Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Bugle

Invocation:  Joanne Schoenfeld

Flag Salute:  Eric Ryan

Raffle: Pat Hardy  

Guests: Eric Ryan brought his father and brother, Kevin and Chris Ryan. Lucille’s guest is the student of the month        

Announcements:

• Betsy Munroe and Claude Saks welcomed our newest member Ted Deck. His classification is mineral leasing. Bill Ringer is his mentor and he was proposed by Claude Saks.
• Lucille Ramirez announced the La Cuesta Student of the Month: Lily Flores. The principal, Fran Wageneck, talked about the school. Most of the students are not there because of discipline or court-system reasons. It’s a comprehensive high school. It’s one of four schools that are under the umbrella of alternative schools in Santa Barbara. Lily’s teacher, James Bedard, said she exemplifies what it is to be a firebird (the mascot). Since she’s been at La Cuesta, she’s earned straight As. She even takes on online course in trigonometry. She helps out with three siblings. His favorite part is there is a sixth period on Fridays. He teaches a cooking class. Lily always comes and is eager to help. She stays late on a Friday because she wants to be helpful. She is graduating this year. She also is a community translator. Lily plans to go to the community college for two years then transfer to San Diego to study interior design and lighting to help her dad with his business (Flores Lighting).
• Reminder:  Next Weds. is DARK. No meeting on 11/27!
• Jim Ruh called for responses to the fundraising ballot. We are trying to get a sense of what direction the club wants to go. If as a result of this survey, if there is no consensus, then the board and club has to work on developing one before the committee does any more work. Jim agreed to chair the fundraising committee next year if needed.
• Bill Ringer announced that the Philippines typhoon money collection is already at $700. Additional donations were collected.
• Kim Coley: Food drive/collection today for Unity House. Thank y’all for your support. Special shoutout to Tom Heath for all his hard work coordinating Camp Whittier. Press releases have been sent. Sandy Boyd took great pictures to capture the day. Thanks for everyone who brought canned food. We have about 200 items. The club is donating $1,000 to the Food Bank to buy turkeys for Thanksgiving.
• Connard Hogan announced dictionary deliveries. We have a delivery this morning and we have other dates coming up. Please sign up so we can coordinate deliveries.
• Diana Cecala shared holiday party details. We have everything planned, and the RSVPs are pouring in. We have some space constraints (68 people + 2 servers = 70). We need everyone to RSVP so we can have a clear list. Please put guest or spouse’s name.
• Don Bennett reminded members about Salvation Army bell ringing. We kick this off the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Helps the Salvation Army.
• Tom Heath: Sunrisers did a lot of work at Camp Whittier on Sat. Thank you everyone, great job. 32 people signed up but only 19 showed up. David Velarde and Bill Abel even went back on Sunday to do more work. Thank you to everyone who helped out. Tom’s two employees were there and helped out, too.
• Janet Napier reminded members that this is the time of year to turn in our pledge forms for our annual fund, our club’s foundation and punch cards. By today, we have only received seven. Turn in to her or Fred Gaeden.
• Joe Clark met with Deepa Willingham about the 25^th anniversary of women in Rotary. There will be an event on March 8 for the district. It will be a gala event to celebrate women in Rotary and also The Rotary Foundation. This area is looking to raise a minimum of $25k. In total, the goal is $100k. Gala dinner, fairly inexpensive, and caveat to it – going to do a dancing with the stars fundraiser. We’ll have celebrities dancing with the dance students around the area. Teams can be sponsored for $2,500 and will compete. The top teams will get money to be donated to the charity of their choice. We want to celebrate “firsts” – first woman member, first woman president, etc. We will be hosting at the Santa Barbara Elks Club.
• Andrew Chung and Darren Doi announced that 1 member stepped forward to help run a committee for the golf tournament in 2014. They need 2 more by the end of Nov. By early Dec. they have to commit financially to the golf club.  Do we have 2 more people who want to help coordinate the golf tournament in May 2014?  If not, we will have to cancel the tournament.
• Diana Cecala announced duties for Dec. 4.  Greeters: Andy Doerr, Chris Tucker  Flag: Jerry Smith; Invocation, Sandra O’Meara; Raffle: Richard Redmond; Sgt. in Arms:  Jody Dolan-Holehouse
• Ted Deck won the raffle.

Program: Joanne Schoenfeld Orenstein introduced Travis Wilson to talk about “How to protect yourself from fraud.” He is a forensic accountant and came highly recommended by other clubs. He works primarily with nonprofits. He is also part of a company called Fraud Hotline, an anonymous reporting service.

• People who commit fraud look very much like people in this room. If they didn’t look trustworthy, they would not be able to commit fraud.
• Would you ever be able to commit fraud? Home foreclosures, medical bills, student college tuition. Lots of examples of local fraudsters including the SB Olive Company which was forced to sell for just assets.
• Businesses are embarrassed, and nonprofits are afraid it will ruin their reputation, so small businesses and nonprofits are disproportionately reported.
• There is a Fraud Triangle – rationalization, opportunity, motivation. You don’t have control over two of the factors but you can control opportunity.
• Look at handout or visit www.fraudhl.com
• How did you get involved? He primarily audited nonprofits. In CA they are required to have a whistleblower policy. Usually they say just see the executive director but this is not ideal. You should really have a third party. It removes people internally from the process. Other companies out there are for for-profit companies, but Fraud Hotline is lower cost, for nonprofits.
• What should they be looking for, red flags? He can’t say there is any one thing. Living outside of your means, gambling habits, alcoholism, and drug abuse.
• Would you say that most of the fraud is very elaborate in hiding their trail? No. Unfortunately, if someone had just looked or known where to look, it would have been very obvious. These are not very complicated fraudsters.
• Do you work with the police? Not really. They act as a middle-man.

