Category: 2016 Jul-Dec

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

President John opened the meeting at 7:30 AM with a few empty seats, possibly due to the Giants playing their hearts out into the 13th inning.

The flag salute was led by the most famous Rotarian in the room… What was their name?

Warin Parker would have just talked about the Giants win, so Larry Wasem gave us a few inspirational words about politics… By Groucho Marx

Jim Scally gave us a rousing song of baseball after displaying a conflicted fan flag promoting the Cubs and the Giants.

Introductions of visiting Rotarians gave way to the guests of Rotarians:

Sandie Krutz introduced Doug Lyon, a local Realtor.

Dave Koch introduced his son Dak

Bill Conklin introduced Carol Martin and JB Leep incoming Rotarians

Heather Cullen was introduced by Allen Christensen along with this year’s Windsor Odyssey of the Mind team and a “Driving Dad.”

Jack Hyde introduced the lovely “Jersey Girl,” Janet Hyde and our exchange daughter Ella. Ella went to her homecoming dance and although she had fun, “It wasn’t as exciting as the movies portray it.”

Pres John had his first opportunity to induct new Rotarians. Carol Martin and JB Leep allowed us to shake hands and do our warmest welcome greeting.

Announcements:

Renee Hyde introduced the Rotary Foundation Dinner this Saturday evening October 15th at the Sheraton… Better check the rotary5130.org for details.

Maureen Merrill invited us to participate in the SCARC meeting that our club is hosting.

Members in the news, Glenda Sales and Leslie Lewis were gorgeous, Tom Hassur’s son Brandon got married last weekend. Dick Bishop looks forward to your phone call and you can talk about Maureen’s upcoming Dancing with the Stars performance.

Steve Klik and Maureen just returned from Guadalajara for a whirlwind trip and a cleanup of the Ameca River. This is a Rotary project with worldwide implications. The Ameca is the start of a movement to clean rivers around the globe, including Africa, India and many more. This is our Festival of Brotherhood reborn with more than 40 clubs involved.

Wally Krutz and Jason Black are on to the Red Cross smoke detector installations. We are currently working with them, but the goal is for our club to become an individual entity. They need our help for some early morning gathering of volunteers. They plan to meet on October 22nd at 8 AM, or thereabouts, at the Journey’s End in Santa Rosa on Mendocino. Best to connect with either to get the specifics. If you need training, you will have to go one extra step, but we are told it is fun.

If you would like to see all that is going around in the District, go to rotary5130.org and look for events.

Holiday party is on for December 3, 2016. Be sure to put that on your calendar.

Pres John shared the goals of the year for all members. For the small sum of $34 per month we make all the goals.

We have over $640 waiting for the right helmet… Art Diaz showed he was a Cleveland fan versus the Raiders. The pot thickens!

Program:

Allen Christensen introduced Heather Cullen as a youth oriented leader in Windsor. She shared that Odyssey of the Mind Has 7 teams within the district. Each year we are asked to become hands-on with a demonstration. This competition has sent a local Windsor team to compete with others in the world including China and France.

Heather sent out her team to intimidate the Rotarians in the room by lurking over their creative attempts. It didn’t work. We had some fun and had an opportunity to build not only a project, but friendship.

Neck massager… Tops of mountains can be peaceful and beautiful. Claymation got a start with one table. Another table’s work was meant to be a secret… No one is really talking about this one. MJ Girard and team used the tin foil to create an imaginary ball and a pumpkin maze.

The team wrapped another wonderful experience and headed off to school. Heather also reminded us that she heads a choir that will sing for free. They just need a call to invite them.

We were released early to get some rest after staying up all night watching the Giants and the Cubbies play a heck of a game.

President John opened the meeting at 7:30 AM with a few empty seats, possibly due to the Giants playing their hearts out into the 13th inning.

The flag salute was led by the most famous Rotarian in the room… What was their name?

Warin Parker would have just talked about the Giants win, so Larry Wasem gave us a few inspirational words about politics… By Groucho Marx

Jim Scally gave us a rousing song of baseball after displaying a conflicted fan flag promoting the Cubs and the Giants.

Introductions of visiting Rotarians gave way to the guests of Rotarians:

Sandie Krutz introduced Doug Lyon, a local Realtor.

Dave Koch introduced his son Dak

Bill Conklin introduced Carol Martin and JB Leep incoming Rotarians

Heather Cullen was introduced by Allen Christensen along with this year’s Windsor Odyssey of the Mind team and a “Driving Dad.”

Jack Hyde introduced the lovely “Jersey Girl,” Janet Hyde and our exchange daughter Ella. Ella went to her homecoming dance and although she had fun, “It wasn’t as exciting as the movies portray it.”

Pres John had his first opportunity to induct new Rotarians. Carol Martin and JB Leep allowed us to shake hands and do our warmest welcome greeting.

Announcements:

Renee Hyde introduced the Rotary Foundation Dinner this Saturday evening October 15th at the Sheraton… Better check the rotary5130.org for details.

Maureen Merrill invited us to participate in the SCARC meeting that our club is hosting.

Members in the news, Glenda Sales and Leslie Lewis were gorgeous, Tom Hassur’s son Brandon got married last weekend. Dick Bishop looks forward to your phone call and you can talk about Maureen’s upcoming Dancing with the Stars performance.

Steve Klik and Maureen just returned from Guadalajara for a whirlwind trip and a cleanup of the Ameca River. This is a Rotary project with worldwide implications. The Ameca is the start of a movement to clean rivers around the globe, including Africa, India and many more. This is our Festival of Brotherhood reborn with more than 40 clubs involved.

