Author: Envira Gallery

Pledge led by:  Susan Cole

MJ Gerard reminded us to appreciate being an American with the privilege of casting our votes on election day.

Bill Arnone, followed MJ’s comments by leading us in God Bless America

Visiting Rotarians:

Ken Moulton introduce his wife, Pam Moulton, past President Healdsburg Sunrise, & Jess Shaw of Healdsburg Sunrise.

Sue Nelson introduced Colleen Carmichael, Healdsburg Sunrise and executive Director of North Sonoma County Services, Rick Cafferta, Homeless outreach coordinator for NSCS and Husband John Nelson.

Guests:

Pam Moulton introduced Gail Gender

Warin Parker introduced Tina Castelli, board member of Windsor’s Parks Department & Windsor’s Farmers Market Manager, and Olivia Lemen, Windsor’s Parks Dept. & management analyst for the Town of Windsor

Joe Decan introduce his wife Pat, and Jack Hyde introduced his wife Janet and our Exchange Daughter from Sweden, Ella.

Remember Ella, loves horses, photography and adventure, she is looking to do and see as much as she can of our beautiful country while she is here.  Ella is also a pleasure to spend time with she will open your eyes to the wonderful things we see every day but forget to appreciate.

Ella was to give her presentation today on her life in Sweden, however, due to some technical difficulties and time constraints she will present November 29^th.

Olivia was here to share the update on the children’s playground, at the Windsor Town Green, and to receive, on behalf of the Parks & Rec Department of Windsor, the first check of the $25,000.00 pledged by the Rotary Club of Windsor.

Olivia stated the project was first started in 2012, funds dissolved and the project stalled, in 2013 a new design was created to build on to the existing playground.  Fundraisers, such as the painted tiles, and signed bricks you see on the town green were created to raise more funds.

2016 the final drawing of construction was created; however, they discovered grading issues at the playground and would have to remove all the existing equipment.  They found a company willing to give 50% off on a new structure, ADA accessible, including slide and swings.

They have successfully removed the existing play equipment and used it to replace old equipment at Lakewood Meadows Park in Windsor.

Construction began in September and is scheduled to be completed January 2017.  Olivia will notify The Rotary club of Windsor when ribbon cutting is scheduled.

Program:

We were very fortunate to have Pam Moulton, Sue Nelson & Gail Gender present to the club on their experience of doing a photo shoot on the homeless in Healdsburg.

Sue Nelson stated when she agreed to this photo shoot, and to meet Rick Cafferata at the St. Paul homeless shelter, she expected to she would spend an hour or so at the shelter take some photos and be finished, Pam shared similar sentiments.  As it turned out, they arrived at the shelter to find none of the homeless where there nor did they show up.  With Rick, the homeless outreach coordinator, as their guide, he took them into a homeless encampment in Healdsburg. Cal trans had cleared the area they previously occupied and they were busy helping each other move their belonging.

I cannot begin to convey the true experience each of these ladies experienced, but, I got a full sense that the environment of the encampment was what one would expect, but the welcome and hospitality extended from the individuals they met was far more than expected.  They told us how the people they met were willing share what little they had to make them comfortable.  They discovered how diverse the backgrounds were of these people that found themselves in this situation, that is wasn’t isolated to drug addicts & drop outs.  The photographs these ladies captured are incredible, you truly see the person, the struggle, the pain, the human being.

Their photo shoot did not end on that day; they came to know the stories of these people and others at the shelter.  They not only walked away from this experience with a different perspective of “the homeless”, but have shared their photos and experience with others to shift the perception of those without shelter for many.

The two Rotary clubs in Healdsburg and Windsor Rotary are presently working with St Paul Church to provide showers at the shelter in Healdsburg.

Calendar:

11/19- Celebration of Life for Floyd Coakley, 11am at the Grange in Windsor, Pot Luck

11/20 –  Frozen Turkey Party, Drop in Brunch 10am-3pm  Home of Leigh & Lindy Matea                 8501 Shade Tree, Windsor,  Bring: Frozen Turkeys, boxed instant mashed potatoes, stuffing, salad dressing, or canned cranberries, gravy mix, canned sweet potatoes/yams or broth.           Frozen turkeys will be delivered to F.I.S.H (Friends in Service Here) food pantry in SR, nonperishables will be divided between F.I.S.H. and Windsor’s Service Alliance.

