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In Tune in Tune In Rotary Club of Altadena OFF THE ROTARY WHEEL January 10, 2019 AN AWARD-WINNING NEWSLETTER ThisThis WeekWeek January brings Optimism “As January sunshine ushers in longer boundaries, InIn Thomas J. days, the prospect of the New Year brings openness to by Sarah McNulty, Jr. optimism, and more than any other thing, opportuni- TuneTune O’Brien, optimism depends on openness!” ty. Inventors Tune President Program Host: Quincy Whitney look past what they think they know and re- Ruben Alvardo his week I shall be commuting back fuse to cling to fi xed perceptions and ideas. T o m and forth to Encinitas and Laguna Rufus Porter (1792-1884) was an Ameri- M c N u l t y TTBeach to perform with the Hutchins can dance master, artist, inventor and found- h o l d s Consort — the only ensemble in the world to er of the Scientifi c American magazine. his BS in play the scaled violin family of instruments When he was not perfecting a scientifi c Pharmacy created by Carleen Hutchins. Mine is the method to paint his murals more effi ciently from Phil- alto violin which resembles a viola on a or teaching his craft to other artists, he was a d e l p h i a stick and is a beast to play! Hutchins’ story inventing all sorts of things: turbine water College of of challenges and perseverance — alongside wheels, windmills, and rotary engines. He Pharmacy the experience of others — was featured in built a camera obscura, a washing machine, and Sci- a recent article by Quincy Whitney in The a fi re-alarm, a rope-making machine, railway ence and his Doctorate in Pharmaceu- Telegraph, dated Jan 10 2019. I thought it signals, a distance measuring appliance, a tical Science from the University of the might be of interest. horsepower mechanism, a life-preserver, a Pacifi c School of Pharmacy. He was a <> <> <> cheese press, a revolving rifl e, and a heart founding partner of Health Integration “The Wright brothers fl ew right through pump. In 1849, Porter even designed an Strategies, a health data management and the smoke screen of impossibility.” – Charles 800-foot steam-powered airship to transport consulting company. He was cofounder Kettering a hundred miners to the California Gold and Chief Clinical Offi cer of Ancillary “We need open minds. Disaster news Rush, but his 240-foot-long aeroport pro- Care Management, Inc. tends to make people afraid about the fu- totype was destroyed by a tornado, while In January of 2015, McNulty stepped ture. Fear closes minds. One thing we know two other attempts never came to fruition. in as CEO of The Gooden Center, a is that humanity is the greatest problem-solv- Porter brought art and science together 56-year-old rehabilitation facility in Pas- ing machine that ever existed, and we have in two publications: A Select Collection adena, which provides both subacute the responsibility to keep dreaming the of Valuable and Curious Arts and Inter- mental illness treatment for men and impossible dream because the people who Please turn to In Tune p. 4 women and substance abuse treatment came before us were the ones who changed for men. McNulty, a former TGC Board our lives.” “Solutions Thinking and Climate GreeterGreeter ofof thethe WeekWeek Change,” Optimist Daily, Editor-in-Chief, January 17 chair and a senior healthcare executive, Julius Johnson brought with him 38 years of experience Jurriaan Kamp January 24 in a variety of healthcare practice settings. Invention depends on openness, open- Steve Kerekes ness to see a problem from a new angle, Please turn to This Week p. 3 January 31 openness that invites us to think across Sterling Louviere ProgramProgram ReviewReview Mid-Year Club Assembly 2019 resident Sarah and Steve Kerekes volunteer John Frykenberg highlight- presided over with the Interact Club at Muir. ed the PCC Vocational awards PPthe proclama- The club meets once a month luncheon which is being over- tion of and has around 25 students. seen by Dennis Mehringer in pertinent plans from the people Altadena Ro- April, and the Dewey Merrill Business Plan of power at our club assembly tary recently Competition (date to be announced). There on Thursday, January 10. helped the is an effort underway to create some kind of The fi rst person at the podium was Tony Interact Club an entrepreneurship program in the District Hill. Hill spoke about Interact and RYLA at get a new banner. This year we plan to send to honor the late Ray Carlson. John Muir High School. Kimmit Haggins eight students (4 girls & 4 boys) to the Rotary Frank Cunningham reported Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program that we have six new members Sparks is published 48 weeks a year and is the which will take place at Camp Cedar Crest. (Dawn Digrius, Dorothy Brooks, offi cial publication of the Rotary Club of Altadena. The deadline for submission of articles is Friday at Rotarians who want to act as facilitators at Jennifer Hall Lee, Nick Santan- 6p to current editor email, fax, or delivery. RYLA should reach out to Tony. gelo, Rene Amy, and Sylvia Vega). He en- Rotary Club of Altadena - #7183 Chartered: February 14, 1949 Mike Zoeller detailed our efforts with couraged the club to