October 2010 September 2012

Santee-Lakeside

Rotary Club Editor: Sandy Pugliese

Editor: Sandy

Pugliese

Snippets April 2014

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Make Membership Your

#1 Priority!

Tell Your Story

Make A Difference

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Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all

concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL

and better

FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to

all concerned?

Concert at the Lakes 2014

The Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club Foundation is pleased to announce that

this year’s Concert at the Lakes, scheduled for July 26 from 5:00 – 9:30

p.m. and being held at the Santee Lakes, will feature THE LONG RUN –

Experience the Eagles. Mark your calendars today!

Since their debut in 1999, THE LONG RUN – Experience the Eagles has

earned its place among the top-drawing tribute acts in North America and

is widely-regarded as the finest Eagles tribute show working today. This

year, the band’s 90 minute concert for AXS-TV’s “The World’s Greatest

Tribute Bands,” was broadcast live from Hollywood and seen in five

countries.

Marked by lush vocal harmonies and exceptional musical accuracy, every

performance delivers a reverence for the beloved Eagles studio

recordings, blended with THE LONG RUN’s own, live-concert personality.

It is a concert you won’t want to miss!

This is a benefit concert supporting the Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club

Foundation’s scholarship program and other youth development activities

and is being held in partnership with the Santee-Lakes Foundation.

Ticket information will be coming out shortly. More to come………

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The object of Rotary is to

encourage and foster the ideal

of service as a basis of worthy

enterprise and, in particular, to

encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of

acquaintance as an opportunity

for service;

SECOND: High ethical

standards in business and

professions, the recognition of

the worthiness of all useful

occupations, and the dignifying

of each Rotarian’s occupation

as an opportunity to serve

society;

THIRD: The application of the

ideal of service in each

Rotarian’s personal, business,

and community life;

FORTH: The advancement of

internal understanding,

goodwill, and peace through a

world fellowship of business

and professional persons untied

in the ideal of service.

End Polio

Now

Visit the Santee-Lakeside

Rotary Club at http://portal.clubrunner.ca/10099

On the Polio Front

South-East Asia Region Declared Polio Free

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) on 27 March congratulated

the countries in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health

Organization (WHO) on being certified polio-free, a historic milestone in

the worldwide effort to end polio. The 11 countries in the region The 11

countries in the region – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri

Lanka, Thailand and Timor Leste - are home to 1.8 billion people and

represent the fourth of six WHO regions of the globe to become polio-

free.

India, once deemed the most difficult place to end polio, recorded its

last case on 13 January 2011, enabling completion of regional

certification. Other countries such as Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan

have been polio-free and waiting for this day for more than 15 years.

Rotary Foundation Chair, D.K. Lee, who relayed that Rotary committed

more than $1.2 billion to the global eradication effort, thanked health

workers, governments, Rotary members and its partners in the GPEI at

the official certification meeting in Delhi.

Congratulations Santee-Lakeside Rotarians. Our club has reached its annual $1,500 fundraising goal* towards Rotary’s effort to eradicate polio!

*Each week during the club’s regular meeting, a happy bucket is

passed around. Rotarians contribute “happy dollars” for a

variety of reasons. These funds are earmarked for its Polio Plus campaign.

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Each Rotarian:

Reach One, Keep One

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2013-2014 James Peasley

2012-2013 Augie Caires

2011-2012 Sandy Pugliese

2010-2011 Emily Andrade

2009-2010 Pam White

2008-2009 Tom Miles

2007-2008 Edith French

2006-2007 Allen Carlisle

2005-2006 Robie Evans

2004-2005 Mike Uhrhammer

2003-2004 Dan O’Brien

2002-2003 Marjorie Cole

2001-2002 Howard Kummerman

2000-2001 August Caires

1999-2000 Charles Lane

1998-1999 Rev. Mark Neuhaus

1997-1998 Marjorie Whitehead

1996-1997 Roland Rossmiller

1995-1996 Michael Twichel

1994-1995 Steve Hamann

1993-1994 Marcia Johnson

1992-1993 Doug Wilson

1991-1992 William Stumbaugh

1990-1991 Dennis Gerschoffer

1989-1990 James Terry

1988-1989 Stanley McDonald

1987-1988 Joseph Spaulding

1986-1987 Jerry Viner

1985-1986 Vic Bermudes

1984-1985 Lowell Hallock Jr.

