Speakers – Ernest Rady & David Gillig

Chair of the “Day” – Chuck Day, CEO, Ronald McDonald House

Invocation – Jon Tibbitts

A word about our speakers -

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, Ernest Rady moved his family to San Diego in 1966 to enjoy the warm weather and favorable business climate. Soon after arriving, he began investing in real estate and other local companies while becoming an integral part of San Diego’s business community. In 1967, he formed American Assets, Inc. (AAI), a privately held conglomerate. Through AAI, Rady controls and manages a group of companies dedicated to financial services, investment and real estate.

Rady founded and was Chairman/CEO of Westcorp, a publicly traded financial services company, which in 2006 was sold to Wachovia Corporation, now part of Wells Fargo Bank. Currently, Rady serves as Executive Chairman of the Board for American Assets Trust (NYST: AAT), a publicly traded real estate investment trust that was formed in 2011 from the successful real estate business AAI, and as Director of the Board and Chairman of ICW Group, a multi-line property and casualty insurance company, which he started in 1972 as Insurance Company of the West.

Throughout his life, Mr. Rady has been passionate about supporting important causes. His significant philanthropic work has been primarily focused on education, the health and well-being of children and scientific research. Through American Assets, Inc., a donation was made to Children’s Hospital in 2006 and in recognition; the hospital was renamed Rady Children’s Hospital. UCSD’s School of Management was also renamed Rady School of Management due to Rady’s leadership, vision and financial contribution.

As an active leader in the community, Mr. Rady’s volunteer efforts include serving as the Chairman of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Rady School at UCSD, as a Board Member of San Diego Private Bank, and as a Trustee of the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences. Additionally, Mr. Rady was past Chairman and Treasurer of Children’s Hospital and Health Center of San Diego and a Trustee of Scripps Health.

In recognition of his current significant achievements, Rady has been the honored recipient of numerous awards, including the UCSD Chancellor’s Medal, the Lifetime Achievement Award from LEAD San Diego and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year – National Winner Award.

David Gillig oversees fundraising, auxiliaries, in-kind philanthropy, media relations and communications at Rady Children’s Hospital.  He serves as Executive Director and as a trustee of Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Rady Children’s Hospital.

David currently serves on the faculty and is Dean of Fundraising Management for Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Institute at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  He is past Chair of the Woodmark Group, a consortium of major children’s hospitals in North America dedicated to advancing philanthropy.  He is a past member of the AHP Board of Directors and Board of Certification and past Chair of the AHP Fellow Examination.

David was awarded Rotarian of the Year in 1987 from the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise, Development Executive of the Year in 1995 from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Very Special Person Award in 1998 from Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary.

David received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business from Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California (1978) and is a Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.

Notes from the meeting on May 22 -

John Kizer started off the meeting by being obnoxious – oh, wait, he’s always obnoxious…he did make a donation, but did not pay a fine…

We had a number of visitors – Larry English and his sister mother, Susan, and discussed his foundation that assists high school athletes recognize that not everyone will play in the NFL…Grace Chaidez talked about how some of the students in the LEAD program at Lincoln are making good choices…

Gene Auerbach brought a couple of nieces…Jennifer & Courtney…

Connie chipped in to say how happy she was to off the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list…nice to see Jeff Blackman in attendance…Art reminded us that there are criminals everywhere…Monica mentioned the golf tournament and how successful it was…Tom Bauer is a rich man now that his last of three is out of college…

Ken congratulated Monica on the golf tournament…John Rush and Corrine reported on the successful Reality Changers dinner (we are a successful bunch this week…)…Ron Munroe noted that Kizer looked like a normal supply officer to him…Eldon mentioned that Gunner is coming to town…Charlie reminded us that the Del Mar Fair is coming June 16 or so and that we have a booth courtesy of the Burn Institute…Brian Krause introduced our newest member, Hannah Berger…

Brian carefully concealed himself behind the flowers...

The Joker Knows… Don Sturek $5, always a bridesmaid, never a bride, and Hannah for $10…

Flowers by Coley…our newest member, Bill Gibbs, made a winning bid and promptly handed them over to Judy…

Auctions…a bunch of SC stuff was won at the golf tournament, and though The Tidings was going to buy it and burn it, Kizer bought the tickets and Dru bought the swag…

We also auctioned off the Aztec swag from our Tony Gwynn Day at SDSU – nice outfit, Ryan…Ethel picked it up…

Marilyn Copeland was our chair of the day, introducing Grant Barrett from A Way With Words…Sundays at 3:00 pm on KPBS, 89.5 on your FM dial…

We learned about mangoes in the Ohio River valley, which probably none of us expected…

]]> http://kiwanisclubsandiego.org/wordpressblog/2012/05/23/the-tidings-may-22-2012-having-a-way-with-words/feed/ 0 http://kiwanisclubsandiego.org/wordpressblog/2012/05/17/the-tidings-may-15-2012-dan-mcallister-treasurer-and-tax-collector/ http://kiwanisclubsandiego.org/wordpressblog/2012/05/17/the-tidings-may-15-2012-dan-mcallister-treasurer-and-tax-collector/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:31 +0000 Doug Frost http://kiwanisclubsandiego.org/wordpressblog/?p=1894 Program for May 22, 2012 – Grant Barrett, A Way With Words

Chair of the Day – Marilyn Copeland

Invocation – Monica Ball

A “word” about our speaker (get it? “Word?”)…

GRANT BARRETT……is a radio host, public speaker, lexicographer and journalist.

He is co-host of the language-related public radio show A Way with Words, independently produced in and distributed from San Diego and broadcast each week to hundreds of thousands of listeners in the United States, Canada, and around the world.

He is also an American lexicographer and dictionary editor specializing in slang and new words. He compiled and edited the Official Dictionary of Unofficial English (2006, McGraw-Hill) and the Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang (2004, Oxford University Press), and maintains the prize-winning online Double-Tongued Dictionary which tracks slang, jargon, and neologisms from the fringes of English. He is also a co-founder of Wordnik, an online dictionary and much, much more.

