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Rotary District 5340’s

The Human Touch

In This Issue:2. Governor’s Letter3. Community Service CALEXICO ROTARY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF4. International Service HELP IN THE PHILIPPINES5. International Service PRESIDENTIAL RECOGNITION6. Club Service NEW ECO ROTARY CLUB7. End Polio Now ROTARY GLOBAL SWIMARATHON8. End Polio Now STAT UPDATE9. Vocational Service FOUR WAY SPEECH CONTEST10. Foundation News STAT UPDATE11. Foundation News EREY UPDATE12. Membership News STAT UPDATE13. Upcoming Events District Calendar

Monthly Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 10April 2012

Reach Within to Embrace Humanity

LEARN WHAT ONE ROTARY CLUB DID TO HELP EARTHQUAKE VICTIMSSee page 3

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District Governor 2011-2012

Governor’s Letter

To My Rotary Friends -

Having the Rotary Year run from July 1 to June 30 is causing a lot of confusion. Therefore, the RI Board of Directors decided at its last meeting to have the Rotary Year run with the calendar year from January 1 to December 31. To bridge the gap, the 2011-12 Rotary leadership is asked to serve an extra 6 months in their current leadership positions. The current 2012-13 leadership will take office on January 1, 2013 instead of July 1, 2012.

Rotary wants to be perceived as a service club with younger members. In order to achieve that, we are asking the club secretaries to automatically add 5 years to the birth year of every future new member. This way the calculated average age of the club members will be significantly lower. Since this would be unfair to the current older members we ask that over the next 12 months all the older members resign from their club and rejoin straight away, with a modified birth year. Women will be allowed to do this twice.

Prompted by concern at the falling dollar, The Paul Harris Fellowship recognition level will be set at 1,000 Euros instead of $1,000. This measure is expected to raise an additional 30% for The Rotary Foundation in the long run. Members with a current recognition level of $1,000 to $1,299 will be asked to mail back their certificate, medal and pin to The Rotary Foundation, or send a check for the missing amount.

I am never sure how many actually READ the Governor’s newsletter; but if you have reached this point, you have undoubtedly realized that it is April 1 and I have been pulling your leg. (Most of this was borrowed from PDG Philippe Lamoise who used it in his Newsletter in April 2007). It is a great reminder that while Rotary is serious business, Rotarians don’t have to be.

The serious business of Rotary continues. Club Leadership has been educated at District Assembly to carry out their responsibilities. The District Council on April 10th will unveil the concept of an E-Rotary club that is currently underway in our District. Rotary International Director Ken Boyd will be the keynote speaker at our Model United Nations on April 14th. RYLA begins on Friday April 20. And our annual Rotarians at Work Day is on Saturday April 28.

Linda and I recently returned from an inspirational and energizing trip to the Asian sub-continent. We had the opportunity to participate at five Polio immunization sites in the outskirts of Lahore and Karachi in Pakistan. Sadly, the virus continues its stubborn ways and new cases were being reported even as we joined in the eradication efforts. We attended the District 3271 District Conference in Karachi and heard about their efforts to attain 95% literacy by 2017. And we travelled to District 3000 in South India to view progress on past club projects and to inaugurate new ones.

Thanks to the opportunities you have given us, Linda and I have met Rotarians from many lands – here in San Diego and around the world. Always, always, we walk away amazed how similar we Rotarians are under the skin. And always how lucky we are to be Rotarians in this great District.

Sincerely,

Larry Sun!am

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On April 4th, 2010 a 7.2 earthquake hit the city of Mexicali, Mexico. It left hundreds injured, damaged 5,200, affected 35,000 people affected, and destroyed roads, highways, water irrigation systems and crops. The Rotary Club of Calexico quickly responded by contacting the Shelter Box program, which sent 260 tents to families in immediate need. The club then gathered and distributed food, water, blankets and medicines. They also gathered funds, including a large donation from the Sempra Energy Foundation. They were able to present $40,000 to the District 4100 for relief efforts in his district. Working with the club presidents in the affected area, the clubs decided to work on repairing damaged houses for the hardest hit families. Visiting these areas was very difficult, but they were able to visit and see the destroyed homes, wasted fields, dried out water sources, and children and the elderly suffering from the heat and circumstances. They asked families to apply for the aid, and chose 150 to begin with. They delivered the construction material to the families, which was received with enormous gratitude.

