Rotary International President: John Kenny Rotary District 5160 Governor: Earl Kilmer Durham Rotary President: Mike Crump _____________ Rowel Editor: Phil Price
	October 27, 2009	The  2010 Harvest Festival  will be held in September 2010 on a date to be announced

 

President Mike called the meeting to order.  Kent Jackson led the pledge of allegiance.  Jim Patterson gave the invocation.   President Mike was still missing the Bell, or was he?  There was delivered to the meeting a cylinder of metal, with a welded on cover.  There was a note with it that stated that the cylinder was a NDBS security device from Night & Day Bell Security, Inc.  There was a rumor that it had been delivered by Dave Mulqueeney, but that could not be confirmed, since Dave was not at the meeting.  President Mike is still offering a reward for any member who finks.  It was recognized as a piece of well casing, so Steve Greenwood was asked about it.  However he stated that since his work is always buried underground his welding isn’t that pretty.  Dave Jessen also declined knowledge.  It wasn’t his welding.  His welding is probably prettier.  There was a moon shaped cutout in the side of the cylinder.  When President Mike looked in he saw the Club’s Bell.  The cylinder sat on the floor throughout the meeting, but had mysteriously disappeared by the end of the meeting.   Also, mysteriously there appeared in the Forum a picture of the bell asking if anyone had seen it.  He wanted to do a Freedom of Information Act request to the Forum, for the identity of the person who put the add in the paper.  Yours truly pointed out to him that that only works on Public Entities, such as he works for.  He is subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but newspapers are not.  Newspapers can keep their sources secret.   It is going to be embarrassing for President Mike, not to have the Bell next week, when the District Governor visits.  He is going to have to explain to the District Governor how he cannot control his club.

 

 

FUTURE MEETINGS:

November Program Chair: Dar Meyer   November 3rd:  District Governor Visit.   November 10th:  Dave Mulqueeney   November 17th: Jane Ziad   November 24th: Dan Driscoll   December 1st:  Jim Kirks will present Bob Woods will have a slide show on Ishi.   December 8th:  Steve Plume   December 15th:  Christmas Party   December 22nd: No meeting             December 29th: No Meeting

 

 

Thanks to Kent Jackson for the photographs.

 

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS

 

Jim Kirks introduced Red Badge new member Dan Driscoll.  Steve Greenwood had none to introduce so all at his table contributed $1 each.  Chris Hatch contributed $5 for a mediocre introduction of Pat Pillsbury of the Chico Sunrise Club and Red Badge new members Travis Edsall and Floyd Millar.  The last table only had two members so they each paid $1.

 

NEXT MEETING

 

 

District Governor Earl Kilmer will visit.   He will first meet with the Board of Directors of the Club at 4:30 pm.   Then with the Club at 6:00 pm.  Members are invited to bring their spouses or significant others to the meeting.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

 

The regular monthly Board of Director’s meeting will be held before this meeting, but it will begin at 4:30 pm, not the usual 5:00 pm.

 

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

Camp Royal Program Needs a Chairperson

 

Roy Ellis  needs a member to take over the Camp Royal Program.  He indicates that the interviews come at the same time as he is dealing with the scholarship interviews an he can no longer do both.  If you are interested call Roy.

 

Trip To Monterey, Mexico to Deliver Wheelchairs

 

NOTE:  This is one of the things that Rolando Chavez talked about during the program on October 6^th.

 

From Bradford R. Howard, Rotary District 5170 Governor, 2002-2003:

 

Since 2004, Rotarians from District 5160 and 5170 have been traveling to Monterrey, Mexico to deliver wheelchairs, support matching grants and create lasting friendships.  Almost 200 people have made this trip, and in the process this trip created many new “Rotarians.”  The purpose of this correspondence is to invite you, your club members to join this year’s reunion trip.

 

In January, 2010, were are going back to Monterrey to delivery wheelchairs, continue our humanitarian efforts and make new friends in Rotary.  The Rotary Club of Danville/Sycamore Valley (District 5160) has organized the trip and already signed up 20 people on the trip.  They have asked us to invite other Rotarians would like to join them and be a part of one of these experiences.  The basic information of the trip is:

 

Depart:  Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Return:  Sunday, January 17, 2010

Cost of Program:  $1,539, double occupancy – which includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, all meals, wheelchair delivery, sightseeing, Rotary events, etc.

