ISSUE NO. 18 January 12, 2004 OUR 82nd YEAR
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IT WAS GLOBETROTTERS ANONYMOUS THIS WEEK!
The new year is off to a grand start as JOHN MCINTYRE gave a stirring invocation with a global groove. Also going global was BILL ASPINWALL who was our Welcometeer for Visitors and Guestatarians. Heading up the program this week was DAVE ROGERS who was in charge of the Craft Talkers, ROBERT ADAMS and GERRY SMALLWOOD.
Up first was the Global Religious Explorer ROBERT ADAMS who was a Baptist by birth, a Catholic by his Momma’s thriftiness in tuition, and he thinks that makes him an honorary Methodist. This local one time student rebel, has become the establishment that he was fighting against. He is now the VP of Student Affairs at Santa Monica College, which is a global change from his days of sit ins at Loyola. This local traveler comes to us from Nickerson Gardens, by way of City College, Loyola Marymount, the Teachers Corp, USC and finally Pepperdine, which I think makes him an honorary Bruin.
The other Global Explorer was GERRY SMALLWOOD. This man from England who comes to us by way of India, Iran, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur. He covered his 75 years of global experience, world travel and role as societal observer with a grace and wit befitting a member of that august group known as bankers. He started in India back when the clubs had open contempt for the native citizens and now he is here to assist us.
We had an excellent pair of craft talks and as usual it gave great insight to the diversity and wealth of knowledge and experience that is present in this club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MEMBER IN NEED
Esther Johnson is recovering nicely at Berkeley Convalescent and would like to begin receiving visitors again. If you can spare a quick twenty minutes it would be appreciated by her and the club, if you could brighten her day.
No, not the one with the funky Austrian Accent, but our Rotary District Governor is coming this week, and we would like to encourage all to attend and show him how much we appreciate his good works on behalf of RI and the District.
January 16, 2004 - John Colville - District Governor's Annual Meeting. All members are encouraged to attend our regular Rotary Meeting to show our club's support of the Governor and District 5280. At 10:30AM all committee chairs, club officers and directors should meet in the George Thomas Room (Riviera Country Club) with the Governor.
DISTRICT BREAKFAST IS JANUARY 20TH
The 4th DISTRICT BREAKFAST will be Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 7:30 am - 9:00 am at the LAX Marriott Hotel. The Featured Speaker will be ROSEY GRIER well known professional football player, discussing football along with important health issues.
No, I’m not ranting again, the club is collecting old cell phones which are to be donated to the women’s and children’s shelter and re-programmed for use in emergency situations to prevent violence. This is a great way to get rid of those old phones and not have them end up in a landfill.
FINES AND FUN
It was a costly time to be a U$C graduate and fan, the PresiDEEnt decided to fine each one of them $25, except for Paul Leoni, he’s paying QUADRUPLE! He must be a VERY big U$C fan.
We had the lovely JUNE LOCKHART present to thank us for our club’s contribution to the Santa Monica Police Departments Mounted Officers fund. We helped keep the horsies on the road. Thankfully only the riders, not the horsies came for lunch.
January 16, 2004 – JOHN COLVILLE – DISTRICT GOVERNOR
January 23, 2004 - YVONNE BORNSTEIN - In 1992 the unimaginable happened to Yvonne. While on a business trip to Moscow , she was kidnapped and held captive for eleven horrifying days. Be at lunch on Friday to hear her Life-altering experience. Learn how Yvonne found the strength and courage to move beyond the tormenting memories of the experience, to once again find her way back to joyful living and happiness.
January 30, 2004 - Dr. Will Conrad - Disease Prevention - Understanding Your DNA William A. Conrad MD, was raised in Malibu and attended Santa Monica High School. He received his Bachelors degree in Physiology and Spanish Literature from Revelle College at U.C. San Diego. He attended medical school at USC and graduated with honors as a Dean's Scholar and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor's Society. After working at various hospitals including Cedar's Sinai, Huntington Memorial and LAC, and USC, he is now a full time staff member at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance. In 2001, he co founded the California Health and Longevity Institute in Santa Monica, where he remains a staff member and consultant.
For fun, he is an avid surfer and golfer.
DAVID’S DOODLINGS
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
--Mark Twain
Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might.
--Ecclesiastes 9:10