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District 5220:California’s Central Valleyto the Mother Lode

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August /September 2016

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

CENTENNIAL EVENTS

One hundred years ago, at the 1917 Rotary Convention in Atlanta,Rotary President Arch Klumph proposed creating an endowment “forthe purpose of doing good in the world.” From the first contributionof $26.50, the Foundation has grown significantly and has spentmore than $3 billion on programs and projects.

Let’s celebrate in the city where it all began. We’ll look back proudlyover a century of “doing good in the world” — and look ahead to thechallenges Rotary will tackle in the century to come. Here are some ofthe events we have planned. Check back often to see what’s new.

The Rotary Foundation’s 100th Birthday PartyOne of the main events on the convention calendar is theFoundation’s birthday party. Join President-elect John F. Germ andfellow Rotarians to commemorate this milestone.14 June | House of Friendship

Book signingPast and current Rotary leaders will join author David C. Forward to sign your copy of “Doing Good in theWorld: The Inspiring Story of The Rotary Foundation’s First 100 Years.” You can purchase the book inthe Resource Center in the House of Friendship.Date & location to be decided

The Rotary Foundation Centennial exhibitLearn how The Rotary Foundation became a global leader in humanitarian service. Be inspired and findout how you can contribute to its lasting impact — in your community and around the world.10-14 June | House of Friendship

A Badge from the 1917 RIConvention in Atlanta.


DISTRICT YOUTH SERVICEDistrict 5220 Scholarship Applications Now Available

Hello Everyone,

This is Jim Dugoni, 2016-17 District 5220 Scholarship Chair, with an important email to notify everyonethat District 5220 is currently seeking qualified candidates for its District Scholar program for studentsplanning to do post-graduate work during the 2017-18 school year. The application deadline is Friday,January 6, 2017.

The District Scholar program is open to current college seniors and graduate students who meet one ofthe following three criteria:

· Students attending a university in our district· Students whose permanent address is in our district but attending a university outside the district

(including internationally)· Students from another country sponsored by a club in our district but who will be attending a

university in our district

Students can come from any subject discipline; however, preference will be given to those study areaswhich focus on affecting a large number of individuals and which fit into one of The Rotary Foundation’sAreas of Focus — 1) Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution, 2) Disease Prevention and Treatment, 3)Water and Sanitation, 4) Maternal and Child Health, 5) Basic Education and Literacy, and 6) Economicand Community Development.

The successful candidate chosen by the District 5220 Scholarship Committee will receive a $15,000scholarship, a sum which is then eligible for matching funds through a $15,000 Global Grant from TheRotary Foundation, if criteria for a Global Scholar are met.

We are urging all District Rotarians to share this information with prospective candidates. To obtain acopy of the District 5220 Scholar Application, please contact me at: [email protected] or (209) 607-9661.

-Jim Dugoni


DISTRICT YOUTH SERVICEDistrict 5220 Rotary YouthExchange 2016

Just a quick note to let you all know we had avery successful Youth Exchange in our Districtand the German Students were such a delight toshow off to our wonderful district.

This year we had five American Students (twoboys and three girls) head to Germany on July4th.

They stayed with their German host students’ andparents’ home for three weeks. They got to visitcountries like Switzerland, Austria, France, and Italy,and some of them got to attend a Germany/FranceInternational Soccer (Football) game. They got to goto Porsche and Mercedes Museums, they got to hangout at a German High School, but by far their bestexperience was to hang out with a German family.

And then they brought their German counterparthome with them for three weeks. This year we hosted10 German Students (7 girls and 3 boys). All werewonderful ambassadors of their home country and ofRotary. All spoke wonderful English and some spoke three,four, or five languages. Truly amazing. We got entertainedby them with their piano-playing skills and their cookingskills. They actually got most of my Kiwi humor and evengave a little back to me!J

We had a farewell party for them and saw them back on theplane back to Germany on August 15th.

Tears were shed, but memories, experiences and life-longfriendships were made.Thank you to all who helped make this experience for our German friends a memorable one. From ErikJohnson and the Sonora 49rs, to the host parents, to the Yosemite Chaperones and to Modesto SunriseRotary Club. So many of our District support this great program, I hope we can get you and your clubinvolved for next year.

If you do, please contact Chris Currie, 209-652-5976, [email protected]. Next year’s program willstart on Wednesday July 5th, when we send our American Students aged 15yrs-19yrs to German for 3weeks, then we welcome home our American Students and host the German Students from July 26ththrough to August 16th. We are looking for American Students and Host families alike.

