Carol Miller Priscilla Weiss



RI Foundation Contributions

Annual Giving Report From July 2005 through September 2005

Club Name Annual Giving Goal Annual Giving YTD Goal % Achieved

Alameda $20,200 $2,536 13% Almaden Valley $8,900 $4,000 45% Alviso $1,500 $200 13% Campbell / San Jose West $4,800 $2,225 46% Capitola / Aptos $6,500 $200 3% Castro Valley $11,400 $8,710 76% Castro Valley Sunrise $1,125 $0 0% Cupertino $22,500 $450 2% Dublin $7,000 $475 7% East Oakland $4,000 $0 0%

East Palo Alto Bayshore $1,200 $0 0% Freedom $4,600 $1,275 28% Fremont $7,920 $0 0% Fremont Sunrise $3,800 $3,225 41% Fremont / Union City / Newark $1,200 $0 0% Gilroy $15,950 $122 1% Hayward South $175 0 0% Hayward Sunset $300 0 0% Hayward $17,250 $2,047 12% Hollister $16,000 0 0%

Livermore Valley $8,100 $1,500 19% Livermore $17,500 $3,100 18% Los Altos Sunset $3,600 $1,000 28% Los Altos $16,400 $2,020 12% Los Gatos Morning $6,875 $6,700 97% Los Gatos $12,100 $4,050 33% Milpitas $9,000 $3,155 35% Mission San Jose $7,800 $3,400 44% Morgan Hill $11,000 $555 5% Mountain View $5,060 $2,370 47%

Newark $10,000 $4,820 48% Niles / Fremont $22,000 $3,100 14% North Oakland / Emeryville $7,000 $3,600 51% Oakland No. 3 $50,000 $3,835 8% Oakland Sunrise $4,000 0 0% Palo Alto $14,300 $1,850 13% Palo Alto University $13,000 $1,000 8% Piedmont / Montclair $4,800 $1,160 24% Pleasanton $10,000 $250 3% Pleasanton North $4,200 $200 2%

San Jose East / Evergreen $6,207 $1,333 21% San Jose North $4,200 $0 0% San Jose Sunrise $2,800 $1,333 48% San Jose / Willow Glen $1,600 $0 0% San Jose $17,200 0 0% San Juan Bautista $4,600 0 0% San Leandro $8,600 $985 11% San Lorenzo Valley $2,000 $450 23% San Lorenzo $3,800 $0 0% Santa Clara $13,000 $0 0%

Santa Cruz Sunrise $8,550 $225 3% Santa Cruz $25,025 $900 4% Saratoga $20,000 $2,320 12% Scotts Valley $7,000 $1,000 14% Sunnyvale Sunrise $1,600 $0 0% Sunnyvale $20,000 $650 3% Tri Valley $2,240 $500 21% Warm Springs $4,200 $1,900 45% Watsonville $20,001 $650 3%

TOTALS $572,510 $85,373 15%



RYLA

Roy Porfido, D5170 RYLA Chair DISCOVER THE MAGIC IN OUR TEENAGERS RYLA is a place where District 5170 helps discover the MAGIC in teenagers. RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Award and is a leadership camp for high school juniors. This year’s camp is the week of June 18-23. The fee for a student to attend RYLA is $415. RYLA is held each year at YMCA of the Redwood Camp Campbell. There are many facets to the camp. The morning of the first three days is taken up with modules drawn from the Dale Carnegie course, but for high school students. They include classes on Time Management, Diversity and Conflict Resolution, to name a few. The afternoons are filled with workshops of the campers choosing. The workshops include the Thursday evening dance committee, band and chorus, yearbook, speech and debate, entertainment and a camp service project.

The reason we call this the RYLA experience is because we cannot describe what happens at RYLA. It is something that must be experienced. 200 teenagers arrive on a Sunday as complete strangers and by noon the following Friday they are one big happy family, some establishing friendships that will last a lifetime. The RYLA Experience 2006 was officially kicked off at Avenues of Service in October. By the end of November 2005 all Club Presidents and RYLA chairs will have the official RYLA handbook (manual) outlining everything they need to know in order to send a student to camp. On Saturday, December 3, 2005 a training session will be held in the South Bay for all RYLA chairs and anyone else (Club Presidents, Youth Services chair, etc.) who would like to attend. This training will be from 9:00 a.m. to noon, place to be determined. For more information on this special opportunity for students in your community, contact RYLA Chair Roy Porfido at [email protected] or Camp Director Adrian Diaz at [email protected]. To be a part of the RYLA experience, come up for the week and help teach a module. (If you are interested in this concept, please contact Gloria Ebner, Assistant Camp Director at [email protected]) Or plan to attend the Thursday night Dave Ditto Barbeque put on by the Rotary Club of Saratoga. RYLA welcomes your participation.