 

Attached is a PDF file that will give you all of the information about the trip (dates, time, cost, etc.)  If you, or members of your club would like to join us, simply complete the enclosed application and return it to my office with a deposit and we will help you the rest of the way.

 

This is an extraordinary experience, filed with emotion, purpose and tremendous international fellowship.  As a club president, you can change the lives of people in your community and throughout the world.  But the greatest effect you can have is to change the lives of your members.  Involvement in Rotary gives the ordinary Rotarian extraordinary opportunities to do things that they could never do unless they were in Rotary, and it will get them more deeply involved in your club. 

 

In addition to the delivery of wheelchairs, we will spend time, one on one, with the Monterrey Rotarians in their homes and in their communities to see the service and experience fellowship that only Rotary can bring.  Since we began making these trips, more than 30 matching grant projects have been completed.  A wonderful part of this process is that the Rotarians can put someone into a chair and see how they respond as their life is changed. We invite you and the members of your club to join us. 

 

Although the majority of funds have been raised for this container of wheelchairs, if your club would like to partially sponsor a container, you could have YOUR members deliver the chairs YOUR club funded.  Please announce this program in your club, and encourage two or three of your members to take a trip of a lifetime, and represent your club.  Ideally, you should make the trip and ask some of your members to join you!

 

For further information contact:

 

Bradford R. Howard

Rotary District 5170

Governor, 2002-2003

516 Grand Avenue

Oakland, CA  94610

Phone:  (510) 834-2260

FAX:  (510) 834-1019

E-mail:  Bhoward@HowardTours.net 

 

RECOGNITIONS

 

Steve Greenwood was asked about his missed meeting.  He reported that he was just working.  He hadn’t gone anywhere interesting.  He contributed $20.

 

Daryl Polk reported that he was not feeling well last week, so rather than pass it on to club members, he stayed home.  He was recognized $10 for being so protective of the members.

 

Ryan Sutton just contributed $10 for missing a meeting.

 

PROGRAM

 

Craig Hastain introduced Errol Keene and Vickie Gillette, who assisted Errol in his demonstrations.  Errol works for the City of Chico doing a number of things which can be summarized as technical services.   While working with the police department bomb squad he came up with the idea to develop a device that could be sent into dangerous situations, such as bomb defusing, to observe.  He talked about and demonstrated the device he has developed in his spare time with his own money.  It is basically the wheels, motor and batteries of a motorized chair, with the chair removed and the motor and batteries boxed.  On top is a tray on which are mounted two cameras which wireless connect to a computer.  The device itself is controlled by a long wire, to minimize radio waves in the area of a bomb.  He is considering mounting other devices on the tray, such as a parabolic sound receiver and infrared sensors.

 

Must be Present to Win” Drawing

 

Jen Liu was not present to win the drawing of that name.

 

From Rotary International:

Celebrate World Interact Week 2-8 November

Rotary International News -- 5 October 2009 

 

During World Interact Week, Interactors and Rotarians worldwide commemorate the charter of the first Interact club in 1962. By completing four designated projects, Interact clubs and their Rotary club sponsors can receive special recognition from RI.

World Interact Week projects:

1) Give a presentation, or write an inspiring letter about Interact, to a Rotary club that doesn’t sponsor an Interact club.

2) Invite Rotarians to an Interact club meeting.

3) Invite Interactors to a weekly Rotary club meeting.

4) Conduct a joint Rotary/Interact project to increase awareness of Interact in the community.

Celebrate World Interact Week 2-8 November with your club and submit the World Interact Week Celebration Recognition Form (Word), or download the PDF, to Rotary International by 15 December 2009 in order to receive a letter of recognition from RI President John Kenny and a 2009 World Interact Week banner pin.

 

 

The Rotary International web site is: www.rotary.org District 5160 is: www.rotary5160.org The Durham Rotary Club site is:  www.durhamrotary.org The Rowel Editor may be contacted at pbhlaw@sunset.net

Note:  If any of you have anything to place into the Rowel fax it to Phil at 343 7251 or  E-mail it to "pbhlaw@sunset.net", before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.