invite people to lunch P.O. Box 414, Altadena, CA 91003 Youth Awards. These include and to participate in our projects. www.altadenarotary.com Meets: Thursday, 12:10p the 4-way Speech Contest be- Craig Cox reviewed the Altadena Town & Country Club ing assisted by Mark Mariscal, structure of the Summer Con- 2290 Country Club Drive • Altadena, CA 626-794-7163 Jennifer Hall Lee and Sylvia certs Project. Our efforts are Rotary Int. Pres................................. Ian H.S. Riseley Vega; the Dan Stover Music Awards with split among 5 sub-committees : Dist 5300 Gov. ........................................John Chase Offi cers President Sarah’s help; the Junior ROTC Fundraising (Doug Collifl ower); Sarah O’Brien, Pres. ...................Bus. 626-796-5000 Awards at Blair High School, Production (Mike Zoeller); Publicity/Promo- Mark Mariscal, Pres. Elec. ...........Bus. 310-902-6547 Steve Kerekes, V. Pres. ................Bus. 626-351-8815 which is being managed by Tom tion; Permits/Facilities and Concessions. Jim Gorton, Sec........................... Bus. 323-816-6713 McCurry; and the PCC Veterans’ Fundraising and Production are up and Mike Noll, Trea. ............................Bus. 626-683-0515 Directors Scholarships with Craig Cox. running now! Let Craig know if you are Mark Mariscal • Ed Jasnow Ed Jasnow and Mendel Hill interested in participating. John Frykenberg • Dennis Mehringer David Campbell • Sarah O’Brien • Mike Zoeller have just fi nished giving out Dennis Mehringer reviewed club fi nanc- Chairmen Teacher’s Mini-Grants at fi ve es. We currently have $87,000 in assets and Mark Mariscal ......................................Administration David Smith ..............................................Foundation schools with two more to go. $7,000 in liabilities so the club is in good Charlie Wilson ............................Asst. Foundation (This year we awarded 22, $400-grants). Please turn to Program, p. 3 Frank Cunningham ................................Membership Jacque Foreman ...........................Public Awareness On May 2, the teachers will present what Congratulations Jacque Foreman ...........................Acting Publicity they did with their Mini-Grants to the club. Jacque Foreman ...........................Sparks/Website Birthdays Mike Zoeller ...........................................Club Projects Doug Collifl ower .................................Community January 7 - Helen Zivkoviche (M. Hill) David Smith ........................................International Vocational Service 16 - Sarah O’Brien To be Announced ...............Asst. International Program Chair: Ruben Alvarado 27 - Ann Rider Hill Tony Hill ..........................Youth Contests/Awards 17 - Thomas (Tom) McNulty, CEO, the Mike Zoeller .....................................Youth Projects Anniversaries John Frykenberg ...................................Vocational Gooden Center 03 - Jim & Karen Gorton Editor, Design & Typesetting ...........Foreman Graphics 24 - Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater, Friends 04 - Mike & Carol Zoeller Photography ...........................................Jacque Foreman In-Deed 22 - John & Joan Frykenberg 2 Sparks - Altadena Rotary Club Newsletter Program hairmen’shairmen’s CCornerorner by Frank Cunningham, Membership Chair Enhancing the Club Experience he power of about member satisfaction or handing out • Take action by talking to members and our club lies or emailing a survey to them to allow them involving as many of them as possible in TTin its members. more time to complete it. the process so that they are invested in By asking them for Step-by-step this is how it might work: the enhancing the club experience! feedback regularly, • Introduce the survey, discussing the we are demonstrat- importance of feedback from members. This Week ing our openness to change and empower- • Distribute the survey, explaining that Continued from p. 1 ing them to craft an ideal club experience. responses are confi dential and will be This knowledge enables him to lead his staff We might want to survey club members and used to enhance the club experience. of 86 in the understanding of effective treat- ask for feedback from the club. It’s a healthy • With a dedicated group of club offi cers, ment for clients in a culture that is growing thing to do, and it will ensure that all mem- analyze the data, respecting all view- and changing. He has extensive experience bers are enjoying their club experience. points. with licensure, corporate compliance, ac- We would need a dedicated group of • Present the results to the club and allow creditation, call center operations, and data members to conduct a member satisfac- members time to ask questions. management. tion survey. It could be our membership • Make an action plan addressing the McNulty is the father of two children: committee or the incoming slate of offi cers survey fi ndings and setting a time frame Lisa will graduate in May from Peabody who could survey the group. We can either for implementing any changes deemed Conservatory at Johns Hopkins where she devote time during a club meeting to talking necessary.
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