Chartered April 4, 1980 Meets Tuesday at 7:00 A.M., Cultural Center of Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, Florida

Rotary Club of Charlotte Harbor

OFFICERS AND

DIRECTORS

2012-2013

PRESIDENT Carl Rehling

PRES-ELECT Darryl Keys

SECRETARY Vibha Kumar

TREASURER/ PAST PRESIDENT Sherry Penfield

SERGEANT

AT ARMS Don Helt

DIRECTORS

Cheryl Bowman Stephen Carter Bob Clendenin

Don Helt Nancy Lisby Joe Rezek

Club #4308

Official Publication of the January 15-22, 2013 Volume 33 - Issue 28-29

Rotary International President: Sakuji Tanaka District Governor, District 6960: Steve Schlueter

Assistant Governor, Area 7: Mike Colgan

The Conquistador The Conquistador

A Fresh Start to a New Year By Guest Editor Mark Payne January 8, 2013

President Carl rang the bell, Wayne Sallade started us off with a prayer, someone over my left shoulder led the Pledge of Allegiance and Don Roll opened God Bless America. Plagued by respiratory prob-lems, several members were ab-sent, but Florida weather brought visitors. Fol-lowing discussion about how "fair and balanced" Rotarians find FOX News, we sang to Frank Cranton and Suren Gupta from West Ottawa,

Beverly Gray from Stur-bridge, Karol Wyckoff of Hyannis, Don Voigt from Parma, Mathew Cary of Venice Nokomis, and Brad Lines of Murdock. Birthday and An-niversary Dollars were for Mark Payne's five pound - three ounce baby, Tom Fisher's son, Wayne's 30

years with Charlotte County, PJ Fisher's Kathy, Mike Moody's parents 60th and Mike Colgan's calendar observation, "One week ago today was Tuesday." Dollars of Happiness were dealt for various sporting teams and events, so many in fact, that PJ's dollars ran out before he got to Butler. Announcements covered the Rotary Pic-A-Nik, Punta Gorda Pub Crawl on February 23 and the postponing of the Bluegrass Bash. It seems we have a conflict with the Banjo Bash on the same weekend. Stephen Carter won the 50/50 with a white ticket. Mine was blue.

See Bob Clendenin, page 2

C.A.R.E. and Somatheeram By Guest Editor Bob Clendenin January 15, 2013

Out with the old and in with the new. Happy New Year fel-low Rotarians! Tolling the bell, President Carl literally rang us into 2013. Prior to pledging alle-giance to our great country's flag, Dave Powell led the invocation. Breakfast by the Cultural Cen-ter staff was second to none... and

of course completely fat free. Your Guest Editor's guest, Bruce Renshaw, was promptly instructed to be among the first in line or risk going hungry for the morning. Thanks for visiting us Bruce. Breakfast chatter was dominated with talk about the National Championship Game between Alabama and Notre Dame. Three happy dollars were received for the Tide and one sad dollar collected for the Irish. Ryan Rupert, President of the Peace River/Harbor Heights Rotary, thanked us for our help with their 11th annual Bogeys and Stogies Golf Tournament coming up on January 19th. Joe Rezek announced we have two teams playing in the tournament this year. He went on to say that we still need one more player to com-plete a team. To that point, someone claimed Sherry Penfield would be a good candidate, as long as she doesn't drive the cart. Visiting Rotarians were Gerhard Peters from Canada, Karol Wyckoff and John Mozzicato. John informed us his friend Leo Christmas had a heart attack but is recovering well and expects to join us as soon as possible. In other charitable news, Mike Colgan an-nounced the 2013 Punta Gorda Pub Crawl to be held

See Mark Payne, page 2

Suren Gupta

Invocation May each of us assembled here today enjoy the many offerings of Rotary.

May we abide by the rules we have established - those of trust, fellowship and ethics.

May we place Service above Self, in our daily endeavors.

May we always test ourselves and our efforts to be sure they are the truth, good for all concerned, of benefit to man-kind, and provide peace and under-standing.

