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JOHN PATTERSON
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As you all know the RI theme this year is "Lend A Hand" RI President Majiyagbe suggests four areas in which we can each Lend a Hand. IN YOUR CLUB, "Focus on retention by making all club members feel that they are an integral part of the group with an important contribution to make. IN YOUR VOCATION, " Use your professional knowledge and skills to assist people in need". IN YOUR COMMUNITY, "Work to help those in dire need" IN THE WORLD, "Through RI and Rotary Foundation programs, work to alleviate the abject poverty that afflicts so many people and obstructs the path to peace". We should strive to continue our good work to "Lend a Hand". I want to thank you for responding to our annual Satisfaction Survey. The results were substantially favorable in all areas but we will look at improving any that received less than positive ratings. The "Club Public Relations" had the most "insufficient" marks, but our new chair, Randy Jones, has a handle on it and is already producing great newspaper articles and other PR actions. Don't let the Rotary International District Conference in San Louis Obispo pass you by. Hotel reservations at the Embassy Suites are going fast. The dates are Oct. 24 - 26. Get an application from Deepa. Our Club sponsored Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Marie Loustalet, from the town of Pau in France, arrived August 27th. Deepa Willingham, our Secretary, is her sponsor. Marie is a junior at our Santa Ynez Valley High School for this academic year. We can look forward to meeting her in the near future at our Club meeting. Jeff Cotter, our International Services Chair, is firming up plans for the November 15-22 "Piso" building trip to Mexico. Many of our Rotarians as well as a few non-Rotarians will be accompanying Jeff to build these cement floors for the needy in villages around Oxaca. Those of our members who have participated in this mission before, tell us how gratifying the experience can be. Check with Jeff Cotter to get the details. If you haven't heard by now, our Rotarian colleague Jeff Little, has jumped in with both feet to organize the first ever major fund raising event for our Club, Tour de Santa Ynez on May 22, 2004. Bravo to Jeff and his committees! This fund raiser will require the involvement of not only many of our fellow Rotarians but also spouses and significant others bringing our Rotary community together in a true Family of Rotary event. Please call Jeff to see how you can help. Leon Roeser is now at Mission Gardens, 1428 West North Ave, in Lompoc. Visitors would, I’m sure, be welcomed. Sally Adelbue of the Ventura East Club has been named District 5240 Governor Nominee for a 2005-06. She won the District President’s Award when she served as Club President. Sally is a PRLS and master PRLS’s graduate and has received the RI Four Avenues of Service Award. She owns Adelbue Catering in Ventura. Rick and Esther Zander have returned to our valley after a year on Negros Island in the Philippines. Rick gave a most interesting report on the Rotary Projects he directs at the Sept. 17th meeting. They will return to Negros Island early next year. If anyone would like to substitute for the current editor when he is on vacation (vacation from what you might ask) please contact John Patterson (688-0621). Requirements are very limited ( as you would expect considering the current editor); a computer with Microsoft Word, connected to the internet, a printer, ability to place stamps on envelopes and extremely good looking. Wednesday Sept. 24, 2003 @ 12:10PM Len Jarrott on "How to take the mystery out of doing Internal Revenue Service 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges”. Len teaches real estate classes for SBCC's Adult Education division. He will talk about the mechanics of exchanging and how they can effectively eliminate paying capital gains taxes on investment real estate sold for a profit. Wednesday Oct. 1, 2003 @ 12:10PM "An Introduction to Digital Photography" by W. Dibblee Hoyt. Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003 @ 12:10PM Frank Sanitate, Chairman of 'A Coalition for our Children's Children' will present "A View of Over Population of the World". |
