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Chair: Mark Rogo |
June 13, 2013 |
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This Week...
June 20
"Academy of Motion Picture Arts &
Sciences"
Upcoming...
June 27
Michael
& Jordan Wacht, Neutrino, Inc.
"The
Basic Operations of Computers"
June 29
Santa Monica
July 4
Independence Day
***No Meeting***
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June 20
Linda Mehr, Director of the Research Library
"Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science"
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June 27
Michael & Jordan Wacht
"The Basic Operations of Computers" |
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Phil Gabriel led the pledge and volunteered his comment
about our club's decorum and his own for hosting future
presenters. Thanks, Phil for your thoughts on hospitality.
Jack Paul gave the Invocation.
Don Nelson introduced Ellen Horwitz from Meals on Wheels as
a special guest and Colby Smith introduced Matt Ayers who
works at DeutscheBank. John Canter (formerly #36 in world
tennis rankings), now with Coldwell Banker was also a
special guest.
Announcements:
- Remember next week we are
at the Angeleno
Hotel :)
- June Birthdays:
- George Dea on June 4
(or Ed Jackson guessing correcting and accepting his
gift!)
- John O'keefe on June
19 (or Mike Newman same as above)
- Steve Scherer, June
21, who was AT the meeting! HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, Mr. Hole in One!
- Please note on Sunday,
June 23 at 3:00p.m.
atWestwood
Hills Christian Church at
Le Conte and Hilgard is Annie Tseng's memorial.
Donations in her honor can be made to the Westside
Family YMCA in Annie's memory.
Our speaker today is John Morris, Deputy DA for Los Angeles
and a former criminal prosecutor. He started off informing
us that crime is not going down - that's "cooking the
books," however homicide is going down. In lieu of today's
realities, he wanted to share: How to avoid becoming a
victim of healthcare fraud. LA is at the height of this
crime including other not so illustrious cities as Miami and
Detroit! In 2011, an estimated $60B in healthcare fraud
occurred in the US, $6B alone in CA. Be aware your medical
info can be sent overseas and if you consider even 10% of
$60B that is a motivating profit for criminals.
Workers compensation fraud can impact everyone - every
contractor must have a license and confirm it is valid (hand
out provided by speaker) CSLB
License and Insurance contact
information Phone (800) 321-CSLB.
He walked us through how Medical fraud is limited really
only by criminals' imaginations - and reminded us there is
NO honor among thieves which is how MediCal is set-up (on
the honor system). It's also why our insurance rates are
going up. Some suggested steps:
- Look at your Explanation
of benefits to confirm the procedure you are being
billed for is correct. If you see something questionable
can contact insurer
- The misuse of personal
info name, DOB, SS # thieves will go through your trash
for this info ESP drug addicts Shred EVERYTHING and use
the right kind the cross cut kind (sounds familiar from
another recent presenter Sherry DeWayne?)
- Mail issues - do not mail
taxes from home or any mail with any personal info
- Computers -- update your
systems, use random passwords, firewalls,
- Don't keep your social
security card on you!
- Or medical record #s, SS,
or passwords, and certainly don't keep them on smart
phone! #1 thing stolen.
- If you receive an
unsolicited phone call from "one of your insurance
providers" do not give out any info - they should have
all of it
- Don't buy infomercial or
products on tv (Aly!) I do love these late night
products for $19.99!
- If you are a victim of
fraud often times the victim feels embarrassed but must
contact insurer AND police. The DA office helps people
and to stop fraud our speaker has decided to run for the
LA County Assessor next term.
Honest people and Government working for us!
John Morris
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Head Deputy, Antelope Valley Branch
-YYE Aly Shoji
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ROTARY DISTRICT 5280 LEADERSHIP 2012-13
Westwood Village
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 24114, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0114
Meets:
Thursday, 12:30 PM, UCLA Faculty Center
480 Charles Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Club President -
Dwight Heikkila
(310) 820-6090
dwightah@hotmail.com
President Elect
Mark Rogo
(310) 385-3164
mark@markrogo.com
Vice-President/Club
Service
Leah Vriesman
(310) 844-4224
ljvriesman@excelresearch.org
Secretary – Aly Shoji
(310) 301-3014
ashoji@support.ucla.edu
Treasurer - Don Nelson
(310) 472-9488
dncpa@adelphia.net
Past President - Ed
Jackson
(800) 214-3810
bossman1983@gmail.com
Community Service -
John Heidt
(310) 474-0938
jheidt@heidttores.com
International Service
Marsha Hunt
(310) 500-9828
marshahuntinc@msn.com
Vocational Service
Richard Thompson
(310) 408-2822
richardfthompson@gmail.com
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New Generations
Service
Jim Crane
(310) 733-6783
jamesecrane@sbcglobal.net
Rotary Foundation
Chair
Steve Day
(310) 670-5013
sday@hcohn.com
Publicity/Public
Relations
Mike Newman
(310) 208-7723
mnewman@dhwnlaw.com
Membership - Colby
Smith
(310) 948-9198
colby.smith.dds@gmail.com
WVRC Auxiliary
Eloise Siskel
(310) 472-2509
eloisewee@aol.com
Sook Heikkila
(310) 820-6090
ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL
PRESIDENT:
Sakuji Tanaka
DISTRICT
5280 GOVERNOR:
Lew Bertrand
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NEARBY MAKEUP SITES:
Monday,
Beverly Hills: BH Hotel, 9641 Sunset /
Tuesday, Inglewood: Hollywood Park Casino,
3883 W. Century Blvd, Inglewood / Wednesday,
Century City: Hyatt Regency Century City, in the
Breeze Cafe, Culver City: Culver City Elks Club,
11160 Washington Blvd., Culver City, or
Wilshire: The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd, LA /
Friday, Santa Monica: Riviera Country
Club, 1250 Capri Dr, Pacific Palisades
For information about on-line makeups,
www.recswusa.org |
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