Rotary Club of Santa Monica!

Past Events - The Year in Review

July / October 2004

Saturday, October 30, 2004 : Immunization Clinic 9:00am @ Saint John’s Health Center

9:00 a.m. to Noon (we need the most help at 9:00am). Free parking Arizona Ave. & 22^nd St. at The Center for Healthy Aging. Saint John's Health Center Cafeteria - Ground Floor 1328 22nd Street, Santa Monica. Please reserve with Jim Reidy james@jreidy.com or Joe Gonzalez (310) 451-0910

Friday, October 29, 2004 : Piedad Robertson – SMC’s 75^th Anniversary

Piedad is shown at a prior meeting introducing former Mayor Richard Riordan

Dr. Piedad F. Robertson was appointed Superintendent/President of Santa Monica College by the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees on July 1, 1995. Dr. Robertson has established herself as a leader in innovative educational programs, workforce and economic development, fundraising, community and government relations, planning, and effective management.

Oct. 22, 2004 Professor Dan Caldwell - "Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Bush and Kerry on Foreign Policy."

Dan Caldwell is currently a distinguished Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Prof. Caldwell earned his AB, MA and PhD degrees at Stanford University and a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has held visiting faculty appointments at the University of Southern California, UCLA
and Brown University.
     He served on the Clinton-Gore Transition Team in 1992 and the Arms control Task force in the Gore-Lieberman campaign of 2000. He is also a member of the American Political Science Association, the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
     Since 1978, he has lived with his wife and three children in Pacific Palisades.
     You don't want to miss this timely presentation, be at lunch Friday!

Tuesday, October 19, 2004: Rotaract meeting 11:15 @SMC rmB207

The club meets at SMC on the 2nd floor of the business building room B207 located by the swimming pool. The meeting days are Tuesdays 11:15am and the meeting lasts for 1 hour. For Rotarians all meeting attendance constitutes a make up. Contact: Myles Pritchard mpritchard@pclient.ml.com

Saturday, October 16, 2004 : Foundation Seminar 8:00am – 12:00pm

Carson Community Center Contact: Leonard Wasserstein 310-888-6716 leonard.wasserstein@cnb.com

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 : Board Meeting 4:30 @ Santa Monica Masonic Center

2004-05 Board Members will meet at the Masonic Temple, 926 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica CA. Courtesy parking has been arranged for, across the street at the Santa Monica College parking facilities, located between 10^th & 11^th St. you may enter from either 11^th St. or Santa Monica Blvd.

Friday, October 15, 2004 : G. Frank Labonte – Administration of Shriner’s Hospital

      LaBonté is a seasoned health care executive who possesses more than 28 years of healthcare experience. He joined Shriners Hospitals for Children – Los Angeles on December 1, 1997 as Administrator/CEO and prior to joining the hospital was the Chief Executive Officer of Floyd Valley Hospital and Medical Campus in LeMars, Iowa where he spend five years.
     LaBonté’s extensive healthcare experience is comprised of working in and leading hospitals in Northern California, Texas, New Mexico, Iowa and Colorado. He has worked in the for-profit, not-for-profit, religious and public hospital settings. He advanced up through the hospital ranks beginning in an entry-level position and rising to his current senior position. LaBonté possesses a Bachelors’ Degree in Business Administration from Armstrong University, Berkeley and a Masters Degree in Health Services Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.
     The State of California and Who’s Who Worldwide has recognized LaBonté for his achievements in healthcare management. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and has completed 30 units towards his Doctorate Degree in Health Administration from Walden University in Minneapolis. In addition, Governor Sim of Chungcheongnam-do Provincial Government honored Mr. LaBonté in 2002 with Honorary Citizenship in the Republic of South Korea for his work in humanitarian effort for children.

