March 24, 2004

This week’s Bulletin was written by David McKee

 

this week’s meeting

We were welcomed by President Frank De Francesco. Tim Montague lead the Pledge of Allegiance, Judge Pat Cowett gave the invocation and Jim Mulvaney and Linda Jalving led us in a soothing “Lullaby Baby” in honor of Olivia, Jennifer Grebing’s new baby girl. Pete McGuire introduced a number of guests and visiting Rotarians.

Announcements:

Ø      Jose Hernandez introduced the eight volunteers and provided sign up sheets for the upcoming “Vocational Services Day” meeting April 28th that will be held in lieu of our regularly scheduled breakfast meeting. Hosts and Locations are:

v     Lou Scanlon:                      San Diego Police Department

v     Maureen Eberle:                 San Diego Convention Center

v     Linda Jalving:                     Jewels by the Sea

v     Frank De Francesco           Mighty 1090

v     Dennis Dater:                     Allegra Printing

v     Ken Juen:                           Point Loma Workout

v     Judge Pat Cowett:              Hall of Justice

v     Steve Waterman:                Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Ø      Frank De Francesco polled members regarding interest in adding the Humane Society as a ninth location for the Vocational Services Day but it was determined that there was enough interest to plan a separate off-site meeting for the entire membership at future date to be determined.

Ø      Frank also reminded members mark their calendars and remember to arrive early for the 4 Way Speech Contest April 7th

Ø      Members were encouraged to sign up for the upcoming District Council meeting April 13th and reminded that the club will reimburse members for 50% of their registration fee.

Ø      Jim Mulvaney reminded everyone of the upcoming Tour of St. Vincent De Paul Villages April 14th

Ø      Richard Logan announced May 22nd as the date for the Tijuana Home Building Project this year. They are planning to provide two homes this spring with an additional project planned for a date in the fall. 16 – 18 volunteers will be needed for the effort.

Ø      Tim Montague drew member’s attention to the smart looking invitations at everyone’s seat announcing the May 1st fund raiser. Members were advised to expect to be assessed for 2 tickets to the event and encouraged everyone to RSVP ASAP.

Ø      Maureen Eberle thanked and encouraged everyone to donate a gift of some sort for the annual fund raiser. Gold level sponsors include:

v     Steve and Susan Davis

v     Alan Talbot of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP

v     Heather Xitco of Mack - Barclay Inc

v     Ron Erbetta of RCE Consulting

v     Lang & Associates, CPA’s

Kristian Haus of Partners Mentorship Program

Bitches & Brags

Ø      Jennifer Grebing introduced her baby daughter Olivia, advising it was “good to be back”!

Ø      Mary Dawe passed out a flyer on The Museum of Man’s “Tower After Hours” schedule of upcoming events celebrating San Diego’s unique and vibrant ethnic mix. March 25th marked the Brazil Celebration and members encouraged to note Call 619-239-2001 for reservations and information on future themes and dates.

This Week’s Speaker:

Kristian Haus of Partners Mentorship Program introduced this little known support program for 10-17 year old children considered to be “at risk”.  These are often children of single parent homes that have had a brush with the law, displayed signs of truancy or demonstrated some other behavior that would indicate future trouble unless they receive some sort of positive intervention. The program requires a 6 month commitment from its adult volunteers, aged 21 or older, providing training and support after matching a volunteer with an “at risk” client. Mr. Haus indicated many of these relationships developed into meaningful lifelong friendships. Primary differences between this program and the YMCA or the Boys and Girls Clubs include accepting older aged kids and the fact that these kids, while not violent, often are first time offenders in some trouble with the law. When asked, Mr. Haus responded that the program enjoys a success rate in the range of 90% in keeping kids out of trouble once they have gone through the program and an even higher percentage of success getting students to graduate from high school. While depending heavily on government grants in the past, 75% of funding, Mr. Haus advised that they investigating ways to engage more private community support in the future. Individuals interested in more information on how to support this fine organization or get involved as a mentor may contact Kristian Haus or Daniel Ballon at 619.584.5797.

 

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