GMW Reporting
Coming soon:
Dec.....13th - Dale Knight and David Mark-Raymond re: Rotaplast
Dec.....20th - Frank K. - Music is Magic. Life is a Miracle
Dec.... 27th- Dark, no meeting...Happy Holiday!!!
Russell opens the meeting.
Forrest leads the flag pledge.
Thought for the Day from Dawn:
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
We held a moment of silence to pay our respects for the recent passing of two personable and honorable Rotary gentlemen in every sense of the word, Mr. James Tuck and Mr. Harvey Freetly. We will miss you guys, a lot.
Guests:
Paul Berringer Forrest son in lawCappucine Rotary Exchange student
Frank and Kathleen Mayhew Sebastopol club, Humanitarians
Elizabeth Obis
Announcements:
Dec 12 No board meeting
Dec 13 Special speaker on Rotoplast
Dec 20 Speaker James K. / Bring a child to Rotary day!
Jan 3 RI President Bill Boyd Santa Clara Marriott.
Jan 12 Tri Club Day at the Races.
Elly announces the Cinnabar Theater New Year's show, a review of Kurt Weills music in “Berlin to Broadway” musical.
Libby announces that Lend a Hand, so far, has acquired $5700 out of the $8500 needed. Still need help funding so if you know any businesses that can help contact her.
Derek
announced new board members for year 2008-2009 and took requests for
slates from the floor. The President elect-elect will be Jim
O’Grady; Sec, Walt; Treasurer: Liz. Sallys Board will be:
Jennifer C: Dawn; Kevin; Fernando; Sheila; Pamela; and Josephine. The
voting will be done next week.Craft Talk Revisited
Rickie Roark
From Southern CA, Hollywood, San Fernancdo Valley, has sister, modeling for companies including one that sold portable toilets (sold the most). Son Matthew. Studied music and theater. Ex-husband is a Lion's Clubber. She has been a Rotarian for 11 years. Matthew graduated from same college, got married, has grandchild Brianna and new grandson Landon! L
oves
her pet chihuahua Abigail, bouncing around as Tigger and bringing joy
as Mrs. Claus. She won a lottery and bought a house too!Russell up some Fines
Libby reminds Russell that she was already tapped for her BD.
Phil Pascal celebrates his BD in SF watching Beach Blanket Babylon.
Chuck Hartley celebrates Lorettas BD.
Gordon celebrates Lynns BD
Jim Furuli celebrates 18 years as Rotarian.
Diane Zimmerman celebrates her fourth year as a Rotarian.
Kevin’s daughter Sierra turned into a teenager by kayaking in Monterey Bay.
Liz daughter, Carolyn, celebrates a BD.
Jim O’Grady celebrates Colleen BD 19th.
Austin got a new vehicle, son Grayson turns 1yr. old, and Dad gets dinged for having the Club's tripods for 3 weeks.
Pam celebrates her daughter BD.
Happy Dollars
Jerrie’s Gerry sold the ‘67 Buick finally!
Raffle:
Forrest takes the $10.
Fernando draws for $383 but alas no luck.
Guest Speakers:
Frank and Kathleen Mayhew of Sebastopol Rotary
Adopt a Village Program
The Mayhews just returned from Uganda, toured 6 villages, met with Rotarians there, looking at problems of health, clean water, food, education for kids- persistent poverty issues.
They opened new water springs and made clean beds for new clinics. Local clubs interviewed villagers to see what life was like there. Over 45% live in extreme poverty with another 35% in moderate poverty. Poverty is defined as hunger (17% is undernourished), poor health and early death (average is 46 yo), loss of childhood (gathering wood/water), lack of basic education, and lack of adult literacy. Poverty means vulnerability to doughts, floods, and corruption.
The United Nations goals are to reduce poverty 50%. Unfortunately, the UN effort goes thru governments which filters money excessively even before it reaches those in the field. Rotary is in a much better position to help: it is people to people and on the ground already. The poverty trap is like a three legged stool, each leg represents health, hunger, and education. Missing any leg means poverty will persist.
In the Uganda Rotary effort, local rotary clubs surveys the villages to determine actual needs. For example, health means clean water sources free from cholera, diarrhea, and dysentery- it is estimated that 3900 kids die every day in the world due to dirty water. It also takes 1000hours per year per family to haul water- usually with kids who could otherwise be in school or adults who could be doing new businesses (such as brick-making). In addition to clean water, the effort would supply treated mosquito nets to reduce malaria transmission by 90%- 150,000 kids die each month from malaria. The effort would also supply 20 Boer goats to be used for milk, meat, or fertilizer needs as well as hurricane lamps to replace inefficient and hazardous paraffin candles.
In a joint PVR and Napa club effort, we would like to support the Adopt A Village Program targeting Osukuru Village, Tororo District, Uganda, Africa. The effort is doe to provide the village the following: six clean water bore wells and taps, 1000 mosquito nets, 300 hurricane lamps, and a number of goat livestock. PVR would raise about $8000, the district matches, and RF chips in for a total of about $25,000. These elements are designed to reduce the burden of poverty on the people of the village and provide them with some basic tools to lift themselves out of poverty. The project will be implemented in 6-12 months.
Below is a profile of Osukuru village:
Age distribution:
0-4 years 18.5%
5-15 years 26.5%
16- 45 years 51.5%
45+ years 3.5%
Population aged 6+ years that never attended school:
Female 52.6%
Male 29.9%
House holds by type of fuel for lighting:
Electricity 1.2%
Paraffin 99.8%
Household by type of fuel for cooking:
Electricity/gas 0.0%
Charcoal 0.2%
Firewood 99.8%
Household having access to clean drinking water:
Piped water 0.0%
Borehole 3.6%
Protected well 10.4%
Household by main source of livelihood:
Subsistence farming 86.6%
Commercial farming 0.2%
Trading 1.9%
Employment income 8.7%
Family support 1.7%
Mortality Rates:
Life Expectancy 45 years
Infant Mortality 97/1000
Probabilty of death before age 5 14.5%
Sandy Campbell bids $400 in auction for wines to kick off our Rotary support for Adopt A Village- thanks Sandy (and don’t drink all those bottles at once)! For the rest of you, lets start lending a hand around the world!
Ciao!