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Friday, October 15
District Governor Doug Baker
Club Assembly
This Friday, October 1
James Hirsen, J.D., M.A
Hirsen on Hollywood
Friday, October 8
Sarah Culberson
A Princess Found &
The Kposowa Foundation
Rotary Club of Los Angeles
Est. 1909
www.rotaryla5.org
2010-11
Number 10
September 29 El Rodeo
President Gerry Turner, no stranger
to controversy, opened his tenth
meeting of LA5’s one hundred and
second year with an invocation by
Rev. Dale Click, a plea for goodwill
and understanding in a fractious
world. He concluded it, unscathed,
after a provocative session, in which
members questioned the proponent
of a controversial initiative statute ―
with goodwill and understanding.
President Gerry invited all Club mem-
bers to attend the 2011 Rotary Inter-
national Convention in New Orleans
next May. Truly the best way to ap-
preciate the international character
of Rotary is by making friends with
Rotarians from the host city and
throughout the world. We’re explor-
ing the possibility, he said, of travel-
ing to New Orleans as a District 5280
contingent, by Amtrak train.
(Continued on page 3)
Can You Imagine Legal
Marijuana in California?
Many Californians Can.
Our Speaker, Judge Jim Gray, author, retired Superior Court judge
All photos courtesy of Carole Donahue
Contents
Executive Director’s Message Page 2
Club Leadership 3
Meeting news (continued) 3
LA5 & District Events 3
Welcome new member, Scott Moe 4
Our last speaker, Judge Jim Gray 4
Who was Dick Ferris? Next week
LA5 Committees: International,
Hiking, Special Correspondents 5
Photo gallery 6
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Executive Director’s Message September 29, 2010
Housekeeping Anyone?
When it comes to running your Rotary Club,
there a number of “housekeeping” items that
often go unnoticed or unaddressed, including:
keeping your Club Runner member profile up
to date, placing your dining reservation early
in the week so that you can enjoy the food
and hospitality offered by the California Club,
paying your dues on time so that club opera-
tions can continue uninterrupted, and sharing
the Rotary experience with a friend or col-
league.
Did you know that out of the more than
33,000 Rotary Clubs only a few hundred of the
larger clubs have a paid Executive Director?
Fortunately, LA5 has the budget and long-
standing tradition of providing outstanding ex-
ecutive management and club services to our
members through our paid staff.
Did you know that my predecessor, Karen Mik-
kelsen, led LA5 for more than a decade along
with her Executive Administrator, Jennifer Fo-
jas? Every leadership transition presents chal-
lenges and new opportunities. In our case, our
Executive Administrator, Jennifer Gregg, and I
have less than one year of combined Rotary
service. Let us know how we can better serve
you and truly make LA5 the best Rotary Club
in the world.
Did you know that even though the Rotary
Club of Los Angeles was organized in 1909, we
are in the process of re-inventing ourselves
and the way we do business through the im-
plementation of a very aggressive and forward
looking Strategic Plan? At the same time, for
the first time in more than a decade, the
Club’s capital assets are fully depreciated.
What this means is that we need to invest in
new equipment and upgrade our technology to
remain competitive, operate efficiently and
provide effective member services.
Did you know that one of my primary responsi-
bilities is to protect the Club’s assets, ensur-
ing that all internal controls, procedures and
protocols are being followed? It has been
brought to my attention that a few members
attend our weekly fellowship reception or ar-
rive for our lunch program after the registra-
tion table is closed without buying a “non-
diner” $10 ticket. This simply does not pass
the Four-Way Test and is certainly not fair to
all concerned. Everyone attending our Friday
lunch meetings must purchase either a $10
non-diner or $38 diner ticket – no exceptions.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
It is indeed my honor and privilege to serve as
your Executive Director. Having been a mem-
ber of LA5 for the past 15 years, I am passion-
ately committed to providing the executive
leadership that this club needs, expects and
deserves – well into the next decade. I ask for
your continued support and thank you for
sharing your time, talent and treasure.
Best Rotarian regards,
Jon S. Gibby
Executive Director
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(Continued from page 1 )
Carol Shafer called upon Sep-
tember birthdayites Jack
Dibbs, Jay Richardson, Karl
Schmidt and Elizabeth Wheeler
for birthplaces, but not ages.
