Cast of players: CLUB EXECUTIVE

Secretary Samantha HoshidaTreasurer Drew Houghton

Executive Secretary George DanielsPWRC Foundation Michael Cendro

Club Information Officer Samantha Hoshida

CLUB DIRECTORSClub Service 1 Tim MaliepaardClub Service 2 Tom EngwerClub Service 3 Paul Snyder

Vocational Service Jeniece ThomasCommunity Service 1 Brad McDowellCommunity Service 2 Drew ReisingerInternational Service Paul Friedrich

Youth Services Mike GarciaClub Information Officer Samantha Hoshida

Membership Venita SivamaniSergeant-at-Arms Tom Knox

Assistance Sgt At Arms Kathleen McNabb Monte Watson Steve Morrow

President Elect Carl NaakePast President Desirée WillsonGrant Review

Committee ChairmanRuss Fujii

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Submitted by: David Randolph

The CurTain risesThe morning opened with Monte Watson introducing President Rick Bixler, along the way noting that wearing black doesn’t deduct 40 pounds. Rick then announced he was leaving early, to a spirited round of applause. He then reminded the members to vote, this being PWR election day.

Gordon Gerwig, who is officially changing his name to Greta’s Father, led us in the reciting of the pledge. microphone.

After the video flip of the coin, and a last-minute song switch by the Pres, Lee Holmes led us in a semi rousing version of It’s a Grand Ole Flag.

Po in t West Rota r y – w i th the co l lec t ive energy and power of our members, we d o g o o d t h i n g s , c h a n g e lives, make an impact, help the community be a bet ter place to live, leave a legacy.

It is through our combined passion, talents, skills, abil-ities and generosity that we make a difference in our world.

GuesT sTars Our speakers

Dec 15, 2017Holiday program

Dec 22, 2017No meeting

Dec 29, 2017No meeting

Jan 05, 2018 Congressman Ami Bera

Jan 12, 2018Michael Hunter Schwartz DeanMcGeorge Law School

Jan 19, 2018Ed GoldmanSac Business Journal

Jan 26, 2018Chaim Gur Arieh, PH.d.CG diArie Winery

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The BesT Damn rOTary CluB On The planeT

Sorry I had to leave but sounds like Carl did a great job. I missed the 2x2 and the bell ringer but all is good for the holiday’s. Congtat’s to the new board members I am sur e they will do us proud over the next 2 years. We will have a great time on fun holiday Friday this week. Carl has a great program for us including Santa and his elf along with the fun committee (special surprise drinks). We will have the 3 boxes for your donations for 50 bikes for 50 kids, PWR foundation and RI foundation along with the donations for the Gospel mission clothes drive. Please

join us Friday as we kick off the holiday’s with good cheer and fellowship. Don’t forget we are having a ugly sweater contest you will want to participate in that please join us I will not be running the meeting so you are bound to have fun. HOHOHO see you Friday.Your Prez Ricky B

Issue 33 – Volume 21 December 8, 2017

invOCaTiOn

The invocation by past President Jack Kasper told the story of how in the summer of 1985 Glen Campbell (no not THAT Glen Campbell) asked him to a meeting of the newly formed PWR. As a former 20-30 member, Jack had men-tioned to Glen a couple of days before that he was really missing the 20-30 ca-maraderie. Glen felt PWR would be the answer, and for Jack it was. Jack ex-pressed how proud he is that PWR has grown to be a force in the community, and have earned the title “Best Damn Rotary Club on the Planet”. What Jack didn’t say was that he has been one of the driving forces behind PWR becom-ing what it is today.

upCOminG evenTs

Feb 24, 2018

Festa di VinoCa Automobile MuseumChair: Kathleen Wheeler

Jun 08, 2018

PWR Golf TournamentMather Golf Course

Chair: William Dunk Assist: Bob Porter

BixFixVol 20 Dec 1, 2017

Vol 19 Nov 17, 2017

Vol 18 Nov 10, 2017

Vol 17 Nov 02, 2017

Vol 16 Oct 27, 2017

Vol 15 Oct 20, 2017

Vol 14 Oct 12, 2017

Vol 13 Oct 6, 2017

CluB phOTOs33rd Term Meeting 21

33rd Term Meeting 20

33rd Term Meeting 19

33rd Term Meeting 18

33rd Term Meeting 17

33rd Term Meeting 16

33rd Term Meeting 15

33rd Term Meeting 14

CameO appearanCes GuesTs & visiTinG rOTarians

Note: if any names are misspelled, my apologies. Being old(er) and hard of hearing is probably not the best qualification for a newsletter editor. DR