Submitted by: Chris Currie, [email protected]


DISTRICT YOUTH SERVICESonora 49er Hosts German Youth Study Exchange Students in Yosemite

The Sonora 49er Rotary provided a spaghetti feed onSunday night at the Yosemite Valley ElementarySchool. Monday we took the students to TuolumneMeadows and hiked to Dog Lake and Lembert Dome.On Tuesday most of the students hiked up Vernal andNevada Falls and others rode bicycles in the valley. Allin all, I think everyone had a great time.

Submitted by: Erik D. Johnson, [email protected]


It’s Time to CELEBRATE - 100 Years of Doing Good in the World!

District 5220’s AnnualFoundation Dinner is theperfect time to share The RotaryFoundation’s (TRF) impressiverecord of success in the world andyou don’t want to miss out. In2016-17, our Rotary Foundation

turns 100. That’s one century of Rotarians improving lives and communities all over the world. Andthat’s definitely something worth celebrating. Our Foundation—yes it is yours and mine—stands at theforefront of humanitarian service, having supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fightdisease, promote peace, and provide people with basic education — and one historic project dedicated toeradicating polio worldwide.

District Governor Tia Saletta has planned a very special evening, one of inspiring stories about advancesin Polio Eradication and the care being provided to those inflicted with the dreadful disease. Our keynotespeaker, Ioana Corompaki of Romania, is traveling to America just to present at our dinner! Thanks toTRF support and matching grants from District 5220 and other districts, Ioana came to America to learnautism teaching techniques. As a result, hundreds of Romanian children living with autism have beengiven a new lease on life.

Our annual dinner not only helps create awareness of TRF’s global and local impact, but it also providesthe mechanism to attain District 5220’s 2016-17 TRF fundraising goals. The annual dinner wouldn’t bethe same with out the famous silent auction, which is made possible through the generosity of everyclub in the district donating at least one item valued at $150 or more. So put your creativethinking caps on and help us Do Good in the World! More information will be coming out soon,including auction item submission and club event registration forms, but below are the specifics:

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016Time: 5-6 pm No-host Social; 6-9 pm dinner and programLocation: Stockton Golf and Country Club; 3800 Country Club Blvd, Stockton, CABlack-tie Optional

Early Bird: $60 per person / $600 per table of 10 - registration/payment received byOctober 14thLate: $70 per person/$700 per table of 10 - registration/payment received betweenOctober 15th and 20thSponsorships Available $1,000 = Table of 10; premium Seating & wine upgrade, program adAuction Item Questions: Sharon and Graham Tweedy, Auction Co-chairs:[email protected]

Event Questions: Rebecca Ciszek, Dinner Chair: [email protected]

Registration and or Registration Questions:Diana Barden, District Secretary: [email protected] checks payable to: District 5220Mail to: Diana Barden, Registrar, P.O. Box 1208, Madera, CA 93639

DISTRICT EVENTS


GOVERNOR CLUB VISITSTwain Harte Welcomes DG Tia

Twain Harte Rotary greeted DG Tia in true country style. We had cowboy-themed table decorations, members wore their country gear, and we hadribs for dinner.

Tia handed out 2 Paul Harris Awards and Tia's Silent Rotarian award wentto Daniel Plooster. Great Job all! We really enjoyed our new DG's visit,Thanks Tia. Happy Trails!

Submitted by: Nola Thompson, [email protected]

Modesto Rotary Welcomes Governor Tia with a Piggy Bank

Modesto Rotary welcomed District Governor Tia Saletta for her official club visit on July 19th. In thispicture President Pete Herrmann presents DG Tia with aRotary International piggy bank, which have beendistributed to all MoRotarians with the request to fill with aminimum of $26.50 in honor of the opening deposit to TheRotary Foundation 100 years ago. We’ve requested theRotarians place the banks in their offices, or at home to havefamily and friends contribute, and by the end of Novemberpresent a check to The Rotary Foundation for all moniescollected, plus a bit more! As TRF Chair and PDG JanineMcClanahan says “fill that bank with at least $26.50 butwrite that check for $150!” We look forward to fun with the100th Anniversary of The Rotary Foundation.

Submitted byChris Elswick, Executive Director, ModestoRotary Club, 209-578-9999, [email protected]


GOVERNOR CLUB VISITSOakhurst Sierra Welcomes DistrictGovernor Tia Saletta

DG Tia visited the club August 9, welcoming new membersand recognizing the outstanding work of current clubmembers.

Submitted by: Joy Kagawa, [email protected]

Photos, right:Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary welcomed two new members toour club, Dianna Conaway and Brian Casey, during ourmeeting with visiting District Governor Tia Saletta on August9, 2016.Top, from left: Donna Smith, Dianna Conaway, President JohnHonnette and DG Tia Saletta.Bottom, from left: Sponsor Rich Regert, Brian Casey, PresidentJohn Honnette and DG Tia Saletta.

