Rotary International President: John Kenny Rotary District 5160 Governor: Earl Kilmer Durham Rotary President: Mike Crump _____________ Rowel Editor: Phil Price
	February 23, 2010	The  2010 Harvest Festival  will be held in September 19, 2010

President Mike called the meeting to order.  Glenn Pulliam led the pledge of allegiance.  Jim Patterson  gave the invocation.   I tried again.  Even Mike should think this one is better.

 

FUTURE MEETINGS:

March Program Chair: Jane Ziad.   March 2nd: Bill Apger   March 9th: Steve Greenwood   March 16th:  Dan Davey   March 23rd:  (being reassigned)   April Program Chair: Clint Goss.   April 6th:  Steve Greenwood (I assume this will be changed)   April 13th:  Craig Hastain   April 20th:  Chris Hatch   April 27th:  Kent Jackson

 

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS

 

Phil Price introduced former member of this club and Chico Sunrise, Al Lotspeich. 

 

Dan Davey introduced Red Badge members Travis Edsall and Dan Driscol.  He also introduced Debbie Edsall, Travis’ wife.

 

Dave Mulqueeney introduced Jan Ellis, wife of Roy Ellis.

 

At least two members read the Rowel and brought their wives to the meeting.  Well maybe only one read the Rowel because the idea was Roy’s.  My wife didn’t come because she had foot surgery last week and still needs to keep her foot up most of the time.

 

NEXT MEETING

 

Bill Apger has the program for the next meeting.  It hasn’t been disclosed to me yet. 

 

There will also be a Board Meeting before the March 2^nd Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

Jim Kirks, President-Elect ,is requesting that all members update their information on the Club’s web page.  Get the form from the club secretary.  Also, be prepared to have your picture taken for the web page next month.  Dan Davis’ wife will be here to take the photos.   The dates will be announced.

 

RECOGNITIONS   President Mike called on Travis Edsell.  He recognized him for bringing his wife to the meeting by granting him a $20 credit against his next recognition.   President Mike recognized Roy Ellis for the same thing, but didn’t grant him a credit.   President Mike called on Mike Wacker about missing the last meeting.  Mike W reported that he had made the meeting up in Benson.  President Mike didn’t pick up on that and merely assessed him $4 to make him a Bell Ringer.  Afterwards it came out that it was in Arizona where he had spent three weeks.   Dan Davey also missed a meeting.  He confessed to having been on a cruise for 16 days.  He contributed $29 to become a Bell Ringer.

 

PROGRAM   Roy Ellis presented former member, Al Lotspeich, CPA.  Al talked about the new tax laws and changes in the old tax laws.  He also comment on the tax advantages of bequeathing to our Foundation.

 

 

 

 

Must be Present to Win” Drawing

 

Phil Price was present to win the drawing of that name.

 

Miscellaneous From the District and Rotary International

Fellow Rotarians -

To all of you who have served on district committees now and in the past - THANK YOU! Keep up the good work!

 

If you have not served on a district committee, please consider it. It is a fact that members with broad exposure to Rotary make excellent club and district leaders.

 

As the incoming Governor I want to do my very best to identify those Rotarians who are ready to find new ways to serve their club. The district exists to serve clubs and club committees. And so, when you serve on a district committee, you expand your ability to serve your own club while serving other clubs.  It's not an either/or proposition.  It is perfectly appropriate to serve on both club and district committees.

 

If you would like to broaden your Rotary exposure and find new ways to support your club, please consider serving on a district committee now or in the future.  You can express that interest by clicking through on the link below.

 

Even if you are just curious about district opportunities, we encourage you to click through on the link below and look it over.

 

Your expression of interest does not commit you to anything other than a follow-up contact.

 

The survey ends February 24

 

Register NOW for Expression of Interest in 2010 District Committee Role
Your expression of interest does not commit you to anything other than a follow-up contact.

