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1 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER EDITOR Diane Harper T H E F U T U R E O F R O T A R Y I S I N Y O U R H A N D S..O N E C H I L D A T A T I M E JANUARY is Club Service Month Issue 7 January 2010 The month of November saw the completion of 59 Club visits by your District Governor. I cannot recall a time in my life that I have enjoyed as much as I did meeting with the Boards and speaking to the clubs. What a wonderful experience! The enthusiasm of the Clubs in their Rotary activities is incredible and I am in complete awe at the number of activities in which our Clubs are participating. Our achievements as a District of 59 Clubs are limited only by the fact that our membership numbers have remained static since 2001 when the late Gayle Tully was District Governor and our own Richard D. King was Rotary International President. Think of how much more we could achieve with just a 10% increase in membership. If each club challenged 10 members to bring in one new member by July we would have, by far, the largest increase in membership ever in the District. On another note we are working diligently on our District Conference in Monterey April 23rd to the 25th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This hotel has just completed a $60 million dollar renovation on the rooms and facilities and another 5 million dollars upgrading the Del Monte Golf Course which is on the hotel grounds. If you enjoy golf you will want to join our Friday golf tournament. This Conference is to be a Getaway Weekend of Relaxation and FUN! Your Friday and Saturday afternoons will be free to take part in tours, especially a wine tour, see cooking demonstrations or just relax in the beautiful, new Spa at the Hotel. Spa packages will be available. Don t forget to wear your best western outfit on Saturday night and learn line dancing to the best of the western music. Hope to see lots of Denim and Diamonds, Cowboy Hats and Boots. More information to follow next month! DISTRICT CALENDAR January 1st Happy New Year!! January 6th CABINET MEETING January 9th Mid-Year President s Meeting San Jose Double Tree Hotel January DGE Training Rotary Int l Training San Diego January Uniendo America Projects Fair Guatemala January 30th Pre-Pets January 31st Club Opportunity Grant (COG) Deadline INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from DG Loren Harper Bring Pajamas to Cabinet Meeting You re My Hero 2 Cupertino Rotary Job Search Support Group Interact Update Area Rep. s 3 4 END POLIO NOW 5 Did You Know? Wilson Kimeli Directory Changes ATTENTION ALL ROTARIANS If you plan to attend the January 6th Cabinet Meeting please bring a pair of children s pajamas. These pajamas will be presented to Superior Court Judge Ari Symons, the speaker for the January 6th.

2 ROTARY DISTRICT 5170 Page 2 You re My Hero - A District Youth Literacy Project District 5170 Youth Services Literacy Program Contact: Dr. Bette Daoust Literacy Chair Literacy@Rotary5170.org It takes only ONE person to start a project. Let it start with YOU. Books are Fun! Especially when your name is in one! Everyone is Included From Kindergarten to grade 12, Every student can participate. We GUARANTEE every student the following three things: 1. They will receive a You re My Hero Certificate of Acknowledgment when they submit their story on line. This encourages the use of the computer. The certificate will have the You re My Hero logo, and YOUR Rotary Club logo. 2. Their story will be in full view on our website. Due to safety concerns, we can have the student s initials instead of their full name on the site. This will be the choice of the Parent and the School Board. 3. The story writer's names and their hero s name will be included in the You're My Hero Honor Roll section of authors and hero's in each book. CUPERTINO ROTARY JOB SEARCH SUPPORT GROUP The award winning Cupertino Rotary Job Search Support Group is sponsored by the Cupertino Rotary Club s Vocational Services. This free class meets every Tuesday until June 8, Anyone may enter and exit the class at any time. Meeting Place: Monta Vista High School McClellan Road Cupertino (Park in Staff parking lot) Time: Tuesdays from 5:00-7:00 PM This program, created by Rotarian Chuck Devine eight years ago, has received a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Assembly and a Commendation from the Governor of California. Approximately 50% of the people that have joined Group Search have found jobs and another 30% have gained entry to technical, vocation or educational programs. The overall success rate of those attending is about 80%. For questions or a brochure on Group Search please contact the current teacher: Jim Gibson jimgib007@aol.com Jim Gibson is also available as a guest speaker at you Rotary Club. Contact him to coordinate time and place.

