THE NILES ROTARY PINION · 2014-03-31 · Rotary Club of Niles (Fremont) – Founded 1937 – P.O. Box 7104, Fremont, CA 94537-7104 – . 1 THE NILES ROTARY PINION April 2014 Think

Rotary Club of Niles (Fremont) – Founded 1937 – P.O. Box 7104, Fremont, CA 94537-7104 – www.nilesrotary.org. 1

THE NILES ROTARY PINION April 2014

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1 It’s What We Do – pg. 1-2

3 Niles Rotary Stars

5 March 10 and 27 club meetings-pg. 5-6 and pg. 8-10

14 Interact Area 5 Solar Cooker Project

It’s What We Do -

Every now and then…actually, way more often than just now and then… Niles Rotarians do something REALLY special…and you look at what we did and go…Hey, look at what WE just did! It’s what we do…

Think back to events like the Area 3 Rotary 100th Anniversary celebration …and the Majestic Evening of Hope /wheelchairs for Serbia gala with Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakovich…and our Niles Rotary 75th Anniversary Celebration…and our 18 years worth of Reverse Raffle/Auctions… Think back to service projects like the Central Park and Niles Community Park fishing docks…and the Graham Elementary School Improvement Project…and Feed the Hungry and Pizza With Santa… And completed International Projects in Chile, Guatemala, India and soon to be projects in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Kenya and India and Guatemala yet again… Now…look back at March 2014…welcoming RI President elect Gary Huang AND RI President Ron Burton in spectacular fashion!! Look what WE did!! All that said…here is what we are about to do next... April 12 brings our 19th Annual Reverse Raffle and Auction fundraiser at Sunol Golf Club…yet another opportunity for Niles Rotarians to Get ‘er Done the way we do…welcoming back old friends and new acquaintances that surely will become fast friends of Niles Rotary. (continued on next page)


IT’S WHAT WE DO (continued) The commitment that we ask of all Niles Rotarians is immense…actively promoting ticket sales for the event with friends, family, and business associates to reach a sellout…and ease PE Steve Landon’s anxieties…making complex planning committee decisions to make this year’s event bigger and better than last year’s…and calling upon the generosity of our Niles Rotary extended family to make it possible for Niles Rotarians to do what we do best…give back to our community. Take a look at the WHY that drives our energy…the ultimate ticket sales talking point…our 2013 grant recipients…we made big differences and changed lives in our community:

• Abode Services - $2,400 for 3 computers. • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 837 - $750 for Girl and Boy State scholarships. • Amp’d Kids - $1,000 for school supplies and sports equipment for an after-school enrichment program at

Oliveira School. • City of Fremont Playcamps - $1,000 to support summer activities for children, including an opportunity to ride

the Niles Canyon train, and for lower income children to enjoy a day at the Aqua Adventure Water Park. • City of Fremont Parks & Recreation Dept. - $2,500 for a sponsorship of the very popular summer concert

series in Central Park. • Fremont Christian School - $2,500 in a challenge grant to the school to refurbish the bells for the popular and

award-winning Bell Choir. • Fremont Education Foundation - $2,767 to sponsor an After School Band class for one school year in an

elementary school. • Fremont Symphony Orchestra - $5,000 to support the free Children’s Concerts and the Young Composers

program for elementary school students at Ohlone College. • Fremont/Newark YMCA - $4,950 for scholarships for special needs children to participate in summer day

camps. • LEAF (Local Ecology & Agriculture Fremont) - $1,500 for the construction of a fence in the community

garden in Niles, in cooperation with Home Depot. • Music at the Mission - $1,500 for two outreach performances by professional musicians at junior and senior

high schools in Fremont. • Niles Elementary School - $576 for canvas bags, prepared in the science unit for reducing and reusing, to be

given to families to encourage reusing. • Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - $500 for a piano dolly. • One Child - $5,000 for clothing, shoes, school supplies, books, and backpacks for children who would otherwise

go without these items. • San Francisco Bay Area Council, BSA - $2,500 to support “Camperships” for Boy Scouts summer camp. • Stage 1 Theatre - $1,500 for a summer theatre workshop for children to learn and perform Beauty and the Beast. • StarStruck Theatre - $2,250 for actor scholarships to young people to participate in their 2013 summer

production of All Shook Up. • Tri-City Health Center - $1,225 for materials to improve access to health care for the patients and community

partners of Tri-City Health Center. • Tri-City Young Life Capernaum – Fun Life - $1,000 to support their 2013 Joy Prom for young people with

disabilities. • Tri-City Young Life/Wyldlife - $500 for a portable sound system and sports equipment at their weekly

meetings. • Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation - $1,000 to support hospice care

