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Honor Jackson, Executive Director

Fence at the Top

Fence at the Top is a non-profit,comprehensive mentoring program for at-riskyouth in Sonoma County headquartered at theCommunity Baptist Church in Santa Rosa. Theirmission is to provide young people with vital lifeskills that will foster their greatest possiblesuccess. This proactive approach allows them tointercept at-risk, troubled, and neglected youthsbetween the ages of 9-18 years who have agrade point average of 2.5 or less and are facedwith instability in their lives and have little or nosupervision in the home. Sexually promiscuousand often lured by alcohol and/or drugs, theseare the students who are tempted to drop out ofschool because they are not receiving theattention they need to make and maintain betterchoices for themselves. The program is free forthe kids.

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The idea: build a fence at the top of the hill sokids don’t fall downhill.

Honor Jackson also serves as President of theNorthern California Chapter of National FootballLeague’s Retired Players Association.

Born in New Orleans, Honor grew up in MarinCity and in high school played football, track andbasketball and then college football at theUniversity of the Pacific. Drafted in 1971 by theDallas Cowboys, he was traded to the NewEngland Patriots and became the lead interceptorand played with the New York Giants until aninjury ended his football career in 1975. In 1977,he became a manager with Longs’ Drug Storesand in 1992 moved his family to Rohnert Park.By the time he retired in 2006, he had twiceearned Longs’ Diamond Award for hismanagement successes.

Home Away from HomePosted by Rich Randolph on Apr 04, 2015

HOME AWAY FROMHOME ~ VALLEYOF THE MOON

CHILDREN'S HOME

Meg Easter-Dawson knows well a youth’s needfor a “Time-Out”. Since 2006 she has beenhelping children between infancy and 17 yearsadjust to a necessary change in their supervisionfollowing intervention by professionals in CountyHuman Services, the Court, or LawEnforcement. Meg leads Valley of the MoonChildren’s Home Program and VolunteerDevelopment Foundation. The Foundation is anon-profit organization established to supportthe County" only 24 hour emergency shelter forabused and neglected children.Organized in the 1960’s, VOMCH originally

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operated under the County’s Juvenile JusticeAdministration. During the 1990’s a growingrecognition that the children were in need ofmore Human Services support than correctionalguidance, administration of the Home wastransferred to County Human Services.Among the approaches available for children tobridge their circumstances is a “walk & talk”activity, simply meandering around the grounds,which include a garden and age appropriate playequipment, yet with a trained adult to listen andencourage.Children are provided with a professional multi-disciplined assessment to assist in meetingunmet needs. Children under six years are bestserved in private homes, screened by VOMCH forFoster Care. Approximately 150 homes arecertified by VOMCH, and other agencies in theCounty have similar resources. Each year almost200 children are provided this transitionalalternative to their family, and the averagelength of stay is one month.A normal as possible routine is offered, withgender separate rooms, some children sharingwith another in the boy/girl segregatedcongregate style setting. Meals are communal,and some meat is donated from County Fairlivestock auctions.Adding to the Home’s friendly atmosphere arespecially prepared “Blue Bags” with pairedclothing, a book, and toy. Sunrise Rotarian TomEakin’s son James developed his Eagle ScoutProject by designing and implementing thesegreeting bags. Elsie Allen Interactors, with theguidance of Faculty Advisor Doug Gibson andSunrise Rotarian’s Ross and Stacey have madecolorful wooden toys such as Disney charactersMickey Mouse, Rockets and others.While not always everyone’s favorite place to be,Valley of the Moon Children’s Home is certainlythe right place to be during domestic disturbanceor parental dysfunction. Meg has brought manyprofessional and community resources togetherto create a safe, nurturing residence for childrenduring a crisis. As one former child, now collegegraduate illustrates with her lovingly heldgreeting bag quilt, the care she received yearsearlier, continues to warm her heart as well asher skin.

* RI President's MessagePosted by Max Bridges on Apr 02, 2015

RI President's MessageApril 2015

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Kelly WaggenerApril 1 Larry MartinApril 2 Steve AmendApril 10 Jon StarkApril 11 Peter TreleavenApril 12 Tom EakinApril 12 Marty BehrApril 17 Connie SmithApril 19 Jim MoirApril 20 Dicksie TamanahaApril 22 Doug ShureenApril 23 Stacy Drucker-Andress

GARY C.K. HUANG

PRESIDENT 2014 - 15

Today, there are so many more ways to communicatethan ever before. In the age of video conferences andinstant messages, we can work together from almostanywhere, and always be in touch; we can share ourRotary work on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Rotary.org.But there will always be a tremendously important rolefor the magazine that you are holding in your hands – orreading on an electronic device – right now.

The Rotarian is one of the oldest continuously publishedmagazines in the world, with an unbroken publicationhistory dating back to its first issue, featuring Paul Harrisas a contributor, in 1911. Back then, the magazine wasprinted in black and white, and was only a few pages.The type was small, the pictures were few, and theadvertisements were for piano dealers, haberdashers,and a hotel fully equipped with hot and cold runningwater!

Now, you can read The Rotarian on your phone or tablet,and regional magazines are published in 24 languages.Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prizewinners have written for the magazine, includingMahatma Gandhi, Desmond Tutu, George Bernard Shaw,and Nicholas Murray Butler. Every month, The Rotarianbrings us a snapshot of the best of the Rotary world: Itengages, entertains, enlightens, and inspires.

In an age of constant communication, with so many waysto find new information, do we still need a Rotarymagazine? Absolutely. Because the magazine is now, as

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it has always been, one of the best ways to spread theword about Rotary. It has allowed me to share the funand excitement of Rotary Days, it showcases the goodwork of Rotarians around the world, and it puts aspotlight on important issues affecting us all. TheRotarian isn't just enjoyable for Rotarians – it's a greatway to boost Rotary's public image, and show the worldthe work that Rotarians do.

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News From RIPosted by Max Bridges on Apr 03, 2015

Nursing school helpsindigenous communitysurvive in Uganda

A nurse immunizes a child at Bwindi Community Hospitalin southwest Uganda.

For thousands of years, the Batwa Pygmies lived amongthe silverback mountain gorillas in the BwindiImpenetrable Forest of southwest Uganda. But in 1992,the forest was declared a World Heritage Site to protectthe endangered silverback, and the Batwa lost theirhome.

Forced to transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers,they did not adapt well, and their very survival wasthreatened.

Over the years, Rotary members in the United States,Uganda, and other parts of the world helped with effortsto aid the Batwa. Most recently, those efforts havefocused on the creation of a nursing school to serve theentire southwestern part of the country.

Dr. Scott Kellermann, a physician and Rotary memberfrom California, USA, discovered the plight of the Batwain 2000, when he and his wife, Carol, traveled to the areaas medical missionaries to assess the indigenous people'sneeds. He describes the situation they found: "Abject

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poverty. No access to health care, no access toeducation, no clean water, no sanitation, land insecurity,and food insecurity."

The Kellermanns' survey found that 38 percent of theBatwa died before the age of five -- twice the rate ofUganda as a whole -- and that the average lifeexpectancy was 28.BUILDING A HOSPITAL

Shortly after his first visit, Kellermann and his wife soldtheir possessions, including his medical practice, andmoved to Uganda -- where they stayed fulltime until2009 -- to help the Batwa. Starting with mobile clinicsheld under trees and with IVs hanging from branches,they treated "200, 300, sometimes 500 people a day,"Kellermann recalls. Eventually, they launched afoundation and built Bwindi Community Hospital.

Kellermann's Rotary connections helped to equip it.Projects supported by a series of Rotary Foundationgrants and backed by members in Uganda, the UnitedStates, and other parts of the world provided anoperating theater, a dental unit, generators, solar panels,and clean water and improved sanitation, and taught theBatwa how to raise small livestock to improve theirnutrition.