Formerly, Grant was the engagement editor for voiceofsandiego.org, an innovative nonprofit online-only newspaper. He was responsible for increasing online and offline awareness of its content and bringing community commentary, opinion and insight into its pages.

Grant holds a degree in French from Columbia University and has studied at the Université Paris Diderot.

Though born and raised in Missouri, Grant has lived at length in New York City, Paris, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and now lives in sunny California with his wife — a linguist/lexicographer — and their young son.

 Notes from the meeting of May 15…

Mr. Stilwell lead us in the invocation, and The Tidings lead the patriotic song…

The Tidings lurking in the background...

Marilyn Copeland celebrated a birthday…

John Kizer was conducting business and interrupting everybody – it’s an outrage, but what could we do?…

"Can't you people be quiet? I'm trying to get some work done here..."

We welcomed Lt. Gov. Shirley Nakawatase, who presented our member Lynn Graver with the actual Distinguished Service Award she missed receiving at the dinner with actual CalNevHa Governor Dick Olmstead…

Shirley!

Lynn!

Gene Auerbach attended the Cinco de Mayo celebration with his spouse…Ken Coley golfed a million holes and thanked his sponsors and his chiropractor…Angela Yen reminded us about the Reality Changers upcoming celebration of 100 graduates on Sunday at 3 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at USD

Jay Jeffcoat’s teams are all dead last, but at least two of them play each other so somebody will win…

"Go (fill in the team)!"

Dick Shaw promoted the University of Oregon…Art has 11 happy years of marriage out of the last 42…Monica mentioned something about a golf tournament – are we having a golf tournament?…

Tim O’Reilly introduced our military guests and honoree this week, as Mr. Irons was out playing golf no doubt…

Our military guests – honoree IT1 Ebony N. Torres, accompanied by Captain William D. Byrne and Command Master Chief HMCM Jeffery L. Dell, COMM THIRD FLEET…

Master Chief got to sit on the sidelines…according to him, we have good meals, so he’s glad to come…we presented Sandi Hill with $3,000 to support the California State Games…

The Joker Knows...Don Sturek and June Prewitt had their tickets selected, but June was the big winner!  Don cried…

Flowers by Coley – Somehow, Bill Gibbs won the bidding, but our honoree IT1 Ebony N. Torres took home the flowers…

Announcements – Kiwanis Day at Petco Park – let’s all come out and root for the Mariners Padres! June 24, 1:05, tickets $12 and $30.

Kiwanis Night Out at Old Town Academy – Thursday June 7, 5:30 to 7:30.  Come for a tour of the music department which we provided the funding for!

Young Professionals Happy Hour – shhh, it’s a secret, don’t tell Doug Frost…

Money, Money, Money

Speaker

Dan McAllister, San Diego County Treasurer and Tax Collector

Chair of the Day

Dick Shaw, Higgs, Fletcher & Mack

Invocation

Karina Sousa, maybe…

A word about our speaker

Dan McAllister was elected San Diego County’s Treasurer-Tax Collector in November 2002 and re-elected to his third term in June 2010 by an overwhelming 78% majority of the vote. Not only is he responsible for the collection of more than $4.5 billion in property taxes each year, but his office also manages the investment of nearly $7.2 billion in the County’s Investment Pool, ensuring that these funds are wisely invested and safeguarded for entities such as the school districts and cities in the County. Since assuming office, he has worked extensively to improve customer service, enhance communications and outreach initiatives, and has made numerous operational improvements. He is also a strong advocate for diversity. This is reflected in his staff, which encompasses professionals from all walks of life and backgrounds.

Dan also serves as a member of the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association, which manages investments approximately $8.3 billion. Additionally, he is a former chairman of the Board of Directors of the internationally recognized San Diego Convention Center Corporation. Prior to his election as San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Dan was a successful financial consultant and investment broker.

Dan contributes considerable time and resources to community service, such as serving as Chair of the San Diego Unified School District’s Special Audit and Finance Committee and is a participating member of the Boards of Directors of the Jackie Robinson YMCA. He also currently serves as President of the Board of Mental Health America San Diego. McAllister’s community service commitment dates back to his Peace Corps stint in the Western Pacific Country of Micronesia.

A second-generation San Diegan, Dan holds a Bachelor’s degree (BA) from California State University, Fresno, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from United States International University. He has also completed executive education programs in portfolio concepts and management at Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Notes on the meeting May 8

Norma started us off spiritually, and Osei lead the patriotism portion of the program…

Of course, our friends from San Diego High School’s JROTC Color Guard also participated in the patriotism part…

Two birthday kids failed to show, Karina and John Wood…old friend Matt Shillingburg dropped by between overseas assignments and paid a fine for the privilege…

Judy Leitner sent out a big thank you for the Cinco de Mayo concert in the park, even tho Eldon started complaining about the skinny samples at the wine bar…she also introduced a guest, Byron Harlan, who chipped in to the happy sad pool (excellent member candidate)…

Mark McDonald noted that it was all Kiwanis all weekend long this past weekend, and boy was he right…Lynn Graver helped our Gompers students compete at MMQ, but they were probably ruined by some bad judging…

Distinguished Service Award winner!

…and she also mentioned the wine tasting event hosted by the Chula Vista club this Saturday at the Otay Ranch Town Center, always an excellent event…Ken Coley is selling his house locally (say it ain’t so Ken!), and heartily recommended the services of our former good member Corky Sigurdson, brother of Joe…

Heather Robinson also had a great time at MMQ…Art Stilwell continued the Corky Sigurdson theme of the meeting by noting he had received a $100 gift certificate for Corky’s business as a prize for the golf tournament…and speaking of the golf tournament, Monica Ball is working hard on promotion and collecting prizes and auction items – not much time remains, folks…

Distinguished Service Award winner!

