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NEWPORT-IRVINE ROTARY CLUB MAR 15, 2012!
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RotaflyerLast Meeting Highlights Take a moment to see what you missed and view upcoming events...
Is it the truth? • Is it fair to all concerned? • Will it build goodwill and better friendships? • Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
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President Uzo called order at 12:30.Invoca'on:-‐ Diane PearcePledge of Allegiance: Jim Parsons4-‐Way Test: Patricia standing in for BobSong: Scott JacksonClub Guests: Ashley Clark, Speech Pathologist, Laura Dietz’ guestRotaract Club: Hardeep Singh VP, Jerome Secretary, Haley PR Intern, Justin Hamady Intl Svc Dir., Joyce Xu Treasurer, Sara Chan Community Svc Dir.Visi/ng Rotarians – Dr Michael Abdalla,Member US Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force, RI Trustee and practicing Orthopedic SurgeonLaura Deitz, Newport Sunrise Rotary
Salute to Chef: Margaret Richardson & Earl Fusselman suggested we bring the Chef in to thank him for the outstanding meal service. He obliged and received a standing ovation.Announcements1.Bob Bartels – Fountain Valley Bowl-‐a-‐thon, Saturday March 24, 2012 2. Laura Dietz of Newport Sunrise RC is putting together Care Packages for Sgt Majors of 11. 30-‐40 packages to be completed. Tues deadline.3. Bike Ride 4 Health. Art Kleinpell invited all members to open their Rolodexes to search for poten[al Sponsors, Volunteers and Donors for our big event coming September 8. If we all bring one or two poten[al Sponsors to the table, we will have more than enough to approach for funding this important event. 4. District Conven/on, June 1 – 3, 2012
Long Beach. Arrangements to Honor Earl Fusselman for his decades of service to Rotary. Make plans to join the celebration.
Presenta/onsUCI Rotaract Club Members along with Sanjay Dalal and Bill Zeller presented Prez Uzo with a Check for $1889 raised from the recent PassionFest. Congratula[ons on a successful year Rotaract!Major Donor Presenta/onDave Halm invited Dr. Micheal Abdalla to present the Major Donor Crystal and Pins to Past District Governor John Brainerd and Paul Harris Fellow Pat Brainerd for their outstanding contribu[ons and service in the field. We are proud to have exemplary leaders in our club.
Speaker: Prez Uzo introduced guest speaker Susan Cherry, Volunteer for Guide Dogs for the Blind who introduced the club to the life of Guide Dogs. This was her 76th Rotary Club presentation in 4 yrs. The transformation from a cane user, who "sees by collision " to a competent person, who can go" anywhere they want, any time they want, at any pace they want is truly amazing. Guide dogs allow a person to shine and be valued for their work, not just judged because they are blind. In work they level the playing field and even out the potholes of bias and discrimination. Susan shared her passion for the mission of Guide Dogs for the Blind and our club felt the enthusiasm of someone committed to their field of service. -‐ Kerby
Next Meeting Thursday, March 22nd...Prof Carol Burke, UCI Dept. of English:Unique Report from Afghanistan & IraqCarol Burke, who combines special ethnographic skills as a folklorist with a vigorous interest in literary journalism, was commissioned by the Department of Defense to spend almost a full year in close proximity with American troops in Afghanistan studying the cultural and religious beliefs of the Afghan tribes they encountered. Her experiences with native leaders and in advising American military commanders are particularly fascinating in their intimacy and because she can compare them with encounters she had two years earlier when she spent an extended period on a similar assignment in Iraq.Her publicaCons include Camp All-‐American, Hanoi Jane, and the High-‐and-‐Tight, a study of military culture; Women’s Visions, a book that explores accounts of the supernatural and the uncanny exchanged by women in prison; The CreaCve Process (coauthored with Molly Tinsley), a creaCve wriCng text; Plain Talk and Back in Those Days, collecCons of family folklore-‐-‐the laOer coauthored with MarCn Light; and Close Quarters, a collecCon of poems. Her arCcles have appeared in magazines like The NaCon and The New Republic as well as scholarly journals and collecCons. Before joining the UCI faculty in 2004, Professor Burke taught courses in literary journalism at Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins and the US Naval academy. She received her PhD in English from the University of Maryland.
Last Meeting Notes Susan Cherry, Guide Dogs for the Blind
---------------Upcoming Speakers------------------Thursday, March 29, 12:00pmPeer Swan, Irvine Water DistrictThursday, April 5, 12:00pmBoaz Rauchwerger, Goal Setting & High AchievementThursday, April 12, 12:00pmJohn Brainerd - Polio Plus + report from IndiaThursday, April 19, 12:00pmRobert Piccioni: Einstein for Everyone
-------------------Other Events----------------------May 6-9: Rotary Int’l Conference - Bangkok Thailand June 1-3: District 5320 Conf Long Beach Hilton. Join in & Volunteer to help with Cook-out at our club booth.Sept 8th, 2012: Ride4Health.... Mark the Date
Member Duties:[Invocation/Pledge/4-way Test] Mar 22 Susan Piazza/Bob Dunham/Kerk LeshMar 29 Jerry Rekers/Bob Fish/Bob LihlePlease Check your dates to prepare for meeting...
NEWPORT-IRVINE ROTARY CLUB MAR 15, 2012!
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RotaflyerEditorial: Guy Harden, Kerby Carambot, Darryl Sato,Tim Shields, Bill Zeller, Bob Fish + you ?
Published by Newport-Irvine Rotary
Uzo Okereke, PresidentBob Fish, President-ElectDiane Pearce, Club SecyJunius Jaubert, TreasurerGreg Arbues, PR DirectorDave Halm, RI FoundationSteve Hammers, Club SvcStu Colville, NIR FoundationPat Brainerd, Vocational SvcSanjay Dalal, New GenerationsRuss Johnson, MembershipBill Zeller, Int’l Service
Happy Birthday Mar 25th - Stu ColvilleApr 18th - Tim ShieldsMay 19th - Bob Selinger
Happy AnniversaryMay 21st - Diane Pearce [Dave]
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New Club Website Coming Soon:At its last meeCng, the club board approved an update to our website. We are joining 3,000 other Rotary clubs in using a Clubrunner Rotary Website:
Please take a few minutes to check things out at our Demo website. It is sCll under construcCon so some details are sCll to be worked out.... For direct links Click to try our new websiteClick for Club Calendar & Events Click for Rotaflyer Club Photo Albums Click for Bob’s Africa Blog
If you have any quesCons, please talk to Bob Fish, Guy Harden, Sanjay Dalal or Kerby Carambot for informaCon. We are looking for feedback as we get things under way -‐ Guy