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Atascadero

Service Above Self

We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Atascadero Lake Pavilion
9315 Pismo Avenue
Atascadero, CA  93422-4939
United States
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2017 Rotary Scholarship recipients
Photos from our meeting on August 2nd when scholarships were awarded to the eleven Atascadero High School students pictured here.  Each shared with us their plans for university and college studies.
 
Kurt Leavitt opened the presentation program with a detailed explanation of the process of choosing each recipient. Our membership chair Steve Hodgson then gave an overview of Rotary International and our club community projects over the years. Art Everett is shown awarding the Todd Everett Memorial Scholarship. 
 
Thank you to the many parents and family members who attended.
 
 
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Rotary Victory at Sea
The intrepid crew of the Atascadero Rotary Flagship was able to capture the trophy for this year's annual Cardboard Boat Challenge.  With Captain John Neil on the throne directing galley slaves Charles Bourbeau and Rich Johnson the victory over the other challengers (all three of them) was clinched.
 
Launching of the dauntless Rotary craft.  The crew showing their best sides.
 
Underway with sponsor advertisements for marine fuel.
 
As always, gallant to the end.  The Rotary craft doubled back to rescue the competitor from the local Kiwanis Club.
 
Financial Seminar 2017
 
Over two days this month, the Rotary Club lead the seventh year of Financial Workshops for seniors at AHS.  Several hundred students were taught about banking, credit, insurance, investing, housing, and financial life lessons.  These presentations were all by our own Rotarians:  Chris Toews, Kristin Kearns, Jake Rothman, Davina Bergin, John Donovan, Drew Lewis, and Rich Johnson.
 
This is the valuable service of Rotary, and giving to our community.
Fantastic Mobile Career Day (MCD) at Heritage Oaks Bank.
Our own Kristin Kearns, Vice President & Manager of Heritage Oaks Bank, Atascadero, hosted Mobile Career Day for eight students from Del Rio High School, and five students from Atascadero High School, accompanied by Kahlin Wolf Hoover, instructor at Del Rio, and Rich Johnson.

On Thursday, January 26th, these 13 students went to the local headquarters of Heritage Oaks Bank in Paso Robles.  The first part of the day was spent learning customer service.  In the afternoon, the students learned how to process and understand banking transactions, using a cash box, and related banking forms.  This was a hands-on experience, taught by the Training Department of Heritage Oaks Bank.  Cheryl Garnsey and Carrie Buhl are Learning Specialists with the bank, who put the program together.  We had eight Del Rio and five AHS students, from 8:30 until 2:40.


 

On the van on the ride home, the students were all buzzing about the experience.  We host these events to help students explore possible career paths.  Anyone interested in hosting a Mobile Career Day may contact the Vocational Service Committee through our website www.TheCareerHelper.org.
 
New windows for ECHO

"Paso Robles Glass collaborated with local businesses and the Atascadero Rotary to donate and install about 20 new windows at the El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) shelter in Atascadero.

Jarred Damigos, president of Paso Robles Glass, said replacing the existing windows with dual pane means better energy efficiency for the shelter because they help block the heat and cold." New Times article Nov. 16. 

Former Atascadero Rotarian Don Vert managed the project on behalf of Paso Robles Glass.
 
 
Paul Harris Fellow award
Ron Mead recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship to his long time partner (over 25 years) Bruce Whitcher, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
Bruce has served in many volunteer positions with the Central Coast Dental Society, the California Dental Association, the Dental Board of California and the California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 
 
Congratulations and thank you Ron for honoring Bruce
 
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Spinning wheel
What is the Rotary Spinning Wheel all about. The concept is if a Rotarian failed to attend the regular meeting and didn’t make up at another club then at the next meeting they are invited to spin the rotary wheel and pay the amount on which the arrow stops. 
 
For years our old spinner was used. It was so old no one remembers who built it. And now here is the new one that Art Everett has built for our club. Thank you Art!
 
Mobile Career Day at West Coast Auto-FANTASTIC!
Just thought you might want to know what your fellow Rotarians are doing in the community.  Give Ryan a high five next time you see him. f you (or anyone you know) would like to host a Mobile Career Day, just let me know (2 to 6 students).
 
Rich Johnson
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Our 2015-2016 Annual Scholarship recipients
Posted on Aug 08, 2016
On August 3rd we awarded scholarships totaling $ 37,000. to those students pictured here.  Thirteen Atascadero High School and one Morro Bay High School student are shown here sharing their plans for university and college studies.
 
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Caleb Davis
Aug 16, 2017
Craft Talk, Becoming a Police Officer
Capt (USN Ret) Bob Christenson
Aug 23, 2017
Evacuation of Saigon, a View from the Command Ship USS Blue Ridge
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Five years since its debut, Rotary Club Central is getting a big upgrade
When we introduced Rotary Club Central in 2012, it revolutionized goal tracking and planning for clubs and districts — no more filling out paper club-planning forms or passing along boxes of historical club information every time a new leader took office. Rotary Club Central offered clubs and districts a quantifiable way to begin measuring local and global impact, specifically membership initiatives, service activities, and Rotary Foundation giving. But as with any technological advancement, in a few short years, Rotary Club Central began to show its age, and Rotarians took notice. They...
Rotary International Board adopts new zone structure
At its January 2017 meeting, the Rotary International Board of Directors adopted a new zone structure for Rotary clubs. Rotary bylaws require the Board to complete a comprehensive review of the 34 Rotary zones no less often than every eight years to ensure that each zone has an approximately equal number of Rotarians. The Board’s previous review of the zones occurred in 2008. The Board earlier approved the creation of three regional workgroups to develop rezoning proposals for Asia, Europe/Africa, and the Americas. These workgroups comprised one representative (either a current director,...
Centennial celebration honors 20 noteworthy global grant projects
Through The Rotary Foundation, Rotary members have supported thousands of projects that promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, save mothers and children, support education, and grow local economies. We’ve also led the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. As part of our celebration of the Foundation’s centennial, we’re honoring 20 global grant projects with special recognition. Learn more about the projects using our interactive map.
Convention: Southern hospitality
The Atlanta Host Organization Committee is offering some good old-fashioned Southern hospitality at the Rotary International Convention from 10 to 14 June. It has planned a wide range of activities featuring everything from good food and music to inspiring tours of local landmarks. If it’s your first convention, these events are chances to meet fellow Rotarians from around the world, and if you’re an experienced convention goer, you can catch up with old friends. Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron will host Rotarians for a “Strike Out Polio” night at the new SunTrust Park, where you’ll...
Member spotlight: The power of the press
When Teguest Yilma helped found the Rotary Club of Addis Ababa Entoto in 2002, she thought polio had already been eradicated from most of the world. But while Ethiopia had been free of the disease, Yilma was shocked to learn that new cases had started cropping up in surrounding countries such as Somalia. “I was thinking, it’s not possible, we can’t be free if the countries around us are not free,” she says. Yilma, the managing editor of Capital, Ethiopia’s largest English weekly newspaper, has brought a journalist’s skills to the fight against polio. She became vice chair of the Ethiopia...
 
 
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