(for the list of Niles Rotary’s community services projects funded by the Reverse Raffle & Auction proceeds, please see page 12). THAT’S WHY…we ask much of all Niles Rotarians so that we can do much good in our community…it’s what we do…We Get ‘er Done! PC … aka President Chuck


C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

• Tues. April 1 from 6-8 pm – Mentor Meeting at the home of Rakesh Sharma** (all welcome)

• Sat. April 5 – Niles Town Plaza community service work project. Contact: Bob Hagg**

• Sat. April 12, 2014 – Reverse Raffle!!!!** • April 11 – April 13, 2014 – District 5170

Conference – Hayes Mansion* • Sat. April 26 – Blacow School Project –

Community Service work project. Contact: Bob Hagg**

• Sat. May 3 – Social – Fremont Symphony Orchestra concert**

• Mon. May 5 – Gifting Committee Meeting – contact: Gary Charland

• Thurs. May 8 from 6-8:30 pm. Ocho de Mayo Area 3 Social and Rotaract benefit at Federicos. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Contact: Pres. Chuck**

• June 1-4, 2014 – RI Sydney – Contact: Steve Landon*

• Sat. June 28 – SAVE THE DATE! Pres. Chuck’s Demotion**

• Sun. Sept. 14 – SAVE THE DATE! Chili Cook-Off at Newpark Mall* *good Area or District activity for Red Badgers ** good Social or Community Service activity for Red Badgers

Check the club website for additional calendar items CLUB PROGRAMS For latest information on Club Programs, check the club website: www.nilesrotary.org April 3 - TBD April 10 – Tara Smith April 17 – 24 - TBD

NILES ROTARY STARS

Congratulations to the March Niles Rotary Stars: Rick King (for bringing RI officers and dignitaries to club programs); Kimberly Hartz Foster (for her organization of the RI Presidential meetings).

The Niles Rotary Stars so far this year include: July: Harry Avila; Don Cole; John de Sousa; Walt Wadlow August: John Dutra & Holly de Vito (The Rotary Foundation work); Brian Hughes (RYLA registration, etc.); Joe Tada (WHHS A-V support) September: Stephen & Nancie Allen (mutual service to Niles and Newark Rotary clubs); Dan Smith (Club Administration) October: Otis Highbaugh (many years of piano playing for Niles Rotary club meetings) November: Joe Barton (grants); Bob Hagg (Community Service projects); Almos Adorjan (International Service projects); Manuel Franco (Guatemala project) December: Merna Morse (Interact); Mary Lynn Pelican (photography/Facebook) January: The Three Sandras (misc.), Gene Cowell (bad jokes) February: Jeff Falk and Angus Cochran – Speech Contest


CLUB MEETINGS - MARCH

March 6 program – inspirational speaker Tim Hoyle (and Bonnie Sabraw and donation to Niles Former Niles Rotarian Steve Collins) Rotary Foundation in MO Sabraw’s memory

March 6 – Don Dillon & his photo of him with JFK honorary Niles Rotarians – Lois Hill, Shirley Warren, Bonnie Sabraw, Dede Smith, with Rick H.

song leader Jim Brunelli with Pres. Chuck


MARCH MEETINGS (continued) March 10: Rotary International President Elect Gary C.K. Huang and his wife Corinna were the guests of honor and the club program! A very festive occasion. The decorative theme and speaker’s gift were roosters, to honor President Elect Huang’s birth year. For additional photos, see the Niles Rotary Facebook page.

artist Mario Chiodo and Lila Bringhurst


MARCH 10 MEETING (continued)

