The Tattler Rotary Club of La Mesa Volume 2015-16, No.74 Meeting Date: 1/13/16 Wednesday s ednesday s @ Noon, La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa CA 91942 Richard Forman Cameraman Many of you have see the TV series COPS! The show has camera men follow a police unit around and video the police officers doing their jobs. The show has been on air for almost 20 years. Richard is one of those cameramen! It sounds like an exciting job! He has to wear a bullet bullet-proof vest while on the job and, at times, has had to jump into the altercation! He has done a lot of work on the show sho COPS as well as a wide spectrum of other camerawork. Richard has photo credits in a large number of Hollywood productions including No Country for Old Men, The Abyss, Drive, Enders Game and many more. Richard will share his experiences with the La Mesa Me Rotary next Wednesday. Lunch Time Service Opportunities January 13 13, 2016 Greeter Mike Mascari Songs Ron Morell Pledge Bonnie Welch Thought Sam Bauchmann Raffle Deric Bailey Fines Mel Jacobson 4 4-Way Dennis Knight January 20 20, 2016 Greeter Alek Mikolajczak Songs Duane Palmer Pledge Dan Willis Thought Martin Brickson Raffle Parker Cox Fines Don Jenkinson 4 4-Way Scott Killian January 27 27, 2016 Greeter Jim Miller Songs Ted Sanchez Pledge John Witt Thought Scott Killian Raffle Dolly Juntilla Fines Glenn Kellogg 4 4-Way Jim Kline If you cannot perform your assigned duty, please arrange for a replacement.
Important Dates: Jan 13th Jan 20th Jan 20th Jan 27th Feb 2nd Feb 3rd Feb 17th Richard Forman - Camerman Erik Benink Propositions 218 Old Mission Rotary District Governor-Elect Dinner Party 4:00pm 7:00pm District High School Music Contest Board Meeting Mark s House 5:30pm Janice Kurth District Governor District 5340 Graham Mackintosh Baja Adventures Rotary 4-Way Test Speech Contest Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Del Mar The 4-Way Test Of the things we think, say, or do: 1. 2. 3. 4. Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Sam Bauchmann is leading the push for La Mesa Rotary to get high school students from the schools we sponsor (Grossmont, Patrick Henry, Mount Miguel & Monte Vista) to compete in the 4-Way Test Speech competition. He has a packet of information if you know of any students that would be interested. General Guidelines: 1. The purpose is to help youth. Rotarians and the community-at-large to more completely understand, encourage, and foster the principles of Rotary and the objects of Service Above Self. 2. The contest is open to all studentsapproved by the high school. Each school will hold its own contest, sponsored and arranged by the Rotary Club, or, when available, its associated interact club. There is a full packet of information available through Sam. Watch the TATTLER for more information on the timing of this program.
Rotary Leadership Institute Saturday, January 30th 8:00am 3:30pm KROC Institute, USD All Rotarians in District 5340 are invited to attend this training. As a key part of their preparation, all Presidents Elect are asked to attend this training! We know this interactive experience will be beneficial to any Rotarian and it will also give you the opportunity to make connections with your peers while learning about all aspects of Rotary. These sessions will be facilitated by District Leaders and provide you with a solid Rotary foundation while developing leadership skills. Course offerings on January 30, 2016, allow you to begin, continue or finish the three part Rotary Leadership Institute program. Upon completion of all three parts, you will be given a pin and certificate. For further information about the program contact: somsci@msn.com. 8:00 am - 3:30 pm...continental breakfast & lunch included. Registration is $45. Please register today! La Mesa Rotary 2015-16 Board of Directors President: Mark Mathews President Elect: Steve Looser Past President: Bonnie Welch Secretary: Scott Kilian Treasurer: Ron Morell 2014-16 Directors: Bill Ashman Sam Bauchmann Jack Dargitz 2015-17 Directors: Rose Hurst Dan Willis Becky Schwartz Foundation President: Guy Elam New Generations: Rose Hurst Speakers Chair: Scott Elam Visit the La Mesa Rotary online! www.lamesarotary.org Or find us on Facebook! Just search for La Mesa Rotary. Membership: Jack Dargitz Grants Chair: John Fistere La Mesa Rotary TATTLER Editor: Scott Elam elamshallmark@cox.net Social Chair: Guy Elam
Last week at La Mesa Rotary! Bill Ashman sponsored a Charitable Giving Request for Grossmont High School. Here Bill and President Mark present Offcer Johns a check for $500 to support her program to place an Emergency Response Kit & Plan in each classroom. Local economist Bill Holland gave his annual talk on the Financial Outlook for 2016. Look Beyond the Noise! He even gave some great stock tips! He believes in the standards of Starbucks, Costco & Disney; looking for growth in Cyber Risk stocks like Fire Eye, and talked about Energy & oil stocks like Frontline!
Global Grants and Other Humanitarian Activities The purpose of this article is to renew the Club s activity in the area of Global Grants. We are currently active in other areas: 1. Over the years our board has funded a number of causes out of general funds, and now does so out of La Mesa Rotary Foundation funds. 2. Charitable Giving Community Grants are requested by individual Club members. They are handled by Duane Palmer and his committee. The maximum grant allowed per La Mesa Rotary member each year is $1000. 3. Last year we had two very successful District Grants, the Bicycle Project, and the Dictionary Project, which we have done for many years. District Grants are awarded by the District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee. The maximum available amount of money from the district is $3500, matching club contributions 1:1. It will be up to Steve Looser and his board to decide on next year s projects. I am certain they will welcome your suggestions. Requests will be considered by the DRFC on August 1, 2016. 4. Global Grants involve both the District and The Rotary Foundation. The District provides District Designated Funds (DDF) and matches club donations 1:1 up to $10,000 per club. The Rotary foundation matches club cash at 50%, and DDF at 100%. TRF requires a project to be a certain minimum size, and so the net result is that a project requires at least $10,000 in cash donations, and the minimum size of the project is about $35,000. The cash requirement can be provided by a partnership of clubs, and also other sources can sometimes be found. How do we find projects? This is where you come in, and is the reason for this article. There are several ways, and the way am going to promote today is to search and review proposed projects on the District s Global Grant website. www.matchinggrants.org/global. There you will find projects that clubs all over the world have posted, looking for the participation of other clubs. Some projects require only money while others need a Sponsor Club to be a partner. We can do either.i suggest you use the Search button in the upper right corner to narrow down your choices, or you can just browse the list. If you find a project that looks interesting, let me know and we can find out more about it. You can be involved in the project at just about any level you like from simply identifying it, to visiting the project site! Submitted by: John Fistere JohnFistere@gmail.org