COG Minutes for October 14, 2014

Posted by Bruce Johnson 
 
President Dr. Heidi brought down the gavel for the fifteenth time of her Presidential Year at Don Jose’s in Castro Valley, and Bob Crossett was asked to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Bill Nott shared his wisdom: “The true measure of one’s wealth is what they are worth once they lose it.”
SINGING WITH CETA - “How Much is the Doggie in the Window.”
VISITORS - Ben Gurule introduced Anna May, FUN Rotary (Fremont, Union City and Newark Rotary); Rishi Rhalsa, “Give a Book to Costa Rica” Peace Corps Project; and Duane Degner (Virginia’s chauffeur)
SAL TEDESCO MEMORIAL HELLO SONG - Ben Gurule and Dan Willitts shared the assignment!
PRESENTATIONS OF GRANTS - One of the things we enjoy most at our Club is giving away money to deserving programs within our community! Today’s organization(s) recognized: None today
GETTING TO KNOW OUR FELLOW CV ROTARIANS - (It is vocational service month) - TL Bailey shared his story with us . . . military service, professional training and personal . . . 
 
NOTE: At the direction of Dr. Heidi, the weekly Castro Valley Rotary COG is being distributed directly by our Scribe using e-mail, by President Heidi using Club Runner and posted on www.castrovalleyrotary.org by Ken O-Donnell . . . hopefully this will ensure that everyone receives the COG every week in some form . . . I would have you notify BruceJohnson@rcs.edu if you are not getting it, but that would be silly, right?  Blessings!
PRESIDENT DR. HEIDI’S CLUB THEME FOR THE YEAR:  "LIGHT UP ROTARY WITH A SMILE"
(Per our President, we will be Brush up on your Rotary knowledge, Fill a need in Community and International Service, Drill Down deep in your heart for Peace in the World and many more that your Scribe failed to record!)
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL’S THEME FOR THE YEAR:  "LIGHT UP ROTARY" (Think Chinese Lantern as Incoming International President Gary Huang is Chinese from Taiwan)
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REGULAR REMINDERS
UPDATE YOUR CLUB INFORMATION - SEE SECRETARY JIM NEGRI - Please email him any changes in
your personal or contact information to "Jim Negri" <jnegri@cv.k12.ca.us>, as soon as they occur . . . thanks
CLUB ATTENDANCE - Be sure to let our Club Secretary Jim Negri whenever you attend any meetings
associated with our Club so that they can be properly recorded . . . let’s keep him informed!CRAZY DR. HEIDI PLAYED TOOTHFAIRY TODAY... ONLY TODAY, SHE GAVE YOU A TOOTH WHEN YOU MADE THE DONATION!       THE TEETH HAD FORTUNES INSIDE (SOME MEMBERS WON LIGHT UP ROTARY FLASHLIGHTS)... AND, YOU GOT AN "END POLIO NOW" PIN...   THIS "MOOLAH FOR MOLARS" PROGRAM BENEFITED POLIO PLUS..... TODAY, WE RAISED $33 FOR POLIO.....  if you missed it today, we will do it some more this month.... new prizes inside the teeth.... minimum donation $5 .... so MOOLAH FOR MOLARS, MOLARS FOR POLIO!!! 
ANNOUNCEMENTS        
DR. HEIDI NAMED MATHILDE SCHMIDT ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER - Well deserved for a tremendous Octoberfest event!
NINE CV ROTARIANS TO ATTEND AVENUES OF SERVICE 
CVHS/RCHS INTERACT REPORT - 53 Students attended the Fall Leadership Conference!
REPEAT - Contact Bonnie Best for CV Rotary Website training!    
REPEAT - Double Sustainer Reminder by Dwight Perry - please bring your commitment and checks to the next meeting.
REPEAT - December 6 - Club Christmas Party by Kern Lewis - 6:00 P.M.  Price to follow.  AT DR. HEIDI'S HOUSE!!!!
REPEAT - Please make Secretary Jim Negri smile by paying your dues statement when you receive it . . . 
REPEAT - November 14 - Dynamic Dinner benefitting CV Education Foundation - 6 P.M. - tickets available now at  http://www.cvef.org/dynamic-dinner
REPEAT - November 17 - Seniors Thanksgiving at Kenneth C. Aitken Center.  SIGN UP DISTRIBUTED.  EMAIL DR HEIDI IF YOU CAN HELP OUT!
REPEAT - December 9 - Children’s Christmas Party - UPDATE: CVUSD Adult School was made available to CV Rotary for this wonderful event at no charge (thank you!) . . . the committee had a short meeting afterwards and assignments were given . . .         
REPEAT - April 11 - Pancake Putt Putt - save the date - more information to follow . . .
         
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!
 
Please also visit www.facebook.com/castrovalleytv often as Robert Sousa of the CV Forum posts some great video footage of Castro Valley events!  In case you missed the big Chili Cook Off or Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade, Robert has posted about five minutes of video coverage of the weekend's events.  Go now to www.facebook.com/castrovalleytv . . . 
Also, please remember to visit www.castrovalleyrotary.org often and also www.rowellranchrodeoparade.com as these websites that we maintain and are packed with information and lots of pictures
RECOGNITIONS - None today
PAYING IT FORWARD - None today
 
PROGRAM - Our 15th program of President Dr. Heidi’s year is JB Walker, Franklin Templeton, “Capital Markets and Interest Rates, What you need to know.”  He is a Senior Advisor Consultant at Franklin Templeton Investments serving the San Francisco Bay Area.  Mr. Walker shared what was going on in the Capital Markets and what drives interest rates.  He talked about Stocks and Bonds that Stocks are designed to go up when interest rates go up.  It is important to remember that all investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Stock prices fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and dramatically, due to factors affecting individual companies, particular industries or sectors, or general market conditions.
LOOKING FOR THE MOLAR WITH THE GOLD GLITTER FILLING DONE “JUST FOR US” BY DR. HEIDI - TL Bailey reached into the ticket container and pulled out Bob Crossett’s ticket, who then had a chance to win $43 with 16  marbles in the bag.  Then Mr. Crossett reached into the bag searching for the white molar free from decay with golden sprinkles and pulled out  the white molar free from decay with golden sprinkles and won $43!
 
Upcoming meetings:
Oct 21, 2014    Partners in Rotary Service, How Rotary Changes Lives around the World
Nov 04, 2014    Sheriff, Greg Ahern, Crime in Castro Valley
Nov 18, 2014    Frank Mellon, EBMUD Director, California's Drought
Jan 06, 2015    Club Assembly, Club Assembly
Jan 13, 2015    Club Speech Contest, Club Speech Contest
Feb 03, 2015    Larry Jacobson - Award Winning Author: Navigating Leadership for Entrepreneurs
Feb 10, 2015    Galin Luk - Marine (there are no former or retired Marines) & Litigation Attorney - Marin training and "poetic" court room cases
Feb 17, 2015    Allart Ligtenberg - Los Altos Rotary - Water, Health, Hunger & Solar

Speaker Chairs and Monthly Themes:
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
Oct 15        Avenues of Service - Save the Date (Blue Badge requirement for Red Badgers)
Nov 17        Thanksgiving Luncheon for Seniors!  Save the Date!