President David Thormanopened the 28th meeting" of the 2020-2021 Rotary Year on the 16th of February, 2021 and the 39th "virtual meeting" overall ( will it ever end?)As is his custom, he rang the " Official Bell" (and virtually) to start the meeting. The "pledge" was performed by esteemed member Geronimo and he added the following"Thought for the Day":
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy
and exclaim or murmur or think at some point,
'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is'. "
Kurt Vonnegut
HONORARY
THANDILE BABALWA ZUNDUZA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
► FUND RAISER:
Dick Bauer gave out the following flyer detailing our newest fund raiser.
We were honored today to have as our speaker, Ms. Thandile Babalwa Sunduza, Council General of South Africa based in Los Angeles and serving the western states. Mark Urban, in his introduction mentioned that Ms. Sunduza’s topic today, The Commission on Truth and Reconciliation, is germane to Rotary’s theme this month of Peace and Conflict Resolution. South Africa has shown the world that it is possible to transition from a very unjust system of government (apartheid) to a more just one without war or widespread violence. As we all may know, apartheid was implemented in South Africa from 1948 to 1990, and many South Africans suffered severe human rights violations, including forced relocations, exclusion from politics, deprivations of citizenship and systemic segregation. In 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) under Nelson Mandela won South Africa’s first multi-racial democratic elections. The new government established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), a court like body intended to investigate human rights violations perpetrated during the apartheid regime. They have for the most part recommended what they call “Restorative Justice” rather than “Retributive Justice”, promoting a tolerant, more just society. Part of justice and peace is to forgive white people and end a tragedy without bloodshed and yet fight injustice – if you do not, you are a part of it.
Ms. Sunduza said that the first atrocity of a society is not to respect another human being – the idea of being superior. What we plant in our children will be the future.
Ms. Sunduza then opened up for discussion and Q and A. What was discussed is summarized as follows:
There is better kinship between the races, it has been important to get rid of old fears, young people are learning about their culture and traveling and living in different areas. She admitted, for instance, she loves Indian food. Ms. Sunduza made the observation that Americans don’t talk about race, South Africans talk about race more openly. Her opinion is that Americans have two parties, Democrat and Republican – the young people should coalesce and start their own party.
She said that the police since apartheid are more service orientated as well as doing enforcement and many are women. The South African government is a respected member of the Community of African Nations, and is a “peace keeping” nation and leading in race relations. Ms. Sunduza ended with an invitation to consult with her on all things South African and when Covid-19 is over, to come and visit her beautiful country. President David could hardly wait to tell Thandile that a book, in her honor, will be donated to the Carmichael Library (subsidiary of the Sacramento Public Library.
The Consulate's email is: consular.la@dirco.gov.za or info.losangeles@dirco.gov.za
MYSTERY HISTORY CORNER
So this photo goes way back to when I was in high school.
On the back it says Tony Ewert, 1955-1956, 2nd from left.
Do any old guys know about this time or who the others are?
On back of photo, it is written, Jim Thompson, 1962-1963.
Is this when Jim was president? Who are the others?
Email phildanz@comcast.net with any information (I will publish it in the bulletin.)
HAPPY FINES
PresidentDavid Thorman was hoping for a "Happy Thought"and some did occur: Karen Munsterman became a GONG BONGER in celebration of getting her 2nd COVID shot tomorrow; Heine Riokjer gave $50 for 2nd shot for his wife Ramouna; Vicky Boatwright gave 1A ($20) because she went camping at Lake Amador with her family; Geronimo (Greg Herrera) slugged in another GONG BONGER because his beloved dog Sparky does not have cancer!; Katha Danz put in a big 1A because she and Phil got their 2nd shots, Walter Malhoski will get his 2nd shot by traveling to Stockton which will be a beautiful drive through Lodi; Frank Pease put in $50 for polio+ because he had dinner with a friend who just turned 100 and whose husband turned 99.
BELL RINGERS
JAY BOATWRIGHT; DICK BAUER; TROY DRENNON; GREG HERRERA; VINCE IOSSO; WALTER MALHOSKI;
CHUCK McBRIDE; HEINE RORKJER; STAN ROE; JAY SEDLAK; JACK SHEARER
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BONG GONGERS
HAMID AHMADI (3); DICK BAUER; MARK BEIL ; JAY BOATWRIGHT (2); ED BUNTING (3) ;
KATHA DANZ; GREG HERRERA(5) ; VINCE IOSSO (2); WALTER MALHOSKI (2); CHUCK McBRIDE; KAREN MUNSTERMAN; FRANK PEASE; STAN ROE (3); HEINE ROIKJE; RAMOUNA ROIKJE; JACK SHEARER; JEFF THOMPSON; JIM THOMPSON; 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 EITHER THE CLUB OR R.I. FOUNDATION (FOR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC PURPOSE)
Donations as of 2-14-2021
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 many 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
Due to the quantity of books donated as of 1-5-2021 (nearing 300), I have noted only the last 16 or so. The prior tabulations of books donated have been archived and will be in the memory of the Carmichael Club in Club Runner.
SPEAKER
BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
GEORGE HOME
"Elsewhere"
Dean Koontz
MICHAEL KORPIEL
"Only Truth"
Julie Cameron
RUTH PROBASCO
"The Connected Parent"
John Palfrey & Urs Gasser
GELIKA HARRISON
"Grand, a Memoir"
Sarah Schaefer
KEN COOLEY
"The Truth is Marching On"
Jon Meacham
TODD HARMS
"Serial Griller"
Matt Moore
DONNA FLESHMAN
"Grasp"
Sanjay Sarma
HOLLY HAIGHT, M.D.
"Get Your Yoga on"
Kino Macgregor
LYNETTE ANDERSON
"Decoding the World"
Po Bronson
Arvind Gupta
BRIAN GLADDEN
"Accountable: The Rise of
Citizen Capitalism"
Michael O'Leary
Warren Valdmannis
GOPAL KAPUR
"The Character Edge: Leading
and winning with Integrity"
Robert L. Caslen
Dr. Mitchell A. Matthews
MARCOS BRETON
"The Religious Causes, the case for
separating Church and State"
Howard Gillman
Edward Chemerinky"
ROD MALLOY
"What Can I Do? My path from
climate despair to action"
Jane Fonda
MARGARET LOEHR
"The Future of Earth: A radical vision for
what's possible in the age of warming"
Eric Holthaus
Posted by Phillip Danz on Dec 08, 2013
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