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The Wheel for February 20, 2020 Listen to Past President’s Review The Wheel Download Past Presidents’ Review Caty Crockett 1995-1996 Tom A. Thomas 1999-2000 James E. Hunt 2001-2002 Brock Fraser 2006-2007 Randy Campanale 2007-2008 Russ Swain 2008-2009 Karen Whisenhunt 2009-2010 Sharon McNair 2011-2012 Randy Donald 2012-2013 Steve Linder 2014-2015 Michael Gordon 2017-2018 James Kohl 2018-2019 Message From The President Dear Rotarians, I am quoting from History.com “Presidents Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February; Presidents Day 2020 occurs on Monday, February 17. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, the holiday became popularly known as Presidents Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents, past and present.” Yes, while we celebrate all US Presidents on this day, I remember when the nation and my home state celebrated both Presidents Washington and Lincoln separately. The story of President’s Day date begins in 1800. Following the death of George Washington in 1799, his February 22 birthday became a perennial day of remembrance. At the time of his death, Washington was the most important individual in American history. To further commemorate our Nation’s first President, the building of the Washington Monument in 1848 and the centennial of his birth in 1882, were national celebrations. Our nation’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln is widely celebrated by the States. Guiding our fractured nation during our most difficult time, the Civil War, President Lincoln freed the Southern slaves and saved the Union. Washington and Lincoln still remain the two most recognized leaders, but Presidents Day is now popularly seen as a day to recognize the lives and achievements of all of America’s chief executives. Some lawmakers have objected to this view, arguing that grouping George Washington and Abraham Lincoln together with less successful presidents minimizes their legacies. Politicians arguing? No, can’t be! In its modern form, Presidents Day is used by many patriotic and historical groups as a date for staging celebrations, reenactments and other events. A number of states also require that their public schools spend the days leading up to Presidents Day teaching students about the accomplishments of the presidents, often with a focus on the lives of Washington and Lincoln. I and I guess many of you are very happy to know this piece of information. Here is a bit of trivia about President’s Day: Did you know? President’s Day never falls on the actual birthday of any American president. Four chief executives, George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, were born in February, but their birthdays all come either too early or late to coincide with Presidents Day, which is always celebrated on the third Monday of the month. Well, three-day weekends are always welcome as the passage of the Uniform Holiday Act in 1968 gave us this and several others throughout the calendar year. Only Independence Day, July 4th and Veteran’s Day, November 11th remain on the actual day. We are today, celebrating the Past Presidents of the Las Vegas Rotary Club. Please be ready to be amazed at what has been accomplished over the many years of the Greatest Rotary Club in The World! Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Ted McAdam started our meeting with the invocation. President Jackie presented our speaker Kimberly Mull with our Share What You Can Award. President Jackie and Melanie presented PHF recognition to Jaime Goldsmith +3 and PP Russ Swain +8. President Jackie, Toni Kern and Janet Lencke congratulated Dan Adamson on winning our raffle. PP Mary Ann Avnet and her husband Steve visited from New Jersey. PP Kathy Dalvey and her son Max joined for lunch. PP Karen Whisenhunt and Max announced the soccer match dates. PP Jim Hunt and Sergeant At Arms Deb Granda discussed the next cigar social. Melanie Muldowney our Rotary Foundation Director presented Paul Harris Fellowships to our past member Bob Barnard’s wife Yoko and son Larry. Marie Walsh gave us the breakfast with books update. Jerry Engel and his Valentine Diane led us with a Love song. Bill Stieren missed the Joker with a 2 of diamonds. The pot grows on. Barbara Billitzer won the Lawry’s bucks. At President Jackie’s head table were Carey Grohs, her husband Chuck and our speaker Kimberly Mull. Scribe – February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Ted McAdam gave the invocation. Jerry Engel led the club in singing “To My Valentine”, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Deb Granda was the Sergeant-At-Arms. We had 0 visiting International Rotarians, 4 visiting Rotarians and 19 Guests of Rotarians were introduced. The weekly drawing began at ­­­­­­­­­$4573 plus this week’s donations. The ticket winner was Bill Stieren who doubled his money. Barbara Billitzer won the Lawry’s Bucks. President Jackie Thornhill announcements/reminders: International Convention held in Hawaii in June 6-10 an is filling up quickly District Conference is in in Pasadena. Registration is open. They are celebrating their 100th People of Action Campaign is ongoing. Please send photos to President Jackie. Your quarterly and monthly contributions help fund programs keep our projects moving. Please consider donating to the permanent fund. Remember to recycle Wheels and tickets. Foundation Match active-club will match up to 500 points. Please help Rose Falocco 25 Club Secretary by signing up in the green book for weekly duties. Please keep the green book moving QR code helps you sign up online. President Jackie Thornhill and Melanie Muldowney Presented the Barnard Family three Barnard Legacy Paul Harris’. Larry Barnard shared how much the LV Rotary meant to his family and his gratitude. We thanked the family for their $2000+ donation to the Las Vegas Rotary Foundation. Melanie Muldowney Shared info on Foundation matching period. Great time to move up to the next Paul Harris level. Presented Paul Harris +8 to Russ Swain and +3 to Jaime Goldsmith. Shannon Brown from Beckley ES invited us to Nevada Reading Week festivities look for an email to follow with details. Thanked the club for the career day support. Marie Walsh shared that the students read 410 Books this month. Rosalee Hedrick New member orientation was held Feb 11th 6PM at Deb Granda’s home. Thanks to Deb for hosting. Great turnout with about 30 members attending to welcome 6 new members. 25 Club President Carey Grohs 25 Club Social coming up on Feb 25th 6PM at the Neon Museum-Lights will be displayed beautifully. Tickets $40 with $10 supporting Destiny’s Rescue. Please sign up. 25 Club Members passed out roses to all the ladies in attendance. Karen Whisenhunt Mayor’s Cup 10,000 children between 14-19 that attend. German players have arrived. Max Dalvey helped with German pronunciation of the team name and asked for support at Saturday’s games in James Regional Park. Deb Granda ARC Blood Drive Feb 28th 10 AM-3:30 PM sign up in the green book or at redcrossblood.org code: Rotary donors receive $25 in Lawry’s Bucks. Still need a minimum of 6 more donors. Past President Jim Hunt 21st Patrick’s Cigar Social Friday March 13th 6 PM bring 3 Cigars $10 goes to the Foundation. More details in The Wheel to follow. Bill Houghton Director of Youth Advocacy for LV Rotary. Support needed for RYLA Weekend March 20-22 in CA hosting 15 students. Need 13 more facilitators for the weekend. Need interviewers as well. Kathy Dalvey asked for participation in the upcoming District Conference May 1-3 at the Pasadena Westin. Pasadena Club is hosting and celebrating their 100th Room rates $169 and to purchase all the meals $240. Janice Lencke Valentines basket raffle including 2 tickets to KA valued at $375 to Dan Adamson. 25 Club President Carey Grohs presented our speaker Kimberly Mull of Kimberly Mull Advocacy and Consulting. A new member of the Las Vegas community and an example how you can take a life experience and use it to make a difference. As a child she suffered abuse and has powered through those experiences to achieve a career in advocating for victims of abuse and sex trafficking . Currently working to influence policy makers and legislation in creating victim focused policies. If you would like to connect with Kimberly find her online: kimberlymull.com President Jackie Thornhill presented our speaker with a “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO and then adjourned the meeting ← Previous Week Following Week →

The Wheel for February 13, 2020 Listen to Kimberly Mull – Advancing Response to Violence The Wheel Download Kimberly Mull – Advancing Response to Violence  The victim of domestic child sex trafficking between the ages of 11 and 13, as well as domestic violence and multiple sexual assaults, Kimberly is a survivor turned advocate. She holds her Masters in Victim Services Management and utilizes her more than a decade of experience working with victims of violence against women, including over 400 sex trafficking victims, to influence policy makers and legislators in creating trauma informed victim focused policy. Kimberly founded KMAC after a trauma inducing employer led to her realization that not all non-profits or mission oriented organizations are actually supportive of survivors working in the anti-violence field. Seeing the need in the corporate world, she wanted to create a survivor owned company that understands the intersectionality of business and victimization, develop practical solutions for employers and employees, and help foster a greater understanding for everyone in the #MeToo era. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, Our club has made such an impact on our community and the world through our contributions to our local Las Vegas Rotary Foundation and the Rotary International Foundation. Today I wish to follow up on the ways our club can qualify for the 100% Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) banner. Melanie Muldowney presented this information last week. The details: By considering what I am writing about, we can qualify for the Presidential Citation as well as the banner mentioned. We have already met the requirement of $100 per capita, which means our club contributions to the Rotary International Foundation annual fund averages more than $100. Check that box ✔. The other requirement for the banner is that each club member contribute a minimum of $25 to the annual fund. This is where we are a little short. If you are giving to our local Foundation, thank you so much. If you are considering applying to receive you initial PHF or upgrade a level during our club match, this will qualify. If, you are not considering at this time, would you consider just giving $25 to the International Foundation? We are also about to achieve our yearly goal of contributions to the International Foundation. Another checkbox✔ for the Presidential Citation that your contributions will help achieve as well! Three goals achieved with a single contribution!! The many projects of our International Foundation are too numerous to list here. Please go to rotary.org and click on Foundation to know just how our money is being spent. Here is just a small sampling of how your contribution will help our International Foundation with its work. For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio. $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness. $500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. Here is a breakdown of grants issued during fiscal year 2018 in the RI areas of focus. We can really use your help. Please consider making a $25 donation.     Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Tina Bishop led us in song. Sergeant at Arms Chase Carter posed with Rosalee Hedrick. Rosalee Hedrick brought us up to date on our membership drive and upcoming orientation. Renee Gamero announced our upcoming 25 Club social at the Neon Museum. President Jackie presented our speaker Theresa Bower with our Share What You Can Award. PP Michael Gordon gave the invocation. PP Jim Tucker missed his chance at the Joker by pulling a 6 of Hearts. New member Janna Velasco won the Lawry’s Bucks. Janice Lencke announced our annual fundraiser. Carey Grohs announced the 25 Club project Destiny Rescue Birthday imposters were recognized by President Jackie with a contribution fine. At President Jackie’s head table were her friend Brenda Brown, Dr Andy Kuniyuki and our speaker Theresa Bower. At our birthday table were Bob Werner, Murray visiting from Canada, and Pete Samuolis. A Group shot of the membership…..except the photographer. Scribe – February 6, 2020 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. PP Michael Gordon gave the invocation. Tina Bishop led the club in singing “You’re a Grand Ole Flag”, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Chase Carter was the Sergeant-At-Arms. We had 1 visiting International Rotarian, 5 visiting Rotarians and 4 Guests of Rotarians were introduced. The weekly drawing began at ­­­­­­­­­$4367 plus this week’s donations. The ticket winner was Jim Tucker who had the chance to draw the Jack. Janna Velasco won the Lawry’s Bucks. President Jackie Thornhill announcements/reminders: International Convention held in Hawaii in June 6-10 District Conference is in in Pasadena. Registration is open. They are celebrating their 100th People of Action Campaign is ongoing. Please send photos to President Jackie. Your quarterly and monthly contributions help fund programs keep our projects moving. Please consider donating to the permanent fund. Remember to recycle Wheels and tickets. Foundation Match club will match 50% up to 500 points. Please help Rose Falocco 25 Club Secretary by signing up in the green book for weekly duties. Please keep the green book moving. RYLA is coming up so if please see Bill Houghton if you know a student who would like to participate. Melanie Muldowney Shared info on Foundation matching period. Great time to move up to the next Paul Harris level. Presidential Citation opportunity to be recognized with 100% EREY. Every Rotarian Every Year, contributing on average $100 each year to the Annual Fund Share with the RI Foundation. We meet the cumulative average if each member can kindly give a minimum of $25 to help the Club achieve this award. Ted McAdam announced the Birthday Table and led in singing Happy Birthday. After the celebration he also asked for interest in organizing a tour of Creech AFB. It will be an all-day bus trip with a boxed lunch included in a $50 ticket price. Tentative expectation of dates in May-June on a Tuesday. Rosalee Hedrick New member orientation Feb 11th 6PM at Deb Granda’s home. 6 new members to welcome. 25 Club President Carey Grohs shared that goal to raise $3,000 for Destiny’s Rescue a non-profit that rescues children from sex slavery. Please donate what you can. To make it easy you may sign up in the green book. Marie Walsh Reading Week is March 2-6th. Please look out for email from Beckley to make an appointment with the librarian. Rene Gamero shared Tuesday Feb 25th is upcoming 25 Club Social-to be held at the Neon Museum at 6 PM. Tickets are $40 with $10 from sales going to Destiny’s Rescue. Janice Lencke recognized the Presenting sponsor, Anderson, Miller Pinkelman for the Annual Fundraiser. Buy your tickets. Goal is 2 per member. Raffle for basket will be held Feb 13th. Event will have amazing food, open bar and gaming tables. Deb Granda ARC Blood Drive Feb 28th 10 AM-3:30 PM at Lawry’s. Sign up in the green book or at redcrossblood.org code: rotary. Donors receive $20 in Lawry’s Bucks Howie Hopkinson asked for participation in the upcoming District Conference May 1-3 at the Pasadena Westin. Pasadena Club is hosting and celebrating their 100th Register now online. Dr Andy Kuniyuki introduced our speaker Theresa Bower, Recruiter for 2020 Census. Theresa is a 20-year resident of Henderson and has an eclectic career history. She shared many interesting facts about the history of the Census. It is requirement of the Constitution of the United States to complete a census beginning in 1790. With a goal to count every person once and only once. Data is collected every ten years. Any private data collected is held confidentially and cannot be shared even the FBI or IRS. If you receive a census form and do not complete you may be fined. Response is easy via the telephone or online. It helps bring Federal funds into the state. If you know someone who may be interested in working for the 2020 Census, they can text Jobs2020 to 313131 and receive an application. President Jackie Thornhill presented our speaker with our “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO and then adjourned the meeting. We completed a group photo at request of the District Governor. ← Previous Week Following Week →

The Wheel For February 6, 2020 Listen to Theresa Bower – 2020 Census The Wheel Download Theresa Bower – 2020 Census Theresa Bower is a Recruiter for the 2020 Census. She has lived in Henderson for 20 years. For 4 decades, Theresa has served successful businesses as a creative brand consultant, a past advisor for the Los Angeles SBA, a writer for Yahoo! and a seminar facilitator. She’s taught at several colleges, including CSN and Art Institute. In 2000, she worked as a Census Enumerator for the Non-Response Follow-up unit. Census data, collected every 10 years, determines representation in Congress and determines how funds are spent in each community on things like roads, and schools. The 2020 Census will use a new design that incorporates Online and phone response options in addition to the traditional paper option. Theresa will share with us the incredible importance of the 2020 Census, as it impacts each of us on a local level. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, The year is 2020 and you know what that means? The Federal Government must meet its Constitutional requirement to count “We the People.” “Census day was set at the first Monday in August 1790. Failure to cooperate with a marshal or assistant was punishable by a $20 fine. Today, the controlling law for the U.S. Census is Title 13 of the U.S. Code. The law requires that the census be conducted on or about April 1, 1980, and every ten years after that. The returns must be made available within nine months in order to apportion members of the House of Representatives to each of the states.” Ever since it seems that our representatives in Washington DC are counting on redistricting and additions of congressional districts that may affect the balance of power. This will potentially give some states more of a representative presence in Washington than others. It would appear that little has changed over the centuries. Politicians were, in the beginning, arguing and they still are! Over the centuries and decades some of the issues argued were, for example, asking about professions in 1790. A New Hampshire representative said his constituents had several professions depending on the season and that question would be confusing. Some representatives were concerned about the questions asked. Others felt more questions should be asked to get a better picture of the citizenry. So, every 10 years we are put through the paperwork again! When will the Census Bureau get in the 21st Century and let us answer online? Perhaps today’s speaker will answer this question and many more. The Title 13 law stated that the count conducted in 1980 and every ten years thereafter shall be an actual headcount. The count in the intervening years need not be an actual headcount but may use statistical sampling methods to get a reasonable approximation of a head count. Today, all persons are counted as whole persons — the original census counted “other persons” (slaves) as three-fifths persons for the purposes of apportionment. This fractionalization was removed by the 14th Amendment. The US Attorney General ruled in 1940 that there were no longer any Indians in the United States who could be classified as “not taxed.” In the Constitution, non-taxed Indians are not counted. So, as the population of the United States has changed over its 231 years, the census has had to change to meet its demands. As we enter into this census this year, politics has intervened once again as the question of citizenship is debated. We will learn today what the 2020 census is all about. What questions are in or out. How to become involved as Census takers. When will we be receiving our census questionnaires? Will Census takers be coming to our homes? What about the segment of the population that will refuse to participate? In 1790, the “not cooperating” fine was $20, a huge amount of money at the time. The final report of this year’s census will be very important to millions of people. We the people will be waiting to see how it will affect our lives and our country over the next decade. Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Sergeant at Arms Judith Pinkerton photo bombed Rosalee Hedrick’s announcement of the new member orientation. Rose Falocco presented her invocation. President Jackie presented our speaker Kat Miller of Nevada Department of Veteran Services with our “Share What You Can Award”. President Jackie named Carey Grohs as Rotarian of the Month. PP Jim Kohl missed the Joker but doubled his money. Our speaker, Kat Miller of the Reno Central Rotary Club exchanged banners with President Jackie. Kathy Mahon announced her receiving a lifetime achievement award. John Ingeme won the Lawry’s Bucks. Jerry Engle on a ladder split the room in singing “God Bless America and America the Beautiful”. Deb Granda announced the need for members to participate in our Blood Drive. At President Jackie’s head table were Greg Maguire, PP Steve Linder and our speaker Kat Miller. Annie Nounna was joined for lunch by her best friend. Scribe – January 30, 2020 Las Vegas Rotary Club Meeting: January 30, 2020 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Rose Falocco gave the invocation. Jerry Engel led the club in songs God Bless America/America the Beautiful. Kat Miller led the Four-Way test in a cadence. Judith Pinkerton was the Sergeant-At-Arms. We had 0 International Rotarians, 2 visiting Rotarians and 13 Guests of Rotarians were introduced. The weekly drawing began at $4101 plus this week’s donations. The ticket winner was PP Jim Kohl, had the chance to draw the Joker. John Ingeme won the Lawry’s Bucks. President Jackie Thornhill announcements/reminders: International Convention held in Hawaii in June 6-10 District Conference is in in Pasadena. Registration is open. They are celebrating their 100th year. People of Action Campaign is ongoing. Please send photos to President Jackie. Your quarterly and monthly contributions help fund programs keep our projects moving. Please consider donating to the permanent fund. Remember to recycle Wheels and tickets. 2-13 Annual Valentine Luncheon please sign up in the green book. Foundation Match club will match 50% up to 500 points. Jim Tucker update on football squares, numbers to be sent out via email. Bill Houghton Shared info on Rotaract and Interact growing involvement this year need a handful of Rotarians to get involved. President Jackie Thornhill Honored 25 Club President Carey Grohs as the Rotarian of the Month. 4 Rotarians graduated from 25 club this month. Rosalee Hedrick New member orientation Feb 11th 6PM at Deb Granda’s home. Marie Walsh Career day at Beckley ES will be held on Feb 7th info on participation reach out to Barbara @Beckley.  Toni Kern Purchase Annual Fundraiser tickets before the Valentines lunch 2/13. Win a basket with a romance theme, champagne, chocolate, activity tickets etc. Bill Houghton RYLA club is sponsoring 15 students this year if you know any 10th or 11th graders it’s a wonderful opportunity for leadership development. Deb Granda ARC Blood Drive Feb 28th 10 AM-3:30 PM sign up in the green book or at redcrossblood.org code: rotary donors receive $25 in Lawry’s Bucks. Kathy Mahon shared that she received an outstanding community contributor lifetime achievement award.  Dr Andy Kuniyuki presented the speaker Kat Miller, Director, Nevada Dept. of Veteran Services. Miller presented illuminating stats on Veterans. There are currently 19,998,799 million Vets. Their median age is 64. Their income is higher than the median income. Nevada is home to 250,000 Vets. 9.7% of those are women. 10,874 are Active Duty and 676 are considered homeless and at last count 170 of those were listed as unsheltered. Suicide among Vets is trending downward in part to awareness classes such as Safe Talk and an online course you can participate in Psych Armor. Veteran Services are ever evolving, in fact in the last two legislative sessions alone 56 bills were passed in favor of Vets. If you are a Veteran, you may contact the NDVS review your benefits. President Jackie Thornhill presented our speaker with a “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO and then adjourned the meeting. ← Previous Week Following Week →

The Wheel For January 30, 2020 Listen to Kat Miller – Veteran Services The Wheel Download Kat Miller – Veteran Services Kat is the Director of the Nevada Department of Veterans Services, responsible for supporting the State Veterans Cemeteries, Veterans Homes, and Veterans Service Officer program. Kat served 34 years in the United States Army. Beginning her career as soldier in the Woman’s Army Corps, she achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant before commissioning as a military police officer. She has served around the world, to include Panama, Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and commanded at company, battalion, and Army Command levels, earring the distinction as the longest serving brigade commander in modern Army history. Kat’s three Pentagon tours included duty as the Commander of the Army Corrections Command, supervising six correctional facilities and developing policy for the detention of unlawful enemy combatants. After retiring, she taught bachelors and masters level college course at the University of Maryland and the University of Nevada, Reno until she was appointed by Governor Sandoval as Director. Kat’s education includes a Master’s of Science degree from the U.S. Army War College and a Master’s of Public Administration from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Speaking Topics From Private to Colonel—and all the Bumps In Between Never dreaming of a career in the military, Kat found herself following the promise of a college education into a life she never imagined; leading soldiers on 5 continents in both war and peace. Hear an inspiring—sometimes amusing, sometimes challenging—story of serving in the United States Army. Celebrating the Legacy of America’s Women Warriors! Take a walk through time as Kat highlights the history of women in the U.S. Military; from 1775 through today’s modern force. She will draw from her distinguished career to offer perspectives on the contribution of women warriors and why they are essential to the success of America’s military. You Need America’s Veterans—More Than They Need you! The media often portrays veterans as broken, dangerous, and unstable. While some veterans both need and deserve assistance, this inaccurate media portrayal prevents many from seeing Veterans for who they really are. Kat shares her experience as Neavda’s Director of Veterans Services to showcase the contributions of America’s Veterans and provide ideas about how you can support our military and veterans. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, Also, on my list of speakers was a representative from Veteran’s services. I asked that the area of focus be on health-related issues. Taking care of those who take care of us by keeping us safe and preserving our freedom is the one responsibility that our government must take not just seriously, (that is a given,) but place its importance as a top priority. Our club has long supported our active duty military through the Wetzel awards and has, during this year given financial support to the local USO. We are so fortunate to have so many veterans as club members, and we thank them for their service. To quote from the Institute of Medicine, “The men and women in the United States armed forces confront health challenges of a scope and complexity that few other Americans ever experience. Active-duty personnel in combat directly face risks of injury or death. In addition, both combat forces and personnel serving away from the front lines may experience lengthy exposures to hazardous environments, either natural or produced by human activities. Chemical exposures, for example, may at times exceed those that would be considered safe in a civilian working environment. Beyond immediate physical threats, military personnel often must deal with the effects of being in high-intensity, stressful, and dangerous environments, sometimes for months or years at a time.” There is a laundry list of physical ailments that can result from this excessive exposure. Most of us are aware of the cancers, coronary disease, diabetes, hypertension, chronic fatigue and so many more, but what about the mental issues? We hear about PTS, used to be known as PTSD, but therapists now do not wish to label this as a disorder. Therapists hesitate to use the description of mental illness. The preference is that is the result of a traumatic event or events. But what about veteran homelessness, drug abuse and suicide? I am especially interested in the veteran homelessness. Why are our military veterans on the streets? Is it their choice or lack of opportunity? If it is a lack of opportunity, then the Federal government shoulders some of the burden. Three weeks ago we heard Judith Pinkerton speak about her Music for Life program and how she delivered it to an Air Force Base in Alaska. Another member, Dr Michael Williams, works with Veterans through his skill with Transcendental Meditation. Alternative therapies, that are having some amazing results. Is the Department of Veterans Affairs offering alternative therapies to our active duty and veterans? Members of the military, like civilians, increasingly are using dietary supplements. Although some supplements may provide benefits to health, others may compromise the readiness and performance of service members. The risks may be greatest for specific military populations, such as members of Special Forces units, who often endure harder tasks and harsher environments and therefore face heightened physiological demands. These several potential health disciplines and many others I hope are being considered as additions to the standard medical practices. Many of us civilians practice a combination of both. Shouldn’t our military and veterans be offered both as well? Additionally, first responders are also exposed to many of the same health challenges. They deserve our care and compassion as well. Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Val Hatley missed the Joker but doubled his bet with $10. Toni Kern announced our club’s “Together We Read” program. President Jackie presented our speaker Daniel Liles with our Share What You Can Award. President Jackie and PE Richard Jost presented a check for $4,000 to Chris Palladino of Junior Achievement. PP Michael Gordon gave us some wonderful info then led us in song. PP Jim Kohl gave the invocation. Kirk Alexander was our Sergeant At Arms. Chantay Ben Shimon our Global Grants Scholar, expressed her appreciation for our club sponsoring her. Bob Werner won the Lawry’s Bucks. Bob Werner introduced a visiting Rotarian from Germany. At President Jackie’s head table were Marie Walsh, John Ingeme and our speaker Daniel Liles. Scribe – January 23, 2020 Las Vegas Rotary Club Meeting:  Thursday, January 23, 2020 President Jacqueline Thornhill called the meeting to order. Past President Jim Kohl gave the invocation.  Past President Michael Gordon led the club singing God Bless America, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.   The Sergeant at Arms was Kirk Alexander There was 1 International Rotarian, 1 visiting Rotarian and  5 Guest of Rotarians introduced. Special guest, Chantay Ben Shimon, the Global Grants Scholar sponsored by the Las Vegas Rotary Club and District 5300 was recognized and applauded.     