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Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotari
The &nrlS%Editor Eleanore Webster
Publisher Linda Hauck
Volume 18, Issue 24
January 6, 2004
SANTA ROSA SUNRISE
2003-2004 Board
PRESIDENT
Steve Herron
SECRETARY
Shauna Lorenzen
TREASURER
Rolf Wessman
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Peter Hoberg/Ken Petro
PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Amend
PRESIDENT ELECT
Steve Worthen
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Ezbon Jen
CLUB SERVICE
Linda Hauck
Jim Moir
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ed Carrette
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Brian Rondon
MAJOR EVENTS
Susan Glowacki
Lend a HandP.O.Box 14953
Santa Rosa. CA 95402
January 8th Program
In 1979 Bruce joined the Rotary Club of Sebastopolwhere he served on the
Board of Directors. Movingto Florida, Bruce was a Char
ter Board member of the Ro
tary Club of Boca RatonWest, the club secretary andhad been elected to be Presi
dent-elect when he was
transferred back to Califor
nia. Rejoining the RotaryClub of Sebastopol. heserved on the Board and be
came Secretary until 1997when he served as the Dis
trict Governor's Special Representative for the foundingof the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise, serving as thenew club's Charter Presi
dent.
Since that time Bruce has
been an Area Representative, twice a Zone Aide, and
District Secretary. Last yearDC Terr! Clark asked Bruce
to be an Assistant Governor
DG-ELECT BRUCE CAMPBELL
Rotary InternationalCenters for Peace and
Conflict Resolution
for 2002-2003. In the fall of
2002, the District nominatingcommittee selected Bruce to
be District Governor Nomi
nee, to serve the District as
Centennial Governor in the
year 2004-2005.
Bruce and his wife Helaine.
a Rotarian, enjoy the fellowship of Rotary both locallyand internationally, havingattended numerous District
Assemblies, and District
Conferences as well as 5 In
ternational Conferences and
several International and
Zone Institutes. Togetherthay have been active participants in the District5130/4150 Festival of Broth
erhood, a project fair withthe clubs of GuadalajaraMexico. They have hostedGSE team members from
Sweden, India, Italy andVietnam. Within the District
Bruce has done at least one
makeup meeting at 37 of the
District's 43 clubs, enjoyingthe friendship and the information he is able to ex
change with each club.
Bruce is here today to talkabout the Rotary FoundationCenters for Peace and Con
flict resolutions.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
JANUARY
FIRESIDE
Russ and Susan Lockner's
January 22, 20045:30-7:30
3570 Aaron Drive
From Fountaingrove Parkway to Stagecoach/ParkerHill Road. Left onto Leete;
right at Aaron (two blocks.)
From Chanate turn at
Parker Hill Rd; Right ontoHidden Valley Dr. Left ontoAaron for two blocks.
Volume 18, No. 26
January 12, 200-1
Editor
Eleanorc Webster
Publisher
Linda Hauck
Sponsor
Merle Haves
Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary Bulletinouiuu i\uiu ouniiiti i\uiuiy uuucim 9The Sunrise^NEXT MEETING-January 15, 2004
Guest Speaker--Dr. Les Shipley
Dr. Les Shipley is a 39-year old Optometrist who maintains aprivate practice in Santa Rosa. Undergraduate school was the Universityof Maryland (2002 NCAA basketball champs) and Optometry school wasPennsylvania College of Optometry.
Les has coordinated the eyeglass mission project with John Jonessince its inception to Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Samoa, and most recentlyNicaragua. Professionally he is currently the President of RedwoodEmpire Optometric Society.
In the community, he has worked with youth by coaching soccerfor 13 years and basketball for 8 years as well as being chairman ofPinewood Derby Racing for Cub scouts for 4 years. Just recovered fromACL knee surgery and climbed half dome in Yosemite as part of therapy(see picture).
Hopes to work with Rotary for years to come.
EVENTS
CALENDAR
January 22Fireside at
Rusty and SusanLockners
February 7Valentines Party
February 13RI President
JANUARY 8lh INTRODUCTIONS
Among our distinguished visiting Roiarianswere our District Governor, Norm Owens, and
our Past District Governor Mike Merrill.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CENTENNIAL-Ezbon Jen gave us an update onthe Centennial Project. It gets started onJanuary 23 at Guerneville Elementary School,lie needs 4 to 5 Rotarians to drive folks to and
from the Clinic. The hours are 8:30 to 2:00. Call
Ezbon if you can help out.
