The Rotary Club of San Jose

The Bulletin

Friday, April 02, 2010 Club Web Site

Editor: Teresa McCarthy The Speaker for April 7 If you have any comments or questions, email the editor. Mark Purdy Future Speakers "Sports" Apr 7 2010 MARK PURDY has been a sports columnist at the San Jose Mercury News since 1984. He previously worked at the Dayton Mark Purdy (Ohio) Journal Herald, Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati Enquirer and Los Angeles Times. He has been a contributing columnist to the "Sports" Sporting News and has made television appearances on ABC's Nightline, Court TV, ESPN "Outside the Lines" and many Bay Area radio and television Apr 14 2010 programs.

Col. Michael J. Meese On five occasions, he has been named to the Associated Press Sports Editors' annual list of America's Top 10 Sports Columnists. The South Bay's "Combating Terrorism in Metro Weekly has named him the "Best Local Sportswriter" and he was twice selected as Ohio Sportswriter of the Year by his colleagues while Afghanistan" working in Cincinnati.

Apr 21 2010 A native of Celina, Ohio, Purdy is a 1974 graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He has covered 10 Olympic Games, Chris Wilder more than 25 Super Bowls and World Series and many other high-profile sports events. In the Bay Area, he is known as the columnist who named "Social Networking" "McCovey Cove," the body of water behind right field at Pacific Bell Park, as a tribute to former Giants' slugger Willie McCovey. In 1989, he was a member of staff that received the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the "World Series earthquake" that struck the area just before Apr 28 2010 Game 3 at Candlestick Park. Dolores Carr & Jeff Rosen "District Attorney Candidate Rotary Name Change Debate" May 5 2010 Chuck Reed "State of the City" Local Endowment name changed to May 12 2010 Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation

Leigh Rubin Due to some recent changes in the law and advice from professionals in our Rotary Club, the Trustees of our local Rotary Endowment "Cartoonist" have changed the name to the "Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation". We know this will some confusion with The Rotary May 19 2010 Foundation run by Rotary International so we will refer to the two different foundations as "the Club Foundation" and "the International Foundation". Russ Jones "LEAP" We apologize for the change, but there weren't many good options. For the next few months, we will continue to deposit any checks written to the San Jose Rotary Endowment or anything similar. Heck, we will probably continue depositing those checks just as long as San Jose Rotarians want to May 26 2010 write them! Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Bill Sherry "San Jose Airport" Skype Conference: San Jose to China and Back Jun 2 2010 BBQ Washington School Kids Share Easter with Kids In China "Rotary Spring BBQ" Washington School kids connect with kids at Hao Chong Elementary School in Zhongshan China via Skype and conference with them. Here are the Jun 9 2010 pictures that help share with you the event. The kids shared with the kids in China the up coming cultural event of Easter and Passover, an event Larry Stone & Peter Carter that they know little about. The students in China shared their New Years Event with the Washington School kids. "Personals & Scramble" There is a Mandarin Language Club at noon at Washington School. "Our kids" are learning a THIRD language! Jun 16 2010 John Seffrin You are invited to attend the next Skype conference at Washington School. The next Skype Conference is scheduled on May 5 at 5:30 PM in the Library. Contact Rotarian Dennis Fong for more information. "A World with Less Cancer: A Possible Dream" Jul 21 2010 Jeff Smith "State of the County"

