THE NILES ROTARY PINION · THE NILES ROTARY PINION October 2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 7 Community Service pg. 7-8 9 ... • Candle Lighters Ghost House work party – helping set up under

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

THE NILES ROTARY PINION October 2018

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

7 Community Service pg. 7-8

9 Guatemala trip pg. 9

10 Fellowship Fridays pg. 10-11

18 Food Handler’s Card pg. 18

Hello Niles Rotarians, A new season is now upon us. It leads into one of my four favorite seasons. That is right, I have four favorite seasons. What can I say, I like them all. I hope you enjoy some of these quotes about Autumn as much as I do. President Brian

(continued on next page)


RI Theme and logo for 2018 - 2019


CLUB MEETINGS –

OCTOBER

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

• Saturday October 20 from 9-10:30 am – Fremont Orchestra Set up – contact: Jeff Schinkel**

• Saturday October 20 – Bocce at the home of Bruce Prescott- contact: Chuck Canada

• Sunday October 21-FSO Strike – 5-6 pm • November 2 – Richard D. King Tribute Dinner –

Blackhawk Museum – contact: Richard Flanders ([email protected])*

• Saturday November 3 – Ghost House Tear Down • Friday November 9 – Social Change event – contact:

Sophia Ahmad • Saturday November 17 – Newark Rotary Crab Feed • Thursday November 29 – from 3:45 – 6 pm – Feed

the Hungry at Centerville Pres. Church – contact: Rose Evernden-Andrade**

• Friday December 7 at 7 pm – Night of Caroling – home of Scott and Joy Chambers**

• Saturday December 22 from 8 am +– Pizza with Santa – contact: Rose Evernden-Andrade**

• Saturday December 22 at 6 pm– Holiday Party at the home of Daren & Sandra Young**

• Thursday January 3 – RI President’s Dinner* • Saturday March 23 – STD – Reverse Raffle** Area 3 events are listed later in Pinion *good Area or District activity for Red Badgers ** good Social or Community Service activity for Red Badgers *** For current calendar information, check the club website – calendar and Events sections CLUB PROGRAMS The weekly eBulletin lists each club program Club programs/Speakers are listed on the club website: www.nilesrotary.org October 4 – Chinese Bunkhouse at the Shinn Property – Janet Barton & Gerri Sabado October 11 – Legislative Update in Sacramento – Assembly member Bill Quirk October 18 – LinkedIn – Kylan Nieh October 25 – Veterans Art Project – Dr. David M. Joseph

MEMBERSHIP

President Brian reminds us to keep bringing guests to our club meetings. Membership Development, Engagement, and Retention are the keys to our future and to the continued success of Niles Rotary. The following members have joined Niles Rotary since July 2016. Please make sure you have met them, know who they are, and that they know you. Aziz Akbari - Accounting Martin Herter – Senior Living – Administration Sophia Ahmad – Attorney, Business/Immigration Gael Stewart – Coffee House/Catering Maggie Gilbeaux-Chambers – Nursing-Emergency Linda Anderson – Education, Public Padmaja Magadala – Physician, Global Health Chiral Desai – Bakery – Retail/Boutique Larry Day – Industrial Boilers Tina Fernandez Steckler – Healthcare Foundation Pranav Panchal – Restaurant Irshad Rasheed – Construction Technology Stella Levin – Optometry Jasmine Basrai – Pharmacy – Administration Russ Whiteford – Human Resources Paul Phipps – Information Technology When someone asks us what is Rotary, here is what we can say – the short version:

• It’s a leadership organization … We’re made up of local business, professional, and civic leaders.

• We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships, and through that, we’re able to get things done in this community.


CLUB MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS – SEPTEMBER

September 6 program – Marsha Badella – Alameda County Library Booklegger – she had you on the edge of your seats - and it was only the first chapter!!

