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THE NILES ROTARY PINION
January 2015
The View From the Podium –
article is to explain a little of the process to
those of you who are not recent Past Presidents
or who unfamiliar with the Grant process.
When the Club’s President Elect is attending
PETS in March, he or she is given the total
amount of DDF (District Designated Funds)
that his or her club will be eligible to receive for
the upcoming year.
You have probably heard these funds and the
term DDF spoken from the podium by me and
by Past Presidents. The DDF funds to be
received by each club are a direct percentage of
the total amount of monies that have been
donated by club members to the Rotary
International Foundation. So, when you donate
your double sustainer for the year or any other
donation to Rotary International, unless
specifically designated for the Polio Plus or
End Polio Now campaign, a portion of those
monies comes back to the club in the form of
DDF. Rotary International calculates the total
DDF that each District will be eligible for, and
in turn the District calculates how much DDF
each club in then is eligible for.
Believe it or not but my year as Niles Rotary
President is half over. It seems like just yesterday
I was attending PETS (President Elect Training
Seminar). The last couple of months have been a
little challenging for me getting our DDF Grants
into the District for approval. My goal in this
At PETS, last March, I was informed that our
Club’s DDF monies we are eligible for during
the 2014-2015 year is $8,270. This is really a
good amount of funds due to the wonderful
generosity of Niles Rotarians each year
donating to Rotary International. The way that
a club obtains these funds is in the form of
Grants. There are 2 types of Grants that can be
requested of the District. These types are
District Grants and Global Grants.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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The View From the Podium – pg. 1-2
Holiday Socials – pg. 7-8
Pizza With Santa – pg. 9-11
13 New Member – Manohar Reddy
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The View From the Podium (continued)
District Grant requests go directly to the District and are fairly easy to obtain as long as the guidelines are
followed as to providing information on what the project is to be, how it is performed, who benefits from the
project, and how you intend to promote Rotary with this project. Also, required documentation must be
provided to close out the Grant request before any future Grant monies can be awarded.
Global Grant requests are forwarded on to Rotary International for approval; in these Global Grant requests,
dollars can be matched by Rotary International. The minimum amount of DDF required to reach dollar
matching by Rotary International is $15,000. DDF funds for a specific Global Grant can be rolled over to a
second year to help reach the requirement of 15K to allow it to be matched. The Global Grant Process is more
challenging, but the reward can be greater through this matching opportunity.
As I said earlier, our DDF Funds for this year is $8,270. I decided way back in March that we would divide this
up to be 3 different District Grant requests. $3,000 will be used for ongoing or new projects in Guatemala under
International Chair Manuel Franco’s leadership. This year Manuel intends to build 2 new restroom cores at the
Las Margaritas School where we just completed last year’s project of the Multi-use structure. Again, we will be
teaming up with the Vista Hermosa Rotary Club, who will be our partner on the ground in Guatemala. These 2
new bathrooms will greatly improve the sanitary conditions at our adopted school. A second grant request of
$2,000 of DDF has been submitted for phase 2 of our ongoing project at Blacow Elementary School, our
adopted Title One school here in Fremont. This year we will complete the replacement of benches, and we will
replace basketball backboards and hoops on their playground. This will be another “hands on” project by Niles
Rotarians and will be lead by Community Service Chair, Terri Landon. The 3rd District Grant request is for
$2,000 or $500 each for our 3 Interact Clubs and our Rotaract Club to do a Community Service Project of their
own choosing. The projects will be organized and manned by the Interactors and Rotaractors themselves with
help from Niles Rotarians. These projects selected include going back to Graham School in Newark to do work
on their playground, and Washington High School Interact has planned an Easter Egg Hunt at the California
School for the Deaf for children with special needs.
I designated $1,270 of Grant monies to go to what will be an Area 3 joint Global Grant request. This project has
not yet been identified but the Area 3 Presidents along with their International Service Chairs, spearheaded by
the Fun Club’s Past President, Helen Kennedy, will have this future project selected by March. Each of the Area
3 Clubs will assign a portion of their DDF funds for this project.
The good news is that the Grant Requests are submitted and we await approval. I hope that you all feel, as I do,
that when we donate to Rotary International we are not only helping Rotary do good all around the world but
that we are also helping Rotary do good right here in our own backyard.
