CARLSBAD HI-NOON ROTARY CLUB

The club meets at the Westin Resort on Mondays at noon (except Federal holidays). 
Please contact President Jeff Segall at jeffsegall@me.com for Zoom access. 

 Welcome to Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club!


The Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club (CHNR) welcomes Rotarians and other visitors to its Monday meetings. The club is now meeting in-person at the Westin.  Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast via Zoom as an option.  Please refer to President Jeff Segall at jeffsegall@me.com for Zoom access. The club meets at the Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.  A buffet lunch with salads and hot entrees is open at noon, with the business meeting beginning at 12:10 pm. 

The Club, chartered in February 1980, has over 70 members. The membership is very active and committed to the Rotary principle of "Service Above Self."  The club sponsors an energetic Interact Club at Carlsbad High School and each year sends both facilitators and students to the annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) conference for high school juniors and the Rotary LEAD symposium for eighth graders. The club sponsors Oktoberfest a Family Fall Festival--Oktoberfest 2023 was NUMBER 41. There was German food, German music, costume contests, games and a beer garden.  Check out the website for event specifics: www.RotaryOktoberfest.org. This event has been designed and implemented since its inception by BOTH Rotary Clubs in Carlsbad:  Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary and Carlsbad Rotary. Proceeds from Oktoberfest are shared with Carlsbad charities and used by each club for its many local community service projects.

Additionally, CHNR also supports our Carlsbad students via the AVID program at Carlsbad High School with a business and ethics conference plus college and trade school scholarships, a literacy project and book fair at Jefferson Elementary School, Junior Achievement and What Grown-Ups Do For Work, music instruction and a competition for middle school students, an essay contest for middle school students, a speech contest focusing on the Rotary Four-Way Test for high school students. CHNR members provide service every weekday through meal delivery to seniors, once a month to the North County Food Bank, a massive 20,000 food packaging challenge to assist the Food Bank and financial support to a variety of organizations in Carlsbad assisting food insecurity, the homeless, Solutions for Change, the Carlsbad Educational Foundation, Hospice of the North Coast, Casa de Amparo, the North County Food Bank, the Veterans Association of North County, La Posada, Stand Up for Kids, the Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club.

In addition to all the service members provide, they also have time to socialize and enjoy one another.  During the 2022-2023 Rotary year, members had an opportunity to attend over 28 separate social events.  

Guests are always welcome at Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary . . . come to a meeting and learn more about the activities (service and social) that members enjoy.  

CARLSBAD HI-NOON ROTARY CLUB
                SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE 2024
 
 
Over the past 27 years, Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club (CHNR) has raised close to a million dollars to support charitable causes, including scholarship funds to hundreds of Carlsbad college-bound young people.
 
CHNR began a Scholarship Raffle to expand the scholarship opportunities to include scholarships to young people interested in trade and technical schools as well. Last year’s Raffle raised over $41,000 which was awarded to 31 students from Carlsbad. ANY high school senior residing in Carlsbad is eligible to apply.
 
Scholarship applications for college/university and trade/technical schools are on the club website: www.carlsbadhinoonrotary.org. The scholarship application deadline is March 27, 2024.
 
The Scholarship Raffle
Details:                                 March 4 to April 19, 2024 a maximum of 3,000 tickets will be sold
Tickets:                                 $20 each or 6 for $100
Purchase:                             CHNR members or via the club’s foundation address (below)
Prizes:                                   1st = $5,000
                                               2nd = $1,500
                                               3rd = Gift Basket (Value $1,000+)
 
Drawing:                              CHNR Meeting on April 22, 2024 at the Westin Carlsbad.
Winners:                              Need not be present to win
 
Mail Information:            Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club Foundation
                                                PO Box 130175
                                                Carlsbad, CA 92013
                                                                Checks mailed to the above address must be received by April 19, 2024.
                                                                Tickets will be returned by mail.
 
State law prohibits online sale of raffle tickets.
 
