JUNE 15, 2022 - Meeting at the Santa Barbara Zoo. You can order a box lunch.
Please RSVP to Cathy Calabro. e-mail: catmkldy@aol.com or TEXT
(805) 895-7238. Lunch menu to follow.
June 29, 2022 - STEP-DOWN DINNER FOR PRESIDENT GUY de MANGEON
Mulligans Cafe (at the Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course),
3500 McCaw Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Starting at 6:00 PM
Please RSVP to Marti Correa de Garcia.
e-mail: marti@gilgarcia-aia.com or TEXT: (805) 680-2163
June 1, 2022
MEMBERSHIP MEETING at President Guy de Mangeon’s home
President Guy de Mangeon called the meeting to order, welcoming all Rotarians and guest in attendance.
PLEDGE & 4-WAY TEST, ROTARY SONG:
Barry Shulman led us in the pledge of allegiance.
Kim Bish recited the 4-Way Test
Blas Garza led us in a song, “PROUD ROTARY”. After the song he led us in a Happy Birthday song to Roberto Najera.
INTRODUCTION OF VISITING ROTARY CLUB GUEST:
VISITING GUEST: Cathy Calabro introduced her guest, Heidi Stilwell. Heidi and her daughter recently started a new franchise business, In Express, a shipping and freight consultant franchise business. If your need her services the company can be reached at 805-570-3285 or www.inexpress336.com.
INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER
Gil Garcia introduced our new club member MICHAEL “MIKE” HERNANDEZ. Mike is a long time residence of Santa Barbara. He is a painting contractor. He spends half of his time in Puerto Vallarta where he attends the Rotary Club of Puerto Vallarta Sur meetings. He is very involved in the Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee, serving as 1st Vice-President this year. President Guy de Mangeon presented Mike with his official papers and Rotary pin. Please welcome Mike Hernandez to our Rotary Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cathy Calabro announced that our next meeting would be at the Santa Barbara Zoo. There is a $17.95 fee to enter the Zoo and a charge for a pre-order boxed lunch, if you want to eat, all boxed lunches come with a side, canned beverage and homemade cookie. A presentation by Sam Franz, Corporate Relations Officer for the Zoo. The presentation will be under a covered area, and afterwards you will be free to enjoy the Zoo. The menu and more details will be published in an e-mail shortly.
It’s that time of the year where some of the local Mary Kay beauty consultants are partnering with Support the Troops Santa Ynez and promoting ”Operation Sunscreen.” Your gift of $25 for a men or $35 for a women will support one of our tri-county local soldiers deployed in Portugal, Syria and some parts of Africa. Checks can be written and sent to Cathy Calabro, 4280 Calle Real spc 44, Santa Barbara, 93110 . Also accepted are credit cards, Venmo or Zelle by June 13, to allow ample time for delivery and packing of the care packages, which will be Wed, June 22 in Santa Ynez. Let’s do our part to Support and appreciate our local soldiers!
Jim Lisi, RI Foundation Director, reported that we are $1,300 short of our annual giving goal to The Rotary Foundation. Donations received by TRF before June 30 will count toward President Guy's term. He also announced that our Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North Charitable Foundation is looking for contributors. To prevent being forced to report as a private charity (RCSBNF is public), we need more people contributing. The amount is not as important as giving something this year. This makes it possible to keep our public non-profit status and also to give more grants in the Santa Barbara area. Mail your contribution to: P.O. BOX 3293, Santa Barbara, CA 93130.
MEGA BUCKS:
Jim Lisi pledged a Mega Buck because his son just graduated from Dos Pueblos High School.
Roberto Najera pledged a Mega Buck because of his birthday!
Kim Bish pledged a Mega Buck because his listing sold for $1.5 million, six months ago it was going on the market for less than $800,000. WOW!
Mike Bergquist pledged a Mega Buck because he just returned from Ireland where Joe Lanza and J.J. played a few rounds of golf.
John Holehouse pledged a Mega Buck to match Mike Bergquist’s Mega Buck.
Patricia Juin pledged a Mega Buck because after three years Guy and her returned to their Puerto Vallarta home.
Dennis Waid pledged a Mega Buck in honor of the square Adams School students painted at the I Madonnari Italian Painting Festival.
Tom Jacobs pledged a Mega Buck because today is his wife birthday. Happy Birthday Cass!
Marti Correa de Garcia pledged a Mega Buck because last week Gil and her attended a Rotary Club meeting in South San Francisco. She presented a Rotary Club Banner to our club.
Mike Hernandez pledged a Mega Buck in honor of his first day as a Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North Rotarian.
P R O G R A M
SPEAKER – Pat McElroy
Prior to Mr. McElroy’s presentation he was presented a Paul Harris Fellow by Jim Lisi. This Paul Harris Fellow honor was given to Pat by our club several years ago but the certificate and pin was found in our files a few months ago.
Pat McElroy spent 37 years with the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, the final five years he served as Fire Chief. He was the leader of the City Fire Political Action Committee for 20 years and served as the President of the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association. He also served as Liaison Officer for a United State Forest Service Type 1 Incident Management Team for ten years. In 2016 he was named a Santa Barbara Local Hero for his efforts in reforming California’s 911 Cellphone service. Currently, he serves as Executive Director of The Partnership for Resilient Communities which was formed after the 2018 Debris Flows in Santa Barbara County.
He received his B.A. in Anthropology from UC Santa Barbara. He lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Bonnie Kerwin, a longtime Early Childhood Educator, who is currently Assistant Director of Starr-King Parent Child Workshop. They have three adult children.
When Pat announced his retirement 100 days prior to the date, one day before his retirement date the January 2018 a series of mudflows occurred in Southern California particularly affecting areas northwest of Montecito in Santa Barbara County. The incident was responsible for 23 deaths, although the body of one of the victims has never been found. The Montecito debris flows that occurred in were the result of a rare confluence of two uncommonly severe events: the Thomas Fire—at that time the largest wildfire in California history—which for weeks burned through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties; and the intense winter storm that followed.
In southern California, as little as 0.3 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes has triggered debris flows, and any storm that has intensities greater than about 0.4 inches/hour is at risk of producing debris flows. Where is debris flow located? They occur in a wide variety of environments throughout the world, including all 50 states and U.S. Territories. Debris flows generally occur during periods of intense rainfall or rapid snowmelt and usually start on hillsides or mountains.
The deadly Montecito debris flow was a rare event, but could happen again.
A very interesting topic, thank you Pat McElroy!
RAFFLE WINNER:
Anthony Clark presented the Berryman certificate to Barry Shulman.
Cathy Calabro won a chance to pick the “red” marble . . . unfortunately she picked a “white” marble. To-date the pot of money is $270.