September 13 program – HERS Breast Cancer Foundation – Tina Fernandez & Annette Lewellyn & friends


CLUB MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS – SEPTEMBER (continued)

September 13 – back table September 13 – chili heads

September 20 – Paul Iannaccone – The Rotary Foundation – Triple Crown Donor information

September 20 – new Triple Crown Donors – Youngs September 20 – new member Paul Phipps With Russ Hobbs, Rick King, Pres. Brian, Paul I. with sponsor Rose and mentor Brad Daren & Sandra Young join Mary Lynn as Triple Crown donors


CLUB MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS – SEPTEMBER (continued)

September 20 – a building alarm got the meeting off September 20 - Chili head Margaret T. To an interesting start

September 27 program – HAYWIRED Hayward Fault – Luke Blair and Kathy Kimberlin

September 27 – smiling faces – guest Alanna Sah Powell Sept. 27 – welcome back Rich!! And good to see you Jim


COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Recent Community Service projects: • Candle Lighters Ghost House work party – helping set up under the direction of Jeff Schinkel – September 15

Larry & Dana Judy and Margo

Margo, Judy, Sandi, Dana – first shift lots of students helping with painting the boards

Margo with mannequin for ghost window – outside workers – Jeff S. and Margo with boards to carry


COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Recent Community Service projects: • Niles clean up – September 8 – 1,600 pounds of trash cleaned up in Niles – a community project that included Niles Rotarians


RECENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

International Services Director Rich Godfrey, Manuel Franco, Terri & Steve Landon traveled to Guatemala to work on the hospital project. They washed surgical instruments, painted, generally helped out, and enjoyed the group.

and Sandy Stabile did a Rotoplast project in Guatemala on a separate trip


NILES ROTARY SOCIAL EVENTS

FELLOWSHIP FRIDAYS Fellowship Fridays concluded on September 28 at the home of Mary Lynn Pelican. We had a successful and enjoyable season with Fellowship Fridays from May through September! Thank you to all the hosts for these special Niles Rotary informal socials.

September 7 at the home of Steve Lloyd Sept. 7 - first Fellowship Friday Rick & Cherie could attend!

Sept. 14 – at the home of Daren & Sandra Young Sept. 21 – at Larry Bowen’s – Stonebrae clubhouse deck

September 21 – Larry Bowen’s firepit – wine and bubbles


NILES ROTARY SOCIAL EVENTS

FELLOWSHIP FRIDAYS

September 28 at the home of Mary Lynn Pelican – Niles Rotary has a new portable fire pit – thank you Tammi Souza!

a toast to celebrate Fellowship Friday season


CHEC

Check it out on Facebook – look up Chili Pepper Challenge on FB

Or go to website: www.hotchilipepperchallenge.com See how much has been raised to date!!! ($72,880 as of October 3!)


RotaryClubofMissionSanJose

2950WashingtonBlvd.Fremont,CA94539

FirstUnitedMethodistChurchofFremont

SaturdayOctober6,20189amto12noon

$10perBankerBoxorEquivalent


The following image is from Jeff Schinkel on best way to see Niles Rotary’s Facebook page:




THANK YOU WEBSITE SPONSOR!

InterestedinbeingasponsorforourClub’swebsite?Great!Wewouldloveforyoutobeasponsorandhelpkeepourwebsitetheawardwinningsitethatitis.Whatdoyoureceiveasasponsor?Somuch!YouandyourfirmwillbeacknowledgedinourweeklyeBulletinaswellasinthePinion.Wow!Whatmorecanyouaskforyousay?HowaboutaslideatourweeklymeetingwithyourfirmlogoandabigThankYou!Toomuchyousay?Butwait,thereismore!YougetamonthlythankyouannouncedatourclubmeetingANDyougetyourlogoonourclubwebsite.Whatcanbebetterthanthat?Nothing!Tobeasponsor,hereareourlevels:Annualsponsorship–$500Quarterlysponsorship–$150Tobecomeasponsor,youcancompletetheSponsorshipFormwhichcanbefoundonourwebsite(www.nilesrotary.org)under“About”orcontactAudreyKearns([email protected])orDanaJonesorletusknowataclubmeeting.Wewillgetyoustarted.

THANKS TO OUR CURRENT SPONSOR

John Dutra 510-543-6678

[email protected]

NOW ON YouTube

A Mother’s Vision – an interview with Richard D. King, Past Rotary International President. Paul Andrus interviews Rick King – check it out. Thank you Paul and Aggie Freeman for your work on this interview and getting it published. You can find a link to the YouTube video on the Niles Fremont Rotary Facebook page.


