THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS

Chartered March 12, 1959 serving the Greater Sacramento Area communities of Antelope, Elverta, Foothill

Farms, McClellan, North Highlands and Rio Linda

2017-18 Rotary Leadership ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Ian H.S. Riseley President

Rotary Club of Sandringham Victoria, Australia

DISTRICT 5180 Sandi Sava

District Governor Rotary Club of Sacramento Breakfast

David Veden AG Area 5

Rotary Club of Natomas

CLUB OFFICERS/DIRECTORS

Roland Wright President

Patrick Magnani

President Elect

Dominic Mecklenburg Immediate Past

President/Treasurer

Lee Wiggins Secretary

Maureen McBride Club Service

Jordan Backhaus Community Service

Bob Meyer International Service

Bob Spears Vocational Service

Gene Long, Jr. Youth Services

Joe Kaiser Sergeant-at-Arms

David Stone VP/Program Chair

Marilee Monagan VP/Rotary Foundation

The Highlander October 16, 2017

Volume 60

Issue 12

Rotary's World Polio Day October 24, 2017

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Club Communications - Richard Hansen rch6242@comcast.net 916-332-7448

Rotary Club Address P.O. Box 6 North Highlands, CA 95660- 0006

CALL TO ORDER

ANNOUNCEMENTS

VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

DONATE TO HELP OUR ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CAUSES.

Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization.

EIN 68-0392810, PayPal link on Club Website: http://www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/

CLUB WEBSITE: www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/ (Club Runner)

DISTRICT 5180 WEBSITE: http://rotary5180.com

R.I. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.rotary.org

The only guest today was our speaker Rotarian

Ken Wilson from the Rotary Club of West

Sacramento.

President Roland Wright called the

meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. and thanked

PP Bob Meyer for serving as today’s official

greeter. Leading us in the pledge was PP Mo

McBride and providing the invocation was

PE Patrick Magnani, who remembered the

victims of the fires raging in Yuba and Butte

Counties and in the Wine Country. Richard

Hansen served as the note taker.

We meet Mondays at 12:15 p.m.

Lions Gate Hotel and Suites

McClellan Business Park

3410 Westover Street

North Highlands, CA 95632

Mark Your Calendar

Get Ready For An Exciting Adventure

President Roland has organized our much-

anticipated Mystery Bus Trip for Saturday,

October 21st. The group will assemble at

the Lion’s Gate Hotel and Suites Parking Lot

where they will board the bus. At 10 am, the

bus will depart on a fun-filled day of

adventure making several stops along the way.

The day includes lunch and dinner. The cost

is $50 per person.

President Roland Friends, family and

prospective members are welcome to join us.

We are DARK NEXT

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23rd following the Mystery bus trip

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

October is

Economic and Community

Development Month

CLUB CALENDAR:

OCT. 21 MYSTERY BUS TRIP

OCT. 23 DARK—FOLLOWING MYSTERY BUS TRIP

OCT. 30 BOB MUTCHLER, END POLIO NOW DISTRICT CHAIR

NOV. 6 TBA

NOV. 8 BOARD MEETING

NOV. 13 TBA

NOV. 20 NO MEETING OF THANKSGIVING WEEK

NOV. 27 TBA

DISTRICT 5180 CALENDAR:

OCT. 24 24 OCTOBER — ROTARY'S WORLD POLIO DAY

LIVESTREAM EVENT - WWW.ENDPOLIO.ORG/WORLD-

POLIO-DAY

OCT. 28 DISTRICT FOUNDATION DINNER

CITRUS HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER

DEC. 10 ROTARY DAY AT THE KINGS

MAY 11-13, 2018

DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT HYATT REGENCY HOTEL,

SPA AND CASINO

* FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE

HELD ON WEDNESDAYS.

E-Waste4Good Program

Our E-waste Program is going strong with

monthly pick-ups at Umpqua Bank. Large

items are being picked up and stored at

Hallsten Corp. until a scheduled E-waste pick

up. IPP Dominic announced that Year to

Date we have earned $72.50.

Thanks to everyone for your continued support

of this program.

Ink and Toner Cartridges Mini

Fundraiser

IPP Dominic is continuing

to collect spent ink and

toner cartridges as a mini-

fundraiser for the club.

