DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 9, 2015

Rotary International!K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran!President 2015-2016!!District 5240!!Jim Bell!District Governor 2015-2016!!Bob Braitman!Executive Assistant Governor!Region 3!2015-2016!!Joseph Kirkland !President 2015-2016!!Bernadette Bagley!Secretary & President Elect 2015-2016!

George Thurlow III!Treasurer!!John Glanville!Past President !!Directors!

Dusty Baker, Membership!Conner Rehage, Service!Rober Mislang, Youth & RYLA!Jennifer Goddard- Combs, !Programs!James Fenkner, Public Relations!Paul Kresmer, Grants & RI

ROTARY CLUB of MONTECITO Tuesday’s @ Noon at the Montecito Country Club!

P.O. Box 40218, Santa Barbara, CA 93140

Presidents Message October 9, 2015

Greetings Rotarians,!!I hope everyone enjoyed themselves learning about Santa Barbara's Food and Wine Tours from Tara Jones. A special thanks to Murray Ray for stepping in on short notice to cover for me!!!Be sure to join us this coming Tuesday for an update on all things Santa Barbara from the perspective of our very own Chief Cam Sanchez. Have a great weekend folks! Don't miss it, be there!!!Yours in service,!Joe Kirkland

Thank you, Tara Jones, for coming and speaking to our group about your exciting company, Eat This Shoot That. We will all be joining you soon on one of your food and wine tours!

PINOT FOR POLIOIf you haven’t heard about the Pinot for Polio Campaign, please read below. We should find a way to join in on this campaign with other wineries in the area, who may be interested in donating a couple cases of wine for Polio Plus. We could auction them off at a couple of our meetings. Let me know your thoughts on Tuesday. I am going to reach out to John in the meantime for more information.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

ARTICLE FROM ROTARY.ORG!

In Syria, where a civil war has been raging since 2011, more than 6,000 people flee the country every day. As of September, more than 4.1 million people have become refugees, and 7.6 million more have been internally displaced.!!“The plight of Syria’s refugees is a litmus test for the world's compassion,” says Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko. “Rotary members worldwide are profoundly disheartened by the refugee crisis now unfolding in Syria and other parts of the world,” which the United Nations has described as the worst in decades.!!“Rotary is following the situation closely,” Hewko says. “We know our members have an inherent desire to act, to relieve the suffering and uncertainty that displaced individuals and families are facing. We call on you to respond as Rotarians have for more than 100 years: to use your professional skills and acumen, leverage your connections to other leaders, and mobilize your local communities to provide the necessary resources and funding to address the humanitarian crisis.”!!Rotary members can donate to the disaster relief efforts of our project partner ShelterBox. The organization has supported the Syrian relief effort for nearly four years and is working with other agencies to continue distributing relief materials. ShelterBox is also working with communities in Greece to provide aid and supplies to displaced people passing through the region. !!Rachel Harvey, a member of a ShelterBox response team that recently returned from Greece, says Syrian refugees are making dangerous crossings to the shores of Greece.!!As many as 2,000 people arrive daily on Lesbos’ northern beaches, says Harvey, referring to a Greek island in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast. The trip from Turkey to Greece usually takes about an hour and a half. “The flimsy rubber dinghies are invariably overcrowded, and the majority of passengers can’t swim,” she says.!!Harvey adds: "The experience is terrifying. Another trauma added to the layers that many of the displaced have accumulated through war in Syria or South Sudan, insecurity in Afghanistan or Pakistan. One man told me: 'It was a nightmare. I don’t know how we got through that trip,' ” she says.!!Says Hewko: “We appreciate our clubs and members for their support, helping the millions of displaced people find shelter and rebuild their lives and communities. Every refugee is in our hearts and minds.”!

DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 9, 2015

SONG OF THE WEEKLUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS!

By John Lennon, Song Lead by Del Hegland!!Paul McCartney assisted. John's son, Julian, drew a picture in nursery school about a classmate named Lucy and he called it "Lucy.........in the sky with diamonds." He admits to having a crush on Lucy! That day, John picked up his son from school and Julian showed him the drawing. That afternoon, John went to the recording studio and wrote the song, Paul McCartney assisting a bit.. !

Lucy O'Donnell Vodden died in 2009 at age 46 after suffering from lupus. The LSD connotation was never implied or real, according to John.!

Picture yourself in a boat on a river 
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies 
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly 
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green 
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes 
And she's gone……. 
!Lucy in the sky with diamonds !Lucy in the sky with diamonds! !Lucy in the sky with diamonds! !Aaaaahhhhh... 

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain 
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies 
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers 
That grow so incredibly high. 

Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! ! !Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! ! !Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! ! !Aaaaahhhhh...!!Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! ! !Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! ! !Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! ! !Aaaaahhhhh...!

