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Davis Sunrise Rotary Club Weekly Bulletin Friday, July 20, 2012 • Odd Fellows Hall

Mailing Address: PO Box 4531, Davis, CA 95617

Rotary Four Way TestOf the things we think, say or do:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL andBETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?”

Where To Make UpMonday

Sacto South 12:15 pm Casa De Los Ninos Davis Noon 12:15 pm Community Church

Tuesday Vacaville Sunrise 7:15 am Creekside Bar&Grill Woodland Noon 12:15 pm Woodland Hotel Colusa Noon 12:15 pm Country Club Fairfield-Suisun 12:10pm HiltonGardenInn

Wednesday Dixon Noon 12:15pm Dixon Fairgrounds

DavisSunset 6:00pm OurHouse

Thursday Woodland Sunrise 7:15 am Cracchiolo’s Winters Noon 12:15 pm Buckhorn Sacto Noon 12:15 pm Convention Center VacavilleNoon 12:15pm OperaHouseLunaVista–Woodland 6:30pm CommunityCenter

Friday NorthSactoSunrise 7:00am RedLionInnWest Sacto Noon 12:15 pm Pheasant Club

CapayValley 7:00amCacheCreekCasino

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Editor and PhotographerBud Harmon 530.758.3322

email: budharmon@sbcglobal.net

reporters Dick Bourne, Vic Bucher, Jay Gerber, David Morse,

Gretchen Peralta and Dave Rosenberg

President Clay Brandow’s first meeting as our newly installed president launched on Friday the 13th. Auspicious? Several prominent District 5160 Rotarians were on hand to witness the event. Among them were DG Laura Day, Asst DG John Martin (Woodland Sunrise) and the infamous Cecil Padilla (Winters). Clay was unphased by the

special attention despite the fact he was forced to call the meeting to order with a cowbell! Other guests included Lindsay Smith’s parents, Bob and Tony Smith, as well as Belinda Kesser, a member of the Otwetiri Project Board (see program below) .

News aNd Views — Jay Gerber

PP Vic Bucher’s Wait, Wait, I Know That has been replaced in the new administration by Know Your Fellow Rotarian, a quiz in which we’re provided with obscure hints about one of our members and asked to identify her/him. Our first mystery Rotarian was Jim Smith--(1) whose father was an electrician, (2) who taught school after graduating from college, (3) who earned an MBA/Ph.D. from Stanford and (4) who served as Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction in California under Bill Honig two decades ago. In your reporter’s opinion, Clay’s game looks to be both fun and informative.

Announcements were made by the following: Will Portello (Oktoberfest planning at 6 pm, July 17, at Sudwerk); Carolyn Stiver (Business Backpack Challenge); TomRead ($180 membership dues now payable) and DG Laura Day

(Sustainable Dental Care Project). Vic Bucher took the opportunity to pass out Sunrise Rotary shirts to John Munn, Lindsay Smith, RoyKroener and Rick Stromberg. Each had served as a board member or committee chair during Vic’s Presidential year.

Sergeant-of-the-Day Sydney Vergis came forward and began her shakedown with a call for Happy Bucks. Sydney is our new Head Sergeant. Among our happiest members were Jay Brookman (start of summer school); Vic Bucher (first Rotary breakfast in a year); Larry Greene (daughter recovering after a serious automobile accident); Chuck Cunningham (granddaughter in tow); Don Winters (new job with National University); John Martin (happy for a Davis Sunrise makeup); and Dick McCapes (daughter Elizabeth, a 3rd generation Rotary president).

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Dates & Details

• July 20NataliaDeeb-Sossa Knights Landing Health Clinic

• July 27 Daniel Dutulescu, et al Camp Royal: “Our trip and how meaningful it was to us”

• August 3 Clay Brandow The Innocents Abroad in Thailand and Cambodia

• August 10 Elizabeth Conant Discusses her year in France as our exchange student

• August 17 Natalie Nelson Pence Gallery

• August 24 Bob Biggs Bob’s “Farewell Tour” begins as UCD FB Coach

• September 22Oktoberfest Central Park• September 28AnnualGolfTournament Wildhorse

Please arrive at the Senior Center Kitchen by 10:30am – Contact Leslie Nelson 757-5696

Meals on Wheels 3rdQuarter2012

July 25 ...............................Marc Thompson

August 1 .................................. Don Morrill

August 8 ..............................Doug Prichard

August 15 ............................ Lindsay Smith

August 22 ........................ Gretchen Peralta

August 29 .....................................Bob Agee

September 5 ..........................Andrew Yang

September 12 .................... Rick Stromberg

September 19 ...................Marc Thompson

September 26 ...............................Bob Agee

District Governor’s Message — Laura Day

People tell me I am smiling all the time. Wouldn’t you, if you had the honor and privilege of serving as your Governor for the 2012-2013 Rotary Year?This gig started for me many years ago, traveling this great District of ours, 300 miles from tip to tip, meeting Rotarians from our wonderfully diverse areas, making friends in every Club and every community. My personal goal this year is

to meet every Rotarian in District 5160. I want to shake your hand, give you a hug and thank you for your service and for being a part of this great organization.In times like today, Rotary is even more relevant. It offers us balance in our lives. We are all working harder, and are more pressed for time, money and have more personal demands than ever before. This is all the more

Happy Bucks were only a warm-up, however, as Sydney began her quest for real money. Victims included Vic Bucher (for failing to recognize Will Portello); Manny Carbahal (hot new car); Dave Heard (Becky’s new position at UCD); Larry Greene (profiled in Sac Business Journal) and Marc Thompson (multi-media video blog). After Sydney took her chair, Clay announced he’d be missing our next two meetings. The Sergeants took note.