1983-1984 Douglas Giles

1982-1983 John Rayburn

1981–1982 John Irwin

1980-1981 Robert Brady

1979-1980 Robert Greiner

1978-1979 Bill Warwick

1977-1978 Ronald Watts

1976-1977 William Garrison

1975-1976 Gale Ruffin

1974-1975 Robert Jones

1973-1974 Gerald Hamann

1972-1973 Erv Metzgar

1971-1972 Wolfgang Klosterman

1970-1971 John Gill

1969-1970 Robert Rump

1968-1969 Russel Crane, Jr.

1967-1968 Rev. Edward Garner

1966-1967 Van Sweet

1965-1966 Tom Smily

1964-1965 Albert Lantz

1963-1964 Charles Skidmore

1962-1963 Frank Fox

1961-1962 Ray Stoyer

1960-1961 Walter Chandler

Bill’s Travel Journal March 3, 2014

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Bill Stumbaugh is a Santee-Lakeside Rotarian who recently moved to Ecuador for an extended period of time. The Club likes to live vicariously through his travels.

I am in Guatemala now!

I came to Guatemala to serve on behalf of the Rotary Foundation as a Cadre to review and report about three global grant projects. I have been here almost two weeks and

have traveled extensively from Guatemala City to various small towns and villages in the western highlands where several schools are being served by the Rotary projects.

The first two days involved meetings with Rotarians from two clubs in Guatemala City

as well as with representatives of a non-profit organization that provides leadership and essential project services. I am bound by Rotary Foundation rules to maintain confidentiality about the individuals and Rotary clubs involved. Nevertheless, I can

say that each of the projects is serving several schools encompassing students ages 5 to 14. The projects include components to: 1) revamp elementary school reading

instruction in escuelas primaras and 2)

subject instruction in mathematics, natural science, social science and Spanish language for grades 7-9 in escuelas basicas. The third component provides computer equipment, furniture, and ventilation equipment to establish computer instructional labs for the older students. Approximately 60% progress

from the primaria to the basica. Some boys leave school to work in the fields or perform heavy labor around a community. Girls may be relegated to household chores because some fathers believe they have no

other future prospects than to marry in their

early teens and move out. Many of the students are of indigenous heritage and come to school speaking a first language other than Spanish. They come from the lowest economic level and have little that North Americans take for granted. Most

wear their only school uniform that is either hand-washed that day after class or re-worn repeatedly during the week until the next washing. Several children were dressed instead in old, torn clothes that were likely purchased at used clothes stores that get their supply from American donation

receivers such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army.

Continued on page 6

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April 4-6

RYLA

April 24

Club Board Meeting

April 26

Rotarians at Work Day

May 10

Stomp Out Hunger Post Office Food Drive

May 17

SLR Rummage Sale

July 26

Concert at the Lakes

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April 3

Reality Changers

April 10

Marketing Your Way Out of This

April 17

Leading at the Crossroad of Change

April 24

Behind the Scenes with the Chargers

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April 1

Doug Wilson

April 29

Sandy Pugliese

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April 3

Marty and George Barnard

The Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club

meets every Thursday at noon at

Jimmy’s Restaurant on Mission

Gorge Road in Santee.

Photo Clips

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We took our meeting to Lantern Crest so that resident and fellow Rotarian, John Irwin could participate in our meeting. It was sure good to see you John!

President’s Message

I think that it is time for some lighter side information is in order as the

Presidents’ Message this month. Since April 1 is known as April Fools’ Day

I thought some historical interesting information would be welcomed. The

information provided as gathered from a few sources and it is not entirely original.

On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools' Day by playing practical jokes on each other.

Although the day, once called All Fools' Day, has been celebrated for

several centuries, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians

speculate that April Fools' Day dates back to 1582, when France switched

from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the

Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed

to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and

continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1

became the butt of jokes and hoaxes. These included having paper fish

placed on their backs and being referred to as "poisson d'avril" (April fish),

said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person.

Historians have also linked April Fools' Day to ancient festivals such as

Hilaria, which was celebrated in Rome at the end of March and involved

people dressing up in disguises. There's also speculation that April Fools'

Day was tied to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern

Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.