Now, the infant mortality rate is down to 6 percent, andthe number of women dying in childbirth has declined 60percent.

"Rotary has been incredible," says Kellermann. "It doesn'tjust throw money at a problem. It goes through a localRotary club so Rotarians on the ground come out tomake sure the projects are successful. What Rotary didwas look at the broader picture and say, hey, a hospitalis great. But you need to prevent these diseases. Youneed to provide water and sanitation. You need to teachthese women how to feed their kids." A project aimed atreducing the incidence of malaria distributed thousands ofbed nets to families through tribal healers. "In 2006, wewere losing one to two kids every week to malaria,"Kellermann says. "After Rotary helped us distribute25,000 bed nets, we went nine months without a kiddying from malaria. Rates have dropped over 90percent."CREATING A NURSING SCHOOL

A few years ago, two entrepreneurs, James Jameson andSteve Wolf, met Kellermann while they were in the areato track gorilla. After they learned of the need for anursing school, they contributed more than $650,000 toplan, design, and build it. The Uganda Nursing SchoolBwindi opened in November 2013. The pair also paid tosend Jane Anyango, a registered nurse at the Bwindihospital, to Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh,Scotland, where she earned a master's degree in nursingthat enabled her to take over as the school's principalteaching tutor. And they provided iPads, loaded with ayear's worth of textbooks, for every nursing student atthe new school.

Last year, Jerry Hall, a past Rotary International vicepresident, led a vocational training team of nursingeducators who spent two weeks developing the school'scurriculum, instruction, and administration. Hall had metKellermann during a previous project, when Hall was aRotary director, and he had become a strategic planning

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consultant for the hospital.

Hall's club, the Rotary Club of Reno, Nevada, USA, alongwith Rotary members in Kihihi, Uganda, and 18 otherclubs, raised $67,000 for a global grant totaling$247,000 that provided furnishings, classroom supplies,and lab equipment for the school.

Hall says that after the vocational training team returnedhome, a team member affiliated with the University ofSan Francisco arranged for Anyango to have access tothe university's trove of digital information. Another teammember arranged to have flash drives loaded withnursing curriculum sent to the school.

"The technology they have at the school is the first of itskind in Uganda," says Hall. "The chair of the UgandaNursing Council attended a grand opening celebrationduring our stay and was blown away by some of it.

"The potential is tremendous," adds Hall. "Once we gettrained nurses out to the villages and regional areas,you'll have people with midwifery skills who can deliverchildren out there safely and provide prenatal care. Noneof that is available today."

Read more about Rotary members' efforts to save women andchildrenLearn more about developing projects with RotaryFind Rotary projects to supportLearn more about the Kellermann Foundation

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Message from theFoundation TrusteeChairApril 2015

When thenew grant

model for The Rotary Foundation was introduced underthe Future Vision Plan, the Trustees decided that itshould be reviewed in the 2015-16 Rotary year so thatyour experiences could help make our processes aseffective as possible.

The Trustees recognize that grants involve manyparticipants who may have different expectations, so Ihave appointed an independent committee of four past RIpresidents to ensure that all views will be considered, andto ensure confidentiality to anyone who may want it.

The committee would like to hear about your experienceswith the areas of focus and district and global grants, andto seek your ideas for any improvements that could makeour Rotary Foundation the best possible. It comprisesmyself and Past RI Presidents Kalyan Banerjee, RayKlinginsmith, and Bill Boyd, who will serve as chair. Wewelcome your suggestions, which you can email tofuturevisionbillboyd@outlook.com.

We will read and analyze your ideas and meet at theRotary International Convention in São Paulo, Brazil, todecide on any items that should be given to the TrusteesPrograms Committee. That committee will undertake thenecessary surveys to ensure we are reflecting theopinions of every Rotary member, and will report back tous at the January 2016 International Assembly. Weintend to make our recommendations at the April 2016

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We seek your support to ensure that our RotaryFoundation continues to do good in the world in the bestpossible way.

John KennyFoundation Trustee Chair

More News from RIPosted by Max Bridges on Mar 30, 2015

Every Day is World Water Daywith Rotary

Investing in clean water could save 2.5 million lives ayear. We can't afford not to protect the world's water

supply. Take action with Rotary to create access to cleanwater.

At least 3,000 children die each day from diarrhealdiseases caused by unsafe water, a grim reminder forRotary members who make providing clean water andsanitation an organizational priority. While very few peopledie of thirst, millions die from preventable waterbornediseases, providing the impetus for our members toprovide toilets and latrines and other clean waterinitiatives in underdeveloped countries. Members alsoteach these communities to maintain new infrastructure,and organize educational projects to promote hand-washing and other good hygiene habits.

Though 22 March is recognized as World Water Day, ourcommitment to these causes is ongoing. In Ghana, Rotarymember Samuel Obour spearheads projects to installlatrines, washing stations, and toilets across Ghana. InLatin America, youth from Connecticut, USA, lay waterpipelines for communities for high altitude villages.Dozens of other water projects await financial support, fromwater harvesting in Mexico to a well for clean potablewater in Egypt. Join us and get involved.

Or meet us in São Paulo on 4 June for our World WaterSummit, the seventh time Rotary members have hostedNGOs, nonprofits, businesses, and concerned citizens ofthe world for learning, networking, and discussion aroundclean water. In addition to our summit, membersregularly host water experts for roundtable discussions attheir clubs. Find a club near you.

In Evanston, Illinois, join local and national experts for

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Tap Into Lake Michigan, a panel discussion on localperspectives to the global water crisis on 31 March. Theevent brings together Rotary members and the generalpublic to mingle with influencers and representatives oflocal water organizations. Register today.

Our commitment to clean water is stronger than ever.We have over 1.2 million members in more than 34,000clubs in nearly every corner of the world. Learn moreabout who we are and what we do.

See how Rotary is building sustainable clean water and sanitationfacilitiesLearn why Jack Sim wants you to talk about toilets with yourfriendsSupport a water and sanitation projectGive now to the clean water cause

* Remember the PicturesPosted by Max Bridges on Apr 06, 2015

Check Out the Picturesfrom the WeeklyMeetings

Link to Meeting Sightings

On a regular basis, our resident photo prosWarren Smith and Steve Davis submit picturesof what is going on at the weekly meetings. Youcan always find the most recent pictures at thewebsites photo journal called "MeetingSighting" Please not that all the meeting photosfor the entire Rotary year are at this locationwith the most recent on the last page.

Thanks for all the great pictures Warren andSteve! Link to Meeting Sightings. The most recentare on the last page!

Additional photos may be found on the SR SunriseFacebook Page.

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Iris Leal and Andrea Aviles

The Telemedicine Project

The Telemedicine Project, based in Sebastopol, isgeared to aid under-served communities throughassistance in the medical field where furthermedical education is scarce and uncommon, aswell as providing the technology to have instantcommunication with doctors in California workingtogether to resolve current patient cases. Irisand Andrea will discuss their trip to Bahamianisland of Eleuthera and how it turned intotelemedicine and a 5130 district grant.

Going Long for KidsPosted by Dicksie Tamanaha on Apr 10, 2015

Honor Jackson, Executive Director Fence at the Top

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Honor Jackson, former NFL wide receiver and executivefor Longs Drugs, is now calling four downs of programsthat coach more than 350 kids in achieving their life goalseach year. Tutorial Programs for kids ages six to highschool, include ESL (English as a second language), reachout to parents as well as the 27 students who attend theafter school sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at theJames Coffee Learning Center. Bible studies onWednesdays are attended by 31 children and youth.