Upcoming Events Orientation -- 7:30 AM Apr 2 2010 ELC Meeting -- 7:30AM Apr 6 2010 Membership Development Meeting - 7:30 AM Apr 7 2010 Rotary Meeting -- Noon Apr 7 2010 SJ Rotary Chorale -- 11:00 AM Apr 7 2010 Job Shadow Day Apr 7 2010 Washington School Mock Trial -- 8:45 AM Apr 9 2010 Book Club -- 12 Noon Apr 12 2010 Downtown Development Committee -- 8 AM Apr 13 2010 Program Committee Meeting -- 11:45 AM Apr 13 2010 Membership Committee Meeting -- 7:30 AM Apr 13 2010 Rota-Arts Committee Meeting -- 11:00 AM Apr 14 2010 Club Finance Meeting -- 7:30 Apr 14 2010 Rotary Meeting -- 12 Noon Apr 14 2010 After Hours -- Tour Greenwaste Sorting System Apr 15 2010 Local Interact Clubs Host "End Polio Now!" Dinner International Service Meeting -- 12 Noon Apr 15 2010 Lincoln High School and Bellarmine Interact Clubs, sponsored by Rotary Club of San Jose Interact Committee, are collaborating Rotacare Committee Meeting with Interact Clubs of Notre Dame and Mitty High Schools to host the first Annual Charity Dinner to benefit Polio Plus. The -- 8:45 AM event is scheduled for Saturday, April 10th - from 6 PM to 8:30 PM - at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 5700 Apr 15 2010 Comanche Drive in San Jose. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Homemade Mexican entrees, sides, salads, Red Badge Meeting -- 7:30 AM drinks and desserts will be provided. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Shelly McNamara or Paul Kanter. Apr 16 2010 Board of Directors Meeting -- 8AM April 24 Rotary's Annual Fishing Event Apr 20 2010 Digital Bridges Meeting -- 11:30 AM Apr 21 2010 Saturday, April 24th is Rotary's Annual Fishing Event from 7:30am to 12:30pm for third graders at Sam Wool Lake at Ed Levin Adult Gift of Life Meeting -- Park in Milpitas. Volunteers are needed to help kids set up tackle, bait hooks (no worms!) and net fish. If you are interested in helping please contact Elizabeth Monley at 408-472-4546 or Barry Cristina at 408-938-4932. To download the fishing flier click 7:30 AM --> HERE. <-- Apr 21 2010 Event Committee Meeting -- 8:00 AM Apr 21 2010 I-House Residents at SJSU Seek Mentors SJ Rotary Chorale Practice -- 11:00 AM The Rotary committee for I-House has identified several students who are interested in having a Rotary Club member as a mentor. Apr 21 2010 Rotary Meeting -- 12 Noon The following is a list of their country and major: Apr 21 2010 Canada Urban and Regional Planning Rotaplast Reception -- 5:30PM Apr 22 2010 China Business Administration Membership Involvement Egypt Business Administration Committee Meeting --7:30 AM Italy Hospitality and Tourism Apr 22 2010 Nigeria Mechanical Engineering District 5170 Celebration Pakistan Biological Sciences 2010 Poland Accounting and Finance Apr 23 2010 - Apr 25 2010 South Korea Material Engineering, Bio-Medical Devices Rotary Fishing Day Apr 24 2010 If a Rotary member is interested in being a mentor or serve as a resource for any of these students, they should contact David Down at Corporate Membership -- [email protected] 11:30am Apr 28 2010 District Conference April 23-25 in Monterey Rotary Meeting -- 12:00Noon Apr 28 2010 Our District 5170 Celebration is on April 23-25, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort and Spa, but you have to register by International House -- 8:00AM April 5 to get in on the room rate savings and get a room at $149 per night. The first 20 Rotarians to register and stay at least one Apr 30 2010 night will receive a Club reimbursement of $30! Washington School Skype with China Sch -- 5:30 PM The golf tournament is filling quickly so register for the golf ASAP. Less than 35 spots are left. Enjoy golf at the Old Del Monte Golf May 5 2010 Course, the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi and adjacent to the Hyatt Regency. Play tennis at the beautiful courts of the Hyatt Regency. Park, stay and play for the weekend. Enjoy Monterey/Carmel, music, wine and good food, the arts, excellent forums, Washington School Field Trip speakers, entertainment, hospitality and fellowship as we celebrate Rotary and what Rotarians do. Gary Shara is the District to the Villages Celebration Chair and Kay Walker is the Manager so we are looking forward to seeing as many of our friends as can make what we know will be a May 24 2010 wonderful weekend. RI International Convention -- Pres. Rod will be golfing on Friday and Rod and Gloria will be attending the Friday night festivities as well as Rod hosting the Saturday lunch. Come Montreal out enjoy Monterey/Carmel, enjoy Rotary and the camaraderie of Rotarians, enjoy wonderful forums, speakers and entertainment. You know you Jun 20 2010 - Jun 23 2010 really deserve this weekend for yourself and your spouse/partner. Park-Stay-Celebrate! See you in Monterey. Register at the District Web Site Click Here! <---- News District 5170 -- 2010 -- Meeting Speakers On The Radio ! Celebration! April Birthdays Our meeting speakers are on KLIV every Wednesday evening at 7 PM. Tune in to 1590 AM on your radio dial and enjoy the This eBulletin has been program speaker once again or for the first time if you missed the meeting. No, it does not count as a meeting make up. Nice generated by ClubRunner club try. communication software. Visit clubrunner.ca for details. Mike Danberger records the meeting and clips the speaker's talk and our questions for everyone in the valley to enjoy every Wednesday evening. Tune in!