But the club did not stop there. They worked with the Mexican Government to match the funds that the Sempra Energy Foundation had donated, and were able to help another 150 families. They have also helped families with replacing lost belongings, clothing, food, seeds, and helped nursing homes with supplies, personal hygiene items for the patients, and air conditioning. They delivered backpacks, books and school materials to schools in the Mexicali Valley, and helped repair a roof at one school; provided language therapy assistance to a child who had cleft palate surgery. They also worked with the other Imperial Valley clubs to provide a mobile medical clinic.

During the festivities of the 75th anniversary of Rotary in Mexicali, the District 4100 Governor and 6 Rotary Club Presidents from Mexicali delivered to the Calexico club a special award, recognizing all the help that they had given, as well as recognizing the Calexico club for sponsoring the first club in Mexicali. The Calexico Club members are proud to be Rotarians, to be able to help all these people affected by this natural disaster to live with dignity and to unite two countries, two cities at both sides of the border, sharing ties of friendship, respect and good will.

Community Service Calexico RotaryEarthquake Relief

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International Service Help In The Philippines

Members of the San Diego Paradise Valley Rotary Club recently visited the Philippines, where they worked on three separate projects. They provided medical consultation, medicine, dental work and minor surgery to residents in four locations. Some visited the Shelter Box sites, where survivors of the flash floods, which took 1000 lives and left 280,000 homeless, were living as they began to rebuild their lives. Working in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Cagayan De Oro East Urban, they also distributed books and dictionaries to students in 4 schools, from 2nd through 6th grades. Each student received a dictionary donated by the San Diego Paradise Valley Rotary Club. The Paradise Valley club is proud to have bettered the lives of so many people in the Philippines, and hopes to continue their work there for years to come.

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SARASOTA, Fla. March 5, 2012 – San Diego area volunteer, Peter Griffith and Rob Mullally were recognized by President Obama and ShelterBox USA with a Presidential Volunteer Service Award for his efforts during 2011 to provide shelter, warmth and dignity for survivors of natural and other disasters worldwide.

In the aftermath of disasters such as the Japan earthquake and tsunami last March, many watched on the television wishing they could make a difference. Griffith and Mullally knew ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity, would be on the scene delivering it’s iconic green box containing a family tent, water purification, a cook set and stove along with other lifesaving supplies. Through their efforts of raising awareness and funds for ShelterBox, the organization was able to provide more than 17,600 ShelterBoxes to families throughout the world in 2011, including the tornadoes in the southern U.S., drought and famine in East Africa, widespread flooding in the Philippines and the subsequent earthquakes in Turkey.

“I am truly proud to honor our volunteers, who work hard year-round to support ShelterBox and our efforts to help families rebuild their lives across the globe,” said Emily Sperling, ShelterBox USA President. “It’s because of the continuous efforts of our volunteers such as Peter [and Rob] that we are able to help so many vulnerable families each year.”

The President’s Volunteer Service Award is a special recognition presented on behalf of President Barack Obama. The award is part of a national recognition program created in 2003 through the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation for individuals of all ages who contribute a significant amount of time to volunteer activities.

International Service Presidential Recognition

ABOUT SHELTERBOX USA

Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth and dignity following more than 170 disasters in 80 countries. ShelterBox instantly responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each iconic green ShelterBox contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, among other tools for survival. ShelterBox’s American affiliate, ShelterBox USA is nationally headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. Individual tax-deductible donations to ShelterBox USA can be made at www.shelterboxusa.org, (941) 907-6036 or via text message by sending SHELTER to 20222 for a one-time $10 donation. Location and time specific donations cannot be accepted.