October 2005 Attendance

Steve Henderson D5170 Membership Reporting Chair

Club Name # Members Gained Lost Meetings Attendance

Alameda 103 0 2 4 70.0% Almaden Valley 25 0 0 5 88.8% Alviso 17 3 1 4 75.0% Campbell / San Jose West 36 5 0 4 80.0% Capitola / Aptos 66 3 0 5 57.0% Castro Valley 46 0 0 4 61.0% Castro Valley Sunrise 4 1 0 4 55.0% Cupertino 152 4 2 4 76.0% Dublin 34 2 1 4 68.0% East Oakland 31 0 0 4 69.5%

East Palo Alto Bayshore 12 0 0 4 70.0% Freedom 45 0 0 4 62.0% Fremont 48 0 1 4 70.0% Fremont Sunrise 20 0 1 4 80.0% Fremont / Union City / Newark 12 0 0 5 66.7% Gilroy 126 3 0 3 68.5% Hayward 121 2 0 3 76.5% Hayward South 7 0 0 3 50.0% Hayward Sunset 14 0 0 3 40.0% Hollister 93 0 0 3 57.0%

Livermore 149 1 0 4 71.0% Livermore Valley 63 - - - - Los Altos 161 2 0 5 65.7% Los Altos Sunset 19 0 0 4 56.5% Los Gatos 117 0 0 4 79.0% Los Gatos Morning 53 1 3 4 91.0% Milpitas 50 3 1 4 73.0% Mission San Jose 36 0 1 4 57.6% Morgan Hill 83 0 1 4 79.0% Mountain View 45 0 0 4 69.3%

Newark 41 0 0 4 63.4% Niles / Fremont 113 1 3 5 71.0% North Oakland / Emeryville 24 0 1 3 68.0% Oakland No. 3 309 0 0 5 47.6% Oakland Sunrise 19 0 0 4 61.0% Palo Alto 140 1 0 3 47.5% Palo Alto University 73 1 0 5 73.0% Piedmont / Montclair 25 1 0 5 59.2% Pleasanton 98 0 7 5 69.0% Pleasanton North 62 1 0 5 68.9%

San Jose 417 2 3 4 78.1% San Jose East / Evergreen 32 0 0 3 64.0% San Jose North 45 0 0 4 70.0% San Jose Sunrise 12 0 0 5 73.0% San Jose / Willow Glen 21 1 0 5 57.1% San Juan Bautista 23 1 2 5 68.8% San Leandro 42 0 1 4 69.6% San Lorenzo 16 1 0 5 55.0% San Lorenzo Valley 21 1 0 4 53.0% Santa Clara 72 1 0 5 76.0%

Santa Cruz 139 0 1 5 65.0% Santa Cruz Sunrise 98 0 0 4 66.6% Saratoga 120 0 0 4 62.2% Scotts Valley 43 0 0 3 60.0% Sunnyvale 65 0 0 4 75.3% Sunnyvale Sunrise 14 0 0 4 82.0% Tri Valley 24 1 0 4 59.9% Warm Springs 17 0 1 3 75.0% Watsonville 92 0 0 4 76.1%

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Calendar of Events Nov. 2 Cabinet Meeting 6-8pm, Doubletree, San Jose Dec. 3 RYLA Training 9:00- 12:00pm Dec. 7 Cabinet Meeting 6-8pm, Doubletree, San Jose

Save the Date Jan. 19-21 Uniendo America Project Fair San Pedro Sula, Honduras Jan. 28 Mid-Year Meeting / Pre-PETS 8:30-12:00pm, Doubletree, SJ March 3-5 PETS Doubletree, San Jose March 30th & District Assembly April 1st Doubletree Hotel, San Jose April 28-30 District Conference Santa Clara Marriott June 11-14 RI Convention Denmark and Sweden June 18-23 Camp RYLA Camp Campbell

Club Announcements

San Leandro Rotary Club San Leandro Rotary Club has moving their meeting location, effective October 19th to the Sequoyah Country Club, 4550 Heafey Road Oakland, California 94605

Directory Corrections

p. 12 Angie Hassler Email: [email protected] Also see page 113 p. 55 San Leandro meeting place:

Sequoyah Country Club 4550 Heafey Road, Oakland

p. 59 Warm Springs, temporary change La Quinta 46200 Landing Parkway, Fremont Change of Arlene’s Club Visit Schedule: Castro Valley Sunrise November 11 Hayward South November 30

Greg Stowers

Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club District 5170 Newsletter Editor

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