Deborah Myers works with people who want to feel healthier, be stronger and increase their vitality. Founder and Director of Health at Your Fingertips, she is passionate about empowering others to live in a balanced and healthy way. She is a Certified Acupressurist and Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner and has been seeing clients for over 20 years. In her private practice, she assists individual clients in their search for stress reduction, pain relief and healing.

Through coaching and workshops, Deborah has helped thousands of people discover how they can easily and effortlessly attract what they want in their lives and have health at their fingertips. She has created a series of workshops for workplace wellness and has been working with a number of local and regional companies to assist them in leveraging their work force.

In addition, Deborah is the creator of a program designed to support the well being of children in the classroom and at home. Daily Clean Your House Flow^TM kits include an animated video of a self-help acupressure flow and companion guide.

Nearly a dozen guests swelled our Camelot Room to capacity.  Sonoma County's Charles M. Schulz Airport Manager Jon Stout offered an historic recap of airport operations, and a glimpse of aviation expansion plans currently underway.

Jon, a graduate of local Piner High School, is a Professional Airport Manager.  Jon has guided the recent growth in annual passengers, now in the 300, 000 range. Major carriers are Alaska-Horizon, American-United.  Allegiant will be discontinuing flights in the near future, while talks are continuing with Delta and Sun Country for markets in Minneapolis and beyond.   Other cities on the map are Palm Springs, Reno, Long Beach, Hawaii and Guadalajara Mexico.

This draft of the proposed  $15 million Terminal expansion is proceeding.  Additions to ticketing and baggage handling are planned.  A temporary high tension tent is expected by May 2017 and will add an estimated 20,000 sf to the current terminal's 1,000.

The economic impact of scheduled flights is enormous:  7 current daily flights generate $161 million dollars and support 490 jobs.  Two additional daily flights could add $23 million in annual revenue and 70 jobs.  Forecasts predict a 15% gain in passengers next year.

John told us we can influence airport development in several ways:  Reach out to your frequent flyer carriers;  contact legislators to support grants and legislation favorable to commercial aviation;  reach out to local business and community to support airport development;  FLY!!

An Alaskan, American & Delta advantage:  Wine flies free.  Properly packaged, you may include a case of wine in checked baggage.

Invite some friends and plan a Wine Country Get-a-Way!

Our guests attention was well held:

Yes, FREE shipping!

Betty was President Elect Doug Shureen's guest.

Chantel Alviso listens attentively.

Janice Diez, guest of 

New Sunrise Board Director Brian Rondon.

Jim Moir relates his experience building the Bunny Barn at Elsie Allen High School.

Two reasons why Sunrise Rotarians keep their attendance active:  Sgt. @ Arms Penny Millar (L) and Carmen Gutierrez, sponsored by Penny a few years ago!

John Jones provides an update and informs members and guests how our International Health & Humanitarian Project in Nicaragua is progressing.

Guest Mike Young

Sunriser Max Childs narrates on our local Vicki's Garden activity at Steele Lane School.

Guest Michael Rice

Visiting Rotarian Mikel Cook of Sebastopol Sunrise Rotary speaks of his club's Telemedicine initiatives.

Every Rotary meeting takes you across town and around the world.  Hope to see you all again ~ next week is open!!

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!

Additional photos may be found on the SR Sunrise Facebook Page.

Past President Jim Kirkbride took the podium to provide a summary of the nomination process and introduce incoming Board members:  Treasurer Penny Millar,  Secretary Peter Hoberg, At-Large Randy Seelye, Brian Rondon, first time servers Jennifer Adams and Paul O Rear.  Completing the unanimously elected slate is Marty Behr as President Elect Nominee 2019-2020.

Here Marty, Membership Director, commences our second "Greatest Guest Day" meeting with an overview  for our guests of Sunrise activities.

John F. Germ

President 2016-17

I joined Rotary as an engineer. There are almost as many classifications in the profession of engineering as there are in Rotary, but I happen to be a mechanical engineer. A mechanical engineer calculates the heating and cooling loads for a new building, makes sure the right lights are in the right places, and plans the plumbing so your hot water pipe doesn’t end in a drinking fountain.

Mechanical engineers don’t stand out in a crowd, and they don’t call attention to themselves with what they do. You probably haven’t thought much about the engineers who designed the buildings you use, the car you drive, or the traffic patterns you follow. But every time you get in an elevator, turn the key in your ignition, or cross the street when the light says go, you are entrusting your life to an engineer somewhere whom you’ve never met. You trust that your elevator will open at the floor you want it to. You trust that your car will start and stop as it should. You trust that the traffic light is going to turn red before the walk light goes on. Every day, you put your life in the hands of people whose names you do not know and whom you might never meet. You might not think about them at all – but they touch your lives every day.

I could draw the same parallel to any number of other vocations – ordinary occupations with the same kind of life-changing impact. In so many ways – some of which we see and some we don’t – our vocations allow us to help other people live better, safer, and healthier lives.

Just like the work we do in Rotary.

Through our vocations and in our clubs, in our communities, and across continents, we are touching the lives of people we don’t know and might never meet. And in every part of the world, every single day, whether they know it or not, people are living better, safer, and healthier lives because of the work of Rotary.

The people we help might not have met a single Rotarian. They might not even know that Rotary exists. But they are drinking clean water from a bore well that Rotary dug. They’re learning to read with books that Rotary gave them. They’re living lives that are better, happier, and healthier – because of Rotary Serving Humanity.

Kalyan Banerjee

Trustee Chair 2016-17

Rotarians frequently ask if The Rotary Foundation practices socially responsible investing by screening or restricting certain investments based on social, environmental, or political criteria. The answer is yes – and no.

Yes, the Foundation considers both financial and social returns when making an investment decision. Our Investment Committee encourages our investment consultant and its managers to invest in companies that comply with laws, regulations, ethical standards, and national or international norms and are aligned with Rotary values.

We also consider how each of our investment managers incorporates socially responsible investing as part of their process. Currently seven of these managers, responsible for about 36 percent of the Foundation's total assets, were signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. These principles offer possible actions for incorporating environmental, social, and governance issues – such as climate change, public and workplace safety, and shareholder rights – into investment practice. Following these principles could reduce risk, improve returns, and better align our portfolio with our mission.

Does this mean the Foundation will categorically exclude specific companies or industries from investment? That's where the "no" part of my answer comes in. Given Rotary's diverse membership and its various cultural beliefs, agreeing on such restrictions would be extremely difficult.

The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation and the Rotarian financial experts on our Investment Committee take their job very seriously. Rotarians have entrusted us with millions of dollars that they have designated to do good in the world. Our capacity to provide clean water and education, improve health care and economic development, and promote peace depends heavily on our investment income. So it is especially important that we invest your gifts wisely.

Because The Rotary Foundation belongs to all of us, we believe strongly in transparency. To that end, we have posted a wealth of information on www.rotary.org. You can find audited statements for the Foundation for the past three years and tax returns for the past six years, along with extensive material on investment practices, philosophy, and historical returns. I hope this detailed information will reinforce your confidence in our Foundation and inspire your continued generosity.