May 9, 2001
This week's Bulletin was written by Linda Jalving.
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Colette called the meeting to order at 7:33 AM. Jose Hernandez led us in the Pledge of Allegiance, Pauline Getz led us in prayer, and Linda Jalving kept the song short (and sweet?) with “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain”
San Diego High School ProgramS
Henry Rios, a guest from San Diego High School gave us a brief outline of a motivation and maintenance program he administers to help keep high school kids in school. Parents, an administrator, a counselor, and the student meet to brainstorm ideas, and to develop a workable school program for the child – one in which the child agrees to participate in a regular and punctual manner. The participants keep a positive and constructive atmosphere at all times. Teachers then monitor the child’s response to the program, and within 6 weeks there is a follow up evaluation meeting. There is great potential for this program to keep more of our teenagers in school, thus assuring a graduate better equipped to become a productive member of society.
chair of the day
Leah Swearingen-Millett, chairperson of the
day, spoke authoritatively and entertainingly on Public Relations. What is PR,
anyway? Building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with your
target audience (work associates, clients, the public, the media, etc.), and
being creative in the process! Everything you do sends a message, and it is
wise to be aware of what type of message you are sending. From Leah’s brief but
powerful presentation, it was easy to see why Leah is a successful Public
Relations entrepreneur!
announcements
Ø Gary Green introduced 3 guests and 2 visiting Rotarians.
Ø Don’t forget that next week’s meeting will be off-site at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Look for an e-mail between now and the meeting with directions.
sgt-at-arms
Pauline Getz (in fine form today – groan) levied Birthday fines for April and May, and expressed appreciation for her “spies”. Joe Ciokon was “recognized” (read “fined”) for an article in the Metropolitan Magazine highlighting all the wonderful things he does for Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, Inc., and Susan Millard for an article published in ZooNooz magazine about her research in Cheetah reproduction.
Braggin’ Buckers -- Linda Jalving invited people into Ben Bridge to receive their free porcelain jewelry box (with purchase, of course). Gary Green shared some of his perceptions regarding our wonderful homebuilding in Mexico. Frank De Francesco is proud of his son, who was named production manager at a TV station. Howard Williams is training to run in the Rock & Roll Marathon, and has already raised approximately $12,000.00! And Shawn Moore reported that the Thousand Smiles Foundation just completed a very successful weekend in Ensenada, receiving the keys to the city.
this week’s speaker
Lynn
H. introduced our speaker, Dr. Tina Nova. Lynn shared a very long list of achievements and professional
involvements and affiliations, prompting her to comment that Dr. Nova must be
at least 100, however, a very youthful Dr. Nova fascinated us with a
presentation about the Biotech Industry in San Diego. She was born in a small
town in California, and at the age of 12, her dad (a farmer) put her in a
tractor and said “get educated, or become a farmer”.
San Diego is a lead city in the biotech field – currently, there are over 350 biotech companies here. The Human Genome Project (HGP) is an international research effort to characterize the genomes of humans through complete mapping and sequencing, and the successful completion of this project has given science a whole new weapon against diseases. Biotech companies are currently developing drugs, which should be able to target and arrest diseases before their symptoms even manifest! Including diseases such as cancer, hepatitis, Alzheimer’s, leukemia, osteoporosis, heart disease, aids, and diabetes. Tissue engineering will be used to grow hearts, lungs, kidneys, etc. in a dish. Genetically engineered food products have the potential to be of great benefit to mankind – research is in full swing. Dr. Nova shared a slide presentation full of interesting and easy to follow (but difficult to explain in a newsletter) scientific facts about human genetic material. Her presentation left me feeling excited about San Diego and its biotech industries.
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