CARLSBAD HI-NOON ROTARY CLUB

The club meets at the Westin Resort on Mondays at noon (except Federal holidays). 
Please contact President Jeff Segall at jeffsegall@me.com for Zoom access. 

 Welcome to Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club!


The Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club (CHNR) welcomes Rotarians and other visitors to its Monday meetings. The club is now meeting in-person at the Westin.  Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast via Zoom as an option.  Please refer to President Jeff Segall at jeffsegall@me.com for Zoom access. The club meets at the Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.  A buffet lunch with salads and hot entrees is open at noon, with the business meeting beginning at 12:10 pm. 

The Club, chartered in February 1980, has over 70 members. The membership is very active and committed to the Rotary principle of "Service Above Self."  The club sponsors an energetic Interact Club at Carlsbad High School and each year sends both facilitators and students to the annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) conference for high school juniors and the Rotary LEAD symposium for eighth graders. The club sponsors Oktoberfest a Family Fall Festival--Oktoberfest 2023 was NUMBER 41. There was German food, German music, costume contests, games and a beer garden.  Check out the website for event specifics: www.RotaryOktoberfest.org. This event has been designed and implemented since its inception by BOTH Rotary Clubs in Carlsbad:  Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary and Carlsbad Rotary. Proceeds from Oktoberfest are shared with Carlsbad charities and used by each club for its many local community service projects.

Additionally, CHNR also supports our Carlsbad students via the AVID program at Carlsbad High School with a business and ethics conference plus college and trade school scholarships, a literacy project and book fair at Jefferson Elementary School, Junior Achievement and What Grown-Ups Do For Work, music instruction and a competition for middle school students, an essay contest for middle school students, a speech contest focusing on the Rotary Four-Way Test for high school students. CHNR members provide service every weekday through meal delivery to seniors, once a month to the North County Food Bank, a massive 20,000 food packaging challenge to assist the Food Bank and financial support to a variety of organizations in Carlsbad assisting food insecurity, the homeless, Solutions for Change, the Carlsbad Educational Foundation, Hospice of the North Coast, Casa de Amparo, the North County Food Bank, the Veterans Association of North County, La Posada, Stand Up for Kids, the Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club.

In addition to all the service members provide, they also have time to socialize and enjoy one another.  During the 2022-2023 Rotary year, members had an opportunity to attend over 28 separate social events.  

Guests are always welcome at Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary . . . come to a meeting and learn more about the activities (service and social) that members enjoy.  

CARLSBAD HI-NOON ROTARY CLUB
                SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE 2024
 
 
Over the past 27 years, Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club (CHNR) has raised close to a million dollars to support charitable causes, including scholarship funds to hundreds of Carlsbad college-bound young people.
 
CHNR began a Scholarship Raffle to expand the scholarship opportunities to include scholarships to young people interested in trade and technical schools as well. Last year’s Raffle raised over $41,000 which was awarded to 31 students from Carlsbad. ANY high school senior residing in Carlsbad is eligible to apply.
 
Scholarship applications for college/university and trade/technical schools are on the club website: www.carlsbadhinoonrotary.org. The scholarship application deadline is March 27, 2024.
 
The Scholarship Raffle
Details:                                 March 4 to April 19, 2024 a maximum of 3,000 tickets will be sold
Tickets:                                 $20 each or 6 for $100
Purchase:                             CHNR members or via the club’s foundation address (below)
Prizes:                                   1st = $5,000
                                               2nd = $1,500
                                               3rd = Gift Basket (Value $1,000+)
 
Drawing:                              CHNR Meeting on April 22, 2024 at the Westin Carlsbad.
Winners:                              Need not be present to win
 
Mail Information:            Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club Foundation
                                                PO Box 130175
                                                Carlsbad, CA 92013
                                                                Checks mailed to the above address must be received by April 19, 2024.
                                                                Tickets will be returned by mail.
 
State law prohibits online sale of raffle tickets.
 
Contact: JoAnn Ross, Raffle Chair, 760-652-5385 or ross93291@aol.com
 
Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club Foundation is a 501c (3) nonprofit organization, established in 1989 as the charitable arm of Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club. The Foundation federal tax ID number is 33-0345307. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club members. Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club Foundation has registered this raffle with the California Department of Justice under Raffle Registration Number #RF0013534.
DARK April 1, 2024  
Next Meeting April 8, 2024   
In person at The Westin and on Zoom  
Volume 5, Issue 30  
Reporter: Julie Walker   
Photographer: Nancy Starling  
 
Carlsbad Hi-Noon
Rotary President
Jeff Segall
 
President Jeff Segall opened the meeting, and Ken Clark, in person, led the club in the Smile Song and America. Pres. Jeff shared Words from Robert F. Kennedy: “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things easier.”
 