11/22  No Meeting

12/3 – Holiday Party

12/17 – Bell Manor Holiday Lunch

Dictionary Project will start January 2017

Pledge:  Diane Brabetz

Inspiration by Maureen Merrill – “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right” by Henry Ford

Song by Warin Parker – We sang “Hey, Look me over” without musical accompaniment and managed to hum most of the lyrics.

Scribe:  Susan Cole

Mini Craft Talks by new members,  Carol Martin and husband, J.B.  This was really just a “hello” to the Club and brief introduction.  Carol and JB lived in San Diego for 25 years and were members of Toastmasters.   They moved to Windsor in Dec. 2015 and they enjoy traveling.  Maybe the most significant announcement came from JB who asked if there was someone in the Club who had gone to Berkeley (of course, that’s our long time member, Ken Moulton, who likes to say “Go Bears!” )  Turns out that JB went to Stanford – so we have another in-Club rivalry of college football teams.

Introduction of Visiting Rotarians:

Michael Juric had the privilege of introducing our international guest:

From the Rotary Club of La LouViere in France (near the Brussels border) in the classification of Aviation, we welcomed Charlez Eric.

Introduction of Guests of Rotarians:

Steve Jorgensen introduced Bill Adams, on the School Board, who was careful not to take a position, but offered us information only on Measure F.

Steve also introduced Stephanie Ahmad, formerly of Cali , and Deanna Reis, also from Cali, who are founding members of the Puente Education Foundation, which is bridging the gap between public funding and the educational needs of youth.  Stephanie is Vice President and Founding Board Member, and Deanna is Board Member of Puente.

Joe Deacon introduced his brother-in-law, Frank Cesar, from Glenwood Springs, Colorado (near Aspen) who is visiting and enjoying the Sonoma County sunshine, since he comes from snow country.

Joe also introduced our speaker for the day, Jon Stout, Manager of Sonoma County Airport.

Announcements

11/17- Tom Thorfinnson – The Sebastopol Club will have Tom Thorfinnson as a prestigious guest speaker.  Tom is on the Executive Management team for Rotary International and will discuss water management worldwide, a focus of Rotary International projects.

10/22- Red Cross – regarding our on-going club project to install smoke detectors, Wally invited everyone in the Club to participate.  We will be trained by the Red Cross so we can continue this project ourselves.

10/22-Petaluma Sunrise Oysters

11/5- Rain Water Catch Cali.  We will set up at Cali on October 23, pouring a concrete slab on which the water catchment will rest.   Then on Nov. 5 we will have a work party to actually install it.

12/3- Holiday Party – Our Club’s annual holiday party.   SAVE THE DATE!

May 12-14 in beautiful Lake Tahoe is our  2017 District Conference

June 2017- Rotary International Convention

10/27- Our Club is hosting the SCARC  dinner with an exciting program about Leadership –  “Dynamite Volunteer Motivation”  where you will be Sharing your brightest ideas, hottest questions and coolest collective solutions about our most compelling challenge

11/5- Day of the Dead

11/17- Winter Wine Walk

12/1-  Town of Windsor Holiday Celebration on the Green

March 2017 – There will be two Friendship exchanges:  one  to India and one to New Zealand.  Ken Moulton spoke briefly about what a wonderful opportunity it was to visit India on the RFE last year, and encouraged everyone to consider it.   For more information on the Rotary Friendship Exchange or any of the other announcements by President John, just send him an e-mail.  Your scribe can attest that he answers immediately (within a couple of hours!) with the information you request.

Bulletin Board

Leslie Griswald   

1. R. Sawyer Jewelers was awarded “Best Local Jeweler” and we all appreciate their generosity and how much they contribute both to our Club and the community.

Pegi Ball was awarded “Best Farmer’s Market”  – we all cheer for Pegi, who is our awesome caterer of so  many of our events.