Area presidents & RI President Elect Huang Roger & DG Angie Hassler with Mr. Huang

music by Music at the Mission artists Rotaract members with Mr. Huang

the room looked gorgeous


MARCH MEETINGS (continued)

March 20 – former Newark mayor Dave Smith Sue Parhiala and Joanne Ippolito from Inner Wheel

Audrey & Mike visit Woodlands Rotary in Texas, with Rosemary Ashley

Beth Booth and the guys


MARCH 27 MEETING Rotary International President Ron Burton was the guest of honor and program for Niles Rotary. Again, it was a very festive occasion – beautiful flowers everywhere, and the red and white University of Oklahoma colors quite visible. Guests attended from throughout the District, including many past District Governors, past Rotary International Presidents Cliff Dochterman and Rick King, and RI Director-elect Brad Howard. Many gifts were presented, and Mayor Bill Harrison presented the key to the City of RI President Burton (as he had to RI President-elect Gary Huang). Hundreds of photos of both the March 10 and March 27 meetings can be viewed on the Niles Rotary Facebook page.

RI President Ron Burton great music by Fremont Christian HS Jazz Band


MARCH 27 MEETING WITH ROTARY INTERNATIONAL RON BURTON (continued)

such cute song leaders – Rick King and Daren Young Past RI President Cliff Dochterman with Cherie King

for one day – a coat & tie club Mayor Bill with Cliff Dochterman, Ron Burton, Rick King

Area 3 presidents with Ron Burton Rotaract and Interact members with Ron Burton


MARCH 27 MEETING WITH ROTARY INTERNATIONAL RON BURTON (continued)

Past Niles Rotary presidents President elects with Ron and Rick

photographs of the photographers – Jim Sakane of Fremont Rotary and Mary Lynn Pelican with Ron Burton

Niles Rotary club photo with Cliff Dochterman, Ron Burton, Cherie & Rick King


Niles Rotary Shirts Club shirts are now available to order from Manuel Franco. You can order either light blue stonewashed or dark blue indigo denim shirts with the “We Get ‘er Done” logo! Men’s and women’s styles are available. Or, you can order a colorful dress shirt…or provide a shirt of your own on which the Niles Rotary logo can be stitched. See Manny for details. NEW: Rotary International has just launched TheRotarianMagazine.com, a new home on the web for The Rotarian. Check the website, which offers instant access to many of the stories run in the hard copy of the magazine, and selections from the archives. The feature stories appear in full, and both stories and photos are presented in an attractive easy-to-read fashion. And anyone can easily access TheRotarianMagazine.com. Check it out, and tell your friends.

RI President Huang’s theme for 2014-2015


MORE PHOTOS (March 10)

Carol and Kimberly

did the meeting count as extra credit for school?

IT’S WHAT WE DO (continued) Niles Rotary’s community service projects include:

• Feed the Hungry (preparing and serving dinner 4 times a year at the Centerville Free Dining Room) - $2,400.

• Pizza With Santa - $5,000 for the holiday party for low-income families (selected through a process with the City of Fremont Human Services Dept.).

• The Great Rotary Chili Cook-Off - $1,000 for a sponsorship of this area Rotary fundraiser.

• Interact Scholarships - $4,000 to provide college scholarships in 2013 for students at Washington and Fremont Christian High Schools.

• Interact Club support - $2,250 to support Interact Club projects at the 3 high schools now sponsored by Niles Rotary (Washington, Fremont Christian, and now Robertson).


DISTRICT 5170 CONFERENCE April 11 – 13, 2014

HAYES MANSION, San Jose

Get ready for the District Conference in April! Although the Saturday night banquet does conflict with our Reverse Raffle, we can enjoy the rest of the conference. Registration and the programs/forums are free for the conference; we just pay for our meal costs and overnight stay at the Hayes Mansion, if we stay there. Prior to April 11 are golf and tennis tournaments, and a bicycle ride along the Guadalupe Parkway on Friday morning. We should have a good showing for lunch on Friday, since President Chuck is presiding! In addition, the Richard D. King Speech Contest finals on Sunday morning are always excellent. To view the conference program and to register, go to the District 5170 website and click on the District Conference. (rotarydistrict5170.org) Niles Rotarians should make a special point of coming to the District Conference for Friday lunch, as President Chuck presides!