Centerville Free Dining Room Food Handlers Card Information Next Feed the Hungry is November 29, 2018– you must have a food handler certificate (unless you are the door greeter or person taking census)FromRoseEvernden-Andrade: AsaresultofarecentEnvironmentalHealthDepartmentinspectionattheCentervilleFreeDiningRoom,allRotarianvolunteersthathandlefoodarerequiredtohaveaCaliforniaFoodHandlercardtoworkatFeedtheHungrydinners.Thisincludesall: Kitchenfoodhandlers; Servers; DishWashersTheonlyvolunteersexemptforthisrulearetheGreetersandthepersontakingtheCensus.Rotarianscanobtaintheircardbygoingonlinetowww.premierfoodsafety.com. Thereisacostforthecourse.Youmustcreateanaccount,sign-inandlistentothetrainingvideo,whichrunsabout45minutes.Thereisa40questionquizattheendthatyoumustpasswitha70%.Itisveryeasyandreallyjustgoesoverthebasicsoffoodhandling. Onceyouhavepassedyoucanprintyourcertificateandcardonyourhomeorworkprinter.Thereisaformthatneedstobesigned.Ifyouhavenotyethadtheformsigned,youcanbringacopyofyourcardtoFeedtheHungry,andtheywillhaveyousigntheform.ROTARIANSWITHOUTCARDSWILLNOTBEABLETOVOLUNTEERFORTHISPROJECT.IfyouwouldlikeassistancewiththisPLEASEcallme–Iamhappytosettimeupinmyofficeandwalkyouthroughtheprocess.Icanbereachedat510-304-7703.Ifyouhaveteens,spousesorsignificantothersthatattendthisprojecttheywillberequiredtohavetheircardandsigneddocumentalso.Thankyouforyoursupport–RoseEvernden-Andrade

There is a link to the California Food Handler Card Exam Study Guide at California-Foodhandlercard.com


RI CONVENTION 2019 – HAMBURG June 1-5, 2019

Check out the RI convention website: www.riconvention.org and follow the various links for further information. You can sign up to receive convention update information. Meetings will begin soon to plan for our club trip to the convention. Check out the compelling article on Hamburg in the September Rotarian magazine.

ROTARACT Mary Lynn encourages all area Rotarians to attend a Rotaract meeting –held on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays from 1-3 pm at Round Table-Newark. Check with Mary Lynn, Aggie Freeman, past President Martin Kludjian or current pres. Josemarie Galang ([email protected]) to confirm meeting & location before attending. Mary Lynn and Aggie are Niles Rotary advisors to Rotaract.

Rotaract Game Night – August 26

NILES ROTARIANS IN THE COMMUNITY

a significant group of Niles Rotarians and friends at the Sept. 29 HERS Breast Cancer Foundation Walk/Run


ROTARIANS OF THE MONTH

2018-2019

August – Sophia Ahmad – Social Change July – Sandi Pantages – Pinion and general background work

2017 – 2018 Rotarians of the Month July – Paul Iannaccone - work on The Rotary Foundation August – Chuck Canada - Membership Development Committee leadership September – Jeff Falk - Club Greeter October – Sam Forbes – Sergeant at Arms November – Geeta Kadambi – Sight Now Project December – Maria Mendoza – eBulletin January – Mary Lynn Pelican – Support of Rotaract February – Daren Young – Hot! Hot! Hot! Chili Pepper Challenge March – Jeff Schinkel – Leading Community Service Projects and more April – Margo Hood – We Care work & support May – Sherry Higgs – District Conference Community Service projects support June – Aggie Freeman – for Rotaract support

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 – Wild Polio Virus- Polio endemic countries - Polio Case Countdown – Year to date (September 25, 2018) Polio Endemic Countries

2018 ytd

2017 ytd

2017 total

Afghanistan 14 6 14 Pakistan 4 5 8 Total: 18 11 22 Rotary announces that we’re closer than ever to ending the disease for good. But our fight isn’t over. There’s still work to be done in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the two remaining polio-endemic countries.