Mentoring programs are held on Saturdays and provideleadership skills and goal setting for 45 young peoplewith a strong emphasis on perseverance. Role playing ofchallenging situations examine the pitfalls, consequencesand benefits of possible responses and situations. Thefourth program, sports Camp, covers the essential lifeskills of good sportsmanship, perseverance and teamwork, along with the fundamentals of a sport such asfootball. Camps currently serve 130 youth. CommunityAction Partnership (CAP) and the local Indian Project aretwo of the collaborating organizations that help to makethese programs possible.

Honor recognizes that mental illness, a factor thatsometimes contributes to perceived dysfunction inbehavior or attitude, is not acknowledged inAfrican/American or Asian/American cultures. Culturaldistinctions that are not part of our Western Society oftencontribute to misunderstanding and condemnation. Honorstrongly emphasizes the critical need for culturalcompetence in appropriately serving these children. Someparticipants have drug addicted parents and some haveparents that are in jail. These kids never had role modelswho taught them how to make right decisions or how topersevere in the face of adversity. Honor's approach is tosee the whole child as body, mind and spirit "muscle" tobe developed by skills training for "playing" through lifewithout devastation injuries.

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The Climb Up Everest - UpdatesPosted on Apr 11, 2015

The Climb UpEverest - Updates

April 5Hello from Nepal!The team is here and the bags have arrived! Weare excited to get going, but are trying to enjoyKathmandu before flying up to the mountainsand beginning the trek.The team here is:Scott Holder from California, Everest ExpeditionAlisha and David Germer from Alaska, EverestBase Camp and Island Peak Climb.Jacob Schmitz vagabond guide but most recentlystoring equipment in Bend, Oregon. ExpeditionLeader.

We have been in Kathmandu for a few days sightseeing and enjoying the busy and culturallybeautiful capital of Nepal. After gear checks andan supplemental oxygen clinic from our masksupplier, Ted Atkins from TopOut. We are readyand excited to fly to Lukla tomorrow and startour trek to Everest!Its going to take us around nine to ten days toacclimatize and arrive to EBC (Everest BaseCamp) well rested. It’s an amazing hike up theKhumbu with incredible views of the Himalaya.One of my favorite hikes in the world.We will be checking in often and updating theDispatches to let all of our friends and lovedones back at home know of our progress.Cheers,Jacob Schmitz April 7They had a nice leisurely trek this morning up to

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Namche Bazaar, the hub of activity in theKhumbu region. This is the biggest village theywill pass through on their journey, and it is abeautiful spot to take an extra day to acclimatizeand enjoy the bakeries that Namche is famousfor. They’ll spend the night tonight in a nicelodge overlooking Namche, and spend tomorrowhiking around and getting their first views ofMount Everest!Jacob Schmitz April 9They left the village of Namche this morningafter a couple of nights there, and continuedtheir trek up the Khumbu valley past theTengboche Monastery, and on to the village ofDeboche where they will spend the night. It’sbeen beautiful weather for the team so far, andthey are enjoying the journey.

Jacob Schmitz April 10Jacob called in from the team’s second day atDingboche, a village located near the confluenceof the Imja and Khumbu rivers, the latteroriginating from the Khumbu Glacier on thesouth flank of Mount Everest. Everyone is doinggreat and they took a planned rest andacclimatization day to help their bodiesacclimatize to the thinning air. They hiked up toover 17,000′ to assist in the transition.It sounds like French pastries and lattes are partof their acclimatization program???The connection was a bit spotty and there is abit of wind noise, so Jacob called in a secondpost, largely reiterating the same news. I’llleave both posted, as they are slightly different.Jacob Schmitz Link to the Mountain Trip Blog

News From RI

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Kelly WaggenerApril 1 Larry MartinApril 2 Steve AmendApril 10 Jon StarkApril 11 Peter TreleavenApril 12 Tom EakinApril 12 Marty BehrApril 17 Connie SmithApril 19 Jim MoirApril 20 Dicksie TamanahaApril 22 Doug ShureenApril 23 Stacy Drucker-AndressApril 24 Ross JonesApril 27 Max BridgesApril 28 Spouse Birthdays

Marie TreleavenApril 2 Joanne EakinApril 13 Laura MartinApril 13 Terry Stark

Posted by Max Bridges on Apr 11, 2015

How a simple schoolproject in India became aglobal grant

Students sit at their new desks that were providedthrough a previous grant between the Rotary Club ofBikaner, India, and Kennebunk Portside, Maine, USA.

Two years ago, U.S. Rotary members in Maine set out toimprove the education system in Bikaner, Rajasthan, anIndian city near the border of Pakistan.

The Rotary Club of Kennebunk Portside chose Bikanerbecause club member Rohit Mehta was originally fromthe area and had connections there. Mehta put the clubin contact with Rotarians in India to provide desks forfour government-run schools.

But when community leaders returned with a request formore desks, the Maine Rotarians decided they had tothink bigger. The Rotary Foundation had rolled out itsnew grant model, which required that the club do morethan just purchase school furniture to qualify for globalgrant funding. Club leaders put their heads together andturned a simple project to provide school desks into aglobal grant project by adding a campaign to recruit newstudents and professional development for teachers.

"Because the new grant standards required furtherthought, a superior grant emerged," notes PeterJohnson, Rotary Foundation chair for District 7780, whichcovers Maine. "Additional questions were asked, whichboil down to, 'OK, they need benches [desks] and youwant to help them get their benches, but what's going tohappen with these benches?' The standards dramaticallyimproved the project's scope, tone, and tenor."

The Rotary clubs worked with School ManagementCommittees — teams of school administrators,community leaders, and Bikaner Rotary members — todetermine what each school needed most. Theydiscovered that the children were unschooled and hadnever sat in a classroom before. So the committeesdecided it would be easier to get the students to committo a three-day-a-week lesson plan. That left the othertwo days for the same benches to be used for teachertraining.

"The teachers at the government schools are wellqualified, but they provide an education within the

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framework of their stipulated syllabus only," says ManMohan Kalyani, project leader for the Bikaner club. "Thisdoes not include many things that are needed for theoverall development of the students. So we set aboutsupporting both teachers and students with theseadditional skills."

The global grant will provide desks for 1,685 students.The training will target 240 teachers. In addition toinstruction in basic subjects, the curriculum aims toimprove students' self-confidence, communication skills,leadership skills, and personality development. The clubsexpect the program will have even better results than theearlier shipment of desks, which helped improve gradesby 23 percent in the four recipient schools. Those resultsalone led regional authorities to select two of the schoolsas sites for annual examinations, meaning local studentsdid not have to travel 15 miles to another city to takethe exam.

Cornelia Stockman, a member of the Maine club, traveledto Bikaner early in the grant planning process. She saidshe was impressed by the level of commitment andprofessionalism displayed by the School ManagementCommittees.

Stockman said local families who can afford it send theirchildren to private schools with classrooms and desks. Bycontrast, students at the government-owned schools siton the ground in an open area surrounded by securitywalls and gates. There is no compulsory attendancebeyond sixth grade. The local education experts insist thestudents are more likely to stay in school if they have adesk to sit at, Stockman says.

Mehta is thankful the grant was able to help his nativecountry.

"I thought it would be great if we could do somethingwith a region that I had ties to," Mehta says. "And goodeducation is fundamental to the quality of life."

Stockman said even though the process of expanding theproject's scope was not without bumps, the Bikanercommunity responded to every need as the grantapplication evolved.

"We had to go back to them three or four times, butevery time we asked them to do something else, they didit," she recalls. "They never gave up, and did everythingnecessary to meet the requirements of the global grant."

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New Sonoma Mountain trail HikePosted by Marty Behr on Apr 13, 2015

New SonomaMountain trail HikeSaturday, April 18,

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Highlights: New Sonoma Mountain trail system with awesome views of the SonomaValley, and connecting to Jack London StatePark.

