Manhattan Beach Rotary ClubServing Manhattan Beach Since 1950

Club No. 751 • District 5280 • Chartered August 9, 1950 • www.mbrotary.org

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Sept 12 — The Wellness Champions. Caroline White will tell us about having a healthy heart with “Paleo.”

“Health is a state of body.Wellness is a state of being.”

— J. Standod

RI Foundation RootsOur Foundation Chair Herb Trachtenberg distributed Paul Harris Foundation raffle tickets to our many $250 RI Foundation contribu-tors, then treated us to a brief history of the RI Foundation and Paul Harris Fellowships before awarding a PH+1 to Joel Ruben and a PH+4 to Dennis Morehead.

Sept 19 — America’s Waterways Watch. This morning we will hear from Harry Jacobs of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Save The DateSept 14 — Quarterly Co-Ed Rotary Happy Hour. From 6-8pm. $25 includes wine and appetizers. Bring your spouse or significant other!Contact Susan Adams for further detailsOct 17 — Rotary Book Club. This month our Rotary book club meets at John Hugunin’s home and will be discussing “The Infidel” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali.Oct 22 — 2016 Foundation Celebration. The Annual District 5280 Foundation Celebration aboard the USS Iowa. Contact President Shannon for more information.

Programs

Shakespearean RootsIt was Monday, August 29, 2016, and President Shannon Ryan, follow-ing Jan Buike’s usual kind thoughts for the day, revealed some biographi-cal details about Mystery Rotarian Sue Vogl: Born in Stratford-on-Avon, this Shakespearean writer edited publications at USC for over 20 years (more importantly, she also edited this Club Bulletin for a while). A runner, she was a college friend of Mark Spitz, got her first job as an advertising copywriter at the Indianapolis Star-News, and attended her first Rotary meeting in Danville, Illinois. We’re lucky to have her.

Community Service RootsLoli Ramezani, our Community Service Director, previewed the upcoming year. October 1-2 is the Hometown Fair, and we’ll have a fruit, cheese and crackers booth by the Wine Garden….We will again join Vision to Learn at Moffett School…..Dennis Ridge and Kathleen Terry will again bring Op-eration Teddy Bear to Moffett School…..They will also be organizing Food 4 Kids…..Jan Buike will present her annual holiday luncheon for seniors….Dave Harris will again have us working with the Manhattan Beach Botani-cal Garden…..Mike Matthews will again, in the spring, lead Stop Hunger Now…..Steve DeBaets, Steve Murillo and Scott Janofsky are resuscitating Rotary Cares projects…..John Osten is bringing us a new project with the Friendship Foundation, which serves special needs students, at the Lawndale Middle School…..Jason Wallace will be bringing us Eyeglasses for Seniors.

Friendship RootsSpeaking of the Friendship Foundation, Mark Burton told us that he, Mike Matthews and President Shannon recently attended a Foundation (formerly Friendship Circle) event and were very moved by it. Among other activities, they meet every third Friday at Round Table Pizza for birthday parties, starting at 3:30 with the younger kids, followed an hour or so later by the older kids.

German RootsPast President Roger Cox has led our Youth Exchange programs for years, working with District Chair Warren Bobrow of Westchester, and he took this opportunity to introduce our speaker, Les Silverman’s son AJ (with proud mom Angela looking on). AJ, before speaking, hooked up his acoustic guitar and sang George Ezra’s Listen to the Man (“Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you?”—I wonder if that line worked on German girls). He then told us about “My Year Abroad,” his Music Exchange program in which Maya Luttel came here to be with us and AJ went to Germany, first staying with Maya’s family, while he attended Maya’s high school, the Goethe Gymnasium, while living in the village of Ibbenburen. AJ treated us to a host of scenic slides—his village, house running (ask him what that is), snowboarding in the Alps, classes in Ger-man, food, transportation of all sorts, mountain biking, a 2-week tour of Germany and a 3-week tour of Europe. We met through photos his three host families and his many fellow exchange students from many countries across the world. It was, for AJ, “the greatest year of my life.”

The Roots of PeaceAJ Silverman’s talk was a reminder to us of one of the fundamental basics of Rotary International—people meeting people across national boundaries. We rightly speak proudly of our high profile programs like End Polio Now and Wells Bring Hope. But Rotary has always spent a great deal of money and effort on scholarship and exchange programs. These programs may seem less urgent or less dramatic than the work of many charities, but Rotary has always kept its eye on the ball—by creating relationships on an international level, the urgent and dramatic work can be done. (Countless places on Earth would only let Rotary polio volunteers in because of distrust of anything associated with government.) Trips like AJ’s may seem like something to envy (OK, I admit I’m envious), but they are so much more than that. In many of our lifetimes, we Americans were at war with Germany in perhaps the most terrifying clash in the history of the world. Maya (a double hit with her start in Vietnam) and AJ (a double hit with his Jewish roots) are a gift to us. They not only remind us that our children can live thriving lives after the destruction of war, but also that Rotary, in its quiet way, is doing so much to make sure that every person, of every nation and creed, can thrive in a peaceful world.

Yours in Rotary,Jim Hallett

Local RotaryMake-Up ClubsRotarians Participate at Weekly Meetings!

TuesdayHermosa Beach..................................12:15PV Sunset...........................................7 pm

WednesdayTorrance Sunrise............................7:15 amRedondo Beach..................................12:15Westchester........................................12:15

ThursdayEl Segundo.........................................12:15LA Int’l Airport..................................12:15Lawndale.............................................12:15

FridayPalos Verdes.......................................12:15

For times and locations of local club meetings go to www.rotary5280.org and scroll down to the “District Info” area on the right side and click on the “When/Where Clubs Meet” link for information on all clubs in the district.

