Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship.
Our 1.4 million-member organization started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.
In the beginning…
Sue Gilbreth was here today to lead our meeting. So nice to have her with us.
Al West led the Pledge of Allegiance
Wendy Barker gave us the inspirational moment:
We were encouraged to renew our New Year's Resolutions because most of us have given up on them by this time. Wendy advised us to make fun resolutions. She said to put on our lists things that make us happy.....things we want to do this year. Consider making resolutions that make our life more enjoyable. Wendy has resolved to buy herself flowers, to visit new museums, and to go to the beach this summer.
Sue invited guests and visiting Rotarians to be first in line for a nice lunch prepared by Jayne Cruise.
Many thanks to our meeting crew today: Dave Watson, Deirdre Daly, Cindy Frings, Taundra Roddick, Fern, Dave Brubaker and Tessa Turner.
Student of the Month
Bill Hatch presented the student of the month. Her name is Yanelli from
Sunset Grammer School. Her teacher said Yanelli was the ultimate student. Always ready to
volunteer and be helpful. Yanelli was given a certificate and $100.
Announcements:
1. No regular meeting next Friday. Instead it will be Lunch Mob. Please sign up.
2. Thursday, March 12th students from Oxnard College will be preparing a meal for those who would like to join the event. Be sure to sign up .
3. E-mail Bob with any suggestions for The Fred Clapp Award.
4. There will be an Education Foundation meeting on Mar.6th at 10:30 in the library.
5. Jayne Cruise would like to get some suggestions for future lunches.
Confessions:
1. Al West said he used to take snow samples in the Sierras. in 1958 he took Joyce there to get snow samples, some as much as 80' deep. The samples were used to study snow accumulation and its effects on the California water supply.
2. Jerry said that the Aed had been lent out for the local marathon.
3. Dierdre gave $20 in gratitude to the folks that covered for her today.
4. Kathy Yee has a birthday coming up.
5. Katherine Lee admitted to having two pieces of pie.
Fining: Led by Ren, there were two correct answers and two incorrect answers.
Program
Our speaker today is Luis P. Sanchez from The Madison-Lincoln Initiative and was introduced by Bruce:
The Madison-Lincoln Initiative was founded by Luis Sanchez, a two-time community college president, long time educator, and a practicing attorney. The Board of Directors comprises civic leaders, business owners, educators and other friends of democracy, dedicated to preserving our constitutional republic for future generations.
Formed in 2022 in response to a global trend of authoritarian governments and dictators who seek to undermine our nation's Constitutional restraints on executive power and on the rights and liberties of the citizens. There has been alarm over the demise of civil discourse, the proliferation of false and misleading news and social media sources, and the abrogation of ethical standards for elected officials. The MLI believes that a main cause of these maladies is our collective failure to adequately educate our children about what it takes to maintain our 250-year experiment in representative democracy.
The Madison-Lincoln Initiative is a non-profit, nonpartisan California corporation dedicated to promoting and fostering civic education and democratic engagement in K-12 and college throughout America.
Their five foundational pillars: 1.Constitutional literacy
2. Civil discourse
3. Media literacy
4. Critical Reasoning
5. Elective Integrity
Ways we can support schools or colleges include:
1. Help start or support a student club for democratic engagement.
2. Give a presentation to a class or assembly on the 5 pillars of civic
education.
3. Provide professional development workshops for your staff.
You can connect with the Madison-Lincoln Initiative by calling (805)770-1477 or e-mail 1psanchezlaw@gmail.com