Contact: JoAnn Ross, Raffle Chair, 760-652-5385 or ross93291@aol.com
 
Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club Foundation is a 501c (3) nonprofit organization, established in 1989 as the charitable arm of Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club. The Foundation federal tax ID number is 33-0345307. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club members. Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club Foundation has registered this raffle with the California Department of Justice under Raffle Registration Number #RF0013534.
Next Meeting March 18, 2024
In person at The Westin and on Zoom
Volume 5, Issue 28
Reporter: Julie Walker
Photographer: Nancy Starling
 
Carlsbad Hi-Noon
Rotary President
Jeff Segall
 
President Jeff Segall opened the meeting and Ken Clark, via a recorded lead, led the club in the Smile Song, God Bless America and the welcome song. Tommy Hersant shared Words and a Four-Way Test Moment. Guests were introduced.
 
IMPORTANT DATES
• Thu. Mar. 14: Happy Hour at Cucina Italiano
• Thu. Mar. 21: NC Food Bank Meal Packing
• Sat. Mar. 23: Army Navy Academy award to CHNR
• Mon. Apr. 1: DARK - Easter
• Apr. 12-14: RYLA Conference
• Fri. Apr. 19: AVID Conference
• Mon. Apr. 22: Scholarship Raffle Drawing
• Sat. Apr. 27: Rotarians at Work Day
• Mon. Apr. 29: DARK - due to Rtns at Work event
 
NEW-MEMBER INDUCTION
Gloria Foote inducted our newest member, Jacqueline (Jackie) Brownlee, who previously was a member of the Oceanside Rotary Club. Her background is in education administration.
Gloria Foote, Jackie Brownlee and Jani Jackson
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Carlsbad Rotary clubs to be honored: The Army Navy Academy will recognize CHNR and the Carlsbad Rotary Club on Sat., Mar. 23. Each club will receive a Distinguished Warrior Award at the event that begins at 6pm and will have a Kentucky Derby theme. CHNR already has filled one table for the event and is filling a second. Contact Jeff Segall.
 
SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE: $15K to date
JoAnn Ross thanked members who have already sold some tickets and those who have done so by visiting other Rotary clubs and school events. The goal this year is $50,000, again for scholarships, and Ross said we are almost at $15,000 towards our goal. She  asked everyone to help make it happen. “This is your opportunity to give and also to sell to family and friends. Call, beg, do whatever it takes,” she urged. “You can do it! Every one of us has some treat we give ourselves: Give up the treat!” Her slogan for the week: A Raffle Ticket Can Change a Life.
 
OKTOBERFEST 2024
CHNR member Kate Hanham, chair for this year’s event that will be held Oct. 5, said preparations have begun, with changes being considered, including an offsite auxiliary parking lot and either catered food or food truck to reduce the need for so many volunteers. The committee still needs a raffle chair contact Hanham for info: chanham@mentara.com The goal this year is $75,000 for our charities. Dan Sweeney, of the evening club and Okt director of fundraising, said his team will be meeting with past sponsors and networking with Rotarians and our charity beneficiaries to gain new leads for donors.
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• North County Food Bank: Join our team for Food-packaging at the food bank will be from 1-4pm on Thu., Mar. 21. Advance signup is required. Beth Garrow is emailing signup info or contact her at bethgarrow@comcast.net
 
• Rotarians at Work Day—Jim Brubaker reminded members Rotarians at work day is Sat., Apr. 27, 8am-noon, at the Army Navy Academy. A barbecue on the beach will follow. The academy is doing the prep work; Rotarians (family and friends welcome!) will be doing the brush work and spray painting on five historic cottages—and some planting. All tools needed will be provided.
 
YOUTH SERVICE
• Bob Kreisberg is looking for those interested in helping with the club’s Junior Achievement program at the three local middle schools. To join in or for more information, contact him at bob@opusproductivity.com
 
CHNR HAPPY HOUR
Paul Kartzke said Happy Hour this month will be at Cucina Italiano, at 5:15pm (restaurant doesn’t open til 5pm). It is at 2051 Palomar Airport Road, and is on the south side of Palomar Airport Road, between the AM/PM Arco and Yarrow Street. Enter via the first driveway east of Camino Vida Roble (AM/PM Arco). NOTE: Restaurant is at the rear of a long, long driveway with BIG speed bumps.
 
