DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 15, 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!!Marc Fleischman!Past President !!Directors!

Dusty Baker, Membership!Conner Rehage, Service!Rober Mislang, Youth & RYLA!Jennifer Goddard- Combs, !Programs & Public Relations!Harlan Green, 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 15, 2015

Greetings Rotarians,! !There's a new sheriff in town! A special thanks to Harlan Green for filling in on short notice for SB Police Chief, Cam Sanchez. !!As it turns out, the timing couldn't have been better. We got to hear about our new Mumosho Water Project! Just one of the great things in store for our Club this year!!!Please be sure to join us this coming Tuesday as we hear some updated info on the Clean Seas - Oil Spill Response in SB Channel from Ike Ikerd. This week’s host will be Past-President Mark Fleischman. Don't miss it, be there!!!Yours in service,!Joe Kirkland

ROTARY ANNIVERSARY

CONGRATULATIONS, Mark Magid, for celebrating 5 years with Rotary. Your spirit, your desire to always lend a helping hand, and your ideas on how to expand our club, are just a few qualities about you that make you a wonderful member of our club.

DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 15, 2015

FUN WITH ROTARYJeff, Jerry and Kurt at the Counting Crows show.

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SONG OF THE WEEK"SWEET CAROLINE" !

Neil Diamond, Sept. 16, 1969!Song lead by Del Hegland!!

His inspiration was Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's daughter, then 11. Diamond saw a magazine cover photo of her siting on a horse with her parents in the background. !!!The song has been played at every  Boston Red Sox game in Fenway Park since 1997. It was also played as a special tribute after the Boston Marathon bombings.!

!Where it began!I can't begin to knowin'!But then I know it's growing strong.!!Was in the spring!And spring became the summer!Who'd have believed you'd come along.!!Hands, touchin' hands!Reachin' out, touchin' me, touchin' you!!Sweet Caroline!Good times never seemed so good!I've been inclined!To believe they never would!But now I!!Look at the night!And it don't seem so lonely!We fill it up with only two!!And when I hurt!Hurtin' runs off my shoulders!How can I hurt when holding you?!!Warm, touchin' warm!Reachin' out, touchin' me, touchin' you!!Sweet Caroline!Good times never seemed so good!I've been inclined!To believe they never would!Oh, no, no!

DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 15, 2015

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

Oct. 27- The Pantry/ Alexis and Ronald Donaire!

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

Nov. 10- Foundation Grants/ John Glanville!

Nov. 17- District Governor Visit/ Jim Bell!

Nov. 24- Museum of Art Visit!

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 20!

Invocation/Flag Salute: Cathy Cash!Backup: Kati Buehler!50/50 Raffle: Aaron Clark!Greeter: Chris DeVries!!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!

oneworldrotary.org

Missed a Meeting? Make it up!

DISTRICT 5240 MONTECITO ROTARY CLUB AXISIS October 15, 2015

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

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