Bill Bolster is in Europe.

John How attended “Desert Rock” – a gathering of old rockers.  Turns out that Bill Arnone attended Desert Rock the week before John How.

Board Meeting Results

• Playground funds
• Re-do By-laws of our Club
• Attendance
• Membership with Maureen Merrill as team leader

Community Outreach Results – we will create a team that will:

• help find partnerships
• seek new members
• seek sponsors for our fundraisers
• develop Friends of Rotary

Steve Klick reported on the Rotary Foundation Dinner South which he attended.   It was a celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Rotary Foundation.  Since our Club creation, District 5130 (including matching grants) has contributed over $1 million toward the eradication of polio.  Our Club member, John Hackenberg, and his wife, Jean, were recognized for contributing over $50,000 to the Rotary Foundation during their Rotary life.

Raffle – it’s a big pot – $729!  Dave Koch’s ticket was pulled but he was unable to find the Raider helmet, so the pot grows.

Program Speaker – Sonoma County Airport Manager Jon Stout

Introduced by our own George Johnston, who volunteers as a “Lucy” information booth helper at the airport, Jon gave us all the numbers of the airport expansion and answered the many questions from the audience.

Our Sonoma County Airport is on track to serve 320,000 passengers in 2016.

Horizon, a division of Alaska Air, is our main airline.  Santa Rosa contributes 6-1/2% of the total capacity of Horizon Air.

Our airport currently serves seven destinations:  Seattle, Portland, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

There is discussion of United adding service to San Francisco airport as an add-on.   When first asked whether we would favor it, the Club was almost silent.   But it depended on cost, and when Jon said it could be as low as $20-$50, we were all in!

Jon showed architectural renderings of the proposed terminal enhancement project, Phases I and II, which may eventually include jetways from terminal to airplane.

Steve Klick, filling in for President John who had to leave early, ended the meeting by asking us all to “Go out and do something Rotary.”

Good Morning Rotary Club of Windsor!! Flag Salute: The flag salute was conducted by Dennis Harris Inspiration: The inspiration was provided by Susan Cole and was a quote from recently “Sainted” Mother Teresa “We need to Find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature -trees, flowers, grass grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun how they move in silence…We need silence to be able to touch souls. Song: Tom Boylan led the Club in a rousing rendition of “King of the Road”. Introduction of Visiting Rotarians: None Guests of Rotarians: Sandy Krutz introduced new comers to town Carol Warton and JB Leed as first time guests. Jack Hyde introduced his wife Janet and his new daughter, Youth Exchange Student from Sweden, Ella. Renee Hyde introduced our rebound student fresh from her exchange in Germany, Ariana Darrow who will be our program for today.

Acknowledgements: Birthdays Marc Elin Bev Graham Jack Hyde Dennis Marks Tim O’Conner Michael Ragsdale Jim Scally Anniversaries Bill and Deenee Arnone TBD Jason and Megan Black 12 years Bill and Julie Conklin 36 years Crag and Elaine Curreri 27 years Dennis Harris and Ken 5 years Dennis and Sherryl Wilkinson TBD   Rotary Bar Jack Hyde was acknowledge for all of his work and contributions in making the Rotary Bar such a success this year. Jack acknowledge all of the Club for their assistance during this season. The Club made over $9000 dollars this year which will be used to fund our International projects.

Sunshine Club President John reminded the Club to keep in our thoughts Leigh Mateus’ wife who is recovering from surgery, Dick Bishop who is dealing with some health issues and Marie Coakley who is caring for her ailing husband, Floyd. Announcements Rag’s Birthday Party Michael Ragsdale thank all of the Club that attended his one year “bone marrow” transplant birthday party Wednesday evening. A good time was had by all. Ella’s Welcome Reception A special reception was held this past Thursday to officially welcome our newest Exchange Student, Ella, to Windsor. The reception was held on the Windsor Green on Thursday night with music provided by the Beatles Revival Band. Welcome Ella back from a weekend of hiking. Scholar Garden Dedicated The Rotary sponsored “scholar garden” at Cali Calmecac Language Academy was officially dedicated this past Friday. In attendance, representing the Club, was President John LeCave, WUSD Superintendent Steve Jorgenson, Maureen Merrill and Bill Bolster.