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Club Service New Eco Rotary Club

The Solano Beach Eco Rotary Club is in the process of forming, is recruiting potential members, and has just found a new meeting place. They meet at the Center for Healthy Lifestyles, located west of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito in Solano Beach, on Thursdays at 5:30 PM. They hope to charter in the near future. Their motto is Living in Harmony with Nature. "Our mission is to live sustainably and promote stewardship of the Earth through Rotary. As an Eco Rotary Club, our service focuses on how we - all of us - relate to each other and the living web of which we are a part. Ecology focuses on relationships between living organisms and their environment. While we share the growing concern that we are living beyond our means ecologically, we share in the vision that all Earth's inhabitants may enjoy a high quality of life in harmony with nature. Our intent is to understand the challenge of living sustainably, and to identify, implement and communicate best practices in our neighborhood and throughout Rotary." If you are interested in learning more about this emerging club, visit their web site at https://sbecorotary.org . If you have questions about the club, contact Bill Dean, President, bill@solanacenter.org or Larry Jones, President Elect,joneslawr@gmail.com. You are also welcome to attend a meeting.

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End Polio Now Rotary GlobalSwimarathon

The Rotary Global Swimarathon sets a new record and raises thousands of dollars to End Polio Now!

85 swimmers and Bruce, the dog swam 100 meters in ocean at La Jolla Shores between 0400-0500 on Saturday, February 25th to support End Polio Now! and to help establish a new Guinness Book of World Records for having the most people swimming at the exact same time in the water. This event was independent of the La Jolla Cove Swim Club but our full support was behind such a worthy cause.

During the swimarathon at least 15 time zones across the globe were represented. Over 100 Rotary Clubs on 6 continents and in 23 countries supported over 5,000 swimmers as they took part in this charity and record setting swim. Currently it is believed that in excess of $50,000 has been raised to End Polio Now!

The La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club supplied the volunteer power to get the swimmers signed up for the swim and recorded properly for the Guinness Book of World Records. They also provide tasty treats and hot beverages for the swimmers. The San Diego Rotary Club along with the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club help to collect donations for End Polio Now! and at this point is seems a safe bet to say between the two Rotary Clubs over $6,000 has been donated!

Many of our swim buddies donated their time to act as our safety patrol by roaming the 100 meter course on kayaks and paddle boards.

And what more could we have asked for after our swim then to have a complimentary hot buffet breakfast waiting for everyone at Papalulu’s Restaurant!

Plans are already underway for another Rotary Global Swimarathon on February 23, 2013 so mark your calendar and plan to sleep in as it appears we may not be required to swim between 0400-0500.

By the way it is not too late to donate to End Polio Now!

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3 countries have never stopped polio.

Polio is 99% of the way to being eradicated!

The percent of people globally who were surprised that polio still exists and is a serious problem, according to a recent Rotary survey.

To reach the final 1% of children is the most difficult because polio still exists in some of the most challenging parts of Africa and South Asia.

1.2 millionRotary members worldwide are united in the fight to end polio.

$0.6060 cents (€0.46 as of Feb. 16, 2012) is the cost of protecting one child from polio.

2.5 billion children immunized globally by Rotary and its partners since 1988—that is an average of 3.3 children a second!

$40-50 billion The estimated amount of money polio eradication will save the world over the next 20 years.

The majority of children that contract this crippling disease are under the age of 5.

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After more than 25 years, Rotary and its partners are “this close” to making history with the eradication of polio. With this achievement, polio will only be the second human disease in history—after smallpox—to be eradicated worldwide.

Learn more about the fight and how you can help at www.endpolio.org.

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The Fight to End Polio

Polio Eradication UpdateFor The Week Ending 03/17/12

Total paralysis casesYear-to-date

2012Total Cases

2011Total Cases

2010Globally 25 650 1,352- in endemic countries: 24 340 232- in non-endemic countries: 1 310 1,120

India has now been removed from the list of Endemic Countries!

