President Christine Jensen rang the bell and welcomed everyone to the Mighty Rotary Club of Arden Arcade.
Pledge:
Chris Figeuroa
The Prez asked Chris Figeuroa to lead the pledge to our flag.
She then asked Al Frumkin to provide the thought of the day.
The Prez led the club in reciting the 4-Way Test:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Thought of the day:
Al Frumkin
Al Frumkin felt compelled, out of his deep seated need to educate non-attorneys to the world of legal representatives, to share the attorney's 4-Way Test that serves as their north star:
1- Is it the truth?
2- Is it relatively close to the truth?
3- Does it bear any resemblance at all to the truth?
4- Who cares? How much is the retainer?
President Jensen noted that that sounded much like a Happy Bucks announcement... The motion was seconded and passed unanimously, almost, with only one notable abstention.
Visitors and Guests
Guest - Lydia Wytrzes
Lisa Asperger introduced her friend and neighbor and former Rotarian, Lydia Wytrzes, for a second time. It appears that we did not scare Lydia away last week... or she is a glutton for punishment. Either way, we are pleased to have her back again this week.
Guest - Alex Fairbanks
Chris introduced Alex as his best friend and he too is back for a second visit.
Bill Tobin
Today's Guest Speaker
ShelterBox
A Rotary Club Idea
on Steroids
Sherie Tobin
Bill's Wife and
Past Assistant Governor
Matt Ross - Bell Ringer
Matt rang the bell in appreciation for almost finalizing the district grant for the installation of over a dozen AED's between the three participating Rotary Clubs. The kickoff event is this Friday. It is a very early morning event at Eastern Oaks Park. We need people to be there by 6:15 as the cameras will start rolling at 6:30. They will be educating those present to the workings of the AED as well as how to perform the hands only CPR method. There will be coffee and donuts for the first 50 Rotarians that show up at the event and Matt will buy you a drink of your choice at Charter Night. But wait there is more... Matt is going to donate $50 to RI in the name of each and every Rotarian that attends. What a deal!
Al Frumkin - Informational Bucks
Al noted that many people have asked about Lisa and how she is doing. He thank everyone for their concern. Lisa was not attending today due to having people in from out of town. Al is pleased to share that Lisa is doing the best she can and that they had an opportunity to get away to Napa for the weekend. The celebration of life ceremony will be a week from Friday, February 28th, in Antioch. Further information is on her facebook page. Al feels that once the celebration has taken place closure will begin. Al thanked everyone on her behalf.
Rachel Hock - Happy Bucks
Rachel shared that she just got back from skiing last night. It served as a safety training for taking a group of eight high school students to Europe. Editor's note: Somehow, navigating the slopes, as tricky as that might be, does not seem to be adequate training to handle the creativity that eight high school students in Europe can devise. Prayers, lots of them, need to be employed in this endeavor. Also, please take note of the color of Rachel's hair as it is presently... no grey at this time...
Tim Cahill - Happy Bucks
Tim was happy to share about the fun time he had at the Rotary House clean-up party on Saturday. He thanked Rolundia, Marisol, Jason and Christine for attending and making short work of things. Tim had a broom, brought to him by Rolundia He used it to show just how hard their crew had worked. Tim attempted to donate it to the club and Al stated, without any delay, "NO! We don't want it." Rolundia asked to clarify the issue. She said "That broom is actually an indication of how cheap Tim is." The secret word is "cheap." Tim agreed, and showed that there is still some broom left and can't see discarding a perfectly functional broom with at least 1.5" of good use left in it.
John Gabriel - Bell Ringer X 2
John shared that he was ringing the bell for two reasons: 1. for playing golf and celebrating his 80th birthday in Scottsdale Arizona and; 2. for playing golf and celebrating his 55th wedding anniversary in Palm Desert. He wanted one of the bell ringers to go to Polio Plus and the other to go to the clubs foundation. Way to go on turning 80 and not looking it. Did you shoot your age? If so, how many holes did it take to make that mark? More impressively, 55 years of marriage is almost unheard of in this club. How many holes did it take before you to hit your anniversary score?
Lisa Asperger
Masseuse
She won, one of the above
Such a Deal
Al Cady was delivered two cases of legal size copy paper. He doesn't want it and is hoping some Rotarian has a need for it. He is willing to part with it for a donation to the club of any amount. He might even be talked into donating to the club just to have someone take the paper off his hands. Interested individuals are encourage to talk with Al, and make a deal.
Charter Night - February 21, 2025
Al Frumkin encouraged everyone to come to Charter Night on February 21st at Del Paso Country Club. It is a big deal. The keynote speaker will be Past Rotary International Director, Ken Boyd. Past District Governor, Steve Lemon is from the club that sponsored us and will have comments on sponsoring our club. It is a great menu and the decorations will be beyond imagination.
2025 Poker Tournament
Rob Olmstead III reminded everyone we are having a poker tournament on March 22nd at Niello BMW. This is our major fundraiser and it is an all-hands-on-deck event. We need players, players, players. We have done a great job selling sponsorships. We now have to concentrate on getting players signed up. All of our sponsors are strongly encouraged to get the names of their players in to the club through the AllInForArdenArcade.com website. We have a new blackjack side game set up to win drink tickets. Joe Green is catering the dinner. It will be a great tournament and a great time.
Luana Update
Luana has been in contact with Linda Bigler. She shared that she has almost lost all of the weight she gained while staying in with us and sent these photos of her with some of her friends as proof.
