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Program for Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The speaker for Tuesday, April 19 is Ashley Gardner. Mara will speak about the Women's Museum of California. The museum is located in Barracks 16 at Liberty Station in Point Loma (The old Navy Training Center)
Meeting Assignments
Date
Who Am I
Rotary Minute
Apr 19, 2016
Steve Sayler
Nasrin Barbee
Apr 26, 2016
Heather Ray
Mark Berdan
The member assigned to Who Am I is also responsible for providing the positive thought at the beginning of the meeting and introducing visiting Rotarians and guests.
The member assigned to Rotary Minute is the assigned Greeter for that day and also is tasked with selling opportunity drawing tickets.
Recipient's newly completed house with windows and lockable door
RB Sunrise Rotarians Jay Riordan, Tracey Van Putten and Alison Farrin gathered with four additional friends and family and crossed the border to build a house on Saturday for a young Couple expecting their first child. The house build project is a partnership of RB Sunrise Rotary and Project Mercy, a charity that is headquartered in Poway||
This community, on the road from Otay Mesa towards Tecate, sits above a wash that must run deep with water when it rains. When dry, residents have taken advantage of the sandy bottom to create a soccer field. This seems typical of this community, like many others in impoverished areas of Mexico, taking full advantage of every castoff to provide shelter and make a home. When we arrived, there were two slabs sitting adjacent to one another and we went to work on the higher one. We later learned that one of the couples helping out was slated to have their house built on the lower slab the following week. The recipients of this house is Dominguez family. Ana Barbara, 19, is due to give birth this coming week. She says the baby (boy) is waiting for his new house before making an appearance. Renato, 25, works as a laborer on a ranch and earns very little.
Helping out were the watch words of the day, as the seven of us who came from the US could not have built this house alone. The Three amigos - Nacho, Roberto and a third man, assist on most of these builds. What seemed different from many of our past builds was the amount of community assistance that went into this project. When we arrived, a bit late due to an issue with secondary at the crossing, there were twenty or more community members already assisting with painting the trim and setting up the studs for cutting. They all continued to pitch in and the kids that wanted to help were especially endearing.
Painting the outside walls and trim was completed in record time and many of us got to stand an watch as the walls went into place. We weren't needed to assist, as there were 15 more people ready to help lift! Before noon, the walls were up and the ridge beam and rafters were in place, as well as the interior walls. We had just enough paint remaining to pool the white from the trim with the orange from the outside and paint half the interior peach and cream!
Windows, the front door and the trim pieces went in quickly after lunch and soon we were ready to stand in front of the finished house and present the keys. In addition, Kris and I donated a table and chairs that had been stripped and refinished by my dad over 50 years ago. We also brought 90 pounds of rice and beans, canned goods, as well as many other staples that could be used by the family as they settle in. There were towels, sheets and blankets, enough that other families in the community may have shared in the donations. She also received dishes, pots, pans, eating utensils and.... a can opener.
Steve Sayler writes:My wife (Karen) and I are hosting a “fireside chat” on Tuesday night, April 19, from 6 to 8 pm for new members. Old members are always welcome, as this is a chance to meet our new members and spend some time getting to know them. Avenue of Service and Committee Chairs, please attend if possible! Please bring your spouse! For entry, old members (including young members), should bring an appetizer and BYOB. New members just need to show up, and bring a spouse or significant other if you can.
We will spend some time reviewing Rotary, how it works on a District and International level, but specifically how to get involved in our club!
The address and phone number are: 12040 Avenida Sivrita (451-9030). Directions: From I-15, go east on Camino Del Norte, then make a left turn (north), on Paseo Lucido (toward RB high school), and make a left on Avenida Venusto. Go past the stop sign, and make a left on Avenida Rorras, and then a right on Avenida Sivrita. We are about 8 homes up on the right side.
In accordance with the provisions of Rotary International Bylaws Article 13, the selection committee has reviewed and interviewed candidates recommended by their respective Rotary clubs to serve as Governor Nominee and subsequently as Governor of District 5340 during Rotary Year 2017-2018.
Rotarian Scott C. Carr of the Rotary Club of San Diego Downtown Breakfast has been selected to serve as Governor Nominee and to subsequently serve as Governor of District 5340 during the Rotary year 2017-2018.
Club Presidents are requested to publish this announcement to the members of their respective clubs. Challenges (RI Bylaws, Article 13.020.8) to the selection of District Governor during Rotary Year 2017-2018, must be received by the District Governor, in writing, no later than April 28, 2016.
There is a new ritual in American life. It goes like this: Whenever you invite someone to dinner, you must inquire about any special dietary needs. Because today, it seems that nearly everyone has drawn a line around foods that cannot pass their lips.
Illustration by Dave Cutler
This could be because of allergies, moral qualms, lifestyle choices, health issues, or simple preference. The person might be a vegetarian who eats fish, a carnivore who hates carbs, a glutton who avoids gluten, or a time bomb waiting to be set off by a nut. (Asking ahead makes for a more pleasant evening than calling an ambulance.)
Hospitalization aside, one reason for this shift has been the moralization of food. Our dining choices have become identity choices, a way of saying, “This is the kind of person I am,” or “This is the kind of world I want to live in.”
This is a luxury of our age. The hunters, villagers, and small bands of Homo sapiens in times past would have thought it extremely strange, and possibly hostile, to assert one’s preferences in this manner.
Reprinted from April 2016 The Rotarian Click here for the rest of the article
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