Harm Hilvers Susan Drake John Kenny

RCS President, 4th Qtr. District 5220 Governor Rotary International President

ROTARY CLUB OF

SALIDA P.O. Box 1099

Salida, CA 95368

Meetings on Fridays

at 6:45 am at the

Holiday Inn Express (on the corner of Sisk

and Bangs)

JORGE PEREZ—OUTREACH COORDINATOR

MCS Outreach & Intervention Team – Jorge Perez ~by John Freeland

Poverty and peer pressure; acting tough,

getting ―respect‖; parental absence, pa-

rental ignorance, and parental neglect;

poor education or poor motivation; doing

drugs, and proving you’re ―down for the

gang.‖ These and other factors drive the

gang lifestyle in California. Jorge Perez knows from personal

experience growing up in Salinas. What Jorge has learned is

that gangs are a mental, evil disease that foster hatred.

Stanislaus County has over 5,000 documented gang members,

and an estimated similar amount of undocumented members.

The city of Modesto has 50 documented gangs. The potential

for serious bloodshed exits due to gang territory and rivalries,

particularly between the Nortenos and Surenos. Solutions de-

signed to limit gangs can help, such as the gang injunction estab-

lished by the Stanislaus County District Attorneys’ Office. So

too can direct intervention with young people at risk for becoming gang members.

Jorge is the director of the Modesto City Schools Outreach & Intervention Team. Its mission is to intervene in

the lives of young children in an attempt to steer them away from gangs. Jorge demonstrated one of his pow-

erful intervention techniques by telling the history of a high school age young man growing up in Salinas. He

described the young man’s attraction to the gang lifestyle, and his isolation from positive role models. He told

us of his deepening commitment to the gang and his increasingly poor attitude. That attitude is displayed in a

picture of the young man with a gang associate. Jorge says this young man was confronted by a caring teacher

that eventually turned him away from the gang lifestyle. At the end of the

presentation we learn that this young man was Jorge himself.

Jorge says his presentation to children focuses on choices: that what they

chose today will influence what they will do for the rest of their lives. He

shows them the contrasts between outcomes. For example, he takes chil-

dren to visit prisons, and then will take them to a fancy restaurant. He

tells them that it does not matter where you live, but where you end up,

and that this will be determined by education. Jorge knows that he cannot

stop gangs, but he can make a difference in many children’s lives. We

salute Jorge and his team for their efforts.

April 23, 2010

ISSUE 10, Vol. 38

2009-2010

Editor:

Donna Murphy

donnamurphy

@sbcglobal.net

Jorge Perez, showing us two items found in a child’s

room that should give parents concern that he is

thinking about joining a gang - a realistic toy gun and a red belt.

March Attendance

3/5—15 members (53.6%)

3 visitors

3/12—16 members (57.1%)

4 visitors

3/19— 18 members (64.3%)

4 visitors

3/26— 20 members (71.4%)

5 visitors

Officers 2009-2010:

Presidents:

―Team 9-10‖ Harm Hilvers—Apr-June

2010

Lloyd Wiley-Jan-March

2010

Donna Murphy-July-Sept.

2009

Cathy Pierce-Oct.-Dec. 2009

Secretary: Donna

Murphy

Treasurer: Bill Bernardo

Sgt-at-Arms: Joe Mendes

President Elect: Pam

Bizzini

Directors:

Club Service: Lloyd Wiley

Vocational: Janice Vella

Community Service: Cathy

Pierce

International Service: Randy

Broughton

Membership: Mike Smith

Youth Service: Bob

Williams

Others

Internet: Donna Murphy

Foundation – Don Murphy

Photographer—Steve Jacobs

WHEN YOU MISS - MAKE UP! THERE ARE MANY

WAYS!

YOUTHACT - Check with Bob Williams or Cathy Pierce NEARBY CLUBS

Monday Modesto Gateway: Noon - SOS Club Modesto North: 6:15 pm –Appetiz

Tuesday Manteca Morning: 6:45 am –Dr’s Hosp. Modesto: 12:15 - Double Tree

Tracy -12 Noon– Platinum

Turlock: 12:15 pm –Larsa Banquet Hall

Wednesday Modesto East: 12:15 pm –Surla’s Restaurant (the old Ha-

zel’s)

Oakdale: 12:15 - Oakdale Golf & CC

Ripon - 12:10 pm – Barnwood Tracy Sunrise: 6:45 am Four Corners

Turlock Sunrise: 7:am –Latifs Thursday Escalon: 6:45 am Escalon High Lathrop Sunrise: 6:30 am– Quality Inn

Manteca: Noon - Isadores Modesto Sunrise: 7:00 am - S.O.S. Club

Newman - 11 am - Pizza Plus Riverbank 7:15 am - Perkos

Friday Ceres: 12:15 pm - Jenny’s Family Dining

Oakdale Sunrise 7:00 am - Oakdale CC Out of town? Check at www.rotary.org (click on the club locater

at the top right) for a meeting where you will be located OR

Make up on line! E-Club List at

http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/eclub_ list.pdf

Board meetings also count as make-ups

PROGRAM

CALENDAR

4/23—Janice Vella

4/30- Nancy Williamsen—

Family Services

5/7—Pastor Dale Adema—

Masters Harvest

5/14—Anthony Presto,

SJVUAPCD.

5/21—Dave Gallagher

5/28—Vocational (Janice)

6/4 , 6/11, 6/18—TBA

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

2-Donna

18-Shannon

19-Virginia

APRIL

ANNIVERSARIES

Community, Club & District

Events

April 30—May 2—District Conference

in Lake Tahoe

May 5, 2010—Rotary Club of Salida

10th Anniversary—At Vintage Gardens!

May 22 - District Assembly

June 20-23—RI Convention—Montreal

June 21—Annual Scholarship Golf

Tournament—Spring Creek Golf

Join us at the 2010 District 5220 Conference! -Meal Package is $255 per person New lower room pricing

-Harrah's rooms $74 Sunday-Thursday, $89 Friday

and & $159 Saturday. -Harvey's Lake Tower rooms $79 Sunday-Thursday and $139 Friday & Saturday. -Harvey's Mountain Tower Sunday – Thursday $59 and Friday – Saturday $119. All rates are plus appli-cable taxes. Call 1-800-455-4770 or Harrahs online

THE 4-WAY TEST

OF THINGS WE THINK, SAY, AND DO:

IS IT THE TRUTH?

IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?

WILL IT BUILD GOOD WILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED?

4/16/10— Two new members were inducted today! Janet Norcott, far left and Regina Larabie, far right.

Madlen sponsored Janet and Helen is Regina’s sponsor. In photo 2, Mike pins Helen with a sponsor pin.

Guests today were Gary McKinsey, our two new members, and our speaker. Bill was happy his

daughter got 100% on an exam on which no one gets 100%. Helen was happy. John was happy he

had a vacation. Janice talked about Cinco de Mayo and Don talked about his slogan for his Governor

year and shot a video with us all saying ―Count On Me!‖

1- Madlen is really happy that Regina is finally being inducted. 2—Regina tells us a little about her-

self 3—a short biography from Janet. Donna has happy bucks because her cold is getting better.