2009-10 Archives
The GSE Team from E. Africa arrived in San Diego on Saturday evening. They are the Maria Rahima Dawood Endowed Rotary GSE Team and are medical professionals from Uganda and Kenya. The Team Leader is Dr. Kenneth Kagame from the Rotary Club of Mbarara (Kampala area)--back right of photo. They were greeted on their arrival by DG Marge Cole, PDG Sandi Rimer, GSE Chair Dale Barnes, and South Bay Coordinators Bev Sumwalt and Jeanne Kearly. The Team will visit all parts of the District including our District Conference in the Imperial Valley in Mid-May before they return home. We welcome them to District 5340!
DG Marge Cole invites you to join in the fun, fellowship, and learning that will happen at District Conference. Top level speakers will provide information on water in D5340 and Rotary water projects world wide. Ron Denham a world renowned water expert will be the featured speaker. A bus tour of Imperial Valley will provide a unique perspective on water and energy. Top it all off with a barbecue and dancing! More pictures by Rotarian Bill Gates - RC Brawley? Click Springtime in Imperial Valley
DG Marge Cole presents the charter to the District Alumni Association President Lisa Flowers and Alumni Chair Dale Barnes at a recent event held in Encinitas. Anyone who has participated in a Rotary Foundation program (GSE, Ambassadorial Scholar, Rotary Volunteers,Grants to University Teachers, etc.) are eligible to join the Alumni Association. Contact Dale Barnes (La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club) for more information.
Mission Valley Sunset Rotary Club signs charter to become our newest member of the D5340 Rotary Family. At their most recent meeting, 26 charter members joined with President-Elect Matthew Guillory (dark suit in center of first row) to sign their chartering documents. Asst. Gov. Dianne Crawford has served as their Special Representative and mentor. They will celebrate with a Charter Event on Friday, July 9--details to be announced soon. Congratulations to our newest Rotary Club!!
Rotarians at Work Day 2010 is a HUGE sucess! Our Rotary Clubs joined together to make a difference in communities in San Diego and Imperial Counties. The photo is of the joint project at the San Diego River including the following Rotary Clubs: Mission Valley, La Jolla Golden Triangle, Pt. Loma, San Diego, Mission Valley Sunset; Rotaract Clubs: UCSD, USD, Pt. Loma Nazarene; Interact Clubs: Hoover High School; Boy & Girl Scout Troops, and Grossmont College Student Nurses. It was estimated that 200 people were there to help the San River Foundation prepare a park and picnic grounds area for the upcoming River Days.
April 24 is Rotarians at Work day. Advertising this on MTS buses started on March 22. Make sure your Club has its project posted on the Rotarians at Work website. Rotarians at Work
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DG Marge Cole invites you to join in the fun, fellowship, and learning that will happen at District Conference. Top level speakers will provide information on water in D5340 and Rotary water projects world wide. Ron Denham (see picture) a world renowned water expert will be the featured speaker. A bus tour of Imperial Valley will provide a unique perspective on water and energy. Top it all off with a barbecue and dancing! |
Great story from Chris Michaels, our Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar who is studying in Amman, Jordan. Here he is exchanging banners with the RC of Amman.
The Inbound Group Study Exchange Team from Ecuador (District 4400) also arrived on Sunday evening after an unplanned stop in Panama which delayed their arrival one day. The Team is made up of educators and they will visit schools and classrooms in our District during their visit. The Team is led by Rotarian Beatriz Plaza. They will be doing the programs for the Spring Regional Council meetings in East County on March 16 and in South Bay on March 19 (see article on Regional Council meetings for more information).
Two Group Study Exchange (GSE) Teams for District 5340 arrived in San Diego within hours of each other on February 28. The Outbound Team from our District to Kenya (District 9200) led by Janice Kurth, President of the Del Mar Rotary Club returned home after a month long journey to clinics, Rotary projects, Rotary meetings, a safari and many other stops along the way. This team was made up on health professionals so their focus was visiting medical facilities. To read more about their trip go to their blog: http://kenyagse2010.blogspot.com/
Rotarian Team Leader Janice Kurth and her team of five medical professionals arrived in Kenya. They will be traveling for a month throughout Kenya. You can follow their adventures on their blog by logging on to GSE Blog Once logged onto the blog, you can sign up to have all updates sent to you automatically. This will be a wonderful and life changing experience for Janice this wonderful team of young professionals. Please follow their their adventures and feel free to message them along the way. They will return to San Diego on February 28th.