END POLIO NOW – check this website for the most up to date information on the drive to eradicate polio: www.polioeradication.org Polio Eradication Update – Polio Case Countdown – Year to Date 19 Feb. 2014 Here are some comparisons to last year: Polio Endemic Countries

Year to date 2014

Year to date 2013

Total cases 2013

Afghanistan 3 0 14 Pakistan 15 2 93 Nigeria 0 0 53 Total: 18 2 160* *In endemic countries (there were 243 cases in 2013 in non-endemic countries – e.g. Somalia)

On March 27 the World Health Organization’s Southeast Asia region was certified polio-free!! Eleven countries are in this region: Bangladesh, Bhuton, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.


INTERACT DISTRICT 5 SOLAR COOKER PROJECT From Interact advisor Merna Morse: !On!February!8th,!about!50!District!#5!Interactors!met!at!Centerville!Community!Center!to!assemble!solar!cookers.! The!solar!cookers!are!fabricated!from!cardboard!templates!and!covered!with!Mylar!cut!from!coffee!bean!bags!donated!by!Peet's!Coffee.!!Once!assembled,!they!are!folded!and!placed!in!shipping!boxes!to!be!flown!to!Afghanistan!by!military!transport!from!Travis!Air!Force!Base.!! ! We!had!quite!an!assembly!line!going.!!I!worked!cutting!open!Mylar!bags!and!wiping!them!to!remove!coffee!bean!oil. It!was!an!amazing!sight.!!The!students!were!tackling!a!huge!amount!of!cookers!for!this!shipment.!!The!cookers!help!the!Afghans!cook!whereas!their!country!has!hardly!any!wood!or!charcoal!available.!!Wood!and!charcoal!are!valued!like!gold.! ! The!organizer!of!this!project!is!Budd!MacKenzie.!!He!heads!this!project!with!his!donated!time.!!His!organization,!Trust!in!Education,!works!to!provide!educational,!economical,!and!health!care!assistance!to!villages!in!Afghanistan!(www.trustineducation.org). ! Washington!High!Interactors!worked!the!past!two!years!at!Stanford!games!to!make!$4600!for!this!project.


ROTARY WEB LINKS

Niles Rotary: www.nilesrotary.org District 5170: www.rotarydistrict5170.org Rotary International: www.rotary.org Check out the new RI website!!

RI THEME 2013 – 2014

RI CONVENTION

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA June 1-4, 2014

check the website for more information: www.rotary2014.com.au

NILES ROTARY REVERSE RAFFLE & AUCTION

Our annual fundraiser, the legendary Niles Rotary Reverse Raffle & Auction, is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 at the Sunol Golf & Country Club. Ticket sales are in progress. Solicitation has begin for auction and raffle items. This event raises funds for the Niles Rotary Foundation that are then distributed to non-profit organizations in our community for worthy projects and equipment. Ticket order forms are available at club meetings or online on our website: nilesrotary.org. The first thing each Niles Rotarian needs to do is buy our own ticket. And we go from there, selling to family & friends, colleagues, etc. The event itself is lots of fun, with dinner, auctions, raffle prizes, and the reverse raffle drawing.

last year’s happy winners!


WHERE AREA 3 CLUBS MEET TUESDAY at 12 noon. Newark Rotary • Sinodinos Restaurant, Newark WEDNESDAY at 7:15 a.m. Rotary Club of Fremont Warm Springs Sunrise (FWSS) • Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway – note new meeting location WEDNESDAY at 12 noon. Fremont Rotary • Spin a Yarn Restaurant, Fremont THURSDAY at 7:00 p.m. F.U.N. Sunset Rotary • Crown Plaza Hotel, Union City FRIDAY at 12 noon. Mission San Jose Rotary •. Papillon Restaurant, Fremont Rotaract Club meets first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Color Me Mine building in downtown Centerville. Contact: Past President Mitty Chang ([email protected]) Check www.rotarydistrict5170.org for information on where every club in the District meets. What kinds of meetings and events constitute a make-up for a missed Niles Rotary club meeting? You can make up a missed club meeting either 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after the meeting of Niles Rotary that you missed. In addition to attending a meeting of another Rotary club anywhere in the world (go to the R.I. or District 5170 websites to find out where clubs meet), you can attend a club social, community service project event (e.g. Feed the Hungry), committee meeting (e.g. Chili Cook Off Comm., Membership Comm., etc.), Niles Rotary Board of Directors meeting, District or R.I. event, or a special event. Or check the www.rotary.org website for an e-club make-up. ��

