The Program for March 9th - Brian Ling - Sonoma County Alliance
Brian Ling is the Executive Director of the Sonoma County Alliance – Business Advocates for a Healthy Economy, Community, and Environment. The Alliance is a membership organization of over 360 Businesses, Individuals, Corporations, and Non-Profits within Sonoma County.
Brian is also a property manager and licensed real estate agent for KOR Commercial and Residential Real Estate in Cotati. Previously, he was the CEO of the Reliance group of companies; a manufacturer and distributor of Heavy Duty Trucks and Trailers for the transportation industry. At its peak, the Reliance companies exceeded $110MM in annual revenue and reached employment of 400 employees in the Western U.S.
Brian is a Sonoma County native, 4th generation Californian, and has always been very active in the local community. When pleasure time allows, he can be found golfing, fishing, and enjoying beautiful Lake Tahoe. Brian graduated from Cardinal Newman H.S. and has a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Brian is currently active with the following business and community groups:
Rotary Club of Windsor, Windsor Rotary Community Foundation
Career Technology Education Foundation of Sonoma County
Posted by Rich Randolph & Warren Smith on Mar 05, 2017
Seen and Heard
Above, President Merle recognizes L-R Steve Olsen for his 30 years Sunrise anniversary as Noel Glab and Paul O Rear marvel in comparison with their first. (Promotional consideration superimposed by golf tournament sponsors.)
Randy Seelye relates his saga with the professional downing of a huge tree on his property.
Peter Hoberg reminds members of their upcoming beer booth duty at the City's St. Patrick's Day 5K Run March 12th.
Time Flies!! Paul O Rear receives his one year anniversary pin.
Noel Glab says "yes, I did it: First 365 days in Rotary is the truth!
Peter Hoberg is reminded his and spouse Molly's anniversary is just around the corner.
Leroy "Golden Hammer" Carlenzoli recruits a crew to help move furniture for a Women's Recovery Services project.
Frank Cercone is smiling as he recalls his birthday celebration last week.
Eloise Tweeten promotes the upcoming planting of 3,000 trees in burned out Lake County March 25th. Eloise' husband and Sunriser Jack will be taking scores of the Interact members from his Marin County school. Want to go too? Contact Eloise.
Del Raby calmly reminded members of the Club's annual Progressive Dinner March 25th. This annual event bring members and guests together for thee courses, each in three different member's homes. It is a great way to discover our similarities and diversity.
Guest Speaker Alan Silow, Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Symphony.
Santa Rosa Symphony Executive Director Alan Silow connects with those present, likely symphony supporters he recognizes!
John Jones increases next week's drawing chances to win: 1:10 and over $275!
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!
Posted by Paul O Rear & Rich Randolph on Mar 06, 2017
Class Act-ivity
Several Sunrise members and friends enjoyed both an in-class instruction time and sit down final to test their knowledge of the craft of fine beer making. Dating back to the Club's 2016 Culinary Classic, and a Silent Auction offer to craft beer and pair with savory faire, The Beverage People of Santa Rosa provided the expertise, and Sunriser's Penny and Paul opened their home for the celebration meal.
The proof, er, evidence is on the palette!
Sunrise President Fraulein Merle Hayes vamps in the kitchen preparing her now renown Apple Strudel.
The 3 ½ hour beer-making class at The Beverage People including taking home a couple of cases of brew they made, Beer tasting of nine craft beers led by a certified beer judge. The brews were finely complimented with a Polish-style gourmet dinner provided by Noel and Chris Glab including homemade veal sausage, several Wildbrine sour krauts, roasted potatoes, cucumber salad and German chocolate cake. Participants included
Chris and Noel Glab, Olin Leasher, Merle Hayes, Paul O’Rear and Penny Millar
There is always room for dessert, and well placed sources confirm The Beverage People have offered another Class Act pairing for our next fund raiser. Danke Sehr!
Sam Owori is selected to be 2018-19 Rotary president
Samuel “Sam” Owori
The 2016-17 Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International has unanimously nominated Samuel Frobisher Owori, of the Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda, to be the president of Rotary International in 2018-19. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October 2016 if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
Owori says he sees in Rotary "an incredible passion to make a difference." As president, he plans to "harness that enthusiasm and pride so that every project becomes the engine of peace and prosperity."
Owori's chief concerns as a Rotary leader are membership and extension. Since he served as district governor, the number of clubs in Uganda has swelled from nine to 89. He urges past, present, and future leaders to work together to engage more women, youth program participants, alumni, and community members to increase Rotary's membership in the coming years.
"There are many places which need Rotary and numerous potential members who have never been invited," he says. "The problem is Rotarians who got in and closed the doors."
Owori is chief executive officer of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda. Before that, he was executive director of the African Development Bank, managing director of Uganda Commercial Bank Ltd., and director of Uganda Development Bank. He has studied law, employment relations, business management, corporate resources management, microfinance, and marketing at institutions in England, Japan, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the United States, including Harvard Business School.