…and she purchased the table at the StarPals lunch for us last Friday…K of the Day Rachel Berry is helping with Red Shoe Day and is happy to be an aunt…Jay Jeffcoat noted the Padres one-game winning streak…Chuck Day thanked all of us for the support for MMQ and Red Shoe Day and attempted to embarrass The Tidings, but as The Tidings is an attorney, he is incapable of being embarrassed…

Nice try, Chuck...

Tom Bauer gave out the info on upcoming interclubs…Eldon talked about his grandson again (what was that kid’s name? I always forget…)…Charlie let us know that our club was recognized for contributing to the First Lady’s campaign to help pediatric trauma facilities, and reminded us that the Rady Children’s Hospital Radio-Thon is closer than we think…John Irons introduced Tim Hughey from SDHS to present a check to continue our long time support for the JROTC Color Guard…

Rachel made a presentation to Tina Waters of the Community Coaching Center, which we are supporting in their mission of offering help and support to children with autism…

Ryan Callan introduced newest member Mike Spangler, who assisted so ably with the Mardi Gras party at Monica’s's house…he then contributed some t-shirts from the upcoming E-Day event for an auction…

The Joker drawing left some money on the table, with Judy taking a big $7 and Don Sturek $9…in a startling and unprecedented development, Bill Gibbs bought the flowers and presented them to our speaker…Corrine auctioned off some good New Orleans material contributed by Bruce Boland…

Kim Morgan let us know about one particular aspect of how the YMCA works in San Diego County as a social service agency trying desperately to help the legions of homeless kids and teens on the streets in our fair city…she is an attorney and a trained therapist, and has a tough job…

The Tidings urges you to let him know about upcoming events that would be suitable to be included in this space under the category of, oh, let’s say ‘Announcements.’  We are still seeking members for the Tidings committee…

Our YMCA!

Speaker

Kim Morgan, Director, Youth and Family Services, YMCA

Chairman of the Day

Rachel Berry

Invocation –

A word about our speaker…

We do not have any words about our speaker yet this week – stay tuned…

Notes from the meeting May 1 and the usual bit of fluff…

Corrine started things off – well, she is the president, it’s part of her job…The Tidings lead a song, and I think it was June invoking…

Don Sturek got a granddaughter call…Suzie Z’s guests from Chicago haven’t gone home yet…Bill Gibbs is happy to be still here!…Judy Leitner talked to her son on Skype in Barcelona…Charlie Coleman hired an attorney to review and advise him regarding the fine free badge, which was ultimately sold to John Kizer…Ryan Callan mentioned the big Kiwanis Day at Petco Park with, well, it will be a lot of fun…

Rumors of Carl Nettleton’s death were greatly exaggerated…

He looks fine to me...

Monica talked up the golf tourney – coming soon to a course near you (if you live in Mission Valley…)…

Dave Gugerty’s restaurant is catering for some small casino operation, which will cost Charlie too…Richard Yamaguchi and Ryan Callan shared some small potatos…

Panoramic view of head table...

Corrine auctioned off a hat from Wrigley Field that somehow had nothing to do with the Cubs…

Suzie bought it back…Bill Gibbs commented on the lovely flowers and bought them – invisibiliums, weren’t they?

Presentations

We were pleased to present $4,000 to the Salvation Army and Osei Stewart is going to be with us all a little longer, which is great…

Brian Krause tried to tell some fable about an alleged YP happy hour, and then introduced our newest member, Chris Joseph…

You cannot believe a thing this guy says...

Welcome Chris!

Charlie Kakos introduced our good friend Barry LaForgia from International Relief Teams, to whom we presented a check for…$4,000…I guess it’s a trend…

Carl introduced Dan Blank who discussed the initiative to bring entrepreneurship into the non-profit arena…

Speaker – Dan Blank, Ventures for Non-Profits

Chairman of the Day – Carl Nettleton, Nettleton Strategies

Invocation – Ken Coley

A word about our speaker…

Social Venture Partners (SVP) is an IRC section 501(c)(3) that is modeled after a venture fund focused on the non-profit sector. Part of an international network, SVP seeks to enrich the social sector by investing time and money in non-profits in an effort to increase the organizational capacity and sustainability of those organizations. SVP has provided hundreds of millions of dollars of pro bono consulting services and funding to hundreds of nonprofits in 25 cities across the US and in Japan and Canada. The San Diego affiliate was awarded Outstanding Philanthropic Organization of San Diego in 2011.

Dan Blank has recently transitioned to the nonprofit world after working with technology companies over the last twenty years as an investment banker and a senior operating executive. Dan became a proponent of collective impact while working on a Promise Neighborhood grant with the United Way of Worcester, MA. He has a particular interest in youth and education and believes there is a huge opportunity to improve the capital flow in the nonprofit market.

After starting his career as a Certified Financial Planner, Dan returned to business school where he earned an MBA and subsequently joined Adams, Harkness and Hill, an emerging-growth focused investment bank. Most recently, Dan ran Sales Operations for Infinia Corp, a venture-financed solar equipment manufacturer.

Notes from Meeting on April 24th & Happy/Sad Buck

We had some decent introductory performances for once, probably because no club members were involved…invocation from Rebecca Alderink, song from Sonya Kubik, and pledge from James Bennett…

Rebecca Alderink

Sonya Kubik with the SSB...

James Bennett

Corrine noted that there were a large number of good looking people at the meeting, again because we had a large number of people who are not current members…and that would be both our scholarship recipients and a contingent of Key Club members! Gene Auerbach chipped in for Charlie forgetting to remove his ‘Freedom Cap’ during the national anthem…Bill Gibbs had the good luck to find three pretty girls at his table…Ken Coley still hasn’t finished playing the million holes o’ golf, but is appreciative of all the support he has received…John Kizer, world traveler, brought back some goodies…Brian Krause lost his checkbook but didn’t care, and claims to be having a YP Happy Hour to which everyone in the world is invited except The Tidings himself…

The Joker Knows: Tim O’Reilly again, at least it was for the big money for real this time, and Jon Tibbitts, received the munificent (look it up) sums of $9 and $6, respectively…

Coley’s Flowers: Tim bid considerably more than $9 to win…

Presentations: Wes Dawson was inducted a member…

Richard Yamaguchi received his square badge in record time – it was so fast it exceeded the speed of light!  Margie Himes, who has a day job that makes it hard for her to get to meetings, brought most of the SD High Key Club with her…and got a square badge to boot!

