Harm Hilvers Susan Drake John Kenny
RCS President, 4th Qtr. District 5220 Governor Rotary International President
ROTARY CLUB OF
SALIDA P.O. Box 1099
Salida, CA 95368
Meetings on Fridays
at 6:45 am at the
Holiday Inn Express (on the corner of Sisk
and Bangs)
JORGE PEREZ—OUTREACH COORDINATOR
MCS Outreach & Intervention Team – Jorge Perez ~by John Freeland
Poverty and peer pressure; acting tough,
getting ―respect‖; parental absence, pa-
rental ignorance, and parental neglect;
poor education or poor motivation; doing
drugs, and proving you’re ―down for the
gang.‖ These and other factors drive the
gang lifestyle in California. Jorge Perez knows from personal
experience growing up in Salinas. What Jorge has learned is
that gangs are a mental, evil disease that foster hatred.
Stanislaus County has over 5,000 documented gang members,
and an estimated similar amount of undocumented members.
The city of Modesto has 50 documented gangs. The potential
for serious bloodshed exits due to gang territory and rivalries,
particularly between the Nortenos and Surenos. Solutions de-
signed to limit gangs can help, such as the gang injunction estab-
lished by the Stanislaus County District Attorneys’ Office. So
too can direct intervention with young people at risk for becoming gang members.
Jorge is the director of the Modesto City Schools Outreach & Intervention Team. Its mission is to intervene in
the lives of young children in an attempt to steer them away from gangs. Jorge demonstrated one of his pow-
erful intervention techniques by telling the history of a high school age young man growing up in Salinas. He
described the young man’s attraction to the gang lifestyle, and his isolation from positive role models. He told
us of his deepening commitment to the gang and his increasingly poor attitude. That attitude is displayed in a
picture of the young man with a gang associate. Jorge says this young man was confronted by a caring teacher
that eventually turned him away from the gang lifestyle. At the end of the
presentation we learn that this young man was Jorge himself.
Jorge says his presentation to children focuses on choices: that what they
chose today will influence what they will do for the rest of their lives. He
shows them the contrasts between outcomes. For example, he takes chil-
dren to visit prisons, and then will take them to a fancy restaurant. He
tells them that it does not matter where you live, but where you end up,
and that this will be determined by education. Jorge knows that he cannot
stop gangs, but he can make a difference in many children’s lives. We
salute Jorge and his team for their efforts.
April 23, 2010
ISSUE 10, Vol. 38
2009-2010
Editor:
Donna Murphy
donnamurphy
@sbcglobal.net
Jorge Perez, showing us two items found in a child’s
room that should give parents concern that he is
thinking about joining a gang - a realistic toy gun and a red belt.
March Attendance
3/5—15 members (53.6%)
3 visitors
3/12—16 members (57.1%)
4 visitors
3/19— 18 members (64.3%)
4 visitors
3/26— 20 members (71.4%)
5 visitors
Officers 2009-2010:
Presidents:
―Team 9-10‖ Harm Hilvers—Apr-June
2010
Lloyd Wiley-Jan-March
2010
Donna Murphy-July-Sept.
2009
Cathy Pierce-Oct.-Dec. 2009
Secretary: Donna
Murphy
Treasurer: Bill Bernardo
Sgt-at-Arms: Joe Mendes
President Elect: Pam
Bizzini
Directors:
Club Service: Lloyd Wiley
Vocational: Janice Vella
Community Service: Cathy
Pierce
International Service: Randy
Broughton
Membership: Mike Smith
Youth Service: Bob
Williams
Others
Internet: Donna Murphy
Foundation – Don Murphy
Photographer—Steve Jacobs
WHEN YOU MISS - MAKE UP! THERE ARE MANY
WAYS!
YOUTHACT - Check with Bob Williams or Cathy Pierce NEARBY CLUBS
Monday Modesto Gateway: Noon - SOS Club Modesto North: 6:15 pm –Appetiz
Tuesday Manteca Morning: 6:45 am –Dr’s Hosp. Modesto: 12:15 - Double Tree
Tracy -12 Noon– Platinum
Turlock: 12:15 pm –Larsa Banquet Hall
Wednesday Modesto East: 12:15 pm –Surla’s Restaurant (the old Ha-
zel’s)
Oakdale: 12:15 - Oakdale Golf & CC
Ripon - 12:10 pm – Barnwood Tracy Sunrise: 6:45 am Four Corners
Turlock Sunrise: 7:am –Latifs Thursday Escalon: 6:45 am Escalon High Lathrop Sunrise: 6:30 am– Quality Inn
Manteca: Noon - Isadores Modesto Sunrise: 7:00 am - S.O.S. Club
Newman - 11 am - Pizza Plus Riverbank 7:15 am - Perkos
Friday Ceres: 12:15 pm - Jenny’s Family Dining
Oakdale Sunrise 7:00 am - Oakdale CC Out of town? Check at www.rotary.org (click on the club locater
at the top right) for a meeting where you will be located OR
Make up on line! E-Club List at
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/eclub_ list.pdf
Board meetings also count as make-ups
PROGRAM
CALENDAR
4/23—Janice Vella
4/30- Nancy Williamsen—
Family Services
5/7—Pastor Dale Adema—
Masters Harvest
5/14—Anthony Presto,
SJVUAPCD.
5/21—Dave Gallagher
5/28—Vocational (Janice)
6/4 , 6/11, 6/18—TBA
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
2-Donna
18-Shannon
19-Virginia
APRIL
ANNIVERSARIES
Community, Club & District
Events
April 30—May 2—District Conference
in Lake Tahoe
May 5, 2010—Rotary Club of Salida
10th Anniversary—At Vintage Gardens!
May 22 - District Assembly
June 20-23—RI Convention—Montreal
June 21—Annual Scholarship Golf
Tournament—Spring Creek Golf
Join us at the 2010 District 5220 Conference! -Meal Package is $255 per person New lower room pricing
-Harrah's rooms $74 Sunday-Thursday, $89 Friday
and & $159 Saturday. -Harvey's Lake Tower rooms $79 Sunday-Thursday and $139 Friday & Saturday. -Harvey's Mountain Tower Sunday – Thursday $59 and Friday – Saturday $119. All rates are plus appli-cable taxes. Call 1-800-455-4770 or Harrahs online
THE 4-WAY TEST
OF THINGS WE THINK, SAY, AND DO:
IS IT THE TRUTH?
IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?
WILL IT BUILD GOOD WILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED?
4/16/10— Two new members were inducted today! Janet Norcott, far left and Regina Larabie, far right.
Madlen sponsored Janet and Helen is Regina’s sponsor. In photo 2, Mike pins Helen with a sponsor pin.
Guests today were Gary McKinsey, our two new members, and our speaker. Bill was happy his
daughter got 100% on an exam on which no one gets 100%. Helen was happy. John was happy he
had a vacation. Janice talked about Cinco de Mayo and Don talked about his slogan for his Governor
year and shot a video with us all saying ―Count On Me!‖
1- Madlen is really happy that Regina is finally being inducted. 2—Regina tells us a little about her-
self 3—a short biography from Janet. Donna has happy bucks because her cold is getting better.