Newsletter - Current  Jul 19, 2007

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EVERY ROTARIAN AN EXAMPLE TO YOUTH!!!!!

July 19, 2007

Chartered May 13, 1952
First in the Rotary World to have 100% Benefactors
A Club of Distinction:  Has Produced Five District Governors
A Club with 296 Paul Harris Fellows - A 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club.
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
    
THE 4-WAY TEST
The object of Rotary is "To encourage and foster
the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise."
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?
 
Rotary International and District Officers
Rotary International Theme – Share Rotary
R.I. President Jack (Wilf) Wilkinson, Rotary Club from Trenton, Ontario, Canada

 R.I. Director, Zones 23, 24  - Paul Netzel, LA 5 Rotary Club
Governor District 5280 – David Moyers, PV Sunset Club. Theme – Share the Journey
Governor-Elect District 5280 -  Chuck Anderson, Redondo Beach Rotary Club
Governor Nominee - District 5280 -  Susanne Sundberg

Lawndale Board of Directors
President – Joe Condon
President-Elect – Bob Zappelli
Past President – Mindy Stogsdill
Secretary - Shirley Giltzow
Treasurer - Bob Zappelli
Club Service – Mindy Stogsdill
Vocational Service – Sandra Horwitz
Community Service -
Youth Service – Craig Burris/David Gerard
International Service  - Jim Hamai
Foundation - Jim Hamai
Bulletin Editor – Mindy Stogsdill

Club Calendar

Meeting Alondra – 7/26 – Mike Talledo on his organization that assists wounded vets

Meeting Alondra – 8/2 – Program TBD (possibly on membership)

District Calendar
First President’s Dinner – Monday August 13, Santa Monica Masonic Center 5:30

District Picnic – Saturday, 9/15

Other Club Activities

-Soutwest LA - Nickolas N. Shammas Scholarship Dinner & Awards, 7/27 6:00 p.m. Radisson Hotel, Midtown LA, RSVP t0 951-314-5387

-Inglewood - Lobster Village Fest 8/18, 8:00a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Puerto Nuevo, Baja Calif. (bus trip)Call Lillian Tennell

-Bellflower - Golf Classic 10/17 US Navy Golf Course, Cypress Call Jim Murrin

-Hollywood, Koreatown & Wilshire - help sponsor a Rotary Room at the new Munger Family YMCA - Call Kitty Gordillo or Pam Rudy

Membership Scorecard

Membership to date  - 16

Honorary members - 5

Leaves of Absence -  2

Birthdays in July
Cathy Burris 7/7      
Jack Jones 7/9     
Bob Downing 7/11     
Lilly Hawkins 7/14 
Lynne Gerard 7/15 
Bob Zappelli 7/22     
Craig Burris 7/30
Lori Dym 7/31

Wedding Anniversaries in July
7/03  Sandra & Michael Horwitz
7/03  Lee & Lisa Jossell 
7/26  Joe & Sharon Condon 
7/31  Ken & Laura Calderwood  

Service Anniversaries in July
July   Bob Zapelli   03
July   Charlotte Bellamy  03
July   Dean Tice   82

Attendance
Joe Condon, Leandro Carde, Bob & Hedy Downing, David Gerard, Kennedy Hilario, Sandra Horwitz, Lee Jossell, Mindy Stogsdill, Bev Teresinski, Gerry White & Bob Zappelli

Guests
Lemuel and Abigail Carde, 2 of Leandro’s kids, Brandon, Bob & Hedy’s “favorite” grandson, LJ Stogsdill,  PDG, Rick Mendoza of the Redondo Beach Club.  Welcome!

Meeting Details:
Invocation – Mindy Stogsdill
Flag Salute – LJ Stogsdill
Song – God Bless America

Program: Today was the final meeting of the Queen.  Mindy gave comments on her year and thanked her board, presenting gifts to them with a special thank you to Gerry White for his dedication to the club and attendance at most meetings, even though he has moved to La Quinta (an average 2-4 hour commute one way.)  Joe presented Mindy with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  (how did she get off so easy with her demotion "pranks"????)

Rick Mendoza proceeded over the installation of the 2007-200 board of directors (of those that were present):
President – Joe Condon
President-Elect – Bob Zappelli
Past President – Mindy Stogsdill
Secretary - Shirley Giltzow
Treasurer - Bob Zappelli
Club Service – Mindy Stogsdill
Vocational Service – Sandra Horwitz
Community Service -
Youth Service – Craig Burris/David Gerard
International Service  - Jim Hamai
Foundation - Jim Hamai

Fines

None today

Raffle
None today

Member Announcements

-Preliminary figures on the fireworks booth fundraiser – gross approx. $55,000 with an estimated net of at least $21,000.  Great job by all!!!!!

-Thanks to all who attended the first District breakfast of the new Rotary new (Joe Condon, Leandro Carde, Lee Jossell, Bob & Hedy Downing, Sandra Horwitz and Mindy Stogsdill)

For all members please remember that the Lawndale Rotary Club website is www.lawndalerotary.org or the District website is www.rotary5280.org

Check out the link to other club's meeting dates and times to make up.