Keep a plastic or paper bag

by your printer; and as you replace the ink or

toner cartridge, put the old ones in the bag

and bring them to Rotary.

Rotary Foundation News

PP Marilee Monagan announced there are

two seats available at the Club’s table for the

District Foundation Dinner on Saturday,

October 28th. If interested in attending,

contact Marilee as soon as possible.

On October 30th, Bob Mutchler, End Polio

Now District Chair, will be our guest speaker.

Bring your cash and check books, lets make

this a big day for our End Polio Now

Campaign.

Shelter Box Update

IPP Dominic Mecklenburg shared a letter

from Shelter Box USA. Our box has been sent

to Syria. See attached Letter.

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Club members are supporting Women’s

Empowerment by donating clothing to the

women they serve. They need items in good

condition such as: coats/jackets, dresses, suits,

pants, tops, skirts, jeans, sweats/activewear

and accessories, i.e. scarves, knit hats, gloves,

belts, shoes, etc.

With Fall in the air, our thoughts turn to

changing around our closets from Summer to

Winter. If you have any items you don’t want

anymore, bring them to our weekly meetings

and Mo will take them at the end of each

month to Women’s Empowerment.

Thanks to Marilee Monagan, Maureen

McBride, Sharon Stone and Diane

Wright for their donations to our project.

RECOGNITIONS Substituting for Fine Master Joe Kaiser,

President Roland asked if there were any

Happy Thoughts. PP Bob Spears donated

$20 to Marilee for PolioPlus. The $20 had a

long history—Bob told Dominic he had been

undercharged for lunches on his September

tab. For being so honest, Dominic paid for

Bob’s lunch today, Bob then gave the $20 to

PolioPlus.

PE Patrick Magnani had a Happy Thought.

His brother’s house in Napa survived the

recent fires. He spun the wheel for $4.

Advance Notice

For Our Annual Holiday Party

We have scheduled our Annual Holiday

Gathering for Monday, December 4th at

the Lions Gate Hotel and Suites. Festivities

will begin with no host cocktails at 6:30 p.m.

Watch for more details in November.

EVERGREEN FUNDRAISER

IPP Dominic Mecklenburg announced we will

again have our annual Evergreen Fundraiser. The

attached green pages (2) are the local items

delivered to Dominic who will distributed them.

Items on the frosty white/blue page are the items

that can be shipped to anyone in the USA. Along

with payment, provide the recipient’s name,

address & a short message to Dominic with each

order!

Deadline to order: 11/7/17. For Rotarians in good

standing, orders can be placed on tab. Items will

be delivered in the week immediately following

Thanksgiving.

See flyers attached for more details.

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BELL RINGERS, GONG BONGERS

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who

contributes $1,000 to the Rotary

International Annual Program Fund or

other approved programs. Each

additional $1,000 contribution is

recognized with a plus and the number.

Jordan Backhaus PHF

Sonja Cameron (GRIF) PHF

John Hallsten (GRIF) PHF+ 5

Richard Hansen (B)(GRIF) (GRIF Polo Plus)

PHF+ 7

Joe Kaiser (GRIF) PHF+ 8

Gordon Lipp PHF+ 4

Gene Long PHF+1

Patrick Magnani (GRIF) PHF+1

Dr. Steven Martinez

Maureen McBride (GRIF) PHF+ 8

Dominic Mecklenburg (GRIF) PHF+ 8

Bob Meyer PHF+ 5

Marilee Monagan (GRIF) PHF+ 2

Sam Morgan PHF+ 6

Gerred Popejoy PHF

Bob Spears (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 3

David Stone PHF+ 8

Lee Wiggins (B) PHF+ 4

Roland Wright (B)(GRIF) (GRIF Polo Plus)

PHF+ 8

Bell Ringer & Gong Codes:

(B) = Bell Ringer chi$100 to Club

(GFHF) = Gonger $100 to Club Foundation

(GRIF) = Gonger $100 to RI Foundation

(RIF) = $100 to Rotary Foundation

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE

Gordon Lipp had

major surgery last

Friday at Mercy San

Juan Hospital and

we are happy to

report he is now at

home recovering.

