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Chartered March 12, 1959
2014-15 Rotary Leadership ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Gary C.K. Huang International President
Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan DISTRICT 5180 Fred Teichert
District Governor Fred Rowe
Assistant Governor Area 8
CLUB OFFICERS/DIRECTORS Rich Ryan President
Patrick Magnani Immediate Past President
President Elect
Marilee Monagan Secretary
Dominic Mecklenburg Treasurer
Roland Wright Club Administration
Jeff Donlevy Community Service Robert G. Meyer
International Service Gene Long
Youth Services Bob Spears
Vocational Service David Stone
Sergeant at Arms Maureen McBride Rotary Foundation
Joe Kaiser Membership Development
The Highlander September 22, 2014
Volume 57, Issue 9
THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS
Rotary District 5180 Conference
Save the Date April 24-26, 2015
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CALL TO ORDER President Rich Ryan began the
meeting promptly at 12:15 p.m. Jeff
Donlevy served as our official
greeter. Leading us in the pledge was PP
Dominic Mecklenburg and PP Erik
Nooren provided the invocation.
Richard Hansen w as the note taker .
VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
Club Communications - Richard Hansen
[email protected] 916-332-7448
Rotary Club Address
P.O. Box 6 North Highlands, CA 95660- 0006
DONATE TO HELP OUR ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CAUSEIS.
Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization.
EIN 68-0392810, PayPal link on Club Website: http://www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/
CLUB WEBSITE: www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/
(ClubRunner)
DISTRICT 5180 WEBSITE: http://rotary5180.com
Visiting today was Jordan Backhaus a guest
of PP Joe Kaiser and Rotarian Susan
Schoenig from the Rotary Club of
Sacramento. Also our speaker Jean Irwin
Hatfield form er Am bassadorial
Scholar and District 5180 Literary Chair
from the Rotary Club of Folsom.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sacramento Century
Susan Schoenig gave out inform ation
about the Sacramento Century to be held on
October 25th. Fun, and flat rides for everyone
that start and stop on Capitol Mall and wind
through the Sacramento Delta Wine Region.
Celebrate and have fun at our afternoon
Oktoberfest on Capitol Mall with live music
by Mumbo Gumbo!
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sacramento.
Beautiful Holiday Evergreens from the Pacific Northwest
PP Dominic Mecklenburg
announced the Club’s Evergreen
fundraiser is in full swing.
(See attached Flyer Page 8-9)
Items in the GREEN section will be
shipped to our club here in Sacramento
and I will get them to you.
Items in the BLUE section are direct ship
to the individual via FEDEX anywhere in
the US.
Prices include shipping, handling and tax!
FINAL DAY TO ORDER is Friday,
November 9th(with shipping addresses)
Items will be delivered after Thanksgiving
during the week of December 1-6th.
Place your orders thru me anytime; I can
take cash, check (to: FHRC), credit card
or I can even place your orders on tab for
future invoice billing.
Questions? Call me 916-995-4006 or
email: [email protected]
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ANNOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)
End Polio Now Campaign
Mo w ill be back next w eek w ith the End
Polio Now banks. The eradication of polio is
still a TOP PRIORITY for Rotary and we can’t
stop until our job is done. For every $1
donated, it becomes $3 thanks to a 2-for-1
match from the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation.
We are in the End Game of Polio Eradication
and Mo asks that we empty our pockets of
spare “Change For Change.”
Our goal for the 2014-15 Rotary year is a
minimum of $500. Thanks to everyone who is
helping us meet our goal. To date, we have
collected $125.42 from the banks.
The Rotary Foundation
The Annual District 5180 Foundation
Dinner is scheduled for Saturday,
November 1st at the Doubletree Hotel,
Sacramento. The keynote speaker is
Wyn Spiller, w ho is the Regional
Rotary Foundation Coordinator for Zones
25 and 26.
The cost is $55 per person. The event
begins at 6:00 p.m. with no host cocktails
and silent auction followed at 7:00 p.m.
with dinner and the program. The club has
reserved a table of ten and there are two
spaces still available. If interested
in attending, please contact Mo.
With regard to Foundation Giving for the
2014-15 Rotary year, our goal is to be
designated a 100%Sustaining Member and
EREY Club. EREY is an acronym for Every
Rotarian/Every Year which means all
members make a contribution of at least
$100 to The Rotary Foundation. President
Rich encourages everyone to
consider helping us reach our goal. To
date, eight Rotarians have become
Sustaining Members. Consider making
your contribution sooner rather than later
to take advantage of any tax advantages
available to you before the end of the year.
If Rotarians have any questions on their
individual accounts, contact Mo.
Interact
Gene Long announced that w e w ill
be sponsoring two Interact Clubs this year
at Rio Linda High School and Antelope
High School.
“END POLIO NOW” Pin
For a special opportunity, anyone
who writes a check for $25
payable to The Rotary
Foundation and earmarks it for
Polio Plus, will receive a special
“END POLIO NOW” pin.
E-Waste4Good Program
You can bring anything, anytime to Umpqua
Bank or PP Dominic Mecklenburg is happy
to collect your “electronic junk” on Mondays at
our regular meetings. If you would like to
schedule a pickup at your home or office
location, just let him know!
