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I am a retired Middle School General Science Teacher
who taught for 22 years. I retired in 1992 and moved to Salt Lake
City, Utah. My interests have always been Music and Sports. While
in High School I played in the Los Angeles County Sheriff Boys
Band. We played at some of the old professional Hollywood Stars
football games, and I marched in the Rose Parade about 1948. Also
I played First chair Trumpet in High School, and after that for
a year played in the U. of So. Calif. Trojan football band. We
went to the Rose Bowl in Jan 1953 (Beat Wisconsin), played the pre-game and half time show, and also marched in the Rose Parade
again, before the game.
My work history is Two years in the U.S. Army as a Hospital Corpsman. Then many jobs:
Gas Station attendant, Insurance Investigator, Sales of Mutual Funds and
Business Forms, then Auto Mechanic
and Service Manager. Then back to the University and got my teaching
credential. While in the auto service
business I took up sports car racing, mostly in my Austin Healey 3000. I did a
few short track stock car races and the last two in a
Ford at Riverside International Raceway with NASCAR in 1965 and 1966. And so I can say
I have raced with Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Dan
Gurney, Bobby Allison, David Pearson, Curtis Turner, Marvin Panch, Jerry Grant,
Dick Guldstrant, Ron Hornaday, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and others from the
early golden years of NASCAR. I also just
recently discovered that I am listed in the 1997 edition of the "Stock Car
Racing Encyclopedia" as a driver.
I
graduated with an AB degree in Biology and Physical Science, and then obtained a teaching credential
which takes a 5th year in California studying education.
I then taught General Science for 22 years in the 7th and 8th grades. While doing
that I also earned an M.A. in Education Administration, but after
a while, decided I didn't need the hassles of being a Principal
so stayed with teaching. For a hobby I went back to motorcycle
riding and rode about 185,000 miles since then. Also a few years
ago, I added a Yamaha electronic organ to my fun and returned
to keyboarding which I had learned as a very young lad.
Another hobby I now have is genealogy, searching
my family tree. I have found many relatives that I didn't know
I had, and now have over 6000 people in my computer going back
as far as 1200 AD. As you can tell, I have also taken up the computer
which has taught me that the smarter I get, the dumber I am. The Internet has
become an incredible source of information for searching for one's ancestors and
I have within the past year found distant cousins that I didn't know
I had.
I have a Cardey/Cardy - MyFamily site with several dozen Cardey
relatives on it. It is sponsored by
Ancestry,
and is available to anyone who wants to develop one. It has room for the
Family Tree, for photographs, Chat room, and many other great features.
They also give one the ability to do a global search on any name. Some
basic data bases are free, and some are available for a membership fee which has
been very productive for me.
I have now had my DNA-Y test complete by Family Tree DNA, so now any other
Cardy/Cardey male who thinks there might be an ancestral connection, can have
their DNA-Y done and comparing them will show a connection if this is one, and
up to 99% sure. Go to http://www.familytreedna.com/
and search for Cardy or Cardey. Much of the DNA research and the Genome
project was done in conjunction with the Genographic
Project where you can
see:
Click on this link to do a name
search in the millions of names that Ancestry has in their records:
http://www.ancestry.com .
SO, If you are into genealogy, and would like more
sources and/or help, send me an
In 1986 I joined the Moreno Valley Morning Rotary
Club, California, and have been a Rotarian since then. When I moved to Salt
Lake City, Utah in 1992, I joined the Rotary Club of Sugar House. In
addition I was 2nd VP of Sugar House the year of my accident. I have now moved
to Hemet, Calif. and In Feb. 1998 was inducted into the Rotary Club of Hemet
where I
am able to continue with my Rotary life. Now 23 years with perfect attendance. In June 1998, due to the resignation of the incoming President, I was
elected to be the President for the year 1998-99. It was a daunting
but very rewarding position to hold, since I had only been in the Club for 3
months, and had not even met all the members yet.
I have been Secretary of all three clubs, and
at present I maintain the Club website
www.hemetrotary.org
among a lot of other backup jobs.
There are
about 1,200,000 Rotary members of
Rotary International
dedicated to World Peace and our single most important achievement
is probably our Polio Plus inoculation program whereby we are
attempting to eradicate Polio and other childhood diseases from
the earth. At present we have distributed more than 2 Billion
doses and not one single child who received it has come down with
Polio. The Western Hemisphere, Oceana, and most of Asia and Africa is now considered free from Polio.
We are on our last 2 year push with only about 10 countries to go. 15 years ago there
were more than 350,000 cases/year of polio in the world. This last year it was
less than 500.
I am
a
Paul Harris Fellow and MPH (multiple - 7 times
for family members). A PHF requires a donation of $1,000 USD and done over
time all this money has been specified for the Rotary International Polio
Eradication program. From about 350,000 cases a year, we have it reduced
to less than 2,000 cases last year, and confined to India, Northern
and the difficult border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Bill Gates, of
Microsoft, has now committed to match Rotarian donations up to $355,000,000
million USD. The largest donation by far ever committed to a Charitable
Organization. We have reached $70,000,000 since the beginning in 2007 and are continuing.