End Polio Now Stat Update

This Week -  The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, is being recognized as a recipient of the Polio Eradication Champion Award, for his leadership and dedication to a polio-free world. "We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rid the world of the evil of polio," said Prime Minister Cameron in a statement. "The commitment of Britain and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, with the support of millions of Rotarians, has helped bring this crippling and often deadly disease to the brink of eradication." The award, to be presented by Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee, will be received by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell on behalf of Cameron, at a reception at the House of Commons. The Polio Eradication Champion Award is the highest honour Rotary presents to heads of state, health agency leaders and others who have made significant contributions to the global polio eradication effort. 

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The Rotary District 5340 4 Way Test Speech Contest was launched with competitions at the Old Mission Rotary Club in San Diego on March 13th, and contests at the La Jolla Sunrise Club on March 15th, along with another competition at the Rotary Club of Fallbrook. Students participating at Old Mission, La Jolla Sunrise, and Fallbrook were introduced by the Chairs of those competitions Bill Turnquist, Chris Newton, and Dick Goodlake respectively. Speakers in all contests are limited to seven minutes and critiqued by a panel of judges who judge contestants on content, organization, delivery, and application of the 4 Way Test. Two more Sub-Regionals are being conducted at Rancho Bernardo Sunrise (Rex Teets) on March 27th and Rancho Bernardo Noon (Dave Brooks)on March 29th. The top winners in these competitions will continue to compete against each other in two Regionals in Chula Vista (Dr. Richard Freeman) on April 13th or the Downtown Rotary Club (Nancy Vaughan) on April 18th. The District Final (Kourtney Kennedy) will be held on May 16th at the La Jolla Marriott. Registration for the District Final can be accomplished on the District 5340 Web Site.

Photo, courtesy Dr. Jim Helms, shows competitors at the Rotary Club of Fallbrook on March 15th. Left to right: Front row: Melissa Farlow, Escondido H.S.; Natasha Maldi, Carlsbad H.S.; Jared Kelly.Valley Center H.S. Back row: Sarah Aten, Escondido Classical Academy H.S.; Nina Keshawarz, Encinitas Sunset H.S.; and Lexi Turner, Vista Mission H.S.

Vocational Service Four-Way Speech Contest

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Club Members APF Per CapitaLa Mesa 47 $ 301.60