Meals On WheelsScheduleRotarians Serving Their Community!

Sept 13 Lincoln StoneSept 20 Monica Farrell-BringlesonSept 27 Barbara MatlesOct 04 John Van den AkkerOct 11 Dennis Morehead

Birthdays Sept 17 David GendronSept 19 John RhindSept 22 Danny QuisenberrySept 29 Bob StephensonOct 20 Jan BuikeOct 21 Russ Samuels

AnniversariesSept 17 John and Carole HuguninSept 21 Ken and Candy DeemerSept 26 John and Lisa AckerSept 28 Kathleen Terry and Fred MannaOct 05 Gerry and Mercedes Morton

Officers & Directors2016-2017Shannon Ryan

President Mark BurtonPresident-ElectRichard HamPast President

Jim McFarlandSecretary

John RussoTreasurer

Donn EnnisHistorian

Ken DeemerDirector

David GendronDirector

Loli RamezaniDirector

Tim HagemanDirector

John GardnerDirector

Jim HunterRotary Foundation

Ian JacksonMembership

Nelson GrayCommunications-PR

Greg O’Brien, GovernorDistrict 5280

Rotary Serving HumanityJohn Germ, President

Rotary InternationalRotary Serving Humanity

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Manhattan Beach Rotary - 105 Active Members Strong!The 2016/17 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below what areas

are open. Let’s think and then act. John Acker – Financial Planner Kathleen Adams – Financial AdvisorSusan Adams – Aerospace Paul Allman – Personnel Training † Deborah Arnold – Business Software ConsultantTim James Auringer – Automotive DealerWade Austin, Jr. – PhotographyMark Ballance – Information TechnologyHarris Bass – Business and Tax Law Bill Bloomfield – Commercial/Laundry †David Boochever – Consultant/Computer †Geoff Bremer – CPA †Jan Buike – Social WorkerMark Burton – City CouncilmemberKarla Cameron – BeverageMarc Castellani – Wealth ManagementRichard Chase – College Professor Roger Cox – Business Consultant †Steve De Baets – Truck RefrigerationKen Deemer – Private InvestorSteve Delk – RestaurantMichael Dobak – AdvertisingMike Doell – Moving & Storage †Donn Ennis – Oil Refinery Engineer †Robert Espinosa – Fire Chief Patrick Fard – Martial ArtsMonica Farrell – Non-profit DevelopmentRichard Farrell – Video Production (ret.)Vinny Fazzino – Builder/EngineerJohn Gardner – BankingDavid Gendron – Specialty FinanceDr. Damien Goldberg – Ophthalmologist Nelson Gray – Honorary Member † Robert Guilford – Business ConsultantTim Hageman – Police Officer Megan Hall – Caterer Jim Hallett – Criminal & Family Attorney †Richard Ham – Aerospace Engineer Jay Harkenrider – Real Estate Residential † Dave Harris – Wealth Advisor † Wendell Harter – Honorary MemberLisa Hemmat - RestauranteurJordan Holbert – Graphic DesignerDave Hornbecker – Office Supplies †John Hugunin – Community College Professor Jim Hunter – Property Management †Eric Iverson – Web DeveloperIan Jackson – Mortgage Banker †Tom Jeffry – Attorney - Health Care †Dan Jensen – Real EstateLawrence Johnson – Investment Banker †Don Jung – CPA Business Manager Brad Koppel – International Trade

Ed Kushins – Home Exch. ExecutiveJim Lambert – IT ConsultingBob Lanahan – Systems EngineerNorm Levin – Business Theatre Mark Lipps – TV Distribution David Long – Executive RecruiterSteve Lore – General ContractorJim McFarland – Title Insurance Barbara Matles – Travel AgentMike Matthews – EducationRandy Meadors – ArchitectRichard Montgomery – Advertising Dennis Morehead – Property Mgt †Gerry Morton – Nutritional Products Steve Murillo – Mortgage Broker † Lindy Murrell – Communications Wayne Nelson – Marketing Dr. John Nylund – Dermatology † John Osten – Commercial Publishing Dr. Ray Padilla – Dentist Dr. Patricia Panucci – OrthodontistMatthew Peck – AccountingDave Peters – R.E. Invest/Develop/MediationDan Quisenberry – AttorneyLoli Ramezani – Senior Services Don Redman – Mfg Executive (ret.)Jan Rhees – Residential Real Estate † John Rhind – Accounting † Dennis Ridge – Printing Dr. Deborah Robertson – Veterinarian Roger Rombro – Attorney - Family Law Joel Ruben – Attorney - Real Est. & Bus. LitJohn Russo – RetiredShannon Ryan – Financial Planner Daniel Saks – InsuranceRuss Samuels – Fitness & Personal Training Dr. Les Silverman – OptometristRonald Sokol – Attorney Charlie Steinmetz – Investor - Real Estate Bob Stephenson – Accountant Corporate †Lincoln Stone – Business & Immigration Law Kathleen Terry – Management Consultant †Herb Trachtenberg – Aerospace Engineer † Dr. Chris Ullman – Chiropractic † John Van den Akker – Property Mgt/Invsts †Sue Vogl – JournalismLee Walker – Insurance - CasualtyJason Wallace – Attorney - Real Estate Ingo Werk – ManufacturingDuke Winser – Honorary Member †Larry Wolf – Real Estate Broker/OwnerAlexander Yoffe – AttorneyTom Zimmerman – Finance

† Active Past Presidents