5280 Monthly District Newsletter • November 2010

The Generators

NOVEMBER 2010

02 Governor visits Del Amo

Governor visits Koreatown

03 Governor visits Westchester

04 Governor visits San Pedro

Governor visits Lynwood

05 GSE Team member applications due

Playa Venice Ultimate Wine Tasting

06 Interact Karaoke Dinner

07 Paul Harris Celebration

09 District Breakfast

Rotary Community Alliance food drive

10 Governor visits Carson-Gardena-

Dominguez

13 Governor visits Los Angeles Cedars

14 Los Angeles 5/Hollywood/Hermosa

Beach Food On Foot Project

15 Distinguished Service Award deadline

24 Torrance Club chartered in 1924

30 Governor visits Downey

November is Foundation Month

Who Does What? Flyers, maps, details and e-mail addresses

are all on the district website. www.Rotary5280.org

• Governor Visits: Val Velasco and the

Assistant Governor assigned to your club

• Paul Harris Celebration: Veronica Martinez

• Group Study Exchange: Earle Vaughan

• RYLA: Elyse Beardsley and Joe Harding

• New Generations: Jaimee Sul and Olivia Patterson

• Membership: Dean Reuter

• Ambassadorial Scholars: David Boochever

• End Polio NOW: Shirley Giltzow

• Paul Harris Society: Astrid Naviaux

C lubs meet for breakfast, lunch,

after work and dinner. Can you

guess which meeting time is the

most popular worldwide? Answer found on

the bottom corner of last page.

Senator and Presidential-hopeful John Kennedy addresses the Rotary Club of Nashua (New Hampshire) on "The Presidential Pri-

mary and Your Vote" at its Monday lunch meeting on January 25, 1960. Upon Kennedy taking office, the Rotary Club of Hyannis

(Massachusetts) made him an honorary member. And on Friday, November 22, 1963, a day everyone can sadly remember where

they were, Rotary International General Secretary George Means sent a telegram to the White House on behalf of International

President Carl P. Miller (Miller’s home club was Los Angeles 5) and 550,000 Rotarians: “The awful circumstances surrounding this

world shattering event are a profound reminder to men everywhere that there is much untilled soil in desperate need of being

worked in the development of goodwill and understanding and peace among all men.”

Cover Photo: At a National Immunization Day in Moradabad,

India, a child’s pinky was marked with purple ink to signal he

was immunized against polio. One more life saved by Rotarians.

Photo by Alyce Henson © Rotary International.

This is your District Newsletter so don’t hesi-

tate to send club announcements and other

interesting items you want to share. Marc

Leeka, Editor. marc@compphys.com

I t is all about the heart. Four years ago I

had the pleasure to serve as the SAG

for Foundation with a great bunch of

folks under the tutorage of then-Governor

Scot Clifford. Scot (in spite of his blind alle-

giance to UCLA) continues to be a man I

admire and respect. The approach that year

was different. Instead of “open your wallets”

it was instead a challenge for the Foundation

team: Tell the story, grab the heart and let it

dictate each Rotarian’s commitment to our

Foundation.

We darn near doubled the contributions from

previous years.

That is still my philosophy today. No one

should give a thing to our Foundation out of

a sense of obligation but instead should

make it a viable choice for their charitable

giving based on knowledge and appreciation

for what it accomplishes.

It is the lifeblood of all we do and yet there

are so many hearts we have yet to grab.

Fewer than half of the District’s 2,000-plus

members have contributed this year! Or, for

the glass-half-empty folks, that’s 50%-plus

of us within 5280 that have yet to feel the

desire to give even a penny!

I’d like to think that’s based just on a lack of

knowledge and awareness. Certainly we all

know about our efforts to eradicate polio. The

importance of this has lost some of its zip

because of our success. Simply put: too few

cases reported from too few areas erase the

disease from our minds. But recently in one

of the former Russian provinces about 460

new cases broke out in rapid fire succession.

This is in an area previously free of polio for

decades. How did it happen? Simple: the

virus was carried from someone visiting from

one of the few regions in the world where

polio has yet to be eradicated. It could have

just as easily occurred here. We are so close

and we need to continue the job.

M illions of dollars each year

flow from our Foundation to

our Clubs and back to our

communities. This year alone we will award

close to $500,000 to the clubs in this District

for community and International projects.