April Fools' Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In

Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with "hunting the

gowk," in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for

cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved

pranks played on people's derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or "kick me" signs on them.

Continued on page 8

Declaration of Rotarians

in Businesses and Professions

As a Rotarian engaged in a

business or profession, I will:

1. Exemplify the core value of

integrity in all behaviors and

activities.

2. Use my vocational experience

and talents to serve Rotary.

3. Conduct all of my personal,

business, and professional

affairs ethically, encouraging

and fostering high ethical

standards as an example to

others.

4. Be fair in all dealings with

others and treat them with

the respect due to them as

fellow human beings.

5. Promote recognition and

respect for all occupations

which are useful to society.

6. Offer my vocational talents:

to provide opportunities for

young people, to work for the

relief of the special needs of

others, and to improve the

quality of life in my

community.

7. Honor the trust that Rotary

and fellow Rotarians provide

and not do anything that will

bring disfavor or reflect

adversely on Rotary or fellow

Rotarians.

8. Not seek from a fellow

Rotarian a privilege or

advantage not normally

accorded others in a business or professional relationship.

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Why Join Rotary

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Rotary creates the perfect venue to

give back to your community and

to the world at large.

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Rotary provides an environment for

developing strong friendships and

business relationships.

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Rotary provides unlimited exposure

to new topics and ideas; it provides

a meaningful way to be a leader.

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Rotary’s arm encircles the globe.

It is the largest service

organization in the world and

provides countless opportunities to

bridge continents and end divides.

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Every Rotary Club in the world, no

matter how big or small, has one

thing in common: friendship. And

it’s from this base of friendship

that we serve our community.

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Rotary has the potential to be a

way of life; a legacy to leave our

children and our grandchildren.

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A great tool Rotary has is its

educational programs. It also can

give you exposure to many

different areas and help you find

what your interests really are.

Many children eat only tortillas and beans for breakfast and walk a few kilometers alone to get to school leaving home at about 6:30 a.m.

Students in the classes have been universally respectful as they often are trained to great visitors entering the classrooms with a ""Buenos dias"" and maybe a short song that they address to all visitors. Many would try an English phrase such as "Hi", "Hello", or "Good Morning." They were always curious since foreigners are a rarity in the isolated locations far from the tourist track.

Traveling across along the Pan American Highway and the various secondary roads, I was accompanied by a representative of the non-profit who guided me

to the various school sites in locations that no tourist ever visits. At every school we were graciously received by school Directores (Principals) and maestros (teachers) who can barely earn a living on their school salary and must work at other jobs as well to support their families. Classrooms rarely had more than old, bruised student desks and a chalk or white board.

My job includes interviewing teachers, principals, parents and students to formulate a picture of the school conditions and how the Rotary project components are being implemented. I also take many photos and gather copies of relevant documents. The non-profit provides teacher training for each of the components and I

accordingly collect copies of training agendas and curricula. I check purchase verifications against expenditure statements and review inventories doing spot checks among random selection of computers and books.

I also review security arrangements to protect the computers where all the labs had movement sensors, alarm sirens, bars on windows, secondary steel doors,

and campus night watchmen. As of this writing, I have a few more schools to visit and one remaining Rotary Club to visit. At the clubs, I address the general assembly about who I am, what the Rotary Foundation desires me to do and how my visit and the report I will prepare and submit is intended to assure that the dollars donated by Rotarians around the world are spent wisely.

As I was walking through the central plaza in Antigua, suddenly, a bell rang and a large group of young people began petting each other with egg shells

stuffed with confetti and flour or talcum powder. Most of the park visitors backed up quickly and watched, mostly with surprised and amazed expressions. Those I asked didn't know exactly why the group staged the 'fight'. It all seemed to be in fun, and one witness thought maybe it was a late

carnival celebration. (Carnival ended last week on Ash Wednesday.)

It appeared that many of the participants were not Guatemalans, resembling more North Americans. After it was over, the participants took group pictures,

and then left. No one remained behind to clean up the park that now was covered in the white dust, little pieces of paper and egg shells everywhere. This is an ironic contrast to traditional Catholic processions through the streets every Sunday during lent.

