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David Watson, Editor |
February 19th, 2010
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February is World Understanding Month
Upcoming Programs and Events
Presented by Program Chairman, Leland Hammerschmitt and his crew.
February 26th-SeaBees from Pt. Magu
March 5th-Living Treasures/Hank Bangser-State of Ojai Schools
March 12th-Greg Gamble-Ojai Valley Land Conservancy-Issues and Highlights
March 19th-Kurt Lieber-Ocean Defenders Alliance
March 26th-Special President's Program-TBA
In the Beginning.....
Another beautiful Friday meeting was called to order by President Scott Smith .
The Pledge was lead by Fred Fauvre and the Four-Way Test was lead by Lerie Bjornstedt .
Our greeters were also Fred and Lerie . The Roving Mic was Ren Adam (who is still roaming to find someone to get the mic to work).
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
We had no Visiting Rotarians.
Past member and welcome friend Scott Eicher was in attendance to welcome our program guests in place of Leland our program chair, Dr. Herb Rogove and Elia Dulgueror . Bob Davis introduced daughters Nan, Rachel , and grandson Torrey Nicholson . Bill Gilbreth brought Dave Intner who is interested in joining the club. And Lara Moga , guest of Amani Hishmeh.
Please welcome our new Member, Mike Foley
Mike Foley was inducted into the Club with Suzanne Collinsworth-Smith (Membership Chair) , Ian Maclean, Bob Daddi as his sponsor and Kay Bliss as his mentor. Mike is the former president of Foley Fish Company in Boston, which was started by his grandfather and now run by his daughter and son-in-law. He received an AB from Harvard, MBA from U of Chicago. Was a Lt. in the US Navy from 1964-68. He worked in banking from 1970-1980. His wife's name is Linda.
WELCOME MIKE !!!
Announcements. . .
Bob Davis and John Rennell surprised Scott Smith with a Paul Harris +6, Suzanne Collinsworth-Smith with a Paul Harris +1, Dick Weirick with a Paul Harris +7 and David Watson with a Paul Harris +2.
Maggie Cerminaro sent a sign-up list around for help with Youth Fest Sunday April 18 th . If you can help, let her know.
Haiti update:
Rotary clubs and districts worldwide are mobilizing resources to deliver urgently needed relief to the millions affected by Haiti's devastating earthquake.
District 7020, which includes Haiti, has flown in 70 planes filled with more than 60,000 pounds of medical equipment and supplies into the cities of Pignon and Port-de-Paix to bypass logistical problems in the hard-hit capital of Port-au-Prince.
“Rotary had an incredible infrastructure established before the quake, which has made our relief efforts very effective,” says Dick McCombe , past district governor and Haiti liaison chair. “We're flying in supplies through backdoor channels and doing things a lot of agencies can't do.”
The district's Haiti Task Force, set up two years ago to administer all financial aid to the nation, is working with local Rotary clubs to deliver aid to Port-au-Prince and those who have taken refuge in the countryside.
McCombe says Rotary was in a good position to help in Haiti, with 33 projects already underway to provide water, sanitation, medical care, and education.
“We changed from teaching children how to read to saving their lives,” says McCombe.
“Rotarians are incredibly generous and are doing what needs to be done,” says McCombe . “We are setting aside some of these contributions for long-term recovery.”
Within the next two weeks, McCombe says, a barge will be hired to transport 20-30 tons of clothes, blankets, folding beds, and other item to Haiti from Nassau, Bahamas.
Total amount raised to date: $10,145.34! This has been due to the generosity of the Ojai Community, both young and old (Gray Gables, Monica Ros School, and Nordhoff High School Leaders), and the Rotarians of Ojai.