Lives have been saved, changed, enhanced in

all areas of human dignity, yes, all over the

world, but also and continually right here, in

our neighborhoods as a result of funding

from our Foundation. Families eat, children

and adults have learned to read, have bene-

fitted from needed surgeries and have been

given sight, hope and a future, because of

you, because of The Rotary Foundation.

Give us a shot; call on me or one of our

Foundation leaders (TRF chair and PDG

Rick Mendoza can guide the way) to

see if we can grab a heart or two.

I’m betting we can.

Doug

Governor Doug’s Message

The M-N-O-Ps

of Rotary Past RI President Cliff Dochterman is

the author of “The ABCs of Rotary,” a terrific

compilation of short articles he originally

wrote for his weekly club bulletin.

South Bay Sunrise President Mary Tabata

asks her members to follow the M-N-O-Ps of

Rotary.

Membership: retain members through

good weekly programs and club service pro-

jects. Invite new people to join the club.

Notions: ask members for new ideas to

invigorate and freshen the club.

Outreach: reach out to the community to

create useful service projects that will bring

favorable attention to the club.

Persistence: Rome was not created in a

day. Good plans sometimes take longer than

expected but the outcome will be worth the

effort.

LAX-Lennox and

Manhattan Beach

Vocation Day In honor of Vocation Month in October, 27

members from the LA Lennox and Manhattan

Beach Rotary Clubs shared their vocations

with 11th and 12th graders. This was a first

time event and was extremely well received

by the students and teachers. One student

told Kathleen Terry, the vocational Di-

rector from the Manhattan Beach Rotary club,

“I had no idea that there were so many differ-

ent things I could do.” As a follow up there

are plans to have the teens job shadow the

Rotarians. This event was an excellent exam-

ple how clubs large and small can work to-

gether to benefit their local communities.

Announcements | News

Recognition

Award Book The annual District Recognition award guide-

lines will be available at the November 9 Dis-

trict Breakfast, according to Awards Chair

Christina Chan.

“The guidelines are templates to a club’s

success,” said Christina. “It is really interest-

ing to see how the awards of excellence are

determined. Every Senior Assistant Governor

has contributed to the revised edition. It is a

very scientific process and not a haphazard

guess.”

Club presidents have been asked to review

the book and distribute it among the club

leadership. “Just seeing a list of projects can

help a club that is stuck for good ideas,” said

Andrea Clark, Assistant Governor for

Palos Verdes Sunset, Torrance, Wilmington

and San Pedro clubs.

The Awards Book is also downloadable from

the district website. All Rotarians are encour-

aged to look at it.

Austria issued this postage stamp to celebrate the 100th

anniversary of Rotary in 2005.

In honor of World Polio Day, El Segundo

President Kevin Smith received a Procla-

mation from the El Segundo City Council.

Announcements | News

Redondo Beach President Bill Paul

accepted a proclamation from Mayor (and

fellow Rotarian) Mike Gin and the

Redondo Beach City Council declaring

October 24th as World Polio Day.

Speech-Music-Art

Contest Rules The annual Speech/Music/Art contest recog-

nizes and celebrates talent among youth as it

links Rotarians with high school students.

Diane Davis (Downey) will chair the Art

contest, Jim Boltinghouse (Rio Hondo-

Vernon) will oversee Speech contestants, and

the Music contest will be handled by

Benedikt Brydern (Hollywood).

To encourage participation in the contest, a

club Vocational Service or Youth Director con-

tacts local high school principals to explain

the event. Interested students perform or dis-

play their art to club judges who then, based

on the number of entrants, select finalists.

The top performers are invited to compete at

a club Rotary meeting to give the entire club

an opportunity to see the student who will be

selected as the club candidate to the district

competition. Monetary prizes for the winners

are common at the club level.

Clubs must choose their winners by the end

of March and notify the chairperson for the

specific contest.

Club-selected winners are eligible to compete

at the district level. The Speech and Art con-

tests will be held on April 9, 2011. The Music

contest is scheduled on May 8, 2011. Win-

ners will be asked to perform or display their

art at the District Conference on the weekend

of May 12-15.

