The meeting May 14, 2019 , was opened by our "diminishing and nearly deceased end-of term" President Greg Herrera , and the appropriate"thought for the day"was accomplished by our esteemed President-elect-elect Doug Haaland:
♦ CLUB SURVEY FOR YEAR - 2019-2020: President-elect Vicky Boatwright has passed out a Survey of Members asking that members volunteer for areas of interest in helping her in her year. Please fill it out and return it to her!
►DISTRICT CONFERENCE MAY 18TH - Be sure to attend the ONE DAY District Conference on May 18th in Citrus Heights and watch our Regional Speech Contest winner, Cassi Cosentino compete for all the marbles! Register on District 5180's website. The deadline to register is Sunday, May 12th! https://rotary5180.org - SEE FLYER AFTER "Happy Fines"....
► RISE AGAINST HUNGER - May 17th - see flyer after "Happy Fines"....
►BLOOD DONATIONS - Anytime - see flyer after Happy Fines......
►FAIR OAKS WINE TRIP - June 22, Time 8:30-4:pm, $60.00 each
We will meet in the parking lot of Fair Oaks Club house at 8:30, unlimited Bloody Mary's and Mimosa's and snacks. Bus will arrive at 9:45. We will arrive at Elements 79 at 11:00 where we will wine taste and have lunch. Then we will go next door to Sentivo winery and enjoy more wine tasting......
Dr. PhilipDarkeserves as President and CEO of Providence World, which exists to inspire and equip others to love orphans, widows, and at-risk communities as God loves them (Providenceworld.com) . He lives with his wife, Becca , and five children in Folsom, California.
Phil showed us a nice picture of himself and his family, a nice looking family to underscore the value of family and what it is like NOT to be an orphan. He used an analogy of the squeezing of a banana, which most people open from the top but the gorilla opens by squeezing the bottom. Apparently a different and better way to get at the banana. With orphan care, his organization thinks differently than "traditional care". Providence World intends to inspire others to love orphans and "at risk" children - a pursuit of excellence. He showed us a very nice slide show with his talk.
There are 150 million orphans around the world and the numbers grow each year. Forty percent have living family members. Our current approach is not taking care of the problem. We need a full spectrum solution - one that gets at the root causes. Analogy: One can't get in the river if you build a fence to keep him out. So preventive actions can keep kids from becoming orphans. Solutions are prevent poverty, strengthen families (fix broken families), and teach identities (awareness) to women. Treat women better and not ditch out on them. Prevent human trafficking.
Phil suggested some pre-emptive practices:
1. community integration, 2. Education, 3. Nutrition, 4. Medical-dental care, 5. Psycho-social care, 6. Self sustainability, 7. National leadership, 8.Spiritual formation.
Phil recommends his book which he will give away free for those who are interested. It is entitled "In Pursuit of Excellence" - a picture of it's cover is below.
There is also a pod cast available "Think Orphan" explaining their work in the field. Phil has worked in Honduras for the past 15 years, doing assessments and training, education and coaching, mentoring by getting into family homes and helping them stay together. Rotarian Clayton Lee has worked on their project and they have a global grant to expand schools in Honduras. Go to : http://www.ProvidenceWorld.com or http://www.ThinkOrphan.com for more information.
President Greg Herrera thanked Dr. Darke for his informative lecture and good work in his ministry and mentioned that, in his honor, a book will be donated to the Carmichael library (Sacramento Public Library). Philleft a free copy of his book for any of us to read and also donate to the Carmichael Library - a win-win situation.
Vicky Boatwright mistress of "Happy Thoughts" asked "How was Mother's Day; Karen Munsterman had a nice Mother's Day and put in a few bucks; Vicky enjoyed it with both girls and a boy friend; Jeff Thompson got back from San Diego and recommends touring the USS Midway; Jim Thompson will turn 89 on May 1st and has been a member for 62 years, talked a little about all the fun he had and BONGEDTHE GONG ; Ed Bunting had kids in town and the best thing is that they helped Jenny reorganize her closet; 40 bags of stuff went to charity, he RANG THE BELL; Walter Malhoski spent Mother's Day at Ciao in Roseville and will spend next week in Santa Cruz; Chuck McBride put in some $ because Jeff doesn't look a day over 55; Greg Herrera bragged that he has delivered over 2,500 babies and some are still alive! - Vinne Iosso gave $ for the great job someone did herself; and as always last Doug Haaland gave Jane a new set of dishes and tickets to Michael Buble !