Linda Bigler
Center
Sacramento
Luana
On the left
Buenos Aires
Luana
On the left
Buenos Aires
Rolundia has a Date, actually, All the Dates
Rolundia has volunteered to manage the Club's ClubRunner calendar. All members that have special events, announcements with dates, or would just like to share special dates that have significance in your life, marriage, divorce, etc. Please let Rolundia know and she may post it on the calendar, providing there is space, and it does not challenge the morals of the club. Please CC Rachel Hock to ensure that all of the other social media sites are updated too. This will be your one-stop-shop for all updates on events, dates, and times and, if necessary, cancellations, changes, etc.
ClubRunner
The Prez noted that she, Rolundia, Rachel and Debbie are now trained and certified ClubRunner aficionados. The Prez is determined to drag this club into the 21st century and utilize ClubRunner to its fullest capacity. She predicts we will have 100% ClubRunner competency just as soon as the baby boomers retire from the club and the millennials take over.
Speaking of Calendars...
Guest Speaker assigner extraordinaire, Rob Olmstead III, is asking your assistance in securing speakers. Please provide him with all of the pertinent details, email addresses, phone numbers, next of kin, to allow him to easily contact them and secure their spot on our speakers calendar. The club member with the most original and/or the greatest number of suggestions, will be honored accordingly at a club meeting of their own choosing. Past President Rob will personally perform the honors, detailing the value of service contributed to the club via your efforts to provide speakers of excellent qualifications. Contact Rob at: RobOlmstead@hotmail.com
President Jensen has T-shirts
The Prez announced that she has t-shirts for everyone that comes to the Disneyland Conference. We want as many people as possible to attend the training as well as the fun. These are high quality, not your run-of-the-mill Mickey-Mouse shirts. Let her know if you are going and what size t-shirt you would like.
THIS JUST IN....
Past,
Past,
President
Richard Goore
Announced
Debbie,
Is there anything
I can do to help,
Hudson
Is now...
President
Elect,
Elect,
Debbie Hudson
Bill Tobin, ShelterBox Representative
Steve Turner introduced Bill Tobin. In the past we have had the shelterbox tent set up for the members to see. In the past we have had that privilate, here at Piatti's, and at Ruth's Chris. It has helped our club get to know ShelterBox and aid us in the decision to support their effort. It also helped our club kick butt in the competition we had with Point West Rotary in securing donations for the cause. Bill and Sherie are long-time Rotarians. Bill is a shorter-time representative for ShelterBox. Steve's experience as a fireman and his work with the American Red Cross has given him a special appreciation for the work done by ShelterBox. Bill and Sherie are moving soon to Arizona and will no longer be the S.B. rep in our area. We are sad to see him go.
Bill joined Rotary in 2004 and learned about ShelterBox in 2010. In 2019 Bill left his former profession as a nuclear power plant inspector where he was preventing disaster. He then learned some nonprofit stuff at the University of the Pacific and joined the staff at ShelterBox. Bill is retiring at the end of June of this year. He will return to being a volunteer for S.B. and a Rotarian in Arizona. We wish him all the best and thank him for his service to the world as a Rotarian and a S.B. representative.
SHELTER BOX TURNS 25 YEARS OLD
ShelterBox was founded in 2000 in the town of Helston, Cornwall, UK by Rotarian and former Royal Navy Search and Rescue Diver Tom Henderson, OBE, who conceived the idea of "a disaster relief kit for a family, contained in a box for fast and easy global deployment" after watching a disaster relief broadcast on television that highlighted the difficulties that disaster relief efforts frequently encounter. That same year the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard adopted it as its Millennium Project.The club initially started out with a goal of helping 8 to 10 families in need of emergency shelter. they wanted to do this every year. The first distribution of 143 ShelterBoxes was sent to victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Over the next three years the project matured and by the end of 2004 nearly 2,600 boxes had been dispatched, following 16 major disasters. The charity significantly expanded its work in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The need became bigger than the club could handle. lIt was necessary for it to become its own organization and became the world-wide not for profit disaster assistance giant it is today.
One of ShelterBox's largest responses was the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti in 2010. ShelterBox provided shelter for 28,000 families, or approximately 25% of all tents delivered in areas surrounding Port-au-Prince.
After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, ShelterBox provided assistance to about 1,600 families in the disaster region.
In 2015 the charity responded in Nepal providing aid to families who lost their home, after a powerful earthquake left 9,000 dead and nearly 22,000 injured.
In 2017 ShelterBox responded to category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean. Aid was provided in the islands of St Kitts and Nevis, the Dominican Republic, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, and the British Virgin Islands.
In terms of conflict-related responses, Syria remains one of ShelterBox's largest projects. Since 2013, the charity has been providing emergency aid to families affected by the war in Syria.
Originally, all of the supplies fit into these boxes. However, the boxes were not as strong as they needed to be and were often used for other purposes and took up more room than the bags.
The new Shelter Bags still address the immediate needs of the disaster victims.
The original tents have undergone many design changes.
Some of the changes made the tents more weather resistant.
Made to be more water resistant and withstand high winds.
The newer versions had tents within tents to provide families with some privacy.
Over time they figured out the best ways to deploy the tents to serve the needs of the area.
To save time money and help the local economy, relief materials are purchased locally.
Supplies are stored in strategically placed areas in the world for quick deployment.
Haiti was one of their biggest challenges as it had some of the biggest needs.
Some fundraising ideas in honor of their 25th year of service to humanity.
President Christine thanked Bill for the impressive presentation and wished him well in Arizona. For additional information on ShelterBox, please go to ShelterBoxUSA.org
President Jensen rang the bell, ending the meeting at about 1:00 PM, extoling all members to share the magic of Rotary.
Respectfully (more or less) submitted by,
Mike Grace
Reporter, Photographer and Editor
Hellen Weight
Ombudsman and Content Supervisor
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