Vol. 104, No. 22 December 14, 2017 SAN DIEGO ROTARY CLUB Count Your Blessings DECEMBER 21 & 28 DARK Next Meeting: January 4, 2018 Annual State of the Invest- ment Markets Kick off the New Year with one of our most popular programs. Advi- sors Bill Holland and Linda Stirling will discuss, and may even debate, how stocks, bonds and other invest- ment assets will fare over the next 12 months. You can also grade their 2017 predictions against what actu- ally happened. We will ring in the first meeting of 2018 promptly so come early! Next Meeting leading a hearty round of applause for the staff of Sodexo, our terrific catering compa- ny. Heartfelt thanks also went out to “sound man” Randy Barnett and, of course, two of our greatest gifts, Paul Devermann and Mary Radovan. President Bob also blessed this Ro- tator editor when he reminded me from the stage that he’s told me the secret reason as to why he’s not a fan of the new, crystal- clear podium. As a lady, I can’t say much except that the arrival of the new podium has likely changed his mantra to “zip it”. The last announcement to come from our prez was the biggie: next year’s board and our 2020-2021 president…Chris Sichel. Congrats to Chris and the entire incoming crew, and thank you for blessing us with your tremendous leadership! It was then time to get down to hol- iday business. The festive-feeling, toe- tapping, heart-swelling musical program was directed once again by the blessedly talented Brandon Horrocks, who got the music quickly underway (just as soon as he made sure President Nominee David Oates got stage-appropriate by shedding his infa- mous, decidedly not-blessed reflector vest.) This year’s program was a mix of all kinds of musical blessings. Numbers included lively montages, holiday hymns and a special Hanukkah remembrance from the Rotary Chorus. There was also a mag- nificent mash-up of “Jingle Bells” and Tchaikovsky tunes from the Club 33 Sing- ers, and a lively piano rendition of “Go, Tell it on the Mountain” provided by Bryan Ver- hoye. Bryan also accompanied Stan Law- rence and his seductive saxophone for a striking performance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. As we neared the end of the pro- gram, Brandon had a special message to accompany the Rotary Chorus performance of the song “God Bless Us Everyone”. Brandon acknowledged that this past year has been a challenging one for many, here and around the globe. He encouraged us all to bring light and a voice to those who don’t have them, and reminded us that we can bring peace, love and compassion to one another. Thank you, Brandon, for your thoughtful words of wisdom. Continued on page 2 I knew it was going to be an- other lively and adventurous holiday program when Paul Nestor greeted me at the door with the following words: “Hey, do you want to be one of my cannon shooters?” (To which I replied “Sure… whatever that means.”) And a lively and adven- turous program it was! The room was packed with Rotarians and guests dressed in their holiday finest and ready for Rotary action. This year’s holiday program theme was “Count Your Blessings and it delivered. There were so many blessings in fact, that it seems only appropriate to steal (or, in the spirit of the holidays, borrow) the theme of “blessings” to summarize our special meet- ing. So let’s get started, yes? The blessings began when President Bob chimed the bell, gave us a hearty wel- come and as tradition would have it, deliv- ered the program’s Inspirational Moment. (He also noted that it was National Bouilla- baisse Day, but that seems more culinary tidbit than blessing so we’ll leave it at that.) In his inspirational moment, our passionate president encouraged us NOT to be sad when the holidays come to an end. Instead, we should celebrate the fact that we can experi- ence the joy of the season all year round through our service to men, women and chil- dren throughout the world. The next blessing came as President Bob welcomed all of our guests. These in- cluded more than 30 visiting seniors, with a special shout out to Roger Haines’ mother, aged 101 and counting! It is also worth noting here that an- other guest blessed us with his presence… Santa Claus himself! There were two striking things about St. Nick. One: he was eerily similar in appearance to Past President Chuck Pretto. Two: he must have been quite tired from all of that Christmas prep because he spent the majority of the music portion of the program either sitting quietly on the side of the stage or looking awkward- ly over the shoulder of Woody Ledford so that he could read the music and subtly sing along. We love you, Santa! The next blessing was the giving of thanks by our president, who started by Deirdre Maloney Editor ANNUAL DONATIONS: If you would like to make your annual contribution before year end for tax purposes, please call the office with a credit card or mail your check before December 29. Mailed checks must be postmarked no later than the 31st. The office will be closed at noon on Dec. 29 so please make arrangements prior to that time if you plan to pay with a credit card. Checks should be made payable to Rotary Club of San Diego Foundation. Thank you. Kimberly Higgins Chair of the Day
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Vol. 104, No. 22 December 14, 2017 SAN DIEGO ROTARY CLUB
Count Your Blessings
DECEMBER 21 & 28
DARK
Next Meeting: January 4, 2018
Annual State of the Invest-
ment Markets
Kick off the New Year with one of our most popular programs. Advi-sors Bill Holland and Linda Stirling will discuss, and may even debate, how stocks, bonds and other invest-ment assets will fare over the next 12 months. You can also grade their 2017 predictions against what actu-ally happened. We will ring in the first meeting of 2018 promptly so come early!