Calendar Events: Windsor Rotary Evening Meeting Mark you calendar for a special evening meeting on Tuesday, September 20 . This meeting will be held in the entertainment area outside of Charlie’s and will feature a program to meet all the candidates running for Windsor City Council. Marc Elin will be the moderator and this special meeting will take the place of the morning meeting. We will be dark on the Tuesday morning of September 20. Pacific Coast Air Museum The Pacific Coast Air Museum will be holding its annual fund raiser on September 23 at the Air Museum. It will be outdoors from 5:00 -9:00 pm. Bill Conklin, one of the organizers, encourages your support for this event. Membership and Foundation Seminars A reminder that the District Membership and Foundation South seminars will be held Saturday, September 24 at Sally Tomatoes. All Club officers are encourage to attend these training sessions. Sonoma County Association of Rotary Clubs (SCARC) The monthly SCARC meeting will be hosted by the Petaluma Sunrise Club this month on Thursday, September 29. Contact Leah if interested in attending. The Windsor Club will be hosting the meeting next month on October 27 with the focus on Leadership.

Raffle: 1-2-3… What is in the pot, ED The $503 will remain in the pot for next week as Renee Hyde was unable to pick the “Raiders Helmet” out of the bag. The money will roll over to next weeks lucky ticket holder. Program: Exchange Student Ariana Darrow Ariana Darrow, last years rebound exchange student was our keynote speaker. She spoke of her experiences as an Exchange Student in Germany. This experience has changed her life forever as she had not previously traveled outside of California. As she so eloquently stated, “the girl that got on the plane to travel to Germany was not the same one the returned”. Ariana shared her many experiences with pictures she had taken on her exchange trip. Some of the highlights included: * The three families that hosted Ariana were quite different but allowed her to adjust to a variety of environments and learn many cultural traits of Germany. * The school she attended, Ostendorf Gymnasium, was very different than Windsor High School. The over 900 students included grades 4-12. While learning German was difficult, she was proud of herself for doing it and in the process made many “lifelong friends”.

• *  The host Rotary Club was Erwitte Hellweg from District 1900. They provided her with several tours included Germany, western Europe and a skiing adventure.
• *  The activities most enjoyed by Ariana was getting to know each host family, horseback riding and involvement in a special dance course. She learned a great deal about the culture and foods of Germany but more about the cultural diversity of the country.

* Adriana’s most passionate moment was her meeting many Syrian refugees and getting to know them as human beings. She discovered more similarities than differences and hopes to be able to tell their story to her friends in America to help them understand. Club of Windsor welcomes you back and is proud of you! Thought of the Day Go out and do something Rotarian! Greeter: Rich Mucci Raffle: Dave Coach and Steve Jorgenson Scribe: Ken Moulton Set-Up: Wally Krutz and Dan Miller

Thought for the Day: Glenda reminded us to remember the contributions of Vic Possi.  

Kurt Mitchler helped open the meeting with a reminder that we gain inspiration from perseverance and offered us several examples including Abe Lincoln who had many defeats before becoming president and Thomas Edison who said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave in.”

Kurt then told us to consider not to consider an individual, but a team who has kept hope alive since 1908 and had just won their 100th game. Kurt raised the projector screen to reveal a Chicago Cubs banner to cheers in the room — especially from long-time Cubs fan, Jim Scally who reminded us that the Cubs had won the World series in back-to-back years (1907 & 1908).

Our songstress for the day, Susan Cole, continued the flow of creativity as she cued the music and had us all singing with extra spirit a custom lyric rendition to the song, “My Girl” —

“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day.

When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May.

I guess you’d say

What can make me feel this way?

  My Club (my Club, my Club)

       Talkin’ ‘bout my Club (my Club)

Youth Exchange Adventure —

Ken Moulton shared taking our daughter, Ella, to one of the longest Cal Bears’ game that ended on a winning note! Ella enjoyed the excitement of the game and the walking tour of the campus that Ken provided.