Photos, below:Left: President John Honnette chose our hard workdingand very active club Treasurer Don DeBernardi to receivethe Quiet Rotarian Award. Congratulations Don!

Right: President John Honnette chose a very active memberin international projects and a past President too, TimMadden to receive the Humanitarian Award.Congratulations Tim!


CLUB ACTIVITIESLodi Kicks Out President PatPatrick

Lodi Rotary held its official Kickout ofPresident Pat Patrick (2015-2016) on June30. Every year Rotarians great very creativewhen it comes to saying goodbye to thatyear’s President. The dunk tank benefitedRotary’s ongoing battle to eliminate polioaround the world. Buy 3 balls and test yourskills at giving President Pat a refreshingdunk in the tank. The club managed to raisea total of $370 for their Polio Pluscampaign. Fortunately for Polio Plus Patspent a lot of time in the tank. Let this alsoserve as fair warning to next year’s LodiRotary Club’s President.

Submitted by: Paul Mertz,[email protected]

Tracy Sunrise Supports Police Chaplains

Tracy Sunrise Rotary reaffirmed itscommitment to the Tracy PoliceDepartment with a $1,000 donationto the police chaplain program.Pictured at left is Tracy Sunrise RotaryFoundation president Alfred Ruizpresenting the check to Tracy Policechaplain Don Higgins, and at left, thedepartment’s newest chaplain JuanMartinez. Both are on-call volunteers,with their program supported bycommunity donations. They willrespond to help people affected bytragedies or violent crime, providecounseling during times of crisis, andfollow up to see that victims of crimesand tragedies get the help they need.

Submitted by: RobertBrownne, [email protected]


CLUB ACTIVITIESModesto Rotarians Bring Clean Water to the Dominican Republic

MoRotarian Lance Lowell just returned froman amazing project trip to the DominicanRepublic.

In his words: “For the past few years a groupof people from our church congregation havebeen traveling to San Cristobal, DominicanRepublic to work with an orphanage. Thepast two years we became aware of a refugeecamp that is home to 330 families who weredisplaced by earthquakes, tsunamis andpoverty. As we went through the village oneof the greatest needs that we saw was theneed for clean drinking water. Althoughpoverty, hunger and employment are allthings that are common struggles for many ofthe 3rd world impoverished areas like this one, their access to clean drinking water that won’t make themsick and even potentially cause death is at the top of the list.

“I received approval to receive a club grant of $5,000 and almost $2,000 of matching district funds,combined with money I was able to raise from Neighborhood Church and a small family foundation thatawarded us a grant, and we raised over $17,000 to buy 280 water pots and mosquito nets for each familyin the village who did not already have one. Each water pot will provide clean water for a family of 4 ormore for up to 7 years. And the mosquito nets will help provide protection through the night frommosquitos that carry malaria, the Zika virus, and other harmful diseases. This was an amazing, life-changing experience for me.”

Chris Elswick, Executive Director, Modesto Rotary Club, 209-578-9999, [email protected]

Lodi Sunrise Learns AboutLocal Measure R

David Phillips, the "David" in Michael David Winery inLodi, CA spoke to the club on the benefits of a 1/8th centsales tax increase that will fund improvements to the city'spark and recreational facilities. Lodi has long had a visionto build an indoor sports complex, complete the playingfields at DeBenedetti Park, and many others!

Submitted by: Ralph Cesena,[email protected]

Picture: Left to Right: Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club President TomMcCauley and David Phillips.


CLUB ACTIVITIESSonora Supports Adults with Disabilities with iPad Donations

July 6, 2016 at 2:30pm the Sonora Rotaryclub donated 13 iPads to the WATCHprogram in Sonora, California.

Founded in 1972, the WATCH programsupports adults with intellectual disabilitiesto live, work and play as integral members ofthe community. Services are located inTuolumne and Calaveras Counties,California, USA. About 5 years ago WATCHreceived a grant to purchase desktopcomputers for its computer lab. SonoraRotary had the opportunity to tour theSonora WATCH facility in March 2016, andobserved that all computers were being used for various educational pursuits.

In discussion with Chris Daly, Executive Director of WATCH, the club determined that iPads would be awonderful resource for the educational pursuits of the WATCH consumers. There are numerous newprograms (Apps) that provide spelling, mathematic, communication, and life skill learning opportunitiesthat are designed for individuals with special needs. Also, the iPads could offer functionality toconsumers that could not operate a mouse or keyboard.

