News from Orange Rotary Club

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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

February 7, 2013

Rotary World Understanding Month

Greetings!

Pres Ron Lacey

This Thursday February 7th. Our program will be about the Miss Orange Pageant, introduced by our own Past President John Burt, and Connie Benson will be here to present it.

The following week February 14th will be our special Valentine day Special. Dave Weilmuenster will be bringing the wonderful Barber Shop and Beauty Shop groups to entertain and swoon us, from Vanguard University.

A show of hands will be requested this week to help us determine how many of you will be bringing your sweethearts or friends, employees or other guests with you. This will help Steve Smith to know what kind of guarantee we can give to our caterers. Also, please let Steve know if you will not be there for the same reason. Thank you.

I am still and will continue to promote our goal of 110 to 115 total members before the end of June. Who do you know that should be a Rotarian. Let me or Gary Remland or Cliff Nelson know. We will make the contact and invite them as a guest to the club on your behalf. REMEMBER, when you sponsor a member, you will be reimbursed for the cost of their three meals. The member that sponsors the most new members will receive a $100.00 prize from me which will be applied to your Paul Harris donation for the 2013-2014 year. The second prize for at least 2 sponsorships will be a $50.00 donation applied to your Paul Harris Donation for the 2013-2014 year. Let's keep growing, growing, growing !!!

Ron

Today's Program:
Connie Benson
Executive Director Miss City of Orange, Miss Orange County
& Miss South Coast Pageants

Connie Benson has been a part of the Miss America Organization for most of her life, starting as a production assistant and Miss Oregon dancer in her hometown of Seaside, Oregon. She was producer and choreographer of a Miss Oregon local pageant at the age of 14. Connie is a graduate of Chapman University in Orange, California and received her Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in San Diego. She is employed as a Senior Attorney with Williamson Law Group in Orange County, California where she now resides. Connie is also the Executive Director of the Miss City of Orange and Miss Orange County/South Coast pageants. She is a Deputy Field Director with the Miss California Organization with oversight responsibilities throughout Southern California. A trained dancer since the age of 3, she is also an avid runner having completed numerous full and half marathons. Connie has been honored to serve as a Miss America preliminary judge throughout California, Oregon, Hawaii, the National Sweetheart Pageant in Hoopeston, Illinois and most recently, the 2012 Miss Utah Pageant.

Stephanie Patterson

Miss City of Orange

Biography

Age: 22

Education: La Canada High School, Enforex Spanish Institute (Barcelona, Spain), Chapman University. (Graduate)

Scholastic Ambition:

Obtain a Masters in Business Administration

Platform: American Cancer Society - The Official Sponsor of Birthdays
Talent: Classical Piano
Career Ambition: Become the CEO of a Non Profit Organization or Learning Center for students with disabilities.
Leadership Roles: Sponsorship Chairman - American Cancer Society, Lead Volunteer of Beckstrand Cancer Foundation Diamond and Pearl Ball, Service & Vice President Panhellenic of Kappa Alpha Theta, Order of Omega Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
Accomplishments: Chancellor's List; Athena Scholarship Recipient; Miss California Top 15 and Preliminary Talent WInner; MTAC Theory Certification; SYMF and Bach Festival Award Winner
Interesting Facts: I celebrated the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. I recently choreographed a Flash Mob. I am a cupcake decorator.

Favorite television show: How I Met Your Mother, Iron Chef, and the Simpsons
Favorite place to visit: Barcelona, Spain (my second home!)
Favorite food: Dim Sum and Steak
I was influenced by: My family (especially my mother) and my teachers (in both school and in piano)

Places I have always wanted to visit: Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Madrid and Disneyworld!
I can't live without: My family and music!