The drawing began at $3,920.00 plus this week’s donations.  The Ticket Winner was Val Hatley, who received a prize of $10 and the Lawry’s Bucks Winner was Bob Werner. President Jacqueline Thornhill announced: The People of Action Campaign is one of our check boxes for the Presidential Citation so please continue to send photos to Jackie. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is extending their partnership with Rotary and adding an additional $150,000,000 to eradicate polio. Reminder that the International convention is June 6-10 and is being held in Hawaii. District conference is in Pasadena May 1 to May 3, 2020.  There is one Business Card Ad still available in the Wheel. Olena Balybina from the 2019 Ukrainian One World Delegation let us know that Oksana Tjupa, is the Charter President of the newly formed Rotary Club in Kyiv, Ukraine. Janet Linder underwent surgery and reports are that it went well. Remember to recycle the wheel and tickets and to keep the Green Book moving. President Elect Richard Jost presented: Chris Palladino, Jr. Achievement of Southern Nevada, a Community Grants Award of $4,000 to help 40,000 kids learn financial literacy and job readiness.   Toni Kern provided an update to the new project “Together We Read”.  Rotary will be partnering with Spread the Word Nevada with funding from a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant.  The content and structure are still in evolution, but updates will be shared as plans begin to firm. Shannon Brown from Will Beckley Elementary has agreed to assist in the project execution.   An informational questionnaire is scheduled to go out 2/15/2020 from a data base provided by Shannon at Beckley. Anyone interested in this project please contact Toni Kern. Shannon Brown said that Will Beckley is proud to sponsor “Together We Read” and have the opportunity to give back to this Club.  On another note, Career Day is on Friday, 2/7. If you can participate please contact Shannon Brown. 25 Club President, Carey Grohs introduced a new 25 Club International Project, Destiny Rescue which was introduced at the 2019 Peace Conference.  The 25 Club Goal is to raise $3,000 to rescue 2 girls from human trafficking. She also announced that the 25 Club graduation will be held at McFadden’s on Jan.29. Marie Walsh announced Breakfast with Books on February 11. President Jackie Thornhill for Director Melanie Jo Muldowney announced that through the end of June, the Club will offer a Foundation match of 50% or up to 500 points to obtain your first Paul Harris award or to increase your current level.   Contact Shawn or Melanie to find out your status. President Elect Richard Jost announced the fund raiser tickets are for sale.  He encouraged everyone to take at least 2 tickets. Michae

The Wheel for January 23, 2020 Listen to Daniel Liles – Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar The Wheel Download Daniel Liles – Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Daniel Liles is a proud native of Las Vegas and 2011-12 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by District 5240 in California. In, 2010 he graduated from California Lutheran University, where he earned dual Bachelor degrees in International Relations and Music, specializing in piano performance. It was a professor at his university that first introduced Daniel to Rotary and he quickly became interested in getting involved with the organization and pursuing the ambassadorial scholarship. After graduating, Daniel was selected to be a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by the Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks. He spent his year of service with District 3010 in New Delhi, India. While in India, Daniel worked in the largest slum in Delhi to revitalize a Rotary sponsored school. Daniel also was enrolled full time in an academic program studying International Development. After returning, and speaking with over 20 Rotary clubs both in India and the United States, Daniel was honored with a Paul Harris Fellowship from his sponsor club. After his Ambassadorial year, Daniel was selected to a two-year fellowship with Teach For America, an organization that works directly with public education schools to address educational inequity. Daniel began his teaching career in special education at Dell H. Robison Middle school in the Clark County School District (CCSD), the same district from which he graduated. During this time, Daniel completed a Master’s degree in Education from UNLV. Currently, Daniel is serving in a new role as an Instructional Coach at Will Beckley Elementary school. In this role, Daniel works directly with teachers and community partners to provide the highest quality education possible for the students he serves. Outside of school, Daniel actively engages with the Education community on various levels. He is currently serving a two-year term on the State Superintendent’s Teacher Advisory Cabinet, is an instructor for an undergraduate and graduate education course at UNLV, was selected as a Teach Plus Education Policy fellow in 2018, and is also an alumni and steering committee member of the Teacher Leader Academy at the Public Education Foundation. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, For the second time this month, we will hear from one of our own, Daniel Liles. Daniel has quite an impressive resume and a Rotary Club history. Daniel was an Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by District 5240, and the Thousand Oaks Club. Daniel will have much to share with us about his year long service project. Many of us know Daniel through our work with Beckley Elementary. He is always around with a smile, a kind word and support for Rotary. I want to provide more information about Rotary International Scholarship programs. Some of you may have been introduced to Chantay BenShimon who, with assistance from PP Karen Whisenhunt, is applying to our District for the Global Grants Scholarship, formerly known as Ambassadorial Scholarships. They were founded in 1947 and the purpose has not changed. According to Rotary International, the purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill ambassadors to the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary Clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to a greater understanding of their host country. Daniel is going to share this and much else with us today. Rotary International averages about 7.5 million in scholarship awards per year. Over its history, RI has awarded over 350,000 scholarships. There are two types of scholarships. 1. Rotary clubs offer scholarships for secondary, undergraduate, or graduate study. Rotary club scholarships are given by individual clubs and are open to anyone except Rotary members and their families. 2. The Rotary Foundation offers scholarships for college graduates and professionals to study peace and conflict resolution. Rotary peace fellowships are available to candidates who want to participate in a master’s degree or certificate program at one of our six partner universities. Global Grants Scholarships of which Chantay is preparing for, are for graduate students studying abroad in one of Rotary’s Six Causes: Promoting peace Fighting disease Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene Saving mothers and children Supporting education Growing local economies Scholarships last from one to four years and can include an entire degree program. Global grant scholarships are funded using cash or District Designated Funds matched by the World Fund. Rotary International also awards Peace Fellowships. According to rotary.org, each year Rotary awards up to 100 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers. In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,200 fellows. Many of them now serve as leaders at international organizations or have started their own foundations. Our contributions to the Rotary International Foundation are what provides the opportunities  for men and women all over the world to participate in Rotary’s six areas of focus. Rotary members are a major catalyst in nominations for these scholarships and fellowships. If you know anyone who might be a great candidate, please go to rotary.org to learn more about the requirements for application.   Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Toni Kern opened the meeting with the invocation. Ted McAdam along with our recognized airmen from Nellis and Creech led us in song with “The US Air Force.” Sergeant At Arms Mike Cudiamat and 25 Club President Carey Grohs posed for a picture. President Jackie presented our speaker with our “Share What You Can Award”. President Jackie and PE Richard presented a check to “After School All Stars”. PP Jim Hunt missed his chance at the Joker. Our speaker Jeff Civillico showed us one of his balancing skills. Our fourth quarter Nellis and Creech Airmen were recognized with our Wetzel Awards. Melanie Muldowney and President Jackie presented Paul Harris Fellows to Andy Kuniyuki with his first, Lloyd Sauter with his fifth and President Elect Elect (PEE) Mike Ballard with his fourth. Marie Walsh shared the success of our Breakfast with Books event. Kathy Mahon drew the Lawry’s Bucks for the second week in a row. Erik Astramecki joined PE Richard Jost to be recognized for his sponsorship of our Annual Fundraiser. Along with President Jackie at the head table were Janice Lencke, Eric Astramecki and our speaker Jeff Civillico. Scribe – January 16, 2020 Las Vegas Rotary Club Meeting: January 16, 2020 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Toni Kern gave the invocation. Ted McAdam led the club in signing “ The U.S. Air Force Song”. Mike Cudiamat was the Sergeant-At-Arms; We had 0 visiting International Rotarians, 0 visiting Rotarians and 5 Guests of Rotarians were introduced. The weekly drawing ticket winner was PP Jim Hunt drew an Ace for a prize of $50. Kathy Mahon MD won the Lawry’s Bucks; President Jackie Thornhill announcements/reminders: International Convention held in Hawaii in June 6-10 District Conference is in in Pasadena. Registration is open. The Pasadena Club is celebrating their 100th People of Action Campaign is ongoing. Please send photos to President Jackie. Your quarterly and monthly contributions help fund programs that keep our projects moving. Please consider donating to the permanent fund. Remember to recycle Wheels and tickets. New RI Committee Together We Read, needs committee members. Chair is Toni Kern. Member Donald Loyd He has had several strokes. His wife Betsy sends good wishes. 