Category: 2018 Jul-Dec

Rotary Meeting 12-18-18

President Sandi Krutz opened the meeting at 7:30 ish.

Pledge was led by Warin Parker (welcome back).

Inspiration was offered by Tom Hassur, who opened with a quote from George Carlin and closed on a Hopkins quote.

Scribe of note: Tom Boylan

Our songstress was somewhere other than here when we broke into a verse or two of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”

Guests of Rotarians:

Jack Hyde introduced his lovely first lady, Janet Hyde.

Mike Raasch was a proud father introducing his two daughters, Lexie & Shelby.

Abigail walked in, which was a first according to Robin Resendez.

Santa aka Dick Bishop and his elf aka Pam.

(This pause was presented by a very tardy PowerPoint)

Announcements:

We came back just in time for Warrin Parker to come back. He is in great shape and back to work too.

Michael Juric says imagine what you can do if you knew you couldn’t fail. That was the perfect introduction to John LeCave, who introduced Tom Boylan’s post card for attracting sponsors to our annual gala on April 6th.

John let us know that we don’t need a committee, but rather a committee of all. If you have someone you can call on and discuss sponsorship opportunities… Just do it. If you need to hand off your connection to the pros, both John LeCave and Craig Curreri are the go to pros to close the deal.

Pegi Ball gave us a report on the annual Bell Manor luncheon. A great time was had by all 57 seniors who participated. Pegi added a thank you for all the support for her family who lost their homes in Paradise.

Jack Hyde has sheltered so many of our props over the years and an amazing group of volunteers under the leadership of Maureen Merrill and Wally Krutz led the band of jolly Rotarians as they leaned out the storage  and relocated to a space that was offered byGlenda Sales.

Maureen is promoting an adult play that is coming up in Santa Rosa… Titled: Sex with Strangers. It is a weird title, but a fun play and an opportunity to have a fun social with other Rotarians.

Carol Martin let us know that there are many opportunities to do good things. So President Sandy took the opportunity to hand Carol her Paul Harris Fellowship.

Recognitions (Fines):

Karen Ricketts was tasked as the fine aster for the meeting and she showed great tact in her endeavor.

Bill Conklin was the first to be recognized for his adventures and his stash of golf tees… That cost him a bit.

Mike Raasch was called out for being a parent that could coax his daughters to wake up early while on vacation and accompany him to Rotary.

Glenda Sales copped to her turning a new leaf in the age department (as a gentleman I will not disclose she is 50) and she made a donation to John Lewis.

Chris Landwher is paying his fines for the new used Toyota he is sporting.

Pam Moulton went away on a Rotoplast journey to India and had an overwhelming trip that she is going to share with us at a later date. She brought Ganesha… For president Sandy. There is a connection between the goddess and Sandy.  Chris Brannan, a Rotarian from Fortuna, was on the trip and planned his moves perfectly with a special proposal to his now fiancé Michelle.

Dennis Wilkensen can’t recall that he actually celebrated his birthday a month ago. Brian Ling suggested a $5 per day since his birthday would be appropriate… He made a smaller donation to John Lewis so that he could have Karen move to the next victim.

Pegi Ball donated on behalf of Jack and Janet Hyde’s anniversary.

Bill Bolster threw out a special thank you to all the bell ringers that managed to bring in the holiday spirit through the many donations they collected. He also sported a shiny new skirt.

Program (Craft Talks):

We had a craft talk of Alison Huber. She went big with a declaration of her love of the Yankees and the Giants… The New York variety. Alison is a Chico (party school) grad who was born and raised in Syracuse, New York.

Alison works for a filtration group that makes the world a better place for people. They provide healthier options through the four divisions her company offers. Her indoor filtration division is credited for keeping people… even in Vegas… healthier for the air the breathe.

Alison also loves her coworkers… Robots. She gave us a visual of her filters, which has helped the company to grow dramatically in the number of workers they employ and their worldwide distribution of their products.

When responding to the question of “Why Rotary?” She shared her first introduction to Rotary was at our Lobster Feed, where she met Bill Bolster, and the rest is history. Alison is thinking we are a perfect fit for her since we are gregarious and fun and doing good things.

