COG Minutes for Aug 26th, 2014
Posted by Bruce Johnson
on Aug 29, 2014
ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESIDENT DR. HEIDI READ THANK-YOU LETTERS FROM OUR ASIAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO RECENTLY VISITED US PLUS A BEAUTIFUL LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL AT STANTON ELEMENTARY THANKING CV ROTARY FOR THE BACK PACKS FOR HER KIDS!
PRESIDENT DR. HEIDI REVIEWED OUR BUSY SOCIAL AGENDA - ABBA FAB, Club BBQ and “Over the River and Through the Woods” starring the Bride of Dwight Perry: Barbara Perry! And let’s not forget providing 75 backpacks filled with school supplies distributed to children at CVUSD and RCS.
BRAZILIAN STUDENTS COMING TO VISIT SEPTEMBER 9 - Dr. Ray Wallace shared that although he will be out of the country, we will have Brazilian students visiting us September 9.
HOUSING NEEDED FOR VISITING STUDENT FROM PALESTINE - Dr. Ray Wallace shared that there will be a student here from Gaza two weeks early for school at CSUEB as flights out of Gaza are limited. Ray is looking for someone(s) to assist for the entire time or for parts of the time. Please contact Ray at ray.wallace@csueastbay.edu . . .
OCTOBERFEST - OCTOBER 12 - MOOSE LODGE - $20 PER PERSON - EVENING INCLUDES GERMAN MUSIC, DANCING, GERMAN DINNER . . . 4:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. WITH DINNER AT 6:00 P.M. to ?????????? SEE MATHILDE SCHMIDT FOR DETAILS AND TICKETS - SHE ALSO REMINDED US THAT MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY SO WE CAN SLEEP OFF OUR GOOD TIME.
42nd CV FALL FESTIVAL - Back on Castro Valley Boulevard on September 13-14 from 10am - 6pm! CV Rotary will have a booth. Great bang for the buck for businesses. Volunteers needed. See Bill Mulgrew.
REPEAT - CHINESE ROTARY CLUB COMING TO FREMONT! Kick-off meeting is October 4! See Dr. Heifi for details . . . all are invited and Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang will be present!
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITHIN CASTRO VALLEY ROTARY AND IN CASTRO VALLEY?
For some of the absolute best pictures of our activities, please thank Gary Bosley for his hard work as he has captured many of our events for us.
• The FESCO pix are at fesco.shutterfly.com . . .
• The chilicook off shots are at ChiliCookOff2014.shutterfly.com . . .
• The Eden photos are at edenwaterfall.shutterfly.com . . .
the great thing is that no special access is required on either site -- people just go to the URL (or cut and paste them in in search box) and click on one of the small photos. The photos enlarge. Thanks, Gary!
For some of the absolute best pictures of our activities, please thank Gary Bosley for his hard work as he has captured many of our events for us.
• The FESCO pix are at fesco.shutterfly.com . . .
• The chilicook off shots are at ChiliCookOff2014.shutterfly.com . . .
• The Eden photos are at edenwaterfall.shutterfly.com . . .
the great thing is that no special access is required on either site -- people just go to the URL (or cut and paste them in in search box) and click on one of the small photos. The photos enlarge. Thanks, Gary!
RECOGNITIONS
$xx Carol Wikle - Happy Birthday!
$xx Al West - Trip to Washington DC watching the Giants play and visiting our Nation’s Capital (loved the Library of Congress). He also was chosen to lay a wreath at George Washington’s Tomb.
$xx Carol Wikle - Happy Birthday!
$xx Al West - Trip to Washington DC watching the Giants play and visiting our Nation’s Capital (loved the Library of Congress). He also was chosen to lay a wreath at George Washington’s Tomb.
PAYING IT FORWARD
$10 Bruce Johnson recognized Barbara Perry for her sterling performance in the Chanticleers production of “Over the River and Through the Woods.” (Made all of us proud!)
$10 Bruce Johnson recognized Barbara Perry for her sterling performance in the Chanticleers production of “Over the River and Through the Woods.” (Made all of us proud!)
PROGRAM - Our eighth program of President Dr. Heidi’s year was . . . Brad Howard, Rotary International Director-Elect 2015-16, spoke on "Why Rotary?" Brad was our District Governor in 2002-03.
Brad was both encouraging and motivating in his presentation stating that although Rotary International is holding its own, membership in the United States has dropped from 485,000 to 340,000 members over a recent ten-year period. However, we are growing elsewhere in the world. Internationally, Rotary International “hit the wall” with 1.2 million members in 1997, the still have 1.2 million members. During that time, new members have joined, and the same number have left the organization. Rotary International has been actively working to understand why people join, why they leave, and how to keep Rotary relevant, especially to younger members. Surprisingly, the primary motivation for joining a Rotary Club is NOT service: it is friendship.
Thanks, Brad!
Brad was both encouraging and motivating in his presentation stating that although Rotary International is holding its own, membership in the United States has dropped from 485,000 to 340,000 members over a recent ten-year period. However, we are growing elsewhere in the world. Internationally, Rotary International “hit the wall” with 1.2 million members in 1997, the still have 1.2 million members. During that time, new members have joined, and the same number have left the organization. Rotary International has been actively working to understand why people join, why they leave, and how to keep Rotary relevant, especially to younger members. Surprisingly, the primary motivation for joining a Rotary Club is NOT service: it is friendship.
Thanks, Brad!
LOOKING FOR THE MOLAR WITH THE GOLD GLITTER FILLING DONE “JUST FOR US” BY DR. HEIDI - With the $81 and 12 molars in the bag, Brad Howard reached into the ticket container and pulled out Ray Wallace’s ticket. Then Ray reached into the bag searching for the white molar free from decay with golden sprinkles and won . . . $5.00 for pulling a white tooth free of decay but lacking golden sprinkles! Had Ray pulled out a decayed tooth, he would have had to pay $5.00!
Upcoming meetings:
Sep 2 Club Assembly
Sep 2 Club Assembly
See more at: http://www.castrovalleyrotary.org/
Speaker Chairs and Monthly Themes:
September: Bonnie Best, New Generations Month
October: Chris Appleton, Vocational Service Month
November: Mark Poniatowski, Rotary Foundation Month
December: Bill Nott, Family of Rotary Month
January: Dwight Perry, Rotary Awareness Month
February: Hafsa Burt, World Understanding Month
March: Jim Negri, Literacy Month
April: Cliff Sherwood, Magazine Month
May: Randy Vanderbilt, Community Service Month
June: Bernie Kempen: Rotary Fellowship Month
September: Bonnie Best, New Generations Month
October: Chris Appleton, Vocational Service Month
November: Mark Poniatowski, Rotary Foundation Month
December: Bill Nott, Family of Rotary Month
January: Dwight Perry, Rotary Awareness Month
February: Hafsa Burt, World Understanding Month
March: Jim Negri, Literacy Month
April: Cliff Sherwood, Magazine Month
May: Randy Vanderbilt, Community Service Month
June: Bernie Kempen: Rotary Fellowship Month
IMPORTANT COMBINATION ROTARY DATES
Sep 3 District Cabinet Meeting
Sep 20 Rotary Day at the A’s!
Oct 15 Avenues of Service - Save the Date (Blue Badge requirement for Red Badgers)
Nov 17 Thanksgiving Luncheon for Seniors! Save the Date!
Sep 3 District Cabinet Meeting
Sep 20 Rotary Day at the A’s!
Oct 15 Avenues of Service - Save the Date (Blue Badge requirement for Red Badgers)
Nov 17 Thanksgiving Luncheon for Seniors! Save the Date!