Senior Assistant Governor for Vocational Ser-

vice Ray Brown (Downey) urges all clubs

to use the events to promote Rotary and en-

hance the club’s visibility in its community.

“The skill levels of the students, especially

those competing at the District level, are very

impressive,” says Ray. “Based on my experi-

ence at last year’s competition, you’ll have a

wonderful time both participating at the club

level to select candidates and at the district

conference when we choose a winner.”

Food Drive The Rotary Community Alliance is sponsoring

a Food Drive. Bring canned and non-

perishable dry goods to the next District

Breakfast on November 9th and the food will

be donated to the LA Regional Food Bank.

The keynote speaker will be Father Greg

Boyle of Homeboy Industries. Hot after the

publication of his new book, he is one of the

most popular speakers in the country.

E very Rotarian Every Year is a

reminder that the Rotary Foundation

returns your contributions to THIS

DISTRICT to be used ONLY for the projects we

choose to support. Your contributions to the

annual fund are a loan for two terms to The

Rotary Foundation. The Foundation operating

budget comes from the return it receives by

investing the money over those two terms.

I f your last contribution to The Rotary

Foundation was for a Paul Harris Fellow

ten years ago, then THANK YOU. The

Rotary Foundation returned the funds eight

years ago to District 5280 to be used for Am-

bassadorial scholarships we awarded, local

DSG we issued and matching grants we initi-

ated. Don’t forget we are doing it all over again

this year, so we need your help once more.

L ast year 26% of Rotarians worldwide

made a personal contribution to The

Rotary Foundation. Rotarians in Dis-

trict 5280 are twice as likely to give than Ro-

tarians worldwide. In fact, District 5280 Rotari-

ans are often the top per-capita contributors

worldwide to The Rotary Foundation. (Per-

capita is the total amount donated to The Ro-

tary Foundation annual programs from District

5280 divided by the number of dues-paying

members in this district.)

T he Paul Harris Society is a special-

recognition for those who contribute

$1000 or more in one year. Those

2% of all Rotarians were responsible for 21%

of all contributions last year. Paul Harris Soci-

ety members in D-5280 are recognized at

special invitation-only events at the annual

Paul Harris Celebration and again at the Dis-

trict Conference. They also receive a special

Presidential color-themed ribbon to attach to

their Paul Harris Fellow pin.

C lub Presidents looking for ways to

invigorate their club often overlook

the NO-COST Rotary Foundation

programs designed to promote their club. For

example, few clubs make use of the Ambassa-

dorial Scholarship program. Clubs can adver-

tise in local circulars for “Scholar Desired for

Year Abroad—All Expenses Paid.” The club

might not receive a single application but

10,000 people weekly will see the club’s name

and its efforts to help the community.

R otarians in District 5280 donate an

average of $20 per month per

member to The Rotary Foundation.

Those contributions form the corpus of every-

thing we accomplish in Rotary: matching

grants, scholarships, exchanges of young busi-

ness professionals between countries and

grants for community projects.

Random thoughts

on The Rotary Foundation Contributions can be

made to The Rotary

Foundation in any

combination of ways.

• Donations by cash, check or credit

card can be processed by your club’s

Rotary Foundation Chairperson

• Donations made at the rotary.org

website

• Monthly or any other scheduled

donations from your checking

account or credit card can be set up

at the rotary.org website

• Sold auction donations or purchases

at the annual Paul Harris Celebration

in November

• Donations of other assets, including

stocks, bonds and property

Rotary Foundation 101 | Your Club’s Success

Rotary Foundation 101 | Your Club’s Success

D.S.G. Question: There is so much we

need to do in this country. Can Rotary help

us fund more local projects?

Answer: The Rotary Foundation’s

mission is to advance world understanding,

goodwill, and peace through the improve-

ment of health, the support of education

and the alleviation of poverty. That is why

all Foundation programs encourage

Rotarians to work together internationally

to achieve these goals.

The Foundation designed District Simplified

Grants to be used for projects in a club’s

community. The club only needs to find an

eligible project; an international partner is

not necessary for Rotary Foundation to

release the funds.

Fact: More than 60% of Foundation

awards are allocated to projects and edu-

cation in the USA. That’s far more awards

in the United States than funded to any

other country.

