Julia Luna will compete at our District Conference!
Julia Luna (third from right) with family just after winning the semi-final speech contest
It was a sweet night, Tuesday, March 27th at the Crocker Riverside Elementary School, for Julia, her family, teacher Shannon , the Victory Christian High School and for the Carmichael Club. It was a great end of a beautiful spring day. Rotarians Phil Danz and George Abraham (co-chairs of the Speech contest for the Carmichael Club ) were ecstatic to be there. There were four Club winner's participating and ALL were excellent in their presentations. The District put on a good contest - very well done and efficient. Among the notables there were District Governor, Sandi Sava, District Speech Chair Patrick Hassna, and our own favorite Assistant Governor Desiree Wilson. Julia was rewearded $250 for her efforts. Note pictures below:
Phil Danz, Shannon Shope, Julia Luna, and George Abraham
Teacher Shannon and Winner Julia
Below: D.G. Sandi Sava, Julia Luna, and District Speech Chair Patrick Hassna
►The definition of Rotary is a fellowship and service organization that helps ordinary people do extraordinary things!
► DISTRICT CONFERENCE - May 11-13, 2018: All will have a great time at the District Conference, May 10-13, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency at Lake Tahoe, Incline Village.
There will be a significant contingent from the Carmichael Club . You will meet many great Rotarians in the District, great programs and this year, we will have our District "Speech Contest" at the conference and the WINNER from our Club,Julia Luna will be there! There is a special price of 150+ per night for rooms. Contact Deb Thornton (Conf. Chair) - debbiesan@comcast.net ; or Daniela Calvitti (Registration) - dccalvitti7@aol.com Flyer is further down in this bulletin. PRESIDENT DICK BAUER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAVE MET THE CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND IT WILL BE AWARDED AT THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE!
► BLOOD SOURCE: Give blood from April 16, 2017 and April 15th, 2018 and our Club will make points toward awards. See flyer further down in this bulletin.
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►DISTRICT 5180 LEADERSHIP ASSEMBLY: April 7, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. at a new location- Natomas High School see flyer further down in this bulletin.
► A FIRESIDE CHAT A second Fireside chat will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH to help explain some of the intricacies of Rotary. It is for those who were unable to attend the last meeting.
► R.I. CONVENTION - May 10th to 13th - Toronto
► DISTRICT INFORMATION/RI/INSURANCE INFO:See information further down in this bulletin:
► FOUNDATION NIGHT will be held on Tuesday, May 22nd, it is a Rotary Family night - so bring wife's, husbands, significant others - more details soon.
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►FAIR OAKS TRIVIA NIGHT: Mary Kate of the Fair Oaks Club has announced that they will have a TRIVIA NIGHT on Saturday, April 14th. It is only $20 and there will be prizes - the theme is "Mad Hatter's Tea Party"
► UGANDA WATER PROJECT: The Uganda water project going well. At last meeting we had $53,000 cash and pledges. We are getting close to our goal of $56,000. TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS! Rotary Clubs that will be or have been recently visited by our committee are Arden Arcade, Granite Bay, South Placer, Woodland, Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova, Orangeville, South Sacramento, Auburn Sunrise, Rancho Cordova Sunrise, and Roseville.
► SAVE THE DATE: There will be a lecture on Peace resolution at Sacramento State, Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. by President Nana Akufo Addo who is president of Ghana. It should be very interesting. See flyer further down in this bulletin:
► FOUNDATION CHAIR CHUCK McBRIDEhas announced that Foundation night will be held on Tuesday, May 22nd and will be a Rotary Family night, bring wife' husband , or significant other, - more detail soon.
CALENDAR
♦ POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR - April 3rd, a Vocational Program
♦ KIDS HELPING KIDS - April 10th - Sarah Freese
♦ FAIR OAKS BLVD. PUBLIC CORRIDOR - Gary Hursh
♦ CEMETERY TOUR: Sunday, April 22nd - 10:00 a.m. - Sacramento Historic City Tour
♦ DARK/FIRESIDE CHAT: April 24th,Dick Bauer
♦ FOUNDATION NIGHT: May 22nd - Rotary Family night
From Jay Sedlak's notes " After we finished eating - nice hamburger and fries - I noticed a strange person over by the door by the wash rooms. Looked like a someone praying at first. Looked like a sheik of some sort. Then Karen Munsterman got up to tell us that Alan Gallaway was not going to be able to give his program, but he found a replacement."
Then, a "Alan look alike" in a "shiek's robe" gave the following talk:
I booked this trip with Gate 1 Travel. I'd always wanted to go to Dubai and they had this trip at a reasonable price. I flew from SFO to Dubai on Emirates airlines. The plane was an Airbus 380, which holds 525 passengers and has a total area on two levels 40 percent greater than a 747. The flight took 15 hours with a 12 hour time change. The plane flew right over the north pole and Moscow, instead of over Europe, a distance of about 8400 miles.
The United Arab Emirates is comprised of 7 emirates, like states, and have an area of about 30000 sq mi, or about the size of So Carolina. See map. The population was 600000 in 1960 and is now about 9,5 million. Only about 1 mil are emirates with the rest coming from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and other impoverished countries.
First day we toured Dubai, stopping to see the world famous hotel, which looks like a big sail, Burj al Arab. The Royal Suite goes for 24k per night. Then we stopperd at the Dubai Mall, with 6200 stores and 1200 places to eat. The Mall was close to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world After lunch we went to the Dubai Museum , which showed how Dubai used to be a small village of pear divers. Oil wasn’t discovered in the UAE until the 60’s.