25 Club President Carey Grohs reminder 25 Club Graduation held at 6 PM January 25th at McFaddens; Ted McAdams and PP David Thorson presented 4th Quarter Wetzel Awards to our visiting Service Members; Brian Sorrentino reminder the Annual Fundraiser Cuisine and Octane on April 25th our goal is two tickets sold per member. Tickets are $100 including food and open bar; Melanie Muldowney Presented a Paul Harris Fellow to Andy Kuniyuki made possible by Robert Barnard. Lloyd Sauter received a plus 5. PEE Mike Ballard received a plus 4. Marie Walsh gave an update on Breakfast with Books; the students read 370 books in one month. PP Jim Tucker announced 23 squares remain available on the SuperBowl board. Squares are $50 each. PP Karen Whisenhunt asks for host families for the German boys in the Mayors Cup in February; She needs for two homes to host two boys each. Jodi Manzella and Mark Faber received a $5000 grant for After School All-Stars. Invited us to participate in their upcoming dodge ball tournament on March 7th. Janice Lencke introduced today’s speaker Jeff Civillico to discuss his organization Win-Win Entertainment. Jeff is a wonderful story teller and professional performer. He shared with us how he came to be a performer through acts of service. The age of 7 is when his passion for performance came to life. His father, a dentist, had an established relationship with a school for children with special needs. His father’s connection welcomed the performance and Jeff loved the experience. Although he went on to become a professional performer including cruise lines and a show in Las Vegas at the Paris; performing for children-in-need fulfills him. He just closed his show at Paris after ten years to expand Win-Win Entertainment. Win-Win is currently in 7 states matching “time and talent” of professional performers in direct service to children’s organizations such as St. Jude’s Children’s Ranch and UMC bringing the joy of performers to the children who need it most. As

The Wheel for January 9, 2020 Listen to Judith Pinkerton – Journey – Strip Work to Music Therapy The Wheel Download Judith Pinkerton – Journey – Strip Work to Music Therapy Judith is a keynote speaker, author, radio show host, recording artist, and licensed board-certified music therapist. As a leading expert in music-based stress management, Judith empowers people globally to live differently. Her call to action TEDxUNLV platform MUSIC POWERS POTENTIAL alerts people about their music listening habits that may provoke harm, addiction and dis-ease. As a popular speaker and collaborator, Judith addresses stress management to develop emotional fluidity and improve emotional intelligence with user-friendly life skills building capacity to deal with more stress. Audiences learn how to make music work like medicine, applying special mood formulas from all genres to regulate emotion. Featured in her popular podcasts, Judith spontaneously takes guests on a journey, weaving their life story with insights illustrated by their music choices and links to music medicine applications. Judith has written numerous books, produced Music Medicine Pills™ including her artistry on violin, and creates constant new content at the MusicMedicineClub.com. Her accredited eCourses have been endorsed by the Nevada State Board of Nursing, Certification Board for Music Therapists, and other health boards since 1990. Judith is now available online for consultations at MusicTelemedicine.com. Founder of Music 4 Life® Inc., Judith produces, presents and supervises Music 4 Life programs and products online and locally in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her work grew out of a hospital experience when her solo violin music replaced medication post-surgery. As a violinist, she has performed with symphonies from Switzerland to Alaska as well as dozens of stars on the Las Vegas strip, including Metallica, Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, and Donny Osmond. Judith provided music therapy services for more than 11,000 patients in addiction residential treatment centers since 2012. Prior to her recovery focus, she founded and managed a nonprofit music therapy clinic for two decades as clinic director, researcher, grant writer, internship director and music therapist. She was responsible for securing over $500,000 in state and private grants to support people from “cradle to grave” with disabilities, mental illness and medical conditions. Judith spearheaded efforts resulting in the new Nevada law for music therapy state licensure. Judith is the first to receive that license in the USA. Judith served her professional association as President of the Western Region Chapter of the American Music Therapy Association. She chaired Las Vegas’ only music therapy conference, attracting music therapists from across the country, Australia, England and Spain, and taught music therapy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Judith’s global healing work has been honored by the Academy of Country Music and Aflac, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, and TEDxUNLV 2014. She has presented for the International Women’s Forum “Music an Instrument for Change,” International Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology, American Holistic Nurses Association, and numerous national conferences. Judith has been featured on radio, television, on the cover of St. Rose Hospital’s magazine, Corporate Wellness Magazine, Billboard Magazine, Recovery.org/ProCorner, Body Mind Spirit Magazine, Las Vegas Magazine, Maturity Today, Senior Press, So. Nevada Healthcare Journal, El Heraldo de Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, InLight Times, and The Las Vegas Sun. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, I hope you all had a Very Happy Holiday season and are looking forward to the next six months of our Rotary Year! I know I am. We have new 25 Club officers and they are off to a dynamic start. They have many ideas for Socials and a new International Service Project with Destiny Rescue. More about this upcoming. Our speaker today is our own Judith Pinkerton. She will tell us all about her music career here in Las Vegas and her latest music project. Las Vegas has been called the “Entertainment Capital of the World.” World Class large production shows, small venue music shows, the Smith Center for live music and plays, restaurants from most of the notable chefs and second locations for many eateries in New York and Chicago. What is the history of entertainment in Las Vegas? I could not possibly detail it in this short message, but some of the most well-known entertainers have performed here over the years. The “Rat Pack” and Elvis are some of the most prolific as they have spawned several tributes shows. A good friend of mind is a Frank Sinatra tribute entertainer and performed at the Rio’s Rat Pack show back in the day. From the Rat Pack, we go to several high-profile entertainers such as Wayne Newton, Liberace, our own Danny Gans, (very missed,) and the “topless revues.” Then came the magic shows, Siegfried and Roy, Penn and Teller, David Copperfield, Lance Burton, (I remember when Lance Burton signed a “13” year deal with the Monte Carlo,) and we all thought we wouldn’t live that long or would he! Then came the big productions shows due to the takeover of the corporate bean counters. Production shows were more “cost effective” than paying name entertainers. These shows then gave way to the Cirque du Soleil shows. The original and still my favorite, Mystère, then KÁ, O, Zumanity, Elvis (gone,) Beatles Love, Michael Jackson and Criss Angel with his amazing magic. Now we have gone full circle as big-name entertainers are now performing residencies, the new thing! We also host the NFR, (National Finals Rodeo,) Las Vegas Bowl, Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Raiders, woohoo! A possible NBA franchise, an MLS Soccer team and so can an MLB Baseball team be too far behind? I have heard rumors that the Kansas City Royals are thinking about a move and Las Vegas is on their radar. I would rather have the San Francisco Giants, but they have a beautiful new AT&T stadium and a huge fan base. The Smith Center opened in March of 2012 and suddenly, Sin City had culture. Major Broadway plays are on the playbill and local Las Vegas entertainers perform in the Cabaret. I guess that Las Vegas IS the Entertainment Capital of the World! If you can’t find something to do…I wonder?  Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights President Jackie’s Membership committee enjoyed a good year. PP Russ Swain misses the Joker but pulls a $50 Ace. PP Jim Kohl presented a check from Howard & Howard and the LVRF to the Boy Scouts. PP Jim Hunt was December’s Rotarian of the Month. PP Jim Hunt and PP Ginger Anderson presented the special people in their lives with next level Paul Harris Fellowship pins. PP Ginger Anderson was joined by her husband Dan for lunch. Jerry Engel led us in song. Gregory McGuire won the Lawry’s Bucks. Deb Granda give PP Randy Donald a Christmas peck on the cheek. Bill Houghton introduced his son Cooper. At President Jackie’s head table were Rose Falocco, PP Kathy Dalvey and Rosalee Hedrick. Anil Melnick led our invocation for the last meeting of 2019. 2019 was closed out by The Somerset Academy Sky Pointe choir. They were fantastic. Sergeant At Arms Deb Granda exchanged banners with guest Rotarians. Sergeant At Arms Deb Granda exchanged banners with guest Rotarians. Scribe – December 19, 2019 Las Vegas Rotary Club – December 19th, 2019 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Anil Melnick gave the invocation, Jerry Engel served as song the leader and Deb Granda was the Sergeant-At-Arms; We had no visiting International Rotarians, two visiting Rotarians and eight Guests of Rotarians were introduced; President Jackie Thornhill reminds Rotarians to attend the International Convention to be held in Hawaii in June; President Jackie Thornhill reminds that the people of action campaign is ongoing and to send President Jackie photos; President Jackie Thornhill reminds about monthly/quarterly contributions to the Las Vegas Rotary Foundation, and looking for donations to the permanent fund; President Jackie Thornhill announces that the Rotarian of the month is Jim Hunt; President Jackie Thornhill reminds everyone of the Celebration of life for Colonel Robert L. Barnard; Rosalee Hedrick announces the winners for this quarter’s membership contest; David Thorson reminds the club of the upcoming Wetzel Awards on 01/09/20 at 2:30; Marie Walsh gave an update on Breakfast with Books; Toni Kern gives an update on the planning of our annual fundraiser Cuisine and Octane; Michael Williams gave a recap of our Magical Forest event; Club Assembly Rosalee Hedrick gave a recap of the Membership Committee. Project 140 produced 3 this quarter. Kirk Alexander gave a recap of the successful SOAR Awards, Canned Food Drive, Santa Clothes, Wetzel Awards, Breakfast with Books, Bracken Elementary School partnership, Spread the Word Nevada, Highway Clean up, Magical Forest; Bill Houghton gave a recap of TLC, RYLA, Interact and Rotaract Clubs, Peace Conference, 4-way Speech Contest, Valedictorian Luncheon and the Lefler Grant; Ted McAdams gave a recap of the International Services programs such as Superbuild, Mayors Cup, World Peace Conference, International Youth Exchange, Open World, and the Global Grants; Melanie Muldowney gave a recap of the Rotary International Foundation programs, the Paul Harris Fellowships, Vocational Projects, Scholarships, International Grants, Open World; Kirk Holmes gave a recap of the Public Image Committee areas, website development, public Image/Social Media and program guest speakers; Howie Hopkinson was not present, so President Jackie gave a recap of Special Projects such as 100% Attendance Awards, District Awards, District Assembly and Conference, UNLV Presidential Coin Presentation; President Elect Richard Jost gave a recap of our fundraising events including Wine to Water, 25 Club Halloween Party benefiting the Canned Food Drive and Cigar Socials; Anil Melnick gave a recap of the many fellowship acti

