THE NUGGET
 
VOLUME 72, ISSUE 22
 
 
 
     
THE ROTARY CLUB OF CARMICHAEL
P.O. Box 129
Carmichael, C 95609-0129
 
Club Website: http://clubrunner.ca/Carmichael
 
District 5180:
http://rotary5180.org
 
Rotary International:
www.rotary.org 
 
Stories
Vocational Month
JANUARY - 2019 
VOCATIONAL MONTH
The Meeting - January 8th, 2019
The first meeting of 2019 was opened by President Greg Herrera and the baton was immediately given to Karen Munsterman, who provided the following sage advise as our "The Thought for the Day"
"Education is what you get when you read the fine print.
Experience is what you get when you don't
 
Guests for the day
GELICA HARRISON, ANN & GREG ELMASIAN
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
REPORT ON UGANDA PROJECT: Dick Bauer and Richard Olebe have just returned from their marathon trip to Uganda (over the holidays) to supervise the finishing of the well project. Dick gave a nice slide show of the functioning water spouts and the wells. Their are just a few security things to be done before the absolute final sign off is done by Rotary.
 
David Thorman has reported that some of us have attended a planning meeting to travel to Africa next September and go on Safari and to visit our project in Uganda. Catherine Survillas, Rotarian and expert tour director has put together an exciting package for us. Going in a group would be cost effective and a lot of fun. Let David know if you are interested.
 
Vocational Month Moments : Today Bill Donnoe gave an excellent little speech about his profession (see below in this bulletin), for the rest of the Vocational month Tyler Jennings will speak on January 15, Doug Haaland on January 22, and Jane Lampard will finish the month on January 29th.
 
CALENDAR
 

► JANUARY 15, 2019 - Making Beer - Jay Boatwright
 
► JANUARY 29, 2019 - "One Child One Hen - Moses Osoro
 
FEBRUARY 5,  2019 - Behavioral Finance & the Decision Making Process, Dr. Hamid Ahmadi
 
► FEBRUARY 12, 2019 - Theodore Roosevelt - American president
 
 FEBRUARY 19 - Our Club Foundation, Mark Urban, David Thorman, Vince Iosso, Ed Bunting
 
 FEBRUARY 26 - Mark Mannis - Chief of Ophthalmology at U.C.D. School of Medicine
 
► MARCH 19 - Carmichael Speech Contest
 
 
 
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VOCATIONAL MOMENT

BILL DONNOE - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Bill is involved with a family business - it is an unusual and interesting family business, very specialized that does test evaluation of prospective employees for government agencies. The business consists of 6 employees and test almost all agencies such as fire department employees, police, etc.- all over the U.S.
You may ask the question: "Why test?" rather than or in addition to the traditional interview process. The answer is that it is more objective and you get better employees - better performers, you need less time to train them, they make fewer errors, they are less likely to leave, and have fewer injuries. The tests are merit based and cost effective.
For instance, the cost per candidate can be as low as $10 per candidate and goes up from there - perhaps $400 to test a physician.
Bill says that picking an employee is like picking a spouse - do it carefully!
By the way Bill does consulting....his company is Donnoe and Associates (916) 928-4911
Excellence in  Education

Excellence in  Education Award

Introduction by Vocational Chair Chuck McBride:
As many of you know, Vocational Service is an integral piece of the Rotary landscape.  As such, Rotarians are encouraged to focus on this important avenue of service during the month of January. 
Vocational Service promotes high ethical standards in business and professions, recognizes the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
As Rotarians, we can put these ideals into action by celebrating someone in the community who exemplifies outstanding professional achievement while maintaining high ethical standards. 
A profession which has impacted everyone in this room is Education.
Studies have shown that teachers matter more in a student’s academic performance than any other aspect of schooling.  Effective teachers love to teach and have a passion for teaching, they demonstrate a caring attitude, can relate to their students one on one, think outside the box, are willing to be creative and adaptive to individual needs, are proactive rather than reactive, are excellent communicators and challenge their students to do better. 
All of us have bragged about a great teacher who impacted us along the way; and tonight, we are delighted to recognize one such individual who has been in education for 26 years.
Our honoree began her career in education at Carmichael Elementary School which is one of 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District.   The school’s roots date back to 1917 when Daniel Carmichael donated ten acres on Sutter Avenue for the sole purpose of education, provided the school bear his name.  The school’s mission statement focuses on integrating technology and personalizing instruction to meet the needs of the school’s diverse population.  Currently, there are 40 staff and 400 students ranging from K through 5th Grade.  The school is under the leadership of Interim Principal Gelika (Gelcia) Harrison and San Juan Unified School District Superintendent Kent Kern.
Tonight, we honor our 2018-19 Excellence in Education recipient--Ann Elmasian.  Ann graduated from Sac State in 1979.  After dabbling in other occupations, she decided to pursue her first love as that of an elementary school teacher and returned to Sac State in 1992 to earn her teaching credential.  Ann has taught at Carmichael Elementary for 26 years at the second, third and fourth-grade levels and currently teaches third grade.  For several years, she co-directed the fourth-grade famous Americans’ Wax Museum Project.  Ann has been Student Council Advisor and served on the school site council.
Interum President Gelica Harrison came to the podium and said a few words praising Ann's work as a teacher at Carmichael Elementary school and then a plaque was award to Ann with great thanks for her work and contribution to our community. see pics below:
Vocational Director Chuck McBride, Teacher Ann Elmasian , Interum Principal Gelica Harrison, President Greg Hererra
 