Wally Krutz and Jason Black are on to the Red Cross smoke detector installations. We are currently working with them, but the goal is for our club to become an individual entity. They need our help for some early morning gathering of volunteers. They plan to meet on October 22nd at 8 AM, or thereabouts, at the Journey’s End in Santa Rosa on Mendocino. Best to connect with either to get the specifics. If you need training, you will have to go one extra step, but we are told it is fun.

If you would like to see all that is going around in the District, go to rotary5130.org and look for events.

Holiday party is on for December 3, 2016. Be sure to put that on your calendar.

Pres John shared the goals of the year for all members. For the small sum of $34 per month we make all the goals.

We have over $640 waiting for the right helmet… Art Diaz showed he was a Cleveland fan versus the Raiders. The pot thickens!

Program:

Allen Christensen introduced Heather Cullen as a youth oriented leader in Windsor. She shared that Odyssey of the Mind Has 7 teams within the district. Each year we are asked to become hands-on with a demonstration. This competition has sent a local Windsor team to compete with others in the world including China and France.

Heather sent out her team to intimidate the Rotarians in the room by lurking over their creative attempts. It didn’t work. We had some fun and had an opportunity to build not only a project, but friendship.

Neck massager… Tops of mountains can be peaceful and beautiful. Claymation got a start with one table. Another table’s work was meant to be a secret… No one is really talking about this one. MJ Girard and team used the tin foil to create an imaginary ball and a pumpkin maze.

The team wrapped another wonderful experience and headed off to school. Heather also reminded us that she heads a choir that will sing for free. They just need a call to invite them.

We were released early to get some rest after staying up all night watching the Giants and the Cubbies play a heck of a game.

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.”

President John LeCave rang the bell promptly at 7:30 AM

Joan Mora provided the lead for the Pledge of allegiance and no one took a knee.

Anna Smith shared a few inspirations from baseball, quoting Vin Scully and a few others with a suggestion to be a winner you keep good friends and a strong bullpen.

Marc Elin had to text himself to remind him he was the songmeister. We had a rousing verse of James Brown’s “I feel good,” with dance!

Visiting Rotarians gave way to guests of Rotarians:

Chris Landwehr introduced JB Leap and Carol Martin

Joe Deacon introduced Windsor Town Manager Linda Kelly

Jack Hyde introduced Ella… Our Swedish daughter.

 Announcements:

The Rotary Foundation dinner is on October 15th at the Flamingo. We will be celebrating with Rotarians all the things we have accomplished for the year. Look for your email invite. If you have an item to throw in the basket we will provide for the raffle, please bring it next week.

Golf Tournament, Color Stride, Trampoline jumping, and a Calistoga BBQ are a few of the events going on around the county. Check the District website: www.rotary5130.org

Sunshine report was provided by Diane Brabitz. She has asked that we let her know when those memorable events happen in our fellow Rotarian lives.

Dick Bishop is open to low fat, low salt food, and most important, he is looking for a few friends to drop by.

Hotlanta is the place to be for the 2017 Rotary International conference.

Plan ahead for December 3rd and our Windsor Rotary Holiday Party. More info to follow, or nudge Sandie Krutz.

We will be gathering at President John’s office, 70 Stony Point Road suite C, Santa Rosa. This is an opportunity to develop a community outreach program to connect Rotary with groups in Windsor in need of help. He has beer and wine. 6:00 – 7:30 PM.

A group of fellow club members are pro active when it comes to Rotary opportunities. Wally Krutz, Sandie Krutz and Pegi Ball are working on an idea to find a van to help people in the community get around. Leigh Mateas took care of securing a tree for Rotaract to participate in the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree program on the Town Green. Sandie Krutz and Donna LeCave are off to Mexico to do good Rotary work, as is Maureen Merrill. Steve Klik is off to South America to continue a clean water project he worked on last year with Ukiah and Santa Rosa East Rotary Club.

I heard there was $600 plus in our pot and the Raiders are still disappointing most of the club. Just ask M.J. Girard who searched for Raider Nation but found another team.

Program:

Warin Parker introduced our Town Manager, Linda Kelly, who has been with the Town for the past three years. Things are looking up for Windsor. She introduced us to the amazing history and the vision that makes Windsor such a desirable place to live. We are an award winning town with recycled water, healthy living, and much more. She introduced survey results that say that 7 in 10 residents feel Windsor is a great place to live.

Ms. Kelly then introduced us to the various taxes and services these monies provide for the community. Taxes are always a hot topic and Howard Jarvis was mentioned for locking in a tax rate for Windsor homeowners. Linda shared that none of our personal income taxes are designated for our Town. Only a 12-15% of property taxes are returned to the Town. Our sales tax is currently 8.25%, which is .75 over the State average, but on par for the rest of Sonoma County. Next time you make a purchase out of area, please remember that Windsor sees approximately 1% of sales tax returned to the Town coffers when the purchase is made in town. Transit Occupancy Tax is currently 14% with 12% earmarked for the Town. Apparently visitors to the Town of Windsor provide approximately $2 million annually. That number should grow with the opening of the new hotel on Redwood Blvd.

The average tax paid by a homeowner to the town of Windsor is just under $85 per Month.

We were asked to review the variety of measures we will be voting on in November, which would increase taxes for the County

End of the day… We live in a nice place.

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.