ROTARACT-Janet Hamilton amended thestartup meeting and gave us a Roiaract update
VALENTINES-Steve Davis talked up theValentine's Party on February 7 at Tayman Parkin 1lealdsburg. Call Steve to make reservationsor bring the money on 1/15 or 1/22. The price isS50.00 per person for dinner, wine, and music.A bargain and looks to be a great evening.
FIRESIDE-Rusty talked - BRIEFLY - about theFireside Gathering at his placeon January 22ri!.
ISASEBALL-llugh Helm mentioned that thebaseball trip this year will be a night game withthe Colorado Rockies on May 29,h. They'll meetat the K-Mart parking lot and will be arrivinghome about 11:00 PM. The cost of $65 is the
same as last year and includes everything. TellHugh if you're interested in going. The moneyhas already been spent on the tickets, soadvance payment would be appreciated.
RI PRESIDENT'S VISIT-Prcsidcnt Steve
reminded the Club thai Jonathan Majiyagbe willbe speaking at the San Jose Fairmont onFebruary13'\ The cost is $50 per person;tellPresident Steve if you're able to go.
Mobf/ftyMMMBMMastersProviding Solutions lor Independent Living
Merle Hayes, OTRRehabMobihty EquipmentSpecialist
(707) 525-1994(800) 936-7006
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M-F 10-4 Sat Noon-5
Any Time by Appointment
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ROTARY GRANT-District Governor Norm
Owens presented our President Steve with aRotary Grant received for tools to assist inmaintenance of the Glen Oaks Project. TheGrant was for SI500 and will help our budgetimmensely. Thanks to Jim Moir and DaveLorcnzcn for working on the Grant application.
VOCATIONAL TALK Elcanore Webster
gave a brilliant vocational talk. For moreinformation, visit her web site at
www.ewwebster.com. (Note: this week's editor
is the same Eleanore Webster, thus theopportunity for shameless advertising).
RECOGNITION Recognition: before andafter the main event of the morning: PresidentSteve noted that SI200 was given to theVolunteer Center Holiday Giving Tree Program,representing 50% of the fines. Good job,President Steve.
Mike Downey celebrated his birthday with atrip to Southern California and spent the timeplanning for his wife's birthday this week:$40.00 to the fund. John Dolensck celebrated abirthday on 1/3; his plans cost him S20.00. DonFloriani's wife's birthday was spent in thehospital, but it cost him S20 anyway.
Anniversaries: Bob Scott celebrated his 44lh
anniversary onJanuary 2nd by eating Chinesefood and planning a trip to Cabo San Lucas.This cost him only S22 plus future Cabo debts.
Penny Millar's trip to Hong Kong resulted in acareer change and a marriage proposal: all thisfor only S50.00. Larry Martin was fined S15.00for being one of the top travel agencies inSonoma County according to the BusinessJournal. Larry says there arc only two travelagencies left, but he's just being humble.
Lcroy Carlenzoli's firm was also listed as one ofthe top civil engineering firms in town, but hewasn't fined any money (probably because hecould only afford a high powered leaf blowerfor his wife on her birthday.
President Steve was pleased to note that EricSimon placed an unfortunate bet with him onthe UCLA/Fresno State game. Seems Eric iscooking dinner for President Steve at a fancyrestaurant in town. No added fine.
PROGRAM Bruce Campbell gave a veryinformative talk on the Rotary FoundationProgram for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary•ua swsa j unnsv ssffiary # ^ ^f
Editor Eleanore Webster
Publisher Linda Hauck
Volume 18, Issue 27
January 19, 200-1
SANTA ROSA SUNRISE
2003-2004 Board
PRESIDENT
Steve Herron
SECRETARY
Shauna Lorenzen
TREASURER
Rolf Wessman
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Peter Hoberg/Kon Potro
PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Amend
PRESIDENT ELECT
Steve Worthen
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Ezbon Jen
CLUB SERVICE
Linda Hauck
Jim Moir
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ed Carrette
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Brian Rondon
MAJOR EVENTS
Susan Glowacki
Lend a HandP.O. Box 14953
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
January 22nd Program
"Kid Street Theatre is about
realizing our similarities ashuman beings, rather thanfocusing on our differences,even if pain is what binds us.It is through acceptance ofeach other, and ourselves,
that we are truly set free."-Linda Conklin
Kid Street Theatre (KST) was
developed to provide a holistic approach to helpingchildren without homes and
other at-risk youth, break thecycle of self-depreciationand poverty. The lives ofchildren who are homeless
are riddled with poverty,chaos and trauma. The vast
majority of services offeredto the homeless are not di
rected toward the support ofthese children's very specificemotional, social and educa
tional needs. KST bringsabout the opportunity to develop trust from within thechild to empower him/herto believe that they are special in their own way, thattheir present situation is a
CHERI CELLINI
Kid's Street Theatre
Enriching Childrens'
Lives
circumstance beyond theircontrol, not a life style oftheir choosing.