We wish Gordon a speedy recovery.

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ROTARY FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS

NAME

Backhaus, Jordan Hallsten, John

Hansen, Richard

Kaiser, Joe

Lipp, Gordon

Long, Gene

Magnani, Patrick

McBride, Maureen

Mecklenburg, Dominic

Meyer, Bob

Monagan, Marilee

Morgan, Cheryl (Sam)

Spears, Robert B.

Stone, David M.

Wiggins, Lee N.

Wright, Roland

A Benefactor is someone who has

contributed $1,000 to the Permanent Fund or

made provisions in their will of at least

$1,000 benefiting The RI Foundation.

ANNUAL GIVING/PAUL HARRIS

SUSTAINING FELLOWS

We continue our goal to have Every

Rotarian contribute at least $100 to The

Rotary Foundation and strive to achieve

the status of 100% Paul Harris Sustaining

Fellows for the forth year in a row.

For those who donate $100 or more to The

Rotary Foundation, Marilee will be

presenting them with a special sticker for

their badge. EREY (Every Rotarian/Every Year)

Club

For clubs which achieve a minimum Annual

Fund contribution of $100 per capita during

the Rotary year and every dues-paying

member must personally contribute at least

$25 to the Annual Fund during the year.

FOUNDATION NEWS

END POLIO NOW CAMPAIGN

EVERYONE BRING YOUR POCKET

CHANGE — TO AFFECT CHANGE BY

ENDING POLIO THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD.

The END POLIO NOW campaign is once

again one of Rotary’s top priorities in the

coming year. The Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation have extended their partnership

with Rotary during the critical endgame phase

of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Thanks to this partnership our contributions

are matched two for one—$25 becomes $75.

Foundation Chair Marilee Monagan

announced this year’s goal is to raise $1,000.

Please save your loose change and deposit it in

the Change for Change banks on the tables at

our weekly meetings. We received $8 in the

banks today.

YTD is $336.66 or 33.66% of this year’s

goal.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS

WEEK’S PROGRAM

PP Mo McBride introduced our speaker

Ken Wilson. Ken is a native Californian

having grown up and residing in Clarksburg

for most of his life. He attended Sac City

College from 1969-1971 and then headed to

U.C. Davis in 1972 where he studied

Viticulture 101 while growing grapes for

Wilson Farms in Clarksburg.

He currently serves as President of the Fourth

Generation Family Farming Operation and

since 1972 has grown his family's vineyard

holdings from 60 acres to over 1,000 today.

He joined the Rotary Club of West Sacramento

in 1994 and served as President during the

2014-15 Rotary year. He is also his club's

Scholarship Chairman for high schoolers in

both West Sac and at Delta High School in

Clarksburg.

Ian Riseley, the current President of Rotary

International, has asked every Rotarian in the

world to plant a tree over the next year

through Earth Day which occurs in April 2018.

District Governor Sandi Sava has asked

our speaker to take the lead with a district-

wide tree planting effort where each Rotarian

in the district will plant a tree.

Rotary District 5180 Tree Planting

Campaign

We are excited that Rotary District 5180 is

supporting Sacramento Tree Foundation's

programs through their 2017-2018 tree

planting goal. To facilitate participation, we

have created a description of each of our

programs and how Rotary Clubs would

interaction with them.

Learn — Sponsor a classroom for the Seed to

Seedling Program.

Seed to Seedling is a fun and interactive program

for 3rd and 4th grade classrooms. Sacramento

Tree Foundation supplies oak tree acorns,

growing supplies, growing instructions and

curriculum to teachers, who can integrate the

program into their lesson plans to teach young

people about natural science and stewardship.

Teachers will guide the students through as

much of the curriculum as they would like to

use, as well as the planting of the acorns, and the

ongoing care of the seedlings.

At the end of the program, the growing seedlings

will be delivered back to the Sacramento Tree

Foundation’s office. Those trees will be part of

future plantings performed by Tree Foundation

staff and volunteers.

Plant — Get trees for your home through the

Sacramento Shade program.

The program is specifically offered to SMUD

customers; therefore, residents in Sacramento

County and in a small portion of Placer County

are eligible to participate.