The Sonora Rotary club then went to work to procure the required iPads for the WATCH program. TheClub funded the project from private donations combined with a club donation using proceeds from itsMay golf tournament fundraiser.

Submitted by: David Lunt, [email protected]

Lodi Tokay Presents EducationGrants

Lodi Tokay Rotary presented two studentswith $500 Career Technical Education grantsat the club's August 15, 2016 meeting. Thoseparticipating in the awards ceremony include(left to right) President Jeremy Lenser, AsifHussein (Delta College Radiology), CodyAdams (Consumnes College Film), AdvisorBecky Jauregui (Lodi High), Virginia Menezes(Tokay High), and Scholarship Chair RonWilliamson. Students are encouraged to applyfor these scholarships through their highschool advisor.

Submitted by: Wally Sandelin, [email protected]


CLUB ACTIVITIESMadera Rotarians Get Ready for Back to School!

Seventy-five enthusiastic youngsters will go back to school with brandnew backpacks filled with school supplies! Madera Rotary volunteershad a great time at the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Skate Partywhere they handed out backpacks filled with school supplies to all the“Littles”. The “Bigs” were students from Madera and Madera SouthHigh Schools who serve as after school mentors to the “Littles”. Each ofthe Bigs got a packet of school supplies, too. Everyone had fun and noone ended up with bumps or bruises, just happy hearts!

Submitted by: Diana Barden, [email protected]

Photos:Top: Madera Rotarian Jim Pierce spends time with his LunchBuddy at the skate party. Jim volunteers to spend oneafternoon a week having lunch at school with a student as partof a BBBS program.

Bottom: Kiley Wattenbarger and Mike Takechi were among theMadera Rotary Club members who joined the Big Brothers BigSisters skate party to distribute backpacks and school supplies.

Lodi Tokay Prepares for 11th Annual Oktoberfest

Lodi Tokay Rotary Club will be holding its 11th annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at theAmerican Legion Hall in Lodi. Doors open at 4:30pm and the fun-filled night includes traditionalGerman food, beer, wine and shots, live music by the famous Gruber Family Band, games, door prizes,raffle items, and dancing.

Each year, the club chooses a charitable organization or project to donate a majority of the event’sproceeds to. This year, our mission is to raise funds for LodiAmerican Legion Post 22. The Legion is looking to dorenovations to their facilities for events at the hall. LodiAmerican Legion Post 22 provides invaluable services to ourveterans and their hall is an iconic institution for ourcommunity’s events and gatherings.

The entrance fee is a mere $10 and food and beverages areavailable for sale. Tickets can be obtained by contactingCraig Hoffman at [email protected] or 209-747-4077.

Submitted by: Wally Sandelin, [email protected]


CLUB ACTIVITIESThe Chowchilla – Jamaica Connection

For almost 25 years, the Rotary Club of Chowchilla hasbeen helping the severely impoverished of Jamaica.Although many people accept the stereotype of a “Day-O”and “Yah Mon” Jamaica, many Jamaicans live in abjectcircumstances.

The connection began with a program at Chowchilla Rotaryby a native Jamaican and recently retired Stanfordadministrator who graphically described the devastation tothe island by Hurricane Gilbert, particularly to the schools.Local school superintendent and Rotarian Dr. Ron Moorerallied schools in the area to donate some 2,500 usedtextbooks, library books, manual typewriters, and resourcematerials for the schools. Rotarians in Fresno arrangedtransportation to New Orleans where Rotarians arrangedfor shipment in cargo containers to Jamaica. A few yearslater, Chowchilla Rotary sponsored a clothing drive forvictims of Hurricane Ivan.

After partnering with the East Montego Bay Rotary Club,Moore and his wife Shirley began bi-annual trips toJamaica to coordinate projects including mattresses for theChildren’s School for the Deaf, upgrading the Flanker’s Health Clinic, roofing for a pre-school, a retainingwall for a K-2 school, and a wheelchair project. In recent years, Chowchilla Rotary and District 5220succeeded in obtaining RI grants for security and fencing for a boys’ and girls’ club and 24 latrines forfamilies in remote areas without electricity and running water. The current project involves upgradingthe equipment in a maternity ward in a hospital south of Ocho Rios. In June Ron and Shirley presented acheck in the amount of US $10,500 to the East Montego Bay Rotary for the project.

Submitted by: Ronald Moore, [email protected]


CLUB ACTIVITIESTurlock Honors Vladimir Donskoy

Several longtime Turlock Rotarians have honored VladimirDonsky with a Paul Harris Fellow Award. Donsky has had atremendous impact on the development of Rotary inRussia, and Turlock Rotary has been a big part of it.

Vladimir was a professor of English at the State Universityof Irkutsk in Siberia, when he was selected in 1987 toparticipate in a 10-week exchange for ten Soviet universityinstructors by American Field Service (AFS). He stayed inTurlock with a host family and served as a guest lecturer at TurlockHigh School.

Denton Palmer, a member of the Rotary Club of Turlock, invitedhim to one of our club's weekly meetings. Vladimir wasimmediately fascinated with Rotary, as service clubs andvolunteerism were totally unknown in the Soviet Union. He visitedour club often during that stay and developed close friendshipswith several of our members. After his return to Russia he becamea co-founder of Rotary in Irkutsk, a sister city of Eugene, Oregonwhose Rotarians encouraged them to form a Rotary club.

In 1991, Turlock Rotary and District 5220 provided funding for Vladimir to again visit Turlock for 10weeks, this time to become more familiar with Rotary in order to help with its growth & development inRussia. Vladimir stayed with local Rotarians and attended dozens of Rotary club meetings, boardmeetings, and District events.

He returned to Russia as its leading expert on Rotary, having developed a better understanding &appreciation of it. Shortly after his return, he became secretary of his Rotary club — and later president.He also provided assistance and information to other emerging clubs in Russia, including authoringRotary manuals in the Russian language.

In 1992, with the assistance of Professor Linda Bunney-Sarhad, Vladimir returned to Turlock for a thirdvisit, this time with his wife and daughter — for the entire academic year as a Fullbright Scholar inResidence at CSU Stanislaus. In addition to teaching classes at CSUS, he used this opportunity to furtherimprove his knowledge of Rotary by visiting and speaking to numerous clubs in California and Oregon.

Upon his return to Siberia, Vladimir played an increasing role in the growth and development of Rotaryin Russia. From 1993 - 2003 he was designated as the deputy district governor for District 5010 — whichat that time included Alaska, The Yukon and all of Eastern Russia. In that role he helped to form andnurture most of the Rotary clubs in Siberia and Eastern Russia.

In 2004 he became the first Russian to serve as a Rotary District Governor. Since then, Vladimir Donskoyhas become one of the best known and most active Rotarians in the world. He has attended and spoken atnumerous Rotary events in several different countries. And it all started with a simple invitation fromDenton Palmer to attend a weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Turlock.

Submitted by: Bob Stammerjohan, [email protected]


CLUB ACTIVITIESHope Haven West and Rotary District 5220 Travel to Vietnam

Late July and early August found Rotarians from our district workingdiligently in the heat and humidity of Danang, Vietnam. Lonny Davis,(and his wife Lisa) and Robert Wallace (and his brother Bill) fromCeres Rotary, Doctor Joe Serra and Doctor Cathy Peterson fromStockton Rotary, Judy Spencer, widow of Ceres Rotarian Paul Spencer,and Expert Seating Specialist Cathy Mulholland made the 24 hourjourney to bring the gift of mobility to the disabled poor of Vietnam.

Though most Hope Haven West distributions include up to 20volunteers and seating specialists, this team was kept small due thedistance and the fact that this was Hope Haven West’s first distributionin Vietnam. Everything went smoothly, and the possibility for a futuredistribution is anticipated.

The World Health Organization estimates that 65 millionpeople in the world are in need of a wheelchair. During thisdistribution, two hundred individuals, most of them children,received custom fitted wheelchairs during the three daydistribution. “We found the people of Vietnam to be verykind, humble and welcoming people. To be able to give thegift of mobility to them was very rewarding,” stated RobertWallace. “They were so grateful to receive a wheelchair as intheir country pediatric wheelchairs are almost impossible tocome by.

Hope Haven West (a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization) is a100% model charity. Every dollar donated goes directly toprovide mobility to the disabled poor in the developing world.All administrative and fund raising expenses are provided byprivate benefactors. Rotary Clubs are encouraged to partnerin a distribution, either through a cash donation, through useof their District Designated Funding, by participating as ateam member in a distribution, or by volunteering in theHope Haven West warehouse in Modesto to assemblepediatric wheelchairs.

Several distributions are planned in the near future.Openings for team members are available for Lima Peru inmid-September, and Ecuador in October. Interested partiesshould contact Liz Hosmer at [email protected] formore information.

Submitted by: Liz Hosmer, [email protected] by Judy Spencer


CLUB ACTIVITIESEscalon Sunrise August Activities

August was a busy month for Escalon Sunrise Rotary with avocational tour, a global grant presentation, and the DG’sannual visit. Almonds are a major product for Escalon, asthey are for most of the Central Valley, and club memberswere able to tour a brand new processing facility.Vocational Chair John Weeks arranged for a visit to theRojas Brothers facility and members were able to see whatgoes on during the entire process from nuts off the tree tofinished commercial products. The club was able to see theplant just before it goes into full production with theupcoming harvesting season.

Next up was a presentation by Liz Armstrong of the Angels-Murphys Rotary. She explained that the global grant wouldprovide informational meetings and training for medicalstaff on detecting breast cancer. For a variety of reasons—some environmental, some societal, and some religious—Palestine has a very large incidence of breast cancer, andbecause it is only detected late in the process, a very highincidence of death resulting from cancer. Liz is workingwith a U.S. organization doing work in Palestine to create asystem by which early detection will become the norm.

After that, Escalon received its official visit from DistrictGovernor Tia Saletta. Tia, as a member of Oakdale Rotary,told us she considered Escalon her second club because shehas made up so often with the club, including her very firstmake-up. Tia was introduced by club member andAssistant Governor Jordon Freitas and shared some of herinternational experiences and her goals for the year. Inaddition, she made some presentations to club members,including the Silent Rotarian award to John Weeks, theRotarian All-Star Award to Andreas Witt, and the RotaryAvenues of Service Award to Romy Damiles. Past PresidentRomy was recognized for his many contributions to theclub in all of the five service areas. He becomes the seventhmember of the club to receive this award, which is availableto all clubs on an annual basis.

Submitted by: Dave Mantooth, [email protected]:Top:Club members on a vocational tour to analmond processing plantMiddle:DG Tia presenting John Weeks withthe Silent Rotarian AwardBottom: DG Tia presenting Romy Damileswith the Avenues of Service Award


CLUB ACTIVITIESHundreds of Books Distributedby Nuevo Latino Rotary Club ofWinton

The Nuevo Latino Rotary Club of Wintonparticipated at the Annual Health Fairorganized by the Health Centers Castle intheir Castle Clinic in Atwater. The club wasallowed to set up a booth and distributedabout seven hundred books for free amongmembers of the community. Winton RotaryClub has been taking any opportunity todistribute thousands of quality booksdonated by different sources.

Some local schools have been benefited bythis distribution giving to their students theopportunity to get very good books to read at home and keep them.

Submitted by: Rudy Lezama, [email protected]

Photo: Krischna Izarra (left) and Irma Jenzen (right).

Stockton Supports Food Bank

Rotary Club of Stockton is collecting fooditems for the Emergency Food Bank. Thismonth Chair Angel Sepulveda and committeemembers Raul Chavez and Linda Quinngathered 51 boxes of cereal. Members broughtboxes of cereal each week for a month andseveral members put forth a $$ challenge toprovide more for the event. Next month wewill be collecting mashed potatoes andupcoming months, peanut butter and stuffing.In December members will help withdistributing giveaway boxes of food for ourcitizens in need during the holiday season.

Submitted by: Sharon Tweedy,[email protected] Club of Stockton, Community ServiceDirector


CLUB ACTIVITIESLetter to the Lodi News Sentinel: Lodi Club Delivers Clothing, Message ofGenerosity(From the Lodi News Sentinel, posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016)

I am preparing to go on a trip to help an orphanage in Ethiopia. When I asked what I could bring, I wastold that each orphan receives a new outfit for their birthday.

I was given a list of children along with their sizes.

I presented the need to my Lodi Rotary Club, and club President Sherry Cotta jumped at the opportunity(if you don’t know Sherry, she is a “go-getter” with a heart of gold). She made it a point to not only collectthe outfits that were requested but so much more. I will be heading to Ethiopia with two luggage bagsfilled with vacuum packed clothes (courtesy of Sherry) filled with the following items: 65 pairs of pants, 14pairs of shorts, 58 shirts, 10 dresses, 4 skirts, 153 pairs of socks, 95 pairs of underwear, 28 pairs of shoes,jelly beans, school supplies, and additional money for the orphanage.

In a chaotic world that can be filled with negative things that attempt to capture our attention, I would liketo shed light on the goodness that has come out of ourcommunity. The Lodi Rotary Club bought these clothesout of the kindness of their hearts. And I am thankful.Thankful for a group of people who sacrificed their timeand money to bless children whom they have never met.

On behalf of all the little children who will be receivingnew clothes in Ethiopia, I would like to thank themembers of Lodi Rotary and Sherry Cotta.

Jeni Elson, Lodi

(Submitted by: Joe Cotta, [email protected])

Lodi Sunrise Learns AboutLocal Measure R

David Phillips, the "David" in Michael David Winery inLodi, CA spoke to the club on the benefits of a 1/8th centsales tax increase that will fund improvements to the city'spark and recreational facilities. Lodi has long had a visionto build an indoor sports complex, complete the playingfields at DeBenedetti Park, and many others!

Submitted by: Ralph Cesena,[email protected]

Picture: Left to Right: Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club PresidentTom McCauley and David Phillips.


CLUB ACTIVITIESMariposa Yosemite Raffles OfferWinner Special Yosemite Experiences

Again this year the Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Clubis holding its annual raffle of three events insideYosemite National Park. Fliers and informationsheets are available on our web site,www.mariposarotary.org and in the Rotary Times.You are encouraged to buy those raffle tickets soon,as the drawing for the Bracebridge Dinner packageis coming up soon. Contact information is on theinformation sheet. Good luck!

Submitted by Duane Robinson, [email protected]


CLUB FUNDRAISERS / EVENTS


District GovernorTia SalettaOakdale


District Governor - ElectRay CaparrosEscalon Sunrise

District Governor -NomineeJudy LovettNorth Stockton

Immediate Past DistrictGovernorEllen HancockTracy Sunrise

DISTRICT GOVERNOR LINE

Modesto Sunrise Rotary 3rd Annual Crab Feed is coming!

The 3rd Annual Modesto Sunrise Crab Feed is coming this November!This crab feed is filled with the first catch of the season, kicking off thewinter months in style. There will be lots of fun with prizes and a rafflethat could leave your pockets full with cash prizes and much more. Comeout and celebrate a good time with friends and family. Ticket proceeds gotoward the Community and International Projects of Modesto SunriseRotary.

The event will take place at St Anthony's Catholic Church, Rogers FamilyCenter on November 12, 2016, from 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Tickets are $50each. The dinner menu includes: crab, pasta, salad, and dessert.

Submitted by: Marlene Champlin [email protected]


DISTRICT CALENDARAUGUSTMEMBERSHIP AND NEW CLUB DEVELOPMENTMONTH20 Sat 4-m – Angels-Murphys Fundraiser Annual Shrimp and Pasta Feed27 Sat 8am – District Training Foundation and Membership Seminar

SEPTEMBERBASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY MONTH10 Sat 7:30am – Los Banos Fundraiser Make Your Own Omlet Breakfast10 Sat 5:30pm – Oakdale Fundraiser Oakdale Wine Extravaganza10 Sat 5:30pm – Stockton Fundraiser White Christmas Nights17-18 Sat and Sun – Gustine Fundraiser 46th Annual Peddler’s Fair24 Sat 7am – Oakdale Sierra Sunrise Fundraiser Dale Murphy Memorial Golf Tournament

OCTOBERECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTMONTH8 Sat 8:30am – District Training Assistant Governor Training15 Sat 9am – North Stockton Fundraiser 216 Walk to End Alzheimer’s15 Sat 6pm – Winton-Nuevo Latino Fundraiser 3rd Annual Mariachi Dinner22 Sat 5pm – Lodi Tokay Fundraiser 11th Annual Lodi Oktoberfest22 Sat 6pm – Madera Fundraiser Madera Rotary Halloween Ball23 Sun – Rotary International Event World Polio Day - Livestream Event23 Sun noon – Stockton Sunrise Fundraiser Rotary Pins / Community Wins!24 Mon 6pm – District Meeting Budget and Finance Committee Meeting28-31 Fri-Mon – Madera Interact Fundraiser Interact Halloween Haunted House

NOVEMBERROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH5 Sat 6pm – District Fundraiser Rotary Foundation Dinner, Stockton10-13 Thu-Sun – RI Event Zones 25 and 26 Zone Institute in Santa Barbara17 Thurs 6pm – District Meeting District Advisory Council Meeting

DECEMBERDISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT MONTH3 Sat 5:30pm – Madera Sunrise Fundraiser Trees for Charity7 Wed 6pm – District Meeting District Cabinet Meeting12 Mon 6pm – District Meeting District Budget and Finance Committee Meeting

JANUARYVOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH28 Sat 8am – District Training Mid-Year Assembly (location TBD)

FEBRUARYPEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION MONTH4 Sat 5:30pm – Salida Fundraiser Crab and Rigatoni Dinner11 Sat 5pm – Gustine Fundraiser Hops and Bangers16 Thurs 6pm – District Meeting District Advisory Council Meeting20 Mon 6pm – District Meeting Budget and Finance Committee Meeting22 Wed 6pm – District Meeting District Cabinet Meeting25 Sat 5pm – Ceres Fundraiser Ceres Rotary Crab Feed

MARCHWATER AND SERVICE MONTH3-5 Fri-Sun – President Elect Training Seminar (PETS)11 Sat 5:45pm – Merced Sunrise Fundraiser Merced Sunrise Shrimp Feed27 Mon 6pm – Oakdale Fundraiser Oakdale Testicle Festival

Want to see your Club’s activities here? Add them to the district calendar at by visitingwww.Rotary5220.org and clicking the menu button in the upper right corner, then choose DACdb,

log in, then choose the calendar tab.

http://www.rotary5220.org

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DISTRICT 5220ROTARY TIMES

Submission InformationOctober 2016 Issue Deadline:September 24Publication between October 1 and 7.

Your district wants to know about your club’sactivities! Share your upcoming event flyers, clubphotos, press releases, projects, and successstories. How?● Items need to be submitted by the deadline to

appear in the month’s edition.● Submissions should be about Rotary or

Rotary-related activities.● Send your items to the editor:

[email protected] . Be sure to includeyour club’s name and a contact person.

● Send complete stories, ready to be published(not story ideas)

● To help us make you look good:▪ Photos: jpgs should be between 500kb and

2000kb. PNG and TIF files also accepted.No .eml files. Links to Flickr, Picassa, orFacebook albums also accepted.

▪ Text: Submit as Word doc (preferred) or inbody of email. Do not submit as PDF.Recommended word count for text: 150per story (longer items may be edited)

▪ Make sure to caption photos: who is in thephoto? What are the people doing? Textcan be typed into the email or attached inWord documents.

▪ Event flyers welcome; jpeg formatpreferred, PDF, TIF, PNG also accepted.Flyers may be reduced to 1/3 size whenplaced in the Rotary Times.

From Your Editor:

I’m back for a third year as your Rotary TimesEditor, and I need your help! I want to make yourclub and projects shine!

Your job: Send in stories, photos, flyers, andinformation following the guidelines at the right.Please send stories ready for printing; if you sendme only a suggestion for a story, I’ll reply askingyou to write it. If you send just photos, I’ll replyasking for a story.

My job: Edit your stories forspace and content, format, andmake a cohesive newsletter. Iwant to make you look good!

Yours in Service,

Heather BootheRotary Club of MariposaYosemite

[email protected]

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DISTRICT 5220 ATTENDANCE REPORTJuly 2016

Submit your DACdb attendance Monthly by the 15th of the month.

ClubBeginJuly2016

July16

YTDDiff

AvgAttd

Angels-Murphys 34 33 -1 61%Arnold 10 10 0 80%Atwater 36 36 0 52%Ceres 36 35 -1 55%Chowchilla 19 19 0 69%Escalon Sunrise 18 21 3 56%Galt Sunrise 24 24 0 62%Groveland 24 24 0 51%Gustine 11 12 1 63%Lathrop Sunrise 10 13 3 62%Livingston 16 16 0Lodi 63 65 2 51%Lodi Sunrise 23 22 -1 85%Lodi Tokay 35 34 -1 64%Los Banos 43 43 0 33%Madera 75 75 0 73%Madera Sunrise 53 53 0 42%Manteca 38 38 0 57%MantecaMorning 7 7 0 92%

Mariposa/Yosemite 57 57 0 71%

Merced 63 58 -5 70%Merced Sunrise 43 44 1 80%Modesto 234 234 0 78%ModestoGateway 20 20 0 65%

Modesto Metro 35 35 0 67%

ClubBeginJuly2016

July16

YTDDiff

AvgAttd

Modesto Sunrise 80 80 0 66%Newman 23 23 0 62%North Merced 28 28 0North Stockton 66 67 1 58%Oakdale 42 42 0 88%Oakdale Sunrise 17 17 0Oakhurst Sierra 39 39 0Oakhurst SierraSun 33 32 -1 50%

Patterson 25 25 0 56%Ripon 38 38 0 45%Riverbank 18 18 0 81%Salida 26 26 0 74%Sonora 28 29 1 70%Sonora 49er 16 16 0 75%Sonora Sunrise 31 32 1 73%Stockton 168 172 4 71%Stockton Pacific 26 26 0 94%StocktonSunrise 24 24 0 57%

Tracy 35 35 0 60%Tracy Sunrise 26 26 0 80%Turlock 94 94 0 67%Turlock Sunrise 59 59 0 55%Twain Harte 30 31 1 74%West Calaveras 25 25 0 74%Winton NuevoLatino 12 11 -1 67%

Total 2036 2043 7 61%

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