In both our Charter School
and After School Program,we provide art, dance, music, journal writing, martialarts, costuming, pottery, setbuilding, drumming, computer and video activities.Through the vehicle of theatre we provide a safe environment to teach teamwork,
cooperation, communicationskills, conflict managementand most importantly, tobuild self-esteem. The program is open to all children,regardless of socio-economicbackground.
Because a child has an ad
dress does not guaranteehim/her a healthy home environment, and our children
develop an appreciation forboth sets of circumstances
immediately and begin appreciating the opportunitieseach lifestyle brings with it.We also provide services for
learning disabled, tutoringservices, support for childrenof divorce, foster and grouphome children, as well as
providing meaningful opportunities for retired professionals and non
professionals.
Continued on page 2
JOIN THE FUN
JANUARY
FIRESIDE
Russ and Susan Lockner's
January 22, 2004
5:30-7:30
3570 Aaron Drive
From Fountaingrove Parkway to Stagecoach/ParkerHill Road. Left onto Leetc;
right at Aaron (two blocks.)
From Chanate turn at
Parker Hill Rd; Right ontoHidden Valley Dr. Left ontoAaron for two blocks.
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CALENDAR
FIRESIDE
Rusty and Susan Lockners
January 22ndc
Valentine's PartyFebruary 7
Tayinan Park. Healdsburg
RI President to Visit
Northern California
February 13San Jose Fairmont
District AssemblyApril 17
College of Rdwds, Eureka
Senior Pancake Breakfast
April 24Contact Hugh for details
District Conference
June 17-20
Vineyard Creek
Announcements and Upcoming Events
The raffle pot is up to S300.
The next Rotoract meeting isscheduled same as the last
one....next Thus @ Round Ta
ble Pizza. We're looking of allRotarians to be on the look
out for 25-35-year olds looking for a service club with theideals of service shared byRotary. Send your names anddirect questions to SteveAmend or Janet Hamilton.
Prez self-fined $10. for goofing several times.
Ezbon was recognized, butnot fined for his picture/article in last Monday's PDrepresenting the Nursing Program at the SRJC.
Birthdays (Recognized):
Andrea Wolf 1/5 Peter ad
vised the Club that he will be
resigning the Club due to aconflict with his teachingschedule. He'll look to move
to a more convenient Club in
the area. Our thanks to his
service during his tenure inthe Club. Best of luck, Peter.
We'll see you at make-ups,I'm sure.
RolfWessman 1/20. Rolfs
not quite sure what Ann has
cooked up for his birthday.
CLUB BASEBALL TRIP
I have some exciting newsabout our baseball trip May29th. We have arranged withthe bus company to leaveSanta Rosa early enough sowe will have a couple ofhours of free time in San
Francisco, before the game.You can go to dinner at oneof the restaurants either near
the stadium or really anywhere. So combined with the
good time we will have onthe bus and at the game, thisadditional time really makesour baseball trip a carefreeopportunity to enjoy ourselves and HAVE FUN!
Kid's Street (Continued)
The relationship that developsbetween the children, volun
teers and staff provides an environment where these chil
dren can open up and try newexperiences without concernfor success or failure. The em
phasis is on"doing" not"doing it right."Success is experienced by all-volunteers and
children alike.
Cheri Cellini has
S been with Kid
Street for four
years and hasworn many different hats including event coordinator,administrative assistant, vol
unteer coordinator, lunch
J
INTERACT CLUB
'CREEK WALK'
This Saturday, January 24thfrom 9:30 to 11:30am - Rain
or Shine
Join Alistair Bleifuss from
the City of Santa Rosa,JimMcCracken and Interact
Club members for a Satur
day morning stroll alongSanta Rosa Creek.