Bil Dunk introduced Tom Mischley from the Elk Grove Club

Craig Heiser introducing unknown good friend check-ing out our club.

Tim Davidson – prospective new member Randy Seevers

Russ Fujii – Greg Roeszler head of The Playmakers

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Morning Duty

Greeters: Lori Curry and Desirée Wilson

Credit Card/Cash Box/Tickets: Christine Cahill-Reams,

Anne Osborn, Paul Adams

AV: Shawn Harris

HeaD table

Venita Sivamani and Tiffani Sharp

Mark Woolgar and Carl Naake

Tom Harvey, obviously the most qualified tech person in the club, tried to teach us all how to make our on-line purchases through Amazon Smile so that the Foundation gets a cut.

Anne Baron reminded everyone of the 9:30 Shriners Tour of Business.

Tim Davidson thanked everyone for giv-ing to the Union Gospel Mission to help the homeless.

Dan “Dracula” Hall re-minded us of the Blood Source Blood Drive on Monday the 11th.

Russ Fujii presented a check for $5,000 to Greg Roeszler with The Playmakers. (And for those breathlessly concerned, Tom Harvey was present for the photo opp). Greg spoke about how

The Playmakers was changing young peoples lives. And in particular thanked Jim Fritzsche for his help. There was also a video from the Rancho Cordova club, with more information on how the Playmakers help young athletes.

John Price made an announcement about the December 13 Turkey Feed at Encina High School. Please contact John if you want to help.

Bev Hoeft made a final plea for someone, anyone, to sign up to work with Jr. newsletter editor (and as Rick reminded the crowd, commie liberal) David Randolph to ring the bell at Macy’s. Tim Maliepaard finally took pity on me and signed up.

Rick made an announcement on Venita’s behalf reminding us about the new member orientation on December 21st.

PE Carl Naake reminded us of the upcoming Holiday Party on the 15th. We will be raising money for 50 bikes for 50 kids, along with our PWR Foundation, and the International Foundation. So, give freely to the organization of your choice. There will be a visit from Santa, un specified Libations, and an Ugly Sweater contest.

PresiDent elect-elect

Desirée Wilson, announced the election results:

Drew Houton’s write in bid for a second term failed, and Kathy Copeland was elected President Elect Elect. Newly elected board members include: Dorthe Wright, John Price, Russ Fujii, and Beth Leonard. Congratulations to all.

A motion was made, seconded, and eventually voted on to destroy the ballots. (Personally I think this is a “tradition” fostered by the club leadership elite to hold power by hand picking winners and never letting the membership know) orrr, it is a good way to avoid having to store 30 years of ballots nobody cares about after the election.

electeD boarD MeMbers

No particular order

Beth Leonard Dorthe Wright Russ Fujii John Price

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COme JOin The Fun

Next on the hit parade of the morning, was a 2 X 2 with Anne Osborne and new member Jesse Nix:

Jesse let us know that Anne passed on her usual rum and coke to have a “fancy cocktail”. Then let him know she had grown up in Bakersfield where after community college she left to attend Sac State, and for some strange reason never moved back to Bakersfield. For which we are thank-ful. She became Marketing Director for the American Red Cross and now works for the California School Finance Authority. She is an 18-year Rotarian who made stops at a couple of clubs before finding a home at Point West. She has hosted 2 exchange students. Has been married to Scott for 15 years. Enjoys College Football, wines and wine tasting, and loves to stay active.