Lindsay Smith introduced our speaker, Tim Gbedema, a lecturer at UCD on global tourism, cultures and economics. A native of Ghana, Tim is in the United States on asylum. He met Lindsay’s dad, Bob Smith, through DYSL where they have coached together for many years. Tim, Lindsay’s parents and a number of other soccer parents created the Otwetiri Project to raise funds to build and furnish a school in Otwetiri, Ghana. Most of their funding comes from an annual event called the Taste of Ghana. Funds are raised through ticket sales, corporate sponsors and silent auction profits. The school has been constructed and now they are trying to furnish the school and construct latrines, urinals and a computer room. Our club helped the

project by financing close to $1,000 to ship soccer uniforms and equipment to Ghana. The soccer equipment is used throughout the school year and has resulted in an increase in the number of children that remain in the school.

In answer to questions, Tim informed us Otwetiri is located not far from Ghana’s capital, Accra, where there are several Rotary Clubs. Most boys and some girls play soccer, although net ball is more popular with the girls. The town has no electricity, and water for the town comes from a nearby stream. The town has a well, but it has been abandoned and is not now used.

Thanks, Lindsay, for having Tim update us on a part of the world few of us know well.

Tim Gbedema

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reason to value our membership in Rotary. Rotary is fun and it gives us a worthwhile break from work. It offers us friendship, service to others, and a focus on peace and understanding.Andwe do it all with people who subscribe to a high standard of personal conduct.The Club Presidents, the District Leadership Team and I have been busy preparing to make this Rotary year even more meaningful for every Rotarian, a year full of surprises, accomplishments, accolades and most importantly Fun!We have a lot to do in Rotary, and tackling Rotary Club challenges and

projects comes easily when it’s stress free and collaborative and when there is an openness to differences. And when it is fair, supportive, and welcomes free thinking, and when everyone is participating. I invite all of you to join me, the 71 enthusiastic and committed Club Presidents and the numerous District Committee members, and let’s have a great time, because in 2012-13 A Funny Thing Happened…Without proper planning and goal setting,vwe can’t get where we want to go. Glimpse at what we plan to accomplish this year at http://www.rotary5160.org/district-5160/governor-elect-2012/

District Governor—continuedNew Member Induction

Committee Report —

Don Winters was inducted into the Sunrise Club on July 6. Retired from teaching govern-

ment at Davis High School, Don and his wife Ginger have two daughters. Don’s induc-tion into our club becomes his fourth Rotary membership. His classification? Governmental Relations, naturally. Let’s all take a moment to welcome Don into our Club.

Sakuji TanakaYashio, Saitama, JapanPresident, Rotary International, 2012-13Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, 2006-10Director, Rotary International, 2003-05District Governor, 1994-95

Sakuji Tanaka is the former chair of the Daika Company and former president of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan. He also has been vice president of the Yashio City Chamber of Commerce.

A member of the Rotary Club of Yashio since its charter in 1975, Tanaka has served RI as a director, Rotary Foundation trustee, chair of the 2009 Birmingham Convention Committee, member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force and Future Vision Committee, and regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, district governor, and training leader. Working with his district, he helped to construct a school building in Bangladesh.

Tanaka has received the RI Service Above Self Award and the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Kyoko, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors of the Permanent Fund, Major Donors, and members of the Arch C. Klumph Society. In addition, Tanaka has established an endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship.

He and Kyoko have been married since 1963 and have three children and six grandchildren.

Meet Your 2012-2013 RI President

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l • Community Service committee meeting with Mack and Lindsay and Clay’s first board meeting.

• Clay was going to sit down with Tom this week to draft a budget for the club and committees.

• We will focus on projects that are hands on and encourage club member participation. Partnering with other organizations to increase our effectiveness.

• We are going to explore a Sunrise Rotary once a year signature service project that we may be able to link to fundraising.

• We discussed the possibility of more involvement with the local schools.