President Steve
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Tues. Jan. 6 – 6 pm – Mentor Meeting – Rakesh
Sharma’s home – contact: Adam Moura**
Thurs. Jan. 29 – 4-6 pm – Feed the Hungry at
Centerville Pres. Church – contact: Rose
Evernden-Andrade
Feb. 13-16, 2015 - Paso Robles Wine Adventure
social. Contact Chuck Canada**
Sunday, March 1 – Wine Steward Wine
Sampler**
Saturday, March 28, 2015 - Annual Reverse
Raffle & Auction – Sunol**
June 6-9 – RI Convention – Sao Paulo*
Sat. June 27 – Demotion of Pres. Steve**
*good Area or District activity for Red Badgers
** good Social or Community Service activity for
Red Badgers
For Area and nearby Rotary club events, see list on
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CLUB PROGRAMS
Jan. 8 – Daniel Haight
Jan. 15 – Allan Varni – RI Grant-Save the Children
(Child Aids Prevention Presentation)
Jan. 22 – Mark Green – Fremont Symphony
Jan. 29 – Deepa Willingham – PACE School
Feb. 5 – Rotary Global Scholar
For latest information on Club Programs, check the
club website: www.nilesrotary.org
MEMBERSHIP
President Steve reminds us to keep bringing guests to our club
meetings. Chuck is the team coordinator for our Build Niles
Rotary Challenge - teams are in place to help us in our
membership development efforts – who is the Friendliest Niles
Rotarian each week? (Check out the pre-meeting slides on the
big screen). Membership Development and Retention are the
keys to our future and to the continued success of Niles Rotary.
The following members have joined Niles Rotary since July
2012. Please make sure you have met them, know who they are,
and that they know you.
CLUB MEETINGS –
OCTOBER
Joe Barton – Non Profit-Youth
Mary Florio – Banking – Mortgage
Eddy Haas – Janitorial Supplies
Larry Bowen – Healthcare - Finance
Audrey Kearns – Non-Profit, Administration
Sherry Higgs – Non-Profit, Administration
Ameena Saeed – Education
Orlando Tavares – Insurance, Personal
Steven Springer – Attorney – Business Law
Tammi Souza – Construction - Finance
Maryanne Tracy-Baker – Writer
Manohar Reddy – Attorney – Immigration
When someone asks us what is Rotary, here is what we can
say – the short version:
• It’s a leadership organization … We’re made up of local
business, professional and civic leaders.
• We meet regularly, get know each other, form
friendships, and through that, we’re able to get things
done in this community.
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CLUB MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS – DECEMBER
Dec. 4 program – Professor Arnav Sheth – Big Data “Putting on the Ritz” – we sold out last year’s Reverse Raffle!
Dec. 4 – Kiko, JD, and Walt-the-retired-Sgt-at-Arms
Dec. 11 – Rick King steps up for an inspiring speech
Dec. 11 meeting at Harbor Light Church – thank you JD and staff! Wonderful lunch.
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CLUB MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS – DECEMBER (continued)
Dec. 18 – Rick King’s brother (Morgan) & family
Annual Sing Along – Cherie & some past presidents
Bruce P. noted the resemblance between Rick & his nephew
such distinguished club members!
family fun for all
And a partridge in a pear tree
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NILES ROTARY ELECTION RESULTS
President-elect (2015-2016): Angus Cochran (President – 2016-2017)
Directors: Audrey Kearns, Dirk Lorenz
NILES ROTARY 20TH ANNUAL REVERSE RAFFLE
is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2015. Teams are actively involved in ticket sales. Check out the website:
www.nilesreverseraffle.org for all the information. And, you can order your tickets online at the website. And, refer
your friends, ticket customers, and event donors to the website. Every club member need to buy their own ticket!!
And then sell some more to family and friends – or buy more as gifts.
When we sell out the event, there may be some special entertainment by the event chair and the raffle ticket teams
guru!
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DECEMBER HOLIDAY SOCIALS
December 5 – Holiday Fireplace Social at the home of Stephen and Nancie Allen
Stephen spends a day making this chalk art!
Great fellowship
December 13 – Holiday party at the home of Sandra & Daren Young
Daren & Sandra
Rick & Cherie
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DECEMBER HOLIDAY SOCIALS (continued)
December 13 – lots of good food and good company
Angus Cochran and family with Lisa
Dec. 3 – Brazilian dinner for RI Sao Paulo attendees
December 3 – Brazilian dinner at Santana Row
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NILES ROTARY COMMUNITY SERVICE – DECEMBER
Salvation Army Bell Ringing – December 13 - Safeway at the Hub and
Dale Hardware
Bill & Dolores
Mary, Sandy S., Chuck
PIZZA WITH SANTA – DECEMBER 20 AT CENTERVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Thank you Rose for chairing this wonderful event!
