Prez Ken dragged from Melee with minor injuries UPCOMING PROGRAMS Nov 1: DR. MARK ROCHA, Wild LA5 Night To Remember President Pasadena City College he Annual LA5 Kings Night gathered 60 Rotarians Nov 8: US ARMY MAJOR for a terrific evening that began at the Grammy Mu- GNERAL C.A. LOU HENNIES, seum and culminated with a Staples Center hockey Annual Veterans Day Program T game that no one will quickly forget. Organizer Susan Griego said, “I’ve done this event for years and it was Nov 15: JOE GARNER, Best-selling Author never as exciting — or rowdy — as what we saw this week.” Things started innocently as Prez Ken was introduced and CALENDAR IT NOW invited to put on skates, circle the rink and shake hands Nov 6: 1ST WEDNESDAY MIXER with the players. Ken surprised the audience by his graceful Nov 8: VETERANS DAY PROGRAM prowess gained by years of practice as an Olympic figure held at the LA Athletic Club skating hopeful. He owns dozens of competition tutus. Nov 23: GRIFFITH PARK HIKE One of the burly San Jose Sharks defenseman snarled, “Hey, Nov 26: USC/UCLA RIVALRY aren’t you from the club that was making fun of the Kiwanis last week? I’m a Kiwanian and I don’t like your attitude.” VISIT WWW.ROTARYLA5.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SPEAKERS & EVENTS In the end, Ken looked bad but the other guy looked worse. Rotary Club of Los Angeles established 1909 November 1, 2013 rotaryLA5.org 2 El Rodeo If you missed the meeting last week Lance Ito and Peggy York. Paul McCartney, Lance’s favorite Carol Shafer congratulates new member Kelvin Duckett for sur- Beatle, wears glasses but his are not as attractive as Peggy’s viving the initiation test and wishes him luck on the 40-mile hike new frames. Lance added, “Paul isn’t as attractive, either.” with a 60-pound backpack filled with EndPolioNow tchotchkes. Christina Chanpong and Laura Thompson agree the lunch Prez Ken presents program speaker and hearing specialist Dr. was always great at LA5 but, now following Ben Tunnell’s dining Rick Friedman with an LA5 scholarship portfolio. Friedman con- recommendations, the experience is like visiting a Michelin-starred firmed that many USC graduates suffer from hearing attenuation restaurant. by standing too close to loud football marching bands. Carole Donahue attended the annual Health Fair and surprised Dr. Sumi Kawaratani presents Earl Haberlin with a prize from Alan Bernstein, Denise Anthony and David Bland with the the Annual Health Fair: personal headphones. Earl can’t wait to results of her blood test: all four were somehow related and sepa- turn up the volume on those old Scorpions, Black Sabbath and rated at birth. Grim Reaper LPs he treasures. El Rodeo 3 Prez to Induct Netzel Club Members n November 15 Prez Ken will in- Each inductee then met two additional re- duct the first nine members of the quirements for inclusion to the Netzel Club: exclusive Netzel Club. Each induc- • Contribute $365 or more to the LA5 O tee met the basic 4-Way Test plus Community Campaign two additional requirements. • Visit another Rotary Club or attend a The Basic 4-Way Test requirements are: district event. 1. Sponsor a New Member Jon Gibby, LA5 Executive Director, has hired 2. Contribute Any Amount to Rotary a Chinese fireworks company for the event. 3. Join a Committee He plans this meeting to be special and memorable by including accordionists, con- 4. Do Business With a Rotarian tortionists and French mimes. 19th Annual LA5 Bowling Seminar n the third Thursday every October since 1994, members of the LA5 Rotary Bowling committee have attended a Bowling Seminar at the Bellagio Rotarians Needed O Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The group takes an to serve Thanksgiving Dinner for early morning flight to Las Vegas and returns that evening. 2000 low income families at the Attending the Seminar this year were Bob Aldridge, Denny Salvation Army Red Shield Dynes, Sumi Kawaratani and Anthony Bourg. Youth & Community Center. The purpose of the seminar was to review the techniques Two hours on Wednesday and finer points of bowling. Four workshops were held at November 27 at 5:00 PM different venues: a Black Jack Table, Crap Table, Roulette Los Angeles Convention Center, Table and at a Slot Machine. The 1201 S Figueroa St, LA 90015 seminar concluded with a special luncheon at the Bellagio Café. Interested in working elbow-to- elbow with your Rotary friends Those attending had a good time but, and having the most wonderful for obvious reasons, their bowling Thanksgiving-Eve experience? scores never improved. Each attendee Contact Peggy York. Her con- plans to return next year to repeat tact info is in your Directory. the seminars. Ben’s Lunch Advice Diners: please RSVP to guarantee your seat! Past President and world-class ENTREE: New Zealand Red Snapper Ponzu, lime, Gastronome Ben Tunnell plans soy, ginger sauce, steamed rice, Chinese peas. his week around the Friday VEGETARIAN: All Vegetable Pot Pie, Fresh From lunch selection. Here are your the Market, low-calorie mushroom and herb choices this week. sauce. 