The only current project I am aware of is in planning. It is am outdoor educational area at DHS for full inclusion students in currently unused space. We were waiting for an update from the POC at DHS Debbie Covert as to the impact of the School Board to demolish the MPR building. — Jay Brookman

Davis Sunrise Members

Davis Sunrise Club OfficersPresident ................................... Clay BrandowSecretary ......................................... Mark PrattTreasurer ......................................... Tom ReadPast President ................................. Vic Bucher

Rotary International OfficialsInt’l President - Sakuji Tanaka .. Yashio, Saitama, JapanDistrict Governor - Laura Day .... San Ramon Valley

Jeff Adamski * ++............ Banking CommercialBob Agee ............................ UC AdministrationJim Belenis++ ...............................InvestmentsDick Berry++ .............................. Senior ActiveTed Best .......... Software Product ManagementDick Bourne++.............................. EngineeringClay Brandow++ ............Watershed HydrologyJay Brookman ....................................... TS/SCIVic Bucher *++ ........................Tax- AccountingJohn Carbahal++ .......................................CPAManny Carbahal++ ............... Accountancy-TaxKim Cole++ ...................................... EducationDavid Copp ............................ Edu PhilosopherMatt Crider ......................Law-Estate PlanningTom Cross++ ................ Property ManagementChuck Cunningham++ ..........Engineering-CivilTim Daleiden ....Recycling/Waste ManagementJeremy Day ................. Financial - InvestmentsMark Drabkin ........................... OphthamologyVanessa Errecarte ......Management/MarketingDavid Foos++ ............................... Law-JudicialDave Fortune ................................................... Doug Gedestad++ .............................. DentistryJay Gerber *++ ........ Car Washing-Full Service Shel Givens++ ........ Car Washing, Self ServiceLarry Greene++ ..... Air Quality AdministrationJim Grieshop ................Community EducationBud Harmon++ ...............Portrait PhotographySusan Hawkins ++ ................Education HealthDuncan Hay *++ ..... Insurance-AdministrationDave Heard *++ .................. Mortgage BankingGregg Herrington......Real Estate DevelopmentAngela Hokanson .................. CommunicationsTiffany Hurst ..................................Real Estate Gary Johns++ ...............Highway ConstructionJerry Kaneko ++ ......... Vet Med - Clinical Path.Roy Kroener++ ...............................Real EstateJack Latow++ ..............Consulting PsychologistJeff Leshuk++ .................. Food/Ag TechnologyDennis Lindsay *++ ........ Grocery ManagementChris Martin ........................ Property ServicesDick McCapes ++ Veterinary Medicine PoultryBob McCormick ...................... Law:Real EstateJohn McNamara ........ Demolition and HaulingDon Morrill++ ........... Non Profit DevelopmentDick Morrissey++ ...................... Civil EngineerDave Morse++ ...................... Utility RegulationJim Mullen ........... Computer Network SecurityJohn Munn++ .............. Soil and Water ScienceMarty O'Hara .............. Insurance IndependentLarry Olsen * ++................... Financial PlannerGretchen Peralta * ++ ..........................Nursing Will Portello++ ................................Law - CivilMark Pratt++ ......................Financial PlanningDoug Prichard++ .............. Personal InsuranceTom Read*++ ........Certified Public AccountantWinfred Roberson Education - AdministrationSusanne Rockwell++ ............. CommunicationsDave Rosenberg ...................................JudicialLindsay Smith ............................... EngineeringDon Saylor .............. Education AdministrationJim Smith++ ..............Management ConsultingChuck Snipes++ ............................PharmacistCarolyn Stiver ............... Publishing/YearbooksNancy Storm++ .........Food Service - WholesaleRick Stromberg *++ ..... Education - VocationalBrian Sway *++ ..........Management ConsultantMarc Thompson ................ Real Estate FinanceJeff Van Vlet ....................................................Sydney Vergis++ .................Land Use PlanningMack Walker *++ Engineering - EnvironmentalGeorge Warner ++ ..... Insurance - AgriculturalKeith Watenpaugh ............... Higher EducationDon Winters ..............Governmental RelationsBruce Wolk*++ .......................Education - LawRandy Yackzan++ .....Real Estate DevelopmentAndrew Yang++ ..................Financial ServicesJohn Youmans *++ .....Computer Programming * Past Presidents ++ Paul Harris Fellows

Clay’s Corner by Clay Brandow Thank you Davis

Sunrise Rotary for making my first meeting as your new “Prez” so memorable.

Having DG Laura Day, ADG John Martin, ol’friend Cecil Padilla join us for breakfast was a complete surprise.

I’m headed for Iowa to ride my bike 471 miles across the state with 10,000 of my new biking friends known as RAGBRAI.. You’’ll be in good hands with past presidents Bruce Wolk (7/20)

and LarryOlsen (7/27). Programs will be the Knights Landing Clinic, providing service to a Yolo County community in need of medical services (7/20), and Camp Royal, impressions of 3 grateful students we sponsored (7/27). Don’t miss ‘em. And you won’t want to miss my talk (8/3) on Thailand and Cambodia, and what it was like to attend the the 2012 Rotary International Conference in Bangkok with 35,000 of our fellow Rotarians. Here’s a hint: IT BLEW MY MIND! The RI Conference is the ultimate “Whole Earth Festival!”

It Happened This Week — one year ago

Davis Sunrise Rotary Club holds its meeting and tours Mori Seiki

Photos by Bud Harmon