Amen

Don’t forget “Make Up Monday” on January 28th! Meet with Area 7 Rotarians and AG Mike Colgan at the Tiki at 4 Points Sheraton Hotel at 7 pm!

Today • Program: Mark Payne • Greeter: Meera Adhi • Bulletin: Bob Wilson January 29 • Program: Bob Clendenin • Greeter: Cheryl Bowman • Bulletin: Mike Colgan February 5 • Program: Dave Powell • Greeter: Bob Clendenin • Bulletin: Mike Moody

Club Breakfast Calendar

Mark Payne, from page 1

on February 23rd. Proceeds benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Those who bring cans of food to the event will receive one ticket per can (up to 20 cans) which will register them for the grand prize: a trip for two to Key West and a two week-day stay at the Arbor Inn Hotel. Nancy Lisby introduced Steve Carter as our guest speaker. Steve gave us an in-depth look into the history of the Salvation Army. Among the myr-iad of interesting facts, Steve enlightened us as to the origin of the phrase "On the Wagon." He pointed out, as part of their early community ser-vice efforts, the Salvation Army would go through cities and towns picking drunkards off the street in a wagon... hence the phrase "On the Wagon." Tell us Steve, with the Pub Crawl, who will be driving the wagon?

Bob Clendenin, from page 1

Then Sherry Penfield sneaked out the door to bring Linda Lusk into the room. Linda was sur-reptitiously in attendance to present your Guest Editor with a lapel pin from The Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies, recognized my becoming a charter Champion of their Circle of Compassion legacy society.

Needing no introduction, Selva Sunderavel pre-sented our program with a video of Somatheeram in Kerana, India, a very elegant and expensive way to relax. Wayne insisted on knowing the cost ($5000? That's after you get there) and Selva con-fessed he has visited for free. Rick Hayman led the Four-Way Test, releas-ing us into another beautiful Florida day.

Note the article in Time about polio. The author feels that the major obstacle in wiping out the virus for good is the Taliban, a major presence in Afghanistan and neighboring countries.

How does: Harry Chapin Food Bank + Punta Gorda Pub Crawl = Money for our club? Our club will have the opportunity to partner with the Harry Chapin Food Bank with $10 Raffle Tickets for a Key West trip for two with Travel and accommodations. The club keeps half the money. The winning ticket will be drawn at the Punta Gorda Pub Crawl . For more information go to: www.puntagordapubcrawl.com

THE

FOUR-WAY TEST

Of things we

think, say or do First, Is it the TRUTH?

Second, Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Third, Will it build GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Fourth, Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Charlotte High School Advisor

Todd Helt

Port Charlotte High School

Advisor Rick Hayman

“Don’t count the days, make the days count”

RI President-elect Ron Burton unveiled the above 2013-14 RI theme. “If we really want to take Rotary service forward, then we need to make sure that every Rotarian has a meaningful role to play, that they’re all making a contribu-tion, and that their contribution is valued.”

Burton said the July launch of The Rotary Foun-dation’s new grant model, Future Vision, makes it an exciting time to be a Rotarian. He said the new grant model, used by about 100 pilot dis-tricts since 2010, represents a new era for the Foundation, and will help Rotarians get excited about Rotary’s ability to change lives.

“It takes everything that is wonderful about Ro-tary and raises it to a new level — by encourag-ing bigger, more sustainable projects while pro-viding increased flexibility for local projects, both of which address the needs of the community being served,” he said.

Before the assembly, Burton asked each of the incoming District Governors to make a donation in their name to The Rotary Foundation in order to demonstrate leadership by example. At the assembly, he announced that all 537 governors-elect had complied; along with donations from all RI Board members and Foundation Trustees, the contributions totaled US$675,412.

“Now, I have to believe that some of this is money that The Rotary Foundation probably would not have received had I not asked. And I think that this is an important lesson” he said. “If you want somebody else to do something, you can just sit around and wait for them to get the idea, or you can ask.”

