On a regular basis, our resident photo pros Warren Smith and Ross Andress submit pictures of what is going on at the weekly meetings. You can always find the most recent pictures at the websites photo journal called "Meeting Sighting" Please note that all the meeting photos for the entire Rotary year are at this location with the most recent on the last page.
Thanks for all the great pictures Warren and Ross! Link to Meeting Sightings. The most recent are on the last page!
LifeWorks of Sonoma County, was established in 1996 and provides comprehensive services to promote the healthy emotional development of children and families. LifeWorks is recognized and regarded as a leader in providing high quality mental health services and education to support healthy, positive outcomes for Sonoma County. Their programs are offered in school, home, and community settings. Services are provided through the establishment of six distinct, yet complementary programs, spanning a range of mental health counseling and educational services. The LifeWorks team is an experienced and diverse group of professionals who address the unique issues that a parent faces today.
Linda Walsh is the clinical leader of the organization and ensures the six programs offered by the organization contribute to the mission and vision of LifeWorks. She provides supervision and guidance to both program directors and staff and regularly reviews all program activity and progress. Linda is responsible for maintaining ethical and legal standards ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulations and all mandated reporting laws for the staff.
$upport versus Protection: Sonoma County Department of Child Support
Jennifer Traumann, Director and Peggy Roth, Attorney of Record
Director Jennifer Traumann clarified the frequent misconception that her department deals with child protection issues. Instead, her agency manages collection and distribution of $29 million in financial support to nearly 13,000 county children. That is about $2,300 per child annually, just $190 per month.
While 75% of the parents pay on time, the remainder of the cases belong to parents whose location is being investigated. 17% of the caseloads are with children receiving welfare or in Foster Care. Cases may be open as little as 4 months, or as long as 40 years. Approximately 4,200 cases are non-welfare, 20% involve sources/parent(s) out of Sonoma County, and 10% cannot be located.
Peggy Roth, the department's Attorney of Record succinctly summarized the agency's mission: "We provide peace and legal support for families".
Founded in 1975 to recover welfare costs, the main scope of the agency is: Establishing parental identity, child support orders, collecting child support, locating non-paying parents, and enforcing child support orders.
President Eloise reported FELLOWSHIP was the buzz word at the District Conference in Napa last week: What helps members work together!!
On that note she reminded members of our Rose Parade Float and save your roses for our Re-Cycle entry.
Max Bridges has our upcoming June 3 Golf Tournament at Oakmont's Volunteer Sign up roster: Grab an early assignment to avoid a call from Event Director Steve Zwick!!
Leroy Carlenzoli is recruiting Bunny Barn Builders: Ears, eyes and semi-skilled hands required. This Co-Interact Project prevents rampant rabbit vagrancy, and promotes valuable construction skills.
Interact Co-Chair Stacey Drucker-Andress reported a very successful weekend overnight camping trip with Elsie Allen High School Interactors at Alliance Redwood Conference Grounds in Occidental.
Harry Coffey and Jon Stark were recognized for their distant travels: Harry gifted President Eloise Mexican Coffee & mug (no relation), while Jon presented a flag from Rotary's Flagship, in Evanston IL.
Last but NOT LEAST, Dave Lorenzen successfully seized the correct-winning-white-marble for an tidy TBD $um.
Santa Rosa Sunrise Centennial Dental Outreach Programs
The Centennial Dental Outreach Program started in 2005 under Steve Worthen’s presidency. In order to reach students in need of dental care in the outlying areas of the county, our Rotary Club bought a 5x8 trailer and five portable dental units capable of polishing, suctioning, squirting water and air and even with a high speed drill to do fillings. We had a clinic every month and we depended on volunteer dental hygiene students and a dentist to supervise. We would see approximately 25 to 30 students at each site. We worked with the school nurses and kids that required fillings after their teeth were cleaned, polished and taught how to brush and floss properly were referred to local dentists.
Then we became aware of a need for restorative work and not just preventive cleanings. The Rotary Club then started the Sunrise Dental Clinic for kids from 3-18 years of age--for free. We held these clinics every other month relying on volunteer dentists and dental hygienists. Rotarians recruited their dentists to volunteer. The Sunrise Rotarians also helped with registration and clinic flow and interacting with the kids in the waiting room. Interact students from Elsie Allen and Rotaract students from SRJC also helped in the waiting room.
For both of the programs, Sunrise Rotary paid for all the supplies, including toothbrushes and dental floss which were given to the students. We were able to get the portable units at a discount because a Rotary Club in Oregon was able to convince a local manufacturer to sell dental units at a discount to Rotary Clubs who had dental projects.
We also take these portable units to Ensenada, Baja California, where dental hygiene students clean kids teeth in 2 orphanages, a school of indigenous kids, and a migrant work camp. About 160 kids and adults are seen every summer.