IMPORTANT DATES
• Mon. Apr. 1: DARK - Easter
• Wed. Apr. 10: Brother Benno's Food Service
• Apr. 12-14: RYLA Conference
• Wed, Apr. 18: North County Food Bank
• Fri. Apr. 19: AVID Conference
• Mon. Apr. 22: Scholarship Raffle Drawing
• Sat. Apr. 27: Rotarians at Work Day
• Mon. Apr. 29: DARK - due to Rtns at Work event
• Mon, May 6: Offsite lunch meeting at Carlsbad Police & Fire Training Center (info below)
• Mon, Jun. 10: Offsite lunch meeting at One Safe Place (info below)
 
2 FIELD-TRIP ROTARY MEETINGS
Pres. Jeff has scheduled two off-site Rotary lunch meetings, for Mon. May 6 and Mon. June 10. The former will take place at the Carlsbad Police and Fire Training Center, focusing on active-shooter survival. The latter will take place at One Safe Place, operated by SD County and the county DA’s office. Lunch will be offfered for each of these field-trip meetings. Do not show up at the Westin on those dates—and no Zoom.
 
NEW PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS
Mimi Gaffey presented Richard Weston with his 9th Paul Harris fellowship, recognizing his latest $1,000 donation to the Rotary Foundation. Gaffey also presented Bob Stonebrook and Julie Gibbs with their first Paul Harris fellowships, attained due to anonymous donors.
Paul Harris fellows Bob Stonebrook, Julie Gibbs
and Richard Weston
 
POLIO PLUS SOCIETY MEMBERS
Beth Garrow recognized Richard Weston, who like her, is a District 5340 Polio Plus Society member, and introduced Tommy Hersant and Tom Applegate as new members after Garrow put out a recent invitation to CHNR members to consider pledging $100 per year until polio is completely eradicated in the world. Only two countries left. This is a district society that is endorsed by Rotary International. Anyone interested in info can contact Garrow: bethgarrow@comcast.net
Polio Plus Society members Tom Applegate,
Beth Garrow, Richard Weston and Tommy Hersant
 
SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE:
Not even halfway yet--HELP!
JoAnn Ross reported $20,000 collected so far, via the club’s raffle for scholarships (to academic and trade schools). The goal is $50,000, with the drawing to be held April 22. Ross recognized Bob Kreisberg, who collected $500 just by visiting his neighbors. Ross also had a message from the Easter Bunny: “Give away one ticket that you paid for in the coming week. Everybody needs money, and we have some!”
 
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Christian Chapman and his committee have been accepting applications for CHNR scholarships and soon will begin an applicant review, then schedule interviews. The amount and number of scholarships we can give depends on the success of our Scholarship Raffle ticket sales (see above).
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
         • Reminder: DARK Mon, Apr. 1 (no joke!)
         • CHNR and the Carlsbad Rotary clubs received Distinguished Warrior awards from the Army Navy Academy last weekend.
         Member Rachel Ivanovich, who is a tax consultant, advised that due to SD County being declared eligible for disaster assistance (Feb-Mar flooding), that the IRS has delayed the date for county residents' 2023 tax year payments and 2024 first-quarter estimates to June 17.
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE
    • Brother Benno’s Food Service—Wed, Apr. 10, 6:15-8am at Brother Benno’s Center, 3260 Production Ave, Oceanside. Join the CHNR team working the breakfast line by contacting Beth Garrow: bethgarrow@comcast.net
    • North County Food Bank—Wed, Apr, 18, 1-4pm. Join the CHNR team packing foods for distribution to those in need. Each participant must register in advance. See emails from Beth Garrow or contact her at bethgarrow@netcast.net
    • Rotarians at Work Day—Sat., Apr. 27, 8am-noon at the Army Navy Academy. A barbecue on the beach will follow. Beth Garrow has 34 signed up, but sure could use more. The academy will do the prep work; Rotarians (family and friends welcome!) will be doing brush work and spray painting on five historic cottages—and some planting. All tools will be provided. Contact Garrow: bethgarrow@comcast.net
 
YOUTH SERVICE
    • RYLA Weekend: Apr. 12-14 in Idyllwild. Contact Mike Metts if interested in being a team leader for the high school juniors attending this leadership conference. Metts: mmetts@dudek.com
    • AVID Conference for middle school students: Apr. 19. For info/or to assist at this leadership event, contact Bob Kreisberg: bob@opusproductivity.com
    • Kreisberg gave and update on the regional youth music competition held at Carlsbad-by-the-Sea recently, as well as on the Model UN event.
    • Mo Taylor reported students using the pickleball courts with paddles and nets we provided are very appreciative and having lots of fun. She then shared a few of the thank-you notes received from Jefferson Elementary students regarding our Book Fair. One note said: Thankyou for letting us buy books for a quarter. I really like the book I got. It is really nice to get cool books. Thank you for giving us new really cool books. Thank you!!”
 