Meet at the footbridge toOlive Park behind the new
Blackman Conference Cen
ter at West 3rd Street, walk
along Santa Rosa Creek andlearn about "A Creek Runs
Through Us", the city-widecreek stewardship program.This is an on-going environmental project which benefits the community in whichwe all live.
If you are interested... bethere.
lady, and most recently, Childand Family Resource Coordi-
Rl President Comes to San Jose—February 13thfor those of you interested inthe Dinner event with Rl
President. Jonathan Majiyagbeon Friday. February 13th atthe San Jose Fairmont Hotel, I
have confirmed that Rotaryhas secured a special discounted rate for Friday evening of $89/nlght for a standard room (standard rate is
S189/nt). Same rate applies tothose who wish to stay overforSaturday (14th) as well,but it's not required to obtain
this special room rate for the13th. No discount for room
upgrades or suites.
If you have not yet contactedthe Fairmont, you should contact them between now and
year end to secure a room onyour own under this specialRotary discount. This eventwill sell out very quickly. Thedinner w/Jonathan will be
S50/pp. The reservations forthe Rotary dinner itself must
be made via registrationforms which should be avail
able on the District 5103 web
site later this week. I'll getthat info to you as soon as Ican, but if you are planningon attending. 1would contactThe Fairmont as soon as possible to secure your room first.
http://www.fairmont.com/
I hope you can join us for thisspecial event.
Save the Date for the Golf Tournament—MAY 7th
We are happy to announcethat the date and time for our
15th Annual Golf Tourna
ment has been set - Friday.May 7th 200-1 at 11am. Thetournament will be held at
the Oakmont Golf Club.
The golf committee wouldlike to remind club members
that this is a fun filled event
and we encourage all to participate.
Please make a raffle prizecontribution of either S75
cash or a provide a prizeworth S150. In addition, we
arc asking each Rotarian toforward the attached 'Save
The Date' Announcement to
Mob/7/tyi"^Masters
people who you think mightbe interested in playing in ourtournament. The cost is SI75
per player. This year, we haveroom for only 120golfers.
Since the event usually sellsout, it is more important thanever for those wishing to playto REGISTER EARLY. Please
forward to Jim Henderson -names, addresses, phonenumbers and email addresses
of interested persons whomyou want to receive brochures.For additional information re
garding foursomes contactMax Bridges at [email protected].
The committee would also like
Merle Hayes, OTRRwaaMooay £gupwtf Sreoausf
PtavKliigSoli/JsralcireSJixiixJentLiviro (707) 525-1994(800) 936-7006
E-mail CuslomsrService&mobilitymasters comwww.tnobilitytna5le1s.com
M-F 10-4 Sat Noon-5Any Timo by Appointment
1040 Notlli Dullon Avenue • Santa Rosa. CA 95401National Registry ot Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers
to take this opportunity to inform member that a large portion of the revenues earned arc
from Corporate Sponsorshipsstarting at S250 and Tee/Green Sponsors at SI50. ForCorporate Sponsorship information contact Don Floriani at
For Tee/Green sponsorshipscontact Steve Amend at
<[email protected]>or58'l-9750.
This will be our 15th Annual
tournament. Over the years, ithas proven to be an activity inwhich Sunrise Rotarians take
great pride. It is fun to organize, fun to run, and fun for
participants. Even if you don'tplay golf, at the end of the daywe have a nice dinner partyfor anyone who wishes to attend.
The committee has raised the
bar to S25.000 this year, so let'sall pitch in and continue in thespirit of Rotary to make thischarity fund raiser anothergreat success!