Margie Himes, teacher.

Key Club!

John Kizer introduced John Irons to receive his 25 year legion of Honor recognition – 25 years of dedicated service to his community – hearty congratulations!  Oxy, distinguished naval career, and now his service to us…

Travel Treasures: Kizer got tourist treasures from his travels, and Corrine was overwhelmed by the plethora of fabulous stuff…Charlie picked up a nicer hat than he was wearing….coffee cups, balloons, hats, boy they really saw you coming, John…

I didn't have to use the red-eye filter on this one, folks...

John Irons then gave a presentation on our many scholarship award recipients -  a fine group of students from SDSU, USD, and Pt. Loma Nazarene.  A pleasure to have them all join us for lunch!

There are some scholarship students in this picture...

Announcements – No Foundation board meeting…club officers slate to be announced next week…Chula Vista Club’s annual Wine Tasting Event Sat. May 12, 6-9 pm, Otay Ranch Town Center, 2015 Birch Road in CV.  A good time will be had – contact Lynn Graver for details and tix!…June 19 is the Key Club takeover of the club meeting, so don’t say you weren’t warned…MMQ is May 5 (a busy day for us all) but we need some help with Key Club transportation, see Lynn Graver if you can help…next interclub is May 3 with University Club, noon, see Tom Bauer for details…Governor’s Visit dinner is may 4, $35, see Corrine for more info – someone is going to be honored, folks…and it certainly won’t be The Tidings…

Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park – 5/5 – 5:00pm -FREE concert so bring out your friends & family! Join us at the VIP Reception at the Mingei Museum following the event – tickets can be purchased here! They are looking for Program Sponsors as well so help out SDSU School of Music!

Harry Frels Golf Tournament – 5/17 – 11:00am – Come join us at Riverwalk and tee off for the kids! Looking for sponsors & players – talk to Monica Ball or sign up here!

Spring Scholarship Recap

Speaker – John Irons, Chairman Scholarship Comm.

Chairman of the Day – John Rush, Rush Printing

Invocation - Rebecca Alderink

A word about our speaker..

ENHANCING FUTURES – KIWANIS FOUNDATION SCHOLARS

John Irons has been the Chairman of the Foundation’s Scholarship Program for 22 years.

The budget for San Diego City/County University students for the current school year is $61,650.00.  We currently have 24 students at the five San Diego universities receiving scholarships. Their majors include such academic disciplines as Christian Ministry, Dietetics, Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, Accountancy, Political Science, Liberal Studies (Teaching), International Business, and Kinesiology-Physical Therapy.

A number of the students will be going on to graduate school to pursue advanced degrees.

Notes from Meeting on April 17th & Happy/Sad Buck

Things started off with an invocation on a cell phone that was balky and an Air Force appreciation – who sang the song, anyway?…Three birthdays and three birthday boys showed up, a record – The Tidings is shown trying to remember how old he is, and how many miles he rode Sunday, and how long he has been in Kiwanis…

"...uhhh, twenty-five cents?"

congrats to Ken Coley and Dave Wood…Ethel brought a guest, Miranda Morrison, and Ron thought that was a great name for an attorney…Marilyn Copeland was happy, and invited everyone to breakfast…Lynn Graver is bringing the Key Club to Kiwanis One Day, and rode the Golden Gate Bridge up to Mill Valley and down to Sharktown…Fritz chipped in just because…Ken slipped in another $5 for the million holes of golf he is playing…

Judy L said we have a great promo spot for the Cinco de Mayo concert, now available on YouTube…Charlie was interrupting bear again…Carl Martens has a son who is now a colonel in Colorado (somebody should write a song)…

Bill Gibbs yay!…Connie Jamison owes everybody drinks for the HIO she scored…Monica was late, and Mark was broke and paid his fine in pennies due to what high taxes he is paying…Eldon is sorry to miss K One Day, he’ll be visiting Battle Creek MI to see his mother in law…

The Joker Knows: It was 50/50 again…O’Reilly won, even tho the only reason he plays is to win the big money…

Coley’s Flowers: What?!?!? Bill Gibbs?!?!?…and then a lizard from Cozumel from Jon Tibbitts?!?!?

…but Ken Coley’s basket from Odessa Texas was taken by Monica Ball who just wouldn’t let Bill win everything…

Presentations: John Irons introduced our military guests, US Marine First Sergeant Matthew Hackett and Staff Sergeant Jerry Correa.

Announcements

Club Board Meeting – 4/19 – 7:30am – Burn Institute

Kiwanis One Day- 4/21- Our division is in charge of painting the inside rooms of Boys & Girls Club 1430 D Avenue in National City – we hope to get Key Club & Young Professionals involved – contact Corrine LeCates if you’re interested!

Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park – 5/5 – 5:00pm -FREE concert so bring out your friends & family! Join us at the VIP Reception at the Mingei following the event – tickets can be purchased here! They are looking for Program Sponsors as well so help out SDSU School of Music!

Harry Frels Golf Tournament – 5/17 – 11:00am – Come join us at Riverwalk and tee off for the kids! Looking for sponsors & players – sign up here!

Kiwanis Day at Petco Park – Pads vs., well, hey it’s a great stadium – June 24, help stamp out maternal and neonatal tetanus…

McDonalds Red Shoe Day – June 28, all over town…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE

Speaker – DSAC Michael Carney

Chairman of the Day - Tom Bauer, SCS

Invocation - Doug Frost

A word about our speaker…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation’s border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security.