 
 
Fines/Happy Thoughts & Raffle

 

HAPPY FINES
 
Another valuable "Happy Thought" session was conducted by President-elect Vicky Boatwright, it went as follows: 
Stan Roe put in something because he said that Rich Plath worked hard on the Holiday baskets project; Phil Danz was fined $5 for whining that the baskets weighed over 100 lbs what with all the extra canned goods and that he and David Thorman (both 80 years old) had to lug the boxes to and from their car -up and down steps, nobody cares; Vince Iosso thanked Chuck McBride for the teacher recognition program; Walter Malhoski told everyone that he feels great healthwise; Greg Hererra just put in a big $20, for appreciation of Walter Malhoski ; Troy Drennon had a great new year; Mark Beil has had trouble with his leg and foot but now has a diagnosis of neuropathy that make him feel better just knowing what it is and that he is open for anyone to play 9 holes of disc golf in his surrounding yard; Hamid Amahdi liked the program today and appreciates what teachers do for students; Jay Boatwright had a good holiday in Oregon; then an anonymous man who had attended the meeting put some $$ in and said he appreciated our crab feed and was buying tickets; Tim Marquess had a great Christmas, New Year and is looking forward to a great 2019! (an optimist); Don Wangberg said that the Club has great programs; Doug Haaland had a great Christmas with his family in Arizona.
 
 
BELL RINGERS
DICK BAUER; BILL BAXTER; MARK BEIL; VICKY BOATWRIGHT (x2); ED BUNTING (x3); PHIL DANZ;  ALAN GALLAWAY; DOUG HAALAND; GREG HERRERA; CHUCK McBRIDE; KAREN MUNSTERMAN; RICH PLATH; STAN ROE; WALTER MALHOSKI X2; RICH SHIPP; DAVID THORMAN; MARK URBAN
 
 
BONG GONGERS
 
 
ED BUNTING (X2); PHIL DANZ; DOUG HAALAND; GREG HERRERA (X5); VINCE IOSSO; WALTER MALHOSKI ; CHUCK McBRIDE;           STAN ROE
 

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

SO the raffle happened and  Mark Urban  drew the winning ticket but selected only the 3 of hearts. Mark was fortunate though, in that he received a quality bottle of wine from the Club's secret cellar.
Shyama Chakroborty has authored a book

Hi Phil,

I am forwarding the message below that Paris posted in her Facebook page a few days ago since I am not sure if you saw it on Facebook. I will appreciate if you can forward this announcement to all of my Rotary Club friends. Also, I am attaching the marketing flyer that is being used by my publisher. If anybody is interested they can use the links below to order the book directly. If any of them wants me to get it for them from the publisher, I can get them as well and give them to you. Thanks

 -Shyama

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Carmichael Crab Feed
 
Carmichael Paul Harris Fellows
PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS (who are active members)
GEORGE  ABRAHAM
PHF+2
RICHARD BAUER
PHF+5
WILLIAM BAXTER
PHF
MARK BEIL
PHF+1
JAY BOATWRIGHT
PHF+6
VICKY BOATWRIGHT
PHF+4
ED BUNTING
PHF+8
SHYAMA CHAKROBORTY
PHF
PHILLIP DANZ
PHF+5
BILL DONNOEPHF
ALAN GALLAWAY
PHF+2    
DOUG HAALANDPHF
GREG HERRERAPHF
VINCE IOSSO
PHF+2
JANE LAMPARDPHF
WALTER MALHOSKI
PHF+1
 
