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Program for Tues, June 27, 2017.
 
The scheduled speaker for Tuesday, June 27, 2017 is our exchange student Jelena.  She will be presenting us with a wrap up of her time here in the United States.
 
Meeting Assignments
 
Date Who am I Rotary Minute
     
Jun 27, 2017 Tracy van Putten Nasrin Barbee
July 4, 2017 Dark Dark
July 11, 2017 Michael Rennie Mark Berdan
 
The member assigned to Who Am I is also responsible for providing the positive thought for the day st the beginning of the meeting.  During the meeting the Who Am I assignment the task of introducing visiting Rotarians and guests.
 
The member assigned to provide the Rotary Minute is also to be a Greeter for the day and also sell opportunity drawing tickets.
 
 
Stories
RB Sunrise Learns How Genomics Helps Babies In San Diego
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017,  Julie Reinke from the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine spoke to the club members about the enhancements in diagnosing diseases in infants and newborns that genomics is making possible.  A research study made possible by a research grant and private donors has created the research lab at Rady Children's Hospital that has a human DNA sequencing machine that can sequence the DNA from a baby in as little as 36 hours! Using a database that is in the cloud, physicians can then take the data from the sequencing machine to make an accurate diagnosis of disease in newborns and infants.  
 
Julie spoke of several cases that provided an insight in to the benefits of this technology.  In one case a baby was admitted at the beginning of the week with a preliminary diagnosis that would require invasive surgery.  Because the baby's blood was used to get a serum sample the was used to do a rapid DNA sequencing study, the need for the surgery was literally cancelled at the last moment. While the anesthesiologist was taking a break before starting the anesthesia for the procedure, the information was conveyed to the surgical team that told them that the planned surgery which had the possibility of serious side effects was not needed.
 
The fact that the database information is in the cloud allows the researchers and doctors in the institute to be anywhere and be able to react quickly when the sequencing process has been completed.  In one case a physician was at Legoland with his family when he was notified the the information was ready.  Without leaving Legoland, he was able to make a diagnosis.
 
Raw data being gathered by the institute on economic impact of this technology is already sparking intense interest by insurance companies.  Although the testing procedure is expensive, the fact that early use of this diagnostic tool is proving to make possible a tremendous cost savings as well as making accurate treatment available more rapidly that ever before.
As word of the benefits of rapid genomic testing is shared with other hospitals around the country, the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine is partnering with other hospitals around the country to provide the results of genomic testing at the institute.  Military hospitals around the world are also interested in using the institute to provide genomic testing results at all of their locations around the world.  
 
The San Diego Economic Development Corporation recently released a study about genomics in San Diego.  It revealed that San Diego is the number one location for genomics in the United States.  Here is a history of the progress in genomics research that includes the breakthroughs that occurred here is San Diego.
 
The Economic Development Corporation is committed to publicizing the fact that San Diego has more to offer than sunshine and beaches. The scientific research in the biotech industry here makes San Diego a leader in medical biotech research. This is good news for everyone who lives here in San Diego. 
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Rotary and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Announce $450 Million Commitment to End Polio

Bill Gates and RI President John Germ.

ATLANTA, Ga. (June 12, 2017) – Today in Atlanta Rotary President John Germ and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a commitment of up to $450 million to support the eradication of polio.

To an audience of nearly 40,000 Rotary members attending the humanitarian organization’s annual convention, Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation renewed their longstanding support for ending polio – a paralyzing, life-altering scourge on the verge of becoming the second human disease ever to be eliminated. Rotary committed to raise $50 million per year over the next three years, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars from the Gates Foundation. This expanded agreement will translate into $450 million for polio eradication activities, including immunization and surveillance over the next three years. This critical funding helps ensure countries around the world remain polio-free and that polio is ended in the remaining three endemic countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

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Club News, Jun 19, 2017

End of the Rotary Year.
 
Every six months, Rotary International requires clubs to verify the information on their club membership roster. RI uses the information in their membership database on June 30 and Dec 31 of every year to determine how much each club dues each club owes to RI and also to calculate other fees, such the subscription to the Rotarian Magazine.  There is no provision for correction of the billing invoice from Rotary International, so having accurate and up to date is essential.
 
In the past the secretary of each club received a paper roster and this roster had to be verified by the club secretary.  However, in November 2010, ClubRunner launched data integration of the ClubRunner club and district membership databasee with RI's member database.  Not only does this make the membership data easier to maintain. it also reduces errors and saves RI a lot of money for the clerical staff that would otherwise be needed to manually enter all of the data.  Of course this translates into reduced costs to RI and ultimately keeps dues increases to a minimum.
 
Please do your part to help RB Sunrise Rotary Club's information accurate.  Log on the the member area of our club website and verify your member profile information.  Please make sure that all of the required data is entered for your contact information.  Using the tabs on the top of the page, please also go to the other pages.  On the Rotary page, please enter the name of your sponsor.  After you complete the update on each page, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Save button. 
 
Thank you for your help in making the data on our club roster accurate. 
 
Jim Dunny
Executive Secretary.
 
Joint RB Sunrise Board of Director's Meeting
 
This coming Thursday, June 22, 2017 President Craig Brown and President-elect Paul Gorman have scheduled a meeting that includes all of the board members from this year and from our upcoming year. 

This meeting will be across the street from Craig's Skyline Home Loans office at Brothers Provisions at 6:00 pm. Since all board meetings are open to all members, this is an opportunity for any member to do a makeup meeting.  New members can attend in order to fulfill one of the requirements for blue badge status.

June 2017 Birthdays and Anniversaries

Member Birthdays   
Name  Date
Jeanne MacLaren  
Jun 8
Kim Muslusky  Jun 9
Peter Shusterman  
Jun 16
Martin Sheps  Jun 19
Karen Mortimer  Jun 21
Jim Stewart  Jun 25
Rob Weinberg  
Jun 29
    
Spouse Birthdays   
NameSpouse of Date
Even BakkeJeb Bakke June 3
Stephanie SmithSteve Smith Jun 30
Karen MortimerBill Mortimer Jun 21
    
Anniversaries   
Name Spouse NameYearsDate
Bret GeernaertChandra Geernaert11Jun 9, 2005
Nasrin BarbeeRalph Barbee39Jun 18, 1977
Marc NimetzNikko Nimetz3Jun 22, 2013
Mary StantonGreg Stanton28Jun 25, 1988
Pete JacksonTobee Jackson29Jun 27, 1987
    
Date Joined Rotary   
Name YearsDate
Inan Linton 25Jun 1, 1992
Lee Haney 2Jun 9, 2015
Laura Mello 7Jun 22, 2010
Rob Weinberg 13Jun 30, 2014
    
    
 

Rotary Calendar of Events

 
RB Sunrise Events  
DateEventLocation and Time
June 22, 2017
Thursday
Combined Board MeetingBrothers Provision  6:00 pm
July 4, 2017Spirit of the Fourth Parade
President Paul Gorman will ride
in the parade
   
District Events  
DateEventLocation and Time
Jun 26, 2017District Council - Governor's Dinner
La Jolla Marriott Hotel
  5:30 - 8:00 PM
 
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