Irvine Rotary Club Meeting Notes July 25, 2011
Visitors to Rotary Club Meeting:
We had a full house today with visitors and members:
-International guests Hunz from the Netherlands, a past district governor, was there. Hunz said the Netherlands has five rotary clubs, but the country is the size of Irvine to Los Angeles.
-Al Tello, Foundation Direcfotr of Irvine Valley College, was on hand to receive a check from the Irvine Rotary Foundation for their Scholarship program. Tony presentedthe check. According to Al they have raised $161,000 this year to fund scholarships for kids to attend college. Once they complete their AA, kids can transfer and get accepted to any college they want. Another great rotary project.
What do new Rotarians receive when they join the club: We throw almost everything but the kitchen sink at them: they will look fashionable in rotary logod tshirt, jacket, hats and more.
-Barry continues to do good: he visited two former rotarians who have not been well. David Dostel is feeling the effects of diabetes, but he's able to travel with his family and getting back to do the things he loves.
-Barry also visited Al Rosenstein at Heritage Point where he's now happy go lucky, dating his love Francis, and also president of the association.
Networking and building visibility for our rotary club: We'll have a table at the Irvine Chamber OC mixer where 400-500 people are expected to attend, on Thurs., Aug. 25 at Strawberry Farms. There's free parking and lots of people to network with. Consider attending, and working our booth if you are available.
Date with a Rotary Member: The dating continues: Richard and Marla had their date. Richard is so multi-talented, he's got a mechanical and engineering mind, and has been a hardware engineer and knows how to build things. He's also a watchmaker. Marla, who always looks fashionable, loves fashion. She's a CPA and great with numbers, and president of an amazing mortuary.
Rotary Member accomplishments:
-Birthdays in July: Cynthia Mendoza, Marla Noel and Mary Mar
-Wedding anniversaries: Wayne celebrates 44 years; Ann Collins on July 29, 45th anniversary
Craft Talk by Cisca Stellhorn:
She's almost a charter member of the club, she was the first new member of Irvine Rotary Club.
Cisca was born in Santa Cruz and the youngest of five kids. Her brother in Manteca, a rotarian, suggested she join the rotaryclub when Cisca said she wanted to see her donations working hard for charity. Although she graduated with a BS in Biology from UCI, she went into the family trade, as a lawyer. Her family were also judges. Cisca is busy and involved and a big part of our rotary club.
She's daring and a true outdoors woman with horses, dogs and the vim and vigor to bike, hike, horseback ride, and complete triathlons. She's jumped out of airplanes twice; rode a bike through the Rockies twice, 450 miles in six days! Last year she completed a 50 mile hike in the High Sierras. She likescountry music and going to concerts. A claim to fame, Cisca was responsible for the Dressage in the 1984 Olympics and in charge of 380 volunteers.
She loves to travel--trips to China, and other places around the world
She had a great show and tell: Cisca likes to knit and weave, she's got a Knitters Loom. And she's a bow hunter-harvested an elk.And her 357 Magnum! She got that from her grandfather who lived on 250 acres and had a gun and a holster he wore every day.
Attorney Cisca handles Family Law today, after doing many other areas of law. What she likes most about her job, being part of a person's growth in their transitional life, she gets to see her clients come out on the other side. " The warrior in me gets to come forward and hold power for others," says Cisca.
On her bucket list: Hike to Base Camp of Mt. Everest and Kilamanjaro, and to everyday touch someone's heart.
She loves being part of a village.
Bhutan is a favorite travel place, the people are sweet, happy, generous, friendly, engaging and you feel safe anywhere in this Bhutist country. Cisca has seen the evolution of Bhutan from a Monarch run country to today's democracy.