Mike Raasch (no middle name) decided to pay his fines before he started his speech. He is one of twelve kids and grew up in Los Angeles facing some tough times in his earliest years. His decision to get into law enforcement was due in large part to the giving of the LA police force that took care of the underprivileged kids each year.

Mike also gives credit to his teachers and his coaches that helped him understand the importance of focusing on his future. He played baseball and football through his school days and went on to play baseball for Los Angeles Junior College before being recruited to play for Sonoma State University. He played baseball and football while majoring in Criminal Justice. When he graduated he found it tough to get a job, so he did a variety of jobs while attending the Police academy.

His first law enforcement gig was with the Sausalito PD, and then he made the transition to the Sonoma Sheriffs Department. His career has made a lot of turns,including his time as a detective. His goal is to be around for another promotion, which ideally would be Cheif of the Windsor Police… He was politically correct and let us know this would be after our current Chief Carlos Basurto retires.

Mike is an athlete and although he isn’t training for a triathlon these days, he can be found working out in the local gyms and in cross fit training. His other muscle game is in fixing his 65 Mustang… A muscle car.

He introduced his family photo with his daughters and his wife, Stacey. Great sense of humor and proud to be a Rotarian.

We closed the morning with a generous donation to our weekly server, Rick.

Merry Christmas to all… and to all a good night!

Inspiration: Mike Rasch

Warm up: John How

Visiting Rotarians:

John & Jean Henderson from Elkhorn, WI

Guests:

Abigail, Janet Hyde, Dick Bishop’s assistant Pam, upcoming exchange student Caden

Announcements:

Thanks to Bev Grahmn for the wonderful Holiday Party!

December 11th-Lunch at Bell Manor-11:00 singing, 12:00 lunch

December 15th-bell ringing at Walmart-Bill Bolster and gang…come join the fun!

Fines: Craig

Dennis Wilkinson-birthday 11/26

Glenda Sales-11/23 Her 50th!!

John Horton 12/3

Karen Ricketts 12/1 birthday dinner and a hike $63 to her John Lewis

Bill Bolster just coming back from Germany-$10

Diane Brabetz-won Lobster Feed tickets for Trentadue

Michael Juric-bought a new car, $40 to Polio

Steve Klick-2 weeks in Amazon-5th water project is complete!

International report-Ken Moulton reporting that Windsor Rotary is a big force with Rotary International, Jack’s Bar is a big contributor, a big part of the success. The grants obtained to help with these projects:

Hospital in Brazil

Teacher training in So. Africa

Rio Meca River Project

Engineers w/o Borders

Club Paraiso in Mexico

Peace Project in Argentina

A big “Thank You” to our Club for making all of these projects happen!!

Fundraising groups-John LeCave

Breakout session- 4 teams for fundraising:

Ideas were discussed at all 4 tables, to be continued after the holidays

Gala report: Michael Juric

Sponsor $ amounts for this year: $5000, $2500, and $1000- please help if you can to acquire some new sponsors for our event!

Beneficiaries for funds from Gala, April 6, 2019

$ for Windsor Middle School: $20,000

Windsor HS Project Grad:      $4,500

Instruments for: Fund in Need” project

20/30 club-they need an application so they can profit from the Gala also!

Website:

JB Leep asked everyone to check out the new and updated website! He is keeping an eye on Marketing and social media to get the word out about the Gala, so make sure to “share” when you see a posting from our Windsor Rotary!!

Windsor Rotary – Minutes from the 11/13/18 meeting:

• President Sandie Krutz opened the meeting at 7:15 a.m. by ringing the bell.

• Introduction of guests:

Visiting Rotarians:  No visiting Rotarian’s.

Guests:

• Chester Santos, our speaker for the day.
• Camden, our out-bound Rotary exchange student for ‘19/’20 and his mother.
• Sato, our Rotary exchange student.  He gave the club an update on some recent activities, including going to the Petaluma Speedway with Bill Bolster.  He also went bowling for the first time.  He is now living with Mike & Maureen Merrill.
• Dick Bishop introduced his assistant Pam.

