UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Feb 14: Paul & Denise Fejtek

Steps to the Summit

Feb 21: Ernest Wooden Jr

CEO LA Tourism Board

Feb 28: Paul Harris Lunches

held at multiple locations

CALENDAR IT NOW

Feb 23: Day At the Races

organized by Denny Dynes

Mar 22: AbilityFirst Bowling

organized by Denny Dynes

VISIT WWW.ROTARYLA5.ORG FOR MORE

INFORMATION ON SPEAKERS & EVENTS

LA5 Sends 200 Kids to Magic Kingdom

A partnership among LA5, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Parks Bureau and the LA County Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation provided chaperones and free Disneyland tickets to almost 200 children. Most

never had the opportunity to go due to the cost, so this was their first exciting trip to the park. The initial funding for this event was from the successful Grilled Cheese event chaired by Erick Weiss.

The children had previously participated in events such as rad-KIDS, Be Brave, BEAR, Stars on the North Pole, Parks After Dark Basketball, Kickball games and a Ford Theatre Trip. Recently re-

tired LA County Sheriff Lee Baca made sure the transportation and chaperones were available. Arthur Kassel negotiated a re-duced admission cost that allowed Mark Mariscal to add another 50 kids at the last minute. You should have heard them scream when they learned they would get to go.

This photo shows only a sliver of the huge group LA5 transported to Disneyland on Febru-ary 2 for a full day of fun. That’s Prez Ken holding his ears.

Rotary Club of Los Angeles

established 1909

February 14, 2014

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Buy a 50-50 opportunity and, even if you don’t take home the jack-pot, Ben Turner and Jenna Diaz-Gonzalez will tell you a side-

splitting anecdote that will leave you reaching to buy another ticket.

If you missed seeing the gang last week

The appreciative audience often asks pianist Maureen Tepedino and patriotic song leader Ken Martinet when they plan to take

their act on the road and will LA5 members get advance tickets.

Seeing all the guests, you would have thought it was family day at LA5. J.T. Waring brought the whole mishpucha — his son,

daughter-in-law and new grandson.

LA5’s own Lance Miller presented an outstanding program “How to Give a Great Speech.” Lance should know — he was Toastmas-

ters International 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking.

Prez Ken and sponsor Kathleen Kavanagh congratulate our newest member Brooke Walbuck. Brooke’s parents each served

as a president of their club in Alaska.

When we needed a program speaker at the last minute, fingers immediately pointed to Barry Hytowitz and past president Jay

Richardson for the honor.

Ben’s Lunch Advice

Before world-class Gastronome

Ben Tunnell heads to snowy 14°Pontiac to address the Michigan

Chefs de Cuisine Association, he will savor another excellent lunch at the California Club.

Diners: please RSVP to guarantee your seat!

ENTREE: Sautéed Chicken Piccata with lemon sauce, angel hair pasta and a bouquetière of

market vegetables.

VEGETARIAN: Roasted vegetable-filled crêpe

with roasted red pepper coulis, Sonoma goat

cheese and basil pesto.

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LA5 and District Attorney

Scam Awareness

A t the meet-

ing on Janu-ary 24th,

H o n o r a r y Member and LA County District Attor-

ney Jackie Lacey in-troduced the Scam Awareness project led

by LA5, a community outreach and literacy

project for the prevention of elderly financial fraud. Some studies have shown that one in five seniors has been a victim of a financial

crime.

“We are warning our seniors about financial

schemes and not to fall for them,” Lacey told the members and guests. Her office is also planning several community outreach meet-

ings as well as a public service announcement that feature her mother. “My own mother was

a victim of a financial scam. If it can happen

to the DA’s mom, it can happen to you.”

Fourteen members have joined the LA5 Scam Awareness Committee (SAC). Members will

schedule presentations and hand out bro-chures at organizations with elderly residents, including Salvation Army facilities, Meals on

Wheels, St. John of God Retirement & Care Center and many of the senior citizen centers

in Downtown LA.

The SAC members also plan to host training presentations for the other 63 Clubs in Dis-

trict 5280 to prepare other Rotarians to make presentations for seniors in their communi-

ties.

The District Attorney’s office will hold a pres-entation training session one hour prior to

the lunch meeting on Friday, February 21. If you would like to attend and join the LA5 Scam Awareness Committee, contact co-

Chairs Steve Cooley, Hernan Vera or any

LA5 member who is on the committee.

Connect with LA5 Members

at Paul Harris Lunches

O n Friday, February 28, LA5 mem-

bers will host luncheons for fellow Rotarians at six locations in the

downtown area. The luncheons will

take the place of the regular Friday meeting.

You pay the usual $30 for attending lunch

and your money will go straight to The Rotary Foundation. You will receive a “thank you” from TRF and a tax deduction statement. The

host at each location will cover the cost of

your lunch.