PROGRAM
Hi-Noon Rotary’s E-x-p-a-n-d-e-d
International Service Reach
 
Speakers: Rick Huenefeld and his team
 
Team members Ed Rouquette, Joan Boughton,
Tommy Hersant, Rick Huenefeld, Vince Ponce
and Bob Stonebrook (missing: Phil Urbina)
 
Rick Huenefeld, CHNR’s International Services Director, and his team have reassessed how the club reaches out globally and has already made a bigger impact, with their focus being on water, sanitation and hygiene issues, youth education and sheltering.
 
Huenefeld said, “We have really upped our involvement this (Rotary) year. We have done a lot of great projects in the past, but they were large projects that ate up a lot of the budget” and limited the club to one or two areas of need per Rotary year. “This year, we have a slightly different focus, ensuring that we impact, in some little way, the lives of 1,000 people. We are already well over that number,” he said.
 
He has built a team with varying skillsets and contacts, but who also have a common goal of developing relationships with Rotary clubs in different parts of the world to expand our assistance now and provide even more meaningful support in the future.
 
Huenefeld and team member Joan Boughton provide general support to the rest of the team, whose members are focused on a different area of the world: Phil Urbina, Mexico; Ed Rouquette, South and Central America; Tommy Hersant, Europe; Bob Stonebrook, Africa; and Vince Ponce, Asia.
 
Already CHNR’s 2023-24 International Services team has expanded the club’s reach:
         1. CHNR has partnered with Club Rotario de Tijuana on an event that provided $2,000 plus toys and blankets to 400 disabled children in the Tijuana area.
 
         2. Ed Rouquette, with the help of his wife, Carmen, connected us with Club Rosario de Santa Ana in El Salvador. That club is close to completing its Camones Water Project (total cost $350,000), and CHNR helped close the $10,000 final funding gap for that project.
 
         3. In Europe, in connection with Lubin Rotary Club in Poland, our club provided $2,000 to support Ukranian refugee children. Carlsbad Rotary Club (evening) member Kasia Trojanowski has been a source of information for this area of the world.
 
         4. CHNR is in the early stages of developing relationships with African clubs, including providing our allocation of a $10,000 global grant for a pediatric orthopedic surgery program in Rwanda (with matching funds from the Del Mar Rotary). CHNR also participated in the Ghana
Water Project global grant project.
 
         5. Also, $2,000 has been allocated, but not obligated, for a project in Asia. CHNR has been in contact with Rotary clubs in Nepal, India, Bali and working on Vietnam to find a connection.
 
The goal is for the connections and relationships being developed to make it possible for CHNR to have an impact in more areas of the world. “We want to do things we believe you all will be proud of,” Huenefeld said . . . “and we want to do it for the greatest need . . . We’re working on connecting to other clubs, identifying opportunities.”
 
Anyone interested in joining the team can contact him. “We’re looking for a few more members. There is a lot of research that goes on. This is a widely traveled group: You have been places and know people where there might be an opportunity to connect.”
 
Rick Huenefeld: rick.huenefeld@gmail.com
 
 
 
DARK April 1, 2024
Next Meeting: April 8, 2024
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Welcome
Carlsbad Hi-Noon

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:10 p.m.
Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa
5480 Grand Pacific Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
United States of America
The club is now meeting in-person at the Westin, with additional Zoom options for members. Please check in with the club president for log-in directions. President Jeff Segall at jeffsegall@me.com.
Officers and Directors
President
Presidential Advisor
President Elect
Past President
Treasurer
Secretary
Club Service
Community Service
International Service
Youth Service
Fundraising and Marketing
Membership Chair
Bulletin Chair
Program Chair
Social Chair
AVID Chair
Interact Chair
RYLA Chair
Youth Protection Officer
The RI Foundation Chair
Club Foundation Chair
Historian
Inspiration Leader
Unity Leader
Motivation Leader
Speakers
DARK - Easter (3/31)
Apr 01, 2024
Steve Brown, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club
Apr 22, 2024
report on schools in Afghanistan sponsored by Rotary ~ what has happened since the Taliban takeover
Field Trip to Carlsbad PD Safety Training Center
May 06, 2024
Tour and Program (Active Shooter Survival with CPD with lunch at the Safety Center)
Carolyn Sims - Luna
May 13, 2024
City of Carlsbad District 2 Council Member
AVAILABLE
May 20, 2024
DARK - Memorial Day
May 27, 2024
Field Trip to One Safe Place
Jun 03, 2024
Tour and Program
Priya Bhat-Patel
Jun 10, 2024
City of Carlsbad District 3 Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem
AVAILABLE
Jun 17, 2024

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