Since becoming a member in 1978, Owori has served Rotary as regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, regional RI membership coordinator, RI Representative to the United Nations Environment Program and UN-Habitat, and RI director. He has been a member or chair of several committees, including the International PolioPlus Committee, the Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, and the Audit Committee. Most recently, Owori served as trustee of The Rotary Foundation, chair of The Rotary Foundation's Finance Committee, and a member of the Investment Committee. Owori is a Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation, and he and his wife, Norah, are Major Donors and Paul Harris Fellows.
The Nominating Committee members are Sudarshan Agarwal, Rotary Club of Delhi, Delhi, India; Şafak Alpay, Rotary Club of Istanbul-Sisli, Turkey; Ronald L. Beaubien, Rotary Club of Coronado, California, USA; John B. Boag, Rotary E-Club of District 9650, New South Wales, Australia; Elio Cerini, Rotary Club of Milano Duomo, Italy; Luiz Coelho de Oliveira, Rotary Club of Limeira-Leste, São Paulo, Brazil; Frank N. Goldberg, Rotary Club of Omaha-Suburban, Nebraska, USA; Kenneth W. Grabeau, Rotary Club of Nashua West, New Hampshire, USA; Jackson S.L. Hsieh, Rotary Club of Taipei Sunrise, Taiwan; Mark Daniel Maloney (chair), Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA; Barry Matheson, Rotary Club of Jessheim, Norway; Kazuhiko Ozawa, Rotary Club of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; Ekkehart Pandel, Rotary Club of Bückeburg, Germany; Noraseth Pathmanand, Rotary Club of Bang Rak, Thailand; Robert S. Scott, Rotary Club of Cobourg, Ontario, Canada; John C. Smarge, Rotary Club of Naples, Florida, USA; Michael F. Webb, Rotary Club of Mendip, Somerset, England.
To learn more about Sam Owori, read this interview and vision statement outlining his goals for Rotary.
Forty years ago, the Rotary Club of Duarte, Calif., admitted three women members, in violation of the Rotary International Constitution. As a result, the club's charter was terminated by RI.
Undeterred, the club's members continued to meet. They put an X over their Rotary insignia, made themselves new pins, and dubbed themselves the Ex-Rotary Club of Duarte as they continued to fight for the right of women to serve as Rotarians. Ten years later, a restored Rotary Club of Duarte sent Sylvia Whitlock, Rotary's first female club president, to a presidents-elect training seminar. Not long after that, in 1989, Rotary's Council on Legislation permanently ended Rotary's status as a men-only organization.
Today, with more than 240,000 women in our clubs, Rotary is stronger than ever. We are women and men from nearly every country of the world, serving our communities in more than 35,000 clubs. At the club level, we need men and women of all backgrounds, ages, cultures, and professions; internationally, we need clubs in every city, country, and region of the world. The better our clubs reflect their communities, the better we can serve them. Our diversity is our strength.
It is difficult for most of us to imagine today why anyone argued so strongly against the idea of women in Rotary. Looking back, I think that opposition came from a simple resistance to change. Rotarians loved Rotary the way it was and couldn't imagine it any other way.
We still love Rotary as much as we ever did. We love the friendships and connections we make there, and the ability Rotary provides us to serve humanity. We believe Rotary has tremendous value in our own lives and in the world at large. And we recognize, more than ever, that for Rotary to continue to grow, it needs to embrace the world it serves – in all of its diversity, all of its variety, and all of its evolving needs for service.
The Rotarians of today owe a debt of gratitude to the Rotarians of Duarte 40 years ago. Their determination, persistence, and enduring goodwill set the stage for the organization we have become: Rotary Serving Humanity.
When you give to The Rotary Foundation, you can be completely confident that your fellow Rotarians put those donations to work on life-changing projects in our six areas of focus. That confidence should inspire our continued support, especially when we consider the remarkable results.
In March, as we observe Water and Sanitation Month, let's take a closer look at how Rotarian-led projects are providing millions of people with access to clean water and adequate sanitation facilities. This area of focus has long been high on many Rotarians' service agendas, and for good reason – 663 million people do not have access to clean water, and one-third of the world's population live without access to a toilet.
Think about how different life would be if you had to spend hours each day fetching water or worry about the threat of dysentery, cholera, Guinea worm, and a host of other waterborne diseases.
Our efforts in providing clean water have far-reaching effects. An estimated 10,000 clubs participate in water- and sanitation-related projects, with strong support from our Foundation. In 2015-16 alone, The Rotary Foundation provided $19 million for global grants in this area of focus.
And that's just one of the six critically important issues that our Foundation is addressing today. In 2015-16, our Foundation provided $76 million for all global grants, which also fight disease, save mothers and children, promote peace, support education, and provide economic opportunities to many people worldwide. Your gifts are what make this good work possible.
Our Foundation was conceived in 1917 to "do good in the world, " and that is exactly what it has been doing for 100 years. To celebrate this milestone, I encourage all Rotarians to consider making a special centennial contribution to ensure that we continue our urgent and transformational work throughout the world.
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