Tuesday, October 12, 2004: District Breakfast 7:15AM @ The LAX Marriott Hotel

Speaker: Pat Boone, "An American Icon" Legend tends to be an overused term in this day of dot.com hype. But if the titles movie star, gold record recording artist, best-selling author, Broadway headliner, and television star qualify someone as a legend, then Pat Boone certainly fits the bill. From his first appearance on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour to his recent return from smash hit tours of Japan and Australia, Pat Boone has built an impressive resume. Pat Boone has gone about as far as you can go from Nashville, Tennessee, where he grew up. He had hoped to teach high school in those days - even started college in Texas and got a degree, magna cum laude, from Columbia University in New York. But another career intervened, a career that has brought him international acclaim. He is self-effacing, God-fearing, enthusiastic, loving - and quite a wit to boot. In fact, Pat and his wife Shirley, rearing and guiding their daughters Cherry, Lindy, Debby, and Laury, have been considered an oddity; an ideal family living in Hollywood. Today, Pat and Shirley have 15 grandchildren and recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. RSVP rotaryclubofsantamonica@verizon.net

Friday, October 8, 2004: Harry Jacobs - Corporate Pollworker Program

The Corporate Pollworker Program is a partnership between the County and corporations to improve corporate visibility and provide an easy way for civic-minded corporations to serve their communities, provide corporate recognition and provide a way to better serve the people of the County. It also leads to increased civic participation/awareness by the employees of the corporation and improved access to the voting process for all our citizens.

Thursday, October 7, 2004: Walk & Roll 5-7pm

FOOD, MUSIC, GAMES, AND PRIZES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On behalf of District Governor Pat and in keeping with the theme "Helping Children of the World," please join the battle against Pediatric AIDS by participating in the October 7th Walk & Roll (5-7 PM) along Century Boulevard near LAX. Bring a team of walkers...Rotarians, family, friends and youth you sponsor through Interact or Rotaract. IT WILL BE GREAT FUN AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE BATTLE AGAINST THIS DEADLY DISEASE!!! Register on line at WWW.GATEWAYTOLA.ORG. Each walker is asked to gather a minimum of $25 in donations, but we encourage $100 and up of collected donations. For questions, call me at 310.410.4014 or email me at Cozette@LAXlawyers.com...Thanks and see you there!! Cozette Vergari

Tuesday, October 5, 2004: Rotaract meeting 11:15 @SMC rmB207

Friday, September 24, 2004: Octoberfair - 5:00pm Cooking Begins, 7:30pm Judging, 8:00pm Awards & Sale

Come and enjoy this premier culinary event. This granddaddy of chili contest kicks off Octoberfair. We invite you to participate in this culinary excitement and be a part of the opening festivities of Octoberfair 2004 by competing in Saint Monica’s Annual Chili Cookoff! So get out chili powder, peppers, your lucky apron, those secret ingredients, and your favorite chili pot and join in the fun by creating what could become this year’s award winning delicacy. Throughout the venue there will be live music and great entertainment. Please contact Phillip Tirone (310) 434-1702 off ptirone@firstcapitalmtg.com

Saturday, September 18, 2004: 100^th Anniversary Family Picnic @ Chevron Park - 12:00 noon to 5:00PM

This is a Family of Rotary Event, Bring the whole family for a day of fun at Chevron Park in El Segundo!

There will be clowns, face painting, kids’ games, music, line dance lessons, golf and basketball contests, and balloon toss. Most of all COME TRY TO DUNK THE GOVERNOR!!!

$10.00 per person for tri tip or $5.00 per person for hot dogs. Please contact June Doy rotaryclubofsantamonica@verizon.net to purchase tickets

On Friday 9/24/04 Author Dorothy Drummond will draw together the complex mix of history, religion, and politics that fuels the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Drummond tells us that she will not answer the question posed in the title of her book. Nor will she take a stand in the Israeli/Palestinian controversy. Instead, she will provide background for understanding why the Holy Land is today a cauldron of conflict.
You don't want to miss this timely presentation. Be at lunch Friday!

Friday, September 17, 2004: Governor’s Visit

District Governor Pat Cashin shown with his wife Betty. Our Governor told us that he had a great time at our most recent Food Festival. Let's all be at lunch this Friday to support our Governor!