President Gerry recognized
Past President Don Crocker for
60 years of service to the Boy
Scouts and, come January, 40
years in LA5; and Art Kassel,
President and CEO of the Eagle
and Badge Foundation.
Two LA5 fathers proudly pre-
sented their newborns: Jay
Richardson, with wife Miyuki,
Sakura and LJ Rivera, Noah.
John Green John Langfitt Diane Netzel LJ Rivera Barrie Segall Carol Shafer Margaret Todd
Alan Bernstein Christina Hurn
Art Kassel Gus Oppermann Noble Trenham
Jose Vera Elizabeth Wheeler
LA5 Events
Oct. 1 Regular Meeting
James Hirsen
“Hirsen on Hollywood”
Oct. 8 Regular Meeting
Sarah Culberson
"A Princess Found and
The Kposowa Foundation”
Rotary Information Meeting
Oct. 15 Regular Meeting
District Governor Doug Baker
and Club Assembly
Oct. 21 Evening Hike
Griffith Park, 6:45 pm
Watch for news from the
Hiking Committee
District Events
Nov. 7
Save the Date!
And buy Raffle Tickets!
Paul Harris Foundation
Mardi Gras Celebration
House of Blues, Hollywood
8430 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood
Feb. 17-21, 2011
Dominican Republic Interna-
tional Service Trip (p. 5)
Rotary Club of Los Angeles Est. June 25, 1909
Club Leadership President Gerry Turner
President-Elect Megan O'Rourke
VP Program Chair Jay Richardson
Secretary Christina Chanpong
Treasurer Don Robinson
Immediate Past President Marc Leeka
Directors:
Club Fellowship Carol Shafer
Elizabeth Wheeler
Communications Noble Trenham
Funding Art Kassel
LJ Rivera
Diane Netzel
Membership Jon S. Gibby
Barrie Segall
Christina Hurn
Jose Rivera
Service Projects John Langfitt
John Green
Gus Oppermann
New Generations Margaret Todd
Alan Bernstein
Sergeants-at-Arms Anthony Bourg
Anthony Calloway
Robert Donahue
Executive Director Jon S. Gibby
Administrator Jennifer Gregg
Rotary Club of Los Angeles Office
900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 418
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone 213 624 8601
Fax 213 624 2694
Website www.rotaryLA5.org
District 5280
Governor Doug Baker
Website www.district5280.org
Club Assembly Photos
Please review your LA5 photos. Submit the best by October 8
for presentation at the Club Assembly. Please email them to Marjorie Heller at [email protected].
Judge Jim Gray
Our speaker presented his topic
― Why Our Drug Laws Have
Failed and the California Ballot
Measure to Legalize and Tax
Marijuana ― with humor and
common sense, getting nods of
acknowledgement as he made
his arguments in favor of legali-
zation. He admits, though, that
many important questions re-
main unanswered.
Judge Gray and President Gerry
with Judge Gray’s book, Why Our
Drug Laws Have Failed and What
We Can Do about It; A Judicial
Indictment of the War on Drugs
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A New Member
Please Welcome Scott Moe
Scott Moe (BS, University of Illinois,
Urbana; Masters, USC) is the man-
aging partner of
SDM Advisory
Group, a boutique professional
services firm that offers custom-
ized consulting solutions ranging
from independent consulting pro-
jects to fully managed, on-site
solution delivery. The firm’s en-
gagements have spanned the
business functions of top manage-
ment, marketing, operations, and
quality control and information systems. SDM pro-
vides the appropriate specialists at the right time,
without the rigid methodologies, protracted proc-
esses, and high costs associated with traditional
consulting firms.
Originally formed in 1999, SDM has served clients in
engineering, manufacturing, health care, media and
entertainment, real estate development, and finan-
cial services. He counts among his clients Hochiki
America, Inc., Buena Park; The Amerland Group,
Los Angeles; Fisher Technical Services Inc., Las Ve-
gas; Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate, Los
Angeles; and Proprietary Control
Systems Corporation, Torrance.
