IRC member Ed Link is a fun guy and knows how to entertain a crowd! He's responsible for Business Development for the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, and in about four years time since he moved to the area, he's helped expand the chamber and rotary membership rosters.
When he's not drumming up business for the chamber, you'll find Ed on the beach playing volleyball, his new athletic love. "My office on the weekends is the beach and the volleyball fields." He's also learned the fine art of wine tasting--California has abundant opportunities for this--- and sailing--which evidently seems to be a lot tamer in the open ocean than his AK roots.
Before he moved to California, he lived on a riverboat in Little Rock, and was the membership chair of the Little Rock Chamber. He also filled his free time with sailing and sailboat racing on the river in Arkansas, evidently the winds there providing challenging sailing.
Ed, a jock at heart, tells us his Conway, Arkansas (30 miles north of Little Rock) upbringing was a wholesome and great place to grow up. The school system there especially catered to his athletic love of baseball, and he eventually joined a minor league baseball league in Hayes, KS.
Thanks Ed for the entertaining craft talk!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
4th Annual IRC Public Safety Award
The IRC recently awarded Mr. Patel with the Irvine Public Safety Award. It takes courage for local citizens to step up to the plate and call the local police when they see something suspicious in their neighborhood. That is what helped the Irvine Police Dept. recently when local Irvine resident Mr. Patel did when he called when three men in a Mercedes knocked on the door of his home. According to Detective Joe Kathia crime analysis and good old community involvement helped close a string of burglaries.
In the Yale corridor more than 90 burglaries had taken place within a few months. The crimes were put on Crime Stoppers TV, and one of the victims had written down a license plate that helped the Crime Division zero in on the suspects. It was Mr. Patel's phone call that confirmed all of the details to arrest three of the four suspects. The fourth suspect was eventually picked up in Seattle and returned to Irvine to serve serious time in jail.
Mr Patel says he did not think much about the call he made, he felt it was his civic duty. He has a strong sense of community spirit, and he wants to keep his community safe.
According to Detective Susan Davis, the largest issue is thefts from unlocked vehicles. Car hopping thieves check door handles and are more often than not able to open the car door and remove anything visible in your car.
Citizens, beware, stay safe and if you see any unusal activity in your neighborhood call 911!
In the Yale corridor more than 90 burglaries had taken place within a few months. The crimes were put on Crime Stoppers TV, and one of the victims had written down a license plate that helped the Crime Division zero in on the suspects. It was Mr. Patel's phone call that confirmed all of the details to arrest three of the four suspects. The fourth suspect was eventually picked up in Seattle and returned to Irvine to serve serious time in jail.
Mr Patel says he did not think much about the call he made, he felt it was his civic duty. He has a strong sense of community spirit, and he wants to keep his community safe.
According to Detective Susan Davis, the largest issue is thefts from unlocked vehicles. Car hopping thieves check door handles and are more often than not able to open the car door and remove anything visible in your car.
Citizens, beware, stay safe and if you see any unusal activity in your neighborhood call 911!
Welcome New IRC member Mike Javanmar
Mike Javanmar, a resident of Lake Forest, is the newest member of the Irvine Rotary Club. Mike is a teacher of economics at Rio Honda College in Whittier. Mike's a graduate of UC Riverside. Please welcome Mike to our club!
Meet IRC Member Toni
Toni is a charter member of Irvine Rotary Club. In 1990 she and a small group of other rotary lovers started the club. She was the first female club president in 1995.
One of her fondest club community projects was on Dec. 15, 1990 during the first Desert Storm, when the club accomplished a major holiday tribute for service member's families. It was a Yellow Ribbon Holiday for the El Toro and Tustin Base. Donations came in from all over southern CA for kids, there was a wrapping party so each kid got a gift, bands played. A video was created which you can view on the IRC website. "It was a gift for me, I realized if we all work toger4ther so much more can be done," says Toni of the commardie and team work from the rotary family and friends of this project.
Toni says she loves her life. She's been a tax preparer for the same company for 20 years. She's been married for 15 years, and has a blended family of five kids.. Her joy is with her family, friends and just appreciating life. She spends alot of time with her husband, who is retired. Toni's motto " Live, Laugh and Love".
Toni grew up in Nebraska City until age 11. The town bosted 7,000 residents, it was a great place to grow up, but she's delighted to today be living in OC. Thirty years ago she did modeling and acted in musicals and drama. And she was a model and appeared in a variety of print advertisements.
It's members like Toni that make our IRC so interesting. She's passionate about her continuing membership in our club.