Rating: Moderate or Difficult. Two options: 1) Moderate -- Hike from the new trailhead onSonoma Mountain Road 2.2 miles to a grassyknoll for a picnic lunch with a Valley view, thenhike out. 4.4 miles total distance and about500-feet of elevation gain. 2) Difficult -- Hikefrom the new trailhead on Sonoma MountainRoad about 6 miles to the top of SonomaMountain for a picnic lunch with a full Valley viewfrom Kenwood to San Pablo Bay, then hike downabout 4 miles through Jack London State Park. 10 miles total distance and about 1,200-feet ofelevation gain. We will arrange to have vehiclesat the Jack London parking lot for returntransportation.

Leader: Marty Behr. For more information,contact Marty at (206) 391-3427 orbehr@whidbey.com.

Date and Time: Saturday, April 18, 2015 at9:30 AM at the Sonoma Mountain parking lot. Take Bennett Valley Rd to Sonoma Mountain Rdand continue to about 1/4 mile past PressleyRoad, and look for the entrance to the newSonoma Mountain trail on your right. Drive 0.6miles from the entrance to the parking lot.

To Carpool, Meet at 9:00am: SafewayParking lot, 2785 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa.

Description: The new Sonoma MountainTrail system opened in early March and isa wonderful addition to our local trails. It allowshikers to reach vista points of the SonomaValley more easily, starting at a trailhead onSonoma Mountain Road rather than hiking upfrom the Valley floor. Most of the trail we willhike is in shaded oak forest, so is relatively cooleven on a hot day. And the trail opensoccasionally onto grassy hills allowing thedramatic views. Join us to enjoy this newaddition to our natural world.

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Bring: Picnic lunch, water (one liter for shorterhike, two liters for longer hike), walking sticks,hat for sun protection, raingear if it looksinclement (we should be so lucky!).

As always, guests are welcome! Martin BehrRotary Club of Santa Rosa Sunrise

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* Remember the PicturesPosted by Max Bridges on Apr 06, 2015

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Thanks for all the great pictures Warren andSteve! Link to Meeting Sightings. The most recentare on the last page!

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Thea Hensel and Jim Pedgrift

The Southeast GreenwayCampaign

The Southeast Greenway Campaign is acommunity-based effort to develop a vibranturban greenway on the stretch of open spacethat links Spring Lake to Highway 12 at FarmersLane, creating a valuable community asset forthe citizens of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. The Greenway will link Spring Lake, HowarthPark, and Annadel Park with downtown SantaRosa, creating a much-needed east-westconnection for alternative transportation,restored creeks, open space, community gardensand recreation. This approximately 2 mile long,52-acre strip of land was originally intended fora state highway extension that included a bridgeover Spring Lake. It is the largest undevelopedparcel of land within Santa Rosa city boundaries.

Thea Hensel, Co-Chair of the SoutheastGreenway Campaign, was born and raised inNew York City. After attending State Universityof NY, she received a Masters degree inEducation from New York University and taught

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school for 5 years. A move to the Bay Areabrought a career change and a long professionallife in sales, primarily with the Wrangler JeansCompany. Ms. Hensel obtained a HumanResources certificate from Santa Rosa JuniorCollege and worked as an employment recruiterin the biotech industry for 4 years. She is aFellow of the Leadership Institute for Ecology andthe Economy and assisted in the Santa RosaSummit – a successful neighborhood organizingevent. For the past six years Ms. Hensel hasdedicated much of her time to a vision ofcreating the ‘Gem of Santa Rosa; the SoutheastGreenway.’ Very rarely do residents have theopportunity to sit at the table and envision theneeds, goals and dreams of the city and itspeople.

Jim Pedgrift grew up in Santa Rosa, graduatingfrom SRHS in 1958, and then taught for over 40years at Rancho Cotate HS, SRJC and since 1986at Sonoma State University. Mr. Pedgrift servedon the SR Board of Education from 1980 to1984, then the SR City Council from 1988 to1996 and the senior citizen representative to theSR Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Board. Hehas been working with the South East Greenwaycampaign since 2011 and believes it to be themost significant effort currently underway towardbuilding a more beautiful Santa Rosa.

Sonoma State University & RotaractPosted by Rich Randolph on Apr 20, 2015

STUDENTS SHINE IN UNDERSERVEDBAHAMASPresident Harry Coffey and President Elect Eloise Tweetenflank Rotaractor's Michelle Kavata, Iris Leal, and AndreaAviles Offsite Care, Inc. connects doctors to doctors and patients topatients ~ ~ ~ around the world from each other! As Ambassadors for OCI, Sonoma StateUniversity Rotaract students Iris Leal and AndreaAviles have travelled to Eleutheria, Bahamas andspread Goodwill and provided sweat equity in theconstruction of community centered projects

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such as a library, music education center,including instruments, sewing machines and wifiaccess. With the guidance of Dr. Smith, their Rotaractadvisor at SSU, Andrea and Iris along with fellowRotaractor’s from Santa Rosa Junior College havebeen applying and promoting “sustainability” intheir enterprises. The success of these truly internationallyoriented young entrepreneurs has earned them abooth at this year’s upcoming RotaryInternational Convention in Sao Paulo Brazil. Sunrise President Elect Eloise Tweeten will besharing time at the booth with them as well. If you are not able to attend the Convention, Irisand Andrea invite you to attend one of theweekly In Service sessions at the TelemedicineInstitute in Sebastopol. You can meet foundingDr. James Gude M.D., and come away withinsights from across the globe, without the jet-lag!

M O V E SPosted by Rich Randolph

WE HAVE A BIG CHOICE !

M.O.V.E.S. Since 1995, inspired by cases of the HonorableJudge Arne Rosenblum, MOVES endeavors toMinimize Occurrences of Violence in EverydaySociety specifically in Sonoma County. Individuals advancing this goal are honored andan annual Non-Violence Day celebrate peacepromotion. Moved himself by the predominance in his courtcases involving violent behavior, destructive tolives and property, MOVES was created topromote strategies to build awareness of conflictand offer alternative, constructive choices to

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UPCOMINGEVENTS2015 District ConferenceTENAYA LODGE AT YOSEMITEApr 24, 2015 – Apr 26, 2015 May Hike - Fort Ross InterpretiveHikeMay 17, 2015 2015 Annual Golf TournamentOakmont Golf ClubJun 05, 2015 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM 2015 "Best Chef's" Culinary ClassicSanta Rosa Golf & Country ClubOct 17, 2015 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

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Kelly WaggenerApril 1 Larry MartinApril 2 Steve AmendApril 10

resolving differences peacefully. Sunrise Rotarian Rob Sanville is a BoardMember. He and current MOVES President JohnGoehring provided an historic review of MOVEand orientation to their activities.Their web page, www.minimizingviolence.orgis very informative, and offers suggestions tohelp children develop healthy interpersonal skills.

New MemberPosted by Max Bridges on Apr 17, 2015

New Member -Sharon Wright

Sponsored by Penny Millar, Sharon joins Rotaryin the Classification of Executive Secretary.

Sharon has spent the majority of her working lifein the secretarial field. She started withLockheed Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale, CA in1959 and worked there until she retired as anExecutive Secretary in 1978. After leavingLockheed, she worked through Chase TemporaryServices in San Jose. Temporary positions tookher to a variety of companies in the SiliconValley—Westinghouse, Shugart Corp. and others.

She has lived in Santa Rosa since 1984. Sharonhas traded from spending time working at herprofession to volunteering in a number of areas. Among her many activities, she is involved withCommunity Hospital as part of the auxiliary, shevolunteers at the Healdsburg Police Departmentas a “police person”, and she has volunteered atthe Redwood Empire Food Bank for the past 12years.

