Rotary Club of Santa Monica

Meetings and Pictures 2009 - 2010 with President Carol Jackson

Here are some great pictures from past meetings. Click on each thumbnail to see the full-size picture, then use your Web browser's Back button to return to this page.

March 26th - Craft Talks with Sally Reason and David Snow
Bill Buxton opens the meeting with an inspirational invocation
	Seems it was a working lunch for Prez Carol and Savi
Today's head table with Sally, David, Mike - Prez Carol, Jean and Bill
Our visiting guests with Jillian, Rudy (Sally sneaking in) and Mitchell
On to Carol's favorite part of the meeting, $$ Tax Time $$
	Meals on Wheels RoseMary is recognized, and taxed, for her yearly MOW event. Also, something about Chief Tim Jackman sending a lion in his place???
David Bohn announces and gets to pay the tax for promoting the upcoming Junior Chamber event on April with promise of a real Easter Bunny
	VP Alonzo gets a Thank You and no fine for leading the fantastic Rotary Reads to Kids program last week
Our March RotaBabies Celebrate Click above for the full picture....
It's Craft Talk time and Mike returns to lead the program
	First up was Sally Reason telling us about growing up in the south where her father was a trial lawyer and Rotarian in Dayton, Tn. She also gave us a brief history lesson about Dayton with the Scopes trial and also Aaron Burr.
Next up, and equally entertaining, was David Snow. We learned about his immigrant family and how his parents experimented with his education neighboring the Yale campus. He really got our attention when he described his year in France at age 13 and his camping experience...
	Saved for last... President Elect Paul Gaulke discussed his plans for a clean sweep. A number of people could be heard asking for Frank to return...

February 19th - Rotary Foundation Day with Past District Governor Rick Mendoza
Songmaster Charlene Underhill-Miller gets everyone in the Rotary spirit
	The invocaton is led by Lawrence Leigh
It was great having Phyllis Morrison back with us as the guest of John Bohn. Phyllis is the widow of past president Archie Morrison
	Jean McNeil-Wyner gives announces our Staff Support Day meeting set for April 16th
Our February RotaBabies Celebrate Daniel Bennett, Ken Waltzer, Rick Kennedy and Russ Warner
Avo Guerboian introduces his Guest Colby Smith
	Laurel Rosen's guest was Keri Shaffer, Marketing & Events Manager for the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
Samohi baseball coach Sheldon Philip-Guide accepts Community & Youth Grant to the Samohi Diamond Club
	Prez Carol with Past District Governor Rick Mendoza who presented our annual Rotary Foundation Program

January 22nd - Dr. Terrance Roberts on "50 Years after Little Rock"
Songmaster Tom Larmore takes us back to the 60's and the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King
	Time to get ready for Rotary Reads to Kids! Myles Pritchard updates on plans and encourages EVERYONE to sign up this year
Past President Dee Menzies announces the 2010-11 4 Way Speech Contest (details to follow)
Our January RotaBabies Celebrate
	Dr. Terrance J. Roberts, one of the “Little Rock Nine” who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

January 15th with RI President John Kenny
We took another bus trip downtown for the District meeting with RI President John Kenny
	RoseMary and Spyros chumming with PDG Ingo Joined by Sally Pai's guest
There was Haggis
	and more Haggis
Prez Carol and the Club were well represented

November 8th New Members Party and November 20th USC - UCLA Rally
Think you can name that tune? Avo Guerboian pushed his iPod to the limits testing everyone's skills (click on the picture to join the party)
	For our November 20th meeting Prez Carol took us on a Big Blue Bus tailgate party and headed to the District USC - UCLA rally at the Bonaventure Hotel (click on the picture for the full story)

September 25 - Dr. Gary Mangiofico - Los Angeles Unified Preschool
Russ Warner gets us in the spirit with the invocation
	Followed by Con Olyer introducing our guests
Head table right with Prez Carol Jackson and club treasurer Mitchell Kraus
	And head table left with speaker Gary Mangiofico, introduced by Iao Katagiri
Leading our singing as only Savi can do
	In the audience was VP Programs Alonzo with guest Beth Lowe, UPLA board member
Prez Carol collects some fines... First up is John Bohn who explains how his secretary sent him to the wrong location for the Fireside meeting with new members
	SM Chamber President Laurel Rosen is recognized for putting on a heck of a Taste of Santa Monica on the pier
In case you didn't know, Savi does opera and was "recognized" for her upcoming concert at Corpus Christi Church featuring opera and show tunes
'	If you missed the Wine Tasting party last weekend, you missed a heck of a party. Karim proudly announces that in addition to all the fun, we raised about $10,000 for our international programs
Today's program featured Dr. Gary Mangiofico, CEO of Los Angeles Universal Preschool, on the importance of early childhood education
	Accompanying Dr. Mangiofico are Beth Lowe and Terri Hernandez Rosales from LAUP, and Jill Hoffman from Clive Hoffman Associates (security provided by RCSM)
Also enjoying the program were Sheryl Monaughan with her daughter Tene Medofrd
	Jay Smith's guest was John Spencer, protected by Dick Lawrence