D istrict Simplified Grants, or DSG, is the portion of our contributions

returned by The Rotary Foundation to be used for short-term service

activities. The use of DSG has grown dramatically in 5280 this year:

23 clubs formed partnerships to utilize DSG for worthy, eligible projects, and

more club partnership projects are pending, reported DSG Chair Chuck

Anderson.

Hollywood and Wilshire Club Bookshelves for Boys and Girls Club Center

Culver City and Latino Unidos High school track meet medals, insignias, banners

Wilshire, LA Morning, Inglewood, Resettle parolees with highest recidivism rates Target Stores, St Vincent de Paul into productive members of society

Del Amo and 17-25 High Schools Furnish high school track meet Rotary logo medals

Latino Unidos, Culver City Food and toys for 100 Marine Corp and Fire Department families

Palos Verdes Peninsula, San Pedro, Relocate homeless services office Lawndale and Palos Verdes Sunset

Crenshaw-Watts, Hermosa Beach, Detect vision problems Southwest LA and Inglewood

Del Amo, Lomita-Torrance Airport, Create a reflection garden at the Providence Little Torrance and South Bay Sunrise Company of Mary Medical Center Hospice

Downey, Rio Hondo-Vernon, Field trips to the Columbia Memorial Space Paramount and Bellflower Museum for fifth graders

South Gate and Lynwood Book project to promote literacy

What is

Matching Grants

Question: How long does it take to

get a matching grant approved?

Answer: Once the complete applica-

tion is received at The Rotary Foundation,

count on 4-6 weeks for approval.

The most common reason for delay: the

application was not complete, typically

lacking one or more signatures.

Second most common reason for delay:

one of the sponsoring clubs was overdue

submitting documentation for a prior grant.

The Rotary Foundation will not issue a new

grant approval unless all delinquent reports

are completed.

Amazing: Grant applications from

clubs in District 5280 have been approved

in as little as 9 business days. The process

is very fast if the grant application is com-

plete and follows all the published rules.

Past District Governor Pat Cashin

reviews all matching grant applications

before submission.

Culver City contributed $4000 towards a $16,924 project in Pinhais, Brazil, to pro-

vide physical therapy equipment.

Redondo Beach contributed $791 towards a $20,186 project in Suva, Fiji, to pro-

vide dermatology training to 20 nurses at PJ Twomey Hospital.

Crenshaw-Watts contributed $1000 and Thai-Town contributed $500 towards a

$24,928 project in Gurabo, Dominican Republic, to provide ceramic water filters and

clean water hygiene education.

San Pedro contributed $5000, Lawndale contributed $500 and Pacific Pali-

sades contributed $500 towards a $16,320 project in La Mosca, Dominican Re-

public, for kitchen equipment to provide daily meals for children.

Los Angeles 5 contributed $5000 towards a $24,410 project in Santiago, Dominican

Republic, to provide insulin to diabetic children.

Santa Monica contributed $5000 towards a $22,500 project in Santiago, Dominican

Republic, for a portable X-ray machine used for pediatric heart surgeries and catheteri-

zations.

Bellflower contributed $2500 towards a $24,080 project in in the area of José

Contreras, Dominican Republic, for computers, solar panels and batteries at nine rural

community schools.

Hollywood contributed $1000, Culver City contributed $500 and Malibu contrib-

uted $500 towards a $23,870 project in the municipality of Esperanza, Dominican

Republic, to provide bicycles to children for them to ride to school.

District Designated Funds, or DFF, is the term used to describe our contributions to The

Rotary Foundation that are returned to our district. DDF can be used for any eligible purpose,

including District Simplified Grants to the clubs, Ambassadorial scholarships and district

contributions towards matching grants. Our contributions to The Rotary Foundation also fund

World Peace Fellowships and Group Study Exchanges.

Just look at how clubs contributions towards matching grant projects and you can appreci-

ate the leverage of combining Rotary Foundation awards with district designated funds. Every

project is another example of how clubs determined the final destination of contributions

made to the Rotary Foundation. You probably give to other nonprofits but how many other

organizations allow you to direct your funding to Only the beneficiaries You Choose?

Rotary Foundation 101 | Your Club’s Success

What are

More projects on next page

Matching Grants continued

Redondo Beach contributed $2000 and Rio Hondo-Vernon contributed $1000

towards a $18,136 project in Jamo los Rieles, Dominican Republic, to provide dental

care to rural residents.