BIRTHDAYS Steven Lloyd April 3 Sandy Stabile April 5 Holly DeVito April 6 Eshelman, JD April 12 Jeff Roe April 18 ANNIVERSARIES Kimberly Hartz & Steve Foster 4/1/2000 14 yrs Dick & Maydean McKay 4/1/1967 47 yrs Nancy Farber & Peter Szekrenyi 4/8/1995 19 yrs Dan & Linda Smith 4/9/1988 26 yrs Jack & Maria Rogers 4/15/1972 42 yrs Joe & Jen Barton 4/17/2011 3 yrs Bob & Lana Hagg 4/26/1980 34 yrs Sandi & Dick Pantages 4/26/1969 45 yrs Ray & Mary Pedersen 4/29/2000 14 yrs NILES ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES Rich Godfrey 4/1/2010 4 yrs Jeff Roe 4/1/2010 4 yrs Dirk Lorenz 4/5/2012 2 yrs Brad Louie 4/7/2005 9 yrs Almos Adorjan 4/8/2004 10 yrs Gary Basrai 4/14/1988 26 yrs Ray Churchill 4/14/2005 9 yrs Paul Parhiala 4/17/1986 28 yrs Mark Crutcher 4/25/1991 23 yrs AREA 3 and NEARBY EVENTS TBA


NILES ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2013-2014 President: Chuck Canada Past President: Sandy Young President-Elect: Steve Landon Club Administration: Dan Smith Service Projects/Community Service: Bob Hagg International Service: Manuel Franco Youth Service: Angus Cochran Vocational Service: Adam Moura Secretary: Terri Landon Treasurer: Don Cole Parliamentarian: Bruce Prescott Membership Development: Jim Brunelli & Rick Hood Club Foundation Treasurer: Sandy Young Social Chair: Sandy Young Public Relations: Sandy Stabile Program Chair: Kimberly Hartz Foster Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages Club Photographer: Mary Lynn Pelican Club Greeter: Jeff Falk Website: Audrey Kearns Club Runner Updates: Sandy Young Transition & Leadership Development: Jack Rogers Youth Protection Officer: Sandi Pantages Weekly eBulletin: Angus Cochran Rotary International President: Ron D. Burton District Governor: Angie Hassler Assistant Governor Area 3: Lila Bringhurst

THE FOUR-WAY TEST Of the things we think, say, or do

I. Is it the TRUTH?

II. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

III. Will it build GOOD WILL

and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

IV. Will it be BENEFICIAL to

all concerned?

Niles Rotary Board Meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30 a.m. – at Washington Hospital, San Jose Conference Room 240A Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages – send information & articles to: ([email protected]) Photographer: Mary Lynn Pelican Niles Rotary meets Thursdays at 12 noon at Washington West, 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages ([email protected]) Photos courtesy of Mary Lynn Pelican

CENTERVILLE FREE DINING ROOM – 2014

2014 Niles Rotary at the Centerville Free Dining Room Dates – mark your calendars now for this Community Service project that we perform at the Centerville Pres. Church’s Free Dining Room whenever there is a 5th Thursday of the month. Our 2014 dates are: May 29; July 31; Oct. 30. Shifts are from 2-4 or 3:45 to 6 p.m. Contact: Rose Evernden-Andrade.♦♦

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THE NILES ROTARY PINION · 2014-03-31 · Rotary Club of Niles (Fremont) – Founded 1937 – P.O. Box 7104, Fremont, CA 94537-7104 – . 1 THE NILES ROTARY PINION April 2014 Think