After taking the stage to the tune of "California, Here I Come," RI President-elect Ray Klinginsmith announced the 2010-11 RI theme, Building Communities -- Bridging Continents, during the opening plenary session of the 2010 International Assembly . Klinginsmith said he arrived at the theme after reviewing RI themes of years past. He noticed that only a few spoke to non-Rotarians.
"As a result, I decided to search for a briefly stated theme that would fulfill two objectives: the first to explain Rotary to non-Rotarians, and the second to validate our work for Rotarians," he said. "The words I have selected to describe Rotary's current mission and to highlight our achievements are what we do best: Building Communities -- Bridging Continents. "
The president-elect described how his 50 years of Rotary experience have contributed to his focus on communities at home and abroad. For example, as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, he studied for a year in South Africa, becoming the first student from his small town of Unionville, Missouri, USA, to study abroad.
The theme announcement is a reflection of Klinginsmith's willingness to embrace change. He encouraged district governors-elect to reexamine traditional procedures that were no longer best practices and to begin new traditions where appropriate.
The Governor of Nangarhar, Gulagha Shirzai, presented an award from Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan Ministry of Education December 26 to La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club member Fary Moini. Ms. Moini gratefully accepted on the behalf of President Steve Brown and her fellow Rotarians.
The engraving on the award translates to:
"The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Leadership of the Ministry of Education appreciate your efforts and endeavors in the field of the development of Education"
Hamid Karzai
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
While she was in Afghanistan, Fary also arranged a seminar titled "Rights of Women in Islam" for approximately 80 female and male students from Nangarhar University and their professors. The Dean of the Sharia Law Faculty, one medical doctor and expert in Islam, three scholars in Islamic religion, and one Taliban religious leader were the speakers. The speakers tackled issues related to the rights of women in Islam of inheritance, education, responsibility, and the equality of men and women.
Fary continues to work on behalf of the children and women in Afghanistan, and we are proud of her.
This year the Rotary Rose Parade float won the Trophy for Service Organizations and followed the Parade theme of a "Cut Above the Rest" with a float titled "Service Above the Rest." The float featured young Rotarians or Rotaractors from the Southern Seven California Districts who support the financing and construction of this float along with many Rotary Clubs and Rotarians around the US and Canada. Our own Liz Raines, Past President of the La Jolla New Generations Rotary Club represented District 5340 on the float. Liz is sitting on the top left side of the float (under the right arm of "Dr. Bear"). It is estimated that 40 million people watch the parade on TV every year, not too mention about 100,000 who attend the parade in Pasadena. The back side of the float tells the story of Polio Eradication which has been Rotary's goal since 1985. RI President John Kenny and his wife June as well as District Governors and Rotarians from around the US and Canada were in Pasadena for the Rotary Rose Parade festivities and to view the float. The Grand Marshall for the parade was Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the airline pilot who heroically ditched a crippled airliner in the Hudson River last winter.
(Photo includes, left to right: Bill Stumbaugh, Marta Knight, Russ Hanthorn, Dale Barnes, Madelyn Ramirez, Janice & Matt Kurth, Heather Wolzen, Sandi Rimer, Rachel Tarshes, Marge Cole,David Ballesteros. Note: Team Member Sheri Lynn Polanco is missing from the photo but was on the Team and completed the trip)
A group of District Rotarians welcomed home Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team Leader Marta Knight and her GSE Team from D4400 (Ecuador) on Saturday night at the San Diego airport. The Team of educators spent a month in Ecuador visiting schools, Rotary Clubs, and Rotary projects while they were representing District 5340. District 4400 Governor Luis Villacres-Smith sent a thank you note to our District for sending this outstanding team to their District and confirmed he will send a Team of educators from Ecuador to visit our District in March 2010. For more information on Group Study Exchange programs, especially home hosting opportunities, contact GSE Chair Dale Barnes (dale@dalebarnesrn.com). If you would like to have a presentation at your Club from this GSE Team, contact Team Leader Marta Knight (Marta_Knight@yahoo.com). Thanks to our GSE Team for representing our District well!