The Wheel for December 19, 2019 Club Assembly The Wheel Download Club Assembly “Teaching Youth to Succeed   through Literacy, Education   and Life Skills Development” Message From The President Dear Rotarians, This has been a busy week. We say goodbye to one of our long-time members and friend, Colonel Bob Barnard. We will listen to our Board of Directors update the membership on what event, socials and projects have been completed so far. And, I will have completed my first six months as President…Wow did that go by fast! Today, as we conclude that our last regular meeting of the calendar year, we look forward to spending another Holiday Season with our families and friends. The world each day seems to be is such a state of uncertainty, we are so thankful for our Rotary Club and our fellow Rotarians.   When we return, we look forward to the last six months of the Rotary year. We still have so many events and projects to complete. Some of the projects we have planned or in the planning stages, are Foundation Matching points, a new Global Grant, new 25 Club International project, the 4 Way Test Speech contest, (new chair, Rose Falocco,) the Mayors Cup, Wine to Water, Cigar Fellowships, RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards,) Wetzel Awards, Dan Stover Music Contest, the Annual Fundraiser, Valedictorian Luncheon, District Assembly/Conference and District Awards, Putting Tournament, Superbuild, Highway Cleanup and The Debunking Party. No wonder our club is the Greatest Rotary Club in the World! So, members new and seasoned, you have many opportunities to become involved with club committees and the committee chairs would welcome your help! Please reach out if you haven’t already been contacted. Reconnect and experience the Fellowship of Rotary! From me to all of you, I wish you the Happiest of Holiday Seasons, Peace and Prosperity in the New Year and all the joys of Rotary Fellowship!   Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Tina Bishop led us in song with Jingle Bells. President Jackie presented our Share What You Can awards to our speakers. President Jackie, Janet Linder and Rosalee Hedrick inducted two new members to our club Deborah Delanoy and Janna Velasco. PP Randy Donald won the Lawrys Bucks. Pete Samoulis misses the Joker. Michael Williams led us with his invocation. Marie Walsh was recognized as Rotarian of the Month. Marie Walsh poses with Eugene Toyama and Shannon Brown. In Honor of Colonel Robert L. Barnard. Bob Werner exchanged banners with our visiting international rotarian. Birthday Rotarians Jimmelle, Michael and Randy Donald pose for a picture. Beckley Principal Shannon Brown receives a Paul Harris Fellowship for her dedication to our Club. At President Jackie’s head table were Brock Fraser and our speakers from Opportunity Village, Adam Joseph and Gregory Gudenkauf. Sergeant at Arms Jimmelle Trijo exchanged banners with 3 visiting Rotarians. Sergeant at Arms Jimmelle Trijo exchanged banners with 3 visiting Rotarians. Sergeant at Arms Jimmelle Trijo exchanged banners with 3 visiting Rotarians. Scribe – December 12, 2019 December 12th, 2019 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order and asked for a moment of silence in memory of the passing of Colonel Robert Barnard. Michael Williams gave the invocation, Tina Bishop served as song the leader and Jimmelle Trijo was the Sergeant-At-Arms; We had one visiting International Rotarian, four visiting Rotarians and two Guests of Rotarians were introduced; President Jackie Thornhill reminds Rotarians about the International Convention to be held in Hawaii in June; President Jackie Thornhill reminds that the people of action campaign is ongoing and to send President Jackie photos; President Jackie Thornhill reminds that your monthly/quarterly contributions help fund programs such as Santa Clothes, Wetzel Awards, RYLA, Can food Drive; President Jackie Thornhill recognizes the principal of Will Beckley elementary school Shannon Brown, by presenting her with a Paul Harris Fellowship; Janet Lender and Rosalee Hedrick inducted two new members to the club; Ted McAdams introduced the Rotarians at the December birthday table and lead the club in singing “Happy Birthday”; President Jackie Thornhill announces the Rotarian of the month for October as Karen Whisenhunt and for November Marie Walsh; Toni Kern gave a recap of the Las Vegas Rotary Annual Holiday Party; Jim Hunt gave a recap to the annual Santa Clothes event; President Jackie reminds the club of the upcoming Wetzel Awards on 01/09/20 at 2:30; Marie Walsh gave an update on this week’s Breakfast with Books; Jerry Sennes reminds the club of this Saturdays Highway Clean Up and brunch at his home afterwards; Janice Lencke gives an update on the planning of our annual fundraiser Cuisine and Octane; Michael Williams gave a recap of last week’s TLC camp and a reminder for volunteers for this evening’s Magical Forest event; Karen Whisenhunt asks for host families for the students participating in the Mayors Cup in February; The weekly drawing began at $3,080.00 plus this week’s donations. The ticket winner was Pete Samoulis and he did not pull the winning Joker card. Past President Randy Donald won the Lawry’s Bucks. President Jackie Thornhill presented our speaker with a “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO and then adjourned the meeting. ← Previous Week Following Week →

The Wheel for December 12, 2019 Listen to Adam K. Joseph & Gregory Gudenkauf – Opportunity Village The Wheel Download Adam K. Joseph – Opportunity Village Adam K. Joseph is Opportunity Village’s Vice President of Philanthropy and also serves as member of the Executive Team helping set the strategic direction for the organization. Reporting to President and CEO, Bob Brown, Adam along with his dedicated team has oversight for all fundraising and donor relation initiatives, which include capital campaigns, annual giving programs, major gifts, grants, and event fundraising. Adam is a result oriented, cross-functional senior executive with 20- plus years of expertise in scaling organizations through strategically focused leadership, direction, and profitability. Previously he was a CFO for a family office in Texas, which has investments in the areas of technology and hospitality. He is a disciplined and motivated leader who excels in leveraging high-performing teams and relationships at all levels. Adam and his wife have now returned to Las Vegas for their second time. He is a graduate of the Conrad N. Hilton College at the University of Houston. Adam is honored to be an integral part of Opportunity Village, helping it to foster lasting partnerships in Southern Nevada and beyond. More importantly, he is committed and focused on creating a path forward for the future of OV for the next six decades and beyond. Gregory Gudenkauf – Opportunity Village Gregory has the honor of working in many roles at Opportunity Village over five years supporting people with disabilities in Southern Nevada. Gregory currently serves as the Director of Development, coordinating OV’s Major Gifts efforts, annual giving, legacy giving program and raising funds for OV’s Capital Campaign. Before joining Opportunity Village, Gregory served as a consultant for the Nevada Community Foundation and the Resource Development Manager for the Nevada Law Foundation. Gregory has served as Part-time Graduate Instructor for the Public Administration Department at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Gregory earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from UNLV and taught undergraduate courses as a Graduate Assistant. Gregory earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University and worked in the Group for Attitudes and Persuasion Lab conducting studies on power, persuasion, and self-validation. Gregory is currently volunteering his time as the Treasurer of the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Las Vegas Chapter Message From The President Dear Rotarians, Congratulations to all the 25 Club members of the Las Vegas Rotary Club! For the 14th year in a row, we raised more money than our Partner Service Club, Kiwanis. The final total for our club was $9485.13 which purchased 106,691 cans of food to refill the Salvation Army Food Bank. The Kiwanis Clubs raised enough money to purchase 76,278 cans of food. The truly wonderful benefit to our clubs’ 65th year of this competition is to help with the Salvation Army’s effort to feed the community’s homeless and hungry. As we continue to enjoy the Holiday Season and plan to spend time with our families creating lasting Holiday memories, we are reminded that there are families who will not be so fortunate. One such group is our service members serving overseas and will miss the Holidays with their families here in the US. Our Clark High School Interact Club as their international service project, has put together care packages for our military and are sending them out as I write. Another very sad situation is the rise of homeless in our city. Many residents are unaware that hundreds of homeless and homeless families are living underground in the sewer systems. Our city of Las Vegas is located in the Las Vegas Valley in the Mojave Desert, with the Spring Mountains surrounding the area which creates a unique issue. During the monsoon season of January and February, the heavy rainfall causes flash flooding that city planners countered by constructing an extensive labyrinth of storm sewers beneath the very streets that constitute some of the most expensive real estate on the planet. The Las Vegas City Council has attempted to so something. An ordinance was passed making it illegal to sleep or camp on the streets if shelter beds are available. This ordinance will start being enforced next year. When Sheriff Joe Lombardo recently spoke at our club meeting and was asked about the homeless condition, he responded that his officers would ask the homeless if they wanted to go to a program or shelter. Oftentimes, the answer was no. Maybe the new ordinance will help guide the less fortunate to programs offered by many churches, civic organizations and get referrals from entities such as the Salvation Army. We can hope and do something ourselves by volunteering our time to help. Many Rotary Clubs have service projects that assist with the groups mentioned. On a more positive note, another successful Santa Clothes this year, our 24th. Chair Jim Hunt, with co-chairs, Tom Krob and Randy Donald gave our club, surrounding clubs, other corporate entities, non-profits, friends and family members the opportunity to shop with the kids and bring Holiday joy in their lives! There were so many wonderful stories of the kids, the volunteers and all who had a part in such a wonderful and happy event! My personal thank you to all who participated and can’t wait for our milestone 25th year! 1.2 million dollars spent on clothing for 5,307 children in need! Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Sergeant at Arms Rose Falcoco joins Bob Werner in exchanging banners with our guest from Lahaina, Hawaii. Rotary member Major Randy Kinnaman made an announcement that Rotary had won the Salvation Army can drive by 30,000 cans in outdoing the Kiwanis Clubs again. President Jackie presented our speaker Mark Hall-Patton with our Share What You Can Award. PP Jim Hunt presented President Jackie with a check for $18,000 towards Santa Clothes from the Ralph Engelstad Foundation. Our new President Elect PEE Mike Ballard was joined for lunch by two of his four children. Larry Tomsic Returns Holiday Party Magic Holiday Party Ladies Holiday Party Committee Carey Grohs introduced her son Gaven. Breakfast with Books Annual Meeting with the Kiwanis Clubs Santa Clothes 2019 Chair Jim, Jimmelle and the Kids Clark Interact Club Santa Clothes at UNLV The Kids at JC Penney Scribe – November 27, 2019 Las Vegas Rotary Club Meeting:  November 27, 2019 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Phillip Colosimo, Kiwanis President led a welcome to the meeting. Len Yelinek led the Pledge of Allegiance; Jim Small gave the invocation, Howard Naylor led the club in signing “American the Beautiful”; The Sergeant at Arms was Rose Falocco; There were (0) International Rotarians, (1) visiting Rotarians and (6) Guests of Rotarians introduced; President Jackie reminded the club about the People of Action Campaign and the international convention in Hawaii. Deb Granada reminded the Club about the upcoming holiday party. President Jackie reminded everyone about the December 14th highway cleanup.  Michael Williams announced the event on December 12th at the Magical Forest  and reminded everyone about the Teen Leadership Camp December 6-8th; Phillip Colosimo introduced the speaker, Mark Hall‑Patton, Museum Administrator for Clark County who presented to the Clubs about his work for the museum and also his role on the television show – Pawn Stars, as well as the positive effect on the Clark County Museums from the show. President Jackie presented our speaker with a “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO; Major Randy Kinnamon from the Salvation Army then presented the 2019 Canned Food Drive Results – Kiwanis: 76,278 cans; and Rotarians: 106,691 cans.  President Jackie then adjourned the meeting. ← Previous Week Following Week →

The Wheel for November 27, 2019 Listen to Mark Hall-Patton – Kiwanis Club The Wheel Download Mark Hall-Patton – Kiwanis Club Mark Hall-Patton is the Museums Administrator for the Clark County museum system, where he oversees the Clark County Museum, the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum, and the Searchlight History Museum. He has been with Clark County for twenty-three years, and was previously the Director of the San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum in California. He has worked for both public and private non-profit museums, and has consulted with numerous start-up and established museums and museum boards. He is a MAP surveyor for the American Alliance of Museums, and the author of four books, over 450 published articles, and has written and produced 48 local history videos. In 2009, he hosted a live interview program on CCTV television in the Vegas valley, and is regularly seen on the History Channel’s Pawn Stars as a visiting expert. He has also appeared on American Restoration, United Stuff of America, America Facts and Fallacies, 10 Things You Don’t Know About American History, Vegas PBS, TMZ Sports, CSPAN 3, Mysteries at the Museum, Hoarders, ABC’s 20/20, PBS, and the BBC Radio World Service. In addition to 14 years as a Board member of the Nevada Museums Association, where he served as President from 2000-2002 and 2008-2010, he has served on the California Association of Museums and Western Museums Association boards. He is a member of the board of the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, and the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame. He has been in the museum field for over 40 years, having also worked with museums in California and South Dakota. He holds a BA in History from the University of California at Irvine, and did graduate work in Museum Studies at the University of Delaware. He is married to Dr. Colleen Hall-Patton, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at UNLV, and they are the parents of Joseph Hall-Patton and Ellen Messenger-Patton. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, As we get closer to the Holiday Season and year end, it is time to reflect on the things that have gone well in our lives and the things that have not gone so well. Even though it is oftentimes easier said than done, we should view the “not gone well” as learning experiences. For me, my many friends and family members, Thanksgiving is the time to reflect on both. Thanksgiving is one of only two or three times each year that most extended families come together. Despite all the deafening noise that surrounds us each day, this day we can tune it out and focus on the good that also surrounds us. This is my favorite time of the year. I find myself counting the blessings of our Rotary club membership, our local service and social events, the kids whose lives we effected, our international projects, active duty and veterans support and more. I look so forward to the remaining biggest event of our Rotary year, Santa Clothes. Today, we will happily give the funds our club has raised, along with our partner service club, Kiwanis, to the Salvation Army to help refill their food bank. The food bank provides needed assistance for our city’s homeless and less fortunate. This is the 65th year our clubs have joined in this effort! Tomorrow, many of our city’s residents will volunteer in shelters, outreach centers, and charitable kitchens to make sure that as many people as possible will be celebrating the holiday in some way. How did all this get started? Were the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock the actual first Thanksgiving? This story is what most of us learned in school. Even though it was not known as Thanksgiving at the time, it truly was a three-day feast shared with the local Native American tribe and the remaining colonists at the time. Subsequently, various versions were celebrated by the states, and the end of the American Revolution as designated by George Washington. Abraham Lincoln finally in 1863, at the height of the Civil War, in a proclamation entreating all Americans to ask God to “commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife” and to “heal the wounds of the nation.” He scheduled Thanksgiving for the final Thursday in November. It was celebrated on that day every year until 1939, when Franklin D Roosevelt moved the holiday up a week in an attempt to spur retail sales during the Great Depression. Thanksgiving is not without controversy either. I will let those of you who care, look that up. I prefer to wish the Rotary Club of Las Vegas, the happiest of Thanksgiving holidays complete with all the wonderful food, fellowship and family memories. See all of you at the JC Penney’s of your choice for Santa Clothes and our Holiday Party that evening. Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights Tina Bishop led us in song. Sergeant at Arms Deb Granda joined Bob Werner in exchanging Banners with a visitor from Scotland. Rene Gamero was joined for lunch with his brother. President Jackie presents our speaker Donna Foley Mabry with our “Share What You Can Award”. President Jackie presented a District banner to PP Jim Kohl for taking 3rd place in Rotary Giving. PP Jim Hunt and President Jackie displayed the check for $56,700 that will be given to JC Penny’s for Santa Clothes. Marie Walsh gave our invocation. Jordan Micev missed the Joker but doubled his money with a $10 bill. Jaime asked each of us to contribute $50 to the canned food drive. Francesca Gilbert presented our club with $1,500 check for our canned food drive. Bill Houghton brought us up to date on Team Leadership Camp. Barbara Billitzer won the Lawry’s Bucks. At President Jackie’s head table were our speaker Donna Foley Mabry, Jerry Engel and Diane Clary. Scribe – November 21, 2019 Las Vegas Rotary Club Meeting:  November 21, 2019 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Marie Walsh gave the invocation, reminding us all of how grateful we are. Tina Bishop led us in song, “God Bless America”. The Sergeant at Arms was Deb Granda. There were (1) International Rotarians, (1) visiting Rotarians and (9) Guests of Rotarians introduced. PP Jim Kohl presented a check for $5,500 to the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow that has been serving the community for 22 years. PP Jim Hunt thanked everyone for their quick response to volunteer for Santa Clothes and mentioned that we still need help at the Meadows Mall. He encouraged Rotarians to contact him to help serve.  