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The Restorative Justice Program

President Elect, Jim Hinton, filled in during King Louis' trip to N'awlins.

Visiting Rotarians

Tarina Hall pulled double duty by selling raffle tickets and introducing seven visiting Rotarians.

Jim Valinoti preformed set up duties.

Pledge:

Chuck Baker led us in the pledge.

The Rotary Moment:

John Meislahn invoked "preparation is the key to leadership". Hip, Hip...

Introduction of Guests of Rotarians:

Gail Johnson introduce our outing Rotary Exchange Student to Sweden, Steven Markett. Steven leaves for Sweden in late July. It's tough duty, but someone has to do it.

Announcements

PE Hinton and John Meislahn reminded us that next Monday, March 15, is dark at noon. However, green beer and Irish corned beef served by Michele's world-famous chef "Gravy O'Malley" (or someone like him) all the way from Kilkarney. The annual "drinking o' the green" starts at 6 p.m. The more you drink, the more tender and succulent the corned beef, I swear on me mum's gravestone by it!

Hurry, Hurry. The New District Directory will be published in a few weeks and business card sized ads are on special... only $35 each. Ah, but ye poor lass, the dead line is Monday March 15. Let's see what’s today? Must've been the drink!?

District 5130 Assembly will be held at the College of the Redwoods in Fortuna/Eureka on Sat. April 17th. Registration is simple and can be done online. For members desiring to make a weekend of it, there's a kick off Fellowship Dinner Friday evening, the 16th, at the Scotia Inn - 6 p.m. RED BADGE's, any member who's not previously attended a District Assembly, board members, and the rest of you are encouraged to attend. Louis' buying.

Ed Burr announced that he needs 10 to 12 volunteers to assist with Fishing in The City, to be held at Howarth Park Saturday, April 2nd. Display your fishing prowess to lil' tikes between 8 a.m. and noon. There's coffee (Irish, Eddy?) and donuts in the morning, and a "fish" BBQ afterwards. Santa Rosa Rotary Clubs have supported this California Fish & Game Program for years. So if you are a new member and you haven’t participated in any of the many “Service Above Self” opportunities that SRWR makes available to you, this could be the one for you. It’s great fun, and you really don’t need to know anything about fishing at all. You just need to show up and help out! So, support Ed and the kids - call NOW!! Operators are waiting

Annual Rebuilding Together: If you can't bait a hook, but you know how to swing a hammer, use a hoe, or dance a jig...contact David McDonald and sign up for the annual Rebuilding Together work day on Saturday, April 24th. The festivities start at 7:30 a.m., but end by 3:30 p.m. Not bad for building a 4-bedroom, 3-bath house, eh? That David, he's such a good Irish boy. Just ask his mum.

The President Elect's Big Weekend PE James Hinton shared with the club his enthusiasm over his attendance this past weekend at the PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) in San Jose. Approximately 450 were in attendance including 100 DGE's, DG's & ADG's from all over Northern California, Northern Nevada, and Hawaii. I think California's number one "G" must have been in attendance, too, because PE Jim said he was all "pumped up." (Hey! Hans & Franz were spotted there too! Ed J) That's a hint on what all these capital letters mean. There will be a quiz at the end of next week's meeting. First question: How many green beers did you drink?

Recognition:

Past DG, Mike Merrill, (another hint - no cheating and remember the 4 way test) was fined $50 for going skiing instead of attending PETS and not knowing the significance of February 23, 2005. Mike felt so guilty he doubled the fine to $100 in honor of Rotary International's 100th birthday!

Ever the world traveler, John Hathaway was fined $15 for spending 2 months in the desert. Instead of returning with a tablet or the Blarney Stone, he showed up with a tan from all the golf he played at Palm Desert.

Gary Leopold was also fined $15 for his trip to New Zealand. Said he traveled from the northern tip to the southern tip and didn't see one Leprechaun.

Raffle:

It was time to draw the marble. Since King Louis took the bag with him to “N'awlins” a white paper bag was substituted. It didn't help Terry Galazzo draw the black marble. Bob Reinking received the Green bottle of wine.

Program

Susan Nowacki introduced our speaker, Judge Arnold Rosenfield. Judge Rosenfeld has been a judge in the Juvenal Court since 1985. His topic was about Restorative Justice.

The Restorative Justice Program attempts to help children become productive citizens by encouraging them to take responsibility for their own actions. Many of Sonoma County's 600 to 700 juveniles in the system have deep-seated emotional issues resulting from all kinds of abuse. Most troubled juveniles don't have sound family connections or any type of "authoritative community" to guide them, so they end up joining gangs or engaging in other undesirable activities.

One example that has helped children connect to community is the use of work camps. Seventeen children were paired with contractors in Bend, Oregon, last year, where they helped build three homes with Habitat for Humanity. The children were proud to be included in a ceremony where the keys to the homes were presented to their new "owners." Hopefully, Sonoma County will follow suit with similar programs. The judge recommends the book Hardwired to Connect as a source to understand the problems we face today.

Meeting adjourned.

Your Bulletin Scribe, Chris McRosell		Your Bulletin Editor, Jim McValinoti

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