Tuesday, September 14, 2004 : Board Meeting 4:30 @ Santa Monica Masonic Center

September 10, 2004 - Pete Mitchell is the Founder and President of an organization dedicated to teaching the success principals of leadership called FundamentalLeadership.com. Pete is a sought after public speaker on the topics of leadership, government, and business success. You can learn some of the most profound leadership principles by looking in the lives of American heroes. Pete is the author of Modern Day Heroes: In Defense of America.

Don't miss this presentation - especially those of us who would like to improve their business leadership skills.

Friday, September 3, 2004 : Dark - Labor Day

Friday, August 27, 2004 : 2004 Literacy Breakfast Kick-Off 8:00 to 9:30AM

Celebrate Rotary! Celebrate Literacy! Helping Children of the World!

Be sure to join us on Friday, August 27, 2004 from 8:00 to 9:30 AM. Lawry’s Restaurant, on North La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, will once again graciously host our breakfast event.

Improving education is one of the biggest challenges we face. Today Southern California students rank among the lowest in the nation in reading skills, with two thirds of the more than 2 million kindergarten through third grade students are below reading level.

Our Literacy Breakfast is a great forum to learn about successful literacy programs that District Clubs have developed, and as well, share your ideas. This year we will be hearing from Lani Lattin Duke on the LA Times ‘Reading By 9’ program and from Shirley Dowling, District Literacy Advisor, about District Grants. Margaret Donnellan Todd, County Librarian will be our featured speaker. Under her guidance are 84 libraries, 4 bookmobiles, 17 Literacy Centers and 14,000 plus Children’s Programs. She will share with us a wealth of literacy knowledge. And, finally, each Club will receive a book bag full of literacy program ideas that can be easily implemented.

Please RSVP by August 12, to Susan Dawson at shdawson.dci@ verizon.net or call at 310-827-4388. We look forward to seeing you at Lawry’s for breakfast!

Friday, August 27, 2004 - Ralph Pezzullo - "Communication Gaps between the USA and Third World Countries."

Mr. Pezzullo is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and copywriter as well as a published author.

When he was five his father joined the Foreign Service of the State Department. His father's job took them to Washington, DC, Mexico, South Vietnam, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay and Nicaragua. He lived in Saigon during the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the overthrow of Diem, a number of other coup d'etats and almost daily Vietcong terrorist attacks against Americans. He survived three years gasping for air at 13,000 feet in La Paz, Bolivia during the time that Che Guevarra was trying to build a guerrilla base in that country. In 1980 he was in Nicaragua debating politics with guys like Tomas Borge and the Ortega brothers and witnessing the first days of the Sandinista Revolution (the subject of the non-fiction book At the Fall of Somoza, which he wrote with his father).

So, yes, Mr. Pezzullo has some stories to tell us. You don't want to miss this meeting!

Friday, August 20, 2004 : Craft Talks
	Petra Haffter
Klaus Mennekes

Saturday, August 14, 2004 : 2004 Ethics Kaffeeklatch Series

When: August 14, 2004 at 1:00 PM

What: DOES THE FOUR-WAY TEST APPLY IN CORPORATE AMERICA?

What are business ethics? Does one-size fit all? Are there universal moral principles that transcend particular religions, cultures, societies? Is it possible to pursue moral virtue and business success simultaneously? Compared to past centuries is business practice more ethical today? In seeking material gain, do people behave ethically when they do not fear being penalized for errant actions? Is it ever ethical to make a pre-emptive strike against a business competitor?

Where: Community Room

(Behind Historic Gilmore Gas Station, upstairs, 2nd Floor)

Farmers’ Market

6333 West Third Street

Los Angeles, CA 90036

(323) 933-9211

(Fairfax Boulevard, Third Street, Gardner Street, Beverly Boulevard)

Who: District 5280 Rotarians and their friends; everyone is invited and warmly welcomed.

How: Pick up a cup of tea, regular coffee or even a Café Latte or Cappuccino at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf shop in front of the Gilmore Gas Station then go up the stairs behind the Gas Station. Join the group and enjoy some relaxed, easy sipping, informal, conversation. Participate in our open-ended brainstorming seminar/colloquium. Talk and listen. All ideas welcomed, all ideas explored and scrutinized.