DSAC MICHAEL CARNEY:

Michael Carney is the Deputy Special Agent in Charge (DSAC) of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE/HSI) Office in San Diego, California. A graduate of the University of California, San Diego DSAC Carney began his career in federal law enforcement in 1992 as a Special Agent with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Office of Investigations in Los Angeles, California. He has served in positions of increasing responsibility with assignments in Honolulu, Hawaii and ICE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. before assuming his current position as the Deputy Special Agent in Charge in San Diego in August 2006. In his position as DSAC, he oversees the daily operations of over 200 Special Agents conducting investigations in the following areas: drug smuggling, human smuggling, financial crimes, export enforcement/counter-proliferation, customs fraud, immigration fraud, child exploitation, illegal employment, national security, counter-terrorism and gang crimes.

Notes from Meeting on April 3rd & Happy/Sad Bucks

We started out with Ryan providing an appropriately Irish invocation, and Joe singing an obscure verse of My Country ‘Tis Of Thee in something other than the soprano register…

No birthday children showed up, but we did have a number of guests/prospective members…Wes Dawson, Dan Bercad, Mike Spangler, Chris Joseph, and the representative from the Children’s Museum whose name passed by this intrepid reporter much too quickly…

Merely one of our many visitors...

Happy/Sad $ – Joe for Brian & Ryan…Suzie for her pals still in town and Monarch School’s recognition on Ellen…Wes for a first grandchild (that’s the spirit!)…Mark McDonald, sad for Oscar Knight, but glad we sent some members to the memorial…

 Mike Spangler happy to be here…John Rush for the Old Professionals…Bill Gibbs, need I say more?…Osei Stewart, glad for scholarships for his son!…Eldon mentioned his grandson again…Ken Coley will be golfing for 100 years starting on May 12 (isn’t that what he said? Pledge web site is www.scga.org/marathoners )…Heather Robinson collected her square badge and is riding for the diabetes cure…

Jay Jeffcoat pledged $20 on account since his property tax bill wiped him out…Charlie wore a poor facsimile of a fine free badge…

"Sorry, can you all keep it down? I'm trying to make a phone call here!"

Tom Bauer announced more interclubs, and had no excuses for the absence of the fine free badge…

"I forgot the badge again?"

Arthur introduced Connie who introduced Father David Ungerleider and provided our club’s support for the bookmobile in Tijuana serving all the children of the city, now including the children of deportees…

Somehow, we missed Connie...

Ken Coley was recognized for his leadership during his term as president of the club which resulted in our club being tagged as a ‘Distinguished Club’ (Ken gets a cool new lapel pin, The Tidings happens to know…)

The Joker Knows: Don Sturek, intrepid photographer and Jay Jeffcoat, broke and homeless, won the raffle but didn’t get the big money…

Coley’s Flowers: Bill paid more, but O’Reilly took home the flowers…

Presentations: Brian Krause was our chair o’ the day…introducing our speaker…

He'll be a fine leader...someday...

We had a terrific presentation from John Lynch, longtime media entrepreneur and one of the two principals in the recent acquisition of the Union Tribune – we learned a great deal about the changes made and the changes to come…

Mr. Lynch with unidentified club members...

Travel Treasures: None spotted

Announcements – Meals on Wheels needs volunteers!  Contact Corrine for details on how you can help

Club Board Meeting – 4/19 – 7:30am – Burn Institute – now’s the time for budget preparations to begin – get to it, committee chairs!  Don’t forget about special project submissions!

Foundation Board – 4/26 at 8:00 – Burn Institute

Kiwanis One Day- 4/21- Our division is in charge of painting the inside rooms of Boys & Girls Club in National City – we hope to get Key Club & Young Professionals involved – contact Corrine LeCates if you’re interested!  Two shifts available!

Governor’s Visit – May 4 – we’d love to maximize club member participation – $35, see Corrine.

Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park – 5/5 – 5:00pm -Judy Leitner reminded us of the FREE concert so bring out your friends & family! Join us at the VIP Reception at the Mingei Museum following the event – tickets can be purchased here! They are looking for Program Sponsors as well so help out SDSU School of Music!

Harry Frels Golf Tournament – 5/17 – 11:00am – Come join us at Riverwalk and tee off for the kids! Looking for sponsors & players – sign up here!

The UT & The Waterfront

Speaker – John Lynch

Chairman of the Day – Brian Krause, UBS

Invocation – Ryan Callan

A word about our speaker.

John Lynch was raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended Drake University where he secured a BA in journalism and played football. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. His career shortened by injuries, he went to work for the Chicago Tribune. He then joined Westinghouse Broadcasting.  In 1972, he moved to San Diego to join KFMB.

John Lynch built a major broadcast company, the Noble Broadcast Group. Noble was founded in 1978 with a Mexican radio station serving all of Southern California and a license of a powerful FM station to serve San Diego. In 1996, Noble was sold to Jacor and then Clear Channel for $153,000,000, securing outstanding returns for its investors. In addition to traditional radio, Noble developed sports networks, a syndication Company and launched the career of Jim Rome, nationally syndicated talk show host.

In 2004 Lynch created Broadcast Company of the Americas and launched XX 1090 (sports), flagship station of the San Diego Padres and 105.7 FM, The Walrus, a highly successful classic hits station. In early 2010 lynch led a partnership to purchase out of foreclosure, Finest City Broadcast for $25,000,000. Finest City had been capitalized for $115,000,000 in 2006.

Over the course of his career, Lynch has raised hundreds of millions of equity and debt to build several companies.

On December 8^th, Manchester Lynch Integrated Media purchased The San Diego Union-Tribune. Their mission is to build an integrated media company.

Lynch lives in Rancho Santa Fe with his wife, Cathy. He is the father of Kara, John Jr. (who was a heck of a football player at a major private West Coast university located in the Bay Area…) and Ryan, and grandfather of nine.

