THE ROTATOR MARCH 29, 2011

THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA THE ROTATOR MARCH 29, 2011 The year is flying by now, we have great things scheduled every week. Let s have a big showing at the Wine Raffle Meeting this Tuesday, should be lots of fun, between giving away lots of wine and belly dancers, this is a meeting you don t want to miss! Also notice the sign-up sheets for the April 12th Joint Meeting at the Radisson, 6 PM. Sign up at the meeting (or contact Bob at 934-7020 or email Bob at bob@bobfriasinsurance.com) to reserve; guests welcome, $35 each, we will bill you!) Remember we are dark that day! Also RSVP to Scott Dunn for the April 19th premiere presentation of the Eric s Project DVD with guest speaker Eilene Okerblom. See you at Rotary! YIRS, Bob Bob Frias 2010-2011 President Craft Talk Last Meeting s Notes Visiting Rotarians Ken Long (SLO) Ken Parker (SM South) Guests Mike Cordero Dear Rotary Friends: Attached please find the invitation for our very special meeting with the premiere of Eric s Project a DVD and presentation to be made by Eilene Okerblom and sponsored by our Club, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 12:00noon at The Historic Santa Maria Inn. Please share the invitation with your family and friends. As this is a special meeting, we need you to please confirm your attendance as well as your guests. If you have friends or family that will benefit from this important information regarding distracted driving please encourage them to attend. We expect a large turnout for this event, so please don t wait. Scott W. Dunn 361-1003 Meeting Stats Active Members in Club = 52 Honorary Members in Club = 13 Active Members Present = 26 Honorary Members Present = 1 Active Attendance = 50% Editor: Frank Culley fculley.rotary@gmail.com 1

THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA Rotary Calendar March Programs by Victor Tognazzini The Rotary Club of Santa Maria Board of Directors 2010-2011 President: Bob Frias President Elect: Laura Mohajer Past President: Susan Rees Club Administration: Roy Dugger Membership: Frank Culley Public Relations: Frank Culley International: Fred Pratt Club Service: Camille Edie The Rotary Foundation: Tom Martinez Secretary: Ruth Moran Treasurer: Doug Kimberly March 2011 3/29 - Wine Raffle FundRaiser Chair - Virginia Souza April 2011 4/9 - District Assembly Oxard 4/12 - We re Dark Due To A Joint Meeting At The Radisson Cost is $35 per person. Spouses welcome. Guest speaker Leigh Rubin (the cartoonist) 4/16 - District Assembly Bakersfield 4/19 - Eric s Project Premiere May 2011 5/17 - Skyline Flowers Offsite 5/21 - Oso Flaco Joint Project March 29 Narissa Larenchenko and Allan Hancock Dancers Featuring Belly Dancing & Hip Hop to celebrate the Wine Raffle Don't miss this. Invite your guests! April Programs by Frank Culley April 5 Arnie Doudy April 12 Joint Meeting At The Radisson April 19 Eric s Project Premiere April 26 TBA May Programs by Camille Edie CONTRIBUTIONS Membership, Frank Culley Rotator, Frank Culley The Rotary Club of Santa Maria Bulletin questions or comments? E-mail fculley.rotary@gmail.com or call 805-934-7091 2

Wine Raffle Fund Raiser Date of the Auction: Tuesday 1PM Santa Maria Inn March29th Winner need not be present $25 per ticket Only 200 tickets to be sold 5 winners! One case to the first ticket drawn. Two cases to each of the next four tickets drawn. Each member of The Rotary Club of Santa Maria will be asked to: Sell 4 tickets (or buy them) Check made to: The Rotary Club of Santa Maria Cash/no credit cards Bring in 2 really special bottles of wine for the raffle 3 Bring these in to meetings from now until March 22 deadline Questions? 805-878-7275 Virginia Souza

After several stupendous weeks of donations, we tailed off drastically last week. But now we are coming down to the final push. March is ending and we want to have our stuffing party in April. So if you haven t been to a hotel recently because you have been too busy working, or because you haven t been able to afford to go away for a few days, or if you are too cheap to stay at a hotel, I have great news for you. You have a fantastic opportunity this next week. You can stay at the Historic Santa Maria Inn at a special Rotary rate and then filch the shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, toothpaste, and mouth wash for Rotary. And don t feel guilty for absconding with these hygiene items, you have already paid for them. They are yours, so take them, and any other ones that you can find. The Good Samaritan Homeless Shelter and Domestic Violence Solutions won t rat you out for taking more than one set of hygiene articles. John Henning The basketball tournament is coming down to the final week and the competition between the Rotary and Kiwanis for donations to the Tri Counties Blood Bank will be over in a few days. The last time I checked we were losing, but that just means that our last minute impossible push to victory will be all the more dramatic. A large number of Rotarians... no that s not right. Many Rotarians... no, that s not right either. Some Rotarians... that s still not right. A few Rotarians... that s closer, but still not right. How about, I heard one Rotarian tell another that he didn t like to donate bodily fluids. Well I know who you are and that phobia of donation of bodily fluids was not manifested when you met that floosy in the bar and told her that you were going to be making a donation to the sperm bank the next day and wanted to practice with her. The truth is that nobody likes to be stuck with a needle, but it only lasts a second and the life saving capabilities of that unit of blood far outweigh a moment of inconvenience. If you really do have a phobia of needles, then ask your spouse to donate, or your friends, or neighbors, or you coworkers. Just remember to tell them that you want that unit of blood to be credited to the Rotary. And we need to do this by March 31 st. Sir John Henning 4