The second day we had the morning free, so I took the subway to the Mall of the Emirates to see for myself where the famous indoor skiing was. In the afternoon, we went to the sand dunes in 4 wheel drive vehicles and did sand dune roller coaster riding. Then to an outdoor Bedoouin dinner with camel rides and falcon holding.
The third day included a trip to Sharza, the third emirate we visited. The city is a short distance from Dubai and is much cheaper to live in. About 1 mil people commute to Dubai from Sharza to work, including our Indian guide, Shalini. Tlhis is where I bought this outfit, for 90 Surhams. The best deal I could get in Dubai was 140. The final day we went to Abu Dhabi. The architecture was amazing here also. One building looked like a giant coin. The biggest sight here was the Sheikh el Zayed Grand Mosque. It was started in 1996 and finished in 2008. Zayed died in 2004. We have no idea how much it cost because the Sheikh used his own money to make it, and no expense was spared. When we got back from Dubai, we had a final dinner cruise, and I flew home the next day.
S ince Vicky Boatwright was not in attendance, ancient Finemaster Chuck McBride enjoyed eliciting voluntary contributions from the assemblage: Vince Iosso got a new significant other - which was news to him - a new dog; Jay Sedlak sacrificed some of his hard earned money in the hopes that the Cubs will win another world series; Mark Urban had a birthday!; Troy Drennon came back from vacation to the Caymen Islands; Stan Roe is proud that Michigan is in the final four; Jay Sedlak who was taking notes said that Doug Haaland said something he could't hear, but he thinks it was complimentary to Jane.
BELL RINGERS
ED BUNTING (x5); RICHARD BAUER ; MARK BEIL ;JAY BOATWRIGHT (x2); VICKY BOATWRIGHT; ALAN GALLAWAY; STEVE GIRARD, DOUG HAALAND; GREG HERRERA; CHUCK McBRIDE; STAN ROE; EVERETT THORNE
BONG GONGERS
DICK BAUER (2); MARK BEIL; ED BUNTING; JAY BOATWRIGHT; VICKY BOATWRIGHT (2); SHYAMA CHAKROBORTY; BILL DONNOE; ALAN GALLAWAY; STEVE GIRARD; DOUG HAALAND; VINCE IOSSO; WALTER MALHOSKI; CHUCK McBRIDE; RICH PLATH; RICH SHIPP; TERRY SWEENEY; JIM THOMPSON; DONNA THORNE; EVERETT THORNE; DAVID THORMAN(2);(
eXPLANATION: A BELL RINGER IS SOMEONE WHO DONATES $100 TO THE CLUB IN A GIVEN YEAR; A GONG BONGER IS ONE WHO DONATES AN ADDITIONAL $100 TO THE CLUB FOUNDATION (FOR GENERAL PURPOSE OR OUR NEW WATER PROJECT IN UGANDA)
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Now it happened that Dick Bauer had an opportunity to draw for the Ace of Spades, for a very slowly rising tidy amount in the kitty. He drew only the 5 of Clubs.
whoop de do!
Did Dick geta consolation prize? He gave himself a bottle of wine - left over from the Crab Feed!
Join your fellow Rotarians for Fun in Tahoe at the District 5180 Conference, May 11-13, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency at Incline Village.
U.S. Club Insurance Program information is attached. Rotary International has switched insurance broker and attached is the change of information. Also is a power point explaining how RI insurance works See Below:.
District 5180 Blood Drive Challenge is on! Attached are the flyer and rules.
Five years since its debut, Rotary Club Central has been upgraded. Check out the NEW Rotary Club Central. > Log onto Rotary.org, to My Rotary, to Rotary Club Central <
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During the incumbency of President David Thorman,(2013-14) it was decided that instead of giving a particular gift, ie coffee mug, pen etc. to honor our guest speaker each week, we would simply donate a book to the Carmichael Library. So below are some of the books that we have donated in honor of recent speakers.
It is the "gift that keeps of giving" because those who will check out these books from the library will derive many hours of pleasure for years to come, and it enhances learning and literacy. The books are chosen byBertaBoegel, Branch Supervisor, Carmichael Library, subsidiary of the Sacramento Public Library.
rboegel@saclibrary.org
As of October, 2017, we have purchased over 120 titles in honor of our speakers! Because of the large number of books, we are not showing them all at this time.
BOOK DONATIONS TO THE CARMICHAEL LIBRARY
PRESENTER
Congressman Ami Berra
"Give Work Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time"
Author: Leila Janah
Catherine Servillas
"The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History"
Author: Elizabeth Norten
Keith Simmons
"The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories"
Author: Ilan Pappe
Patty Upslinger
"First Impressions: A Readers Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest"
Author: David J. Weber
Roland Wright
"Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the first Mission to the Moon"
Author Jeffrey Kluger
Ann Roach
"In Their Lives, Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs"
Edited by: Andrew Blauner
Catherine Survillas
"The Gardner and The Carpenter, what the science of
child development tells us about the relationship between parents and Children"
Author: Alison Gopnik
Lorenzo M. Smith, Ph.D.
"My Pencil, teaching poetry in the Detroit
public schools"
Author: Peter Markus
Elaine Whitefeather
"Women in the World of Frederick Douglas"
Author: Leigh Fought
Richard Olebe
"Making Local Food Work, the Challenges and Opportunities
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First day we toured Dubai, stopping to see the world famous hotel, which looks like a big sail, Burj al Arab. The Royal Suite goes for 24k per night. Then we stopperd at the Dubai Mall, with 6200 stores and 1200 places to eat. The Mall was close to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world After lunch we went to the Dubai Museum , which showed how Dubai used to be a small village of pear divers. Oil wasn’t discovered in the UAE until the 60’s. 
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