Notes from Meeting on April 3rd & Happy/Sad Buck

As we began the meeting (immediately after consuming our government mandated portion of broccoli), Tom Bauer came up to first say some words about a phenomenal Kiwanian, Oscar Knight, who sadly passed away last week. Memorial Services will be this Saturday and contact Tom for more info. He then gave us a wonderful invocation and then The Tidings himself led us through You’re A Grand Old Flag!

As for guests, we were happy to have Dudley Mills, Past Lt. Governor grace us with his presence.

Dudley!

Suzie Zlaket brought her buddies Barb & Frank. Scody Hage introduced a former 1st lady of the club, Bonnie Hage…and probably had to pay a fine for not having her sign the guest list…

Since we were taking things out of order, Judy came to introduce our Program for the Day, Dr. Marian Liebowitz, who is best known for spice and leading us into amazing experiences. We are lucky to have her as a member for the past 9 years.

Our Annual Concert in Balboa Park is a very special event that we have Marian to thank for it. This year, it happens to be the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla and in turn the Mexican Consulate in San Diego has decided to be a huge sponsor! And boy do these people know how to party! At the VIP Reception you will find a tequila bar, a cerveza bar, a keg, coffee, and array of Mexican treats, so you really don’t want to miss this year!

Marian was accompanied by her colleague Patrick Walders and 9 students that are part of the SDSU choir and will be performing in this years concert. These gifted singers started us off with a selected special piece to motivate Tom Bauer, who gave up alcohol for lent, to stay off the sauce for the next week.  They then sang a very special song for Oscar Knight, “Soon I’ll Be Done With the Troubles of this World,” which was VERY impressive! The last piece was a latino-cuban fusion that will be featured at the concert and it was amazing! Be sure to attend the Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park so you can see the incredible talent of the SDSU students!

We had our Happy/Sad Buck session at the end of the meeting this time!

Ken Coley: delivered See’s candy and brought in 5 extra chocolate eggs – all proceeds goes to Monarch School – Norma Trost: $5 happy, last September 30th her nephew was involved in very serious auto accident and he came home 2 weeks ago!!

Bill Gibbs: still here! (and aren’t we SO thankful!)

"I'm still here!"

Art Stillwell: $5 congratulate Dick Shaw but add to recognition that he served as legal counsel for Club & Foundation for years and years!

Bonnie Hage: $5 congratulate Scody & Dick! Scody Hage: $5 happy Bonnie joined us for lunch! Judy: $2 for awardees! Vic Bianchini: $5 for winning the Silver Medal at North American Fencing Conference! Congrats!

The Silver Medalist!

June Prewitt: $5 to congratulate both Dick & Scody who are sterling examples of what Kiwanians can do, congratulated Vic, and apologized to Ron Monroe because we hurried up his birthday last week - Ron Monroe made up for it by donating his big birthday check!

The Joker Knows: Vic Bianchini $4 & Dave Gugerty – millions…

Coley’s Flowers: Oh wait you mean Bill’s flowers? He gave them to Bonnie Hage this time! What a guy…

Presentations:

Dave Wood came to the podium to induct Robert – Bob – Graham. Bob has been a friend of Kiwanis for many years and was very active in the Coronado club. Bob does more for the community than anyone he can think of. He’s always looking for a project for people who need help and we’re very fortunate to have Bob joining our club! We welcome you to the club, Bob!

Dick Shaw came up to present Scody Hage with his 35 Legion of Honor Pin. We were happy Bonnie was in attendance, Scody’s wife of 39 years. Dick started off by saying that Scody demonstrates all good things of the club.

He says he’s a 3rd generation native of SD, a graduate of Point Loma High School, went to a school up north called USC, SMU graduate school and went into commercial banking for 38 years. Then, 4 years ago he was hired by San Diego Food Bank. He has always been very active in this community – Past President of Club, Foundation, Laurels for Leaders, and a Distinguished Eagle Scout! We were happy to present the legion of honor for 35 years of membership! We’re happy to have you Scody!

Scody Hage then came up to present Dick Shaw with his 35 Legion of Honor Pin. When Scody asked Dick for a short resume, he first sent one the size of a phone book…

The next one Scody received had such small font he could barely read it – typical attorney! Dick has an extensive resume – graduated from University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science – is a California Certified Specialist in Taxation Law – Past chair of ABA Taxation Group – Past President of American Bar Association – Testified in front of Congress about tax law changes – Lectures at University of San Diego. Currently, Dick works for Higgs, Fletcher & Mack. He has been actively involved with the San Diego Community for many years – County of Boy Scouts, President of Eagle Scouts, President of SD Kiwanis Club, Laurels for Leaders, and also a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout – Congrats Dick Shaw on your achievement! We’re so happy to have you!

Travel Treasures: While Corrine ditched our meeting last week, she was sipping on some vino up north in wine country and since she felt bad we were left out, she brought back some for us! The wine she brought was called Jarhead Red and it is produced by Firestone Winery. This wine is made in support of Marines and all proceeds go to scholarships for children of fallen Marine’s! Suzie’s guest, Frank, outbid everyone! And then WAIT, there happens to be one more! So Tom Bauer went home with the other bottle and will be cuddling it until Sunday!

"But wait, there's more, you get..."

Announcements

Interclub – 4/5 – 7:15 at FOP in National City with Sweetwater Club

Club Board Meeting – 4/19 – 7:30am – Burn Institute

Kiwanis One Day- 4/21- Our division is in charge of painting the inside rooms of Boys & Girls club in National City – we hope to get Key Club & Young Professionals involved – contact Corrine LeCates if you’re interested!

Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park – 5/5 – 5:00pm -FREE concert so bring out your friends & family! Join us at the VIP Reception at the Mengei following the event – tickets can be purchased here! They are looking for Program Sponsors as well so help out SDSU School of Music!