Club Members —

Sandie Krutz gave a Sunshine Report about Dick Bishop’s recovery from surgery and how Dick would appreciate a little Rotarian warmth shinning his way.

Club Business —

President John outlined how Club revenue (dues, fines, and Give-Back-Bucks) covers operating expenses for the Club. John reminded us that unstructured giving is about personal choice.  John’s purpose behind the  breakdown of  all the numbers was to help connect how personal giving goals and linked to the contribution goals for the entire Club.

John had us open-up the activity boxes on each table and write on an index card our five personal Club-related Goals:

1)  What is your annual goal for the Windsor Community Foundation ? $_____________

2)  What is your annual goal for the Rotary International Foundation ?  $_____________

3)  What is your annual goal for Polio Plus ?  $______

4)  How many members do you want in your club ?  #_

5)  Taking the step towards becoming “Golden” (automatic monthly giving)

Keeping in the baseball theme, President John announced his All-Stars for the first quarter of his year — thanking Marc Elin for supporting him with early-morning set-up for each meeting; Maureen Merrill for keeping programs shining brightly and her movement into providing targeted Member Services; and, of course, the dynamic duo of Sandie and Wally Krutz who continue to be connected to all the gears of Windsor Rotary.

President John had plenty of people to thank for helping create the very successful September 20th evening Club Meeting which featured a Forum for the Candidates running for Windsor Town Council. The splendid evening had everyone wanting to do another evening event!

Football Helmet Raffle felt like the Superbowl with the pot at $617. Dennis Harris (no surprise) had the lucky ticket, but the luck did not extend to Ella who Dennis selected to try and grab the Raiders helmet. The pot grows!

Tom Hassur shared a report from the Lobster Feed review meeting. Our goals is to get more strategic in the set-up of the event to maximize the amount we can earn for community projects. Tom will report back highlights from the next Lobster Feed planning meeting.

Joe Deacon introduced our featured program — Matt Stevens who serves as the Community and Media Relations Manager for the SMART Train.  Matt highlighted his 15 year connection to the project and how service (scheduled to start at the end of the year) will benefit Sonoma and Marin Counties in a variety of ways!

John got us started by unveiling his beautiful invisible Powerpoint he had prepared for the meeting! Although we could not see it, he assured us that it was a work of art worthy of the club!

The pledge was delivered by Dick Bishop who was welcomed back after an absence.

Inspiration of the day was provided by Groucho Marx and Mark Twain through Ed Turner. Ed also held a moment of silence in commemoration of the 9/11 attacks.

Keeping in the nationalistic spirit, the song of the day was America The Beautiful delivered by Leslie Lewis.

In whats happening, there were some good updates and information shared with the club;

• The 20-30 club will be hosting its annual Octoberfest soon
• Rotary Means business is having an event on 9/15-Diane was able to give us some more information on that meeting and tell us about some of the great benefits of attending
• 9/21-9/24 The Apathy Effect exhibit will be running
• 9/23 Bill Conklin and a few others are helping to host the Pacific Coast Air Museum gala fundraiser
• 10/15 The Rotary Foundation Dinner will be held at The Flamingo Hotel. Maureen filled us in on what the event looks like and it’s a more formal, black tie optional, affair.

Diane also shared with us that she had some good fortune recently and won a barbecue. Always thinking of the club and fundraising, she is donating is as an auction item for the next Lobster feed in 2017!

Wally caught us up on the Helping Hands project he is helping pull together. So far he has help from Doug & Tim but they are looking for more.

John took a few moments to then recognize that it is the clubs 29^th birthday! He gave special recognition to the current charter members-Ed, Sue, Maureen, Larry, Bill, Diane, Leslie, E. Marie, John & Phil. Next year will be a party!!

Finally, we had a wonderful and informative presentation by Letitia Hanke-Ryzhkov. She spoke about many different issues, being a woman in a male dominated business (roofing), being a black woman in todays world and about how she has overcome these various social issues to achieve success and happiness. There was an unusually high amount of questions generated as a result of her great speaking.

With that, John adjourned the meeting until next week when the meeting will be an evening dinner instead of a morning breakfast!