Major Donor Award

ORAN

GE ROTARY RECOGNIZES ITS NEWEST ROTARY FOUNDATION MAJOR DONORS

JIM & PAT EVANS

Orange Rotary has a total of 22 Major Donors, and the newest to reach this prestigious level are Jim & Pat Evans. They will be recognized today. The Rotary Foundation recognizes couples or individuals whose combined personal, or cumulative giving has reached $10,000. All outright contributions made to the Foundation are included in this total, regardless of the gift designation.

The Evans will receive a beautiful crystal paperweight with their names etched in and each will receive a special P

aul Harris pin that will recognize them as Major Donors to the Rotary Foundation. Congratulations Jim & Pat and thanks for your gracious support of the Rotary Foundation.

YOUR ROLE IN ROTARY
Thanks for your continued support of the Rotary Foundation. Over half of the Orange
Rotary Club members have already completed their commitment for the 2012-2013 year.
By the end of March we hope to reach our goal of 100% support of the Every Rotarian Every Year program. As Governor Jim Lorman has said:
"To support our Foundation there is no donation of time and resources too small. Each contributes to result in an ocean of help for humanity."
You can complete your donation by check payable to The Rotary Foundation or by credit card.

The Rotary Foundation is geared up to implement Rotary's New Vision plan beginning
in July 2013, with 6 defined areas of focus:

1. Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
2. Disease prevention and treatmen t
3. Water and sanitation
4. Maternal and child health
5. Basic education and literacy
6. Economic and community development
Each week we'll take a look at one of these areas of Focus.

Disease prevention and treatment

The Foundation enables Rotarians to prevent disease and promote health by:

1. Improving the capacity of local health care professionals

2. Promoting disease prevention programs, with the goal of limiting the

spread of communicable diseases and reducing the incidences of and

complications from non-communicable diseases

3. Enhancing the health infrastructure of local communities

4. Educating and mobilizing communities to help prevent the spread of

major diseases

5. Preventing physical disability resulting from disease or injury

6. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to disease

prevention and treatment

2nd Annual

Orange Rotary Poker Tournament

Thursday March 7 at 6pm at Danny K's in Orange

Last year we had 60 Non-Rotarians show up and play cards. As a result the club netted over $6000 for your community programs. This year we would like to double our efforts and bring in $12,000!. If you love to play, would like to invite your co-workers or friends to a night of fun with a food buffet, please sign up.

Please click here for a printable sign up form

if you need a fresh up on how to play the game, click the "cards" above

Dist Governor
Jim Lorman

Rotary District 5320 Global Grant Scholarships, 2013-14

The Global Grant Scholarship, formally known as the Ambassadorial Scholarship is the crown jewel of the Foundation of Rotary International. In the world of academia it is looked upon as a most generous and prestigious scholarship program

If we are to follow in the history of such recipients as Paul Volker, former chair of the Federal Reserve, Bill Moyers TV Journalist and more recently Lt. Anthony Lupo, graduate of the U. S. Military Academy and now serving in Pakistan as an intelligence officer, we need your help now.

Despite the fact that we sent you a letter back in November outlining the program and your challenge we have as yet heard nothing from you ... We have no applicants!

Your sources for candidates are your members (no relatives are allowed), their friends and associates who know of university graduating seniors and members of academia of your membership o acquaintance.

We ask that you Presidents and leaders put you prestige on the line with your club and immediately make this a major project of your club.

Please send applications, questions or requests for assistance to

H.W. "Herb" Trumpoldt, Scholarship Committee Chairman @ 4711LibraPlace, Yorba Linda, CA 92886, oryorbaherb@earthlink.net.

In the interests of Rotary's goal of Building World Peace and Understanding through education, we ask your help.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Jim Lorman

Guest Speakers

Feb. 7

Connie Benson and Stephanie Patterson who will present the Miss Orange Pageant

Feb. 14
Valentines Day

Beauty Shop and Barber Shop Quartets.

Feb. 21

Jack ReValle

The Broken Arrow Project

Feb. 28
Dr. Shizhong Chen
5000 Years of Chinese History