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CreaTV San Jose's SJSU interns will be recording some of the lunch speakers for playback on Channel 15. Search CreaTV San Jose's online programming schedule for specific dates and times of airings. Dick Bolles presentation will air on Channel 15 this Saturday night April 3 at 7:30. If you are not a Comcast customer but have broadband internet access, you maybe able to view the video on demand here at CreaTV San Jose's website. This is thanks to new member Suzanne St. John-Crane, Executive Director, CreaTV San Jose.

The Summary of the March 31st Meeting

The Rotary Club of San Jose held its weekly meeting at the San Jose's Rotary Summit Center; and we were personally greeted by the Membership Involvement (Firesides) Committee under the leadership of Eric Heckman as Chair and Mark Novak as Vice-Chair. . It counts among its members Alida Bray, Don Callahan Dick Campisi Barry Cristina, Rod Diridon, David Down, John Kennett, Ken McDonald, Vic LoBue, and Toni Wise. The committee's mission statement provides as follows: The Membership Involvement Committee is committed to engage the members of the Rotary Club of San Jose in order to retain an active membership that is motivated to create a meaningful experience for all members in the club and to share that experience in recruiting new members.

President Rod Diridon, Sr. humorously called us to order for the Club's 4785th by asking Peter Carter to join us and then much more seriously welcoming guests and fellow Rotarians. All joined in singing God Bless America with Ray Silva and the piano of Paul Tumason.

Our "Wisdom for the Day" came from the philosopher Epictetus. The topic was The Art of Living. Philosophy is a way of living. We should have the knowledge to distinguish things that can be changed from things that cannot be changed, accepting those that one does not have the power to change and changing those that can be changed.

Thereafter we had news and humor, from John McLeod. The News: Market down; oil exploration to be allowed off Atlantic coast; SJ City Council approves regulation of pot clinics; 62% of San Joseans favor major league baseball coming here. The humor: Person sued movie theatre for $50,000 as arm rest struck her; theatre wins $75,000 as patron was struck while on cell phone during course of the movie. John's last joke was what President Rod called a "formula for divorce". Andy's wife seeking to avoid the signs of aging buys and applies numerous cosmetics. Finished with the products she inquires of her husband as to how old she looks. Her husband responds: skin---20 years, eyes---22 years, hair---25 years, face---23 years. The wife is ecstatic until Andy says, "Wait, I'm not finished; I have to add them up!"

