| Vol. 60, No. 16 October 19, 2011 Rich Ahrens, Editor |
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| Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary |
2011-2012 Officers and Directors
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President:
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Frank Fontana
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President-Elect:
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Paul Huber
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President-Nominee:
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Rich Kirschner
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Treasurer:
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Steve Stolz
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Secretary:
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Mia Delk
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Past-President:
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Jay Crandall
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Director:
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Rich Ahrens
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Director:
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Hal Atzingen
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Director:
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Ryan Blauch
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Director:
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Nancy Graham
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Director:
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Ron Gustason
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Director:
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Jennifer Hoy
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Quick Links
Meetings
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| Featured Member, Ron Patterson |  |
Ron Patterson has been the Senior Minister of Naples United Church of Christ since 2003. Before arriving in Naples, he served congregations in New York and Ohio. A graduate of Heidelberg College, he completed his ministerial training at Andover Newton Theological School and a doctorate at Eden Seminary. Ron also earned an M.B.A. at Dowling College on Long Island where he was an Adjunct Associate Professor of Humanities.
In addition to being an active Rotarian, Ron serves as Chair of the Coalition of Progressive
Religious Voices and represents Florida on the Executive Council of the United Church of Christ. He currently serves on the Board of Planned Parenthood of Collier County.
His spouse, Charnley recently retired from Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Together they have four children and four grandchildren. Ron enjoys weaving, snorkeling and travel but his passion is helping people find their worth as human beings.
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| Featured Member, Rich Kirschner |  |
Rich has been a very active member of our club for years and is our president-nominee for the 2013/2014 Rotary year. He serves as Associate Minister at First United Methodist Church on First Avenue South in Old Naples where he works on Sundays (of all days) providing pastoral care and counseling as well as sometimes preaching.
Rich and his wife, Nancy, have a daughter, Stephanie, who is an occasional visitor to our club now living in Nashville. Their son, Jeff, lives in Albany, IN with his wife and Rich and Nancy's grandson, Will, who is 8 years old.
His hobbies include boating and fishing as well as college sports. Rich enjoys spring training baseball and while a Twins ticket holder is truly a Red Sox fan.
Rich loves his Rotary friendships with talented and caring people from many walks of life who try to make the world a gentler place.
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| October Birthdays | |
John Langley - October 1
Randy Long - October 1
Michael Orden - October 2
Phil Smith - October 11
Karl Fry - October 11
Jim Connell - October 29
Don Evans - October 29
Al Hackney - October 31
Kevin Pendley - October 31
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Greetings!
Hopefully you had fun at Vocational Day last week! I want to thank my brother, Steve Fontana, for doing such an excellent job planning the event, as well as John Collins Auto Parts, the Naples Philharmonic, and Whole Foods Market for welcoming us!
Switching gears, one of my personal goals for this Rotary year is to end our lunch meetings consistently around 1:15 p.m. each week. To accomplish this, we altered the agenda sequence of the weekly meetings. The logic behind the new sequence stems from industrial engineering, statistics, and (strangely) portfolio management.
Every process has a certain amount of variance associated with it. Because variances are additive, the more processes you have in series without buffers, the larger the variance of the overall system.
We attack system variance in two ways. First, we try to keep each segment of the meeting within the allotted time. Second, we utilize buffers after our high variance segments.
The invocation and pledge take about the same amount of time each week. On the other hand, the time it takes to introduce the visiting Rotarians and guests depends on how many there are! We moved this high variance item to a time slot before the fellowship break. This way, regardless of the number of introductions, we would not jeopardize our ability to introduce the speaker at 12:34 p.m.
There is a natural variance in times for the featured speaker, sergeant-at-arms, and students of the month. We absorb this variance with the club announcement segment, which is done at the end of the meeting. If we are running tight on time, I can use more concise language or even omit certain announcements.
If you are seeking a consistent result, eliminate variance!
Yours in Rotary Service,
Frank
Frank Fontana President, 2011-2012 |
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This Week's Meeting
Name: Timothy Barone and John Furrie
Topic: The Art of Wine Blending
- Isn't it hard enough to know something of the different grapes used to make a wine like Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot or Pinot Noir? Just knowing that there are different grapes can be a great start but sometimes those grapes are mixed together to makes something even better! The presentation will consist of an introduction to wine blending and why the whole is often far greater than the sum of the parts.
Meetings
- Please plan to meet in the Mangrove Room on the golf course side this week.
New Member
- At our club meeting on October 5th, Tim Wynn was inducted into The Rotary Club of Naples as an honorary member and presented with a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation for all he has done for our club. We welcome Tim and look forward to having him at our meetings whenever he wishes to attend.
District Conference Cruise
- The 2012 District 6960 Conference will be a 4 night cruise on the Celebrity Millennium from April 12th to 16th. The ship leaves Miami on Thursday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m., visits Key West and Cozumel, and then returns to Miami on Monday, April 16 at 7 a.m. Rotarians will do a service project in Cozumel. The Rotary Club of Naples has budgeted $1,800 toward the cruise, which will be divided equally among all members who make reservations for the cruise. For example, if six members (and their spouses) make reservations for the cruise, each Rotarian would be reimbursed $300 by the club. Prices start from as low as $549.51 per person (including all taxes, fees, prepaid gratuities, meals, entertainment, and special conference events). To book reservations, call VIP World Travel at 941-377-0017. Please let Sue Cobb know about your reservation as soon as it has been made (no later than November 30, 2011) so that we can plan for reimbursements.
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Collier Harvest
- Collier Harvest is a great way for you to be involved by helping us to help feed our community. It requires just an early Thursday morning of your time by going to the Publix Supermarket at the Vineyards on Pine Ridge Road to pick up excess food to deliver to one or two local charities which distribute to those in need. Please speak to Jason Shimko or Ron Gustason to lend a hand.
Click on the following links for more project information:
Grapes & Apes Bell Ringing Collier Harvest Gift of Giving Past Projects
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Dictionary Day
- This week sign up sheets will be available again at our club meeting for our annual Dictionary Day on the morning of October 28. We we provide a free dictionary to every third grader at Lake Park Elementary, Pelican Marsh Elementary and Poinciana Elementary Schools. It only takes about an hour of your time and is a very rewarding experience. If you want to participate, please email Jacques Groenteman with your name and the school where you would like to serve.
Click on the following links for more project information:
Dictionary Day Interact Club Rotaract Club Scholarships S4TL
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- Michael Orden submitted his business listing for our online B2B opportunity. Take a look under our Real Estate link. Why not submit yours today? Rich Ahrens needs only the facts about your company to create a page on the club website.
Click on the following links for more project information:
Rotarians in Business Vocational Day
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