BELL RINGERS
DICK BAUER; BILL BAXTER; MARK BEIL; JAY BOATWRIGHT (2); VICKY BOATWRIGHT (x2); ED BUNTING (x4); PHIL DANZ; ALAN GALLAWAY; DOUG HAALAND; GREG HERRERA; TONY MARQUES; CHUCK McBRIDE; KAREN MUNSTERMAN; RICH PLATH; STAN ROE; WALTER MALHOSKI X2; RICH SHIPP; DAVID THORMAN; MARK URBAN
BONG GONGERS
DICK BAUER; ED BUNTING (X8); PHIL DANZ; BILL DONNOE; TROY DRENNON; DOUG HAALAND (X3); GREG HERRERA (X5); VINCE IOSSO; WALTER MALHOSKI ; KAREN MUNSTERMAN, CHUCK McBRIDE (2); RICH PLATH; STAN ROE;
JIM THOMPSON (x2)
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 OR SPECIFIC PURPOSE)
RAFFLE
Jeff Thompson got a chance to win the $1000 or so amount in the kitty, but got the Jack of Hearts - closer than the last few attempts.....Jeff did get the last bottle of wine - from the Club's secret cellars. Your stingy Board voted to nix the bottle of wine prize!
"Dark Commerce: How a New Illicit economy is Threatening our Future"
Louise I. Shelley
Jay Boatwright
"What Makes Wine worth Drinking: In Praise of the Sublime"
Terry Theise
Deputy Lacy Nelson
"The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well being."
Richard Wilkinson
&
Kate Picket
Moses Osono
"The Seasons of my Mother:A Memoir of Love, Family and Flowers."
The Wonderful Mr. Willughby, the first true ornithologist”
Tim Birkhead
Glenn Fong
“The Spy Who Left Behind”
Michael Pullara
Jay Boatwright
“Einsteins Monsters, The Life and Times of Black Holes”
Chris Impy
Jim Thompson
“Barons of the Sea and their race to build the fastest clipper ship”
Steven Ujifusa
Mark Steffens
“A Forever Family; Fostering Change One Child at a Time”
Rob Scheer
Yourbulletin editor just couldn’t help bringing to your notice the relevance of the last six “Book Donations” by Branch Supervisor, Berta Boegel given “in honor of” our recent keynote speakers to the Carmichael Library (Sacramento Public Library) at our Club meetings. Note that Berta has fined tuned the speakers topic to the subject of the book! They are below:
Missy McCall, who talked about “Human Trafficking”, book donated in her name: Under theBirch Tree: A Memoir of Discovering Connections and Finding a Home by Nancy Chadwick.
Mark Urban, who talked about a trip to Ethiopia, book donated in his name: The Pharaoh’sTreasure: The Origin of Paper and the Rise of Western Civilization by John Gaudet.
Dr. Beverly Wesner-Hoen, who talked about being a part of Rotary Fellowship, book donated Why To Kill a Mockingbird Matters: What Harper Lee’s Book and Iconic American Film Mean to Us Today by Tom Santopietro
Doug Haaland, who talked about his trip to Israel, book donated in his name: Shaya: An Odysseyof Food, My Journey Back to Israel by Alon Shaya.
and 6. Bill Baxter and Rich Plath, who talked about “Fly Fishing” – get this – “On the Fly”: HoboLiterature and Songs 1879-1941 ed. By Iain Mcintyre. How appropriate….
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
SPEAKERS/BOOK DONATIONS TO THE CARMICHAEL LIBRARY
As of June 26, 2017, we have purchased nearly 160 titles in honor of our speakers! Because of the large number of books, we are not showing them all at this time.
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