ANTHONY MARQUES
PHF
CHARLES McBRIDE
PHF+7
KAREN MUNSTERMANPHF
RICHARD OLEBEPHF
RICHARD PLATH
PHF+1
STAN ROE
PHF+3
JAY SEDLAK
PHF
RICHARD SHIPP
PHF+1
TERRY SWEENEY
PHF
JAMES THOMPSON
PHF+5
JEFF THOMPSON
PHF+2
DAVID THORMAN
PHF+1
DON WANGBERG
PHF+1
 
    
A “PAUL HARRIS” FELLOW IS AN AWARD GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN WHOSE NAME $1,000
HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE (ABOVE), AT PRESENT, WE HAVE 24 MEMBERS WHO ARE “PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS”
 
UPDATE ON BOOK DONATIONS
Book Donations to Carmichael Library
 
Update 10-30-18
Your bulletin 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:
  1. Missy McCall, who talked about “Human Trafficking”, book donated in her name: Under the Birch Tree: A Memoir of Discovering Connections and Finding a Home by Nancy Chadwick.
  2. Mark Urban, who talked about a trip to Ethiopia, book donated in his name: The Pharaoh’s Treasure: The Origin of Paper and the Rise of Western Civilization by John Gaudet.
  3. 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
  4. Doug Haaland, who talked about his trip to Israel, book donated in his name: Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel by Alon Shaya.
  5. and 6. Bill Baxter and Rich Plath, who talked about “Fly Fishing” – get this“On the Fly”: Hobo Literature and Songs 1879-1941 ed. By Iain Mcintyre. How appropriate….
 
Book Donations, the Gifts that Keep on Giving - update, June 26, 2018
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 by Berta Boegel, 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.
RECENT BOOK DONATIONS
 
 
 
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MORE SPEAKERS/BOOK DONATIONS TO THE CARMICHAEL LIBRARY
MORE BOOK DONATIONS
Presenter
 
Book
Topo Padilla
"I'd Know That Voice Anywhere, My Favorite NPR Commentaries"
Author: Frank Deford 
Richard Kowalski
"The Life of Louis XVI"
Author: John Hardman
Michael Shannahan
"United, Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing
the common Good" - Author Cory Booker
Judy Sweeney
"The Dark Lady's Mask: A novel of Shakespeare's Muse"
Author: Mary Sharratt
Bill Wittich
"The Hundred Year Walk, An Armenian Odyssey"
Author: Dawn Anahid MacKeen
Berta Boegel
"In a French Kitchen: Tales and Traditions of Everyday Library
Home Cooking in France"
Author: Susan Herrmann Loomis
Alan Anderson
"Butterflies"
Author: Ronald Orenstein
Josh Ehlers
"The Great Departure: mass migration from Eastern Europe and
the making of the free world."
Author: Tara Zahra
Joel Archer
"Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a new city"
Author: Adina Hoffman
Chris Nelson
"The California Current: A Pacific ecosystem and it's fliers, divers,
and swimmers"
Author: Stan Ulanski
Hong Zhang
"Smoke Gets in your eyes: and other lessons from the Crematory"
Author: Caitlin Doughty
Bill Pettite
"The Mindful Home": The secrets to making your home a place of
harmony, beauty, wisdom and true happiness."
Author: Dr. Craig Deirdre Hassed
Bill McAnally
"Our Robots, Ourselves, Robot and Myths of Autonomy"
Author: David A. Mindell
Glen Fong
"Two Hours, The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon"
Author: Ed Ceasar
Dwight Chambers
"To Courage to Act, A Memoir of a Crises and it's Aftermath"
Author: Ben S. Bernanke
Ibrahim Chehade
"Gold Fever, One Man's Adventures on the Trail of the Gold Rush"
Author: Steve Boggan
Jim Thompson
"Got to Give People What They Want, True Sotries and Flagrant
Opinions from Center Court.
Author: Jalen Rose
Joanne Tanner
"Speed Kings, The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the
World."
Author: Andy Bull
Megan Case
"A force for Good, The Dalai Lama's Vision for our World"
Author: Daniel Goleman
Stan Roe
"Empire of Self, A Life of Gore Vidal"
Author: Jay Parini
Bill Keye
"Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental
Aqueduct and the Rise of Los Angeles"
Author: Les Standiford
Dan Boeger
"The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them"
Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz
Alan Gallaway
"Your're Not Lost if You Still See the Truck: 
The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman"
Author: Bill Heavey
Gus & Celia Flomo
"Tales From Both Side of the Brain; A Life in Nueroscience"
Author: Michael S. Gazziniga
 
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