In addition these units are taken to Nicaragua where we have an eye glass and dental project every other year.
We have raised such awareness in the community that restorative dental work can be done at local clinics on a sliding scale for the kids, so we no longer have the Sunrise Dental Clinic at SRJC.
For our dental outreach programs in the schools, we no longer rely on volunteer dental hygiene students. It has now been institutionalized so that all students must do these rotations, so we have a clinic every month for every semester. An instructor is with these groups of 6 students at every clinic. We have also started to bus and walk students over to the SRJC clinic from nearby schools so that 18 dental hygiene students can work on the students, instead of 6.
The Santa Rosa Sunrise Centennial Dental Outreach Programs have benefited and will continue to benefit those in need of dental care.
Most multi-cultural, non-profit gathering in Korea will bring KRW 292.5 billion
GOYANG CITY, Korea (11 May 2016) – From Belize to Zimbabwe, Rotary's 107th annual international convention 28 May–1 June 2016 is expected to attract more than 50,000 Rotary club members from over 160 countries – making it the most multi-cultural (non-profit) gathering in Korea.
As of 2 May, the top countries where most attendees will travel from include Japan (7,000), the United States (2,500), Taiwan (2,300), the Philippines (1,100), India (730), Bangladesh (540), Nepal (390), Australia (370), and Canada (280). More than 23,698 Korean Rotary members will attend.
The Korea Tourism Organization estimates that the Rotary convention will bring KRW 292.5 (₩292,492,284,583) to the local economy and create 1,800 jobs. In connection with the Rotary convention, the restaurant, hotel and lodging, service, wholesale and retail sectors are expected to add nearly 1,200 new jobs. Often described as a "mini-United Nations" because of its global scope and cultural diversity, the Rotary convention will transform KINTEX into a kaleidoscope of energy, color and excitement where Rotary members will exchange ideas for how to improve lives and bring positive, lasting change to communities around the world.
At KINTEX, Rotary members will engage in a full agenda of workshops and hear from world class speakers, including:
Dr. Rebecca Martin, PhD, Director of the Center for Global Health at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the effort to end polio worldwide.
Organized by Rotary International in conjunction with the Seoul Host Organization Committee comprised of local Rotary members, and with significant support from the Central Government as well as local governments, the convention will provide registrants with ample opportunities to savor Korea's myriad attractions, including an expansive number of parks, museums, shopping centers, restaurants, and the now-famous Gangnam district. Most popular tourist attractions to be visited by the Rotary convention participants include DMZ, World Heritage Palace, and Gangnam Fashion Street.
"With up to 50,000 Rotary members from over 160 countries expected to register for the 2016 Rotary international convention, Korea can expect to witness the impact of a global village gathered under the banner of service to humanity with a vision for a peaceful world," said Sangkoo Yun, Host Organizing Committee chair.
In Seoul, Rotary members in their traditional cultural attire – from Indian Saris to West African Kente – will walk in solidarity for world peace. The Rotary 3K Walk for Peace will start at 8:30 a.m. on 28 May at City Hall Plaza with entertainment and remarks at City Hall Plaza, then proceed along the main thoroughfare to Gwanghwamun Square – where the Rotary Way Photo Exhibit will provide a visual representation of Rotary's humanitaran work in Korea and around the world. Following the 3K walk, the photo exhibit will be moved to Co-Ex East Plaza until 1 June.
Meanwhile, in light of the Rotary International Convention, Chang Soo Jung, Korea Tourism Organization's CEO, stated that, "The government administration considers tourism and the MICE industry (MICE: Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition) as one of its major projects and is pushing to develop this high-value convergence type of tourism." He further emphasized that, "Through this event, KTO will exert its best to showcase Korea's beauty and charm to Rotarians from all over the world."
Seoul is home to the first Rotary club established in Korea, chartered in 1927. Today, Korea is the fourth largest Rotary club country with 1,625 clubs and 64,149 members who support an array of local and international service initiatives, including; health programs for infants and toddlers with critical illness and chronic conditions, a multilingual library for children to help bridge local cultures, and environmental projects to help reduce the adverse health effects of Yellow Wind dust storms.
Rotary clubs in Korea also continue to support the organization's top philanthropic goal of eradicating polio. Since 1985, Rotary has contributed more than KRW 1.4 trillion (US$1.5 billion) and countless volunteer hours, with Korean Rotary clubs donating more than KRW 146 million (US$ 14.6 million) to polio eradication. In addition to contributing funds, Korean Rotary members have traveled at their own expense to immunize children against polio in India.
About Rotary Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. To access broadcast quality video footage and still photos go to: The Newsmarket.
Rotary Club of Santa Rosa Sunrise - Founded June 30, 1986