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Marie TreleavenApril 2 Joanne EakinApril 13 Laura MartinApril 13 Terry StarkApril 18 Stacy Drucker-AndressApril 24 Carol CerconeApril 28 Anniversaries

Eloise TweetenJack StrangeApril 12 Olin Leasher

Welcome Sharon!

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Rotary HikePosted by Max Bridges on Apr 20, 2015

Rotarians and guests tour SonomaMountain

April 18, 2015

Eleven hikers start Saturday morning from thetrailhead for the new Sonoma Mountain Trail atthe North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park andOpen Space.

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SRSR hikers pause along the Sonoma MountainTrail after 2.1 miles. The total hike to the top ofSonoma Mountain and Jack London State Parkwas 13 miles. Bennett Valley lies behind, withTaylor Mountain to the left, and Bennett Peak tothe left. A successful prehike was made by RickLewis, Jim Moir, and Marty Behr

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The Climb Up Everest - UpdatesPosted on Apr 17, 2015

The Climb UpEverest - Updates

April 17th

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A couple of snowy days at base camp The Island Peak climbers, David and Alisha, leftbase camp yesterday with Dawa Sherpa on theirway to Dingboche, and after a night at ourfavorite lodge, the Snow Lion, they’ll head up tothe Island Peak base camp.Scott and Jacob have been spending their timesettling in to base camp and acclimating to their17,000 ft home before heading higher up themountain. They’ve practiced climbing laddersand are moving through the ice with theircrampons on, so they should be pretty efficientby the time they are ready to move up to Camp1 in a couple of days.

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Our Sherpa team is carrying loads up to Camp 1and Camp 2 today to establish those camps forthe climbers. Tomorrow is the 1 yearanniversary of the avalanche that claimed thelives of 16 Sherpa guides last season, so it willbe a day to remember and our team will not beclimbing tomorrow.The route is established through the icefall andhas been getting plenty of traffic by the earlyteams already. There are more ladders and theterrain is slightly more technical this season asthe route has moved out to the middle of theicefall a bit in an effort to avoid the moreavalanche prone areas on the climbers left underthe W. Shoulder of Everest.Here’s a great image of the route and acomparison between where it has been inprevious years.

April 15thTeam Settling in to Everest Base Camp They spent the day at Everest Base Campenjoying the comforts of tent living and goingover some climbing/mountaineering skills in theice nearby camp. Tomorrow David and Alishawill start back down the valley and towardsIsland Peak for their climb, while Scott and Jacobacclimatize to the high altitude tent city they willbase out of for the next month and a half. Theywere welcomed into base camp by our amazingteam of Sherpa who have been establishing thecamp on the rocky moraines of the lowerKhumbu glacier. We have a big comfortabledome tent for dining and hanging out withcarpeted floors, heat, solar powered lights and acoffee grinder for a fresh cup in the morning. It’s been a bit snowy the last few days, and thatis expected to continue for another day or sobefore the clear skies come back over theHimalaya.

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April 14thEverest Base Camp Today! They arrived at Everest Base Camp today! Theyhave moved into their tents at Base Camp andare settling into the big dome tent for dinnertonight. We should get a call with a dispatchfrom base camp later tonight, but spoke withJacob earlier and they are doing great! April 13thEverest Team in the village of LobucheBy: Mountain TripJacob’s call today is pretty garbled due to thespotty phone service up there, but they are inthe village of Lobuche and excited to be headingup to Everest Base Camp tomorrow! They areall doing great and enjoying the journey throughthe beautiful Khumbu Valley. We should getmuch better phone service tomorrow when theycontinue up the valley past the final village ofGorak Shep, and on to Everest Base Camp. Link to the Mountain Trip Blog

News From RIPosted by Max Bridges on Apr 18, 2015

Ecuadorean surgeondonates heart tochildren in need

Dr. Gerardo Davalos, a pediatric heart surgeonand member of the Rotary Club of Quito,Ecuador, performs a life-saving procedure on achild in 2012. The surgery was funded through aRotary Foundation Matching Grant.

Pediatric heart surgeon Gerardo Davalos hastreated scores of young heart patients, but onemade a particular impression on him.

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The day before 11-year-old Josue Ochoa died in2013, Dr. Davalos, a member of the Rotary Clubof Quito, Ecuador, walked into the boy's hospitalroom to say goodbye. The atmosphere in theroom, where family members were gathered,was somber. But one person was smiling andcomforting everyone else. It was Josue.

Says Davalos: "I'll never forget how strong Josuewas in that moment. He wasn't concerned abouthimself. He was more worried about his momand dad. He kept telling them that everythingwas going to be OK and that he'd lived a greatlife. He was an amazing child."

And Josue also shared his gratitude withDavalos. "He told me, 'Thank you for giving me achance to dance at school,' "the surgeon recalls.

Five years earlier, funded by a Rotary Foundationgrant that paid for corrective heart surgeries forunderprivileged children at Quito's HospitalMetropolitano, Davalos had performed acomplicated operation that saved Josue's life.

The ensuing recovery period had been extremelyhard for the youngster, who'd had to remain inthe hospital for two months after the surgery.But "Josue never complained once; he alwayshad a smile on his face," says Davalos. "Hecouldn't wait to get out of the hospital anddance."

Over the years, though, Josue's heart problemsbecame irreversible, says Davalos. "But Rotaryhelped extend his life, and gave him a chance toenjoy things that normal children his age do."

Josue is one of more than 120 children on whomDavalos has performed free corrective heartsurgeries since his club, along with the RotaryClub of Wheeling, Illinois, USA, initiated thegrant project in 2002.CONNECTING WITH ROTARY

After spending five years in Spain for his medicalresidency, Davalos returned home in 1995 eagerto make a difference in the lives of Ecuador'sunderprivileged children, and looking to use hissurgical skills outside his regular duties as ahospital doctor.

"I was a young surgeon with a skill I wanted toshare," he recalls. "There are so many needs inEcuador -- the government can't afford to payfor heart surgeries for poor children. There arevery few options out there for them. I wanted tofind a way to provide free surgeries to those inneed."

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A friend of Davalos' who was a member of theQuito club thought Rotary could be the answer.After attending a few meetings, Davalos joinedthe club in 1998.

"I was very impressed with the variety ofprofessional skills the Rotarians had. I didn'tknow how to start a project or find connectionsthat I needed to reach these desperate children.Rotarians do," says Davalos, who is director ofpediatric cardiothoracic surgery at HospitalMetropolitano, Quito's leading hospital. "The clubgave me options and the support I needed. Theirenthusiasm to help those less fortunate was asstrong as mine."

Rallying behind Davalos' vision, a number ofclubs worked together to obtain grant money,which funded more than 60 surgeries.

"Life can be kind to some people and unkind toothers. Those of us who are lucky to be in theposition to give back must try to do so," hesays. "I'm lucky to have found Rotary, lucky tohave found friends so willing to help changelives."

Davalos, who also implants cardiac pacemakersfree of charge through the Pacemaker BankFoundation, adds: "I'm grateful that I can sharemy gift and make a difference. But those childrenare more of a gift to me than I can ever be tothem."

None more so than Josue.

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* Remember the PicturesPosted by Max Bridges on Apr 06, 2015

Check Out the Picturesfrom the WeeklyMeetings

Link to Meeting Sightings

On a regular basis, our resident photo prosWarren Smith and Steve Davis submit picturesof what is going on at the weekly meetings. Youcan always find the most recent pictures at thewebsites photo journal called "MeetingSighting" Please not that all the meeting photosfor the entire Rotary year are at this locationwith the most recent on the last page.