Burton applied that lesson also to membership development, which he insisted is the responsi-bility of every Rotarian. He told the audience that although he had been an active member of the Key Club, a youth program of Kiwanis Inter-national, he went on to join Rotary simply be-cause the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, invited him to.

“You have to ask,” he said.

Engage Rotary, Change Lives Really?

DATE Volunteer Volunteer SUN Feb 3rd HELP! HELP!

THURS Feb 14th HELP! HELP!

THURS Feb 28th HELP! HELP!

THURS Mar 7th HELP! HELP!

SUN Mar 24th HELP! HELP!

District 6960 Web Site www.rotary6960.org

Rotary International Web Site www.rotary.org

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Editorial Team: Bob Clendenin, Chris Gover,

Darryl Keys

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Charlotte County

Visit our Rotary Website: www.charlotteharborrotary.org

Sustaining Member $ Paul Harris Fellow □ Past President Charlotte Harbor ♦ Charter Member ■ Past President Another Club ▲

E-Mail Addresses and Telephone Numbers can be found in the Roster under Members Only at www.charlotteharborrotary.org

Revised 15 January 2013

Charlotte Harbor Roster

Thursday Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise

7:00 am - Englewood Hospital

Murdock 7:15 am - Perkins Restaurant

Breakfast at 7:00 am

North Fort Myers 8:00 am - Capt’n Fishbone’s

at the Shell Factory

Punta Gorda Noon - Isles Yacht Club

Punta Gorda Isles

Friday Cape Coral Goldcoast

11:45 am - Gulf Coast Village

Nearby Rotary Clubs For Make Ups Wednesday Cape Coral

8:00 am - La Venezia Ballroom

Cape Coral North 6:00 pm - Palmetto Pine Country Club

1940 SW 9th Court

Fort Myers East 7:30 am - Beef ‘O’ Brady’s

Verandah Plaza

Harbor Heights - Peace River 7:00 am - Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Except first Wednesday - 7:00 pm

Placida 7:00 am - Rotonda Hills Golf Club

Monday Fort Myers South

12:15 pm - Crowne Plaza Bell Tower Shops

Tuesday Arcadia

Noon - DeSoto Memorial Hospital

Englewood Noon - Englewood Hospital

North Port Central

Noon - Heron Creek Country Club

Meera Adhi $□ (Adhi) Medical Office Manager José Basilio $□♦ (Miriam □) Real Estate Cheryl Bowman $□ (Rodney) Personal Chef/Caterer Stephen Carter $ □♦ (Marilyn) Insurance Bob Clendenin $ □▲ (Linda □) Telecommunications Michael Colgan $□♦ (Kate) Audio Architecture Pierre J.“PJ” Fisher $□▲ (Carol) Surgeon, Retired Tom Fisher $□ (Trudi □) Scuba Instructor Chris Gover $□♦■ (Nancy □) Non-profit Management Jim Hageman $□♦ (Jackie) Non-profit Director Rick Hayman$□▲ (Charlene) Education Administration Don Helt $□ (Sandy□) Treescape Todd Helt GIS Project Manager Wally Keller $□♦ (Jacqueline) Athletic Director Darryl Keys $□ (Samantha) Fuel Technology

Vibha Kumar $ (Sanjay) Yoga Instructor Nancy Lisby $□ Historical Preservation Ryland Lovett $ □♦■ (Marcia □) Fast Food Robert McDuffie $□♦ (Cindy) Minister Mike Moody $□♦ (Sherrie) Radio Manager Mark Payne (Katharine) Financial Advisor Sherry Penfield $□ Auditor G. David Powell $□ (Arlene) Publisher Carl Rehling $□♦ (Bonnie) Fraternal Management Joe Rezek $□▲ (Ann) Environmental Engineering Don Roll $□▲ (Carlene □) Fraternal Management Wayne Salladé $□♦ (Vicki) Sports Announcing Selva Sunderavel $□♦ (Quincie) Travel Consultant Steve Vollmer $□♦ (Nancy) CPA Bob Wilson □▲ (Pamela) Commercial Insurance

Mark Payne demonstrates that being the Guest Editor is really a lot of fun!