NEWPORT-IRVINE ROTARY CLUB
" JANUARY 3, 2013
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Last Meeting Notes Pres Bob called order 12:30 Invocation: John Brainerd. Pledge: Blanca Ocampo 4-Way Test: Ken Paddock Song of the Day: Scott Jackson led us in a typically unique rendition of “Jingle Bells” Announcements: Cecil provided an update on our Marine Christmas Gift project. All of the Marines who received gift cards were thankful and happy. Cecil also reported on the annual Olive Crest Christmas Party. He indicated that many felt this was the best party ever. Ken Paddock, a first-time volunteer gave his perspective on how meaningful it was for him. Thanks Cecil for all your hard work this year! Tim Shields reported contact with Rotary Club of Newtown CT. in aftermath of the tragedy there. He is raising funds to send to their club for service to their community. Club members volunteered to donate $1500! The gifts are being matched. Anyone wanting to donate should make checks to: Newport Irvine Rotary Foundation President Bob announced that he decided to cancel the Bike Ride for Health. Everyone congratulated Art Kleinpell for all that he did to start the project. Hopefully, it will happen sometime in the future. The Rotary Int’l Convention is June 23-26 in Lisbon Portugal.
Meeting Speaker
Thursday, January 3rd Manny Pacheco: Author
A fun speaker to start our programs for the new year - Manny is currently a Southern California television and radio personality. His career has spanned over three decades. He co-hosted the Daytime Emmy-nominated In Studio on KCOP 13; and appeared on NBC’s Santa Barbara. He is an Award Winning author and will discuss his book SON OF FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD: FORGOTTEN Our District Conference will be HISTORY. Manny tells America's story in Ken May 2-4 at Knotts Berry Farm. Burns-style through the eyes of character actors from Hollywood's Golden Age including Claude Fines This Week: Blanca and Rains, Frank Morgan, Walter Brennan, Hattie Sandra M. were co-fine mistresses this week. Rocky F. McDaniel, Lon Cheney Jr., Basil Rathbone, Peter was recognized for anniversary, Lorre and Majorie Main. and for moving to a new home ---------------Upcoming Speakers/Events-----------------in Regents Point. Program: The program was a Thursday, January 10th, 12:00pm report from Pat & John Brainerd Jacquelin Savidan: 5320 RYLA Outreach on annual Rotary Zone Institute Thursday, January 17th, 12:00pm for Zones 25 and 26. Held at a GG Thibault: Bristlecone Pine, Worlds Oldest Tree snowed-in Squaw Creek, the Thursday, January 24th, 12:00pm Institutes are attended by Past Christine Shrewbridge - Junior Achievement District Governors. This year’s focus was New Generations and Thursday, January 31st, 12:00pm Membership. An exciting video TBD by Matt Gerdes was shown of Thursday, March 14th, 12:00pm Wingsuit Base Jumping, to Sue McKinney -Traditional Vietnamese Medicine promote and inspire risk taking. Pat and John discussed the need for Rotarians to take risks New Lunch price $15 to increase and sustain UCI students... $10 membership in Rotary. Over the UCI Rotaract club members.. $5 past four years, RI has lost 203,000 members. New [Last Meeting - Continued] policies are being adopted to increase membership, such as Our club’s history reflects the 3-stage pattern lowering attendance requirement experienced by many Rotary Clubs: – a stage of significant growth and energy, to 50%. -- a plateau stage of stability and complacency, The three reasons members -- and a stage of decline, unless reversed. continue as Rotarians are Fellowship, Service & Networking. Our club is in a stage of decline, and could lead to the end of the club if action is not taken. An intervention Otherwise clubs will go into decline. NIRC has experienced is needed, and plans are being made to begin an a severe decline in membership active response in 2013. Members need to commit to bringing in new members, to join committees and over the past five years, and make donations of time and resources. action needs to be taken to - Bill Zeller/reporter bring in new members and - Cecil Hess/photographer retain them once they join.
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NEWPORT-IRVINE ROTARY CLUB
" JANUARY 3, 2013
Spotlight Happy Birthday Jan 12 - Kerk Lesh Jan 16 - Ed Smith Jan 19 - Dave Halm & Jerry Rekers Jan 20 - W. Bailey Smith Jan 23 - Ken Paddock
Happy Anniversary
Jan 19 - Bob & Carolyn Fish Jan 27 - Dave & Barbara Halm Jan 29 - Uzo & Gloria Okereke Jan 30 - Ed & Carol Smith Wishing Health to Bob Dunham & Lou Van Lochem
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Rotaflyer Editor: Guy Harden Reporter: Bill Zeller; Photos: Guy, Cecil Hess, Uzo, Bob, Darryl Published by
Newport-Irvine Rotary Club Bob Fish, President Art Kleinpell, President-Elect Patricia Brainerd: Pres.-Nominee Sanjay Dalal, New Generations/Rotaract Cecil Hess, Community Service Russ Johnson, Membership Guy Harden, International Service Singh Sawhney, Vocational Service
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