Rotary has a unique method of paying all administrative costs from member dues
thereby ensuring that 100% of a donation
will go where it is designated.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS WORTHY PROJECT, CONTACT THE ROTARY CLUB OF
HEMET, CA www.hemetrotary.org
and we will direct it to the proper Rotary
International Foundation. You will get 501c3 credit.
We do many things for Seniors and other charitable organizations
in the community. We host an Interact Club and other activities
for some of our
High School Students, and normally give several scholarships at the end
of the year to two different HS. The Hemet Club was
Chartered in 1954 and can show at least $250,000 raised and donated to the local
community, as well as more than $500,000 donated to the Rotary International
Foundation. At the very minimum we can show:
LOCAL YOUTH AND
COMMUNITY
Alma Brook
Memorial Nursing Scholarship: 7 students completed AB in Nursing $
95,000
Fire Safety Training Trailer for Hemet Fire Dept. $34,000
High School Student Scholarships. Approx. $50,000+
Hemet HS, West Valley HS, Alessandro HS
Art, Music, Speech, Trips, Leadership Training
Voice controlled Computer for a HS quadriplegic student. $ 5,000
Handicapped Ramp for Ryan Field Aeronautical School Museum
Built two Rotary Parks in Hemet
Senior Softball @ Kirby & Latham
Downtown @ Florida & Buena Vista
Ronald McDonald Camp for seriously ill children
Hemet T.H.E. Center - Horses for Paraplegic Kids.
Paid off YMCA mortgage (later became Valley Restart)
Painting Valley Restart
Lasagna Dinner – Simpson Center – many years
Hemet City Bench advertising
INTERNATIONAL
Rotary
International Foundation Donations: $518,000 for Polio
Eradication (see below) and other world-wide projects.
Capetown, So. Africa Dermatology Nursing Education Program $ 2,000
Mexican Orphanage – Colonial Vicente Guerrero near Tecate, Mexico - Built a
Kitchen, and donated a bus
Sponsored an Orphan Korean Student to US for College
GSE (Group Study Exchange) India, Japan, England, Scotland, Russia
Library of Congress International Program, Home Hosting for Russian
Professionals
Helped Fund Russian Orphanage Equipment
A Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. 1 year in foreign college
Home Hosting Student Youth Culture Exchanges, shared with San Jacinto RC
Sister City project:: Cootamundra, NSW Australia & Japan
In 1992 I found
and joined a special Rotarian
Fellowship forum
on CompuServe called the
ICUFR
(International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians). I have been a Director
from 1997 to the present, except for being Chairman, 2001-2004. Our Club website is at
www.icufr.org . We have hundreds of Rotarians and friends from 5
continents and more than 75 countries around the world who have become a closely knit
group of friends. Once a year we have a conference and many of us get together to exchange hugs and friendship.
In Sept 1995 I had a serious accident which destroyed my motor home
and left me with paralysis below the waist. Had to have rods and glue and screws
in the back but I am
functioning well now even though I am restricted to my wheelchair. I can
drive my own car using hand controls and transfer in and out on my own, so am
fairly free to go where and when I want. I have recently taken friends from
England on a 5000 miles trip from Salt Lake City through 6 National Parks
including through Las Vegas, and home. Then last year I drove to Council
Bluffs, IA and back, through the Rocky Mountains both directions. The picture shows what the RV looked
after the accident. I had to wear a straight jacket for months. Other than a
broken back caused by a
seatbelt without a shoulder harness, I didn't have an external scratch on my
body. As you can image I feel most fortunate to be alive, and am much better off
than many people so I am counting my blessings. After the
accident I had the
back surgery at the Univ. of Nebraska Med. Center, and then my Brother Jim,
brought me back to California to Loma Linda Univ. Med. Center for about 6 weeks
of rehab after which I lived with him until Feb. 1998.
In
1996, after the accident, I made a trip to Denver, Colorado to the
Craig Hospital, for a complete evaluation.
Craig is a specialty hospital dealing only with Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries.
Again in 1998 I went back for a final evaluation. I can highly recommend them as one of the best in the
country, if not the world. Another great link for information
is to
Spinal Cord Injury Resources.
In Feb. 1998 I decided not to go back to Salt Lake
City and bought a mobile home in
Hemet West Mobile Park, a senior park in Hemet,
California. HWMP is the largest senior park in California with 781
sites and over 1300 people. It has a large activity center and many planned trips
and activities. I am on my own and Life is
good.
Well, that's it Folks. Quite a bit older and not as pretty
as I used to be, but heck I'm almost 76 and still kicking strong, with a lot of
goals and things left to do. So I do my best to live by my motto:
We cannot direct the wind,
but we can adjust our sails
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