Hi-Jinx Bulletin of Mar 11, 2024 Mtg

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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Joker Jackpot

Posted on Mar. 11, 2024
No winner this week: no cards! The Jackpot is still at $340.
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Welcome to Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club

 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.  

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THE PROGRAM OF THE DAY

Allison Henderson
SD Natural History Museum
aka “The NAT”
 
Allison Henderson
 
Allison Henderson provided background and a brief overview on “The NAT,” which originally evolved from a conversation in 1874 between two members who loved to collect local flora and fauna. It started in two rooms in what was The Hotel Cecil in downtown San Diego and is now a 150,000-square-foot facility in Balboa Park. During Covid shutdowns, it has operated virtually and continued its many scientific activities and research projects.
 
Henderson likes to think of “The NAT” as a trifecta made up of a visitors’ center, a museum and a lab. The visitors' center involves special exhibits, including the current Fossil Mysteries and Coast-to-Cactus exhibits. The museum portion features collections—with more than eight million specimens—and a research library. The lab involves scientists working in the lab and out in the region: surveying, making and researching discoveries and trying to understand the effects of fires, climate change, etc. on the environment.
 
“The NAT” has been closed due to Covid restrictions, but virtual visits are welcome and there is a large inventory of online lectures done by the museum’s scientists. The Nat has speakers such as Henderson available to visit school classrooms and organizations—now done virtually, but usually an in-person visit. Also, adults may check out physical elements of “The NAT” (think dinosaur bones, etc.) for “all you grandparents to share in classrooms, too.”  Check out “The NAT” at www.sdnat.org.
The NAT
The NAT in Balboa Park
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ROTARIAN MOMENTS

Wendy Wiegand talked about the club’s annual Mexico House project—building a home for a family in Mexico in one day. She was especially happy when she participated last year because she got to hand the house keys to the family.

Mike Metts talked about his longtime leadership with the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program (RYLA). He said friendships, giving back and RYLA have made Rotary very important in his life. Because of the pandemic, RYLA was not held in 2020, nor will it be held in 2021. However, a new Zoom program is being created for RYLA.

 

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ROTO-ROOTER

Roto-Rooter Mary Fritz-Wilson recognized December and January birthdays. December: Jani Jackson, Jos Magaña, Lisa Walsh, Randy Ferren and Mike Metts. January: Bob Kreisberg, Tom Applegate, Rocco Ciesco, Justin Peek, Alan Cobb, Alesia Clark and Jim Brubaker.

 Holiday Happenings: Wendy Wiegand had good and bad news: Her new Tesla arrived on Christmas Eve, earlier than expected. Alas, her Mercedes was damaged when it was hit by a red-light runner. Nancy Starling’s son and grandson also were in a car hit by a red-light runner; both are okay. Dave Dana’s extended family celebrated Christmas together, as did Harry Peacock’s. Mimi Gaffey’s granddaughter left for Germany for her college studies. Yvonne Finocchiaro’s grandson graduated from college virtually, so the family created a full graduation ceremony at home.

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PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIPS

Paul Harris Fellow: Mimi Gaffey, the club’s liaison with The Rotary Foundation, provided Neal Stehly with his PHF + 5 pin and thanked him for his continued support of TRF and the worldwide work it does. 
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AVID Seminars

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college prep program targeting students who will be first generation college attendees in their families. Students and parents make a commitment to participate in the program for all four years of high school by choosing to take the AVID Class as an elective all four years of high school. The AVID class supports students in succeeding in challenging academic programs using peer coaching strategies and study skills designed to support student learning and achievement.
 
Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club (CHNR) began their support of the AVID program in 2008. Working with other Rotary Clubs, a Conference was put together for Senior AVID students from Carlsbad, Oceanside, El Camino and Vista High Schools. Students joined Rotarians for breakfast and panel presentations from Rotarians and representatives from potential career areas. The next year, CHNR decided to focus on Carlsbad High students. The Club invited the Junior and Senior AVID students and followed this format until 2013. At that point, the event was renamed the AVID Seminar and the focus was changed to engage the students in an interaction with successful Rotarians and successful former AVID students. Rotarians became facilitators during Breakfast and talked to students about their goals and shared their struggles and successes. Then, in smaller groups, selected Rotarians and former AVID students shared their experience and offered ideas for building success in life through a small-group format. A debrief of the small group work and a keynote presentation on a specific leadership skill closed the seminar. A highlight of the event is the recognition of the top Senior AVID Students by their teachers.
 
March 22, 2019 marked the Twelfth Seminar. This year Hi-Noon Rotary reached out to Sage Creek High School to involve their AVID Juniors and Seniors. There were 44 students from Carlsbad High and 24 from Sage Creek. The 68 students were supported by their teachers, school and district administrators, counselors and 20 Rotarians.
 
To support the student experience, the Club began to collect “Words of Advice” from members in 2016. A group of students created a set of questions that were then asked of all members of the club. The responses were recorded and presented to the students. The documents are used as reference materials in the AVID classes and have documented the variety of experiences that Rotarians bring to our Club. Each year the students select a different set of questions to ask the members.
 
April 3, 2020 was to be our 13th AVID Seminar. Unfortunately, 13 did not end up to be our lucky number. Along with many other activities, this event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a wonderful experience for students and our members was lost. However, we did continue to recognize the Top 5 AVID Seniors for 2020 from each school. Their pictures are attached as are several years of pictures of the Top 5 and group pictures from past events.
We want to take a moment and express our deep appreciation to the AVID Teachers on each campus. They are: Jeff Spanier and Laurie Britton at Carlsbad High School; and Aida Salah and Allison Williams at Sage Creek High School.
For 2021 we are going to move forward to the 14th Seminar!       
 
Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club
Top 5 AVID Seniors
Class of 2020
 
Carlsbad High School
                            
    Analaura Flores            Makella Nordquist             Jasmyn Lemus                Christen Opp               Bianca Herrera
 
Sage Creek High School
                          
       Angelica Venancio               Cavaughn Higgs              Destini Perkins                 Hayat Sherif                Roxana Dominguez
 
The Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club would like to thank the following people for their continued support of the AVID Program:
AVID Teachers, Jeff Spanier, Laurie Britton, Aida Salah and Allison Williams,
Principals, Dr. Brian Brockett and Jesse Schuveiller,
Superintendent, Dr. Ben Churchill, the District Leadership Team, and the Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees
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