Flag salute:  Laura Buhrer

Inspiration by Renee Hyde…Travel.

Song:  Allen Christenson.  A couple of verses of “When I’m Sixty-Four” by The Beatles in honor of Maureen Merrill’s 64^th birthday.

Guests:

Jack Hyde introduced his wife, Janet, and our daughter/exchange student, Ella.

Joe Deacon introduced himself and his wife, Pat.

Announcements:

Joe Deacon was welcomed back officially as an active member of our club!  Go Joe.

Ella’s Welcome Reception will be at the Windsor Town Green (right outside the Rotary Bar) on Thursday, September 1^st from 5:30 – 8:00 pm.  The sign-up sheet is circulating as we speak.

President John reminded members of the Valley of the Moon SCARC dinner to be held this Thursday, August 25^th at the Wild Oak Saddle Club.

President John announced the details of The Rotary Foundation Annual Seminar to be held Saturday, September 24^th, at Sally Tomatoes in Rohnert Park from 12:30 – 4:00 pm.

President John also announced the Membership Seminar also held on Saturday, September 24^th, at Sally Tomatoes in Rohnert Park from 8:00 to 11:30 am.

Bill Conklin announced the Pacific Coast Air Museum Gala Fundraiser to be held Friday, September 23^rd, at the new Sonoma Jet Center hangar.

President John discussed the West Africa Project Fair to be held October 18^th – 26^th in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.  This is an opportunity to participate in a polio eradication exercise.

Action Opportunities:

President John said the fire is still happening and anyone who would like to contribute towards the Clayton Fire can make donations at the Rotarian website: www.larca5130.org.

Members Tom Hassur, John LeCave, Bill Bolster, Jack Hyde, Sandie and Wally Krutz participated in installing smoke detectors, in coordination with The Red Cross, at mobile home parks this past Saturday.  Wally said there will be opportunities in the future for anyone else interested in helping.  Tom Hassur stressed how important this task is in helping seniors and seniors with adult children w/disabilities who are struggling.  A simple task with a big impact!

Renee shared her experience about this past weekend’s Exchange Students Raft Trip. Inbound orientation is the main purpose of the trip…kids from all over the world instantly bond.  Ella said this was the first time she met everyone and it was nice to see so many people from different countries.  She said there was no problem communicating with so many people from different parts of the world.

Ken and Pam Moulton visited the southwestern part of France.  Ken had a flag exchange – President John’s first one!  They also attended a non-Rotarian wedding in England and there were actually sheep running through the crowd.  They traveled with the wedding party to Spain and then back to France.

Ken discussed how District money comes back to us.  When we pay money into the foundation, that money goes back to Evanston and sits in a bucket for 3 years using the interest to run the organization.  Then after 3 years 50% of that money comes back to the district.  We don’t just turn the money in and it goes away…it provides money for District Grants.  District Grants are used for good causes such as:

Homeless bathroom remodel at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Healdsburg.  This bathroom is where the homeless shower and, if necessary, can also spend the night.  Every month they dispense ~ 180 showers for the homeless that walk in off the street.  This is the first time we have done a multi-club grant (2 Healdsburg clubs and a Cloverdale club).  This year each club can apply for up to $2,500.  Putting our money with the other clubs we can donate $6,000.  Key is that after we donate that money to these district grants, the district matches the amount.

Through your efforts and our efforts hopefully we can have this shower completed.

Jack announced there is only two more weeks left for the Rotary Bar at the Windsor Town Green.  Last week we made a little over $1,000.  This week is Swing music and he needs a few more people to help out.  Please call him if you can help.

What’s in the pot Ed?  $396 and Dennis won.  He wasn’t there so Ella did the “Helmet Grab” hoping for the Raiders helmet.  She picked the Colts helmet…so better luck next time.

Program:  Craft talk – Doug Williams

Doug comes from 5 generations of families in Sonoma County…5 on both his mom and dad’s side.  He grew up on the East side of Santa Rosa, graduated from Montgomery High School.  He went to SRJC and received his AA degree in Fire Science.  He then went to Cal Poly and earned his degree in Industrial Engineering.  He retired this year but overall he spent 44 years in fire service.  He was appointed by the state to the Smoke Alarm Task Force, was on the Fire Code Council where he helped write the fire code.  He served Windsor before it was incorporated.

