2019-20 Rotary Year 35 Year Issue 20 Date: Nov.8, 2019 Editor – Brian Moore

Member Spotlight

Walter Helm

I am blessed to be a 4th generation Californian with parents who lived in the same house for 50 years. I was able to put myself through college, graduate school & get my pilots license by working as a mechanic (airplanes, motorcycles & cars). I was also a private investigator during school as well as working for Colgate during vacations. After graduation, I worked in New Zealand and in Manhattan. I also volunteered as a fireman & then as an Air Lifeline pilot where I assisted in harvesting organs for a transplant operation. My craziest adventure was circumnavigating Australia on a motorcycle for Polio Plus & my most fun service was training 10 service dogs & being a Breeder Caretaker for Alice, who had 27 puppies. I started hiking at age 68 & hiked to four mountain peaks including Mt Whitney last month. I also made it over the highest pass on the Annapurna Trek in Nepal, 17,760 ft. My main passion however is flying & have flown almost 5,000 hours. I have only been arrested once, for riding a freight train in Oregon, ended up paying a $5 fine & then rode a freight train home.

Meeting Recap

In honor of the upcoming Veteran’s Day, today’s meeting focused on those who have served our country. Bob Tilly did the invocation; a prayer authored by President FDR during WWII. President Kathy thanked those members participating in the Book Buddy program. PP Carl Naake announced the slate of candidates for four director slots (candidate’s bios included in this Newsbrief) PLUS the club’s President Elect Elect; Mary Lyn Kagan. Tim Davidson; Brewfest Chair, reported the net amount of $101,359.94 earned for the event. PP Gary Pevey reminded all to make a donation to the Rotary Foundation. Dan Hall announced the need for 8 more members to distribute water and energy bars at the “Run the Parkway” event this Sunday. PP Tom Knox introduced today’s guest speaker; Nicolas Warr, retired Marine and author who spoke on the Battle of Hue City in Vietnam. He has created a film entitled “Return to Phase Line Green” where 20 combat vets share their personal experiences in the battle.

Key Dates & Reminders Tuesday, Nov 12 – PWR Board Meeting – AT&T Building, 2700 Watt Ave

Friday, Nov 15 – NO MEETING

Thursday, Nov 21- Foundation Board Meeting - Del Paso CC Friday, Nov 22– Regular Friday meeting – Del Paso CC

Friday, Nov 29 – NO MEETING – Happy Thanksgiving

20 = Y that (R.V.W.S) 108 = stitches in a baseball

Encina Monthly

Leadership roundtables Our 8th Annual Partners in Leadership Conference was once again a huge success. This one-day program is followed up with monthly roundtables designed to reinforce the messages already learned, to keep the students engaged in leadership-building activities & to continue to foster the student-mentor relationships. This year we have also created an incentive for the students so that they commit to this on-going leadership training. IF they attend all these sessions, they will have a designation on their graduation program, they will have a letter of recommendation from their mentor, a completed resume & $100 to spend on whatever they want.

Roundtable Schedule Tues. Dec 10th 9:15 – 10:05 Tues. Jan 14th 1:35 – 2:25 Tues. Feb 11th 12:40- 1:30 Tues. Mar 10th 11:10 – 12:00 Tues. April 14th 9:15 – 10:05 Tues. May 19th 1:35 – 2:25 Tues. May 19th 1:35 – 2:25

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Candidate Spotlight

Paul Cunha

I joined Point West the second year of its existence, so I have been a member for over 25 years. In that time, I have worked on just about every project in some way or another including supplying the power for the Brewfest since it was first held in Discovery Park. I have done one year’s service on our board as Desiree’s Sargent at Arms and have served on many industry and community service oriented boards in the last 35 years.