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Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotar)•iiui ssD6a jwmsv swiary * ^% ^t
The &nrlS%January 29th Program
Barry Evans, Chief Deputy
Sonoma CountyAnimal RegulationPROVIDING EDUCATION
Presentations on responsible pet ownership provided to |Sonoma County residents.♦ Schools - classroom and assembly♦ Community Groups - speakers and presentations
on animal welfare
♦ Fairs/Events - provide handouts and informationon division programs
PROVIDING PROTECTION
Investigations of complaints in response to calls fromcounty residents.♦ Animal Welfare/Humane - Injured animal response, pickup and cruelty investigations♦ Nuisance - leash law. barking and other animal related problems♦ Rabies Control - investigate animal bite/rabies to support County Health Officer♦ Enforcement of animal welfare regulations including: Kennels - Commercial and Pet Fan
ciers: Pet Shops Pet Licensing - Dogs and Cats
Editor Eleanore Webster
Publisher Linda Hauck
Volume 18, Issue 27
January19, 2004
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SANTA ROSA SUNRISE
2003-2004 Board
PRESIDENT
Steve Herron
SECRETARY
Shauna Loronzen
TREASURER
Rolf Wossman
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Peter Hoborg/Kcn Petro
PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Amend
PRESIDENT ELECT
Stove Worthon
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Ezbon Jen
CLUB SERVICE
Linda Hauck
Jim Moir
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ed Carrelte
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Brian Rondon
MAJOR EVENTS
Susan Glowacki
PROVIDING SHELTER SEVICES
Pet AdoptionContract for veterinary care and spay/neuterVolunteer programsLost & Found - help pets find their lost ownersShelter Newsletter - assist with quarterly newsletterFostering - foster special needs shelter animals: puppies , kittens to help find homesMobile adoptions - shelter animals taken to locations throughout the county for adoptionSpay/Neuter Events - assist at spay/neuter eventsDog Walking - walking shcllcr dogs and training themCat Cuddling - socializing shelter catsVet Assistants - help shelter staff with animal care and health and assist veterinarianIntern Opportunities - Paid and unpaid intern opportunities to develop shelter programsFundraising - events to assist in caring for shelter animalsMobile Animal Center (MAC) - community outreach vehicle used for Spay/Neuter, Mobile Adoptions, and Humane Education events, and assist pet owners during disastersGrooming - bathing and grooming of shelter animals
Lend a HandP.O. Box 14953
Santa Rosa, CA 95402HOW TO VOLUNTEER
Contact Volunteer Coordinator Greg Mortensen at (707) 565 7116for information about volunteer programs and opportunities. (Email [email protected])
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CALENDAR
Valentine's Party
February 7Tayman Park, Healdsburg
RI President to Visit
Northern California
February 13San Jose Fairmont
District AssemblyApril 17
College of Rdwds. Eureka
Senior Pancake Breakfast
April 24Contact Hugh for details
District Conference
June 17-20
Vineyard Creek
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Greeter: Nancy Aita Pledge ofAllegiance: Dave Lorcnzen Inspirational thought provided byHugh Helms. He quoted theDali Lama with thoughtful andinspirational guidance.
We had one visiting Rotarian,Maureen McDanicL from the
Windsor club.
We had several guests:
Jim Moir introduced Nathan
Boone from the Sonomi Land
Trust (and Glen Oaks), PennyMillar introduced Christie and
Lisa from her firm and Janet
Hamilton introduced our
speaker Chcri Cellini fromKid's Street Theater.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Penny Millar talked about theRotaraet club meeting. The effort is continuing to start the new
club with a number of interested
people wanting to join. The nextmeeting is going to be held at the
LBC on Fcbniary 2nd at 7:30. Ifyou know of any 18-30 year oldsyou think might be interested in
joining, contact Penny or JanetHamilton.
Hugh Helms talked about theupcoming baseball game. It willbe on May29'\ This time, thebus will be leaving a little earlierso that attendees will have 2 or 3
hours extra to enjoy San Fran
cisco before the game.
President Steve talked about at
tendance. 1le pointed out that anumber of members are lettingtheir attendance slip. We have afew that are below 70%. He en
couraged member to make anextra effort to increase their at
tendance at our meetings, or ifthey can't make them, to makeup at another club.
The Pancake breakfast will be
(when she's not doing a littlework). We wish her a speedy recover)'. Jim Moir's wifeMclinda is recovering from herfoot operation over a month ago.
BIRTHDAYS
Jim Brcnton celebrated his birth
day at his sister in Florida. Heapparently enjoyed the weatherand being with family. He andhis sister went out to dinner to a
restaurant called "Beds". Susan
Glowacki had her birthday on the16th. Shehad a dinneranda gettogether with friends. Susan alsomentioned her son-in-law is applying for a job at the RinconValley Fire Department.
Steve Herron was fined (by himself) $25 for again getting his picture in the paper.