CHNR ACTIVITY REPORTS
• Velyn Anderson reported on the District Training Assembly held last weekend and recognized those who attended with her: Bob Stonebrook, Richard Weston, Joan Boughton, Beth Garrow, Miguel de Jesus and (at the time) new member-too-be Jackie Brownlee.
 
• Maureen Taylor shared photos from our Raising Readers book event and thanked those who helped, including Tommy Hersant and Vince Ponce.
 
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Club members with March birthdays: Mark Packard, Phil Urbina, Bob Stonebrook, JR Phillips, Raegan Matthews and Jacki Brownlee. Those with CHNR anniversaries this month: Rocco Ciesco, Marilou de la Rosa, Jani Jackson and Josh Rytz.
 
PROGRAM
Global Vantage, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy
and Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad
 
From left: Steph Dawes, Germaine Jackson,
Ainsley Cobb, Haley Esbeck, Abbie Qiu and Jeff Segall
 
Global Vantage is a non-profit organization begun in 2017 and dedicated to sharing stories and forming relationships across international and cultural boundaries. It is partnered with Kibera Girls Soccer Academy in Kibera, Kenya, as well as with the CETYS University in Tijuana—and Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad (PRS).
 
The program involves high school and college students, and it’s impact includes an annual publication, social-action projects and global partnershps. A primary goal is building relationships by raising awareness of global issues through the perspectives of member communities.
 
Global Vantage publishes Global Vantage magazine annually, in conjunction with journalism students including those at Pacific Ridge School. Issue #16: Love (Not Hate) was published last spring. PRS students Haley Esbeck and Ainsley Cobb are the magazine’s current co-editors. They said the magazine and its staff offer a diversity of stories designed to foster discussion about global issues and to spur action in a positive way.
 
Global Vantage partners with Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, which serves 150 girls by providing not only an education but offering a robust  life-skills program. The Pacific Ridge students’ have a goal to raise $1,000 each year for a student’s tuition at the girls’ soccer academy.
 
Esbeck and Cobb discussed the magazine, its mission and its goals, and joining them as our speakers were Abbie Qiu, a Global Vantage member; Germaine Jackson, Pacific Ridge’s director of service learning; Gabriela Nava Carpiso, Global Advantage advisor at Pacific Ridge; and Steph Dawes, representing the board of Kibera Girls Soccer Academy.
 
For information: @globalvantage, globalvantagemagazine.com, globalvantagemagazine@pacificridge.org
 
 
 
Next Meeting: March 18, 2024
Speaker: Dan McAllister
SD County Treasurer-Tax Collector
 
 
 
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Welcome
Carlsbad Hi-Noon

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:10 p.m.
Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa
5480 Grand Pacific Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
United States of America
The club is now meeting in-person at the Westin, with additional Zoom options for members. Please check in with the club president for log-in directions. President Jeff Segall at jeffsegall@me.com.
Officers and Directors
President
Presidential Advisor
President Elect
Past President
Treasurer
Secretary
Club Service
Community Service
International Service
Youth Service
Fundraising and Marketing
Membership Chair
Bulletin Chair
Program Chair
Social Chair
AVID Chair
Interact Chair
RYLA Chair
Youth Protection Officer
The RI Foundation Chair
Club Foundation Chair
Historian
Inspiration Leader
Unity Leader
Motivation Leader
Speakers
CHNR Members
Mar 25, 2024
International Service Project Review
DARK - Easter (3/31)
Apr 01, 2024
Steve Brown, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club
Apr 22, 2024
report on schools in Afghanistan sponsored by Rotary ~ what has happened since the Taliban takeover
Field Trip to Carlsbad PD Safety Training Center
May 06, 2024
Tour and Program (Active Shooter Survival with CPD with lunch at the Safety Center)
AVAILABLE
May 13, 2024
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May 20, 2024
DARK - Memorial Day
May 27, 2024
Field Trip to One Safe Place
Jun 03, 2024
Tour and Program
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Jun 10, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024

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