Candidate Spotlight

Don Rodes

I, Don, was educated at Cornell with a BA in European History and at UC Berkeley with MBA with a focus on marketing. I was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky; my ancestors having migrated to Virginia from England in the late 1600’s. My father was a small business owner and a Rotarian. After college I moved to California where I have lived ever since. I gave some thought to teaching but eventually opted for a business career which offered me a better income and much more flexibility. I had hoped to return to my family’s business but my father was bought out by his partner and so I took a position as a product manager with Levi Strauss. There I managed clothing products that were rapidly moving to being manufactured in Asia and Latin America. Some years later, for a better quality of life, I moved my young family to Nevada City where I owned and operated a desserts cafe and was active in the business community. In 1995 I moved to Sacramento and served as the CFO of The Safety Center, a non-profit that provides occupational and vehicular safety training. I ended my career pursuing my passion for solar energy, working in sales and marketing for a small company in Rancho Cordova until 2016. My wife Diane and I have 4 children and six grandchildren. I now serve on the board of Alliance Français and for the past two years, have served as District 5180’s Interact chairman. My hobbies are learning French, family genealogy, and European travel .

President Elect

Nominee Spotlight

Mary Lyn Kagan

Mary Lyn has been a Rotarian and member of PWR since 2006. She’s been involved with, and served as chair for, various PWR events and committees. Mary Lyn was chair of PWR’s scholarship committee when the formal scholarship application and process for awarding scholarships was created. She currently serves on the PWR-GRC committee is serving her 2nd year as the District’s Rotary Youth Exchange chair. Other community involvement includes being a member of the San Juan Education Foundation board, project-based-learning teacher training for various organizations, and volunteering as a puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence. Mary Lyn has 5 children, 2 married grandchildren, and a 6 year old granddaughter. Her Rotary designation is Project Management, but she is now formally retired.

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Candidate Spotlight

Mike Bede

I started coming to PWR meetings after I met Bea Maurer and we began dating 3 years ago. At first it was like ok, why not. After attending several meetings, I began to see a fun, slightly irreverent group of people who really cared for others and were actually doing something to change the world in which we all live in. The Satellite Club was being formed and needed people to get founded, so I joined and became the Treasurer/Secretary for it’s first year. Although I attended the Satellite’s meeting on Thursday evenings and the main club’s Friday breakfast meetings, I decided to join the main club exclusively in July of 2019. I’ve volunteered to ring the bell at Christmas for the Salvation Army, help clean up the American River, helped staff a water/snack station for the American River Bike ride, joined in with others at an elementary school handing out encyclopedias, volunteered for Festa

di Vino as well as Lunar Lunacy and the California Brewer’s Festival. I currently am the scheduler for the Friday morning Invocation speakers.

Candidate Spotlight

Tom Cicchini

Tom Cicchini (Cha-Key-Knee) rhymes with Bikini or Zucchini His real name is Camillo, but most people just call him Tom, the Witness Protection system at work. Tom left his family 20 years ago after several lengthy legal disputes and scandals and joined Rotary after Ed Gee asked him to. It was that simple. The year was 1998, the club, the Rotary Club of North Sacramento. Tom served as Club President for the Rotary Club of North Sacramento until being asked to leave in 2003. Tom then joined McRotary when he went over to the Rotary Club of Natomas and served as their president until he got it right. That took over 2 ½ years but the club grew from 12 to

31 members. At that time, Natomas was the only club in the world to meet at a McDonald’s. Tom was instrumental in developing Rotary’s first drive-thru make-up program. In July of 2010 he moved over to the Rotary Club of Gold River. Yes, Gold River really did have a club, and no, he never served as their President. In fact Tom joined the club as it was preparing to turn in it’s charter and today that club no longer exists, closing 9 months after it was opened. Without a club Tom searched far and wide before joining the Rotary Club of Granite Bay in 2011. While there he ran the club’s crab feed one year and for three years was their Program Chair. To no surprise, he was also Club President while there. After 8 years, he set off again in search of the ‘perfect’ club. In 2019 he found a new home and joined “The Best Damn Rotary Club on the Planet”; The Rotary Club of Point West-Sacramento. Promising never to be Club President again, Tom served as the Speech Contest Chair in his first year, Tom served as the Speech Contest Chair in his first year. On the District level, Tom served on the District’s Foundation Committee for six years and was District 5180’s Polio Plus Chair from 2006-2017. That’s like be being the dreaded, orphaned red-headed step-child since most District Governors prefer that you give to Annual Giving than to Polio Plus. But that’s okay, Tom really doesn’t like the District either. Ask him sometime about his Black Sheep pin. (Continued on next page)