3 ROTARY DISTRICT 5170 INTERACT UPDATE Page 3 Interactors in District 5170 are divided into thirteen Areas. Each Area covers 3 to 10 high schools. Each area has a Representative who is in the 11the or 12th grade and leads the club. Shown here are Areas 1 thru 6 with their Representative and list of high schools in their area and their Mascot names. The remaining seven clubs are featured on the next page. AREA 1 Rep Acen Datuin Alameda High (Alameda) Alameda Sci. & Tech. (Alameda) Alameda County Indep. Living (Alameda) Skills Program (Oakland) Encinal High (Oakland) Skyline High (Oakland) St Joes Notre Dame (Alameda) Oakland High (Oakland) Oakland Tech. (Oakland) Emeryville High (Emeryville) Mascot: KRYPTONITE KOBRAS AREA 2 Rep. Frankie Torres San Leandro High (San Leandro) Arroyo High (San Lorenzo) Moreau Catholic High (Hayward) Castro Valley High (Castro Valley) Red wood Christian (Castro Valley) Mascot: MIDNIGHT MUSTANGS AREA 3 Manogna Manne AmadorValley High (Pleasanton) Foothill High (Pleasanton) Livermore High (Livermore) Dublin High (Dublin) Granada High (Livermore) Valley Christian High (Dublin) Mascot: INTERACTIVE JELLYFISH AREA 4 Rep. Sirena Chan Washington High (Fremont) American High (Fremont) James Logan (Union City) Fremont Christian (Fremont) Newark Memorial High (Newark) Mascot: CARIBBEAN BLUE POLAR BEARS AREA 5 Lucia Wang Mission San Jose High (Fremont) Irvington High (Fremont) Milpitas High (Milpitas) John F. Kennedy High (Fremont) Alsion Ohlone (Fremont) Mascot: GREEN NINJA TURTLES END POLIO GOAL: $10,000 AREA 6 Jack Ngo James Lick High (San Jose) Piedmont Hills High (Piedmont) Independence High (San Jose) Mascot: PURPLE PLATINUM PENGUINS. Look for more information next month about our Interact Clubs and leaders. They are working hard to raise funds for END POLIO NOW.

4 ROTARY DISTRICT 5170 INTERACT UPDATE Page 4 AREA 7 Nichole Rubianes Lincoln High (San Jose) Abraham Lincoln High (San Jose) Gunderson High (San Jose) Pioneer High (San Jose) Bellarmine High (San Jose) Notre Dame High (San Jose) Mascot: MAROON MONKEYS AREA 8 Thao Anh Tran Andrew P Hill High (San Jose) Branham High (San Jose ) Evergreen Valley High (San Jose ) Mt Pleasant High (San Jose) Oak Grove High (San Jose) Santa Teresa High (San Jose) Silver Creek High (San Jose) Mascot: TITANIUM TIGERS AREA 9 Estevan Santiago Ann Sobrato High (Morgan Hill) Central High (Morgan Hill) Gilroy High (Gilroy) Live Oak High (Morgan Hill) Oakwood High (Morgan Hill) San Benito High (Hollister) Mascot: SCARLET SHARKS END POLIO GOAL: $8,800 AREA 10 Jessica Jones Aptos High (Aptos) Harbor High (Santa Cruz) Monte High Christian High (Santa Cruz) San Lorenzo Valley High (Felton) Santa Cruz High (Santa Cruz) Scotts Valley High (Scotts Valley) Soquel High (Soquel) Mascot: AREA 11 Lana Le Los Gatos High (Los Gatos) Prospect High (Saratoga) Saint Lawrence Academy (Santa Clara Santa Clara High (Santa Clara ) Wilcox High (Santa Clara) Mascot: TUXEDO EMERALD INTERACTASAURS AREA 12 Crystal Yan Cupertino High (Cupertino) Fremont High (Cupertino) Homestead High (Cupertino) Lynbrook High (Cupertino) Monta Vista (Cupertino ) Mascot: LIME GREEN ELEPHANTS END POLIO GOAL: $11,000 AREA 13 Sophia Jiang Henry M. Gunn High (Palo Alto) Los Altos High (Los Altos) Pinewood High (Los Altos) Palo ALto High (Palo Alto ) St. Francis High (Mountain View) Mascot: THE GOLDEN PHOENIXES END POLIO GOAL: $14,000 The information about the Interact Area Representatives was taken from their web site. For more information visit their website at interact5170.com

5 ROTARY DISTRICT 5170 END POLIO NOW UPDATE Page 5 1. Almaden Valley - Ken Tavernmier 2. Campbell- Rick Davis 3. Cupertino - Liz Gallegos 4. Dublin - Jerry Cauchi 5. East Oakland - Pam Williams 6. Freedom - Gloria Garing 7. Fremont - Robert Shaver 8. Fremont - Sunrise Jeboy Koshy 9. Fremont/Union City/Newark - Lee Denlinger 10. Gilroy - Lloyd Lowrey 11. Gilroy-South County Sunrise - Alan Ladd 12. Hayward - Robert Cook 13. Hollister - Steve Loos 14. Livermore - Bill Nebo 15. Livermore Valley - Tom Heath 16. Los Gatos - Lee Neish 17. Los Gatos Morning - Kathy Linton 18. Milpitas - Henry Manayan 19. Mission San Jose - Nader Ayad 20. Morgan Hill - Del Foster 21. Newark - Albert Huezo 22. Niles/Fremont - Gary Robinson 23. Oakland #3 - Mary Rudser 24. Oakland Sunrise - James Guzzetta 25. Pleasanton - Steve Brozosky 26. Pleasanton North - Dave Parker 27. San Jose - Rod Diridon, Sr 28. San Jose East/Evergreen - Nick 29. San Jose North - Jaime Angulo 30. San Jose Sunrise - Khoa Bui 31. San Jose Willow Glen - Perry 32. San Juan Bautista - Donna Holmes 33. San Leandro - Karen Wehrman 34. Santa Clara - Jan Eric Nordmo 35. Saratoga - Paul Conrado 36. Scotts Valley - Robert Slawinski 37. Sunnyvale - Richard Smith 38. Sunnyvale Sunrise - Dave Zirkel 39. Sunnyvale Sunset - Neslihan Yilmaz 40. Tri Valley - Pamela Philbert 41. Warm Springs - John Blakely 42. Watsonville - Georgeann Cowles Sunnyvale Sunset Rotary Club Forty two Rotary Clubs in District 5170 (as of the last count) have received an END POLIO NOW Proclamation from the Mayor of their city. Many of the clubs attended the City Council meeting of their area to receive the Proclamation and others also invited the Mayor to their club meeting to read the proclamation to the members. Thank you to all clubs that participated in this wonderful idea developed by Rotarian Ginger McDonald from the Los Gatos Sunrise Rotary Club. Let s keep Rotary in the News!