HIGH FIVES
Jim McCracken thanked Tux
Tuxhorn, Jerry Johnson andJohn Stark for helping with interact by volunteering to give vocational talks. Jim also men
tioned the upcoming creek walkthis Saturday describing a creek
restoration effort that the Interact
club will be participating in.
Leroy Carlcnzoli told of his sonout duck hunting when he met afisherman, and ended up catchinga 42# catfish using the other guysfishing pole.
Merle Hayes mentioned her son-in-law is Jim Lettc who is run-
ning for the State Assembly as ademocrat. He recently got thegood news that he had receivedan endorsement from the democ
ratic party. Merle also mentionedapplications are out for bothLeadership Santa Rosa and Tomorrow Leaders Today. Bothare excellent programs.
Saturday, April 24"' at the SeniorCenter. Hugh Helms suggestedyou mark your calendars. Volunteers will be needed for a few
hours that day to help set-up.
serve the food, and clean up afterwards.
There will be an association din
ner next Thursday sponsored bythe Healdsburg club. Meetingcosts are paid by our club.
Rusty mentioned his Firesidethat evening. It was well attended and both Rusty andSusan were gracious hosts.
Santa Rosa West club is having acrab feed. It will be this Satur
day at the Vet's building.
The Centennial project is upand running. The first session is
Friday, January 23rd. SteveZwick mentioned that they haveplenty of volunteers for thisweek as well as a number of vol
unteers for some of the future upcoming dates.
President to speak: The RotaryInternational president will bespeaking at the Fairmont in SanJose onFebruary 13lh. Ticketsare S50. Special room rates areavailable at the Fairmont.
Golf Tournament: Jim Hen
derson mentioned that the next
golf meeting will he at DonFloriani's office Tuesday atNoon.
Sunshine report: Del Rahy reported that Ed Carrcttc is recovering from a heart valve replacement. I le had the operation lastThursday, and was home by Sunday (this is good). I le is re
ported to be doing very well andis hoping to be at next weeksmeeting. Linda Hauck is homesick with pneumonia. Doctor orders were to stay in bed whichLinda is doing most of the time
SUCCESSFUL CREEK WALK
Five Interaciors and four Sun
rise Rotarians spent an enjoyable morning with AlistairBleifuss and other interested
community members learningabout the City of Santa Rosasponsored creek restorationprogram. During the two-hour stroll along the PrinceGreenway. we listened to Alis-tair's enlightening commentary and observed first-handsome beneficial results of the
city-wide creek stewardshipprogram. This was truly aninspiring way to start theweekend.
Program Recap—Kids Street TheatreCheri Cellini spoke about theKids Street Charter School lo
cated at the Lincoln Arts Cen
ter. It is a K through 6 schoolwith 3 teachers and about 30
students. The students are
typically "at-risk" studentswho may live in a dysfunctional family, be homeless ormay have parents in jail. Theart and drama based programs help families re-buildtheir lives by teaching values,self-reliance, life skills and
how to successfully resolveconflicts. It is an environ
ment where kids can feel safe
to tell the truth and the parents are required to work 3hours a week to fulfill their
Mobf/ftyimam/WastersPiovWryj ScluMns lor Indoperden! Living
commitment as well.
The philosophy of the schoolis to "Teach from the heart
and the mind will follow".
There is a lot of student turn
over due to homclessness or
family instability. This moving program made us allaware of a segment of societythat certainly needs support,nurturing and love. It shouldbe noted that SOS. one of the
programs Sunrise Rotary supports and helps fund in conjunction with a grant fromSanta Rosa East Rotary hasgiven $2400 to Kid's Street.
Merle Hayes, OTRWfliaa1\ktixityEquipment Specialist
(707) 525-1994(800) 936-7006
E-mail Cu5tomerServiceffmobililymasters.comwww mobilitymastors.com
M-F 10-4 Sat Moon-5
Any Time by Appointment
1040 North Dution Avenue • Santa Rosa. CA 95401National Registry ol Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers
LAST CALL FOR
VALENTINE'S PARTY
Saturday, Feb. 7th6:00 to 11:00 PM
We're still
looking forValentine's
day partyparticipants. We have over 40 peoplecoming so far, but we haveroom for 5 to 8 more couples.Cost is S50 per person.
The party is in Healdsburg andI can assure you that it will beworth the drive, because the
site is perfect in size and stylefor us. To see it, log on towww.taymanparkgolf.com/clubhouse.html; plus directions are available on site.