On 12/4, The SB Arts Foundry will be here to tell us about the lost wax process.

Invocation:  David Vo
​Flag Salute:  Steve Kally
​Raffle:  David Velarde is raffling off Bruce Belfiore‘s items: red wine, white wine, vinegar and another food item in a lovely basket

​Visiting Rotarians: Dr. Hari Haran, Kevin Ryan
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Guests of Rotarians: Karen Kally

​Announcements:

• ​Nov. Birthdays:  Karen Kawaguchi, Joe Weiland, Richard Redmond, Scott Burns, Sherrie Fisher, Andy Doerr, Pat Hardy and Claude Saks.
• Nov. Rotary Anniversaries: Diana Cecala, Graham Guess, Tom Heath, Jody Dolan-Holehouse, Susan Klein-Rothschild, Luz Maria Ortiz Smith and Jim Ruh.
• Don Bennett – Salvation Army Bell Ringing. Please sign up for one of the Saturdays between 10 AM and 5 PM, starting the weekend after Thanksgiving. Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 21.
• Sandy Grasso-Boyd shared the new Fiddlers’ Festival photo album that contains photos from her and the other photographers.
• Tom Heath announced that Kimberly Coley will announce the Camp Whittier work day on Nov. 16.
• Kimberly Coley, Community Service Chair, gave an update on her committee’s activities. Committee members include: Connard Hogan, Sandy Grasso-Boyd, Janet Napier, Luz Maria Ortiz Smith, E Russell Smith, Dana Goba, Don Bennett, Mark Reinhardt , Bill Boyd, Jeff Boehm, Susan Klein-Rothschild, and Tom Heath.
• Camp Whittier work day is Nov. 16. Thanks to Tom Heath for coordinating. Lots of volunteers are needed.
• Last weekend a few members spruced up the Elings Park picnic area, completing the drainage project. We expect a weeding day early next year.
• Dictionary prep day will be Nov. 18 at Connard Hogan’s house. We’ll be giving more than 850 third grade students dictionaries! Prep includes putting Rotary and speaker stickers on each book. We hope to distribute them before winter break.
• We will likely co-host two dental clinics in 2014. Tentative dates are Feb 7 and May 16.
• Our club will support the Unity Shoppe Holiday Food Drive. View the items requested on the flyers, and bring food to the Nov. 20 meeting. We will also do a toy drive for the Unity Shoppe. Please bring in toys to the Dec. 18 meeting.
• Life legacies project continues. Members and/or Rotaract and Interact members may help with the interviewing.
• The committee is looking for new project ideas. Next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5-6:30 PM at Tom Heath’s office.
• Sandy Grasso-Boyd‘s grandson got a dictionary from a Rotary Club in Berkeley.
• Diana Cecala announced next week’s duties. Greeters: Sherrie Fisher, Jerry Smith;  Flag: Bill Ringer; Invocation, Richard Redmond; Raffle: Liz Alves; Sgt. in Arms:  Scott Burns
• Getting To Know You with Bill Abel and Liz Alves.
• David Velarde shared a Rotary minute about Arch Klumpf and The Rotary Foundation. It started with $26 leftover from the RI Convention. It’s more than 90 years old.
• Joanne asked our veterans to stand and share where they served: Jerry Smith, Bill Ringer, Chris Baxter, Jim Ruh, Bill Boyd, Bob McPhillips, Brooke Sawyer, Burt Chortkoff, Bill Abel
• Pay and tell with substitute Sgt. at Arms Eric Ryan.
• Pat Hardy birthday on 11th
• Jeff Boehm got married and honeymooned in the Cayman Islands.
• Bill Boyd won the raffle.

Program: Steve Kally introduced Dr. Hari Haran from Pondicherry, India, to talk about how music affects healing.

• The prime universal sound is “om.”
• Music therapy uses music to aid in the achievement of specific therapeutic goals. You use music to heal the body.
• It’s a health service similar to physical therapy or occupational therapy.
• It can treat ailments like chronic pain, anxiety, depression, stress, etc.
• Indian music has 7 notes that produce 66 microtones.
• He shared before and after photos following a chakra balancing therapy.
• Chanting can energize or cleanse your body.
• There are mantras that target parts of the spine/nervous system.
• The planetary alignment can affect human health, both clinical and emotional.
• For example, he shared a sun chant that he said will restore your vision if you say it at sunrise for a few months.
• When you listen to chants, be in a sitting position. When you’re listening to the music, be laying in bed.
• There are two styles of music in India today, a northern style and a southern style.
• Music prescriptions are specific to individuals.
• He sells CDs with music therapies for specific audiences based on medical need, profession, relationship and species (ie cats, fishes and cows).
• He’s from District 2980. His club has about 50 members.
• As a token of our appreciation, the club will donate 15 dictionaries to local 3rd graders in his honor.