Red Badgers Janet Kern of the RDA and Jocelyn Garcia-Thome of IBM introduced themselves and served as holders of the travelling microphones for Rotarians with guests and vesting Rotarians. Rotarians with guests included Jorj Tilson, Karyn Sinunu-Towery, Christine Egan, Tom Bondi, Amari Thomas, John Danner, Dick Whitney, Mark Walker, Sandra Soto, Dick Conniff, Kathy Muller, Susan Fitts (who stood tall), Dave Roberts, Chris Di Salvo, Peter Pabst, Mike Ing and Rod Diridon, Jr.

President Rod next asked Jason Stein and Leslee Hamilton to introduce new members, Robert Lee, an accountant and Church and Boy Scout leader and Suzanne St. John-Crane, Executive Director of Create TV, the community channel.

Mark Walker then discussed Corporate Membership. The club has three membership efforts: regular, corporate and youth. Mark reported on corporate efforts. 20% of our new members come from this effort.

Alida Bray announced Fireside dates and sought volunteers to host them. A slide show referenced plans, invitations, food, fire, and party. The last slide showed the esteemed Bob Kieve dancing what President Rod said was the Flamenco and noted that Mr. Kieve had been taught the dance by Jose Greco making Bob along with Jose the two best Flamenco dancers from the boroughs of New York.

Alida also mention a recycle event the Club is sponsoring: An After-Hour Tour of Greenwaste Sorting System on April 1`5th between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Jack Wimberly gave an update on the Historic Photo Project. The Project connects old San Jose with our newer version by pictures and audio. [Has the Club investigated sale of the pictures? For us old timers, they'd be great purchases.]

Jack also made a presentation for the Spirit Committee that was funny and very enjoyable even if it gave our very likeable President a hard time. Jack acted as the "man in the street" interviewer seeking to determine if visitors knew anything about those for who Mc Enery Convention Center and Diridon Railway Station had been named. Interviewees were asked whether the name was that of a person, place or thing. President Rod came off second best except for us Rotarians where he remains A-No, 1 and a very good sport. The purpose of the Spirit Committee is "to bring energy, laughter and camaraderie to our Members." It sure did today. Members of the committee include Brian Adams, Mike Danberger, Cindy Faulkner, Dennis Fong, Dave Henderson, Ken McDonald, Stew Park, Carl, Salas Gary Shara, Jerry Silva, Karyn Sinunu-Towery, Elaine Sullivan-Digre, Jack Wimberly and Greg Yoder.

President Rod did the honors of introducing our speaker, member of Congress from San Jose, Zoe Lofgren (D.) of the 16th District. She presented a straight-forward presentation of her view of recent events near the Potomac. She hadn't addressed the club for awhile and as she noted a lot has happened since her last presentation.

She presented not only a keen view of the situation but also having the ear and confidence of the Speaker of the House, an inside one. The changes have been precipitated by a worldwide economic crisis, and a new President with majorities in both Houses. The economic distress led to two pieces of major legislation TARP and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or "ARRA." The former was a financial institution safety net matter; the latter a 787 billion economic stimulus package intended as a Keynesian "jump start" to the floundering economy by creating jobs, increasing investment, and encouraging consumer spending. Later in the speech she gave the apparent reason for the legislation: economists had advised that unlike like FDR who ended the stimulus in response to the Great Depression too early it was necessary "to keep the foot on the gas pedal."

The Health Care legislation addressed inequities in the current system and sought to control the costs attendant to that care. 246,000 persons in Santa Clara County will be directly advantaged by the measure. The Congresswoman was frank in noting that the most popular provisions will come first; for example, provisions relating to pre-existing cover and preventative care. She noted that the Congressional Budget Office opined that over time the program will save money. Medicare and not Social Security seemed to be a particular source for concern.

The Student Aid program has become a complete federal program with provisions for debt forgiveness over time. Improvement is expected because of removal of the middle-men.

She found along with many members of the House, the Senate to be sometimes obstructionist; but noted at least some significant legislation had been passed and that conservatives and liberals were working together in the House on immigration law changes. She expressed particular concern over the "best and brightest" immigrants having issues in migrating.