In a couple of days, I will finish my visit and head back south to Panama where I intend to take a few days to visit the canal and the old Panama City before continuing back to Ecuador and Bahia de Caraquez where I will complete the

three reports about the projects for the Rotary Foundation. Hasta luego! PS I have included some pictures of Guatamalan pancakes...very

Bill’s Travel Journal Continued from page 3

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We are a Grassroots

Organization

Rotary is a GRASSROOTS

organization. We carry out our

most meaningful service work

through our Rotary Clubs. Each

club elects its own officers and

enjoys considerable autonomy

within the framework of Rotary’s

Constitution and Bylaws. Rotary

districts (groups of clubs)

support these efforts and are

led by district governors.

Rotary clubs belong to the

global association Rotary

International (RI), led by the RI

president and RI board of

directors.

We direct our service in six

AREAS OF FOCUS: Peace and

conflict resolution; disease

prevention and treatment;

water and sanitation; maternal

and child health; basic literacy;

and economic and community

development.

Need to Know

Happy Birthday Rotary!

On February 23, Rotary celebrates

its

108th anniversary. The day also

marks the anniversary of the first

mass polio vaccinations, which

started in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania, in 1954 and

expanded across the United

States. A group of children from

Arsenal Elementary School

received the first injections of the

new polio vaccine developed by

Dr. Jonas Salk.

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Spring Rummage

Sale…start collecting

reusable items that can be sold

as part of the Santee-Lakeside

Rotary Club’s rummage sale this

spring. Hang onto those

resalable items as the proceeds

from this sale will help

regenerate club funds. Jana

Bradley has agreed to head this

project up.

Mark your calendar

Saturday, May 17 Walmart Parking Lot

7-3:00 p.m.

Save the Date Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club & Santee Lakes Foundation’s

5th Annual Concert at the Lakes

Featuring THE LONG RUN, Experience the

Eagles

July 26 – 5:00-9:00 p.m. Lake 5

Santee Lakes and Recreation Preserve

Congratulations

The following students were

selected to participate in this

year’s RYLA:

El Capitan

Kacie Hostetler & Blaise Owen

Santana Marissa McKasson & Ella Montouri

West Hills

Je

ssica Valade & Amanda Somo

President’s Message Continued from page 5

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As we all know, in modern times, people have gone to great lengths

to create elaborate April Fools' Day hoaxes. Newspapers, radio, TV

stations, and Web sites have participated in the April 1 tradition of

reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled their

audiences. In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were

experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people

harvesting noodles from trees; numerous viewers were fooled. In

1985, Sports Illustrated tricked many of its readers when it ran a

made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sidd Finch who could

throw a fastball over 168 miles per hour. In 1996, Taco Bell, the

fast-food restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had

agreed to purchase Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and intended to

rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after Burger King

advertised a "Left-Handed Whopper," scores of clueless customers

requested the fake sandwich.

April Fools’ Day pranks are fun when taken in the spirit as they

should be meant. Not to harm people but to entertain and enjoy.

That is something that Rotary tries in instill in its Clubs, simply have fun and enjoy the experience and its many rewards.

Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club President, 2013-2014

James Peasley

Rotary Quotes

“It is easier to interest men in war

than peace; it therefore requires

more moral courage to talk peace

than war.” Rotary Just at the

Threshold, The Rotarian, February 1917

“Friendship was the foundation

rock on which Rotary was built

and tolerance is the element

which holds it together.” My Road

to Rotary

“There is nothing intangible about

Rotary: It is reality itself. To give

is to receive: to lose oneself; to

be happy is to serve. These are

old truths…for the individual…and

the mass, whether application be

in the exchange of goods, toil,

knowledge, or love.” The Meaning of

Rotary, The Rotarian, November 1921

“Primarily Rotary seeks to apply

the theory of service to business

and community life…This is

expressed in the first part of our

code of ethics: To consider my

vocation worthy and as affording

me a distinct opportunity to serve

society. He Profits Most Who

Serves the Best is a less ideal

expression, but the suggestion of

egoism is removed by the added

words, Service Above Self.” Address to 1926 Rotary Convention, Denver Colorado, USA

“What is the value of the life of

one child saved? No one will ever

know, but if the child were our

own, the price tag would be

marked: Not for sale – this life is

invaluable.” When Life is Gone, That’s

All There Is, The Rotarian, January 1980

“We cannot talk about the future

without talking about children.

They are our future. A Dream for

Our Children’s Future, The Rotarian, September 1998.