Wilshire contributed $2000 and Los Angeles Cedars contributed $750 towards a

$13,200 project in La Vega, Brazil, to provide a backup electric generator to Radio-

phonic School Santa María.

Los Angeles Cedars contributed $11,500 towards a $30,000 project in Lebanon

to provide water filtration system in ten public schools.

Korea Town contributed $5000 towards a $40,000 project to provide corneal tissue

transplants that will restore eyesight to 20 low-income individuals in Jeonju, Korea.

Historic Filipinotown contributed $3000 towards a $15,000 project to perform

76 cataract surgeries in the community of Taguig, Philippines.

Westchester contributed $3000, Korea Town contributed $3000 and Lawn-

dale contributed $500 towards a $24,500 project to provide 90 cataract surgeries

for the needy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Downey contributed $2500, Palos Verdes Sunset contributed $1000 and

Hawthorne contributed $500 towards a $21,816 project in Santiago, Dominican

Republic, to provide beds and nightstands to an orphanage.

Los Angeles Cedars contributed $9,167 towards a $26,750 project in southern

Lebanon to provide a bus to the Happy Home Center.

District 5280 contributed $2,500 towards a $15,825 project in Rio Cuarto, Argentina,

to provide medical and kitchen equipment for the pediatrics department of Fundacion

Nutrir La Esperanza.

Korea Town contributed $4000 towards a $23,950 project to provide a medical van

to St. Paul Welfare Hospital in Wamjugun, Korea.

Del Amo contributed $1000 towards a $11,000 project in Irkutsk Siberia, Russia, to

provide Montessori skill development sets, equipment for a rehabilitation room and

diapers to an orphanage for disabled children.

Rotary Foundation 101 | Your Club’s Success

Total club and district contributions: $79,208

Total Projects: $413,395 year-to-date as of October 25, 2010.

On District Trip #2 (2005, El Salvador), the President of the

Downey Club had a Rotary Moment as Doug Baker gently

placed this young boy in a new wheelchair. The District Trip

#8 to the Dominican Republic in 2011 will give every partici-

pate the same opportunity to have their Rotary Moment as we

change one life at a time.

25-Jun-1998 Wilmington

30-Jun-1998 Pacific Palisades

4-Nov-1998 Culver City

27-Jan-1999 LAX-Lennox

7-Aug-2000 Westchester

8-Aug-2000 Vernon

6-Apr-2001 Lynwood

19-Jun-2001 Wilshire

25-Jun-2001 Bellflower

6-Mar-2002 Lawndale

11-Jun-2002 Beverly Hills

18-May-2004 Rio Hondo-Bell Gardens-Commerce

11-Mar-2005 Redondo Beach

18-Apr-2005 Carson-Gardena-Dominguez

12-May-2005 Hollywood

1-Jun-2005 Downey

13-Oct-2005 Southwest Los Angeles

9-Mar-2006 Torrance

23-Mar-2006 Lomita-Torrance Airport

5-Feb-2008 South Bay Sunrise-Torrance

6-Mar-2008 Palos Verdes Sunset

18-Jun-2008 Korea Town

3-Sep-2008 Crenshaw-Watts

27-Mar-2009 El Segundo

19-May-2009 Inglewood

100% Paul Harris Club

Question: Is my club allowed to display

its 100% Paul Harris Fellow banner even though

we have some members who are not Paul Harris

Fellows?

Answer: The 100% Paul Harris

Fellow banner is awarded only once in the club’s

history when all active, dues paying members

are Paul Harris Fellows. Although the club may

have subsequently added new members who

have not yet become Fellows, the club is still

allowed to display the recognition banner.

Good Idea: When was the last time your

club checked to see if it qualified for 100% PHF

recognition?

If your club has never reached the 100% Paul

Harris Fellow goal, contact District Rotary Foun-

dation Chair Rick Mendoza to form a plan.

Almost every club can receive the recognition

this year by strategically combining contribu-

tions, donations to the Paul Harris Celebration

and member recognition points.

If your club was previously recognized as a

100% Paul Harris Fellow Club but your PHFs

have slipped, then contact Rick Mendoza

to bring your club back to 100% compliance.