Questions from the floor asked about,

1. Nastiness in Washington, D.C. "It is bad, but.." 2. "Sunset provisions for entitlement programs: under review. 3. The growing deficit: Congress will follow "pay as you go from now on."

Reminder: Next week our Program will be related to Sports and our speaker will be Mark Purdy of the Mercury-News.

Respectfully Submitted By: Joe Moless, Rotary Summary Committee

Photos Provided By: Paul Tumason and Brian Kramer AND THEN THERE WERE MORE PICTURES . . .

April Birthdays

Stephen Caplan, April 1 Kenneth Birdsall, April 2 Stan Williams, April 3 David Martz, April 4 Norman Kline, April 5 Michael Conniff, Richard Conniff, April 7 John Elliott, Lawrence Pegram, April 8 Beach Pace, Mark Walker, April 9 Richard Larson, Margaret Bludau, April 10 Tony Estremera, April 11 Barry Del Buono, April 12 Bonnie Bamburg, April 13 Liesa Fenton, Frank Biehl, Phil Dirickson, April 17 Phillip Strong, April 20 Shelly McNamara, April 21 Brad Krouskup, April 22 Steven Ellenberg, G. Jeffrey Moore, April 25 Wayne Dippel, April 26 Jorj Tilson, April 28 Ray Triplett, Richard Teel, James Eller, April 29 Michael Van Every, Donald J. Prolo, MD, FACS, James Nielsen, April 30

Rotary Smiles

Smiles Provided by David Oakes from the Rotary Club of Whistler

GOLF: AIN'T IT THE TRUTH

Golf balls are like eggs: They're white, they are sold by the dozen, and a week later you have to buy more.

A pro-shop gets its name from the fact that you have to have the income of a professional golfer to buy anything in there.

It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.

When you stop to think about it, did you ever notice that it's a lot easier to get up at 6:00 a.m. to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the yard?

Golf is by far the ultimate love/hate relationship. Sometimes it seems as though your cup runneth and moveth over.

It takes longer to learn good golf than it does brain surgery. On the other hand, you seldom get to ride around on a cart, and drink beer eat hot dogs performing brain surgery.

A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game.

Water hazards are no walk in the park for fish, turtles, frogs or gators either.

Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up praying a lot.

A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you.

If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight.

You probably wouldn't look good in a Green Jacket anyway! A sweatshirt will do just fine!

J M Cousteau Friday Nite Speaker @ Dist Conference

JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU Executive Vice President, The Cousteau Society Founder and President, Ocean Futures Society

Jean-Michel, son of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, is an environmentalist, educator, and film producer who has spent much of his life with his family exploring the world's oceans aboard Calypso and Alcyone. Honoring his heritage, Jean-Michel founded Ocean Futures Society in 1999 to carry on this pioneering work. He has served as Executive Vice President of The Cousteau Society for nearly 20 years.

Jean-Michel has produced over 80 films, received the Emmy, the Peabody Award, the 7 d'Or, and the Cable Ace Award. In partnership with KQED in , a PBS affiliate, Jean-Michel is Executive Producer of "Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures," a multi-part television series launched in the United States and internationally in 2006 on PBS.

He has served as a spokesman on water issues at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, at the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan and at the Dialogues on Water for Life and Security in Barcelona, Spain.

In February 2002, Jean-Michel became the first person to represent the Environment in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Athens Environmental Foundation for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

In recognition of his many and diverse contributions to learning, Pepperdine University awarded Jean-Michel an Honorary Doctor's Degree in Humane Letters in 1976. Download District Conference Materials

End Polio Now

Your contribution will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. By donating now, you can help Rotary achieve a polio-free world.

You can down load the End Polio Now bimonthly news letter by Clicking On This Link. This is a separate download. It was updated March 2010.

The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children – wherever they live – remain at risk. You can track progress on the internet at this link.

The Four Way Test

Over 1.2 million Rotarians can't be wrong! In all the things we say and do . . .

Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?