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Sonja Cameron and PP Bob Spears had
jokes today. No fine free pass’s.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
SEPTEMBER IS YOUTH SERVICES MONTH
CLUB CALENDAR:
SEPT. 29 TBA
OCT. 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY
OCT. 13 NO MEETING COLUMBUS DAY
OCT. 14 BOARD MEETING
OCT. 20 CAROL VAN BRUGGEN - GRANT TO
SCHOOL IN ZAMBIA
OCT. 25 NORTH HIGHLANDS JUBILEE
OCT. 27 NO MEETING AFTER JUBILEE
DIST. 5180 CALENDAR:
SEPT. 29 ROTARY DISTRICT 5180 GOLF
TOURNAMENT AT THE VALLEY HI
COUNTRY CLUB, ELK GROVE.
NOV. 1 DISTRIST 5180 FOUNDATION
DINNER DOUBLETREE HOTEL,
SACRAMENTO
JOKES
Club Rush-Rio Linda High School
PP Roland Wright and PP Pat Magnani
attended the Club Rush at Rio Linda High
School on September 17, 2014 and signed up
19 students for Interact.
PP Roland Wright in Booth
Booth
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BELL RINGERS, GONG BONGERS
PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS
A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who
contributes $1,000 to the Rotary International
Annual Program Fund or other approved
programs. Each additional $1,000 contribution is
recognized with a plus and the number.
Sharon Bias PHF+1
Sonja Cameron PHF
Warren Coffeen PHF+ 1
Jeff Donlevy
John Hallsten (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5
Richard Hansen (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5
Joe Kaiser (GRIF) PHF+ 7
Gordon Lipp (B) PHF+ 2
Gene Long PHF
Patrick Magnani (B)(GRIF) PHF
Maureen McBride (GRIF) PHF+ 8 +
Dominic Mecklenburg (GRIF) PHF+ 4
Bob Meyer PHF+ 4
Marilee Monagan PHF+ 2
Sam Morgan (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 4
Erik Nooren (RIF) PHF+ 7
Richard Ryan (B)(GRIF)(GFHF) PHF
Bob Spears PHF+ 2
David Stone (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5
Lee Wiggins PHF+ 4
Roland Wright (B)(GRIF x2)
($25 Polio+) PHF+ 5
Bell Ringer & Gong Codes:
(B) = Bell Ringer hi$100 to Club
(GFHF) = Gonger $100 to Club Foundation
(GRIF) = Gonger $100 to RI Foundation
(RIF) = $100 to Rotary Foundation
FINES AND RECOGNITIONS
Fine Master David Stone was not present
today. President Rich filled in.
PP Erik Nooren had a birthday, President
Rich asked if he w ould like to sing
Happy Birthday, he did and provided his
usual loud rendition accompanied by the
Rotarians. The wheel was spun for a $14.
President Rich then asked if there
were any Happy Thoughts, he had one, he
is going to be a grand father in April. He
bonged the gong for $100 to the Club
Foundation.
PP Marilee Monagan had a birthday and
spun the wheel for $4.
ROTARY FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS
NAME
Bias, Sharon
Donlevy, Jeff
Hallsten, John
Hansen, Richard
Kaiser, Joe
Lipp, Gordon
Long, Gene
Magnani, Patrick
McBride, Maureen
Mecklenburg, Dominic
Meyer, Bob
Monagan, Marilee
Morgan, Cheryl (Sam)
Nooren, Erik
Ryan, Richard
Spears, Robert B.
Stone, David M.
Wiggins, Lee N.
Wright, Roland
A Benefactor (has contributed $1,000
to the Permanent Fund or made
provisions in their will of at least
$1,000 benefiting The Rotary
Foundation).
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK’S
PROGRAM
by the Reno Gazette Journal, her local
newspaper, in 2004.
In 2009 she received the "Service Above
Self" award from Rotary International.
She has spoken to over 350 conferences
for both Rotarians and teachers of the deaf
about what she learned as an Ambassadorial
Scholar.
Jean is the m other of K ent, age 24
and is a musician in Reno, and daughter Katy
29, who is an performer in New York City. A
little known fact about Jean is that for
exercise she hoola hoops and has used her
hoop to represent the "Rotary Wheel" in a
speech about women in Rotary.
This is an outline of some of the Literacy
projects Jean talked about:
Children learn to read through the 3rd grade.
Children read to learn starting in the 4th
grade.
A child that has problems reading in the 4th
grade will fall behind and it is hard to keep
up.
Horizons National Student
Enrichment Program™ is a transformative,
educational summer enrichment program
serving low-income public school students
with a broad range of academic abilities. At
the heart of every Horizons community is a
partnership with independent schools and/
or colleges, local public schools and the
Horizons program. Horizons students spend
six weeks each summer on these campuses
engaged in a program that blends high
quality academics with cultural enrichment
and confidence-building activities. Given an
opportunity to attend for nine consecutive
PP Pat Magnani introduced Jean Irwin
Hatfield. Jene is a retired Teacher of
the Deaf from Reno, Nevada. She has taught
in grades pre-school through 12th grade in 12
schools. Jean was an Ambassadorial Scholar
in 1989. She speaks to many Rotary groups
about the long term effects of investment in
the Foundation.
