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Text Box: January 16, 2007           OPENING President Bernie opened the meeting with his evolving Rotary challenge!  He asked Shelton Gilbert to lead us in the Four-Way Test and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by asking Bruce Johnson to open in prayer remembering our armed services personnel and their families, and children who are growing up in confusing, tumultuous times.                      PROGRAM NEXT WEEK January 23  Ron Sekkel – The Power of One SONG BY CETA (OR WHOMEVER ELSE SHE CHOOSES) Ceta led us in                 SHELTON GILBERT, OUR NEWEST RED BADGER President Bernie and sponsor Cliff Sherwood presented Alameda County Fire Chief Shelton Gilbert with his Red Badge.  Be sure to welcome Chief Gilbert and get to know him!                   VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS We had none today!     HELLO SONG The Hello Song was led enthusiastically by our official singing greeter, Sal Tedesco!     AFRICAN FACTOID(S) FOR THE DAY FROM OUR PRESIDENT The Late Great Roman (23-79 A.D) officer and encyclopedist, author of the Natural history., Pliny the Elder Opined’ “There is always something new out of Africa”or in Latin….Ex Africa semper aliquid novi.   FACTOID #1 - Journalists Fined Over Muslim Joke A court in Casablanca has given two Moroccan journalists suspended sentences of three years for defaming Islam and breaching public morality.  The journalists' weekly magazine, Nichane, had published an article entitled How Moroccans laugh at religion, sex and politics.   The court banned publication of the magazine for two months and fined Driss Ksikes and Sanaa al-Aji about $8,000.  The journalists said the jokes they published were in common usage. Their lawyer says they plan to appeal against the sentence.  The prosecutor had urged sentences of three to five years, saying journalists must balance liberties and responsibilities. Their article had featured jokes about God, the prophets and the Moroccan king, which deeply insulted many ordinary Moroccans and their religion, says the BBC's Richard Hamilton in Casablanca.  The two journalists, backed by many international organisations, feel their prosecution was a blow to press freedom, says our correspondent. FACTOID #2 - Madonna Calls for More Adoptions Madonna has called for more people to adopt children from Africa despite the controversy surrounding her own moves to take custody of a Malawian child.  The singer told US talk show host David Letterman she was "saving a life" by taking the one-year-old to the UK.     ANNOUNCEMENTS President Bernie announced that Jeff Torres of the Castro Valley Forum contacted us to let us know that funding for Jane Doe’s Burial Fund is short, and there is little participation from the Castro Valley Community.  There will be an article in the January 17 CV Forum regarding the challenge.  (Thanks, Jeff, for contacting us)   Dr. Darrell Lavin announced that February 2 is the next Light the Lights to benefit the Castro Valley Arts Foundation.  Tickets are $40 for adults and $10 for students.  Preferred seating and reception is $50.  The program will once again be at Redwood Chapel Community Church, 19300 Redwood Road, Castro Valley.  This year’s program will star the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir.  We are also looking for sponsors:  Friends $250/4 tickets; Supporter $500/8 tickets; Patron $1000/12 tickets.  Purchase tickets online at www.cvartsfoundation.org or call 510-537-3335, ext. 1600 for other ticket information.                     Bar-B-Que is March 3 at San Leandro Boys and Girls Club . . . more info to follow!  Contact Chair Bill Jarvis for information about an upcoming meeting at bill@bwcmtg.com . . . and see Carol Wikle for tickets at carol_wikle@ml.com . . .  Tickets are $30 each . . . At the direction of President Bernie, ten tickets were given to each CV Rotarian to sell . . .   Rotary District Conference 5170 is April 20-22 in Monterey . . . save the dates . . . more information to follow soon!     REPEAT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE CRITICAL NEED:  Club in need of new Sargent at Arms . . . looking for a great opportunity for service to the Club?  We are in need of someone to set up before and tear down after our meetings!  If you are interested, please contact Dick Short at DickDesa@comcast.net . . .   CASTRO VALLEY INDEPENDENT LEAGUE is looking for sponsors for their teams!  If you are interested, please be sure to contact Dr. Darrell Lavin at DocLavin@abetterspine.com . . .   Area Rotary Speech Meet is March 12 . . . our Club Speech Meet will be February 20 . . . more info to follow!   There are multiple opportunities remaining for overseas service this year with District 5170: March 12-20, 2007 to Djibouti and Kenya, Africa (Project inauguration and Kenya Safari Experience); Late April-Early May 2007 to Istanbul, Turkey (Project inauguration and travel experience); PLUS the trip to Rwanda (see Kim’s announcement above)!  For more information, please contact Cecelia Babkirk, Foundation Travel Chair District 5170, at cbabkirk@gmail.com . . .     RECOGNITTIONS Today we celebrated Mr. Ernie Crooks 94th birthday!  Ernie was born in 1913 and moved to Castro Valley in 1923!  We are so blessed to have Mr. Crooks in our Club!   $100 Gary Bosley celebrated having over 200 of his company’s commercials promoting local businesses play every day on cable television in the Castro Valley/San Ramon/Contra Costa area.     PROGRAM President Bernie introduced our speaker for the day, John C. Chou, Technical Director at the East Bay Radiation Oncology Center.  John brought us up to date with the most recent statistics on cancer, and they were staggering!  170,000 cancer deaths yearly from tobacco alone.  10.1 million Americans have cancer today, and there will be 1.4 million new cases this year.  There are three major treatments for cancer: surgery (cut); chemotherapy (poison); and radiation (burn). He explained how each was administered.  Treatments today are much more efficient with computer technology able to map out where the cancer was specifically located, and the healthy tissue around the cancer can be avoided.  Prior to this technology, radiation involved 4-5 beams where now there can be 100 “pencil” beams, including being able to treat multiple lesions.  We viewed a video tracking a patient from the initial meeting with a doctor through the treatment. John shared that there is a tremendous need right now for individuals who can assist patients to and from their treatments, and he requested that we consider assisting with this tremendous opportunity.  Please contact John at John@ebroc.com or call him aat 510-581-0556.                               SEARCH FOR THE CORRECT MARBLE Mike Turay’s name was drawn with $48 at stake and 19 marbles in the sack . . . . reached into it and . . . won . . . $5.00 . . .  Congratulations!                         FUTURE PROGRAMS January 23              PDG Ron Sekkel - The Power of One - How one person makes a huge difference January 30              Dan Wilson Alameda County Vector Control -West Nile Virus February   6            Jay Shurman - Pension Protection Act February 13            Roland Williams - Highlights from Humanitarian Mission Trips February 20            CV Rotary Club Speech Contest February 27            Jim Fitzpatrick: Inside Your Castro Valley Schools. See you next week!

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