Rotary
Club of Santa Monica
"2002/2003"
Rota-Monica
ISSUE NO. 3 August
2, 2002
OUR 81st
YEAR
www.RotaryClubofSantaMonica.org
CRAFT TALKS
Music, medicine, marriage, and money are the mixture of
elements central to Joey Perlmutter’s life. Being born in provincial Sherman
Oaks encouraged her to imagine new heights beyond the Valley and expand her
interests. With diligent practice, she admirably played the six-string and
12-string guitars, wrote original music and lyrics, and performed in public to
fulfill her musical fantasies. A chance to make it to the big time didn’t pan
out, so a twist in careers steered her to Santa Monica Hospital, now Santa
Monica-UCLA Medical Center. From Director of Physician Services to Executive
Director of Development, Joey was nourished by her friendships with both doctors
and donors to help her weather the passing of her first husband and celebrate a
second marriage to another Joey. Despite the fame and fortune that could have
accompanied a globe-trotting musical career, Joey is grateful for the solid and
meaningful experiences that have shaped her life right here. And if given the
chance again, she’d leave her fantasies just where they were…all in her mind.
**
Take a banker who was a nurse, who coaches and empowers
young women to play aggressive basketball, and you’ve got a dynamo named Ann
Greenspun. Don’t let her 17 years in a book club fool you…there’s nothing in Ann
to suggest that her idea of a good time is to quietly curl up with a bestseller.
Her daring escapades on the nursing floors attest to her ingenuity. Take, for
example, the time she independently ordered Vince Lombardi’s ‘last supper’, or
when, without the benefit of an English explanation, she took the rectal
temperature of a Nigerian athlete. But one of her proudest moments came when
she tethered herself to a rope and let herself freefall (albeit harnassed) into
a safety net far below. Her innate trust and lust for life are the qualities
she shares with her customers and community constituents. And she shares them
with gusto.
Heads Up
Lending distinction to the head table were Jack Siegel to
introduce visiting Rotarians and guests; Hank Walther to introduce Craft Talk
presenters Joey Perlmutter and Ann Greenspun; and Jim Dyer to give the
invocation.
Songs were led by John Miller in the absence of Phil
Tirone, who was no doubt looking for a more impressive baton.
Table for Eight
The Host and Hostess Dinner Club is the ideal opportunity
to meet and socialize with fellow Rotarians, their spouses and friends, on an
informal basis. The concept is that eight people meet for dinner four times a
year. There is one host couple and three guest couples (or mixture of couples
and singles). The style of entertaining is up to the hosts. Participants are
asked to donate $75 for the dinner season to benefit a Vocational Scholarship
for the year. Contact David Bohn at 393-9688 to enroll.
Of Significance
Jim Cayton didn’t forget it was Wild Shirt Day. He won the
prize for the best and the brightest.
Know someone with an obscure classification? Con Oiler
and Jack Siegal, co-chairs of the Classification Committee, are looking to mix
up the group. Invite a guest for lunch if you think there’s potential for mutual
interest.
Joselyn Gaulke, daughter of Paul, returned after one month
in Japan to glowingly describe her experiences there. From the culture to the
cold sake, Joselyn expressed reverence for the respect and values she witnessed
in her host country. Yes, Joselyn, would that we were all young enough to
partake of this opportunity. Enjoy.
Joyce Khoury relayed that Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.
is planning an internship program. Rotaract members or those who want work
experience before going to college are encouraged to call her at (310) 229-9458.
Mentoring Opportunity for the District’s Emerging Leaders
(MODEL) is being offered again during Rotary Year 2002-2003. Its purpose is to
increase the participants’ knowledge about and interest in Rotary service at the
District level, and will address qualifications and selection of a District
Governor, Assistant Governor, Service Director, District Committee Chair, etc.
The program will commence with a 2-1/2 hour training session (10:00 AM until
12:30 PM) on August 20, 2002 in El Segundo at the Hacienda Hotel, lobby
Conference Room. Enroll with David C. Williams at (310) 834-6257 or (310)
834-6926, or e-mail uspswilm1@juno.com
or fax to (310) 834-3802.
The Welcome Mat
Westwood is the home Rotary club of Jim Downie. Petra
Haffter, who is looking more like a local every day, hails from Berlin North.
Heidi Nyman, Rotaract representative, was welcomed and
encouraged to continue on her professional path. Bob and Barbara Klein, parents
of Bob Klein, were duly recognized, as was Mike Russell. Meredith Olson,
Lucille LaSalandre, Michael Hyle, Richard Eichenbaum and Pat LeMay were
welcomed. New member David Pisarra will soon be joining the lunch tables.
Hello, David.
They sang for their supper (OK, it was noon), but loud
applause was given to Japanese visitors singing “Country Road”: Narumi Fijinuma,
Anooske Nikkar, Kenichi Kakinuming, Yukari Handa, Troyoharu Suyama, and Mika
Limura. Ladies, your kimono and obi were lovely.
Fine Time
Bill Hunt should have to pay more than $25 for singing in,
um, harmony.
Two loving fines were levied in honor of cherished
newborns: $145 to John Miller on the birth of son Matthew John Underhill, and
$100 to Alonzo Hill on the birth of daughter Ann Rose. (Alonzo got a break
because he’s been catching the bad guys.)
Robert Segal can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.
Getting his picture in a newsletter with the Fredricks earned him a $50 fine.
And to show who’s who and what’s what, Bob Fredricks got fined $75.
$75 will be collected from Monika White after she and her
twin sister got their picture in the paper. (It’s because you’re five minutes
older, Monika.)
That newspaper stuff is a real boon for the Rotary
treasury. Norma Barnes will pay $75 for being the subject of a Chicago Tribune
piece on the travel business.
The More Things Change…
The e-mail address for Norma Barnes includes a dash…normab@all-travel.com
Louis Koster has moved to Melbourne where he and his
fiance plan to wed on August 24th and live happily ever after. They can be
reached at Flat 10111 Lewishham Rd (Windsor) 3181 Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia.
Board Reports
Group Study Exchange provides travel grants to paired
districts in different countries to exchange five-member teams composed of four
young non-Rotarian professionals and a Rotarian team leader. The next such
exchange will be in Sardinia, Italy from April 5th through May 5th. Anyone
interested in serving as a Rotarian leader is encouraged to call Helene Pizzine
at (310) 547-0831.
The trustees of the Santa Monica Rotary Club Foundation
noted the Foundation’s holdings to be valued at $531,755. Dick Rice’s plan to
make the Foundation more pro-active in soliciting grant proposals was accepted.
Regrets were expressed at the resignation of long-time Trustees Bill Cummings
and Jim Cayton. Cummings will be replaced by Judy Neveau for a three-year term
beginning July 1st, and Nat Trives was recommended by the Nominating Committee
to replace Cayton, action on which will take place in September. Given his term
as President has been completed, Hal Quigley was re-elected a Trustee. Officers
for the 2002-2003 year are: Jack Michel, President; John Bohn, Vice-President;
Bill Fritzche, Treasurer; Nat Charnley, Secretary.
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