4 El Rodeo Chartered June 25, 1909 Club Leadership 2013-14 Ken Chong, President Rotarians You Want to Know: Alan Bernstein, President-Elect Jose Vera, Vice-President Elizabeth Wheeler, Secretary Jim Simonds Don Robinson, Treasurer Jay Richardson, Past President omething most people don't know Club Service about me,” says Jim Simonds, “is Arthur Kassel that I have played in a number of Paul Richey Scover bands as a percussionist since I Community Service was 13. The music was great and I still love to Margaret Karren play, but my parents insisted I finish my edu- Jim Hoyt cation. I’m glad I followed their advice.” Funding In 1983, only ten years out of college, Jim was Todd Johnson a busy co-founder of Arroyo Insurance Services yet he made Al Shonk time to join LA5. Now entering his fourth decade in the club, International Service his most gratifying service Laine Wagenseller is having serving on the Rick Sarmiento scholarship committee. Jim’s Favorites Membership and Retention “When I interview those Charisse Older dedicated students who If I had only one restaurant meal Erick Weiss want to better their lives, I in Los Angeles I would go to Lawry’s The Prime Rib. Vocational Service am always humbled. Most John Miller come from single-parent The best city I have ever visited John Jaacks homes and are the first of was London. Youth Service their family to attend col- I am currently reading "Profiles In Anthony Calloway lege. My parents’ advice still Courage” by President Kennedy Paul Jacques rings true.” written in 1956: timeless biogra- Sergeant-at-Arms “I am a member of our LA5 phies of eight politicians who Paul Ekstrand Foundation, serve on its shaped American history. The Barry Hytowitz Board of Directors and have last book I read was Phil Jack- Steve Sommers had the personal satisfac- son’s autobiography. Executive Director tion of seeing where our re- I know it is junk food but my Jon Gibby sources flow. It is tremen- guilty pleasure is Taco Bell. [email protected] dously important and grati- Three albums I would take to a Rotary Club of Los Angeles fying for all of us. I feel Ro- 523 West Sixth Street, Suite 718 desert island because I never tary makes a huge differ- grow tired of listening to them: Los Angeles, CA 90014 ence in the world because Telephone 213.624.8601 The Beatles “Rubber Soul,” The our vast Rotary Interna- Facsimile 213.624.2694 Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” and WWW.ROTARYLA5.ORG tional outreach and mission Jimi Hendrix’s “Axis: Bold As touches every inhabitant on Love.” District 5280 Governor the globe.” Doug Baker I graduated from high school in El Rodeo If you haven’t met Jim yet, 1969. When I hear Blood, Sweat Marc Leeka, Editor then please introduce your- & Tears on the radio, it takes me Peter Weinberger, Cub Reporter self at the next meeting. back again. Tony Medley, Photographer El Rodeo 5 olio has been known since the where polio has never been eradicated: Paki- Egyptians. Historically, poor sanita- stan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. 198 cases were tion resulted in constant exposure to in countries that eliminated polio but it has the virus which promoted a natural returned due to travelers: Somalia, Kenya, Pimmunity. Improvements made in community Ethiopia, Cameroon and South Sudan. sanitation the late 19th and early 20th centu- Two of the three polio viruses have been elimi- ries actually increased the risk of paralytic nated in the last few years, but the polio virus polio infection by reducing childhood expo- has survived more than 2,000 years and it is sure and its resultant immunity. designed to propagate. It will be very costly to As urban sanitation improved, paralytic polio contain and eliminate the final cases. Rotary epidemics began to appear in Europe and the calls this effort “The Final Inch.” United States around 1900. Outbreaks The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will reached pandemic proportions in Europe, match two-to-one every dollar Rotary com- North America, Australia and New Zealand mits, up to $35 million per year, to reduce the during the first half of the 20th century. funding shortfall for polio eradication for the There is no cure for polio. next five years. There were 350,000 cases annually in the The estimated cost of the 2013-18 Polio 1980s when Rotary began its campaign to Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan is eliminate polio.