Hosts for the luncheons include members

Jim Simonds (Arroyo Insurance Services), Javier Cano (L.A. Live Ritz Carlton, JW Mar-

riott), John Miller (Pepperdine University), Todd Johnson (Lawry’s The Prime Rib), Larry Ahlquist, (City Club) and David Fields

(Society of St. Vincent de Paul).

You should have already received an e-mail from luncheon co-Chairs John Miller and

Christina Chanpong that explains the par-ticulars. This limited opportunity sells out

early every year, so you would be wise to book ASAP. There are no walk-ins, of course, and LA5 will not meet at the California Club that

day.

Chartered June 25, 1909

Club Leadership 2013-14

Ken Chong, President Alan Bernstein, President-Elect Jose Vera, Vice-President Elizabeth Wheeler, Secretary Don Robinson, Treasurer Jay Richardson, Past President

Club Service Arthur Kassel Paul Richey

Community Service Margaret Karren Jim Hoyt

Funding Todd Johnson Al Shonk

International Service Laine Wagenseller Rick Sarmiento

Membership and Retention Charisse Older Erick Weiss

Vocational Service John Miller John Jaacks

Youth Service Anthony Calloway Paul Jacques

Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Ekstrand Barry Hytowitz Steve Sommers

Executive Director Jon Gibby JON@ROTARYLA5.ORG

Rotary Club of Los Angeles 523 West Sixth Street, Suite 718 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Telephone 213.624.8601 Facsimile 213.624.2694 WWW.ROTARYLA5.ORG

District 5280 Governor Doug Baker

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Rotarians You Want to Know:

Janet Doud

J anet Doud is the member with one

of the best jobs at LA5: finding sponsors for the meetings every

week. Those who have participated have discovered it is hugely beneficial in bringing attention to their business or

cause. In fact, Janet sponsored L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez's program last year

and introduced him to one of her favorite projects, the nonprofit Neighborhood Music School housed in a grand old Victorian on

South Boyle Avenue. Janet even got a shout-out from Steve in a June 2013 arti-

cle. That’s what happens when you sponsor a pro-

gram. She describes a typi-cal Friday lunch as “acceptance, warmth, good

speakers and great friends.”

Janet joined LA5 in 1996

and one of the most satisfy-ing thing she remembers is being co-chair of the Large

Club Conference with Susan Thornhill. She also says, “The Children's Court

Committee can be sobering when you learn about the

lives of the teenagers, but it is also thoroughly gratifying to give small yet significant

support in their lives. One thing I have learned by be-ing a member of LA5 is

what an interesting and dy-

namic city Los Angeles is.”

Today Janet is a 1031 ex-change specialist responsi-ble for her client’s asset

preservation.

If you haven’t met Janet

yet, then please introduce yourself at the next meet-

ing.

Janet’s Favorites

The best city I have ever visited is

Rome. Italy often inspires my fa-

vorite foods, books and music.

If I had one last restaurant meal

in LA, it would be at the Parkway

Grill in Pasadena.

I am currently reading Jess Wal-

ter’s continent-hopping Beautiful Ruins. The last book I read was

Helen of Pasadena by the sharp

and very funny Lian Dolan.

I know it is junk food but my guilty pleasure is tortilla chips

and guacamole. Avocados have

zero sodium and cholesterol.

The three albums I would take to a desert island are Celine Dion’s

new Loved Me Back to Life, trum-peter Chris Botti’s Italia and the

Deutsche Grammophon 2CD Mstislav Rostropovich compila-

tion Mastercellist: Legendary Re-cordings 1956-1978. It has one of

the finest performances ever of

Dvorak's Cello Concerto.

I played trombone in my high

school band back when music really was music. Whenever I

hear the Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Mathis or Elvis, it

takes me back again.

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160 Polio cases + 240 outbreaks = 400 worldwide

P olio has existed since prehistory and it obstinately fights all efforts to eliminate it. It is highly infectious and hides well — approximately 90% of polio infections cause no symptoms at all. In 2013, there were 160 cases in the three endemic countries

(Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria shown with number of cases in black) where polio has never been eradicated. There were 240 outbreaks in five countries (Cameroon, Syria, Soma-

lia, Kenya and Ethiopia shown with numbers in red) that were previously declared polio-free.

Pakistan remains the only country with areas of uncontrolled transmission of polio, particularly in parts of Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. More than 80% of

cases in Pakistan since September are from those areas.

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is financed by a wide range of public and private

donors, who help meet the costs of the Initiative’s eradication activities. The requirements for

2014 are projected to be approximately $1.033-billion. (source WWW.POLIOERADICATION.ORG)

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Polio Eradication 2013 Summary

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