Anne gave us the scoop on Jesse the “surfer dude” – his high school graduation present was a surf board. He then attended Santa Cruz Community College where he probably found good use for the surfboard. He was a high school football player, which may have been good training for his becoming a bartender in college, and he still enjoys good craft cocktails. He came back to graduate from Sac State and join the family business, Nix Wealth Management. He is married to Samantha. Enjoys reading the Wall Street Journal and financial reports (may explain why he needs a good craft cocktail), and video games. He lives in a townhouse in Rancho Cordova, has Alexa (those of us over 50 – look it up in a dictionary), and shares an office with Drew Houghton, which must be a source of endless interesting stories.

inTermissiOn & Bell rinGers!

“At this time” Rick had to leave and turned the podium over to PE Carl Naake, who promised not to use the term “At this time” --- you had to be there. He then introduced the only bell ringer of the day,

Cy Rickards – who quoted a favorite line from his song “You can’t always get what you want but if you try you might find you get what you need” for being glad to be back to Rotary. We are glad to have you back too.

new memBers

JEFFREYDEVOLL Jeffrey Devoll, executive director of StudentReach, is an international speaker, trainer, facilitator and mentor to students and leaders.

Jeffrey has spoken to over 1,000,000 people from 40 states and 40 countries on 5 continents in school assemblies, staff development, small group coaching, conferences and leaders. But Jeffrey is more than a speaker, he and his team have taken more than 8,000 people on domestic and international “expeditions” to help schools and needy

people around the world. He has worked with more than half a million students and led more than 50 constructions projects and his work with students has led him to the forefront of exploitation prevention programs including working with the F.B.I., NFL, local law enforcement and national NGO’s.

Jeffrey is the author of the book, 21 days - a Student’s Guide to Becoming Awesome which has a companion smartphone/web app and more than 40 60-second videos. Jeffrey is also co-creator of the A.L.I.V.E. Life Coaching program. The A.L.I.V.E. framework consists of cognitive, social, physical and directional health – the areas that research points to as essential for life success.

Jeff is modern renaissance man. He is a real estate investor, has built his own house, loves off-roading in his Jeep and makes a mean sushi roll.

Jeffrey’s life experience with leadership, world travels, and creative approach to using the latest technology and media for delivering his message puts him on the forefront of communicators.

Contact Jeff at:

5449 East Levee Road – Sacramento, CA - 95835

Office.707.333.9089 - Cell.707.310.2665

Jeff@studentreach.org /jeffreydevoll

/studentreachinc /studentreachinc

/studentreachinc /studentreachinc

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CasTinG DireCTOr

Randy Seevers was born in Sidney, Nebraska but moved to Sacramento with his family in 1966. He and his wife, Beth, live in Elk Grove, have three children (Breanna, Brandon and Rhett), and two grandchildren (Gavin and Greydon). After spending 32 years in the world of media, advertising and marketing, working at The Sacramento Bee, iHeart Radio and Wallrich Creative Communications, Randy decided to transition to Executive Director of the Elk Grove based Runnin’ for Rhett Non Profit in 2012.

The Runnin’ for Rhett Non Profit was established in December of 2007, in memory of his son Rhett, who passed away at the age of seven, from complications of Cerebral Palsy. After Rhett passed away, Randy and his wife used running to get through the grief of losing Rhett. Along the way, they found others that supported them by MOVING INTO LIFE using fitness and nutri-tion. The organization now raises money to fund the largest after school youth fitness program in Northern California. Since 2010, Runnin’ for Rhett has funded over $600,000 to 500+ Sacramento region schools, allowing over 23,000 youth to participate in a 7-week fitness and nutrition program that culminates with each child participating in a 5K race in the spring and fall of each year. It is an amazing tribute to his son Rhett.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

our Mission

The Rotary Club of Point West Sacramento is a vibrant community service organization promoting service to those in need, good-will, peace, and fellowship

our Vision

Be a major contributor to children’s charities and support other local and global charitable opportunities and to be recognized for such

our core Values

Service, Fellowship, Respect, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership

our branD

Great people doing extraordinary things and having fun while doing it!

our goals

1. Develop and maintain a strong pub-lic relations/outreach campaign that will effectively drive membership and support fundraising efforts.

