San Antonio Rotary - The Wheel - Archive (Feb 17, 2010)


Volume #98	February 17, 2010	No. 34
	Featured Speaker:
	Sichan Siv Former US Ambassador to the United Nations “From the Killing Fields to the White House” Chair of the Day: Keith Orme

Ambassador Sichan Siv will tell the story of his happy youth in Cambodia, the takeover of his country by the Khmer Rouge, the “killing fields,” his harrowing escape to Thailand, his years in the U.S. from picking apples to becoming U.S. Ambassador to the UN and marrying a Texas gal who was working at the United Nations. His is a story of the greatness of the United States and how fortunate we all are.

Sichan Siv is the international bestselling author of Golden Bones, an American dream story, published by HarperCollins. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2001 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate as a United States ambassador to the United Nations, serving until 2006. In June 2005, Ambassador Siv addressed the 60^th anniversary of the U.N. in San Francisco, in the footsteps of Presidents Truman in 1945, Eisenhower 1955, Johnson 1965, Secretary of State Schultz 1985, and Clinton 1995.

From 1989 to 1993, Ambassador Siv served as deputy assistant to President George H.W. Bush and as deputy assistant secretary of State. Ambassador Siv holds a master of international affairs from Columbia University. He escaped Cambodia’s killing fields in 1976 and was resettled as a refugee in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Ambassador Siv is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the “George H.W. Bush Award for Outstanding Public Service.” Currently he provides global strategic advice and gives motivational speeches around the USA and the world. He is a volunteer in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol and San Antonio Aviation Police. He is married to the former Martha Pattillo of Pampa, Texas.

Ambassador Siv will be autographing copies of his book, Golden Bones, after the meeting.

Ed Whitacre to Speak on March 10

New GM Chairman Ed Whitacre will speak to the club on Wednesday, March 10. Because seating is limited, reservations are required to attend this meeting. From now until Feb 24 we are only accepting reservations for club members. After Feb 25, space permitting, members will be allowed to add one guest to their reservation. These reservations will be on a first come, first served basis. Sorry, we cannot put your guest on a waiting list.

To allow ample time for questions and answers, Mr. Whitacre has agreed to extend the meeting until 1:30.

Contact the Rotary office to make your reservation at 222-8242, x101 or email assistant@rotarysa.org

If you have to cancel your reservation please let us know so we can add someone from the waiting list.

Successful Shadow Day

Our February 3 Shadow Day program proved to be beneficial to both student and Rotarian. Our students came back with a better knowledge of what to expect in the “real world.” Our Rotarians told us how impressed they were with their shadows.

Mark your calendar now for the first Wednesday in February, 2011 so you don’t miss this experience.

Thanks to all our Rotarian volunteers for taking the time to make a difference in the lives of our D+ students.

Special thanks to Chair Amy Contreras for a great job!

Travis Barnes, Vice Chair

Candace Andrews

Gloria Arriaga

Armen Babajanian

Marialyn Barnard

Mike Bennett

Joe Brooks

Craig Browning

Becca Brune

Linda Cook

Doug Cross

Steve Darling

Ralph Diaz

Brad DiBaggio

Ed Fulkerson

Linda Gaida

Gaylon Greger

Brad Groves

Maureen Hillman

Charley Hollimon

Vanessa Jauer

Elizabeth Kuhlmann

Louis LeLaurin

Adena Loston

Sandee Marion

Lou Miller

Charlotte Mitchell

Lane Mitchell

Bonnie Munroe

Chrys Parker

Karen Pitcher

Barbara Schneider

Nancy Shivers

Janice Simons

Wayne Stoeber

Mellick Sykes

Nancy Victor

Linda Vieweg

Special Offer for Non-Profits

Bengie Daniels, president of Latitude Architects and Dominion Rotary Club member, is making a very special offer. His firm is donating $50,000 worth of architectural services to qualified non-profits. Applications are being accepted through Feb 28. Visit www.latitudearch.com for more details or call Bengie at 281-1716.

Upcoming Socials

Mark your calendars for these two Rotary socials!

Tuesday, March 23

Join us for appetizers and drinks at the Tropicana Hotel and then take a barge ride through the new museum reach of the Riverwalk. Stayed tuned for more details.

Friday, April 2

San Antonio Symphony Social Night: Reception at the Sheraton Gunther Hotel, 205 East Houston St., at 5:30 PM with complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres. Pre-concert enlightenment talk at the Majestic Theatre across the street at 7:00 PM. Concert at 8:00. Tickets for acoustically excellent seating in mezzanine right center (discounted 50% courtesy of SAS) and reception: Total $25 per person, maximum 50 guests. Pre-registration a must. Contact the Rotary office for tickets at 222-8242, x101 or assistant@rotarysa.org

Program: The Mighty Organ; Andrew Grams, conductor; David Heller (Trinity University), organist, and San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers. Works: Vaughan Williams’s “Serenade to Music”; Holst’s “The Hymn of Jesus”; and Saint-Saëns’s “Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, ‘Organ.’”