February 11 2016 Mtg - Big Coyote/Little Coyote Program

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ROTARY CLUB OF HALF MOON BAY
Article by  Susan Kealey 
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Program: Big Coyote/Little Coyote Program
 
Teresa Adam, Kevin O'Brien, Rosi Fontana and Beau Donegan spoke about the Big Coyote/Little Coyote Mentoring Program at Pilarcitos High School.
 
Teresa's involvement with Pilarcitos High School began 7 years ago when she taught students about banking and finance.    Two years ago she spoke with Raj Bechar,  about adding adult mentors which led to Big Coyote, Little Coyote. (Rai is the Principle at Pilarcitos HS and, unfortunately could not make it today to join Teresa.)  The time commitment is  half an hour a month. Mentors and students discuss things like the future, problems, getting a job, etc. Teresa even  provided  special help to her student to facilitate his getting a job.
 
Kevin added that mentoring is a challenge; one must  establish a relationship, and the students have differently needs, so encouragement is important.  They don't have the things we take for granted.  For example, one of the students has a job and gives her money to her mom.  They deal with things like gangs, prison, advanced math class. One student, that Rosi meets with,for example, is 18, an adult with a good job. He wants to be a contractor.  While he has a negative  history, he is smart and just needs some support.  As a Native American, he has a strong sense of pride, is resilient. 
 
Mentoring is very rewarding, so much so that Teresa is taking on a second little coyote.  Beau, speaking from the perspective of a professional executive coach,  applauded our volunteers and talked about the importance of having a  program structure and agreed-upon goals which is how she works with her clients when coaching them. She provided everyone with a hand out that listed key components of this kind of relationship. 
 
As she mentioned, mentoring is much like being a coach; you ask the right questions and share  your experiences. Ground rules help to hold everyone accountable. Listening without judgment is also critical. Mentors are like social workers, but it is important to remember that they are not the student's parents. For her professional clients, she facilitates a 3-hour training workshop program providing tools and ideas.
 
If you're interested, contact one of the current Big Coyotes--Teresa Adam, Rosi Fontana, Dave Andrews and Kevin O'Brien. 
 
 
February11, 2016 Meeting Recap
Article by   Dwight Wilson
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Dave Andrews asked Eric Shapero to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.  Lisa Warner-Carey gave the inspiration thought about “How do you know what to do with your life.”  From this reading we were reminded that with work you should:  a) Identify your needs; and b) it should also meet the needs of the world.  She reminded us you cannot have true work satisfaction unless both needs are being met.  
 
Guests 
Dave Andrews introduced the Assistant District Governor Mary Bates.
Teresa Adams introduced Judy Graham.
Dave introduced our new bookkeeper, Ruchi Gowda,  who said she was pleased to be here and loves the work we do.  She promises to volunteer at the Pumpkin Festival. 
Kevin O’Brien introduced Bill Cook who was a past Rotary member.
 
             
Happy/Crappy News 
Linda Crose-Andersen went to a seminar that stressed one should celebrate their successes.  Linda announced that her office gave her the Rookie of the Year Award. 
Ralph Ely talked up the successful Spaghetti Feed and he was able to buy several tables.  Ralph thanked Joe for his great efforts.  He also had three individuals given him $160 in donations for the dinner.  Ralph expressed thanks to the Oddfellows who did all the work in setting up the dinner for the club. He thought we should do more activities with the Odd Fellows.
Joe Brennan, Chair of the "End Polio Now" Spaghetti Feed, announced that we made over $4000, so that is a donation of $12,000.00 with the 2 for 1 match by the Bill and Linda Gates Foundation to Rotary International.
Kevin O’Brien also congratulated Joe on the success of the dinner.  He mentioned that his son received an The"Annie Award” for his work (the ocean waves) on The Good Dinosaur, and that the movie “Inside Out” also won for his company, Pixar.  Kevin brought up an article in “The Rotarian” written by Rotary Peace Scholarship recipient.  A general discussion followed with participation from Eric Shapira, Mitone Griffiths and Charise McHugh.  Finally he mentioned that the Milbrae Rotary Club is holding a Lunar Banquet on February 26th.  
Rose Serdy has a sweet 10 year old dog who no longer has their dog sitter.  She needs a dog sitter when she goes away on a trip.
Eric Shapira has 30 paintings that will be shown at the Odd Fellows the weekend of February 20th.
Charise McHugh announced that Cunha Middle School are looking for volunteers to be part of all a school activity known as Challenge Day which will be held in March.  This is a day for middle school students to help them normalize their youth experience and provide an opportunity to explore these issues.  They have not had enough volunteers at previous similar events and the school is actively looking for volunteers.  Both Mitone Griffiths and Liz Schuck promoted this event and encourage Rotarians to volunteer.
Rusty Reilly-Pond talked about her daughter who is studying back East has a new boyfriend who invited her to Florida for Spring break.  Needless to say, her daughter is now flying home for the Spring break.  
 
Announcements
    
Wes Burgess is selling raffle tickets and reminded the membership that every ticket he now sells is pure profit for the club.  They are $20 a ticket and 12 for $200.
Joe Brennan announced they raised $4000 at Spaghetti dinner last Tuesday evening and with the Gates Foundation 2:1 match the total raised for polio was $12,000 for the night.  He complimented Ralph for his participation and those who sponsored the cost of the supplies and food. 
Magic of the Coastside:
Dianne Bobko announced the 4 finalists for Service Above Self Award are Avis Boutell, Bill Mahar, Ruth Rafello, and Erin Tormey.  We have gotten a lot of positive feedback from this process, and we had 7 judges (4 Rotarians and 3 community members) who reviewed the 11 recommended individuals. 
Dianne took the membership on the web and showed how to order tickets online.  There are no paper tickets this year. 
Rusty announced she has obtained $13,000 worth of sponsorships which is just $2000 short of her goal.
A list was distributed to the membership to have them confirm the auction commitments each one of us made.  Please make sure they are what you would want to buy.  We have a $10,000 goal for the auction items.  March 1st is the deadline for confirming auction items. 
 
PRES.DAVE's Quiz of the Week – Today’s theme is on surfing and waves.  The surf is essentially surge of water energy.  He talked about the history of surfing form the beginning of the 20th century to current time.  He mentioned George Friedman and his contribution to both the surfing movement and life guarding development in Southern California.  
 
Quiz
  1. What is a macker?
    1. A big wave
  2. What grommet, grom, grem or gremmie?
    1. A young, obnoxious new surfer
  3. What is Indo Fun?
    1. The stomach and intestinal complaints usually troubling surfers who surf in Indonesia
  4. What is a smog monster?
    1. An inlander, in SoCal particularly those who live east of Interstate 5.
  5. What is a betty and how did the name derive?
    1. An attractive girl. It came from in-line conversation about who was the most desirable cartoon character. Betty Rubble was chosen because it was clear that Barney Rubble wasn’t getting the job done. Barney became slang for a bumbling idiot and a Wilma became slang for an idiot or undesirable woman
  6. What is the glass house?
    1. The inside of a wave barrel or tube. Also known as the Green Room
  7. What is a Vickie?
    1. Australian slang for an American surfer is a seppo – septic tank, rhymes with yank. Americans call Aussie surfers Vickies for convicts
  8. What is a goofy-foot
    1. Surfer who keeps his right foot forward
  9. What is meant by saying someone is “walking the board”?
    1. They are in control and doing what needs to be done
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