Chartered March 12, 1959

2014-15 Rotary Leadership ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Gary C.K. Huang International President

Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan DISTRICT 5180 Fred Teichert

District Governor Fred Rowe

Assistant Governor Area 8

CLUB OFFICERS/DIRECTORS Rich Ryan President

Patrick Magnani Immediate Past President

Gene Long President Elect

Maureen McBride Vice President

Rotary Foundation Marilee Monagan

Secretary Dominic Mecklenburg

Treasurer Roland Wright

Club Administration Jeff Donlevy

Community Service Robert G. Meyer

International Service Gene Long

Youth Services Bob Spears

Vocational Service David Stone

Sergeant at Arms Joe Kaiser

Membership Development

The Highlander June 8, 2015

Volume 57, Issue 36

THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS

Rotary Fellowships are groups of Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors

who join together to:

Share a common interest in worthwhile recreational activities (sports,

hobbies, etc.)

Further their vocational development through acquaintance with others of

the same profession.

Make new friends around the world.

Explore new opportunities for service.

Have fun and enhance their experience in Rotary.

Examples of Rotary Fellowships

June is Rotary Fellowships Month Select for more information Rotary Fellowships

Some Benefits of Rotary Fellowships

Fellowships provide opportunities for Rotarians to make lasting friendships

outside of their own club, district, or country.

Fellowships contribute to the advancement of world understanding and peace.

Fellowships serve as an incentive for attracting new members to Rotary and

retaining existing ones.

Scuba Diving Tennis

Canoeing Flying

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CALL TO ORDER

VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Club Communications - Richard Hansen

rch6242@comcast.net 916-332-7448

Rotary Club Address

P.O. Box 6 North Highlands, CA 95660- 0006

DONATE TO HELP OUR ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CAUSES.

Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization.

EIN 68-0392810, PayPal link on Club Website: http://www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/

CLUB WEBSITE: www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/ (ClubRunner)

DISTRICT 5180 WEBSITE: http://rotary5180.com

R.I. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.rotary.org

The only visitor today was our speaker,

Chad Hertzell, Public Inform ation

Officer for the California Highway Patrol,

North Sacramento Division.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

E-Waste4Good Program

PP Dominic Mecklenburg announced the

last pickup for this quarter will be next week.

You can bring anything, anytime to Umpqua

Bank or he is happy to collect your “electronic

junk” on Mondays at our regular meetings.

June Joint Board of Directors

Meeting

The June board of directors’ meeting for the

2014/15 Board and the 2o15/16 Board is

scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th at

5:30 p.m. at President Rich Ryan's

office, 3820 Auburn Blvd., Suite #100,

Sacramento, 95821.

President Elect Gene Long got his first

opportunity to get the feel of running a

meeting prior to his taking the helm in July.

He began the meeting promptly at

12:15 p.m. PP Bob Spears served as our

official greeter. Leading us in the pledge was

PP Joe Kaiser and Gordon Lipp provided the

invocation. Richard Hansen was the note

taker.

Next Week’s Meeting

PP Marilee Monagan suggested that if

Rotarians wanted to invite family and/or

friends to the meeting and book signing, they

should feel free to do so. Just let her know so

we have an accurate headcount for lunch.

Our speaker will be Author Jennifer Laam.

Jennifer earned her m aster ’s degree in

History from Oakland University in Michigan

and her bachelor’s degree from the University

of the Pacific in Stockton. She has lived in Los

Angeles and the suburbs of Detroit, traveled in

Russia and Europe, and worked in education

and non-profit development. She currently

resides in Northern California. Her books are

titled, “The Secret Daughter of the Tsar”

and “The Tsarina's Legacy.” It should be a

very interesting program.

North Highlands Jubilee

PE Gene Long announced the NH Jubilee

will be on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Gene

and Jeff need help with this event and will

be forming various committees to orchestrate

this event. Be thinking about how you want to

participate.

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Foundation News:

END POLIO NOW

Mo has asked

throughout the year for

everyone to save their

spare change and deposit

it in the END POLIO NOW

banks on the tables at our weekly meetings.