Thanks for all the great pictures Warren andSteve! Link to Meeting Sightings. The most recent

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STORIESThe April 30th. Program is......Posted by Dave Lorenzen on Apr 24, 2015

Alan Silow: The SantaRosa Symphony

The Santa Rosa Symphony is truly a culturaltreasure in Sonoma County. Few cities inAmerica of comparable size support a regionalsymphony that is so vital, dynamic, andinnovative. The Santa Rosa Symphony has anational reputation for stellar sound, boldexcellence and community engagement. Sonoma County has earned an identity as aplace in love with classical music. While othersstruggle merely to survive, our orchestra strivesfor greater depth and breadth of artistry andaccomplishment by maintaining the higheststandard in artistic achievement.

Alan Silow has been the Executive Director ofthe Santa Rosa Symphony since July of 2002.During his tenure, the Symphony has returned toa fiscally sound basis. The Santa RosaSymphony is now the largest California regionalsymphony orchestra north of Los Angeles. Healso serves on the Board of the Santa RosaConvention & Visitors Bureau. Prior to takingthis position, he was the Executive Director ofProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus,Ohio. Previous positions include Director ofMarketing & Public Relations for the Santa Fe,New Mexico, Chamber Music Festival andExecutive Director of the Santa Fe Convention &Visitors Bureau. Silow graduated from the

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University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master'sdegree in Public Administration from PrincetonUniversity's Woodrow Wilson School of Internationaland Public Affairs. He is married with one son andlives in Rincon Valley.

ALS WalkPosted by Dave Lorenzen on Apr 25, 2015

ALS Walk 2015 - TeamWessman

Rolf Wessman was joined in the second annualSanta Rosa ALS Walk, an awareness event andfundraiser for ALS care and research funding.Peter Treleaven, Jon Stark, Penny Millar, PeterHoberg and son Patrick, and caregiver Vladimir.

The Climb Up Everest - UpdatesPosted on Apr 24, 2015

The Climb UpEverest - Updates -Scott Safe AfterHuge Earthquake

and AvalanchesApril 27Update From NepalBy: Mountain TripThe evening (local time) update from Nepal isthat all of our staff have been flown off themountain and are at Base Camp. Threehelicopters flew all climbers from Camp 1 back toBase Camp, as the route through the Icefall wasrendered impassable due to the numerousaftershocks in the past 36 hours.

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Scott Holder and the Germers are all back inKathmandu and in the Yak and Yeti Hotel, whichhad been spared damage from the earthquake oftwo days ago. Jacob is planning to remain atEBC for a few days to assist with the recoveryefforts and organize equipment and supplies. The situation lower in the Khumbu valley isdifficult, with many trekkers and local residentsmaking their way down valley.Communications have improved somewhat, andthe cell tower that connects the upper Khumbuhas been repaired, so we can communicatebetter with Jacob and our EBC staff. Many ofour local staff have departed to check on theirfamilies lower in the valley, and we have littleknowledge of how they fared, because ourfriends departed before the cell tower had beenrepaired.April 26Helicopters Shuttling Climbers down FromCamp 1By: Mountain TripJacob called this morning from EBC with someupdates. The earthquakes/aftershocks of the26th pretty much sealed off the icefall route, butthis morning there are 3 B3 helicopters shuttlingthe 80 or so climbers down who are still abovethe Khumbu Icefall in Camp 1 and Camp 2. Search and cleanup continues at Everest BaseCamp today as the few who remain in EBC combthrough the wreckage and debris looking for anyother victims. The number of missing climbers isunknown right now as so many have left forhome and are unaccounted for. There are 17confirmed dead at EBC.Good weather this morning is helping with thehelicopter flights, but fuel and load limitationsmake it a lengthy process with each flightbringing only 2 climbers down. The helicoptersstruggle in the thin air to fly to the top of theicefall at over 20,000 ft. The helicopter pilotsjust put enough fuel on to make the short flightup to pick up climbers, and return, so they arelight on fuel and need to fuel up frequently.Jacob is doing well and plans to remain at basecamp until all of our team is evacuated fromabove the icefall. They may just wait a fewmore days in EBC, as reports from down thevalley indicate that many villages havesignificant damage, including the largest villageof Namche. The small number of people whoremain at EBC have enough food to wait upthere for a bit.

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Scott Holder is OK and still in Lukla, hoping toget to Kathmandu by plane or helicopter latertoday.David and Alisha Germer have just hopped on abus from Pokhara to Kathmandu and hope to bethere late today.April 25Morning at Everest Base Camp after theEarthquake (w/ update)By: Mountain TripJacob called in this morning from Everest BaseCamp, we had a challenging time communicatingwith a poor satellite phone connection, but wewere able to talk over the course of three phonecalls. Things began happening at base campstarting at dawn; helicopters were able to beginevacuating the most critically injured from EBC.As of now, seven evacuation flights have come inand out of EBC. There are 17 critically injuredthat the doctors and everyone at base campwatched over last night, and as weather hasimproved today they are hoping to be able to flyall out today. Over 20 people are reported deadat base camp currently, with many more stillmissing.Teams at Camp 1 and Camp 2 seem to be OK,but anxious to get down to base camp. Therehave been only a couple of Sherpa who havedescended through the icefall since theearthquake. There are many climbers missingstill, and they expect to find more victims atbase camp and in the icefall before this is allthrough. The Sherpa who descended throughthe icefall were able to hear some voices oftrapped climbers on their way down.Jacob and a guide from IMG (sorry I didn’t getthe name due to bad reception) are going toattempt to go up into the icefall this morning tosee if they can help anyone, and to assess whatgear they may need to help establish a route forthe more than 100 climbers who are above theicefall in Camp 1 and Camp 2. Jacob said thatthe “Icefall Doctors” have left the mountain, sothe rescue is up to the remaining climbers.Scott H. is in Lukla and will return to Kathmanduas soon as they are able to fly, and return home.David and Alisha Germer from our EBCtrek/Island Peak climb are in Pokhara and tryingto return to Kathmandu by bus today and returnhome soon.Update 10:30am Nepal time:Jacob is back in base camp after a trip up intothe icefall this morning. They were able todetermine that the route was relatively in tact,and climbers were beginning to make their waydown from the upper camps towards EBC. Thereare some injured climbers from the upper

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mountain, and some with altitude illness that arebeing helped down through the icefall thismorning. The search will continue in basecampand through the icefall for any other victims. The Mountain Trip Sherpa team is planning topack up what they can and come down to basecamp today. We’ll continue to update as we getany more details from EBC.April 25Earthquake and Avalanche at Everest BC.Mountain Trip Team All OKBy: Mountain TripJust off the phone with Jacob from Everest BaseCamp. They felt a “large” earthquake at basecamp just before 12:30 today April 26 followedby massive avalanches from surroundingpeaks. Jacob has lived in Southern Californiafor many years and has felt many earthquakesand said “this was a big one.” The earthquakehas shook loose avalanches from surroundingpeaks, including Pumori, which sits aboveEverest Base Camp. The avalanche and powderblast came through base camp destroying manytents and putting a hole in our big dome.It is currently snowing and hard to see up intothe icefall, but Jacob reported active avalanchescontinuing from surrounding peaks minutes laterwhile we were on the phone. Our base campteam was able to talk to our team up at Camp 2who reported they did not feel it as strong upthere and they were all OK.Update:Jacob just called back at 12:45 Nepal time andsaid that there are reports of injuries from theavalanche amongst other teams at base camp. He is going to see what he can do to help fornow and will report in later.All of the Mountain Trip team, Sherpa andClimbers are safe and accounted for.Update:Also just hearing news that the earthquakeshook Kathmandu and there has been significantdamage in the city. Our hearts go out to thepeople of Nepal today.Update:I spoke with Scott Holder who is in the villageof Lukla. He is OK but reports that there wassignificant damage there as well.Our folks in Kathmandu are reporting significantdamage, but so far they and their families areOK. Communications to Nepal are prettychallenging right now with the phone networksdamaged and what remains is maxed out withcalls.April 23Everest 2015 – Resting and Recovering