 

Thank you for all that you do on behalf of Rotary

 

 

Karl Diekman
Rotary District 5160
Governor 2010-2011 (DGE)
P.O. Box 2468
Woodland, CA 95776

Home Ph: 530-406-8787
Cell Ph: 530-574-4470
Fax: 530-406-8788
E- mail: kddiekman@aol.com

 

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This is passed on by President Mike:

 

ROTARY - Update from Rotarians in Haiti as of Feb 7, 2010

 

Greetings District Presidents and Leaders

 

 

We are working hard on getting your donations directly to Haiti

 

In the meantime, be assured, as indicated below, Rotarian aid is flowing to Haiti and District 7020. The need for continued donations (such as ours) will be greatest in the long term, thus, the delay in getting donations to District 7020 is not harming the relief effort, but will actually be more effective as the long term needs will change,

 

Feel free, to forward this update to your members.

I will continue to keep you updated on conditions in Haiti so that you can keep your club informed

 

Again many thanks for all that you and your clubs have done to respond to this critical situation, truly demonstrating "Service above Self"

 

Steve Lack

Chair

District 5160 Haiti Earthquake Relief Task Force

 

Below -  update from District 7020 PDG Dick as of 5 days ago, February 7, 2010 
  

 

 

Greetings All

I have just concluded our assessment of the situation in Haiti, and
have just finished making a number of lengthy calls with the team on
the ground in Haiti. Based on this I wanted to share with you the
situation as I understand it today.

 

The position we took last week in which we said to hold off on further
deliveries of medical supplies not already in route was the correct
one. Currently in the Port au Prince area there is no shortage of
these medical supplies. In fact the challenge is now the sorting and
the distribution of these items. This is at a critical stage because
of the volume of random medical inventory received and specific needs
that may currently be outstanding. As far as medical supplies are
concerned the advice from the team is do not send anything else
unless it is specific in terms of the location and the product". We
need to be sure we coordinate this so we do not duplicate the supply
chain and add to the problem.

There are a number of private Hospitals in the rural areas that are in
need of some specific things, but there are also others that have an
excess of supplies. We are in the process of balancing this as best we
can now. After that specific orders will be processed as they come in.
I am told that most of the Government Hospitals are getting the
supplies they need with the exception of a few specifics which we are
trying to address on their behalf through the Rotary Leadership in
that area. That seems to be more equipment related than medical
supplies.

 

The food and shelter needs are still very high on the priority list.
The challenge we have on the ground now is the storage and
distribution logistics of the food and shelter items. In Port au
Prince in particular there are numerous International Organizations
that are distributing food in the quake region. For the most part
their capabilities for this are better than ours so most of those
efforts should be left to them. Our Rotarians on the ground are doing
some food and shelter distribution as well from the supplies Rotary
has sent. It is important that they continue to do this and that we
continue to supply them. Not only is it helping the most needy, but it
seems to be providing our Rotarians a purpose on the ground in their
respective communities. Keeping the Rotarian alive in spirit is
essential at this difficult time and it must be rewarding for our
Rotarians to be able to help their neighbors and their communities
through this. I will try to get further specifics to you on what we
should continue to supply, but bulk rice, beans, flour, proteins,
vegetable oil etc and Tents are a safe bet for now.

There are in excess of 10,000 Shelter Boxes in Haiti and most of them
set up or in the process of being set up. The distribution is being
done through a number of international organizations. Rotary has had
an allocation of them for the use of Rotarians and their families in
need. As of today there are about 45 in our possession still not
distributed but they will be sent out in the next couple of days.

There has been a great response with Water Boxes, Purification Systems
and water supply. In many instances these resources have been sent
directly to Rotary in Haiti for distribution. In my discussions with
the team on the ground it appears that the distribution of these
assets would be best handled by the Haiti Water Commission and the
selected agency it is working with for the distribution. They are
better equipped to know where the camps are set and what the needs
are. They also know what supplies are available to each of them from
the organizations currently on the ground. My advice to Claude was to
help train the group doing the distribution on the use of the
equipment before they deliver these units to families and groups. And
then assist by providing the assets to them for distribution.

The rural situation remains the same. The need is for shelter, food,
school supplies and the support for secondary medical, education etc.
The bulk food supply is still available in most areas in the country.
Our best help there is to fund the purchase of the basics while it
lasts. This is what we have been doing and will continue although this
can be very expensive and a little more difficult to manage.