Coming Up in February and March
February 26th SeaBee's from Pt. Mugu(LH) |
| Their unit JUST returned from Afghanistan THIS LAST WEEKEND!! More to come. |
| Mar 5 2010 |
| Living Treasures(short) PLUS Hank Bangser-State of State of Ojai Schools" |
| Fred Fauvre-Living treasures: Awards, short presentation. PLUS: Dr. Hank Bangser, Ojai Unified School District Supervisor, addresses the club on the state of our schools! Joining Dr. Bangser on the presentation team will be Emily Mostovoy, Principal of Matilija Jr. H.S., and Danielle Pusatere, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Administrative Services. Emily has been Principal since 2008. She is a Matilija and Nordhoff graduate. At Nordhoff, she was President of the Student Body. Danni served as the head of the Business Office staff from 1997-2006 when she was promoted to her present role. Dr. Hank Bangser's resume: B.A. Williams College - Williamstown, MA (1970) M.A. and Ph.D. Northwestern Univ. - Evanston, IL (1971 and 1977) Social Studies Teacher (US. History and Political Science ) and Assistant Principal - New Trier East H.S. (Winnetka, IL) 1971-79 Principal - Lake Forest (IL) H.S., 1979-83 Superintendent of Schools - Pelham (NY),1983-87 Superintendent of Schools - St. Charles (IL), 1987-90 Superintendent of Schools - New Trier (IL) Township, 1990-2006 CEO - Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates ( a national executive search firm serving public sector boards), Jan. 2007- August 2009 Superintendent of Schools - Ojai Unified School District, August 2009-present |
| Mar 12 2010 |
| Greg Gamble-Ojai Valley Land Conservancy(LH) "Ojai Valley Land Conservation Issues and Highlights." |
| Ojai Valley Land Conservation Issues and Highlights. Greg Gamble, new Executive Director of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, will give an overview of key land and water conservation issues facing the Ojai Valley, highlighting current projects like the Matilija Dam removal, recent conservation success, and new conservation opportunities. |
| Mar 19 2010 |
| Kurt Lieber-Ocean Defenders Alliance(LH) "Catalina Seabed Clean-up/Restoration" |
| Ocean Defenders Alliance, a nonprofit marine conservation group from Huntington Beach, is removing a 9,000lb fishing net (40X700 feet) designed to last hundreds of years, ensnared to the sunken(2006) trawler 'Infidel'(150' down) that has been entangling and killing hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and sharks and fish ever since, littering the seabed with the trapped victims remains. Kurt Lieber leads an on-going attempt to slowly remove this silent killer piece by piece at their risk of diving very deep (150')in murky and cold water thus saving an enormous amount of sea-life that otherwise would be lost. |
Fining: John Rennell
John Rennell was fine master today: His topic for fining was TRF. The Ojai Rotary clubs average donation to TRF in 1998 was $22,000. In 2009 it was $29,000.
Dewayne Boccali was fined for not knowing that TRF begun in 1947 and was 63 years old.
Bill Hatch didn't know that TRF donations since then is $2,400,000,000.00 or $2.4 Billion dollars.
Ann Helson didn't know that 1.2 million contributors from 32,000 clubs have given to TRF.
John Lyon didn't know that the average contribution worldwide is: $24 million or $186/contributor.
Larry Simpson DID know that TRF is #1 among the top 10 big charities in % of program and Administration (More money to program and less money to admin.), but he didn't know that TRF was also in the 1% of the top 1800 four star charities.
Ron Wilson DID know (I think he was listening during Larry's question) the TRF ranks #1 of the top ten in organizational capacity (I thought John said that meant more efficient) and was also in the 1% of the 1800 four star charities in revenue/program growth. (I don't really know what that means, but it sounds impressive).
Amani Hishmeh didn't know that for Polio TRF yearly gives $95,000,000.00 for a worldwide amount of $850,000,000.00. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave $350,000,000.00. There have been over 2Billion inoculations worldwide.
I think these figures are on everyone's tongue. (Better than the recent food!).
Bob Davis continued his confession from last week of $500 for the Shari Skinner Educational Scholarship, that is his wife came home this past week he would double the donation. Bob gave $1000.00
The Laryngospasms
Anesthesiologist do more than pass gas....
The Program:
Our Program was Dr. Herb Rogove . Dr. Rogove is a critical care specialist certified both in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. With over thirty years of experience both in clinical and hospital administrative functions he has started and directed three critical care programs as well as Emergency Medicine and Hospital programs. He has had clinical appointments at the University of Southern California, University of Pittsburgh, and the Ohio State University. Dr. Rogove has published in major peer reviewed journals, is the author of Critical Care Medicine, and has lectured throughout the world. He has served as a vice-president of a physician IPA organization of 2,000 physicians while in Ohio. The governor of Ohio appointed Dr. Rogove to the Public Health Commission. He also was the founder of a youth violence prevention organization, Operation Hope and Health while living in Columbus, Ohio. Currently he is President of NeuMedicine consisting of specialist who provide patient care anywhere in the world remotely utilizing robotic technology.
He spoke on Science/Medical Advancement and Health Care of the Future. RoboDoc (not RoboCop) is the wave of the future. With access to general medical care slim to none in some areas of the world and even the United States and access to specialist even worse, he and his company have come up with a way to address this issue. He brought RoboDoc to the meeting (again, you would have to have been there to really appreciate what RoboDoc does and looks like). A doctor can be in his office with a control station (computer and monitor) and a joy stick and can move the RoboDoc around the room and people across the country or around the world in milliseconds (the commands move in milliseconds, not RoboDoc). It has 2-way audio/visual capabilities and can direct heath care workers in diagnosing and treating patients.
They already have RoboDoc working in various hospitals, and has spoken with Community Memorial in Ventura.
For CBS News coverage of the RoboDoc, click here
Final Thoughts
President Scotts parting words were from Khalil Gibran:
“And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance."
Meeting adjourned.