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By: Mountain TripJacob called in just now, but unfortunately, hispost was very garbled. There have been somechallenges with cellular reception at Base Camp,and tonight’s post is barely understandable…Scott has been dealing with an upper respiratoryinfection for the past couple of weeks, and whenthe team pushed up through the Khumbu Icefallyesterday, it seemed to really flare up. Scottand Jacob returned to Base Camp, as theKhumbu is no place for a climber who is not100%. Scott took the prudent and very smartaction of descending to Lukla, over 8,000′ lower,where the air is thick and humid, exactly what isneeded to heal such an infection.The plan is for Scott to spend a couple of daysdown low, letting his pipes heal, and then returnto Base Camp to continue his ascent. Jacob willcontinue to oversee the preparations of campson the upper mountain and they will head high inthe coming days. April 21Everest 2015 Team – Skills Day at BaseCampBy: Mountain TripUnfortunately, the post called in from our guideJacob Schmitz was a bit garbled, but the team isdoing great. They worked on skills today,climbing some ice faces near Base Camp andreviewing strategies for crossing ladders,efficiently passing running belays and othertechniques they will employ when they head upthrough the tumultuous Khumbu Icefalltomorrow.The plan is to climb up to Camp 1 above theIcefall early tomorrow morning, but they willultimately make the decision based on how theweather and conditions look at the time. All iswell and Scott and Jacob are eager to head upthe mountain! April 20Everest 2015 – Acclimatization hike to19,000 feetBy: Mountain TripJacob called in from Camp 1 on Pumori, astunning 7000m peak next to Everest. Theyhiked up to 19,000′ to help their bodies adjustto the thin air they will encounter when theybegin their ascent of Mount Everest.The team is doing great and enjoyed a beautifulday with views of a lifetime of incredible peaks. Our Sherpa team carried loads of supplies up toCamp 1 on Everest to support Scott and Jacobwhen they head high.

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April 19Everest 2015 – Packing for the UpperMountainBy: Mountain TripOur Sherpa friends are preparing to head up tothe upper camps! The depth and breadth of thelogistics necessary for orchestrating an Everestascent are pretty huge. It’s like a symphonywith many instruments that all need to be inconcert if you’re going to actually make amemorable tune. Our Sherpa team are maestrosand today they packed up some food andsupplies to make a run up to Camps 3 and 4 inthe coming days.

April 18Everest 2015 – Update from Base CampBy: Mountain TripHello from 17,600 feet!Scott and I arrived at the Mountain Trip MountEverest Base Camp on the 14th of April afterhiking up the Khumbu for nine days. We stayedin Namche Bazaar, Dingboche and Lukla for twonights each, taking advantage of doing some fun“casual” day hikes. This not only helps withacclimatizing, but they enabled us to getamazing views of some of the Himalaya giantsincluding Everest, Makalu and Cho Oyu, as wellas many other beautiful rugged peaks andhanging glaciers.We had great weather until we reached Lobuche,where we woke up to a foot of new snow on afew inches of old rotten crud that is always funto walk on..! Since then, we’ve had light snowshowers and a bit of wind in the afternoons.When the sun comes out in the morning, thesnow quickly melts only to be replaced by freshsnow in the evening.The snow has slowed the progress of rope andladder fixing in the icefall and above Camp One.Today the 18th of April is the one yearanniversary of the tragic avalanche in the

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Khumbu Icefall that took 16 Sherpa lives,something about which we are all very consciousand respectful. Trying to avoid a similar accident,the Khumbu Ice Doctors (the Sherpas thatmaintain the fixed lines and ladders through theicefall) made a route on the right side of theicefall trying to avoid the seracs on the lowerslopes of Everest, the side opposite of the one onwhich the avalanche hit last year.Out of respect for the fallen Sherpas who workedhard to make it possible for many of us toachieve our dream of climbing Everest, no one isclimbing above Base Camp today.Tomorrow, only the Ice Doctors will climb up, asthey affix ropes and replace ladders that mighthave broken due to the ever shifting ice in theicefall. On the 20th, the plan is for our Sherpasto climb up, carrying loads to establish CampsOne and Two. On the 21st or 22nd, Scott and Iwill head up to spend three to four nights above21,000 feet to acclimatize. After that firstrotation at Camp 1 and 2, we will rest at basecamp for a few days before going up to Camp 2once again before making a day trip to Camp 3at 23,800 feet.When not on the mountain, Scott and I spendthe days walking around Base Camp socializingand meeting other climbers from around theworld. It’s truly an international crowd, with300+ climbers from around the world. Somedays we will climb up to Camp 1 on neighboringPumori or work on our climbing skills in thelower icefall to prepare for the climb up to Camp1.Please check back as we will try to up date theblog as often as possible.Cheers,Jacob Schmitz, Everest Base Camp

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High Adventure has inspired several Sunrisemembers recently.Fortunately climber Scott Holder has escapedinjury while in Nepal preparing for his ascent ofMt. Everest. Scott's sage decision to descendand heal an irritating infection prior to thequake may be followed on his blog site on theSunriser Home Page.More refined, er sea-loving travelers DicksieTamanaha and Vickie Lockner have been cruisingin the Azore Islands. Dicksie timed her itinerarywell and garnered her 39th+ birthday celebrationship-aboard replete with cake & champagne.Describing the Islands as having 200 shades ofgreen, Dicksie's pictures of the Azore's landscapedocument that claim.Next week reports are due on globe trotters Max& Dee Dee Bridges, John and Ardis Jones.

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May 2015 The RotarianConversation: Jeff Bridges& Billy Shore

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In the wealthiest nation on the planet, it takesmore than food to end hunger.Thirty years ago, Billy Shore sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic in Washington, D.C., honking hishorn. Shore, a young political operative, was in ahurry to save, or at least improve, the world. Hehoped to help his boss, the idealistic Coloradosenator Gary Hart, become the next president.His mission would fizzle when the press caughtHart monkeying around extramaritally, but thattraffic jam helped improve the world anyway.While stuck on the road, Shore glanced at thatday’s Washington Post. A front-page story told ofa famine in Africa and how it had inspired BandAid, a supergroup of pop stars, to record “DoThey Know It’s Christmas?” Eventually, thatsong would raise $24 million for famine relief andthe stars would move on, taking the world’sspotlight with them. By the time Shore finishedthe article, however, he would be dedicated toblowing the horn on hunger.He and his sister Debbie launched a charity,Share Our Strength, in 1984 with a $2,000 cashadvance on Shore’s credit card. They cold-calledsenators, CEOs, and celebrities from a basementoffice on Capitol Hill. Writer Stephen Kingdonated seed money. The siblings raised fundsfor food banks and other charities worldwide, butsoon realized they were getting nowhere. “Ourapproach was clear, simple, and wrong,” Shorerecalls.The trouble was that hunger is a symptom of alarger problem: poverty. Handing out food is likeputting a Band-Aid on a wound that won’t heal,Shore says. So he and his sister changed theirapproach. Convinced that a smart fighter “picksbattles that are winnable,” Shore, the charity’sCEO, narrowed its focus to child hunger inAmerica.Since then, Share Our Strength has raised andinvested more than $400 million in food-relatedanti-poverty efforts across the United States.U.S. News & World Report named Shore one ofAmerica’s best leaders – and that was before his