2. Increase overall membership by a net of 9 new members by the end of the 2019/2020 Rotary year by fo-cusing in three areas: y o u n g e r members (20-40), diverse popula-tions, women.

3. Increase the Permanent Fund of the Point West Rotary Club Foundation to $1.5 million by the end of the 2019/2020 Rotary year.

4. Maintain a strong presence and participation in District and Rotary International events and programs.

In the early 1930s Herbert J. Taylor set out to save the Club Aluminum Products distribution company from bankruptcy. He believed himself to be the only person in the company with 250 employees who had hope. His recovery plan started with changing the ethical climate of the company. He explained:

The first job was to set policies for the company that would reflect the high ethics and morals God would want in any business. If the people who worked for Club Aluminum were to think right, I knew they would do right. What we needed was a simple, easily remembered guide to right conduct - a sort of ethical yardstick- which all of us in the company could memorize and apply to what we thought, said and did.

I searched through many books for the answer to our need, but the right phrases eluded me, so I did what I often do when I have a problem I can’t answer myself: I turn to the One who has all the answers. I leaned over my desk, rested my head in my hands and prayed. After a few moments, I looked up and reached for a white paper card. Then I wrote down the twenty-four words that had come to me.

I called it "The Four-Way Test" of the things we think, say or do.

Adoption Of The Test By Rotary

In the 1940s, when Taylor was an international director of Rotary, he offered the Four-Way Test to the organization, and it was adopted by Rotary for its internal and promotional use. Never changed, the twenty four word test remains today a central part of the permanent Rotary structure throughout the world, and is held as the standard by which all behavior should be measured.

The test has been promoted around the world and is used in myriad forms to encourage personal and business ethical practices. Taylor gave Rotary International the right to use the test in the 1940s and the copyright in 1954.

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$925.00

Winner of the $10: Bud Phillips

Winner of $10 & the card draw: Tom Slagle, No Joker.

Venita then introduced Tiffani Sharp founder and executive director of Willow Tree Roots, named after her daughter, which helps women in Kenya, Peru, and Nepal, and soon in Sacramento. Tiffani then spoke with us about what empowering women really means. She gave examples of the work that Willow Tree Roots has done to help women become involved, engaged, and to have a voice in the social, economic, and political aspects of their lives and their communities. They work with women who are HIV positive, have been victims of sexual assault and human trafficking, and who are or have been victims of domestic violence and poverty.

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all The wOrlD’s a sTaGe,And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.

uGanDa waTer prOJeCT

clean Water saVes cHilDren’s liVes & enables girls to go to scHool

Currently, clean, safe drinking water is not available for over 300 million people in Sub Saharan Africa.

One child dies worldwide every 16 seconds due to water contaminated with bacteria and parasites.

Today, in Poyemi Village, Iyolwa near Tororo, Uganda, women and children spend the entire day collecting contaminated water for their families rather than attending school and improving the local economy. The United Nations estimates that the women and children of Sub Saharan Africa spend 40 billion hours a year collecting water, equivalent to one entire year’s labor in all of France.

The Rotary Club of Carmichael, California has partnered with The Rotary Club of Tororo, Uganda to build five 300 foot deep wells with solar powered submersible pumps to provide clean drink-ing water to 10,000 people three primary schools in Poyemi Village, Uganda.

We are fortunate to have a club member, Richard Olebe, who was born and raised in Uganda, has a Masters degree in engineering from Stanford University, and has 32 years of experience working on various water projects in the US to provide the technical expertise and connections in Uganda to execute this project.

We need your help to raise $200,000. To date our club members have donated over $20,000.

A tax deductible donation of $100 will provide clean water to a family of 5 for over 10 years. (We are a 501(c)(3) organization: EIN 81-0777203)

This project is dedicated to the late Sam Owori (1941- 2017) the 2017 Rotary International President Elect and Founder in 1978 of the Tororo Rotary Club.

