Steve (Buzz) Davis -- Casts a sly glance at the overflow breakfast crowd, the week after the Greatest Guest Day Challenge!
On a regular basis, our resident photo pros Warren Smith and Ross Andress 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!
Jill Ravitch is the first woman to serve as District Attorney in Sonoma County. She took office in 2011, and is now serving her second term. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Ms. Ravitch attended the University of San Francisco Law School, and upon graduation in 1987 began her prosecutorial career at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Ravitch moved to Sonoma County in 1990 and joined the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office where she earned recognition for her prosecution skills, handling many complex and high profile sexual assault, domestic violence, gang violence and homicide cases. Ms. Ravitch left briefly for private practice but soon returned to the courtroom as Chief Deputy District Attorney in Mendocino County, before winning election and returning to Sonoma County as District Attorney. During Ms. Ravitch’s first term she opened the Family Justice Center, dedicated to providing wraparound services to victims of family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and child abuse. She also established a dedicated elder protection unit and began an adult truancy program to hold parents accountable. Under Ms. Ravitch’s leadership the Human Trafficking Task Force has become a model for other counties due to the collaboration of many agencies to engage in outreach, prevention and prosecution of offenders. Ms. Ravitch serves as an advisory member on many local boards, and is an adjunct professor teaching criminal law to first year students at Empire Law School.
Sunrise Rotarians Max Bridges ( Green Guara shirt) and Rich Randolph traveled to Cuba in January for 11 days with their spouses Dee Dee and Betsy respectively. The Cultural Exchange tour was arranged through Grand Circle Travel's Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). During the three nights in three cities tour, the itinerary explored Havana, Cienfuegos and Trinidad. Cuba's modern era, a 500 year history including independent, colonial and revolutionary periods is reflected in magnificently diverse architecture, ethnicity, music, food and dance. While Rotary has been absent in Cuba for over 50 years, a growing entrepreneurial climate and stalwart collaborative spirit would seem to be a ready foundation for re-establishing club activity and International Goodwill.
With tourism's tide rising, and certain change in the foreseeable future, the opportunity to witness cultural and economic resurgence is a chance of a lifetime. For this traveler, many preconceived stereotypes were broken. The Cubans met were open, progressive, eager to engage socially and commercially with their northern neighbors as well as welcome EU, Central American neighbors, as well as Canadian visitors. Yes, the coffee Cubano, tobacco, textiles and sugar cane derived rum is alive and well, the pride of resilience, creativity in dance, music, graphic art and medical services are world class. Hospitality giants from England, Italy and Spain have established Five Star sites, and there is room for many more. Once the boast of Havana, the Hotel Nacional is still a Grand Dame. Aged, new in the 1930s, this landmark is referred to as a lady with plenty of powder on her face.
Wonderful service, cuisine and welcome, all of the hospitality industry we experienced shined well. Next visit will undoubtedly bring more choices of equal caliber, and likely a "Rotary Meets Here" wheel to greet.
Rotarians Max Childs (with his daughters), Del Raby, Steve Amend (and Kathleen), and Eloise Tweeten joined Todd Reed, garden coordinator, and family volunteers at the Steele Lane work party from 10-12 on Saturday. Beautiful weather and great camaraderie. The garden is looking great!!
Who is this adorable toddler? And which one of our suave Sunrise gentlemen posed for this provocative senior photo? Both are February birthday boys. Scan the list of February birthdays, in the left column of this Bulletin and Guess Who...
Several Rotarian couples celebrate their anniversaries during the Valentine month of February. They include Bulletin contributor Rich Randolph, who brought his wife Betsy to breakfast, and Sunrise Foundation Chair Carolyn Anderson, accompanied by her husband, George Reese. Each couple present received a flowering plant from President Eloise Tweeten to commemorate their special day.
Club Coordinator for Vicki's Garden Sunrise project at Steele Lane Elementary School, Max Childs, introduced the newly hired on site coordinator, Todd Reed, at breakfast on February 18. Reed and Sunrise volunteers held a workday on Sunday, February 21, performing tasks necessary to prepare the garden for children's activities. (See Garden Workday story in this bulletin.)
Rotary Club of Santa Rosa Sunrise - Founded June 30, 1986
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