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group’s revenues jumped from $13 million in2007 to over $40 million in 2013. Shorecompares his mission to a football game: Keepgaining ground, and you’ll win in the end.His biggest play so far was signing Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges to quarterback No KidHungry, a campaign that has helped feedmillions of schoolchildren. The genial Bridges hasdispensed breakfasts and hugs in elementaryschools – and he has taken some flak for it too.Critics have called him unpatriotic for drawingattention to inequality in the United States.“That’s wrong,” says Bridges, who insists that hiswork is “very patriotic. Having one in fiveAmerican children struggle with hunger, that’sunpatriotic.”Bridges and Shore shared their hopes for No KidHungry with Kevin Cook, a frequent contributorto The Rotarian.THE ROTARIAN: How did you two join forces?BRIDGES: Billy and I met five years ago, when Iwas part of a national hunger coalition. We werein Goleta, Calif., near my hometown of SantaBarbara, at a summer meals site [where kids canreceive free meals when school’s not in session].We started talking about how that programconnected hungry kids to healthy meals, and weconnected over the idea that childhood hunger isa solvable problem. Billy’s organization was justabout to launch the No Kid Hungry campaign toend childhood hunger in America. We realizedthis was the time to team up.TR: Of all the world’s problems and good causes,what drew you to this one?SHORE: When my sister Debbie and I startedShare Our Strength and began raising money inthe mid-1980s, we invested it in nonprofitsworking to fight hunger. Pretty soon we had apowerful realization: Though our efforts weremaking a difference, we could be making abigger, more transformational change. With theright strategy, we believed we could endchildhood hunger in America. We have enoughfood in this country. All we needed was a plan toconnect kids in need to the meals they need.That’s how No Kid Hungry was born.BRIDGES: I’vebeenadvocating forchildren formore than 30years. In1984, Ifounded theEnd HungerNetwork, anonprofit

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dedicated tofeedingchildrenaround theworld. Weproduced theEnd HungerTelevent, alive TVbroadcastfocused onworld hunger,with Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, BurtLancaster, Bob Newhart, Kenny Loggins, andother stars. And I produced a film about hunger,Hidden in America, starring my brother, Beau.Then, around 2008, when things were gettingtough here with the recession, I really focused onhunger in our own backyard. I couldn’t fathomthat millions of kids in this rich country of ourscan’t get enough to eat.TR: When Americans think of hunger, they tendto think of starving people in the developingworld. What is the face of child hunger in theUnited States?SHORE: It’s a familiar face. It’s the little boy whosits near your son in homeroom. It’s the little girlon your daughter’s soccer team. It’s the family afew pews over from you in church. In the past,poverty was concentrated in specificneighborhoods. Today, poverty and hunger arespread across most American communities –suburbs and country towns as well as cities.BRIDGES: The kids we’re trying to help may bein need, but they’ve got the same dreams as anychild. They tell me they want to be doctors,architects, sportscasters, even president. That’swhy it’s crucial that they get healthy mealsevery day – to compete with other kids and fulfillthose dreams.In a land of abundance, how can a child gohungry? We examined some of the numbers todeconstruct the issue. Read more.TR: What are the biggest hurdles ahead?SHORE: People see childhood hunger either as anonexistent issue or as one that’s so large and

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intractable that it could never be solved. Overthe past few years, there has been moreawareness of the problem. It’s time to accelerateour work so that every boy or girl, no matterwhere they live in this nation, gets enoughhealthy food every single day. We need to builda network of business leaders, elected officials,school administrators, parents and caregivers,nonprofits and concerned citizens, dedicated tomaking real change.TR: What encourages you about the near future?SHORE: There’s momentum all across thecountry. Since 2010, more than two million kidshave been added to the School BreakfastProgram. Now, more than half the kids from low-income families are getting this critical mealbefore every school day. Kids often have aharder time getting the meals they need whenschool’s out for the summer, so we’re workingwith Congress on new policies to feed kids allsummer.BRIDGES: Look at Los Angeles: Three years ago,the city’s school district rolled out a plan to moveschool breakfast out of the cafeteria and serve itin the classroom in the first few minutes of theschool day – one small change to make it easierfor kids to get nutrition in the morning. When itstarted, only about 29 percent of kids from low-income families were eating breakfast in L.A.schools. By the end of this year, 9 out of 10 kidswill be getting school breakfast. From 29 percentto 90 percent – that’s huge progress from onesimple decision.TR: How much difference can a school breakfastmake?BRIDGES: It’s true that breakfast is the mostimportant meal of the day. We’re talking aboutbrain food, man! I’ve heard so many storiesabout kids coming to school and the last foodthey ate was a school lunch the day before.When kids are focused on how much theirstomachs are growling, how can they focus onalgebra? Teachers tell us that when kids haven’teaten, they have trouble settling down andbehaving, or they get stomachaches orheadaches and go to the nurse’s office. Add it allup: If you come to school hungry, you won’tlearn as much.The way I see it, making sure kids eat breakfastis an investment in our country’s future. Whenkids get enough to eat, they feel better. Theylearn more. They grow up stronger and smarter.The No. 1 thing we can do right now is makebreakfast a part of the school day in low-incomeschools. Not before school, but after the first-period bell. That way, kids don’t have to worryabout getting to school early. They don’t get

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picked on for being “the poor kid” eating a freebreakfast in the cafeteria. Everyone getssomething to eat at the start of homeroom orfirst period.SHORE: There’s another benefit: What we’redoing is good for the nation’s whole politicalsystem. Our successes can help reverse people’splunging confidence in government. When ourleaders help us reach America’s most vulnerablechildren, it shows we have a shot at restoring akey ingredient of the American dream: the ideathat the next generation will be better off thanour own.TR: Which moments in your anti-hunger workstand out to you?BRIDGES: Last year, I met with a group ofschool superintendents in Arkansas. I challengedthem to look for innovative ways to help hungrystudents get the nutrition they need. As a resultof our meeting, the Arkansas No Kid Hungrycampaign has led more than 400 schools toserve breakfast after the official start of theschool day. Thousands more kids in that stateare getting the breakfasts they need.I’ve also been moved by the work we’re doing inSanta Barbara, where I live. Nearly a quarter ofthe kids in my hometown struggle with gettingenough to eat when school is out. We’ve beenputting on a series of concerts by local youthbands at summer meals sites there to buildawareness of the program.TR: Jeff, plenty of celebrities lend their voicesand names to worthy causes. But you’ve criss-crossed the country, meeting with schoolsuperintendents, mayors, and governors to talkto them about school breakfasts.BRIDGES: Well, I didn’t want to dabble. I wantedto help start a movement. To do that, I had tofigure out what would be the best use of mytime. I have a platform – I’m always talking tothe media – so why not use that platform tomotivate and educate people? And I’ve foundthat school administrators, mayors, andgovernors want to hear what I have to say.When Billy Shore and I meet with them, they’reamazed by the progress we are making in othercities and states, and they don’t want to be leftbehind. I’ve met with the governors of Montana,Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Washington,Oregon, Nevada, and Arkansas. I hope to meetwith California Governor Jerry Brown and MayorBill de Blasio of New York City to encouragethem to bring our Breakfast in the Classroomprogram to their communities.TR: Billy, is there more to ending hunger thanfeeding people?SHORE: Yes, it’s a question of sustainability.

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Feeding people ends their hunger for the courseof a meal or a day. Ending hunger means puttinga system in place to ensure that all children getthe three meals they need every day. It’s thedifference between a Band-Aid and a cure.TR: How can people help you?SHORE: They can go to nokidhungry.org to jointhe No Kid Hungry network. They can take ourNo Kid Hungry pledge, support our work, andbring new awareness of the issue to theirhometowns. We hope they will. — Kevin CookWhat are Rotary members doing to end hungerin America? Rotary First Harvest, a program ofRotary District 5030 (Washington), puts fruitsand vegetables that would otherwise go to wasteinto the hands of people in need. Watch the video.

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