Among his areas of expertise are
turnarounds, business develop-
ment, partnerships and joint
ventures, project planning and
execution, change management,
negotiations, project manage-
ment, real estate brokerage and
asset management, property
management services, internal
policy and procedures, case study development,
training programs, and marketing campaigns.
Here Scott is pinned by his sponsor, LJ Rivera.
A father and son in New Mexico, dedicated and life-
long Rotarians, inspired Scott to join Rotary. Please
welcome Scott to the Los Angeles Rotary Club!
See It and Believe It
At our meeting on September 15, President Gerry
introduced dramatic visual measurements of our
success in meeting our key Club Membership and
Donation Goals.
Two graphs, created by LA5er Michele Leal , Presi-
dent of DesignQuorum, will be updated every week
and on display for all to see. We hope to keep
track — more legibly than here —of our steady pro-
gress upward, in parallel, in El Rodeo.
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News of LA5 Committees International Service Rita Lee, Chair
The Registration Deadline is October 15th!
February 17 to 21: The District’s Dominican Republic
trip. LA5 will sponsor a project in Santiago to provide
insulin for diabetic children, distribute wheelchairs
and take part in other projects. Members and friends
will visit projects, attend evening fellowship events
in historic locales with local Rotarians and take fasci-
nating day excursions, and can extend their trips to
visit world-famous beaches, like Punta Caña or
Puerta Plata. Airfare, hotels and meals will cost
$1,600. For more information or to sign up, contact
Rita Lee at [email protected] or see the District
website.
Hiking Bob Firring, Chair
For spectacular nighttime views of the City, join us
on October 21 at 6:45 pm at the upper Merry-Go-
Round parking lot at 4730 Crystal Springs. (If you
haven’t signed a Sierra Club waiver form, be pre-
pared to sign one.) Hikers will enjoy it.
International Service Our Special Correspondents
LA5ers Dr. Reiko Sakata and Marjorie Kasper leave
October 3 for a month long trip to the Middle East
and Sri Lanka. They’ll report to our readers periodi-
cally. In Beirut and Colombo they’ll visit Rotary Clubs
and humanitarian projects co-sponsored by Clubs in
District 5280. They’ll explore Syria and Jordan. Keep
The Sailing of the Irving Johnson On Saturday, September 18th, four LA5ers and fam-
ily and friends joined members of the Newport Har-
bor Fleet of the International Yachting Fellowship
of Rotarians (IYFR) for a day sail aboard the brigan-
tine Irving Johnson. It’s one of the "Official Tall-
ships of the City of Los Angeles," operated by the
Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI). Everyone had
a chance to take the helm, help raise and trim sails
and climb aloft.
IYFR is the oldest and largest fellowship in Rotary,
with nearly three thousand members worldwide. Its
objectives are to:
• advance international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and pro-
fessional persons united in the ideals of service;
• promote Rotary International fellowship through cruising, yachting, sailing, kayaking and other activities
involving boats and boating;
• promote high standards of seamanship and abide by recognized yachting
customs and etiquette on the water; and
• support Rotary International service projects and opportunities, on and off
the water.
Fair Winds in Rotary Friendship,
Hal Barstow, International Relations Volunteer, Los Angeles Maritime Institute. Pictured, Woody Anderson, Melody and Paul St. John
Dr. Reiko Sakata &
Marjorie Kasper,
pictured with Past
President Kathy
Turner and
Executive Director
Jon Gibby
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Johannes Masserer, Amir Vishani and
Alex MikoLevine
Rev. Dale Click delivers a moving invocation,
before President Gerry Turner, Jay Richardson, Ken Chong,
new member Scott Moe and LJ Rivera, with baby Noah
Left, Lance Miller,
Past President Don
Crocker and
Rita Lee
Right,
Darin Marinov,
Past President Bill
Plunkett,
Margaret Karren
and Carol Shafer
Below, left,
Past President Bob
Aldridge, Jose
Vera,
Past President
Mike Birkholm
Above, Paul St. John with Kara Savoian, guest of Brad Turner. Below, right, Sergeants at Arms Anthony Bourg and Bob Donahue
Left, Pat
Wright and
Russ Guiney
Right, close up of LJ Rivera and baby Noah
All photos courtesy of Carole Donahue