After the meeting a check for $56,700 will be presented at the Galleria Mall to J.C. Penney. Jimmelle Trijo announced that the final week of the canned food drive is upon us. Francesca Gilbert presented a check for $1,500 for the canned food drive. Brock Fraser, with a heavy heart, informed us that Ty Hilbrecht passed early Tuesday morning. Ty’s celebration of life is on December 3rd @ 2pm at the Palm Southwest Mortuary. Deb Granda invited all members to attend the Holiday Party on December 5th at the Dragon Ridge Country Club. Jaime Goldsmith announced that if all members would donate $50, we would meet our canned food drive fundraising goal. Kim Nyoni announced that $2,050 was raised for a family’s water system in Cambodia during the most recent Wine to Water event. President Jackie Thornhill reminded us that the highway clean-up is coming up on December 14th. Same time, with breakfast after the event. Michael Williams recognized all attendees of the Peace Conference on November 16th at Treasure Island. There were about 275 attendees. Michael Williams also encouraged us to attend Magical Forest on December 12th. PP Karen Whisenhunt discussed the upcoming Mayor’s Cup. We are looking for host families for 21 boys.  Our German youngsters will be here from Feb 14th-18th. Bill Houghton discussed Teen Leadership Camp. 300 8th graders are attending, including 15 students sponsored by our club.  It is taking place on December 6th-8th in Running Springs, CA. PE Richard Jost volunteered to be fined in order to request the donation of a Tractor Trailer for the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow. Kathy Mahon announced that District 5300 is the last district left as a beta site for the Gates’ $500M American Literacy Program. The weekly drawing began at $2,849 plus this week’s donations. The ticket winner who received $10 was Jordan Micev; the Lawry’s Bucks went to Barbara Billitzer. Jerry Engel introduced our speaker. Donna Foley Mabry has written Maude, the best-selling non-fiction book on Amazon.com. She’s written 27 books total and many take place Las Vegas. President Jackie presented our speaker with a “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO. President Jackie announced our new Board of Directors members Captain Kirk Holmes, Bill Houghton, Toni Kern, Stu Lipoff, and Kim Nyoni and adjourned the meeting.   ← Previous Week Following Week →

The Wheel for November 21, 2019 Listen to Donna Foley Mabry – Being an Author The Wheel Download Donna Foley Mabry – Being an Author Donna was sixty and thought she was gearing down for retirement when a job making costumes for a Vegas casino came along. They set her up in the girls’ dressing room, where she worked and listened to them talk. It wasn’t long before she thought, someone could write a book about this. So–she did, The Last Two Aces in Las Vegas. The publisher said it was too long, and she had to cut twenty thousand words. She took out one character and turned that into her second book, The Las Vegas Desert Flower. She was off and running. Her most successful book, Maude, the true story of her grandmother’s life, became an international best-seller and spent sixteen weeks on the Wall Street Journal best seller list. It’s been translated into Italian, German, and Russian. A movie is now in the works. Alternating between Vegas mysteries and American westerns, Donna publishes almost twice a year. In March, sixteen years after The Last Two Aces, she brought out her newest story, The Vegas Tycoon. That brings her active title list on Amazon to twenty-five. Her newest venture is into filmmaking. Along with writer, director, actor Shana Gagnon, she’s engaged in the pre-production work of fund raising for a mini-series or film to be based on her international best-seller, Maude. Donna is currently working on two books. One is a modern-day story about two college drama students who find they’re just as good at solving murders as they are at acting. The other is a historical that begins in Kansas in 1899 and goes to the beginning of the twentieth century. Message From The President Dear Rotarians, This past weekend was the 30th Annual District 5300 Peace Conference at Treasure Island. A big Thank you to all who attended and worked hard to increase the attendance. We had around 260 participants which included several attendees under 18. The speakers were amazing and the breakout sessions very informative and at times created profound sadness as well as inspiration. I want to discuss the breakout session that created the profound sadness. The session dealt with the worldwide epidemic of human trafficking. The two speakers were from an organization called Destiny Rescue. The organization works primarily in Asia where children in many cases are unknowingly placed into the commercial sex trade by their own families. Using their own personal experiences as a motivation to help children, Destiny Rescue team members spend countless hours observing, building trust with the victims and even posing as potential customers. This strategy has great success in stealing them away from this tragic life. But it does not end there. The rescued are given counseling, job training skills, education, healthcare and more to get them reintroduced to society, feeling safe and cared for. The success stories are a beacon of hope. Back at home in Las Vegas, our city deals with nearly the same tragedy. Our city, depending on what stats you read, ranks about number 7 on the list of US cities with human trafficking. Some profoundly sad statistics: According law enforcement in Las Vegas, the people most vulnerable to sex trafficking in the city are children under the age of 13 and female. With that said, males in that same age group are also the victims of sex trafficking in the city. A shocking one in three teenagers who end up on the streets of Las Vegas will be lured into prostitution within about 48 hours of departing from home. In addition to homeless youth, who don’t take advantage of shelters, a high percentage of young people who end up the victims of sex trafficking have fled abusive or otherwise volatile homes. Others have run from foster care placements. What is happening to combat this victimization of our children? LVMPD has not had created a task force. The Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force partners with local, state and federal agencies, local non-profits, faith-based organizations, businesses and community members to address all forms of human trafficking. Thankfully, we have local authorities who are recognizing the need and have responded accordingly. Back to Destiny Rescue. This organization works internationally where law enforcement agencies may or may not help. Is there anything we, as Rotarians can do to help? Yes, we heard in the breakout session that it takes only $1500 to rescue one victim. Those of us at the Peace Conference discussed the possibility of our 25 Club creating an international service project to rescue one victim. How amazing would it be for the 25 Club to have their local service project, the Canned Food Drive in the first half of the Rotary year and an international service project, perhaps become a Destiny Rescue Partner, in the second half of the Rotary year? Jackie Thornhill President Las Vegas Rotary Club Member Highlights We were honored with the Palos Verdes High School ROTC Presenting the Colors. The colors were retired and group picture taken. Ted McAdam recognized all members who served in the military. Ted McAdam led with the invocation and the Air Force Song. President Jackie presented our speaker General David Snoddy with our “Share What You Can Award”. Pete Samuolis won the the Lawry’s Bucks. Marie Walsh was joined by John Ingeme, her brother. Kim Nyoni reminded us of our wine to water event. Jerry Sennes missed the Joker. Janice Lencke discussed our annual fundraiser. Deb Granda and our Sergeant at Arms Rose Falocco gave an update on our holiday party. Dan Adamson was recognized with a fine for an article in a real estate publication. Carey Grohs was joined by her husband Chuck for lunch. Just back from FIJI. At President Jackie’s head table were Stacey Snoddy, Ted McAdam and our speaker General David Snoddy. Scribe – November 14, 2019 Las Vegas Rotary Club Meeting:  November 14, 2019 President Jackie Thornhill called the meeting to order. Ted McAdam began with a Commemoration of Veterans Day and gave the invocation; Captain Gordon Doughty and the ROTC posted the colors; Ted McAdam called all Rotarians who serve or served in the U.S. Military to the front of the room to be recognized by the Club, then led the club in singing the “Star Spangled Banner” and “U.S. Air Force” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance; The Sergeant at Arms was Rose Falocco; There were (1) International Rotarians, (1) visiting Rotarians and (6) Guests of Rotarians introduced; President Jackie reminded the club about the People of Action Campaign and the international convention in Hawaii. She then provided a status update on Project 140.  There are currently 14 prospective Rotarians. Membership is working on submitting applications; Daniel Liles from Beckley thanked the club for their participation in the Fall Festival and Breakfast with Books; P. Karen Whisenhunt and P.P. Jim Tucker discussed the upcoming voting processes and requested additional nominations.  There was a motion made to close nominations that was unanimously approved.  P.P. Jim Tucker discussed the ballots and explained voting will open on Tuesday and will close Thursday to allow for announcement of new directors to take place at next week’s meeting.  Jimmelle Trijo announced that the final week of the canned food drive is upon us; Deb Granada reminded the Club about the upcoming holiday party; Marie Walsh did a wrap up of breakfast with books; Joakim Nyoni reminded the club of tonight’s Wine to Water at David Lester’s house; Jerry Sennes announced the December 14th highway cleanup and brunch at his house immediately after; Janice Lencke discussed the annual fundraiser and announced a new sponsorship that is available; Michael Williams discussed the Peace Conference on November 16th at Treasure Island and reminded everyone about the Teen Leadership Camp December 6-8th; P. Jim Hunt discussed Santa Clothes and the need for more volunteers for the event specifically for Meadows and Grand Canyon. With a very heavy heart, Brock Fraser gave the Club an update on Ty Hilbrecht. The weekly drawing began at $2,608 plus this week’s donations. The Ticket Winner who received $10 was Jerry Sennes;  the Lawry’s Bucks went to Pete Samuolis; Ted McAdam introduced the speaker – General David W. Snoddy with the United States Air Force, who gave a presentation on the Air Force and Nellis Air Force Base; President Jackie presented our speaker with a “Share What You Can” award to benefit the local USO; The ROTC performed a flag folding ceremony; retirement of the colors and President Jackie then adjourned the meeting. ← Previous Week Following Week →