December 2, 2014 

Meeting called to order by President Vince Garcia at 12:30

Pledge: Dave Kegebein

Thought:  In Pablo Barreto’s absence Jeannie Kegebein shared “No man is great if he thinks he is.” Will Rogers

Guests: Adelina Cerveró, assistant principal at Lakeview Middle School introduced Jennifer and Abraham, two students with outstanding attendance.

Correspondence and announcements:

* The Santa Cruz County Fair Heritage Holiday Craft & Gift Fair will take place at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Friday to Dec. 7. Nearly 100 vendors will offer their wares. Food and drink will be available, and there will be daily raffle prizes and Christmas trees for sale. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6-7. Admission is $5.

*Freedom Rotary Holiday party December 13, 5:30 p.m. at Codiga Center & Museum (Agricultural History Project) in S C County Fairgrounds bring gift for needy children and another for whacky gift exchange.

*Yosemite Campout sign-ups will be Monday, December 15

* Haven of Hope: Adopt A Child for Christmas Celebration on December 16, 2014, 5:30  – 7:00 p.m. 2769 Valencia Road, Aptos

* Rotary District 5170  Mexican Project Safari - creating friendships and providing Community Service and mobility to people in need  - Monterrey, Mexico,  March 11-15, 2015

Detective:  Lt. Jorge Zamora absent

Raffle: Deanna Young had Mary Kay cosmetic gifts for Trina, Carl, Gloria, Steve, Yesenia, Ben, Dave

Program feature:

Speaking with us today about Comunidad is Bill Rush founder, secretary and lead volunteer pilot. Bill has been an active pilot since 1969 and spends a great deal of time traveling, working and providing charitable support in Mexico and Central America. Bill is retired from the insurance business. Comunidad Para Baja California is dedicated to improving the lives of the indigenous tribes of Northern Mexico by providing health care and education, developing the infrastructure and promoting economic self-sufficiency.

Philosophy

- We are driven by the needs of our Nativo clients, not the preferences of our volunteers.

- We take a medical philosophy of ‘symptom to source’, treating the most pressing symptoms first, and then tracing those symptoms back to their source.

- We then address these source issues, either through preventive medicine and education or by improvements to the infrastructure.

- We respect the indigenous communities’ dignity, culture and traditions

- We leverage local resources whenever possible

- We work with the Tribal Council to establish priorities, then proceed based on level and quality of community involvement. (Communities provide all labor.)

- We comply with all Mexican government requirements and practices

- We run ourselves as a business, emphasizing organizational efficiency (business plans, MBOs and strict budgets) and ROI (return on investment) of our volunteers’ time and our sponsors’ funds.

December 9, 2014 

Vocational Service visit to Watsonville Police Department

Adjournment: 1:30 PM