Dallas Forshew, RN, BSN, is an experienced and internationally recognized authority on ALS and has been the Senior Clinical Research Nurse for the Forbes Norris ALS Treatment and Research Center since 2006. She started her ALS and Neuromuscular career at University of Michigan in the mid 1980s and was the Manager of Neuromuscular and ALS programs at University of Utah and UCSF. She has served on many national committees to further the care of ALS patients including ALS CARE, AAN Practice Parameters, ALS Research Group, Western ALS Research Group, Northeast ALS Research Group, AAN Quality Measures, PAC 10 California Research Consortium, and the Care Committee of the Golden West ALS Association Chapter.
Simon provided a movie from his 2105 hike from the Mexican border to the Canadian border--a distance of 2650 miles that took 150 days to be accomplished. Along the way he managed an side trip the 14,500 foot top of Mount Whitney.
On a regular basis, our resident photo pros Warren Smith and Jack Strange 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!
Our Captain of Carpentry, LeRoy Carlenzoli (also affectionately known as The Golden Hammer) is ever on the move. Most recently, LeRoy and other Rotarians -- including Warren Smith, Del Raby, Don Floriani and Steve Herron -- looked into the malfunctioning air conditioner at the Women's Recovery Center.
It was wet. Had the roof leaked? The first step was to dry it out. But then a red-light came on. What did that mean?
They called our resident expert, Ken Petro. He did not know.
PG&E recommended disconnecting the air conditioner for safety. However the team eventually worked it all out. The red light was meant to stay on for five minutes when the AC was connected. Then it automatically went out.
It's a girl! And four boys! All bound for Kagashima
The Santa Rosa/Kagashima Student Exchange Program (SRKSEP) has recruited five students who will visit Japan, this summer. SRKSEP Coordinator Shauna Lorenzen beams with pride as she looks forward to another eventful summer with Sonoma county and Kagashima youth. The program is a mainstay of the Sunrise club. Great job, Shauna!
Sunriser Randy Seeley beams with joy as he presents the prez with a sack of chocolates, intended to sweeten her decision when recognizing him and his wife for their recent trip. Upon learning that Katharine was scheduled to attend a conference in Morocco Randy agreed to accompany her, only if they stopped in Paris first.
Randy reports that the Muslin country of Morocco is 90 % Christian. A tolerant society, it is dependent on tourism, which has recently become depressed due to a catastrophic drought. Crops are harvested by hand with the assistance of donkeys. And loads are carried on the farmers backs .
Five thousand photos tell more about this fascinating story. President Merle hinted at the possibility of a future program featuring Randy's photos.
A mug guaranteed to wake you up in the morning with a start, was just one of the gifts Past President Harry Coffee bestowed upon President Merle to honor her for recognizing him and for six months spent in Cabo.
In addition to the unique mug he also supplied a fragrant bag of Mexican coffee.
Now is the time for all good Rotarians to come to the aid of their tournament
Golf Chair Steve Zwick reported on the status of the 28th Annual Sunrise Golf tournament to be held on June 9, 2017, at the Oakmont Golf Club.
- Only 70-80 golfers expected as of this date
- 90 golfers needed to avoid extra charges
- After expenses, only $50 raised per golfer
- More sponsors required to raise needed funds
Sunrisers are urged to take immediate action recruiting golfers as well as the much needed sponsors that will make up the majority of funds that need to be raised by this important Sunrise fundraiser.
Golf flyers are available in hard copy and online. See Steve Zwick or other Golf Committee members Steve Amend and Tom Eakins for further information.
Immediate Past President Eloise Tweeten admonished Rotarians to Save the Date, Sunday, June 25, for the debunking of President Merle Hayes. Cost of the event is $50 for Sunrisers and $25 for each guest.
Rotarians will recall the hilarious antics performed by an all male Rotarian synchronized swim team at last year's debunking. Will this year's event top those very memorable moments?
As you read these lines, final preparations are well underway for our 108th Rotary International Convention, 10-14 June in Atlanta. We're looking forward to one of the biggest and best Rotary conventions yet, as we celebrate not only a wonderful year of Rotary Serving Humanity, but a full century of Doing Good in the World through The Rotary Foundation.
If you haven't already made plans to attend, it's not too late to register at riconvention.org. There is simply no better way to round off another great year in Rotary than by coming together with 40,000 or so of your fellow Rotarians to share ideas, find inspiration, and have a great time together.
We're excited to have Bill Gates, a friend and partner in our work to eradicate polio, speaking at our convention this year. And it's worth arriving early to attend a special Presidential Peace Conference, scheduled for 9-10 June and featuring Bernice A. King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
I'm proud to host a convention that is practically in my own backyard: Atlanta is a vibrant, modern state capital just a two-hour drive from my home city of Chattanooga, Tenn., and it's a great place to experience the famous hospitality of the American South. Our Host Organization Committee has a great week planned, starting with the "Blue Jeans and Bluegrass" kickoff event on Saturday night.
Come on over to Centennial Olympic Park, right across from the House of Friendship, and get in a dancing mood with Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder band. Meet up with friends old and new at the Centennial Celebration Block Party or on the Peace Tour of Atlanta. Roll up your sleeves for the Habitat Home Build, or tie up your laces to take part in the 3K Walk/Run to End Polio Now. And before you say goodbye, come back to the House of Friendship for one more party: our Foundation's 100th birthday party, with (of course!) cake and ice cream.
It's going to be an incredible experience, and Judy and I are looking forward to celebrating with you – or, as we say in the South, with y'all! See you in Atlanta!
As we near the end of our yearlong celebration of The Rotary Foundation's 100th anniversary, let's stop to think about what the world would be like if Rotarians had never created an endowment fund for doing good in the world.
I think we can say for certain that without Rotary's historic PolioPlus program, the world would not be on the verge of eradicating polio.
Although public health officials and governments would have carried out routine vaccination efforts, it was Rotary's leadership and support that provided the impetus to move beyond containment of the virus to global eradication.
And let's consider the other diseases our Foundation grant projects have prevented and treated by providing access to health care, clean water, and adequate sanitation. Malaria, cholera, HIV/AIDS, Guinea worm – the list goes on and on. How many thousands of people have avoided suffering and even death because Rotarians carried out projects?
Without the Foundation, many more people would have remained illiterate and many others would not have the vocational skills needed to earn a living and provide for their families.
And then there is our quest for peace. In 2002, the first peace fellows started class at the Rotary Peace Centers. Today, hundreds of our graduates are using their skills to prevent and mediate conflict and help those whose lives have been devastated by war.
In villages around the world, you see hundreds of signs identifying Rotary Foundation projects. They stand beside water wells and are affixed to clinics and schools. When I see one of these signs, I feel proud to be a Rotarian and I think, "My contributions helped make this happen."
Let's never forget that behind every one of these signs is a story of the people whose lives have been touched and perhaps even saved. It is their stories that demonstrate conclusively how much better the world is because The Rotary Foundation exists.
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