GoFundMe

DISTRICT 5180 UPDATE – FIRE VICTIMS SUPPORT From District Governor, Sandi Sava

Rotarians and members of our communities have been devastated by the fires in Northern California with loss of homes, schools and businesses, relocation, and, worse yet, death and injuries. We all are trying to figure out how, when, where and who to best help. I have been communicating regularly with the 41 Club Presidents in District 5180, our 8 Assistant Governors, our District Leadership, and a number of Rotarians. I also have been in close touch with Rotary International, our Zone Director John Matthews, and the District Governors in 4 neighboring Districts. Several plans are being developed and carried out at this time.

First, individual clubs and Rotarians are collecting and delivering personal hygiene and related items to evacuees and to victims of the fires in Yuba and Butte Counties in the Northern part of our District. They also are helping fire personnel and first responders. Our Assistant Governors are working with Club Presidents, Rotarians and members of our communities to proactively identify needs and provide assistance. While this is very important, the outpouring of donations has exceeded some needs. And, in some cases, the donated items cannot get to or through certain locations. Collection of personal hygiene items and new supplies still should be considered for victims who you specifically can identify, but donations of gift cards is preferred for many Napa and Sonoma victims at this time.

Second, our District has developed a funding platform to collect monetary contributions from donors who want to help financially. Specific details about use and disbursement of these funds will depend upon what information we obtain about needs and forms of assistance. Contributions can be made by check payable to “Rotary District 5180 Foundation” and mailed to District 5180 Foundation Chair, Robert Deering, 4917 Olympia Court, Carmichael, California 95608. We are not accepting electronic donations at this time.

Third, District 5180 is working with neighboring Districts to develop a regional fund with the help of and through Rotary International. As with the hurricanes and earthquakes, our fires make people from all over the world want to help directly, and a “Donor Advised Fund” through RI enables this. Although a DAF provides a platform to help with immediate help, it primarily provides opportunities for longer term assistance. We expect to have this in place within the next week.

The Lake Area Rotary Club Association [www.larca5130.org] is already set up to accept contributions and help those victims in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake Counties. Our District will continue to work with the Presidents, Assistant Governors and other Rotarians as we navigate through this disaster. If you have specific information about how to help, please contact your Club President, AG or me. We are here to help too and will provide further updates in the future.

10/14/2017

rOTary helps DisasTer viCTims

Severe storms, an earthquake, and hurricanes are wreaking havoc across the globe from the United States and Mexico to South Asia and Africa. The Rotary Foundation and Rotary clubs in affected areas are helping bring emergency aid to battered communities.

The Rotary Foundation is collecting emergency relief funds to help vic-tims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southeast Texas on 25 August.

HoW to contribute

Two Rotary Foundation donor advised funds have been set up to accept do-nations for disaster relief and recov-ery in response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma:

Hurricane HarveyAccount name: Gulf Coast Disaster Relief FundAccount number: 608

Hurricane IrmaAccount name: Hurricane Emergency Relief FundAccount number: 296

You can contribute by check or wire transfer or online with a credit card. You’ll need to provide the DAF ac-count name and number listed above.

learn HoW you can contribute.

Severe rainfall caused historic flood-ing along the Texas coast, including in Houston, the fourth largest city by population in the United States. About 6.8 million people have been affected by the hurricane.

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Meanwhile, Hurricane Irma is in the Caribbean and headed for Florida and the Atlantic coast of the United States. Already, the storm has directly affected 1.2 million people and mil-lions more are in its path.

“The power of Rotary is in the Foundation’s ability to pull help from around the world while local clubs provide immediate relief in their own communities,” says Don Mebus of the Rotary Club of Arlington, Texas.

Rotary districts along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana are collecting emergency relief funds and providing immediate aid to flood victims.

“We know that a disaster of this mag-nitude will require our financial assis-tance for months into the future,” says District 5930 Governor Betty Ramirez-Lara. “Our disaster relief committee will provide support where we believe it can best be used.”

ShelterBox, an independent char-ity and Rotary’s project partner, is also providing support to families displaced by the storms. In Texas, hundreds of light privacy tents were deployed to evacuation centers for families to use temporarily.

ShelterBox Response Teams are in Nepal, Bangladesh, and elsewhere to assess the damage there and de-termine how best to help those most vulnerable.

If you have questions about how you can help, contact relief@rotary.org.

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