I am expecting a specific request from our leaders for their regions
that will identify the exact number of Schools, families and students
we are talking about. The consensus is the rural areas have each grown
by in excess of 20% since the earthquake.

The response to this has varied from funding bulk shelter and feeding
camps, providing international NGO's that provide food and shelter
with bulk food, to each Rotary family committing to look after a
specific number of displaced families.

There is the potential for hoarding and other issues with this, but we
are taking all precautions practical and possible at this time. Long
term we will need to be better at this if we want to continue with
it.

The long term response to this disaster is going to be an enormous
drain on our human and financial resources for some time to come. I
believe that we should begin discussing our role in the long term
recovery and rebuild effort right away. I think our response going
forward should be more and more in line with what we ultimately
identify as our long term sustainable strategy. To do this we will
need to get a sense very soon of where we are going to fit in the
grand scheme of things in Haiti. Will it be an emphasis area, will it
be communities, will it be in the planning? Who knows!

I have approached a well respected international investor and business
man who has developed a sustainable settlement tradition in The
Bahamas. He has a concept and some ideas that I believe could well be
at the core of our response to the future development of Haiti. His
concept addresses the creation of a sustainable settlement that takes
into account social, financial, cultural, health, and environmental
elements. I believe this is an opportunity that needs to be explored
as a possible Rotary solution in its long term response. I will keep
you posted on the progress of this idea when I hear back from those I
have sent it to.

There are some immediate needs that will come up that we must still
fulfill but we must also begin to recognize that response must move
from the immediate to the medium and long term.

PDG Dick

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The following is passed on from Jim Kirk’s, President-Elect:

Governor -Elect Karl has asked for the following information
to be brought to PETS if possible:

1.  The names of Rotarians in the Durham Rotary Club who have registered or plan to register for the International Convention in Montreal.

2)  The name of a person to serve as a contact for District Conference promotion.

3) The name of a person in the Durham Rotary Club who will coordinate the Dictionary 4 Life project.  This is the international project that Karl introduced earlier.  Communications on this project will begin in May 2010.

 

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The following is passed on from Jim Kirk’s, President-Elect:

 

The Rotary Foundation invites all districts to submit applications for the 2011-12 Rotary Peace
Fellowships.  Complete applications must be sent to the rotary foundation by 1 July 2010.
 In these uncertain times, there is a growing demand for well trained international leaders to promote national and international cooperation and peace throughout their lives, in their careers and through service activities. The challenges of the 21st century require people skilled in the art of diplomacy, mediation and conflict resolution. The Rotary Peace Fellowship program was developed to meet this very need. 

Rotary is seeking non-Rotarian professionals interested in expanding their knowledge in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies and conflict resolution or a related field. Each year, up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellowships (50 master's degree fellowships and 50 professional development certificate fellowships) are offered on a competitive basis at six prestigious Rotary Centers around the world. 

 Participants in the master's degree program gain access to:
Two years of Rotary-funded graduate study toward a master's degree at one of our six Rotary Centers.  
Training in the root causes of conflict, theories of international relations, and effective models of cooperation, conflict resolution, and negotiation.
A growing network of committed alumni employed around the world in diplomacy, government, non-governmental organizations and private corporations.
Candidates already working in the field of peace and conflict studies may opt for the three-month professional development certificate program at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Both programs require, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in a related field; 3 years of relevant work experience for the MA program and 5 years for the professional development certificate.
Alumni from the Ambassadorial Scholarship, Group Study Exchange, and University Teachers programs make excellent candidates for the Rotary Peace Fellowship. Thirty-one Ambassadorial Scholars and GSE team members have gone on to become Rotary Peace Fellows. Now is the time to start recruiting within your district! Please share this information with alumni, as well as business associates, local universities, service organizations, religious institutions, and community groups that may know of individuals interested in conflict resolution and diplomacy. For eligibility and application information, please direct candidates to:

How to  apply:

Candidates for the 2011-2012 academic term should send their applications to Rotary clubs
now.

 Contact rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org for further information or click below:
Rotary Peace Centers

Thank you.
Rotary Peace Centers Department 
The Rotary Foundation

 

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.