Next Meeting
leading a hearty round of applause for the staff of Sodexo, our terrific catering compa-ny. Heartfelt thanks also went out to “sound man” Randy Barnett and, of course, two of our greatest gifts, Paul Devermann and Mary Radovan.
President Bob also blessed this Ro-tator editor when he reminded me from the stage that he’s told me the secret reason as to why he’s not a fan of the new, crystal-clear podium. As a lady, I can’t say much except that the arrival of the new podium has likely changed his mantra to “zip it”.
The last announcement to come from our prez was the biggie: next year’s board and our 2020-2021 president…Chris Sichel. Congrats to Chris and the entire incoming crew, and thank you for blessing us with your tremendous leadership!
It was then time to get down to hol-iday business. The festive-feeling, toe-tapping, heart-swelling musical program was directed once again by the blessedly talented Brandon Horrocks, who got the music quickly underway (just as soon as he made sure President Nominee David Oates got stage-appropriate by shedding his infa-mous, decidedly not-blessed reflector vest.)
This year’s program was a mix of all kinds of musical blessings. Numbers included lively montages, holiday hymns and a special Hanukkah remembrance from the Rotary Chorus. There was also a mag-nificent mash-up of “Jingle Bells” and Tchaikovsky tunes from the Club 33 Sing-ers, and a lively piano rendition of “Go, Tell it on the Mountain” provided by Bryan Ver-hoye. Bryan also accompanied Stan Law-rence and his seductive saxophone for a striking performance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.
As we neared the end of the pro-gram, Brandon had a special message to accompany the Rotary Chorus performance of the song “God Bless Us Everyone”. Brandon acknowledged that this past year has been a challenging one for many, here and around the globe. He encouraged us all to bring light and a voice to those who don’t have them, and reminded us that we can bring peace, love and compassion to one another. Thank you, Brandon, for your thoughtful words of wisdom.
Continued on page 2
I knew it was going to be an-other lively and adventurous holiday program when Paul Nestor greeted me at the door with the following words: “Hey, do you want to be one of my cannon shooters?” (To which I replied “Sure…whatever that means.”) And a lively and adven-
turous program it was! The room was packed with Rotarians and guests dressed in their holiday finest and ready for Rotary action. This year’s holiday program theme was “Count Your Blessings and it delivered. There were so many blessings in fact, that it seems only appropriate to steal (or, in the spirit of the holidays, borrow) the theme of “blessings” to summarize our special meet-ing. So let’s get started, yes?
The blessings began when President Bob chimed the bell, gave us a hear ty wel-come and as tradition would have it, deliv-ered the program’s Inspirational Moment. (He also noted that it was National Bouilla-baisse Day, but that seems more culinary tidbit than blessing so we’ll leave it at that.) In his inspirational moment, our passionate president encouraged us NOT to be sad when the holidays come to an end. Instead, we should celebrate the fact that we can experi-ence the joy of the season all year round through our service to men, women and chil-dren throughout the world. The next blessing came as President Bob welcomed all of our guests. These in-cluded more than 30 visiting seniors, with a special shout out to Roger Haines’ mother, aged 101 and counting!
It is also worth noting here that an-other guest blessed us with his presence…Santa Claus himself! There were two striking things about St. Nick. One: he was eerily similar in appearance to Past President Chuck Pretto. Two: he must have been quite tired from all of that Christmas prep because he spent the majority of the music portion of the program either sitting quietly on the side of the stage or looking awkward-ly over the shoulder of Woody Ledford so that he could read the music and subtly sing along. We love you, Santa!
The next blessing was the giving of thanks by our president, who started by
Deirdre Maloney Editor
ANNUAL DONATIONS: If you would like to make your annual contribution before year end for tax purposes, please call the office with a credit card or mail your check before December 29. Mailed checks must be postmarked no later than the 31st. The office will be closed at noon on Dec. 29 so please make arrangements prior to that time if you plan to pay with a credit card. Checks should be made payable to Rotary Club of San Diego Foundation. Thank you.
Kimberly Higgins Chair of the Day
Rotary Trip to Africa Interested in joining fellow Club 33 Rotarians on a 20-day trip of a lifetime to Kenya and Uganda? You will enjoy luxury safaris while getting to know fellow Rotarians in Africa and visiting Rotary projects, including the new hospital in Ugan-da supported by the $300,000 Global Grant that was initiated by Club 33. The trip is scheduled for April 19 to May 8, 2018. Contact Roger Haines for more information.
ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT LIBERTY STATION CONFER-ENCE CENTER UNLESS OTHER-WISE NOTED
December
21 DARK
28 DARK
January
4 Annual State of the Invest-
ment Markets—Bill Holland and
Linda Stirling
Annual Fireside Chat
Tuesday, January 30
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Academy of Our La-
dy of Peace
This event is for Grotarians only.
Please no spouses or guests.
Red Badgers – please come and
learn more about Club 33 and our
Committees as we sit by the fire
on a cool evening in San Diego.
Click here for complete event
details and to register.
Night at the Cygnet Theatre
Wednesday, February 7
Time: 6:45 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost: $42
Join us for the West Coast premi-
ere performance of the critically
acclaimed The Last Wife.