Bring your lunch and/or libation to the Community Room and enjoy a relaxed and casual, but meaningful, significant, and searching discussion about ethics in business generally and corporate life in particular. Come share your own views. Hear what others think.

Why: For the sheer pleasure of exploring what others think and how their moral compass may produce similar or different results from your own.

Wednesday, August 11, 2004: District 5280 Breakfast @ LAX Marriot Hotel 7:15AM ** Free

Alvin S. Rudisill, PH.D., D.Hu.L - Fulbright Scholar University of Southern California University, Chaplain Emeritus Emeritus, Professor of Religion Emeritus Professor of Medicine

The LAX Marriott Hotel, 5855 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Please RSVP with June Doy (310)917-3313 rotaryclubofsantamonica@verizon.net . We will be taking Lionel’s van, so please let us know if you would like a ride.

Friday, August 13, 2004 : Nanci Linke-Ellis – Big Screen Movie experience for the hearing impaired

Nanci Linke-Ellis is Executive Director of TRIPOD Captioned Films, a non-profit organization that is partnered with 10 studios and major theater chains to distribute open-captioned, first-run films to deaf and hard of hearing audiences nationwide. Ms. Linke-Ellis has numerous television production credits, including such shows as "ABC News" and "Wheel of Fortune," and she was the former Director of Development for Rosemont Productions. She is past President of the Palo Alto, CA-based D.E.A.F. Foundation, and a former board member of a chapter of the AG Bell Association for the Deaf and the Cochlear Implant Club International. She presently serves on the advisory boards of the VITAC and RAPIDTEXT closed captioning agencies and is a grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education. Ms. Linke-Ellis lives in Santa Monica with her husband.

Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : Board Meeting 4:30 @ Santa Monica Masonic Center

August 6th, 2004 - What if a child who grew up in Los Angeles, who views athletes and movie stars as heroes, could get to know a child in Tibet whose main goal in life is to develop the level of compassion attained by the Tibetan Lamas…

What if a child who grew up in New York City could question a Quechua child in Peru, who was raised to honor the spirits of the forests, mountains and lakes…

This Friday, Michael Levin Executive Director of Building Bridges to Understanding will explain how international and multicultural exchanges such as these are made possible between our children and those of indigenous populations in some of the most remote locations around the world. Don't miss this lunch, you won't be disappointed!

July 30th 2004 - Our own Olympian Mike O'Hara gives us an inside scoop on the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Mike attended the Olympics in the 60's representing the United States on the first volleyball team. Mike has been to every Olympics since, he is truly a world expert on these games!

SMC’s 3rd Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life - Starting on Saturday, July 24 at 9 a.m. through Sunday, July 25th at 9 a.m.

Come take part in a very special 24-hour event to raise awareness and money in the fight against cancer. Whether you choose to join the planning committee, become a walker, or simply take a few minutes to drop by and cheer everyone along, you’ll be glad you made the effort! This is the second year our club participated in this event. We are now accepting team members to help in the fight against cancer. Our team is known as the "Rotary Rockets" and last year we helped the community raise over $80,000. Please contact Chair Person Judy Neveau for details!

Bob Delmonteque 7/23/04

Bob Delmonteque is considered one of the foremost authorities on senior citizen fitness. Bob is a legend amongst senior bodybuilders and is a living example at age 84 how serious conditioning can create positive health benefits. Bob will show us how there is hope for all of us in our senior years!

July 9th 2004 - Craft Talks - Emphasis on Builders and Contractors in honor of Lionel. John Lehne (Painting/Contracting) will introduce Steve Eorio (Contracting/General) and Joe Gonzales (Electrical Contracting). Sitting at the head table will be Erik Jorgensborg (Lumber Sales/Retail) and Glenn Ricard (Contracting/General) along with Lionel.

Friday, July 2, 2004 : DARK – 4th of July Holiday

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