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Club News: April 2009
April 7th 2009 Posted in Club News
HIGHLIGHTS: Meeting Announcements, Speaker Donna Paece from the Group Study exchange, Get to know your fellow Rotarian: Tulima Mauga
March 24th Meeting Announcements
• Yale reminded the club that the District 5520 Convention is coming up on May 7 -10, 2009 in Albuquerque. The theme is “Making Dreams Come True.”
• Amanda announced that Cody Oysler, junior higher from Taos, has been selected to attend the Rotary leadership camp this summer. George was pleased to announce that Halyle Dallas placed 1st in the District essay contest, winning $400.
• Lou announced that the Interact Club has 16 members and will hold a fund-raiser dinner on Sept. 16t1′ named “Taos Talks” for the benefit of Maras, Peru. Dolly circulated the list for the Chili Challenge silent auction.
• Roy reported that the KRZA fund-raiser was very successful and great publicity for the Club. Next KRZA event will be before the Chili Challenge in October.
• There were many happy dollars all around. Deborah Simon and Greg Chalmers from Espanola
Our speakers were Deborah Simon and Greg Chalmers from Espanola who presented on “United by Friendship,” which focuses on humanitarian and economic development in Latin America. Deborah and Greg coordinated a Rotary project in Guatemala. With the help of several clubs in northern NM, they raised funds to deliver two ambulances to the county of San Pablo. It was a really adventure for the nine volunteers who crossed the border near Brownsville, into Mexico and on into Guatemala.
Their project for 2009 is a water project to get outdoor faucets to 57 homes and a school. Deborah spoke about the need for the support of more Rotary clubs since the budget for the Foundation is tight. She needs more club commitments by mid-summer. A minimum donation of $1K from our club would give us points toward a Paul Harris award.
April 1st Meeting
Good News
• Yale is happy that he is off to a Peace Corp reunion in NYC.
• Chili Challenge sponsors are coming on board according to John, Dolly and Amanda.
• Don’t forget the annual Rotary Fish Fry in Chama on Friday, April 10th from 4 — 8 pm. Tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for children under 10.
Announcements
• Town Manager Daniel Miera was a guest at our meeting and he thanked Rotary for all their community
contributions.
• President Steve urged all of us to attend the Business Expo on April 4th from 9 am — 3 pm.
• We were reminded of the empty bowl fund-raiser at St James Church on April 18 at 12 noon This is collaboration between local potters and restaurants in Taos to feed 400 people. Yale reminded us that the Rotary District meeting in May 7-10 in Albuquerque. Discounted room rates at the Embassy Suites will end on April 30th.
• Just go to http://rotary5520.org/Convention/index.html to begin the process. Our district newsletter is available at http://rotary5520.org/newsletter/
Donna Paece from the Group Study Exchange
Our speaker was Donna Paece from the Group Study exchange. She urged our club to become involved in support the exchange this year. GSE is bringing four Columbian Rotarians to NM and five Rotarians are headed to Columbia. The focus is to dissuade the Columbian drug reputation.
In 2010, GSE will feature the Philippines and in 2011 the exchange will be with Australia.
FEATURE GET TO KNOW YOUR FELLOW ROTARIAN – TULIMA MAUGA
1. Where did you spend your childhood and receive your education?
I’ve spent the majority of my childhood in Southern California from the town of Redlands in San Bernardino County, to Hemet in Riverside County. I attended various religious private schools throughout my elementary, junior high and first 2 years of high school. My only year spent outside of California during my adolescence was my senior year of high school when I graduated from Pagosa Springs High in Pagosa Springs, CO in 1995. I returned to Southern California and moved to Pomona and then Claremont in Los Angeles County and attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.
2. Please briefly tell us about your family.
My immediate family is pretty small, comprising of my younger brother Larry, 22 yrs old (I’m
32) and my mom Adeline who spends half her time with us and the other half in Pagosa Springs with my stepfather.
3. When and why did you come to Taos?
I came to Taos by way of Angel Fire. I’m currently a member of the Angel Fire Rotary Club. I joined last year while I was in real estate sales and have lived there since October 2005. I was recruited by Kokopelli Taos Property Management as a Long Term Leasing Agent in September of 2008 and have lived my work and social facets of life here since.
4. What are the most satisfying or important aspects of being a Rotarian?
The most satisfying aspects of being a Rotarian are all of those that involve service. Service of others, of ourselves, is important for a sense of well-being and purpose. Purpose being “the point of finding the point (to life)”, we all go through our lives seeking for some reason to live and keep living in a way we find fulfilling. Helping those in need by use of personal resources such as money, time, knowledge and materials lends to the quality of life best suited to make our own lives enjoyable and useful on this planet not just for ourselves or our concepts of ourselves but truly for others to gain that for their lives as well. For me, it’s about a learning exchange–an energy exchange worth having.
5. What are your present goals?
My present goals or “what I wake up everyday to do”:
1. Save the world, one property at a time–regardless of how, whether through my work in property management, Rotary or serving peace of mind for a new friend outside of the business realm or what kind of property whether it’s a home or someone’s heart. Money or “new accounts” or “things” all take care of themselves when we get to basic necessities.
2. Constantly improve myself through learning by going through new experiences, interpersonal exchanges and studying other places, people and times through travel or reading.
3. Forgive and give. Forgive all and myself and to live life according to the “give” part of the concept.
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