The food and DJ music is bythe same folks as last year, andanyone who was there will tellyou that they were both great(especially the food). We will
have great decorations by Sonoma Flower Company andcandles galore for the properatmosphere.
Contact Steve Davis at the
usual #s (or this Thursday)!
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Editor Austin O'MalleyPublisher Linda Hauck
Volume 18. Issue 29
January 30, 2004
SANTA ROSA SUNRISE
2003-2004 Board
PRESIDENT
Steve Herron
SECRETARY
Shauna Lorenzen
TREASURER
Rolf Wessman
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Peter Hoberg/Ken Petro
PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Amend
PRESIDENT ELECT
Steve Worthen
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Ezbon Jen
CLUB SERVICE
Linda Hauck
Jim Moir
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ed Carrette
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Brian Rondon
MAJOR EVENTS
Susan Glovvacki
Lend a HandP.O.Box 14953
Santa Rosa. CA 95402
February 5th Program
Michael Dimock
Slow Food is
Quickly Growin:
February is going to be Environmental-Ag month.
Program Chair. LarryMartin is dedicated to our County and the month ofFebruaryfocuses on his vision. "One of the things I love most about our Sunrise Rotaryclub is
thateverybody is involved not only with Rotary, but also with other community serviceorganizations. As February'sprogram chair. I will be sharing my other long-time community service interests; Theprotection of the environment and the promotion ofsustainableagriculture."
On February 5th, Michael Dimock. Chairman of the Board of Slow Food USA will speakabout Slow Food and their Sonoma County School Garden project. Slow Food is one of thecountry's fastest growing non-profits, with 10.000 US members in all 50 states, and 60.000worldwide members in 45 countries. Slow Food's mission is to promote the pleasures ofthe table and protect regional foods and regional food producers. Michael is a SonomaCounty native and former Executive Director of Sonoma County Select, a now inactive organization of local artisan food and wine producers.
On February 12th, Laura Whiting will update us to the progress of the eagerly-awaitedSonoma County Food and Wine Center. The Center is proposed for the Rail Road Squarearea and has been designated a "top priority" by the City of Santa Rosa. Laura is the former head of the Santa Rosa Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Rick Theis will be our February 19th speaker and is the Founder and Board Chair of theLeadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy. The Leadership Institute works withgovernment and business leaders to balance environmental and social issues with financial interests to create a healthy economy and sustainable communities. Rick served on theSanta Rosa Planning Commission, and is the former executive director of the SonomaCounty Grape Growers Association.
Our February 26th speaker is Wendy Eliot, from the Sonoma Land Trust, who will speakabout their upcoming Bay Lands Project. When the Graton Rancheria Indian tribe decidedto build their casino in Rohnert Park, the donated to the Land Trust an option worth $1.2million towards the purchase of almost 1700 acres of ecologically wetlands and uplands.This enables the Land Trust to begin raising 15.4 million needed to complete purchase byAugust 2004.
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CALENDAR
*Valentine's Party
February 7Tayman Park, Healdsburg
RI President to Visit
Northern California
February 13San Jose Fairmont
District Assembly
April 17College of Rdwds, Eureka
Senior Pancake Breakfast
April 24Contact Hugh for details
District Conference
June 17-20
Vineyard Creek
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Greetenjohn Dolinsek
Pledge of Allegiance: Ed Car-rette
Inspirational Thought provided by Ralph Harryman.Appreciate what you have because what you have is whatyou once wanted and do notfocus on what you do nothave. Except for boats andgolf clubs.
We had two visiting Rotari-ans, Dennis Kelly, from theSanta Rosa West club and
past club president ArchieJulian from the Healdsburgclub.
We had a couple of guests,Ken Coker's guest was LynnBest of Best Home Inspectionand Janet Hamilton intro
duced our guest speakerBarry Evans. Bob Tidd'sguest was Mike Maples ofMaples Plumbing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Janet Hamilton talked aboutthe success of Rotaract. The
club has located a regularmeeting place at the LutherBurbank Center. Meetingswill be held on the I5' and 3"'
Mondays of the month at7:30. There are currently 14very enthusiastic members. Ifyou know of any 18-30 yearolds who might be interestedin joining, contact Penny Millar or Janet Hamilton.
