January 29, 2003

This week's Bulletin was written by Elise Rogerson

 

this week’s meeting

President Gary Green called the meeting to order and thanked Lou Scanlon and Pete Tereschuck for their Super Bowl efforts.  Keith French led the group in the pledge of allegiance, followed by Duane Horning’s stirring invocation, taken from the Book of Isaiah.   Duane’s moving invocation was followed by a joint effort from Linda Jalving and Jim Mulvaney, who led the group in a rousing rendition of “It’s a Grand Old Flag.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø      Pete McGuire introduced the usual contingent of guests from Club 33 and other guests, including speaker Cheryl Wilson and Rotaract members.

Ø      President Gary reminded members to bring bags of candy to next week’s meeting.  Melissa Blackburn’s firm will put together Valentine’s Day candy bags for elder shut-ins. 

Ø      Rick Logan reported on last weekend’s successful home-building outing in Tijuana.  The project, which builds a simple 10 x 14 dwelling in a single day, is both fun and rewarding.  The next project will take place on April 25th.  Interested members should contact Rick as soon as possible because spaces fill up fast.

Ø      President Gary announced that our club will present a $27,000 donation to the polio project at the next District Council meeting on February 11, 2003.  Members interested in attending the meeting at the Escondido Performing Arts Center should contact Gary.

Ø      Steve Brown from the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club discussed his Club’s international project, which teaches sewing to recent arrivals from Somalia.  To date, more than 150 women have received training through the project.  

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Sergeant-at-Arms Lou Scanlon congratulated Sig Weitzman on his birthday, Martin Blair on recent publicity lauding Kansas City Barbeque, and Leah Swearingen-Millet on a recent article celebrating her dual Downtown/Vista residences.

new member brad perry

Finally, Gary Green inducted our newest member, Brad Perry, who has Rotary roots that stretch back to his father, who was a Rotary member in Connecticut.  Brad and his wife have 5 children and live in Del Mar.  Brad works in commercial real estate.

this week’s speaker

Today’s speaker was Cheryl Wilson, CEO of St. Paul’s Homes.  Cheryl was introduced by Alan Talbott, who serves as a Board member with Cheryl on “Community Elder Care of San Diego.”  Cheryl, Alan and other Board members have been working for the last four years to secure funding for the establishment of a PACE site in San Diego.  PACE stands for “Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly,” a program developed in San Francisco.  The object of PACE is to provide comprehensive care for elders that allows them to remain in their homes while receiving social services at a reduced cost than would otherwise be required if the seniors were hospitalized or placed in nursing homes.  There are 15 locations throughout the country, funded by a combination of federal and state funding.

Cheryl explained that San Diego’s high housing costs make establishment of a PACE program in San Diego very desirable.  However, due to budget cuts, funding prospects for this year appear to be dim.  Nevertheless, Cheryl and Alan’s group are committed to finding alternative funding sources for a PACE type program on a reduced scale.  Their efforts will be aided by the $2,000 check that Gary presented to Cheryl from our club.

Cheryl invited club members to contact her for more information about the project.

Thanks, Cheryl, for an interesting program.

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