6 ROTARY DISTRICT 5170 Page 6 Campbell Rotary Club members dug into their pockets to help provide $656 for the Sacred Heart Community Services turkey drive last week. In addition, members Bob Yager, Bill Highley, Jerry Cummings, Bill Ellington and Rick Davis were on hand to help distribute food to the needy at SHCS on Nov. 25th. Santa s helper Mayor of Los Gatos Santa came to the December District Cabinet meeting with a bag of plush toy animals to give away to those Rotarians who attended the meeting. Each Rotarians was asked to give the toy to a needy child. I am happy to say all the toys were taken and given to a needy child. Also helping Santa was his favorite Elf in costume. Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary watched as the kids completed their ukuleles in Bruce McGuire s class. Richard Hoover, owner of a ukuleles business, made a guest appearance in class and showed kids how he builds ukes. East Oakland Sunrise donated toys for the Mayor s Toy Drive and bought a shiny new red scooter for Lend-A-Hand Foundation. Rotary Club of Saratoga committee members Larry Grace, Jim Oggerino and Chandra Venkatraman are all smiles as they receive grant application approval for another vital project. Watsonville Rotary Club Holiday Food Drive was kicked off by the Annual Area 7 Rotary Breakfast and Barrel Wrap. We hope to reach our goal of 2 million pounds of food and cash equivalent during the final two weeks. It is a big goal and so many businesses, churches and schools have stepped up to make sure families, kids and seniors don't go hungry during the winter months ahead. The Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club that meets on Wednesday at 7:15 has moved it s meeting place to Le Boulanger, 305 N. Mathilda, Sunnyvale San Leandro Rotary Club were entertained by the Noteables from San Leandro High School. The 29 members of the choir gave a program that included classical, pop and traditional Christmas songs. The group is looking forward to a national competition in Anaheim, CA in April The club s donation of $250 was happily received by the group to help them on their way to Anaheim. Also The San Leandro Rotary Club has the distinction of participating in serving Thanksgiving lunch to the seniors at St. Leander s Hall for thirty years. That s a lot of turkey!! Mark you Calendar: MONTEREY Getaway Weekend CONFERENCE APRIL

7 ROTARY DISTRICT 5170 Compassionate Diplomacy Page 7 Rotarians attending the September 2nd Cabinet Meeting had the honor of hearing Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah speak about his life experiences. On September 11, 2001 before returning home to Kenya from his studies at Stanford University, he witnessed the terrorist attacks on New York City. After sharing his story with Maasai elders from his nomadic East African tribe, it was decided to send a herd of cows to the United States as a gesture of compassion. Because of the cost of importing the herd to the US would be greater than the value, the tribe set the cows apart vowing never to sell or slaughter them. A book was written by Wilson and Agra Deedy for children called 14 Cows for America explaining that cows are sacred to the Maasai and are a symbol of life to us. The story focuses on healing and finding solutions, I think children can best understand that, because their hearts are so innocent. The future of a more compassionate world starts with them, said Wilson. Wilson Naiyomah will begin his studies in February as a Rotary World Peace Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. He believes that world leaders need to practice compassionate diplomacy, to value the lives of people over political expediency and approach conflicts with a caring aspect. Rotary International embodies what I believe in my heart: that using compassion can help solve problems. Rotarians are ordinary people taking extraordinary actions to foster relations with countries around the world. DIRECTORY CORRECTIONS P 52 Marlene Cowan marlenecowan@gmail.com P 22 Ken Tavernier kenneth.tavernier@wellsfargoadvisors.com P 40 Sunnyvale Star Sunset nyilmaz@apr.com P 40 Neslihan Yilmaz yilmazneslihan1@gmail.com P 66 Lee Denlinger Club name is Fremont- Union City- Newark -Sunset P 26 Lee Denlinger delete # P 41 Warm Springs Rotary meets at: Courtyard by Marriott 4700 Lakeview, Fremont, P 56 Robert Scheppler rischeppler@aol.com P 66 Robert Goetsch goetsch@beamentor.org P 67,68 Bob Pfahnl bob@quanterasystems.com P 77 Mary Marley mmarley@apr.com P 54 Shelley Neate neatco@gmail.com P 67 Raymond Wong governor@interact5170.com Vivian Shen ltgovernor@interact5170.com P 78,80,82 Richard Flanders sundevil1987@gmail.com P 37 Julie Haff P87 Bob Barbatti 1870 Montpere Way cell phone Hassler s Fax P15 Hadi Monsef hadi@ommhomes.com P33 Ralph Adams adamssrw88@earthlink.net P36 (San Jose North) Secretary changed to Bill Howard; Cell phone ; b.howard2@comcast.net P24 Dublin club new meeting site: Dublin Ranch Golf Course at 5900 Signal Hill Dr., Dublin Sunnyvale Star Sunset Club meets at Ramada Hotel, 1217 Wildwood Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA Sunnyvale Sunrise meets on Wednesday 7:15AM at Le Boulanger 305 N. Mathilda Ave, Sunnyvale