The END POLIO NOW campaign is one of

Rotary International’s top priorities this

year. Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation have extended their partnership

during the critical endgame phase of the

Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Thanks

to this partnership your contribution of $25

becomes $75.

Our Club goal for 2014-15 was $500 which

we exceeded and are hoping to reach $1,000

by June 22nd. Today’s yielded was $25.00.

Our total from the banks is $465.09 +

another $475 from Rotarians contributing

$25 or more. Our total Polio Giving YTD is

$940.09 — just $59.91 short of $1,000.

We need to collect $29.96 on the next

two Monday’s in order to reach our

goal.

KEEP YOUR CHANGE AND BRING IT

TO ROTARY.

JOKES

PP Bob Spears could not be coaxed by

PE Gene to share a joke so Sonja

Cameron stepped up to the plate and

told a funny joke. All agreed she should

receive a fine-free pass.

Demotion Golf Tournament

IPP Patrick Magnani announced this year’s

Demotion Golf Tournament is scheduled for

Friday, June 12th at the Woodcreek Oaks

Golf Course in Roseville. T-time is 12:30

P.M. The cost is $50 per golfer.

Patrick (916) 439-6590

See attached flyer for more information.

E-Waste4Good Program (Continued)

If you would like to schedule a pickup at your

home or office location, just let him know!

Total E-waste revenue for this fiscal

year is $630.58. Well done!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

President Rich Ryan’s Dem otion

Dinner is scheduled for Monday, June 29th

with no-host cocktails beginning at 6:15 P.M.

PP Roland Wright w ill be circulating a

sign-up sheet at the next two meetings.

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BELL RINGERS, GONG BONGERS

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who

contributes $1,000 to the Rotary

International Annual Program Fund or

other approved programs. Each additional

$1,000 contribution is recognized with a

plus and the number.

Jordan Backhaus (GRIF)

Sonja Cameron (B)(GRIF) PHF

Warren Coffeen (GRIF) PHF+ 1

Jeff Donlevy (B)(GRIF) PHF

John Hallsten (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5

Richard Hansen (B)(GRIF)

($100 Polio +) PHF+ 6

Joe Kaiser (GRIFX3) PHF+ 7

Gordon Lipp (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 2

Gene Long (B)(GRIF) PHF

Patrick Magnani (B)(GRIFx2) PHF

Maureen McBride (B)(GRIFx2) ($25 Polio+)

PHF+ 8 +

Dominic Mecklenburg (GRIFx2) ($25

Polio +) PHF+ 4

Bob Meyer (GRIF) ($25 Polio+)

PHF+ 4

Marilee Monagan (B)(GRIF) ($50 Polio +)

PHF+ 2

Gary Monk (B) (GRIF) ($100 Polio+)

Sam Morgan (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 4

Richard Ryan (B)(GRIF x3) PHF

Bob Spears (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 2

David Stone (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5

Lee Wiggins (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 4

Roland Wright (B)(GRIF x4)

($100 Polio+) PHF+ 5

Bell Ringer & Gong Codes:

(B) = Bell Ringer hi$100 to Club

(GFHF) = Gonger $100 to Club Foundation

(GRIF) = Gonger $100 to RI Foundation

(RIF) = $100 to Rotary Foundation

FINES AND RECOGNITIONS

Fine Master David Stone asked if any

Rotarians forgot to wear their Rotary pins?

President Rich Ryan fessed up and paid

a $1 fine. Hopefully, he will find his pin before

the end of the month.

Fine Master David then asked if anyone had

any birthdays, anniversaries or good news they

wanted to share.

PE Gene Long went on vacation and did not

send the Club a post card. Gene spun the wheel

for a $6.

Sonja Cameron’s birthday is June 9th.

She rang the Bell for $100 to the Club.

PP Lee Wiggins has an anniversary coming up

on June 26th. Lee and Eddie will celebrate 44

years of marriage. Lee spun the wheel which

landed on six. He spun a second time for his

upcoming birthday on June 22nd and the

wheel landed on three.

Happy Birthday to Sonja and Lee! And,

Happy Anniversary to Lee and Eddie.