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Candidate Spotlight

Tom Cicchini (cont)

Tom has served as District 5180’s Executive Secretary under DG Teichert and District Conference Chair for DG Jo Ann Lemmon when he did the Trick or Treat at Squaw Creek Conference. No, he will never ever be a District Governor. Tom’s hobbies include eating bearclaws, finding the best burger in town (right now that’s at Pangaea), pissing off the District and taking peoples’ money. He does enjoy and love the game of golf but often wonders how anyone can love something so much, that doesn’t love you back? Tom also enjoys increasing his carbon footprint and being a Rotarian. Tom has previously served on the Sacramento Police and Sheriff's Memorial Foundation Board, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sacramento and Northern California Board (serving as Treasurer 2004-2006) and still serves as a Wish Team member. Tom also served on the YMCA of Superior California Board for 3 years and annually underwrites his “Hole” Lotta Love℠ Charity Golf Tournament with 100% of the money going to local children’s charities. Tom is a Bequest Society Member, Benefactor, Paul Harris Society member and Major Donor of The Rotary Foundation. I firmly believe Rotarians will make the world a better place and Point West Rotary is the Best Damned Rotary Club in the World!

Candidate Spotlight

Walter Helm

I joined Rancho Cordova Rotary in 1998 and served as the Newsletter editor. In 1999, I transferred to Point West Rotary. Since joining PWR, I have served Rotary in the following capacity;

1. Two terms on the Grant

review committee.

2. Have assisted with all but two

Brewfests since 1994.

3. Served on the committee;

“Was Big Fanny” for 2016

Veterans day.

4. In 2003, I circumnavigated

Australia on motorcycle for

Polio Plus.

5. Chaired reading program for

Jonas Salk for 7th & 8th

graders with over 80

volunteers

6. Was the club Rotarian of the

Year in 2011-12.

7. I’m a past Board Member

8. Hosted Firesides.

9. Assisted on Festas and golf

tournaments

10. Provided monthly Polio plus

updates.

11. Multiple years Christmas Bell Ringer and the club’s Holiday food distribution

12. The Member 2 by 2s. 13. The Speech contest

committee 14. Councilor and provided

trips for Exchange students 15. Occasional Mentor for

Encina 16. Chaired and participated

in Paint the town 17. Provided lunch at Grand

Canyon for two years for Festa.

Candidate Spotlight

Jeff Devoll

Jeff Devoll is a life-long -Northern Californian. After growing up in Chico, attending college in Santa Cruz and spending a decade in the Napa Valley, Jeff and his wife, Tanya, have now lived in Sacramento for 14 years. Jeff is the co-creator of 2 teenagers, Dakota, the world’s smartest 14-year-old girl and Declan, Jeff’s 16-year-old son who autistic and awesome. (Continued on next page)

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Candidate Spotlight

Jeff Devoll (cont)

Jeff has done a lot of things and gone a lot of places. Having had 34 different jobs before his 26th birthday, as varied as professional musician and tow truck driver, Jeff has also been an ordained minister, real estate investor and international social entrepreneur. Having combined his dual passions for travel and making the world a better place, Jeff has traveled to 45 states and a few dozen countries to speak to over a million students and complete over 100 building projects in the developing world. Over 3,000 students have been a part of the mentoring program Jeff created and his school assembly programs have found partnerships with the FBI, HSA and local community groups around the world. Jeff’s non-profit, StudentReach, has received 2 grants from PWR for mentoring students in Sacramento and he is currently working on a global grant with Rotary International for a youth camp for indigenous Oaxacan teenagers in rural Baja California, Mexico - home of the world greatest tacos. If it sounds like Jeff is too busy to be on the PWR board, he probably is, but he’s willing to try if selected and serve faithfully in other roles if someone better is elected.