Rose’s favorite and best day of the year
Many of the helper elves
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PIZZA WITH SANTA – Continued
Rose writes: “We have 6 families and lots of great presents. It is so amazing to be able
to do this for families that have homes. We have one family of 4 - a mom, dad,
daughter and son. They are able to afford an apartment. The mom does all the cooking
on (are you ready) 2 frying pans that, well let’s just say, have seen BETTER days.
That's it, so whatever she cooks for the family has to be able to be done in a frying pan.
We are able to give her a full set of Calphalon pots and pans and a vacuum cleaner.
They also noted to Judy Zlatnik (our Niles Rotary Pizza with Santa shopper) that they
were very cold so we are sending the family several down comforters along with special
things (toys and cloths) the kids wanted.”
The day includes crafts to make photo frames for their family photo (taken by John & Joan Kimber of the family
with Santa and their gifts), a bounce house, horse and pony rides, a visit with Santa, and pizza. Who was Santa this
year? (His initials are BH).
some of Santa’s helpers
gift elves
one family’s gifts
photographers John & Joan
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PIZZA WITH SANTA – Continued
the horse and pony rides are always popular!
well, someone has to clean up!
Santa and his high school classmate, Audrey
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ROTARACT
Mary Lynn encourages all area Rotarians to attend
a Rotaract meeting – they are held on the 1st and
3rd Wednesdays at the Depot Café in downtown
Centerville (37260 Fremont Blvd. at the train
station) or for special events at other locations.
In December, Rotaract had a cookie tasting and
exchange, and a white elephant gift exchange.
2015 Rose Parade float for Rotary International:
And, did everyone see the photo of the Great Area 3
Rotary Chili Cook-Off with RI President Gary Huang
on pg. 57 of the January issue of The Rotarian
magazine?
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NEW MEMBER
END POLIO NOW – check this website for the
most up to date information on the drive to eradicate
polio: www.polioeradication.org
Polio Eradication Update – Polio Case
Countdown – 2014
Polio Endemic
Countries
2014
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nigeria
Total:
41
269
6
316
Manohar Reddy was inducted into Niles Rotary on
December 18. His sponsor is Chuck Canada, and
his mentor is Savita Aggarwal.
While polio is close to eradication in Nigeria and
Afghanistan, the rise of cases in Pakistan is difficult to
contain – the cases are in the remote areas of the country,
with cultural & political challenges to immunization
efforts.
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ROTARY WEB LINKS
ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH
November – Audrey Kearns
(Amador County Wine Trip)
Niles Rotary: www.nilesrotary.org
District 5170: www.rotarydistrict5170.org
Rotary International: www.rotary.org
RI THEME 2014 – 2015
Rotarians of the month for 2014-2015:
July – Don Cole – fiscal oversight
August – Margo Hood – school supplies project
September - Chuck Canada – Build Niles Rotary
Challenge
November – Daren Young – Chili Cook-off and
Oct. 28 area meeting
RI CONVENTION
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
June 6-9, 2015
Contact Lisa Lorenz
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WHERE AREA 3 CLUBS MEET
TUESDAY at 12 noon. Newark Rotary •
Sinodinos Restaurant, Newark
WEDNESDAY at 7:15 a.m. Rotary Club of
Fremont Warm Springs Sunrise (FWSS) • Fremont
Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway – note
new meeting location
WEDNESDAY at 12 noon. Fremont Rotary •
Spin a Yarn Restaurant, Fremont
THURSDAY at 7:00 p.m. F.U.N. Sunset Rotary •
Crown Plaza Hotel, Union City
THURSDAY evenings. Rotary Club of Huaren in
Silicon Valley – at some Fremont restaurants.
Check Facebook or do web search of the club
name for further information.
FRIDAY at 12 noon. Mission San Jose Rotary •.
Papillon Restaurant, Fremont
Rotaract Club meets first and third Wednesdays
at 7 p.m. at the Depot Café in downtown
Centerville. (37260 Fremont Blvd. at the train
station). Contact: Past President Mitty Chang
(mitty@mightymitty.com) or check
www.meetup.com/rotaractfremont
What kinds of meetings and events constitute
a make-up for a missed Niles Rotary club
meeting?