In 1992 he married his wife Jody and they have one son named Johnathan.  Johnathan just graduated with an English degree and is looking for a job.

Faith is important to him although he is not a terribly religious person, but he is firm with his faith.  He believes we should look at the purpose of life and that is helping each other.

He is leaving for an extended vacation…to visit his wife’s family in Michigan, driving Route 66.  His father-in-law will be 94 in October, is a WWII veteran and he just recently went sky diving.

Flag Salute: Wally Krutz

Inspiration: Steve Jorgenson

Song: Sandy Krutz

Guests:

Our “daughter” Ella Dahlstrom

Visiting Rotarians:

Penny Millar – Santa Rosa Sunrise

PDG Mike Merrill

Speakers:

Salvador Rico – Ukia South

Mike Pastryk – Rohnert Park/Cotati

Birthdays:

Bill & Joan Bolster

Allen Cristenson

Daniel Myers

Art Diaz

Maureen Merrill (again)

Brian Ling

Laura Buhrer

Bill & Earlene Rash

Anniversaries:

Sue and John Nelson

Bill & Earlene Rash

Leslie & Glen Griswold

Ed & Louise Turner

John & Wendy How

Brian & Debbi Ling

John & Donna Lecave

Announcements:

Rene announced that the club has donated $2450 to the Foundation. She recommended members consider “auto-pay” to make regular donations.

Dennis Marks submitted his resignation because he is retiring to Reno.

Rag’s bone marrow celebration Wed. 8/31 at their home

Ella’a welcome reception at the “Green” Thursday night

Cali Calmecac Scholar Garden dedication Friday 9/2 @ 10 am

Pacific Coast Air Museum Gala Fund Raiser 9/23

Membership & Foundation seminars 9/24.  Prez John will be attending “membership” and Rene will attend “foundation” and they would love some company

Clayton Fire Update: Help is still needed even after fire is under control

Program:

Salvador Rico and Mike Pastryk talked about “Hands on Cleanup Projects” near Guadalajara, Mx.  Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 1-9 (see attached flyer).

They spoke of the efforts to reduce/eliminate pollution of the Rio Ameca river outside Tlaquepaque, Mx. which flows through Puerto Vallarta and into the Pacific which ultimately can affect our own beaches and the fish we eat.

Their primary goal is to prevent cancer in children caused by the pollution. They have received a Global Grant from RI to aid in their efforts.

Leah “rolled the dice” for the pot (prez John forgot the football helmets and the 2 giant dice were all that was available in the cabinet . But, alas, she did not succeed in rolling a “7”; so the pot continues to grow.

Steve Jorgensen:  Flag Salute

Inspiration from Maureen M:  ‘Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.’

Song from Allan Christensen:  Grand Ole Flag

Visiting Rotarians: Dave Shrugman from Sebastopol, Nina Park from Healdsburg and Mike McGuire from Healdsburg

Visitors: Lovely Donna LeCave, Doug Williams, Rotary son Vincent, Outbounds Mina & Morgan, Carlene Revitch, Heather Cullin, and Louise Turner

Happy Birthday to Past Prezident Tom Hassur

Happy Anniversaries to:  Maureen & Mike, Sandie & Wally, Steve & Mapi, E-Marie & Floyd, Anna & Stan

Next week’s speakers are Rotary son Vincent and President Caveman

Jack’s Bar raised $2,500 during the two previous Thursday nights

The pot continues to grow as guest Doug Williams did not guess the number correct number

Susan Nelson chatted with Senator Mike McGuire who shared that we have more wineries, more craft breweries and grow more oysters than other state.

Our Senate District includes all of Marin, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, Trinity and Del Norte counties. In Sonoma County, it takes in Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Windsor, Healdsburg, Geyserville and Cloverdale.

Senator Mike also shared that we are in the seventh year of growth out the recession and we currently have $10 billion in recession reserves.

http://www.senatormikemcguire.com/