You read this far, so here’s a

bonus MNMC equation to

solve;

8 = S. on a S.S

Candidate Spotlight

Lindsay Burch

Lyndsay Burch is the Associate Artistic Director at B Street Theatre and has been an active member of Point West Rotary since June of 2018. Lyndsay’s relationship with PWR began in 2016 when she received a generous grant to travel to India in order to conduct an artistic residency for her production of Gandhi! That was seen by over 8,000 students and families in the Sacramento region. Since joining PWR, Lyndsay has been incredibly active within the club, serving as the morning song leader for two terms. She is also the leader of the Greer tutoring initiative, which is now in its second year. Lyndsay has been involved with many additional PWR programs including: Encina Partners in Leadership (2018 & 2019), the Community Service Award Committee, the Encina Scholarship Review Committee and she will also be serving on the 35 Anniversary Committee. Lyndsay is honored to be considered for the Point West Rotary Board of Directors.

Candidate Spotlight

Brian Moore

Brian is a native Californian, born and raised in Tulare County. He attended Chico State College (now California State University, Chico) and graduated with a Degree in Civil Engineering. Brian’s wife, Jo Ann, is also a native Californian, being born in Watsonville. Jo Ann is a Certified Public Accountant. Brian and Jo Ann have a daughter, Lindsay, who is employed as a Senior Interior Designer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. A Rotarian since 1995, Brian was a Charter member of the Rotary Club of Natomas prior to transferring to PWR. Both he and JoAnn are multiple Paul Harris Fellows. Brian is also a benefactor and a “Black Sheep” Rotarian!! Brian has held all positions on the Board of his prior club. At the District level he has served as a Group Study Exchange (GSE) Leader, an Assistant Governor, GSE Committee Chair, Polio Plus Chair and District Governor (08-09). He has also served on the District Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) (Continued on next page)

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Veteran’s Day Special

Wisdom from Military Training Manuals 'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' -- Infantry Journal 'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' - US. Air Force Manual 'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' -- General MacArthur - 'Tracers work both ways.' -- Army Ordnance Manual 'Five second fuses last about three seconds.' -- Infantry Journal 'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' -- Naval Ops Manual 'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' -- Unknown Infantry Recruit 'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up to him.' -- Infantry Journal 'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' -- Original source unknown The two most common expressions (or famous last words) in military aviation are: 'Did you feel that?' 'What's that noise?' -- original source unknown 'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.' -Multi-Engine Training Manual 'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' -- Lead-in Fighter Training Manual

Committee, the Finance and Advisory Committee and the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Committee. He has served as the 2008 & 2012 District Conference Chair, 2016 District Conference Facility Chair, and advisor to District Governors at 2017 & 2019 District Conferences. He is currently serving as advisor to the 2021 District Conference. Outside of the district, he has served on the Far West PETS (FWP) committee from 2003 to 2018 being the General Chair in 2011. At the Zone level, he was the Zone 25 Polio Plus Coordinator from 2010 thru 2013. He also has served on the Executive Zone Planning committee for the 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019 Zone Institutes. He has agreed to serve on the 2020 Big West Institute in San Diego. Brian is now retired from engineering. He enjoys growing camellias; muscle cars, classic autos and wine tasting. He is a California state certified wine judge and is one of the longest serving wine judges at the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition having judged at the event for over 30 years. He has become a wine educator in his retirement and performs entertaining presentations on wine. Brian is currently the Newsletter Editor for Point West Rotary and has enjoyed administering the weekly Minion Numerical Mind Challenge. He has enjoyed serving with fellow club members on the “Brewfest”, “Chicken Chucking” and many other activities in the club.