Manhattan Beach Rotary ClubServing Manhattan Beach Since 1950

Club No. 751 • District 5280 • Chartered August 9, 1950 • www.mbrotary.org

TODAY’S PROGRAM

July 10 — Your Grateful Nation. This morning our program will be presented by Rob O’Neill, former Seal Team 6 member and co-founder of YGN.

“What this country needsis more unemployed

competition.”

— Edward Langley

And Now..... VerandasToday’s meeting – a day of firsts with new President Mark Burton presiding over our first meeting at Verandas.

July 17 — Club Meeting. WPresident Mark Burton will give a craft talk and talk about his vision for the 2017-2018 Rotary Year.

Save The DateAugust 14 — Rotary Book Club. The book this month is The El-ephant Whisperer: My Life the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony.

Mark Your CalendarsSummertime and the living is busy – with sign-up sheets for numerous activities on our tables: the Walk for Life on July 15, the District Breakfast on July 18 and the P.S. I Love You Day at the Beach on July 29.

President Shannon Ryan and Kathleen Terry shared their experiences at last year’s Walk For Life (an eye-opening experience for Shannon’s daughters) and urged us to join them at the eighth annual event, a 2.5 walk beginning at the Sheriff Youth Center at 11911 S. Vermont spon-sored by the People for Community Improvement. If you are interested, Kathleen is organizing carpools.

Programs

We also heard from Patricia Jones, the founder of the P.S. I Love You Foundation, who described her organization and its annual Day at the Beach. Kathleen Terry is on the board (why are we not surprised?). Patricia described the day’s activities: 300 inner city kids are paired with folks like us who “adopt a kid for the day, to break barriers, develop trust” and, basically, have fun. Jason Hearne is organizing volunteers.And let Ken Deemer know if you’d like to attend the next Rotary Dis-trict Breakfast on July 18.

The June 26 meeting started with a salute to the flag, literally, by Mike Doell, who explained that military veterans could salute rather than place their hands over their hearts. In his thought for the day, John Russo talked about the outpouring of support Rotarians give to fellow Rotarians and their families, something clearly important to John as he begins eight weeks of radiation therapy.

Farewell to our Marriott CrewIt was also a day of “lasts” – President Shannon’s last day as our presi-dent, our last meeting at the Marriott, and the last time we’ll be served by our hard-working servers. Thanks to Dr. Chris, we had the opportunity to reward their efforts, and he presented each of them with a check and a thank you card.

President Shannon eloquently described the privileges of being presi-dent – being Mrs. Claus when she rode in the Santa Float (recently rebuilt by Leadership Manhattan Beach) and giving out scholarships to high school and community college students were two of her favorite experiences. Shannon has told us frequently that she isn’t funny, but she clearly is having fun!

Happy Dollars were “donated” by proud empty nester Jason Wal-lace, whose daughter graduated from UC, Irvine and has a job; Geoff Bremer, whose son will be spending his summer working for Japan Times in Tokyo; Monica Farrell Bringleson, in honor of dad Rick Farrell’s birthday; and David Gendron, who thanked James Kennedy for new solar panels and Eric Iverson for revamping his website. Rick “celebrated” his birthday by hosting our Book Club that evening, and Monica was there with baby bundt cakes for all.

On Game at LAXTim Hageman introduced our speaker, Chief Dave Maggard, whose career in law enforcement spans 33 years, some of them in Manhattan Beach. Chief Maggard is Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Airport Police. It’s a big job keeping the 81 million people who go through LAX each year safe, but Maggard has the right officers for the job, a diverse group who speak dozens of languages. The goal, he explained, was to “keep people safe but also be approachable, be ambassadors.” He talked about terrorist attacks at airports around the world and said “We’re on game all the time.”

Next meeting – a day of firsts with new President Mark Burton presid-ing over our first meeting at Verandas.

Yours In Rotary,Sue Vogl

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TuesdayHermosa Beach..................................12:15PV Sunset...........................................7 pm

WednesdayTorrance Sunrise............................7:15 amRedondo Beach..................................12:15Westchester........................................12:15

ThursdayEl Segundo.........................................12:15LA Int’l Airport..................................12:15Lawndale.............................................12:15

FridayPalos Verdes.......................................12:15

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Meals On WheelsScheduleRotarians Serving Their Community!