Proud Pop Pa PP Roland Wright’s daughter,

Deborah graduated from Sacram ento

State. Roland Bonged the Gong for $100 to the

Rotary Foundation.

Congratulations to Deborah on her

achievement?

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS JUNE IS ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS MONTH

CLUB CALENDAR:

JUNE 9 DEMOTION PLANNING MEETING AT

PP PATRICK’S OFFICE AT 5:30 P.M.

JUNE 10 JOINT BOARD MEETING AT PRESIDENT

RICH’S OFFICE AT 5:30 P.M.

JUNE 15 JENNIFER LAAM - AUTHOR

JUNE 22 BILL TOBIN, ROTARY SHELTER BOX

PROGRAM

JUNE 29 DEMOTION DINNER WITH NO-HOST

COCKTAILS AT 6:15 P.M. FURTHER

DETAILS TK.

Rotary House On Saturday, June 6th, 2015 Rotarians Joe

Kaiser, Patrick Magnani and Roland

Wright and a fr iend of a Rotary volunteer

mobilized equipment to the Rotary House to

trim down a tree which has been dying and

decaying for years. This tree was tangled up in

the overhead utility lines and some of the

branches even grew in such a way the wires

passed through the branches. Additionally, there

were many dead branches falling out of the tree

to the sidewalk below. Both of these conditions

made this tree dangerous. After freeing all the

branches from the overhead utility lines, we

proceeded to cut away the branches from over

the house. All of the branches were removed and

it filled up two trucks and one trailer load to be

hauled away and disposed of. All of the

dangerous conditions of this tree have been

removed and we will arrange a return trip to

remove the trunk at a later date.

Report submitted by PP Roland C. Wright

Tree Before

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Tree After

Joe Kaiser and Friend Patrick up the tree

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Rotary International Convention in São Paulo, Brazil 2015 June 6 to 9

Rewarding day today delivering Water Filters in the "Favelas" (poor) with Rotarians from District

5180. Special thanks the Rotary Club of Sao Paulo Jardim de Bandieras D4610, Rotary Club of

Roseville D5180 and Ralph Felix for the successful $100,000 Rotary Global Grant Project!!

Photo of ADG Fred Rowe posted by Glenn Fong of the Rotary Club of Roseville on Facebook

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM

IPP Patrick Magnani introduced our speaker,

Chad Hertzell. Chad is the Public

Information Officer for the California Highway

Patrol, North Sacramento Division.

He was raised in Minnesota until he was 13

when his parents moved Chad and his siblings

to Rocklin. He went into the Army after high

school. Chad went to Infantry School and

Airborne School at Ft. Benning, GA. He was

then stationed for three years with the 82nd

Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. He applied

for the CHP as he was transitioning out of the

Army and 1 1/2 years later he started at the

CHP Academy. After 27 weeks in the Academy,

he was sent to the South Los Angeles office and

worked in Compton, Watts and South Central

L.A. for 3 1/2 years. He then transferred to HQ

and worked there for four years as the 1033

Federal Excess Property Coordinator and the

1122 Counter-Drug and Anti-Terrorism

Procurement Coordinator. Chad then

transferred to the Capitol Protection Section

where he guarded the State's Capitol and all the

elected officials inside the building including

Governor Schwarzenegger. After tw o

years in that detail, he transferred to the North

Sac CHP office, which is the busiest CHP office

in the State. While there, Chad went to school

and was certified as a Drug Recognition Expert.

After six years of working patrol in North Sac,

he applied for the Public Information Officer

position and was selected. He is the media

liaison and spokesperson for the office. It is a

very challenging and demanding job that

requires a lot of tact as everything he says is

being listened to by all the elected officials in

the State who happen to reside in the

Sacramento region most of the year.

Chad m arried his w ife, Mindy in 1994.

They met in their church youth group when

they were both 14. However, they didn't

start dating until after he went into the

Army. They have three kids. Sam is 21,

Emily is 18 and Kelsey is 16.

He heard about the Rotary Club through

Patrick Magnani.

Chad began his presentation.

Fun fact: “When my parents brought me

home from the hospital, they lived in an

apartment complex in ND. A man was there

visiting his girlfriend's mother. Her mother

lived next to my parents. The man later

went on to marry this woman. He was one

of the first people to ever hold me. His

name - Dick Clark.”

