July 24, 2002
This Week’s Bulletin Was Written By Keith French.
Call to Order
Gary called the meeting to order at 7:25 AM
Pledge of Allegiance led by Frank De Francisco
Invocation: Gary Green
Song of the Morning: America led by Jim Mulvaney
Announcements:
Ø Golf Tournament: Put this in your calendar: November 15, 2002; Major prize will be (yet to be donated) 2 tickets to the Super Bowl in 2003
Ø District Governor: The District Governor will be the Speaker on August 21, 2002. At that meeting, Gary will announce last year’s Rotarian of the Year. Please vote for the most deserving member by sending Gary an e-mail at ggreen@sdcommercial.com.
Ø Rotaract Club Picnic: August 10th – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Walnut Grove Park, 1950 Twin Oaks Valley Road- Click Here For Flyer
Ø Happy Story: Gary read a letter from Operation Stand Down thanking the club for its assistance.
Ø Membership Seminar: Rosalie Kramm gave a brief report to the membership on the recent membership seminar.
Ø Member of the Week: Gary named Tom Sayer the Member of the week for his service as the Webmaster for the Downtown San Diego Rotary Website. Thank you Tom!!!
Sergeant-at-Arms
Lou Scanlon provided the longest list of fines and tributes in club history with several one-line zingers of note i.e. “any one who is a leading Urologist might consider whether he should be associated with “Helping Hands”; Linda Fox “the Ambulance chaser, uh, Attorney; “Rob Berry, you should know that any one with outstanding Traffic Fines should not be writing letters to the editor about Traffic in San Diego.”
Farmer De Francesco provided a plethora of vegetables for sale to the members.
Why people Join Rotary: Results of a recent survey of why member’s people joined
Ø 40% - Fellowship
Ø 30% - Community Service
Ø 15% - Speakers
Ø 13% - Rotary Foundation
ProPOSED New MemberS
The following individuals have been proposed as new members and will be inducted under the classifications listed below unless written objection is received by our Club Secretary within ten days of the date of this Bulletin:
Ø Proposed
Member: LeRoy (Lee) E. Weekley
Employer: Technology Advocate Group, Inc.
Proposed Classification:
Technology Development
Proposer: Mike Jones
Ø Proposed
Member: Gene Esquivel
Employer: Technology Advocate Group, Inc.
Proposed Classification:
Technology Management
Proposer: Mike Jones
This Week’s Program
Gary Green introduced the speaker: Karen Mc Elliot AED/PAD Consultant to San Diego Project Heart Beat.
Karen’s loss of her best friend,
husband, dedicated father and grandfather, Ron Mc Elliot on October 17, 1999 to
sudden cardiac arrest, became the inspiration for Project Heartbeat. An
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was not available for Ron, but in his memory
I am passionate about furthering the message that AED’s save lives.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States. Over 465,000 people die each year from sudden cardiac arrest.
The most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest is ventricular defibrillation – when the hearts electrical impulses become irregular and the heart is unable to pump oxygen rich blood throughout the body.
Defibrillation sends an electrical current through an erratic heart to restore an organized rhythm. Today there are devices known as or “AED’s” these devices are safe, effective and an easy to use method of restoring the heart to a normal rhythm.
San Diego Project Heart Beat is a Public Access Defibrillation Program. Its main goal “to save lives through early defibrillation.” The key to surviving sudden cardiac arrest is the speed of response. In addition to CPR, most cardiac arrest victims need an immediate electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm. If a victim receives a shock within one minute, there is a 90% chance of resuscitation. If a victim must wait ten minutes the chance of survival drops to less than 5%.
To reach the goal of saving lives through early defibrillation, San Diego Project Heart Beat’s objective is to make AED as accessible as fire extinguishers throughout our community.
Combining the expertise of Cardiac Science, American Heart Association and San Diego Medical Services Enterprises and other enterprises we have created an AED Angels program to further accessibility to ADE’s in our Community.
To join the team you, your group, business or organization can easily establish an AED program which is accessible, affordable and saves lives call 1-866-4HEARTU (443-2788) 619-533-3439 or visit the website http://www.sandiego.gov
A demonstration AED was given by Kevin Lyon, Pad Coordinator (See photo, above, where Gary was hooked up for the demo). Ed. Note: This demo put the rumours to rest when it was confirmed that Gary actually does have a heart ;-)
The program works like this: Your group, business, organization purchases an AED (approximately 4500 +Tax). Project Heart Beat provides:
Ø Physician Medical Oversight
Ø Training/Certification
Ø Record Keeping and Data Collection
Ø Complete Program Maintenance
Ø Site Selection
Ø Indemnification
President Gary adjourned the meeting at 8:30 AM. Members surrounded Karen and Kevin asking questions and thanking them for their contribution to our well-being.
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