The Ambassadorial Scholarship Jean
received allowed her to do research into
reading and deafness 22 years ago which
earned her a Master’s Degree from
Nottingham University in England. After
this education, her students broke what is
considered a glass ceiling for the deaf and
achieved high levels of reading.
One of the most important roles Jean has
had was as a grassroots coordinator for the
passage of a legislative bill to make the
testing of hearing mandatory before a baby
leaves the hospital in Nevada. Nevada
moved from 36th to 8th in the nation for
children tested at birth for hearing loss in
just two years after this bill passed, resulting
in the early intervention that is so critical to
language development.
She now is District Literacy Chair for 5180
in the Northern California Area. Her focus is
One-on-One volunteers to teach children to
read and was an advisor to Playmakers, a
Football camp, which has a literacy
component. She just returned from Belize
where she taught teachers there what she
learned 25 years ago on the scholarship.
After what she learned on the Scholarship
she was chosen "Reading Teacher of the
Year" in 1992 by the International Reading
Association.
She got the “Best of Education” award
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summers, Horizons students grow in skills
and confidence returning to their own
schools each fall better prepared.
Playmakers After -School Reading
Programs are helping kids overcome
challenges in school, and on the playground.
The programs have proven that children can
overcome the challenges of their social and
economical environment.
Playmakers is addressing kids reading year
round. The summer reading programs are
assisting kids to maintain and increase
reading levels with the most difficult kids in
the community.
The peer-to-peer mentoring program is
leading the way in high school and middle
school student/athletes mentoring
elementary kids to learn to read.
Brazil Solar Ear Hearing Aid Project
Folsom Rotary Club under the direction of
Jean Hatfield, joined forces with Luiz
Ricardo Begosso from the Cândido Mota
Rotary Club, Assis Norte Rotary Club and
Alonso Campoi Padilha, Jr. of District 4510
in the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo to give the
gift of hearing to hearing impaired children
and adults with 164 solar battery powered
hearing aids.
The photo shows some of the children being
fitted for custom made ear molds that will be
used with the Solar Ear hearing aids.
Jean then took questions from the
Rotarians and encouraged the Club to make
Literacy a part of all Club projects.
Jean Irwin Hatfield and President Rich
As is the usual custom, President Rich
presented Jean with a Rotary gift in gratitude
for her informative presentation.
Then, President Rich asked us to raise our
glasses and join him in a toast to Rotary
Around the World. The meeting was
adjourned.
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E-WASTE RECYCLING IS HERE!
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET RID OF SOME UNWANTED CLUTTER AND HELP OUR
CLUB RAISE SOME MONEY. THEY WILL ACCEPT ANY PIECE OF ELECTRONICS INCLUDING TV’S, COMPUTERS,
APPLIANCES, CORDS, KEYBOARDS, MICE AND EVEN POWER TOOLS. THE HEAVIER THE BETTER (WE GET PAID BY THE
WEIGHT!) ANYTHING WITH A CORD IS ACCEPTABLE, AND THEY TAKE THE CORDS TOO. THEY SEPARATE AND RECYCLE
THE PLASTIC, METAL…EVERYTHING! IF YOU HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE, GIVE ME A CALL TO COORDINATE THE
PICKUP. SOME ITEMS I CAN COLLECT AT OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS TOO! IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES THAT
HAVE SOME E-WASTE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR A FREE PICKUP FOR THEM TOO!
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT. CONTACT DOMINIC FOR MORE INFORMATION.
For more information go to Jubilee Web Site:
www.northhighlands-jubilee.com
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IF YOU HAVE A VEHICLE
THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF TRADING IN OR SELLING,
CONSIDER DONATING IT TO THE
“ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL-HIGHLANDS
DONATE-A-CAR PROGRAM”
When your vehicle is sold, the proceeds will go to the “Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands” to
help support local charitable and non-profit causes. The Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club
Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization, tax I.D. No. is 68-0392810. You may be
eligible to deduct the fair market value of your vehicle as a charitable contribution for income
tax purposes.
DONATE YOUR OLD CAR, BOAT OR RV
DONATE NOW
1-800-240-0160 and a friendly car donation specialist will schedule your pick-up
appt.
BENEFITS OF DONATING:
FAST – next day pick-up appointments if called-in by 2pm
FREE – we’ll pick-up your donation at no charge to you
CONVENIENT – we’ll pick-up your car from wherever it is (home, work, auto shop)
TAX DEDUCTIBLE – your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law
SAVE TIME – save yourself the time and hassle of trying to sell it
FEEL GREAT – knowing that your car will help further our mission
We work with a reputable car donation processor, Car Program, who will make all the
arrangements at no cost to you. They handle the title transfer requirements and will provide
you with a tax deductible donation receipt when they pick-up your car.
Need more information? Please call our Car Donation Program 24/7 at 1-800-240-0160 and a
helpful representative can guide you through the process. .