The California Highway Patrol/North

Sacramento Division.

As part of the CHP’s Valley Division, the

North Sacramento Division is responsible

for patrolling approximately 1,262 miles of

highway throughout northern Sacramento

County. This includes 62 miles of state

highways and 1,200 miles of county roads.

The major thoroughfares through the North

Sacramento area are Interstate 5, Interstate

80, State Route 51 (Business 80 loop), State

Route 160, and State Route 99. All of these

freeways are used as commuter routes and

as corridors for interstate commerce.

In 2012, the North Sacramento Area

received 170,356 calls for service. In 2013,

the Area received 174,114 calls for service.

Calls for service can mean anything from

responding to a ladder in the roadway to a

collision with multiple fatalities or

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Requirements:

You must be 55 years or older, can work a

minimum of 4 hours per week, pass a

background check, have a good driving

record, and complete the CHP Senior

Volunteer Training Program.

Chad then answ ered

questions from the Rotarians.

More Information Phone: (916) 348-2300 Address: 5109 Tyler Street Sacramento, CA 95841 Select for Web Page

Officer Chad Hertzell and

President Elect Gene

As is our usual custom, President Elect Gene

presented Chad with a gift in gratitude for

his informative presentation.

Then, PE Gene asked us to raise our glasses

and join him in a toast to Rotary Around the

World.

The meeting was then adjourned.

responding to take a stolen vehicle report.

There are several tasks a CHP officer is called

to do during the course of their workday. The

recent influx of people into the region means

an increase of 3,758 calls over the two-year

period. The 2013 data shows an average of

2,720 calls for service per officer per year for

the North Sacramento area. This makes them

one of the busiest CHP offices in the State!

As part of their mission, the North

Sacramento area offers a number of programs

aimed at keeping drivers safe on the road.

Contact their office for information on how to

safely buckle kids in their safety seats, teach

new drivers the challenges of the road, or

learn some tips for driving at night, in bad

weather and in high volume traffic. In the

meantime, you can help them by driving

defensively and safely, obeying the posted

speed limit, giving enough room between you

and the car ahead of you, using your turn

indicators, and being courteous on the road.

There are four major categories comprising

the current contributions of the Senior

Volunteers to the CHP: The California

Highway is looking for motivated citizens who

want to give something back to their

community as Senior Volunteers. Volunteers

assist the CHP in providing enhanced public

service to the community. This is an

opportunity for senior citizens to make a

definitive contribution towards improving

Public Safety Service and Security. The Senior

Volunteer Program instills among

participating volunteers an understanding and

appreciation of the justice system, human

relations, and ethics in the field of law

enforcement.

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Demotion Golf

Tournament Save the Date!

Friday, June 12th We will meet at noon and tee off at 12:30pm.

Woodcreek Oaks Golf Course (Roseville)

18 holes w/cart

Sleeve of balls

Range token

Fabulous prizes!!

Water, soda and beer included

$50 per golfer

R.S.V.P. to Patrick (916) 439-6590

by this Friday if interested in participating.

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E-WASTE RECYCLING IS HERE!

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET RID OF SOME UNWANTED CLUTTER AND HELP OUR

CLUB RAISE SOME MONEY. THEY WILL ACCEPT ANY PIECE OF ELECTRONICS INCLUDING TV’S, COMPUTERS,

APPLIANCES, CORDS, KEYBOARDS, MICE AND EVEN POWER TOOLS. THE HEAVIER THE BETTER (WE GET PAID BY THE

WEIGHT!) ANYTHING WITH A CORD IS ACCEPTABLE, AND THEY TAKE THE CORDS TOO. THEY SEPARATE AND RECYCLE

THE PLASTIC, METAL…EVERYTHING! IF YOU HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE, GIVE ME A CALL TO COORDINATE THE

PICKUP. SOME ITEMS I CAN COLLECT AT OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS TOO! IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES THAT

HAVE SOME E-WASTE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR A FREE PICKUP FOR THEM TOO!

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT. CONTACT DOMINIC FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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Call 800-240-0160