*  The club said pledge of allegiance (didn’t get a note as to who led that).

*  Carol Martin did the inspirational moment.

*  Susan Cole led us in a stretch.

*President Sandie updated the club on the following items:

• Dave Culey is having a social for the club at KC’s Grill on Wednesday.
• The Rotary holiday party will be on December 8^th at Brian Ling’s home.
• The club will be participating in the Salvation Army bell ringing on Dec. 8^th and 15^th.

• John LeCave & Carol Martin gave a presentation about the mini fund raisers we did earlier in the year, and highlighted that we netted $5,600, which leaves the Windsor Rotary Community Foundation (WRCF) with about $7,800.  The goal was to have $10,000 at the end of the year.  John L. explained that we would like to hold a couple of small fund raisers in the New Year to get to the goal of $10,000.

• Wally Krutz discussed a Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) tech-fair that we are helping with.  The event will be on Wednesday, November 28^th and he is looking for volunteers to help him set up.

• Sue Nelson announced that Pegi Ball’s two daughters lost their homes in the Butte County fires.  They are coming to live with Pegi and will likely need some assistance.

• JB introduced our speaker, Chester Santos (known as “the Brain Whisperer”).  He started his presentation by naming each member in the club from memory after just meeting us all a few minutes prior to that.   He then led us in an exercise where we memorized a series of random words through a story he told, and then had us recite the words from memory.

• President Sandie concluded the meeting at 8:35 a.m.

Windsor Rotary – Minutes from the 11/13/18 meeting:

• President Sandie Krutz opened the meeting at 7:15 a.m. by ringing the bell.

• Introduction of guests:

Visiting Rotarians:  No visiting Rotarian’s.

Guests:

• Chester Santos, our speaker for the day.
• Camden, our out-bound Rotary exchange student for ‘19/’20 and his mother.
• Sato, our Rotary exchange student.  He gave the club an update on some recent activities, including going to the Petaluma Speedway with Bill Bolster.  He also went bowling for the first time.  He is now living with Mike & Maureen Merrill.
• Dick Bishop introduced his assistant Pam.

*  The club said pledge of allegiance (didn’t get a note as to who led that).

*  Carol Martin did the inspirational moment.

*  Susan Cole led us in a stretch.

*President Sandie updated the club on the following items:

• Dave Culey is having a social for the club at KC’s Grill on Wednesday.
• The Rotary holiday party will be on December 8^th at Brian Ling’s home.
• The club will be participating in the Salvation Army bell ringing on Dec. 8^th and 15^th.

• John LeCave & Carol Martin gave a presentation about the mini fund raisers we did earlier in the year, and highlighted that we netted $5,600, which leaves the Windsor Rotary Community Foundation (WRCF) with about $7,800.  The goal was to have $10,000 at the end of the year.  John L. explained that we would like to hold a couple of small fund raisers in the New Year to get to the goal of $10,000.

• Wally Krutz discussed a Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) tech-fair that we are helping with.  The event will be on Wednesday, November 28^th and he is looking for volunteers to help him set up.

• Sue Nelson announced that Pegi Ball’s two daughters lost their homes in the Butte County fires.  They are coming to live with Pegi and will likely need some assistance.

• JB introduced our speaker, Chester Santos (known as “the Brain Whisperer”).  He started his presentation by naming each member in the club from memory after just meeting us all a few minutes prior to that.   He then led us in an exercise where we memorized a series of random words through a story he told, and then had us recite the words from memory.

• President Sandie concluded the meeting at 8:35 a.m.

Rotary 10-02-18

President Sandie Krutz called us to order at 7:30

Art Diaz led us in the pledge.

Anna Smith let us know she is inspired when she hears, “Beat LA!”

Susan Cole got us to appreciate that you can raise your hands not only when the police request it.

Tom Boylan was the scribe.

Visiting Rotarians:

Susan Cole intro of past member Dennis Harris

Guests of Rotarians:

JB Leep introduced our speakers, Brandon Krueger Superintendent of Windsor School District and Justin Wilcox Sonoma Recovery Center

Dick Bishop, Pam, his assistant

Carol Martin introduced our Exchange student “Sato.”

