TODAY
District Governor JAMIE ZINN will be sharing information about what Rotary District 5330 objectives are for this year, new initiatives and projects. Before being named as District Governor, JAMIE served as Treasurer and Director for District 5330 for the past 10 years. She is a member of the Mountain Sunrise Club where she has served in many positions including club president. Professionally JAMIE has been recognized as the California Business Woman of the Year as well as recipient of the Congressional Medal of Distinction for her work with the Business Advisory Council on taxation. In Rotary, JAMIE has been recognized with numerous awards including the RI Four Avenues of Service Award, and Rotarian of the Year for three different years. She is a RLI Graduate, Paul Harris Fellow, Bequest Society Member, Benefactor and Major Donor.
HOW TO JOIN MEETINGS ON ZOOM:
We would love to see everyone in person at Rotary Club of Redlands, but if that is not possible, the following Zoom option is available by going to:
https://www.redlandsrotary.org/meetings-online/
LAST WEEK
The HONORABLE SENATOR OCHOA BOGH provided a legislative update and discussed her committee involvement with budgets, education, and public safety. Criminal justice reform is one of her major concerns. She wants to see fewer incarcerations and more educational programs. She shared an interview with criminals where she learned their number 1 reason for turning to crime was a broken, dysfunctional and abusive family, and number 2 reason was lack of adequate education. SENATOR BOGH is seeking to strengthen funding to help children in lower socio-economic groups. She supports assessment testing to learn what needs remedying and then targeting those areas with special educational funding. BOGH emphasized importance of citizen involvement. She said, “Your voice has power, own it, and use it.” To sign up for SENATOR OCHOA BOGH’S newsletters and weekly, “A Look Ahead” email, visit https://sr23.senate.ca.gov/subscribe.
NEXT WEEK
CHARLES LEWIS, CEO of Extremelyinspired, along with Coaches LEBEAUX COOPER and CANDICE WHETTON will discuss their experiences as competitors and coaches in athletic fields. They will share their connections and goals as inspired trainers in how to develop a healthy lifestyle. As a collegiate runner, CHAZ LEWIS always had a high level of competitiveness. He was a 2nd team all American, 1st team conference champion and ran against some of the country’s most elite athletes. LEWIS built Extremelyinspired through years of trial and error, persistence, and dedication. LEBEAUX COOPER, born and raised in New Orleans, has been an athlete his entire life. During high school, COOPER played track, basketball, and football, won a full scholarship to Mayville State University, and ultimately retired as a professional football coach. COOPER now focuses all his time helping others reach their full potential. CANDICE WHETTON was an All-American softball player. She received a scholarship to University of Nebraska where she played as a shortstop and outfielder. She recently won third place in the World Las Vegas wellness competition, continues to train towards becoming a WBFF Wellness Pro, and trains others to become the best version of themselves. LEBEAUX and CANDICE have formed CNCPerformance which is committed to providing customized training based on their six core pillars for achieving a healthy lifestyle.
ROTARY NIGHT AT REDLANDS BOWL
August 1 at Redlands Bowl is our Rotary club’s night to pass the offering bowls. LYNN WHITMER invites members to sign up with her for this event. Plan to meet at 7:00pm at Mission Gables, she says, and adds that there may be a meet and greet as well, so stay tuned.
PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS
Individuals who contribute $1,000 to Rotary Foundation are named as Paul Harris Fellows (PHF). Donors may be Rotarians or persons in whose name a contribution has been made. This year Rotary Club of Redlands honored six PHF donors, BRIAN AHLERS, DIANNA LAWSON, JENNIFER DANIEL, DAVID AHLERS, TODD LOZA and ANNE MARIE MYERS.
Over the years more than 350 individuals associated with this club have been distinguished as PHF’s and more than $350,000 has been donated to The Rotary Foundation in their names.
The PHF recognition was established in 1957 and reached 1 million PHF’s by 2006.
JULY BIRTHDAYS
DARWIN BARNETT (12), LARRY BURGESS (18), JAMES HOLMES (29), MARVIN HUDSON (19), VICTORIA MARSHALL (15), BEVERLY NOERR (9), LORAINE RHODES (18), THOMAS ROGERS (3), JOHN TINCHER (22), MICHAEL BOSMAN (9), NIKA HOGUE (8)
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
One month down, eleven to go – past presidents were right, it does go by quickly! That doesn’t mean I’m one month closer to salvation, er… I mean “presidential retirement.” It means we have eleven months left to achieve a great many goals, fundraise for scholarships and our community, and engage in service. The Murder Mystery Dinner is officially less than three months away – Fundraising Chair DAVID GAUTHIER and Event Chair THOMAS JACKSON would be happy for the help, I’m sure. No doubt a request for sponsorships, ticket sales, bringing in new attendees, and other help will be forthcoming. Stay tuned. And happy birthday to our July birthday ROTARIANS!
Editor – Carolyn Hays – Edition No. 4, July 27th, 2023