You can make up a missed club meeting either 2
weeks before or 2 weeks after the meeting of Niles
Rotary that you missed. In addition to attending a
meeting of another Rotary club anywhere in the
world (go to the R.I. or District 5170 websites to
find out where clubs meet), you can attend a club
social, community service project event (e.g. Feed
the Hungry), committee meeting (e.g. Chili Cook
Off Comm., Membership Comm., etc.), Niles
Rotary Board of Directors meeting, District or R.I.
event, or a special event. Or check the
www.rotary.org website for an e-club make-up.
BIRTHDAYS
Marty Spellman
Chuck Canada
Ray Churchill
Gary Raver
January 17
January 19
January 27
January 29
ANNIVERSARIES
Jim & Maelene Brunelli
Ameena & Agha Saeed
Stephen & Nancie Allen
1/09/1993
1/18/1987
1/22/1983
22 yrs
28 yrs
32 yrs
NILES ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES
Don Amsbaugh
1/1/1960
55 yrs
Harry Avila
1/1/1968
47 yrs
Rich Brunelli
1/1/1956
59 yrs
John de Sousa
1/1/1985
30 yrs
John Kimber
1/1/1962
53 yrs
Rick King
1/1/1980
35 yrs
Dick McKay
1/1/1979
36 yrs
Frank Pirrone
1/1/1979
36 yrs
Gary Raver
1/1/1979
36 yrs
Nick Stratigopoulos 1/1/1971
44 yrs
Steve Whetzel
1/1/1985
30 yrs
Joe Barton
1/3/2013
2 yrs
Mary Florio
1/3/2013
2 yrs
Eddy Haas
1/3/2013
2 yrs
Savita Aggarwal
1/13/2011
4 yrs
AREA 3 and NEARBY EVENTS
Sat. January 24 at 6 pm – Mission Possible – Mission
San Jose Rotary Club – Spin a Yarn. Contact Shirley
Wien (510-791-5144) or Kent Lewis (408-394-7914)
February 7, 2015 – Evening of Sparkles – Fremont
Warm Springs Sunrise Rotary Club – Castlewood
Country Club
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NILES ROTARY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE
CHAIRS 2014-2015
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
Of the things we think, say, or do
President: Steve Landon
Past President: Chuck Canada
President-Elect: Lisa Lorenz
Club Administration: John Dutra
Service Projects/Community Service: Terri Landon
International Service: Manuel Franco
Youth Service: Angus Cochran
Vocational Service: Adam Moura
Secretary: Mary Florio
Treasurer: Don Cole
Parliamentarian: Bruce Prescott
Membership Development: Rick Hood & Chuck
Canada
Club Foundation Treasurer: Brian Hughes
Sergeant-at-Arms: Walt Wadlow & Rakesh Sharma
Social Chair: Chuck Canada
Public Relations: Sandy Stabile
Program Chair: Kimberly Hartz Foster
Foundation Chair: Ray Pedersen
Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages
Club Photographer: Mary Lynn Pelican
Club Greeter: Jeff Falk
Website: Audrey Kearns
Club Runner Updates: Sandy Young & Mary Florio
Transition & Leadership Development: Jack
Rogers
Youth Protection Officer: Sandi Pantages
Weekly eBulletin: Angus Cochran
Rotary International President: Gary Huang
District Governor: Ed Jellen
Assistant Governor Area 3: Daren Young
I.
Is it the TRUTH?
II.
Is it FAIR to all
concerned?
III.
Will it build GOOD WILL
and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
IV.
Will it be BENEFICIAL to
all concerned?
CENTERVILLE FREE DINING
ROOM – 2015
2015 Niles Rotary at the
Centerville Free Dining Room
Dates – mark your calendars now
for this Community Service project
that we perform at the Centerville
Pres. Church’s Free Dining Room
whenever there is a 5th Thursday of
the month. 2015 dates are: Jan. 29;
April 30; July 30; Oct. 29; Dec. 31.
Shifts are from 2-4 or 3:45 to 6 p.m.
Contact: Rose Evernden-Andrade.♦♦
Niles Rotary Board Meetings are on the 2nd
Thursday of each month at 7:30 a.m. – at
Washington Hospital, San Jose Conference Room
240A
Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages – send information &
articles to: (sandipantages@comcast.net)
Photographer: Mary Lynn Pelican
Niles Rotary meets Thursdays at 12 noon at
Washington West, 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont
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Pinion Editor: Sandi Pantages (sandipantages@comcast.net)
Photos courtesy of Mary Lynn Pelican