Benefit Dinner Drawing Saturday April 2nd. Tickets are $100 Annual Dinner & Auction Friday April 29th at the Vets. This years theme is Field of Dreams Celebrity Waiters Nite Wednesday June 22nd Sponsored by Mission Community Bank Did You Know????? March 20th 26th is National Boys & Girls Club Week The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley has close to 4,000 members and that we serve an additional 8,000 members through outreach programs, special events, leagues etc. That s 12,000 youths per year! For more information call the club at 922-7163 Bill Libbon THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT The Rotary Club of Santa Maria 2011 MEETING GREETER RAFFLE TICKET SELLER NAME MONTH NAME MONTH RICHARD SHERMAN MARCH VICTOR TOGNAZZINI MARCH CARL ENGEL APRIL RICK HAYDON APRIL SCOTT DUNN MAY ALICE PATINO MAY RON NANNING JUNE CAMILLE EDIE JUNE THANK YOU FOR HELPING YOUR ROTARY CLUB ALL GREETERS & TICKET SELLERS, PLEASE PLAN ON BEING AT THE MEETING BY 11:50 Contact Bill Libbon for any questions on meeting greeters & ticket sellers at blibbon@bgcsmv.org 5

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY -- APRIL 9 & 16, 2011 Biery, George M, Bud Mar 04, 2011 This very important event is the last opportunity for club and district leadership to gain valuable training. This will include your club Secretary, Treasurer, Avenues of Service, Membership, Public Relations, and Grants. Of particular note, we will have Lauren Marquez-Viso, The Rotary Foundation Grants Coordinator, at the Oxnard venue to present training from the expert at Rotary International. The morning sessions will be focused on your leadership teams while the afternoon session will provide a variety of courses that may be of interest to many of your club members and leadership team such as: Risk Management, Social Media, Future Vision, PRLS Forum, Rotaract, and Club Programs. A single nominal fee will be charged to each club regardless of the number of attendees. So, maximum participation is encouraged. Click on DISTRICT ASSEMBLY for details. 2011 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE The District Assembly will be held in two locations: April 9, 2010 - Pacifica High School, Oxnard, CA April 16, 2010 Cal State University Bakersfield, CA Cost for the District Assembly will be nominal and will be for an entire club regardless of the number of attendees to encourage attendance and opportunities for training. All clubs will be assessed regardless of number of members attending or if no members attend. Large Club (70 or greater ) - $125 Medium (31 to 69) - $75 Small (30 or less ) - $25 8-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:00 Welcome- DGE Wade Nomura/DGN Frank Ortiz 6

9:00-10:15 A SESSION DGE Session with President Elects DGN Session with President Elect Nominees Secretary Treasurer Club Service Community Service International Service (Bakersfield Only) New Generations Vocational Service Grants for Staff (RI TRF @ Oxnard only) Membership Rotary Beyond Your Club 10:30-12:00 B SESSION DGE Session with President Elects DGN Session with President Elect Nominees Secretary Treasurer Community Service International Service (Bakersfield Only) New Generations Vocational Service Public Relations Grants for Staff (RI TRF @ Oxnard only) 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:15-3:30 C SESSION DGN Session with President Elect Nominees Risk Management Grants for clubs (RI TRF @ Oxnard only) Social Media Future Vision PRLS Forum International Service (Oxnard Only) Rotoract Club Programs 4:00 District Business Meeting (Oxnard Only) Keep checking back for updates, course descriptions and registration 7