Harry Frels Golf Tournament – 5/17 – 11:00am – Come join us at Riverwalk and tee off for the kids! Looking for sponsors & players – sign up here!

SDSU 2012 Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park

Speaker – Dr. Marian Liebowitz

Chairman of the Day – Judy Leitner, MTS

Invocation – Tom Bauer

A word about our speaker..

“Concert in the Park: Cinco de Mayo”

The next major event in 2012 is the annual SDSU Music Concert. This year’s concert theme is Latin American music as we celebrate Cinco de Mayo from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in Balboa Park at the Organ Pavilion followed by a VIP reception at the Mingei Museum.

Concert in the Park is a “gift” to the community from the Kiwanis Club of San Diego (Downtown) and the Partner Sponsors. This free concert is one of the Club’s annual special events marking 92 years of service to the community. These concerts also raise critical dollars to provide scholarships for students at the School of Music and Dance at SDSU and to fund stipends for student musicians to perform at community events. Thank you for your continued support in developing the wonderful talents of our deserving youth.

For our special entertainment today members of the SDSU Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Patrick Walders graciously agreed to perform for us. We look forward to hearing this marvelous group, please plan on joining us at today’s luncheon.

Notes from Meeting on March 27th & Happy/Sad Bucks

Sadly, club members are going to have to rely on the memory of The Tidings for this week’s edition, as The Tidings was busy taking pictures instead of writing down anything that may or may not have happened at the meeting.  However, The Tidings did appreciate the fine service we always receive at The Bristol…

"Will there be anything else, sir?"

Apparently, this person is going to be president of the club at some point in the future…who’d a thunk it?

Monica Ball and Carl Martens started things off with invocation and song, respectively…

Here are some photos of club members giving the club money…

"I'll give some money!"

"Me too!"

"Good idea!"

"Yes, I forgot the deck of cards..."

"He forgot the deck of cards?"

"That Ryan Callan will certainly make a fine president someday!"

The Joker Knows: Charlie Coleman forgot the official deck of cards, so we reverted to a 50/50 proposition…wasn’t if Ron Munroe that won?

Coley’s Flowers: they were lovely!

Presentations:  John Rush presented a check to Dr. Elizabeth Jones to continue our support for the Hospital of the Children of the Californias in Tijuana.

Carl Martens received his square badge, which is the squarest badge we have given anyone in a long time…

Watch out for the sharp corners!

Art helped us welcome Richard Yamaguchi as a new member!

Dr. Lisa Madlensky talked about the advances in cancer research both worldwide and as they are practiced at the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD…

Travel Treasures: none were noted.

Announcements – yes, there probably were some announcements…

Kiwanis One Day- 4/21- Our division is in charge of painting the inside rooms of Boys & Girls Club in National City – we hope to get Key Club & Young Professionals involved – contact Corrine LeCates if you’re interested!

Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park – 5/5 – 5:00pm -FREE concert so bring out your friends & family! Join us at the VIP Reception at the Mingei Museum following the event – tickets can be purchased here! They are looking for Program Sponsors as well so help out SDSU School of Music!

Harry Frels Golf Tournament – 5/17 – 11:00am – Come join us at Riverwalk and tee off for the kids! Looking for sponsors & players – sign up here!

Genetics & Family Cancer

Speaker – Dr. Lisa Madlensky, Director

Chairman of the Day – Monica Ball, Abbott Realty

Invocation – Monica Ball

A word about our speaker…

Lisa Madlensky, Ph.D.

Dr. Madlensky provides cancer risk assessment and genetic consultation for patients and is the Director of the Family Cancer Genetics Program at Moores UCSD Cancer Center.Patients often wish to know about whether there may be an increased risk of cancer in their family or are considering having genetic testing to determine their personal risk of developing cancer. Dr. Madlensky conducts a personalized risk assessment and helps patients and families navigate the genetic testing process.In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Madlensky is a researcher at Moores UCSD Cancer Center, focusing on cancer prevention in those at increased risk of disease because of their family history or genetic predisposition. Her research themes include clinical genetic testing and follow-up for families with Lynch Syndrome and BRCA1/2 mutations, the public health implications of cancer genetic testing, quality of life in those at increased risk of cancer, the integration of cancer risk assessment into family practice and family-level cancer prevention.

Board Certification:American Board of Genetic Counseling

Experience:Senior Genetic Counselor, Familial GI Cancer Registry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada (1994-2001)

Education:B.Sc., Human Genetics, University of Guelph, Canada

M.Sc., Genetic Counseling, McGill University, Canada

Ph.D., Health Outcomes, University of Toronto, Canada

Notes from Meeting on March 27th & Happy/Sad Buck

BANG went the bell and we were off and running at the luncheon today and boy could we HEAR! Thanks to Bill Gibbs we have a new PA system and when we’re quiet…like we ever are… you can hear really well!

The man who can do it all, Art Stillwell, started us off with a fabulous invocation and led us through ‘This Land is Your Land.’

It's alive!!!!

As for guests, John Rush was accompanied by Chris Joseph who is a potential Young Professional. Wes Dawson came for a 3rd time and submitted his application to be a member! Welcome Wes! John Kizer brought his significant other, Kappi. Eldon Thompson forgot to sign in his lovely wife of 40 years, Lois, but we were happy to have her as well!

Tom Bauer – full list of announcements (here we go…)

Starving young professional on right...

- Interclub was on 3/21 @ SD High – 12:30 Room 505 – Mark, June, Tom, Margie Himes, Angela Yen – no lunch is provided so eat before!

- THIS SATURDAY – Sweetwater High Special Olympics – 8:00 till 1:00 Key Club kids involved

- Sat Night Fundraiser for Kids Club – Anybody that has talent! – Contact Tom for more info

- Former Division 11 Oscar Knight International Trustee is very sick – strange blood disease where his body is not making platelets – needs O BLOOD!