Registration for our 2010 Academy is now open. For information, and to download the Registration Form, go to "Leadership Academy" (Menu at left) Over 250 of our District Rotarians have Graduated and have learned how Rotary can make a differance in our communities and world....Join us. Classes begin in January 2010.
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Follow the progress of our District's Group Study Exchange Team to Ecuador, led by Marta Knight of the Chula Vista Sunrise Club. This photo was taken as the team prepared to depart on Saturday November 7, 2009. Team Blog |
Thanks to the generosity of District Rotarians we raised over $40,000 for Polio eradication.
Norm was a member of the RC Poway for 43 years 4 months, joining Rotary at the age of 26. He served as Club President 1972-1973 and in 2006-2007. He was active in District Events and never missed a Rotary Club of Poway service project. Many may know him from the Golf League. Norm was a true Rotarian; a gentleman, a generous man, a friend to everyone.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, November 12th at 1 pm at Cornerstone Church, 13617 Midland Road, Poway, CA 92064.
Norm was a native of Poway. Norm served as President of the Poway Chamber of Commerce in 1970. Norm Rauch owned Poway Tax.
Before NPR and PBS, San Diegans had their own public radio and public television station thanks to Ken Jones. Mr. Jones' creation grew into a full public media service with news and entertainment programming on radio, TV. In 1970, KEBS became KPBS. His students included local television reporters Hal Clement, Ken Kramer and Susan Farrell, as well as Tom Karlo, who was named KPBS' general manager in February. Kenneth K. Jones was born April 30, 1919, in New Brighton, Pa., to Elsie and Kenneth Jones. He grew up in a suburb of Chicago and received a bachelor's degree in speech/drama from Northwestern University in 1941. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1946 in North Africa, Europe and Japan. He served as faculty senate president in 1969 and 1970, and was active with Mission Valley Rotary Club.
Congratulations to the District Leadership, 9 Facilitators, 81 District 8th grade students, and 6 LEAD Committee members who took part in the inaugural District 5340 LEAD (Leadership, Ethics, And Determination) Conference and made it a huge success! The goal of LEAD is to encourage students to discuss issues of ethical responsibility, improve leadership and communication skills, and develop a positive outlook on life ... all while having fun and making friends. Here are a few quotes from student emails
"I remember the speech that Scott gave on the first day when everyone got to the first meeting all the way to the slide show, the ethical group, and the nature hike."
"I feel better about myself. You all are amazing and I intend on seeing you all in the future. Thank you for changing my view on life. You guys are my heroes!
"I had a lot of fun there and it was a great experience."
"I would like to go back again."
Rotarians came home encouraged by the knowledge that we live among such promising young people, and they strengthened their friendships with the other Rotarians at LEAD who share their enthusiasm about working with youth.
Much appreciation to Paul Pierce, Jr. and his team for all the dedication and work that went into this exciting program.
District 5340 welcomes our Inbound Ambassadorial Scholars for academic year 2009-10 at San Diego International Airport on August 16, 2009. This year our Scholars are from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ecuador, and Tanzania. Four of them will attend the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego and one will attend Cal State, San Marcos. For more information and to meet our new Scholars come to the Foundation Seminar on September 12 at the USD Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice. Click here to see more photos.
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Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India, since 1972, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2011-12. Banerjee will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates. Banerjee said he would like to see Rotary "blossom from being the world's most recognized service organization to being the most important NGO [nongovernmental organization] in the world." |
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The Rotary International Youth Symphony performed this year at the Balboa Theater (Horton Plaza) on Saturday, August 1, 2009.
A Hole in One Celebration was held at the Rotary Golf League on July 14, 2009 at The Vineyard Golf Course in Escondido. Rotarian John Boyce (seated), shot his first ever Hole in One playing with his fellow Escondido Sunrise Rotary Club Members. As tradition has it, he treated everyone to a beverage that day--including Immediate PDG Pam Russell and DG Marge Cole.
District 5340 Rotarians enjoy a Governor's Reception brunch on a "narrow" boat while floating through the canals of Birmingham, England where the 100th Rotary International convention was held from June 20-24, 2009. Over 60 Rotarians from our District traveled to the Convention and participated in the two receptions held on canal narrow boats.
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