Click here for more details and
how to purchase tickets.
Meetings: Every Thursday at Noon, Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, 92106 Bob Russell, President Paul Devermann, Executive Director
San Diego Rotary 2247 San Diego Avenue, Ste. 233, San Diego, CA 92110-2943 Phone: 619/299-3309 Fax: 619/299-3340 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.sandiegorotary.club
GROTARIAN EVENTS
QUICK BITS Count Your Blessings Continued from page 1
CALENDAR
BIRTHDAYS
Of course, long-time Rotarians know that the program wouldn’t be complete without some kind of version of the “12 Days of Christmas” led by the Club 33 Singers. This year featured a special set of tributes to 12 of the committees who bless us with their hard work and commitment all year long. The song, which was interactive, of course, was splendidly scribed by our own President-Elect Suzy Spafford.
Which brings us back to where we start-ed…the cannon. As the crowd wrapped up the final lines of the “12 Days”, I had the pleasure of joining a few other lucky Rotarians in shooting some streamers from a cannon, through the air, and onto the stage. And it all would’ve gone fine, if an unex-pected bout of performance anxiety hadn’t caused my trigger finger to lock up, which meant my streamers were juuuust a bit later than everyone else’s.
But nobody around me said a thing. In-stead, they just smiled warmly and told me I did a great job because our club is made up of some of the nicest, most giving, most genuine people there are.
And that’s a blessing you just can’t beat.
HOSTS NEEDED The Rotary International Assem-bly is coming in January and we’re looking for members to host District Governor Elects and their partners from around the globe on the even-ing of Wednesday, January 17, 2018 from 5:30 - 10:00 p.m. Go to the District website and register! You can host from one to as many as you like and there are no pre-conceived expectations - just food and fellow-ship. Questions? Contact Michelle Candland.
The following applicants were recommended to the Board of Directors by the Membership Committee and will be approved for membership unless objec-tions are received at the Rotary office by December 27: Peter Comiskey – Balboa Cultural Partnership
— “Associations – Balboa Park”
Katie Sawyer – San Diego Women’s Founda-tion — “Foundation – “San Diego Women’s”
Wendy Urushima-Con – Asian Business Asso-ciation San Diego — “Associations – Asian Business”
December
Scott Wilson 18 John Van Deusen 18 Stan Lawrence 18 John Anewalt 21 Marc Tarasuck 21 Vincent Mudd 22 Stephanie Saathoff 24 Georgina Serrano 26 Mike Conner 27 Jan McDonough 28 Stacy Park 28 Sue Goldstein 30 Glenn Younger 30 Peg Eddy 31 Will Hage 31
INTRODUCING YOUR 2018-2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
Michael Brunker Mike Caruso Peg Eddy
Walter Lam
Don Teemsma
Suzy Spafford President
David Oates President-Elect
Chris Sichel President-Nominee
Christy White Secretary/Treasurer
Bob Russell Immediate Past President
Joe Craver
Mia Harenski Diana MarJip-Chuh Cari McCormick
Jackie Meyer Judy Thompson Greg Zinser
CAMP ENTERPRISE-LEGACY APPLICATIONS
Members of San Diego Rotary Club 33 are allowed to nominate an eligible high school junior to attend Camp Enterprise as a “legacy.” The definition of a legacy is a son/daughter, grandson/granddaughter, direct relative of the member or close family friend. Rotary Camp Enterprise is on March 15 – 17, 2018 at Camp Cedar Glen, Julian. Below are the steps for you, the nominating Rotarian, to complete for the nomination of your legacy candidate: Step 1: Check with your nominee and nominee’s guardians as to their interest in attending. Share this website for infor-
mation: http://www.sandiegorotary.club/service/camp-enterprise/ Step 2: Confirm nominee can attend the entire duration of Camp from Marcy 15-1, 2018 Step 3: Obtain permission from nominee’s school to miss two days of school. Step 4: Fill out the nominee information form and send to Christy White no later than January 19, 2018 Step 5: Ensure student has a ride to our Rotary meeting on Thursday, March 15. (Camp Enterprise Student Chair will confirm
nominee’s spot in Camp) Please complete the information and return the form via mail or email by January 19, 2018. If you have questions please contact Christy White at 858-336-4795 or Bridget Meckley at 619 886-3606.
***COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKETS ARE E-MAILED TO THE STUDENT IN MID-FEBRUARY*** CLICK HERE FOR THE NOMINATION SUBMISSION FORM CLICK HERE FOR THE LEGACY PARENT INFORMATION PACKET
RYLA
Save the Date - RYLA 2018 Facilitators are needed for the 2018 RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards). Join the fun and be a part of this outstanding Rotary youth leadership program scheduled for April 20 through 22, 2018 in Idyllwild, California. RYLA is a three-day leader-ship conference for high school juniors from throughout District 5340. Details and an application are available at ryla5340.org. Please contact our club’s RYLA chair Paul van Roon at (619) 980-2334 or email him at [email protected] for any questions. We welcome your participation!