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1. One person can make a difference and together as Rotarians we can have a stronger impact. (I am one-Rotary as many.)!

2. For camaraderie, and new friendships.!

3. To serve locally, nationally or internationally.!

4. To learn more about other cultures.!

5. For a way to share your talent and resources effectively.!

6. To have a place to go each week to connect with like-minded people who motivate you.!

7. To make life-long relationships.!

8. To be part of something bigger than yourself.!

9. to hear an interesting speaker each week and learn what is going on in the community.!

10. To be able to take advantage of the true “family” of rotary while traveling nationally or internationally.

Upcoming Programs!Oct 13- State of the SB Police Department/ Chief Cam Sanchez!

Oct 20- Clean Seas-Oil Spill Response in SB Channel/ Ike Ikerd!

Oct. 27- An Industrious Mind- The Worlds of Sir Simmonds D’Ewes/ J. Sears McGee!

Nov. 3- Introducing the Impact Hub/ Kyle Ashby!

Nov. 10- Foundation Grants/ John Glanville!

FOUR WAY TEST!

1. Is it the TRUTH?!

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?!

3. Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?!

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Weekly Assignments!October 13!

Invocation/Flag Salute: Jerry Horan!Backup: Carla Lemon!50/50 Raffle: Andy Berwick!Greeter: Carolyn Brown!!October is the WHITE Team!!Setup/Breakdown Team: The WHITE Team includes: Del Hegland, Karen Hickman, Jerry Horan, Jeff Kerns, Joe Kirkland, Kurt Koenig, Paul Kremser, Mark Magid and Garret McCaw.

The Top 10 Reasons to Join the Montecito Rotary Club

Tuesday!

Goleta Noontime- Frog Bar (Glen Annie Golf Course) !

@ 11:45am!

Goleta (2nd and 4th)- Frog Bar (Glen Annie Golf Course)!

@ 6:30pm!

Rotaract (1st and 3rd)- Silvergreens on Chapala !

@ 6:30pm!

Wednesday!

Carpinteria Morning- Carpinteria Women’s Club

@ 7:00am!

Santa Barbara Sunrise- Santa Barbara Club !

@ 7:00 am!

Santa Barbara North- Harry;s Plaza Cafe !

@ noon

Thursday!

Carpinteria- !

Lion’s Community Park !

@11:45 am!

Friday!

Santa Barbara Downtown- Fess Parker Double Tree !

@ noon!

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Presidents Message October 2015

Last month, after confirming a full year without a single case of wild poliovirus, Nigeria was removed from the list of the world's polio-endemic countries. It was the last polio-endemic country in Africa. Today, only two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan – harbor the world's final reservoir of endemic poliovirus. As this issue of The Rotarian goes to press, global cases of polio in 2015 number only a few dozen.!

The scale of this achievement can hardly be overstated. Polio has existed for millennia; it has plagued humanity since our earliest civilizations. Today, because of Rotary's work and that of our partners, the end is in sight. We are counting down not in years, but in months.!

And yet, our success is as fragile as it is monumental. We are moving forward, slowly, steadily, inexorably – thanks to colossal

efforts that never cease. We continue to vaccinate hundreds of millions of children in vast synchronized campaigns; we constantly monitor environments to prevent new outbreaks. The sheer scale of the effort – the coordination, the cost, and the commitment – boggles the mind.!

Some ask why such high levels of immunization and surveillance are still needed to combat a disease that is almost gone. The answer is simple: It is the only way forward. If we did anything less – if we allowed the virus any quarter – years of work would be undone. We know too well how easily polio could spread again. We know how quickly our decades of progress could be lost. And this is why the months ahead are so tremendously important. We need your voice – to raise awareness, to raise funds, and to keep the momentum going. We need your strength to help fight this war until we have won.!

On 24 October, we mark World Polio Day. I hope that on that day, all of you will take part in some way in our work to eradicate polio. I know that many of you intend to publicize this event on the club or district level; for those who have not yet made plans, there are still many ways to participate. Visit endpolionow.org for ideas, tools, sample press releases, and ways to donate. You'll also find the link to our live stream event; be sure to join in, and share it on social media.!

This war of ours – which started as a war against polio but is also a war against hatred, against ignorance, against fear – this war will be won. It will be won soon. And when it is won, all of Rotary will have a story to tell – to the children, and the grandchildren, who will never see a leg brace or an iron lung, or know a world with polio in it.!

Whether you are a Rotarian in Kano or Peshawar or Swat, in Seoul or Madrid or Chicago – you are a part of this story. Your part in it is one that only you can write. I ask you all to write it well – so that the story you will one day tell is one of which you will be proud.!

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K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran!President 2015-2016

DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 9, 2015