August 21, 2009 - Jim Harris on the Santa Monica Pier: A Century on the Last Great Pleasure Pier
Rev. Joe Metoyer kicks off the meeting with a short but inspiring invocation
	followed with guest introductions by Judy Neveau
Paul Gaulke poses with guest Timur Berberoglu who recently returned from 3 weeks training in the Turkish army
	Tom Loo introduces his guest Elizabeth Camacho, a land-use attorney in his firm. It only took him two tries after initially introducing her as Mary Ann Powell who was sitting nest to Elizabeth
Savi leads our singing today Like many celebrities, she only needs one name
	Doing our best imitation of the Village People, we spell out R C S M (bet she doesn't try that again)
Prez Carol jumps into CPA mode issuing a few tax liens / fines recognition First up is Larry Mortorff who recently sent his daughter off to school
	Next up is Rudy Alvarez who tells us about his tells us about his travels including 2 months in the South of France, London and Martha's Vineyard
Continuing the travelogue is Gene Shank recently returning from a 15 day Scandinavian cruise
'	Pat Barrett recently celebrated his 34th anniversary with his wife Carla
Our speaker Jim Harris is the Santa Monica Pier Historian and Community Event Liaison for the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation. His first took a job tending bar at the Boathouse restaurant in 1989 and hasn't left the pier since
	Program chair Nat Trivis thanks our speaker for a super program

August 14, 2009 - Craft Talks
Greeting everyone at the door today were Ken Waltzer and Nicole Pratt
	Sheryl Monaghan introduced our guests...
Including a group of visiting Rotarians from Italy. Our resident translator Len Lanzi did a super job
	Bret Carter, Director Vocational Service provides an overview of his committee
August Birthdays presented by Diane Margolin and Jean McNeil Wyner Hats and gifts donated by Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital Jim Reidy, David Price, Sheryl Monaghan, Suzan Allbritton, Tod Lipka, Charlie Follette
Carol levies some heavy fines today. First up is Eric Schmitter for his trip to Cape Cod and his new cash-for-clunkers Prius
	Paul Gaulke and Glenn Ricard shared a fine -- actually, it seemed more like a service charge for President Carol have to make a special delivery of their trophies from the Carlthorp School golf tournament. They had left early before the trophies were handed out.
Ray Briem was recognized for the several great radio shows he had with Les Paul as his guest. Les Paul is credited with inventing the solid-base electric guitar, causing a sea change in popular music. President Carol reported that Ray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
	Glenn Ricard got a solo fine for his family vacation in Connecticut... He says he caught 30 fish and no big ones got away.
Alonzo Hill was fined for his Washington, DC family vacation. Reported that he went to all the usual landmarks and museums, but denied that he visited either Quantico or the J. Edgar Hoover Building
	Judy Neveau was fined for her study tour in Turkey. She claimed that no alcohol was consumed because Turkey is a Muslim country. Carol expressed skepticism. Judy also stopped of in Berlin to visit the head of the German GSE team who has stayed with her when that team visited us several years ago.
Program MC Len Lanzi introduces our Craft Talkers
	Jim Rushton - Boy Scouts of America entertains us with his travels and experiences
Julia Miele, Executive Director of the Santa Monica YWCA tells us about her prior work at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the American Cancer Society. She has also worked in India and Japan. Julia lives in Santa Monica with her daughter Isabella and Isabella's guinea pig, Princess Mabell (Click here to see Julia's and other members bios.)

August 7th with Dr. Michael Mischna from JPL
Prez Carol Jackson gives us the 2 minute warning
	Doing our invocation today is Joe Montoyer
Sharing the head table is Ron Davis Director, International Service
	Tom Larmore leads us in song
President elect Frank Lavac introduces his parents (bow wow, meow...)
	Judy Neveau and Nat Trives thank everyone for their support for Relay for Life
John Pacheco introduces two firefighters who are part of the national fundraising tour
	Looking innocent as possible, Chief Tim Jackman accepts his fine for National Night Out
Jim Reidy happily accepts his recognition fine in recognition of his 58th wedding anniversary
	Program chair Judy Neveau introduces our speaker
Dr. Michael Mischna from JPL	'
	who educates us on plans for the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory