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Rotary International!K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran!President 2015-2016!!District 5240!!Jim Bell!District Governor 2015-2016!!Bob Braitman!Executive Assistant Governor!Region 3!2015-2016!!Joseph Kirkland !President 2015-2016!!Bernadette Bagley!Secretary & President Elect 2015-2016!

George Thurlow III!Treasurer!!John Glanville!Past President !!Directors!

Dusty Baker, Membership!Conner Rehage, Service!Rober Mislang, Youth & RYLA!Jennifer Goddard- Combs, !Programs!James Fenkner, Public Relations!Paul Kresmer, Grants & RI

ROTARY CLUB of MONTECITO Tuesday’s @ Noon at the Montecito Country Club!

P.O. Box 40218, Santa Barbara, CA 93140

Presidents Message July 9, 2015

Greetings Rotarians,!!I hope you all enjoyed learning about the intricacies of writing the next great mystery novel from Sandy Jones, and perhaps were inspired to put pen to paper for the book each of us has within us. !!We also welcomed our newest member, Carla Lemon, and were fortunate enough to have her also receive a Paul Harris award. She is a great addition and we are lucky to have her, so please take a moment to make her feel at home. !!This coming week we have the presentation of our "late spring" grants by our very own John Glanville. Joining us will be special guests, including our DG Jim Bell and ADG David Velarde, for a Club award presentation that you won't want to miss. So please join us on Tuesday for a great day and a great lunch. !!Have a great week and until we meet again, be a gift to someone!!!Yours in service,!Joe Kirkland

Carla Lemon being inducted into the Montecito Rotary Club by President

Joe Kirkland.Guest speaker and author, Sandy Jones,

discussing the development of the mystery novel genre.

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MONTECITO ROTARY TAKES !ON THE 4th OF JULY

!Connor, Marc, Harlan and John all got to play dress up at the 20th Annual

Montecito Village Fourth! They dressed up as the Founding Fathers, eagerly waiting to sign the Declaration of Independence. The event this year was put

on by Alicia St. John, and it was held at Lower Manning Park.

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OTHER ROTARY NEWS

SBCC Scholarship Thank You

SONG OF THE WEEK

Welcome Joe !!!

(Tune of “She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)!!Although the first printed version of the song appeared in Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag in 1927, the song is believed to have been written during the late 1800s. The song was based on an old spiritual titled "When the Chariot Comes", which is sung to the same melody. During the 19th century it spread through Appalachia where the lyrics were changed into their current form. The song was later sung by railroad work gangs in the Midwestern United States in the 1890s.!!!Joe is having his turn now as President!! ! ! (President!) And his grand schemes he now can implement!! (implement) His gentle smile will take charge His kindness now will spread large Joe is having his turn now as President!! ! ! (President!)  He is ready now to start to spread the word! ! (spread the word)That Montecito is the best place to be heard ! ! (to be heard)!On how to help our brothers!And how to help our sisters!And how to make our mark in Rotary!!! Singing Kay-ay yipee, yipi yay!! ! ! ! (Yipi yay!)!Singing Kay-ay yipee, yipi yay!!! ! ! ! (Yipi yay!)!Singing Kay-ay yipee, yipi kay-yay yipee!!Singing Kay-ay yipee, yipi yay!!! ! ! ! (Yipee yay!)!!Welcome, our new leader, Joe Kirkland!!! ! ! YAY!!!! !!

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1. One person can make a difference and together as Rotarians we can have a stronger impact. (I am one-Rotary as many.)!

2. For camaraderie, and new friendships.!

3. To serve locally, nationally or internationally.!

4. To learn more about other cultures.!

5. For a way to share your talent and resources effectively.!

6. To have a place to go each week to connect with like-minded people who motivate you.!

7. To make life-long relationships.!

8. To be part of something bigger than yourself.!

9. to hear an interesting speaker each week and learn what is going on in the community.!

10. To be able to take advantage of the true “family” of rotary while traveling nationally or internationally.

Upcoming Programs!July 14- Foundation Spring Grant Awards/ John Glanville!

July 21- Greater SB Ice Skating Association/ Jennifer Ono and Steve Heinze!

July 28- The Art of Making Wine/ Joe Weiland !

Aug 4- Cutler’s Artisan Spirits/ Ian Cutler!

Aug 11!- The Organized Artist Company/ Sam Bennet!

Aug 18- The Art of Montecito Real Estate/ Garrett McCaw and Dusty Baker

FOUR WAY TEST!

1. Is it the TRUTH?!

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?!

3. Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?!

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

!Day: Club: Place: Time:

Tuesday!

!Wednesday!

Thursday!Friday!Any Day at all,!24/7/365!

Goleta Noontime!Goleta (2nd and 4th)!Rotaract (1st and 3rd)!Carpinteria Morning!Sant Barbara Sunrise!Santa Barbara North!Carpinteria!Santa Barbara Downtown!One World Rotary Club

Frog Bar (Glen Annie Golf Course)!Frog Bar (Glen Annie Golf Course)!Silvergreens on Chapala!Carpinteria Women’s Club!Santa Barbara Club!Harry’s Plaza Cafe!Lion’s Community Park!Fess Parker Double Tree!http://www.oneworldrotary.org/

11:45 am!06:30 pm!06:30 pm!07:00 am!07:00 am!12:00 noon!11:45 am!12:00 noon!

Missed a Meeting? Make it up!

Weekly Assignments!July 14, 2015!

!Invocation/ Flag Salute: Robert Mislang!Backup: Lynda Nahra!50/50 Raffle: Phil Palmquist!Greeter: Arthur Rachwald!!July is the GREEN Team!!Setup/Breakdown Team: The Green Team includes: Sherry Melchiori, Robert Mislang, Lynda Nahra, Phil Palmquist, Arthur Rachwald, Murray Ray, Ross Ray, Conner Rehage, David Solomon, George Thurlow and JT Turner.

The Top 10 Reasons to Join the Montecito Rotary Club

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Presidents Message July 2015

We in Rotary aspire to great deeds. We admire those who gave great gifts to humanity: Abraham Lincoln, who gave the gift of human dignity to the downtrodden; Mother Teresa, who gave the gift of compassion to the forgotten; Mahatma Gandhi, who gave the gift of peaceful change to the oppressed. Their very lives became gifts to the world.!

We can be inspired by their example. We can be inspired to ask, how can I, in the life that I live – without neglecting the responsibilities that are so dear to me – how can I, too, become a gift to the world? As I considered my theme, I thought of the lessons I have learned through my Hindu faith. I thought especially of the story of Sudama.!

Sudama was a poor child and a bosom friend of Krishna, who was born in a royal lineage as an avatar – an incarnation of the divine. As the two boys grow up, they drift apart, and while Krishna becomes a military leader and king of great repute, Sudama remains a humble villager.!

The years go by and Sudama's poverty deepens. Finally, he lacks even food to feed his children. His wife reminds him of his childhood friendship with Krishna: Perhaps it is time to go to the mighty ruler for help. Reluctantly, Sudama agrees, but resolves that he will not go empty-handed. He gathers together a few handfuls of rice – all the food his family has left – and wraps them in a piece of cloth as a gift for his friend.!

When Sudama enters the palace, he is overwhelmed by the grandeur and by Krishna's gracious welcome. His meager gift, so carefully prepared, seems a humiliating reminder of his poverty. Krishna embraces Sudama, who hides the hand holding the rice behind his back. Krishna asks what he is holding.!

Far from being disdainful, Krishna accepts the rice with gratitude and consumes it with joy as the two sit and talk together. Hours pass, during which the pleasures of their rekindled friendship push all thoughts of his desperate plight from Sudama's mind. When evening falls, Sudama sets out for home – and only then realizes that he has neglected his task. He is returning with nothing, and Krishna has eaten his family's last grains of rice.!

Sudama steels himself to return to his hungry children. But standing before his gate, as dawn begins to break, he sees that the hut he left yesterday has become a stately home, and waiting to greet him is his own family: well-dressed, and well-fed by the baskets of food that appeared in their kitchen as Krishna ate each grain of Sudama's rice.!

Krishna understood what Sudama had brought him: everything he had to give. In return, Krishna gave him everything he needed. It is never the material value of a gift that matters – it is the love that comes with it. Just as Sudama's gift to Krishna became a gift to Sudama, what we give through Rotary becomes a gift to us. And we all have a choice: whether to keep our gifts to ourselves or give them to others, and Be a Gift to the World.!

We have only one chance at our lives. And we will have only one chance at this new Rotary year. This is our time. Let us grasp it. Let us Be a Gift to the World.!

K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran!President 2015-2016

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