One of her fondest club community projects was on Dec. 15, 1990 during the first Desert Storm, when the club accomplished a major holiday tribute for service member's families. It was a Yellow Ribbon Holiday for the El Toro and Tustin Base. Donations came in from all over southern CA for kids, there was a wrapping party so each kid got a gift, bands played. A video was created which you can view on the IRC website. "It was a gift for me, I realized if we all work toger4ther so much more can be done," says Toni of the commardie and team work from the rotary family and friends of this project.
Toni says she loves her life. She's been a tax preparer for the same company for 20 years. She's been married for 15 years, and has a blended family of five kids.. Her joy is with her family, friends and just appreciating life. She spends alot of time with her husband, who is retired. Toni's motto " Live, Laugh and Love".
Toni grew up in Nebraska City until age 11. The town bosted 7,000 residents, it was a great place to grow up, but she's delighted to today be living in OC. Thirty years ago she did modeling and acted in musicals and drama. And she was a model and appeared in a variety of print advertisements.
It's members like Toni that make our IRC so interesting. She's passionate about her continuing membership in our club.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Assemblyman Jeff Miller presents to Irvine Rotary Club
Assemblyman Jeff Miller (R) talked about the policies and issues affecting local communities that are determined in Sacramento.
Jeff says revenues for the state fell short in September. How are we going to deal with this shortfall. There's no political courage in Sacramento, he says. We need to reduce regulatory burden in the state. Cuts will be made to the people who need the services the most.
He has served as both Mayor and a Councilman in the City of Corona, before being elected to the State Assembly in 2008 and re-elected in 2010 to represent California's 71st State Assembly district. The district spans the edge of Eastern Orange County and takes in the majority of Western Riverside County and encompasses cities of Anaheim, Corona, Eastvale, Irvine, Mission Viejo, Norco, Orange, Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Ana and Tustin. His goals: keep the economy growing, the budget balanced, the community safe, and get the roads moving.
Jeff serves on the Assembly Higher Education Committee as well as the Insurance, Housing and Community Development and Transportation Committees. He passed AB2098 legislation to expand the 91 freeway and create 18,000 jobs in an area hit hardest by the recession.
He says he's fighting for major reform: Prison reform, Education (K-12 and community colleges). The ultimate goal for CA is to become a leader and attract business. Vote, and do your part to get the state and our community growing again.
Irvine Rotary Club Welcomes New Member Tammy Chu
Irvine Rotary Club this week welcomed our newest member, Tammy Chu, CPA. Born in Taiwan and raised in Hawaii, she attended school in Virginia. Tammy works as a CPA and auditor at Grant Thornton in Irvine. Welcome to the club, Tammy!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Social Marketing-Jump on the Bandwagon -Oct. 5, 2011 Rotary meeting presentation
Niklas Myhr, Social and Global Marketing and Media Instructor at Chapman University, shared the latest thinking around social media with the Irvine Rotary members. LISTEN - RELATE - ENGAGE- CREATE.
Jump on the Bandwagon now, if you have not already. The cold call is dead, says Niklas. rEACH OUT TO YOUR GREATER SOCIAL NETWORK TO GET A SALE, THE JOB, AND MORE. Just Google yourself, and see what everyone is saying about you and your company, or not! Use your network to get a job, stay in touch, and improve your visibility and notoriety. Niklas suggested you share aggressively with your network, build one if you have not already. Start with other members of the rotary club. Dont let the thought of spending too much time networking socially scare you, you may become addicted to this newest route to fame and maybe fortune.
Niklas' dad was a rotarian and brought Niklas to many meetings, and on his travels and rotary visits around the worldwide.
Jump on the Bandwagon now, if you have not already. The cold call is dead, says Niklas. rEACH OUT TO YOUR GREATER SOCIAL NETWORK TO GET A SALE, THE JOB, AND MORE. Just Google yourself, and see what everyone is saying about you and your company, or not! Use your network to get a job, stay in touch, and improve your visibility and notoriety. Niklas suggested you share aggressively with your network, build one if you have not already. Start with other members of the rotary club. Dont let the thought of spending too much time networking socially scare you, you may become addicted to this newest route to fame and maybe fortune.
Niklas' dad was a rotarian and brought Niklas to many meetings, and on his travels and rotary visits around the worldwide.
Irvine Rotary Club Welcomes New Member Walter Kowalczyk
On Wed., Oct. 5 the Irvine Rotary Club welcomed Walter Kowalczyk as our newest member. Walter says he's a man of God, husband to Theresa for 15 years and father to Anthony (10) and Sarah (3). He is the Western Pacific Region’s Director and sales professional for The College Network with the responsibility of managing an 8 state region with over 20 independent contractors and sub-contractors on the West Coast. He also serves as the Chief Financial Officer for a Saint Michael the Archangel Academy which is a nationwide K-12 private satalite program. Walter enjoys family time exploring California with Theresa and the kids.
Welcome to the Club Walter!
Welcome to the Club Walter!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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