- April 12 – from 6-9 – Battle of Infamy to Glory at USS Midway – Jeff Blackman flew and is one of the members – awesome event – Jeff will speak to us for 10-15 minutes on June 5th

Gene Auerbach – happy John Kizer brought his wife;

Chris Pare – Promote a fundraiser for Mission Bay Women’s Club to Sponsor a Veteran, only have 320 World War II Veterans left and need to sponsor to send them to Washington DC to see the memorial;

Bill Gibbs – I’m still here! Jay Jeffcoat – SD Volunteer Lawyers this Thursday LAF-OFF at House of Blues – Comedy setting – $60 for a great cause, domestic violence;

"A funny lawyer walks into a bar...oh, wait, there aren't any funny lawyers..."

Art Stillwell – flyer on chair is from Torrey Pines Kiwanis Club and sponsored for 25 years the La Jolla Festival of the Arts on June 23-24 “ART IS LIVING”; Chuck Day – Don Juan is still burned into his retina & Lois is indeed extraordinary for putting up with Eldon;

Judy Leitner – Concert Committee honorary sponsors is bringing tequila for tasting and the reception at the Mengei will not be underserved; Monica Ball – $100 check for Ronald McDonald House from the crabby neighbor for who called the cops on us!

Jerry Davee (who grew up around the corner from John Irons) spoke about the commissioning of the USS San Diego, the fourth ship to bear that name.

On Saturday May 19th at Navy Pier, there will be the commissioning ceremony for the USS San Diego. The ship is 680 ft. long, carries 400 sailors & up to 800 marines in combat and built for modern warfare. It has the ability to take armored vehicles & other weapons needed for battle and deliver to the soldiers in combat. The ship also has a complete hospital with 24 beds and the capability to treat up to 100 casualties. The Commission is privately funded by San Diego Navy League which is a 501(c)3  so any donations are tax deductible and NEEDED! The ship will be in San Diego early in April but not until May 19th will you be able to tour her. You have the opportunity to enjoy the morning events great speakers of international providence and also able to go through the ship with guided tours and have reception at the end and provide gifts to the crew who will be so proud of their ceremony.

Captain Copas then came to talk about what the commissioning means to him.

The ceremony is an opportunity where the ship is welcomed into the US Navy. Prior to the ceremony, the ship is not a USS Ship so the commissioning is a significant event in the life of the ship. There are lots of different events at this commissioning like fly-bys from aircraft and he explained that there is an inspirational moment that will bring chills to your back when you watch as they “bring the ship to life.”

The Joker Knows: Ron – $10 — Fritz – $10

Coley’s Flowers: We couldn’t see any flowers but Bill managed to find some and outbid us all!

Presentations:

Tim O’Reilly was there to honor John Kizer with his 25 Year Legion of Honor pin – no matter what happens. He was so glad that he brought along Kappi and knows she has a sense of humor since she showed up today with Kizer. A couple of things he’s learned about  John through the years are that he’s slow, very very slow. Kappi told him a story a few moments ago about when John was asked to spell Mississippi in 7th grade and he responded the River or the State? John is also very cheap – if you stand close to him you’ll see that every time he bends his knees his eyes blink he’s so tight. Kappi also told him a little story about their honeymoon, he was trying to find a way to save money on his honeymoon so he went alone!

"I'll be here all week ladies and germs!"

Charlie Coleman came to the podium to introduce David Gugerty, his business partner and friend for a long time. The first time he met him was when he as in the Lemon Grove Kiwanis Club. Charlie tried and tried but it was Mark McDonald who convinced him to join and we were happy to present him with his OFFICIAL SQUARE BADGE and welcome our now a FULL FLEDGED MEMBER, David Gugerty.

Jim Floros came to the podium to present Eldon Thompson with his 30 Year Legion of Honor pin. Jim commented that Tim did a nice job but didn’t realize he was the program today but thank you. He was worried about following Tim’s speech but had Charlie in between so he’s not worried. He started off with “Lois, I’m sorry. For anything you’re about to hear in the next few minutes.” Mr. Floros was asked to talk about his idol and jumped on the opportunity to have an open forum to make fun of Eldon. He will tell you that he has been his inspiration, guidepost in everything positive and good. All that has been achieved at the Burn Institute is all because of one man, Eldon Thompson. Eldon took Jim under his wing and has helped him through tough times so he wanted to share some of Eldon’s Wisdom or “Eldon-Isms” as he called it:

- Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill & a laxative on the same night

- Never say anything to a woman that remotely suggests that she is pregnant

- The woman has the last word in an argument because anything a man says after is the beginning of the next argument

- It’s always darkest before the dawn so if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper that’s the time to do it

- Jim’s Favorite: sex is like air, it’s not important unless you’re not getting any.

"Don't forget to tip your waitress!"

We also paid tribute to our military as we recognized Naval Base Point Loma, also known as Sub Base. We were honored to have 3rd Class Officer Johnny Watkins to be recognized as Sailor of the Year.

Travel Treasures: John Kizer brought back a tile with bird of paradise from Hawaii. Bill Gibbs didn’t even know what he bid on but he won!

Announcements

*There are 2 checks from Fidelity that have been received by the Kiwanis office and need to be identified! Contact June if you have more info!

Division Council Meeting – 3/21 – 6:00pm – Family Pancakes National City *OUR CLUB IS THE HOST!

Foundation Board Meeting – 3/28 – 8:00am – Burn Institute

Kiwanis One Day- 4/21- Our division is in charge of painting the inside rooms of Boys & Girls club in National City – we hope to get Key Club & Young Professionals involved – contact Corrine LeCates if you’re interested!

Cinco de Mayo Concert in the Park – 5/5 – 5:00pm -FREE concert so bring out your friends & family! Join us at the VIP Reception at the Mengei following the event – tickets can be purchased here! They are looking for Program Sponsors as well so help out SDSU School of Music!

Harry Frels Golf Tournament – 5/17 – 11:00am – Come join us at Riverwalk and tee off for the kids! Looking for sponsors & players – sign up here!