Applying polio vaccine in a remote area of Pakistan


ROTARY WEB LINKS

Niles Rotary: www.nilesrotary.org

District 5170: www.rotarydistrict5170.org Rotary International: www.rotary.org

RI Theme – 2018-2019

Sophia Ahmad

MEET OUR MEMBERS - WEBSITE Did you know that our nilesrotary.org website has a special section each quarter called “Meet Our Members”? It features 4 members along with brief bios of each. Usually the photos are of long time club members, a new club member, and an active community club member. Here are the 4 Niles Rotarians featured on the website right now –

Dick McKay

Dirk Lorenz

Jeff Falk

Sophia Ahmad - See next column


WHERE AREA 3 CLUBS MEET TUESDAY at 12 noon. Newark Rotary • Bistro 880 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 39900 Ballantine Dr., Newark WEDNESDAY at 7:15 a.m. Fremont Morning Rotary Club • Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway (2nd, 3rd, 4th Wednesdays, no meeting 1st Wed. of month) WEDNESDAY at 12 noon. Fremont Rotary • Spin a Yarn Restaurant, Fremont THURSDAY at 7:00 p.m. F.U.N. Sunset Rotary • Crowne Plaza Hotel, Union City FRIDAY at 12 noon. Mission San Jose Rotary • Papillon Restaurant, Fremont SATURDAYS (last Sat. of month at 10 a.m.) Rotary Club of Huaren in Silicon Valley – 4500 Great American Parkway, Santa Clara Rotaract Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 1-3 pm at Round Table-Newark. Contact: Rotaract President at [email protected] Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley – meets online www.siliconvalleyrotary.com 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. Makeups include: 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); an e-club meeting; club socials and community service projects (e.g. Feed the Hungry); committee meetings (e.g. Chili Cook Off Comm., Membership Comm., etc.); Niles Rotary Board of Directors meetings, District or R.I. events, or Rotary special events.

BIRTHDAYS Paul Phipps October 12 Nick Stratigopoulos October 14 Oly Tavares October 19 Larry Day October 22 Audrey Kearns October 26 ANNIVERSARIES Kimberly & Steve MacFarlane 10/9/1998 20 yrs Paul & Annette Iannaccone 10/15/2004 14 yrs Steve & Terri Landon 10/15/1978 40 yrs Sam & Michelle Forbes 10/16/1999 19 yrs NILES ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES Simon Cho 10/1/2015 3 yrs Angus Cochran 10/1/2010 8 yrs Chiral Desai 10/5/2017 1 yr Kathy Laidlaw 10/8/2015 3 yrs Ameena Saeed 10/10/2013 5 yrs Steve Cho 10/11/2001 17 yrs Lisa Lorenz 10/11/2001 17 yrs Oly Tavares 10/25/2013 5 yrs Larry Day 10/26/2017 1 yr AREA 3 EVENTS: October 6 from 9-12 – Mission San Jose Rotary Shredding Event at First United Methodist Church NILES ROTARY BOARD MEETINGS: Fremont Bank (at Fremont Blvd. & Decoto Rd.) meeting room on second Thursdays from 5:30 – 7 p.m. DISTRICT CABINET/LEADERSHIP MEETINGS: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-8 p.m. – check with President Brian, or the District website calendar, or our Area 3 Assistant Governor Jim Bell (Fremont Rotary) to confirm location and date.


NILES ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2018-2019 President: Brian Hughes Past President & Social Chair: Rose Evernden-Andrade President-Elect: Bruce Prescott Club Administration: Dana Jones Service Projects/Community Service: Jeff Schinkel International Service: Rich Godfrey Youth Service: Adam Moura Vocational Service: Secretary: Tammi Souza Treasurer: Don Cole Parliamentarian: Bruce Prescott Membership Development: Chuck Canada Club Foundation Treasurer: Larry Bowen Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Forbes Program Chair: Scott Chambers Rotary Int’l Foundation: Paul Iannaccone Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages Club Photographers: Mary Lynn Pelican Club Greeter: Jeff Falk Website/Social Media: Padma Magadala/Jeff Schinkel Public Relations: Jeff Schinkel Club Runner Updates: Tammi Souza Transition & Leadership Development: Jack Rogers Youth Protection Officer: Sandi Pantages/Steve Landon Weekly eBulletin: Maria Mendoza Rotary International President: Barry Rassin District Governor: Tim Lundell Governor Area 3: Jim Bell

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 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at Fremont Bank (Fremont Blvd. & Decoto Rd.) 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 – 2018

2018 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. Remaining 2018 dates: November 29. Shifts are from 2-4 or 3:45 to 6 p.m. Note: a Food Handler Certificate is required for most volunteers. Contact: Rose Evernden-Andrade.♦♦

Documents

THE NILES ROTARY PINION · THE NILES ROTARY PINION October 2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 7 Community Service pg. 7-8 9 ... • Candle Lighters Ghost House work party – helping set up under