July 11 Nelson GrayJuly 18 Robert GuilfordJuly 25 Tim HagemanAug 01 Megan Hall WalkerAug 08 Jim Hallett

Birthdays July 08 Patrick FardJuly 13 Matt PeckJuly 14 Damien GoldbergJuly 15 Mark BalanceJuly 25 Norm Levin

AnniversariesJuly 08 Wade & Wanda AustinJuly 10 Nelson & Peggy GrayJuly 17 David & Joan HornbeckerJuly 25 Richard & Judith HamJuly 26 Tim & Alisha AuringerJuly 26 Tim & Amy Hageman

Officers & Directors2017-2017Mark Burton

President Ken DeemerPresident-Elect

Shannon RyanPast President

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Membership , GovernorDistrict 5280

Rotary Serving Humanity , President

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Manhattan Beach Rotary - 110 Active Members Strong!The 2016/17 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below what areas

are open. Let’s think and then act. John Acker – Financial Planner Kathleen Adams – HonorarySusan Adams – Aerospace Paul Allman – Personnel Training † Deborah Arnold – Business Software ConsultantTim James Auringer – Automotive DealerWade Austin, Jr. – PhotographyHarris Bass – Business and Tax Law Bill Bloomfield – Commercial/Laundry †David Boochever – Consultant/Computer †Geoff Bremer – CPA †Monica Farrell Bringleson – Non-profit DevelopmentJan Buike – Social WorkerMark Burton – City Councilmember Jamie Cappetta – Religion/UniversityKarla Cameron – BeverageMarc Castellani – Wealth ManagementRichard Chase – College Professor Roger Cox – Business Consultant †Mark Danaj – City ManagerSteve De Baets – Truck RefrigerationKen Deemer – Private InvestorSteve Delk – RestaurantMichael Dobak – AdvertisingMike Doell – Moving & Storage †Donn Ennis – Oil Refinery Engineer †Robert Espinosa – Fire Chief Patrick Fard – Martial ArtsRichard Farrell – Video Production (ret.)Vinny Fazzino – Builder/EngineerJohn Gardner – BankingDavid Gendron – Specialty FinanceDr. Damien Goldberg – Ophthalmologist Nelson Gray – Honorary Member † Robert Guilford – Business ConsultantTim Hageman – Police Officer Jim Hallett – Criminal & Family Attorney †Richard Ham – Aerospace Engineer Jay Harkenrider – Real Estate Residential † Dave Harris – Wealth Advisor † Wendell Harter – Honorary MemberJason Hearne – Computer AnimatorLisa Hemmat - RestauranteurJordan Holbert – Graphic DesignerDave Hornbecker – Office Supplies †John Hugunin – Community College Professor Jim Hunter – Property Management †Eric Iverson – Web DeveloperIan Jackson – Mortgage Banker †Tom Jeffry – Attorney - Health Care †Dan Jensen – Real EstateLawrence Johnson – Investment Banker †Don Jung – CPA Business ManagerJames Kennedy – Energy ConsultantBrad Koppel – International Trade

Ed Kushins – Home Exch. ExecutiveJim Lambert – IT ConsultingBob Lanahan – Systems EngineerNorm Levin – Business Theatre Mark Lipps – TV Distribution David Long – Executive RecruiterSteve Lore – General ContractorJim McFarland – Title Insurance Barbara Matles – Travel AgentMike Matthews – EducationRandy Meadors – ArchitectRichard Montgomery – Advertising Dennis Morehead – Property Mgt †Gerry Morton – Nutritional Products Steve Murillo – Mortgage Broker † Lindy Murrell – Communications Wayne Nelson – Marketing John Osten – Commercial Publishing Dr. Ray Padilla – Dentist Dr. Patricia Panucci – OrthodontistMatthew Peck – AccountingDave Peters – R.E. Invest/Develop/MediationDan Quisenberry – AttorneyLoli Ramezani – Senior Services Don Redman – Mfg Executive (ret.)Jan Rhees – Residential Real Estate † John Rhind – Accounting † Dennis Ridge – Printing Dr. Deborah Robertson – Veterinarian Roger Rombro – Attorney - Family LawErin Rothner – Interior Design Joel Ruben – Attorney - Real Est. & Bus. LitJohn Russo – RetiredShannon Ryan – Financial Planner Daniel Saks – InsuranceRuss Samuels – Fitness & Personal Training Dr. Les Silverman – OptometristRonald Sokol – Attorney Charlie Steinmetz – Investor - Real Estate Bob Stephenson – Accountant Corporate †Lincoln Stone – Business & Immigration Law Kathleen Terry – Management Consultant †Herb Trachtenberg – Aerospace Engineer †Cedric Tuck-Sherman – Marketing Dr. Chris Ullman – Chiropractic † John Van den Akker – Property Mgt/Invsts †Sue Vogl – JournalismMegan Walker – CatererLee Walker – Insurance - CasualtyJason Wallace – Attorney - Real Estate Ingo Werk – ManufacturingDuke Winser – Honorary Member †Larry Wolf – Real Estate Broker/OwnerScott Yanofsky – ContractorAlexander Yoffe – AttorneyTom Zimmerman – Finance

† Active Past Presidents