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Ron Lacey- Club President 2012-13

Best Club in District 5320 2011-12

Home Club for District Governor Jim Lorman 2012-13
Sakuji Tanaka Rotary International President 2012-13

January 10, 2013

Rotary Awareness Month

Greetings!

Happy New Year!

During the long 20 day break, many of you had the opportunity to visit family or relatives a far, help with a local community project , take a mini vacation, or just enjoy the spirit of holidays.

If Santa Claus was kind to you for your good works within Rotary, and just happened to leave a shiny new IPad or Tablet under the tree...congratulations! You just entered into a completely new mobile computing universe. Now, getting this toy is one thing, but using it is another.
If you are interested in getting more out of your device, as many of you are, I am suggesting a informal group meeting once a month, that may work out for the majority of you. Should this be of interest, please see me!

...Glenn Chitjian E-Newsletter Publisher

Note: Added a link to view past Orange Rotarian newsletters... see under quick links

Pres Ron

President Ron's Weekly Message

Dear Rotarians,

Happy New Year again our fellow Rotarians.

We are starting off the new year full of optimism for the wonderful opportunities to serve our great community or Orange.

Our Board of Directors meets for the first time this year this evening. We will be reviewing our goals, and planning to make the most of this next six months to finish our year in a big way.

We have a line up of impressive speakers and programs for you. Our suggestion to you is to try and make each meeting the most important memo on your daily scheduling diary. You are great, our Rotary club is great! Thank you for making it so!.

Paul Apodaca

Today's Program:
Native American Mysteries

Paul Apodaca Associate Professor
Chapman University

For 17 years, Apodaca was a curator at the Bowers Museum in Orange County, and he has worked with funding agencies like the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the California Arts Council, and the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. Apodaca has served as a consultant on Indian culture and imagery to Knott's Berry Farm and the Walt Disney Corporation

Paul currently serves as an Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Chapman University and as a Visiting Professor at UCLA. He has worked as Regional Advisor to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian (representing the California-Nevada-Utah region), and as a selector for the NMAI Native American Film and Video Festival.

Apodaca was born in Los Angeles and raised in Orange County. His father's family was from the eastern side of the Navajo Reservation, of the Ma'ii deeshgiishinii Clan (Jemez Clan), and his mother's family is

Mixton.

He received his M.A. in American Indian Studies and his Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA, where he received the 1996 award as Outstanding Graduate Student. He lives in Orange, California, with his wife, Paula.

Click here to find out more about The Paul Harris Society

WHAT IS THE PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY?

Next Monday evening PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY members will be honored at the District 5320 President's Dinner. The SOCIETY recognizes friends of The Rotary Foundation who annually contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, PolioPlus, and other approved Foundation grant activities.

Currently eleven Orange Rotarians are members of the Paul Harris Society: Jean Abdalla, Dr. Mike Abdalla, John Fonley, Joe Fortier, Jim Lorman, Bob McAulay, Wayne Miller, Warren Parchan, Tito Parola, Don Saltikov, and Steve Smith.

Also honored at the President's Dinner next Monday will be the 2012 recipient of the 2012 DOCTOR MICHAEL ABDALLA AWARD

Gifts from the Paul Harris Society help to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

Specific projects will be outlined in a future issue of the ORC newsletter.

This annual award was created in Dr. Mike's name for Humanitarian Service that was done the previous year by a Rotarian in District 5320, selected by the district directors. The award was created because of the work that Dr. Mike did in El Salvador through grants received from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. He served in El Salvador 9 times and developed a clinic at the National Hospital in the city of Santa Ana (the 2nd largest city in the country) where they are now making artificial legs (prosthetics) for below the knee amputees, with custom made sockets on site for less that $80. A similar leg would cost over $600 in this country.

Orange Rotary is blessed to have so many dedicated members who exemplify Service Above Self. We begin the second half of the 22012-2013 year with over one-half of our members having turned in their Foundation Commitments. With the Every Rotarian Every Year campaign well under way this year Orange Rotary will continue to lead the District in Foundation support for Rotary's effort to help solve problems worldwide.

In coming weeks we will recognize members who have become new Paul Harris Fellows and several who have reached the next level of support as a Paul Harris Fellow.

John Burt,

ORC's RI Foundation Chair

Jan 14th 2013 Time Magazine Cover for Europe
click here for the article

A child shows off the purple dye on his pinkie, a sign he has received the polio vaccine. here.

Rotary condemns attacks targeting polio vaccinators in Pakistan

By Robert S. Scott,

chair of the International PolioPlus Committee

Rotary International joins the Government of Pakistan and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in condemning the recent attacks that have killed and wounded health workers in Pakistan.

The shooting victims are among the thousands of health workers and volunteers - including members of Pakistan's 151 Rotary clubs - who are committed to saving children by stopping the transmission of polio in Pakistan, one of three countries where the crippling virus remains endemic.

The attacks prompted the Government of Pakistan to temporarily suspend the vaccination campaign due to concerns over the safety of health workers.

Rotary is deeply concerned that such attacks deprive at-risk children of basic life-saving health care services, including polio vaccinations. I know that Pakistani Rotarians, supported by Rotary members worldwide, will continue to do their utmost to create a safe environment so that these dedicated health workers can reach the nation's most vulnerable children with vaccinations and other vital health interventions.

Polio eradication has been Rotary's highest priority since 1985, and we are on the brink of making history by beating polio once and for all.

On behalf of Rotary's 1.2 million members, representing 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and areas, I extend our deepest sympathy to the families of the victims. Their dedication and sacrifice further inspire us to continue moving forward toward our goal of a polio-free world.

Rotary Minute: What is the best PR for Rotary?

Guest Speakers

January 10

Prof Paul Apodaca

Native American Mysteries

January 17

Judge Scott Steiner

The Grand Jury

January 24

Gene Dick WWII

Pearl Harbor Experince

January 17

Jim Cogan

American Storyteller

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June 23-26 2013

Information

Greeter, Flag Invocation

Jan 10, 2013:

Greeter - Julie Anderson

Cynthia Selby

Flag Salute - Donny Abernethy

Invocation - Donny Abernethy

Alternate - Jack Schroeder

Jan 17, 2013:

Greeter -

Mike Christensen

Cynthia Selby

Flag Salute - Julie Anderson

Invocation - Michael Johnson

Alternate - Holli Cossavella

Jan 24, 2013:

Greeter -

Julie Anderson

/Frank Murphy

Flag Salute - Cory Hovivian

Invocation - Julie Anderson

Alternate - Kate Mulleady

Jan 31, 2013:

Greeter -

Julie Anderson

Carolyn White

Flag Salute - Mike Abdalla

Invocation - Ankit Shah

Alternate - Tom Sharp

Wishing YOU Were Here!

Wishing Joanne Coontz a healthy recovery for 2013. We miss your lovely character! Thank you for taking time from your recovery to write a wonderful article for the Orange City News on Rotary's Project Hope . Joanne, you are the BEST!

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