(Please Print Legibly. Each Rotarian attending must register separately) Name: E-Mail Address: Home Phone: Work Phone: Club: Club Position 2011-12 Location: Please Check One Call Name: FAX No: Oxnard April 09, 2011 Bakersfield April 16, 2011 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 am DGE and DGN Welcome 9:00 am Session A 10:15 am Break 10:30 am Session B Noon Lunch - Please check box if you will be attending lunch 1:15 pm Session C 4:00 pm District Business Meeting (Oxnard only) 4:00 pm Reception (Bakersfield Only) Chose only one class from the each session (A, B and C) by checking the box of the class you will be attending. Please be sure to attend the sessions that best meet your Club position in the 2011-2012 Rotary year. A Classes: 9:00 am - 10:15 am * = Only Office Holders Eligible to Attend Presidents*/ Past Presidents* Rotary beyond the Club (transition topics and district opportunities) President Elect* (2011-2012) Club Service President Elect Nominee* (2012-2013) Community Service Secretary International Service (Bakersfield session) Treasurer New Generations Membership Vocational Service Grants for Staff (RI TRF @ Oxnard Only) B Classes: 10:30 am 12:00 pm President Elect*(2011-2012) President Elect Nominee* (2012-2013 Grants for Staff (RI TRF @ Oxnard only) International Service (Bakersfield session) Secretary Vocational Service Treasurer New Generations Community Service Public Relations C Classes: 1:15 pm 3:30 pm President Elect Nominee* (2012-2013 Future Vision Grants for Clubs (RI TRF @ Oxnard Only) Social Media Secretary PRLS Forum Risk Management International Service (Oxnard session) Club Programs Rotaract (Rotaracters Only Free of Charge) Information on Bakersfield Post Assembly Reception: Location Menu Number Attending Address Sat April 16 - Bakersfield 4:30 pm 6:30 pm Hors d oeuvres & Wine No Charge Home of Susan and Al Eaton 707 Vista Verde Way Bakersfield, CA 8

9 Information on Oxnard General Business Meeting of the District: Club Voting Delegates should have a voting delegate form signed by their Club President and Secretary to present to the District Secretary when they sign into the General Business Meeting. The form is at the front of the Official Notice to clubs emailed to each Club President and on the homepage of the District website We must have a quorum in order to take action on the proposed resolutions. Only the electors will be allowed to vote on the items requiring a secret ballot. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 805-489-4082 or rkneedg0304@charter.net. Thank you for your support, Resolutions Chair Arnie Dowdy, PDG Registrar Mailing Address Cost Laurie Coello Large Club (70 or greater ) - $125 Email: Laurie@LaurieCoello.com Medium (31 to 69) - $75 Fax: 805-985-1194 Small (30 or less ) - $25 475 W. Channel Islands Blvd. Suite 212 Port Hueneme CA 93041 Registration forms can be mailed, faxed or e-mailed. It is imperative that we get them at least four days before the event to make sure that we have enough food and room at the Venues and Classrooms. What is a District Assembly? The District Assembly is the most important meeting of the new Rotary year! It provides M.I.T. Motivation, Information, and Training for incoming Club Officers and Board Members. It s an opportunity for new members to learn more about the goals and activities of Rotary; a chance to prepare for potential future leadership involvement at the Club, District, and International levels; and a forum for meeting motivated Rotarians from other Clubs in our great District 5240. Who should attend the District Assembly? Attendance at a District Assembly can be important to any serious Rotarian. Typically, those who profit most include: all incoming Club Officers, President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors. All Chairpersons under the Directorships of Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service, and the Rotary Foundation should attend. Special training is also offered in classes such as Social Media, Membership and Rotaract. The District Assembly is great for all new Rotarians or any Rotary member who has never attended a District Rotary event along with any committed Rotarian who may become a future Club leader, or who is a past leader with experiences and ideas to share. Of particular note, we will have Lauren Marquez-Viso, The Rotary Foundation Grants Coordinator, at the Oxnard venue to present training from the expert at Rotary International. The morning Grants session with her will be for District staff. The afternoon session will be for club leaders (International Service Director, club Grants Chair, etc.) Why attend the District Assembly? The District Assembly is an important opportunity for an individual Rotarian to learn, to share, and to better understand Rotary at the Club, District, and International levels. Assembly classes will be coordinated and taught by dedicated and knowledgeable Rotarians who promise to make your day a useful and enjoyable one. A major purpose of the Assembly is to avoid reinventing the wheel, to offer experiences of those who have been there. Cost of the District Assembly Cost for the District Assembly will be nominal and will be for an entire club regardless of the number of attendees to encourage attendance and opportunities for training. All clubs will be assessed regardless of number of members attending or if no members attend. Driving Instructions: Cal State Bakersfield - April 16, 2011 FROM Highway 99: Take the Stockdale Highway exit. Travel west approximately 3.4 miles. Turn left onto Gosford Road, go two lights to Camino Media. Turn right onto Camino Media and go past the first signal. Turn right into CSUB at the stop sign. You will be directed to parking once on campus. FROM Interstate 5: Take the Stockdale Highway exit and proceed east approximately 14 miles. You will pass the intersection of Old River/Calloway Drive. Turn right onto Gosford Road, go two lights to Camino Media. Turn right onto Camino Media and go past the first signal. Turn right into CSUB at the stop sign. You will be directed to parking once on campus. Pacifica High School, Oxnard, 600 E Gonzales Road - April 9, 2011 FROM the South (Los Angeles Area): Take US-101 N/Ventura Fwy towards Ventura. Take exit 61 for Rose Ave. Turn left at N. Rose Ave. Turn right at E Gonzales Rd. Pacifica will be on your left. Turn left at Entrada Dr. Arrive at 600 E Gonzales Rd. FROM the North (Santa Barbara Area): Take US-101 S towards Los Angeles. Take the Oxnard Blvd/CA-1 exit. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Esplanade Dr/Wagon Wheel Rd. Merge onto CA-1/N Oxnard Blvd. Turn left at E Gonzales Rd. Arrive at 600 E Gonzales Rd, destination will be on the right.

