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| Joshua C. Needle, the political cartoon expert, was our speaker for lunch on 1/11/02 | |
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| Our Photographer caught up with new member Myles Pritchard after our meeting. Myles explained that he is not new to Rotary, he was in a Rotary Club in the Bahamas for over 10 years before joining our club. Myles is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch, he is married to Jody and has two sons Tyler and Dylan. Myles welcome to our club! | Joshua explained that a political cartoon is a fun way to provide information on politics and history, and the amazing part is a cartoonist has only 5 seconds to convey this information to his or her readers. |
| President Hal's Quotes of the
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Will Rogers: Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. Senator John Glen: (Birthdays) For all the advances in medicine, there is still no cure for the common birthday. Will Rogers: (Tax Fines) When everybody has got money they cut taxes, and when they're broke they raise them. That's statesmanship of the highest order. Will Rogers: If you ever injected truth into politics you would have no politics. |
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| Mr. Charles Murphy from the Aquarium of the Pacific was our guest speaker on 1/4/02 | |
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New member Kathy Dodson introduced our guest |
Charles told us some fascinating stories about the fish and animals in the aquarium. He explained to us how smart the octopus really is. Hidden cameras were employed to catch one octopus crawling out of his tank each night, sliding across the floor and getting into another tank to snack on his favorite fish. |
| President Hal's Quotes of the
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Revelation 7:3: Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees. Adam Smith: There is no art which one government sooner learns from another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people. William Law: Be intent upon the perfection of the present Day. |
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This Year our traditional Holiday Party was held on 12/14/01 |
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Santa got a "Quigley" for Christmas. |
The children from the Calthorp School Chorus received a standing ovation for their Christmas and Hanukah songs. | We even had time for our birthday celebration, Chris Baker tells us he loves his present. |
| President Hal's Quotes of the
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Al Capone: Vote early and vote often. Edgar Friedenberg: Part of the American Dream is to live long and die young. Franklin Pierce Adams: Count the day won, when, turning on its axis, this Earth imposes no additional taxes. |
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Not For Any Time Players as the Andrew sisters were our guests for the patriotism lunch and USO show on 12/07/01. Thank you VP George Collins and Past Pres Jack Siegal for arranging, performing, and putting together one of the best programs of the year as evidenced by the over 170 in attendance! | |
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| Arnold shown with his favorite fan Barbara Hopper. Arnold who was born in Austria told us how proud he is to be an American. I think he had a good time speaking to us because his final words were "I'll be back". To see more pictures of Arnold with our members click here. | The "Andrew sisters" are shown here leading all in attendance in the singing of "God Bless America." |
| President Hal's Quotes of the
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Adlai Stevenson: Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. Marshall McLuhan: American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age. |
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Wisdom from our Governors on November 30, 2001 |
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| Current Governor Len Wasserstein and former Governor Garbis Der Yeghian shared with us information on the worldwide peace mission of Rotary International. | Our new member Todd Lipka, Executive Director of Step Up on 2nd St., was very impressed with the Governors' message. |
| President Hal's Quotes of the
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Miguel de Cervantes: When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain. Rensis Likert: The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater is the motivation among the members to achieve the goals of the group, and the greater the probability that the group will achieve its goals. |
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| Andrew K. Benton, President of Pepperdine was our Speaker on 11/16/01 | |
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| President Andrew Benton was introduced by Jonathan Kemp. Andrew said one of the main goals of Pepperdine is to help "perpetuate a free society" through learning. | Your Webmaster caught a picture of our newest member Kathy
Dodson. Kathy, became the Executive Director of the Santa Monica
Chamber of Commerce in August of this year. Born in Dallas, Texas, she earned her B.A. from Southern Methodist University, her Masters from the School of International Management (Thunderbird), and her Ph. D. from Clemson University. Kathy lives with her husband, Thomas, in Marina del Rey. Welcome Kathy to our club! |
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Hal's Quotes for the Day:
Finley Peter Dunne: You can lead a man up to the university, but
you can't make him think. |
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On 11/09/01 MC, Jack Siegal introduced Mike Nichols, representing the Army, Allen Young the Navy, Stan Johnson the Air Force, and Herb Roney the Marine Corps. Each relayed military stories that riveted and moved every member in the audience. |
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Hal's Quotes for the Day:
Frank Underhill: A nation is a body of people who have done great things together in the past and hope to do great things together in the future. Arthur Godfrey: (Tax Fines) I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money. Mark Twain: Each man must for himself along decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. |
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Our Governor Len Wasserstein visited our club and was our speaker on 11/2/01. He reminded us how important it is not to forget to ask our qualified friends to join Rotary. He explained that through oversight no one asked him to join Rotary for over 20 years. |
| President Hal's Quotes of the
Day:
Gandhi: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the services of others. William James: The art of being wise is the art of knowing what
to overlook. |
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