That banner will mean a lot more when every

member is a PHF.

R otary clubs in which all dues-paying members are Paul Harris Fellows can be

certified as a 100 Percent Paul Harris Fellow Club. The club is then eligible to

receive a one-time special recognition banner from The Rotary Foundation.

25 clubs in District 5280 have been recognized for achieving 100% Paul Harris Fellows.

Wilmington was the 34th club in the world to be recognized when the program began in

January 1998, and they were quickly matched by Pacific Palisades and Culver City.

Rotary Foundation 101 | Your Club’s Success

What is a

The Rotary Foundation

Don’t miss seeing THE GOOD TIMES ROLLDon’t miss seeing THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

The 26th Annual Foundation Celebration HOUSE OF ROTARY will kickThe 26th Annual Foundation Celebration HOUSE OF ROTARY will kick--off on Sunday November off on Sunday November

7 at the legendary House of Blues Sunset Strip from 2pm to 6pm. It’s a Mardi7 at the legendary House of Blues Sunset Strip from 2pm to 6pm. It’s a Mardi--Gras Party! Be-Gras Party! Be-

sides electrifying silent and live auctions and rousing drawing prizes, there will be a live New sides electrifying silent and live auctions and rousing drawing prizes, there will be a live New

Orleans Traditional Jazz Band, delicious food during the entire event and bars available on all Orleans Traditional Jazz Band, delicious food during the entire event and bars available on all

three floors. Come in casual attire and wear your Mardi Gras colors, feathers and beads. Cost is three floors. Come in casual attire and wear your Mardi Gras colors, feathers and beads. Cost is

$75 per person; please no children under 13. Please contact Event Chair $75 per person; please no children under 13. Please contact Event Chair Veronica MartinezVeronica Martinez

323323--376376--3458 3458 —— vmartinez@CLRU.org vmartinez@CLRU.org —— or you can download info at the District website.or you can download info at the District website.

FOCUS CLEARLYFOCUS CLEARLY on our BiggestBiggest Fundraiser Fundraiser of the year

RI President Ray Klinginsmith was a Rotary

Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of

Cape Town (South Africa) in 1960-61. When

he returned to Missouri after traveling 16,000

miles and visiting 35 clubs in Africa, he felt

he received more than just an education

because his Rotary Foundation scholarship

provided exposure to the world.

“Rotary is the best in the world at linking

people of goodwill around the globe and then

gaining their cooperation and support to

make the world a much better place to live

and work.”

President Ray has organized an Ambassado-

rial Scholar reunion in Cape Town in Febru-

ary. “We have had over 41,000 former

Ambassadorial Scholars worldwide,” Ray said,

“and I hope every one of them will join a

Rotary club.”

Who Gets Your

Club Newsletters ? Club publications should be e-mailed to these

four district leaders:

District Governor Doug Baker

Executive Aide Joe Vasquez

District Administrator Tori Hettinger

the Assistant Governor assigned to your club. ANSWER to quiz on calendar page: From

2009-10 statistics, the most popular meeting

time is dinner (39%) closely followed by

lunch (34%). After work (19%) and breakfast

(8%) were the least popular.

RI President Ray gets the Last Word

PolioPlus Narrows

Gates Challenge

During the week of October 18-24, $2.8-

million was raised in on-line contributions for

PolioPlus. To honor World Polio Day on Octo-

ber 24, The Rotary Foundation offered double

Paul Harris Fellow recognition points for

online-only contributions of $100 or more

during that week.

Approximately $150-million has been raised

toward Rotary's $200 Million Challenge as of

October 27.

Worldwide Polio

Cases YTD: 747

This week, 72 million children will be immu-

nized in 15 countries across Africa. This will

be the third mass synchronized immunization

campaign to take place across the continent

this year.

Achievements in polio eradication have been

most remarkable in Nigeria, where only 8

cases have been reported through October

26, compared with 382 during the same

period in 2009.

You can track polio cases worldwide and

learn about the success of Rotary’s mission

to eradicate polio. There have been only 747

cases worldwide to date in 2010, compared

to 1,247 year-to-date in 2009. An outbreak

in Tajikistan affected 458 people, accounting

for nearly two-thirds of all cases worldwide

this year.

www.polioeradication.org