2010-2011 2011-2012 Bob Frias President Laura Mohajer Susan Rees Past President Bob Frias Laura Mohajer President Elect Frank Culley Frank Culley President Elect. Nominee Ruth Moran Secretary Ruth Moran Doug Kimberly Treasurer Doug Kimberly & Cindy McKellar Frank Culley Membership Chair Scott Dunn Tara LeFranc Membership Co-Chair Ron Nanning Membership Induction Ron Nanning TBA Membership Orientation Greg Muscio & Frank Culley Carl Engel Membership Committee Terri Lee Coleman Membership Committee Scott Dunn Membership Mentor Camille Edie Membership Mentor Rick Hayden Membership Mentor Fred Pratt Membership Mentor Tom Martinez Membership Mentor Yvonne Biely Membership Mentor Roy Dugger Club Administration Roy Dugger & Joe Goldberg Frank Culley Publicity Leah West Fred Pratt International Service Virginia Souza Camille Edie Club (Community) Service Heather Weare Tom Martinez Rotary Foundation Tom Martinez & Susan Rees Carl Engel Programs Frank Culley Website Frank Culley Joe Goldberg Sergeant-at-Arms Scott Dunn At Large Laura Mohajer Fun Raiser Chair Frank Culley Joe Goldberg Fun Raiser Sponsor Committee Positions in Bold Red are Board positions Editor s Note: I have finally learned how to do imbedded hot links. In the past you would see the full URL address to the Website. Now you will see verbiage such as The Rotary Club of Santa Maria which you can know is a hot link as your cursor will turn into a little hand as you hover over the link. In addition links are usually blue in color and underlined. I hope this makes your reading of The Rotator, on line, more enjoyable and rewarding. 10

MONDAYS 6:00 P SANTA MARIA SOUTH THE HISTORIC SANTA MARIA INN 12:10 SAN LUIS OBISPO MADONA INN TUESDAYS 7:OOA SLO DAYBREAK FAIRWAYS RESTAURANT CAMBRIA SUNRISE LAS CAMBRITAS SOLVANG BREAKFAST ROYAL SCANDINAVIAN TEMPLETON MCPHEE S 12:00 THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA THE HISTORIC SANTA MARIA INN PISMO BEACH PELICAN POINT MORRO BAY THE MORRO BAY GOLF COURSE WEDNESDAYS 7:00 A GROVER BEACH SPYGLASS PISMO NIPOMO BLACK LAKE GOLF RESORT PASO ROBLES SUNRISE PASO ROBLES COUNTRY CLUB 12:00 ATASCADERO LAKESIDE PAVILLION SAN LUIS DE TOLOSA MADONNA INN 12:10 SANTA YNEZ VALLEY ROYAL SCANDINAVIAN 6:00 P LOMPOC ROTARY CLUB LOMPOC EMBASSY SUITES THURSDAYS 7:00 A SANTA MARIA BREAKFAST SANTA MARIA INN 12:00 PASO ROBLES FRIDAYS PASO ROBLES COUNTRY CLUB ARROYO GRANDE STEAMERS PISMO BEACH 6:45 A VANDENBERG VILLAGE VILLAGE COUNTRY CLUB 7:00 A LOS OSOS MARE BLU RISTORANTE 12:00 CAMBRIA THE BRAMBLES "cyber make-ups" RotaryEClubOne A reminder that several back issues as well as the current issue of The Rotator can be found on our Website. I also have every issue I have done since September 23, 2008 if there is a specific issue you may want. The Rotary Club of Santa Maria Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned 11

President Bob Presides Leah Pays For The Table Larry and Another Fine Exemption Badge Talk Hans Sr. Explains (oops, I forgot) Kathryn Goes For The Marble And She s Got It 12

Rotarian Ken Parker Introduces The Orcutt Academy Choir The Orcutt Academy Choir The Orcutt Academy Choir Barber Shop Group The Lady That Makes it All Happen The Orcutt Academy Choir Parent Supporters 13