Abigail made her presence known as well.

Announcements:

Bill Bolster told us that Mike Ragsdale’s birthday was special because his wife organized a gathering of Leukemia and Lymphoma walk. Team Rags was on hand to generate some dollars for the cause. They raised more than $2000.

Sato shared a little about what he has been up to. He went to the SCARC dinner, Sunday he went with Bill Bolster to the Giants game, Saturday he went with Ken Moulton to the Cal game. He had an adventure checking out the Golden Gate Bridge with Bill.

Bill Bolster presented a flag from the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East. Bill spent time wandering the world discussing software for kids benefit… You have to ask him about the adventure into a small world of 8 million people, whose neighboring community is 20 million.

Brandon Krueger told us that the books we have donated are being appreciated by the students that received them.

Carol Martin reminded us that we need to have 10 people at the Redwood Food Bank. This Thursday and let her know.

Pres Sandie says there are more balloon posters… Have at them.

October 6th Robin (used to be Phillips) and Carlos are having a celebration at their home to celebrate their wedding.

October 11th we are all invited to Chris Landwher’s sculpting studio… It is an opportunity to have a Ghost moment. Do it from 5-11 pm at his studio.

Windsor schools are having a technology fair on October 29th. If you want to learn a little about how to use tech and access tech, this is your moment.

Michael Juric announced there is a Gala that will happen on April 6, 2019. Potential beneficiaries will be reviewed by Tom Hassur and his volunteers… And that can be you. Pam Moulton is promoting a blend of a lobscar as the icon for the event. Never too early to start thinking of what auction items can be found.

There are a lot of special events to promote the recovery of fires everywhere.

Dave Koch is the fine master. He found Robin willing to spend for Abigail’s first flirtatious moment with Puddles the Duck from Oregon… Craig Curreri let us know that the replacement of the award for our policeman was due in large part because of Dennis Wilkinson and he made a donation to his John Lewis. Bev Graham said $50 to JL is worthy for what could be her newest Granddaughter… She hopes. Brian Ling and Dennis went on a golf outing and the money poured into the JL Foundation. Dennis then got into his new career as a professional golfer and his find of a hickory golf club set along with knickers. He played well, but he looked better. He added to his donation by sharing his ability to go to a ball game in Missouri. Joan Morra is spending money on the JL because she is having a resurgence of Exchange students dropping in on her.

Dave Culley took the short track to recover his blue badge and offered a few dollars toward the fines. Glenn Sugden joined him in the transition to blue.

Speaker:

JB Leep introduced our two speakers for the day, including Justin Wilcox, the business development and manager of Sonoma County Resource Recovery, and John Staton, the executive director of Sonoma State School of Economics.

Justin took the floor first and let us know that today is the anniversary of the new garbage company for Windsor. The company is actually a resource recovery company first since they recycle most of what they find along the way. Our update gave us information on the various partnerships they have developed in the past year including the Lobster Feed.

John challenged us to understand why an MBA educator would spend his time sifting through garbage for the summer. He did it because it gave him a view into the people of our world and their consumption habits.

We spoke about species extinction, Hong Kong 50 years ago. Carbon levels, Dubai growth, and a lot of plastic waste, and a lot of other stuff that we are using or discarding. That is a lot of waste that cannot be absorbed.

We were treated to a series of slides including the Systemic Context… You had to be here to see the slides because I could not possibly do justice to the amount of information that was shared. Somehow we then went on to the topic of training teens to become bike mechanics.

Now we are focusing on what can Windsor do to minimize waste. John suggests that we need to teach people of Windsor to sort their garbage. He and a group of his associates spent time at the Thursday Windsor Town Green event standing over garbage and recycling cans explaining to those looking to deposit their garbage the proper technique and process. The outcome of this was to see a diversion rate of 61% of the garbage for a Thursday night event.

Justin took back the mic and gave us a rundown on the new trucks. China does no longer want to purchase our garbage, and they have made restrictions as to the garbage/recyclables they are willing to have sent their way. We got to see a “Birds Eye” view of the split truck. Great video and it should be rated for Rotten Tomatoes. Sorry…I had to do that.