Bob Scott is a former entre
preneur. Bob sold his business and will stay on with thenew company for 3-4 yearsand manage the print shopand handle sales. If you need
any printing see Bob.
Valentines Day Party is Saturday Feb. 7*. Please contactSteve Davis for tickets. The
cost is S50 per person.
Rolary International Dinner isFriday February 13"' at theSan Jose Fairmont. The cost is
S50 per person.
Golf Tournament is set for
May 7"1 at the OakmontCountry Club. There will be 4flights, all women, coed, highhandicap and competitive.Early Bird Registration for thedrawing is due by April 8*.We have not filled up the Corporate Sponsorship, Tee/Green sponsors or foursomes.Steve Amend is spearheadingthe Tee sponsorships. We currently have 25 and our goal is60. Please see Steve, John Bly,
Sue Sacks, Don Floriani or
Jim Henderson for informa
tion on sponsorships. SueSacks is looking for Rafflesponsors. We are looking for125 items. If you cannot comeup with an item then eachmember will donate S75. See
Sue or Ross Andress if youhave a raffle item. Envelopestuffing for the tournamentwill be February 19"'at 5:00I'M at Don Floriani's office.
Don's office is located at 1455
Santa Rosa Ave. in Santa
Rosa.
HIGH FIVE
Del Raby is a very proud
great grandfather. He broughta picture of his great granddaughter and the blanket he ismaking himself.
Susan Glowacki let us know
that the president of Amy'sKitchen, Andrew Berliner,
sent a letter to Arnold ad
dressing the issues businessesare confronting operating inCalifornia. Arnold called An
drew Berliner directly to address these issues.
Past member, John Boils, will
be ordained in February asBishop John.
SUNSHINE REPORT
Ed Carrette was feeling wellenough to attend the meeting.Ed was looking great after hisheart valve replacement. JohnBIy's grandmother passedaway last week. Please keephim in your thoughts. BonnieDolinsek is progressing aseveryone had hoped. Pleasekeep her in your thoughts.Linda Hauck has almost fullyrecovered from pneumonia.She is feeling well enough tobe back at work.
BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES
Brian Rondon's wife Karen
had a birthday on January17*. Karen is going to spendthis weekend in San Francisco
with friends while Brian
watches the children.
Lynn Best's wife Donna had abirthday on the 26*. Theywent out and purchased a 12ft.dogwood tree.
Mike Downey and Sharonhave their 33'*' wedding anniversary on January SO"1. Theywould have been divorced
years ago but neither onewanted custody of the kids.
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Keith who helped out with registration. He also thanked Steve Zwick and Carmen Taylor for their assistance. Steve Zwick also provided us with pictures ofthe children. Sue Sacks and Jennifer Hembd helped out on the project andmentioned that some of the 47 children had never been to a dentist before. Ez-
bon says the next step is some of the children will need to see a dentist. Volunteers will be needed to drive
the children to their appointments. If you are interested in being a driverplease contact Ezbon orSteve Zwick. The next ses
sion is February 6* inGuerneville. Please contact
Ezbon or Steve if you wouldlike to volunteer.
Two More Red Badge Members! Welcome Mike Maples and Lynn Best
Bob Tidcl sponsored MikeMaples. Bob grew up withMike and they went tohigh school together. Mikejis aco-owner along withhis 3 brothers of MaplesPlumbing, His portion ofthe business involves both
new construction (both
commercial and residen
tial) and a separate organization that does service and repair in the Santa Rosa area. He has been involved in theoperation and management of the plumbing business for16years. Mike is married and has 4 children. His hobbiesinclude camping, fishing, water skiing and family activities in general.
Travel GroupLarry Martin, President
(707)526-2922 Hours M-F 8:30-5:30; Sat & Sun 10-2
Ken Coker sponsored LynnBest. Ken has known Lynnfor 12years and Lynn hasbeen supporting Rotary formany years by purchasingraffle tickets. Lynn is lookingforward to getting involved.
Lynn is joining the club under the classification of
"Building Contractor-Residential".
Lynn has spend almost his complete life in SonomaCounty, having attended both Santa Rosa High Schooland the SRJC. He followed his father into the construc
tion business in 1978. Between 1988 and 1996 he
worked both in real estate sales and lending. Sincethen, he has been self employed in construction both asa licensed general contractor and also running a homeinspection business (primarily working for an insurance company). Lynn has been married for 17years