Tree Foundation staff will consult with each

resident to determine the best tree planting

locations and types of trees to plant.

Depending upon space, participants can receive

up to 10 free trees for their homes. There are

generally 30 different deciduous trees to choose

from. Once the consultation has occurred, trees

will be delivered to the home. The resident is

responsible for planting the trees in the locations

agreed upon.

Volunteer — Participate as a group at a

Sacramento Tree Foundation event. The Tree

Foundation has volunteer events nearly every

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weekend of the year. Each event has its own

start and end time; but typically, they begin

around 9 am and last until 12 pm. Participating

Rotary Clubs would be linked to events that are

already scheduled joining other volunteers and

groups that are also participating.

Join — Lead a Community Shade Planting

event. The Tree Foundation supports local

community groups who are interested in

organizing tree planting events in their

neighborhoods through the "Community Shade"

program.

The Tree Foundation can supply the trees, tools

and expertise for the planting day. Planting

locations are typically public spaces — such as

schools and parks, though churches, businesses

and parking lots could be considered.

Any group that plants trees through the

Community Shade program is responsible for

ensuring the long-term survival of the trees —

meaning that the trees will receive regular

watering and care for three years after the

planting.

In Sacramento County, trees can be acquired for

free through the SMUD Community Shade

program. If the proposed planting is outside of

Sacramento County, the trees would need to be

purchased by the Rotary Club.

Community Shade plantings typically take three

months to complete, from application

submission to planting day. Throughout the

year, scheduling on specifically desired dates can

As is our usual custom, President Roland

presented today's speaker with a Rotary gift in

gratitude for his informative presentation.

Then, President Roland asked us to raise our

glasses and join him in a toast to Rotary

Around the World. The meeting was then

adjourned.

Ken Wilson and President Roland

be difficult.

Select Tree Logo for link to Sacramento

Tree Foundation.

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DISTRICT NEWS

2018 District Conference The 2018 District Conference will be held at

the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Spa and

Casino at Incline Village in Lake Tahoe,

May 11-13, 2018.

Early registration began at the District

Conference in Santa Clara and continued

until the end of May. The registration fee

increased to $50 effective June 1st and will be

increased again in November. If you are

thinking about attending the Conference, now

is the time to register.

Hotel reservations should be available on the

District Website shortly. As soon as that

2017 District Foundation

Dinner

Join fellow Rotarians and Friends of The

Rotary Foundation at the District 5180

Foundation Dinner on Saturday,

October 28th at the Citrus Heights

Community Center, 5300 Fountain Square

in Citrus Heights.

Doors open at 6 pm with dinner/program

beginning at 7 pm. Rotary Foundation

Board of Trustees Chairman Paul A.

Netzel will be the keynote speaker. When you

have a minute, check out Paul’s monthly

column in The Rotarian Magazine.

The Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands was the

first club in the district to reserve a table of

eight at the dinner so we are promised primo

seating.

happens, we will notify you. In the meantime,

you can register for the Conference on the

District 5180 website. The link is on the first

page.

If you have any questions, call Mo.

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E-WASTE RECYCLING IS HERE!

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET RID OF SOME UNWANTED CLUTTER AND HELP OUR

CLUB RAISE SOME MONEY. THEY WILL ACCEPT ANY PIECE OF ELECTRONICS INCLUDING TV’S, COMPUTERS,

APPLIANCES, CORDS, KEYBOARDS, MICE AND EVEN POWER TOOLS. THE HEAVIER THE BETTER (WE GET PAID BY THE

WEIGHT!) ANYTHING WITH A CORD IS ACCEPTABLE, AND THEY TAKE THE CORDS TOO. THEY SEPARATE AND RECYCLE

THE PLASTIC, METAL…EVERYTHING! IF YOU HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE, GIVE ME A CALL TO COORDINATE THE

PICKUP. SOME ITEMS I CAN COLLECT AT OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS TOO! IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES THAT

HAVE SOME E-WASTE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR A FREE PICKUP FOR THEM TOO!

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT. CONTACT DOMINIC FOR MORE INFORMATION.

You can also call eWaste-4good at 800-317-3112 and tell them proceeds are to go to The Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands.

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