La Mesa Sunrise 25 $ 267.60

Rancho Bernardo 56 $ 255.86

Vista 26 $ 232.57

Del Mar 73 $ 216.23

Del Mar-Solana Beach 33 $ 208.39

Escondido Sunrise 46 $ 187.11

Encinitas Coastal 34 $ 182.32

Carlsbad 59 $ 178.88

Rancho SD/SV 18 $ 176.94

San Marcos 33 $ 172.58

Rancho Santa Fe 88 $ 163.01

Torrey Pines (La Jolla) 20 $ 158.25

San Diego Downtown Bkfst 100 $ 157.49

Mission Valley 25 $ 155.80

La Jolla Golden Triangle 105 $ 151.76

La Jolla Sunrise 41 $ 150.51

Oceanside 49 $ 150.43

Fallbrook 74 $ 150.41

Shadowridge (Vista) 26 $ 141.42

Escondido East 33 $ 139.09

Poway 26 $ 138.62

El Camino Real 23 $ 136.11

Borrego Springs 23 $ 127.39

San Diego Coastal 30 $ 123.33

Imperial 23 $ 117.39

Encinitas 86 $ 117.35

Lemon Grove 17 $ 116.18

Rancho Bernardo Sunrise 51 $ 115.45

Blythe 40 $ 105.88

Foundation News Stat Update

Bonsall 22 $ 100.47

El Centro 83 $ 91.57

Camp Pendleton 13 $ 91.15

Valley Center 26 $ 86.41

National City 17 $ 84.71

San Luis Rey (Oceanside) 30 $ 83.30

Coronado 228 $ 82.88

Mission Valley-Sunset 18 $ 81.11

Santee-Lakeside 22 $ 80.68

Ramona 34 $ 74.71

San Diego 511 $ 72.42

Mission Bay 16 $ 66.88

Point Loma 39 $ 61.28

El Cajon 57 $ 54.53

Carlsbad Hi-Noon 97 $ 45.94

Southeast San Diego 19 $ 41.58

Brawley 37 $ 41.22

Chula Vista 93 $ 41.00

San Diego-Paradise Valley 28 $ 35.71

El Cajon Sunset 11 $ 30.91

Escondido 168 $ 27.47

Old Mission 48 $ 24.64

Miramar 21 $ 21.95

Holtville 34 $ 20.59

San Diego North 21 $ 15.43

Calexico 8 $ 15.00

La Jolla 102 $ 8.04

Chula Vista Sunrise 25 $ 0.00

Fallbrook Village 28 $ 0.00

San Diego Uptown Sunrise 10 $ 0.00

Totals 3196 $ 103.51Congratulations clubs...

and "anks for making # world a be$er place!

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Top 10 Clubs for APF participation % EREYDel Mar 100%Escondido East 100%Escondido Sunrise 100%La Mesa Sunrise 100%Rancho Santa Fe 97%La Jolla Golden Triangle 96%Chula Vista Sunrise 95%La Jolla Sunrise 95%San Diego-Paradise Valley 92%Bonsall 92%

Bottom 10 Clubs for APF Participation*Carlsbad Hi-Noon 16%Old Mission 16%Brawley 16%Holtville 15%Escondido 11%San Diego North 10%La Jolla 6%Miramar 5%Fallbrook Village 0%San Diego Uptown Sunrise 0%

* Excludes new clubs

Foundation News EREY Update

EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR!

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Club Name Membership Change

Escondido After Five 31Naval Base San Diego 26Convoy (San Diego) 25Chula Vista Sunset 24Escondido 17El Cajon Sunset (Bkfst) 7Borrego Springs 6Camp Pendleton 6El Centro 6La Mesa Sunrise 5Encinitas Coastal 4Escondido Sunrise 4Imperial (Valley Breakfast) 4San Diego Downtown Breakfast 4Calexico 3Coronado 3Encinitas 3Escondido East 3La Mesa 3Mission Bay (San Diego) 3Oceanside 3Vista 3Bonsall 2Carlsbad 2Del Mar-Solana Beach Sunrise 2Old Mission (San Diego) 2San Marcos 2Santee-Lakeside 2Shadowridge (Vista) 2Valley Center 2Brawley 1El Cajon 1La Jolla 1Point Loma (San Diego) 1Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) 1Rancho San Diego/Spring Valley 1San Diego Uptown Sunrise 1

Membership News Stat Update

Carlsbad Hi-Noon 0Del Mar 0Holtville 0Mission Valley (San Diego) 0San Luis Rey (Oceanside) 0Southeast San Diego 0Blythe -1Lemon Grove -1Mission Valley-Sunset, San Diego -1National City -1Rancho Santa Fe -1San Diego North -1El Camino Real (Oceanside) -2Fallbrook -2La Jolla Sunrise -2Miramar (San Diego) -2Ramona -2Rancho Bernardo Sunrise (San Diego) -2San Diego -2Torrey Pines (La Jolla) -2Chula Vista Sunrise -3Fallbrook Village -3Poway -3San Diego Coastal -3San Diego-Paradise Valley -3La Jolla Golden Triangle -6Chula Vista -7

Change in Membership 166

Total Membership 03-28-12 3362

Total Membership 07-1-11 3196

Number of Clubs 64Number of New Clubs 2011-12 4

“Thanks for all your help making Membership a plus this year!”

Bob James, Jr.Rotary District 5340 Membership Chairperson 2011-2013

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Upcoming Events District Calendar

District Events

April 10 District Council, USD

April 14-15 Model United Nations

April 14 Grant Management Seminar

April 20-22 RYLA for High School Juniors

April 28 Rotarians at Work

May 4-5 Thousand Smiles Clinic, Ensenada

May 6-9 RI Convention, Bangkok

May 16 Four Way Test Speech Contest

June 12 District Council - Awards