COG Minutes May 19, 2015

Posted by Bonnie Best 
 
eastbayacp.orgPROGRAM - Today’s program was tremendous as our own KJ Page walked us through a subject that few want to discuss but all need to have: Advance Care Planning. KJ stressed that we need to do this in order to prevent those we love from having to make decisions without our input. She covered a program called "The East Bay Conversation Project" to help with the process. She encouraged all of us to be proactive. Visit eastbayacp.org for more information. Attached are the informative handouts she distributed. Thanks so much, KJ!
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY – From Dwight Perry: “Risk is the price you pay for opportunity” and from Bonnie Best from Will Rogers, heard at the Hayward Rotary Meeting: “If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around!”
 
LESLIE ROTHWELL UPDATE - Follow Leslie’s recovery on CaringBridge.org . . . inspiring to watch her progress! She is getting out more! Yeahhhhh.
 
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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President Dr. Heidi brought down the gavel at Don Jose’s in Castro Valley, and Bob Crossett was asked to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Heidi also let us know that today is Plant Something Day and this is National Police Week!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY – From Dwight Perry: “Risk is the price you pay for opportunity” and from Bonnie Best from Will Rogers, heard at the Hayward Rotary Meeting: “If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around!”
SINGING WITH (out) CETA – Dwight Perry led us in “God Bless America!”
VISITORS – Duane “Virginia’s Chauffeur” Degner; Sylvia Ponce (New York Life) and Lois Garcia (Right at Home Care)
SAL TEDESCO MEMORIAL HELLO SONG – Ceta nailed it . . . movements and all!
*REPEAT - WE MADE IT! You can still participate until end of this Rotary year!  “30 30 to End Polio.”  Please make Checks payable to TRF (The Rotary Foundation) with a note in the memo line that it is for Polio Plus and give to Dwight Perry.  Thank you in advance! 
 
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!
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS        (*NEW OR MODIFIED)
Dr. Heidi thanked everyone for their hard work on the Chili Cookoff and the Parade, especially Cook-off Chair Randy Vanderbilt and Parade Co-chairs TL Bailey and Bill Nott!
June 8 – CVUSD Superintendent Jim Negri’s Retirement Celebration – June 8 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts . . .
June 23 – Dr. Heidi’s Demotion at Rowell Ranch . . . more details to follow soon!
REPEAT – Bill Nott was nominated and unanimously voted to be the new member of the Endowment Board.
REPEAT - Ceta Dochterman asked for ideas and help to buy and store a trailer for the Boy Scouts.
BUY A TOOTH FROM THE REAL TOOTH FAIRY - DR. HEIDI! $5 each and you may win a special prize! Funds go to Rotary Foundation.
REMINDERS
Contact Bonnie Best for CV Rotary Website training!  Bonnie@bbest.com
 
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 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.rowellranchrodeoparade.com as these websites that we maintain and are packed with information and lots of pictures
 
RECOGNITIONS
​$55 Virginia Degner 55th Anniversary!
$26 Bernie Kempen 26th Anniversary Bernie’s wife threw in $5.... Bernie said for $26 happy years of marriage, $1 for each happy year
$40 John Courtney 37th Anniversary (and he rounded to an even $40)
PAYING IT FORWARD
$20 John Courtney - he went to the Rodeo!
 
PROGRAM - Today’s program was tremendous as our own KJ Page walked us through a subject that few want to discuss but all need to have: Advance Care Planning. KJ stressed that we need to do this in order to prevent those we love from having to make decisions without our input. She covered a program called "The East Bay Conversation Project" to help with the process. She encouraged all of us to be proactive. Visit eastbayacp.org for more information. Attached are the informative handouts she distributed. Thanks so much, KJ!
 
LOOKING FOR THE MOLAR WITH THE GOLD GLITTER FILLING DONE “JUST FOR US” BY DR. HEIDI, and with $56 and 15 teeth in the bag, John Aufdermauer's ticket was drawn and he reached in and . . . pulled a "Ray Wallace" and paid $5 for pulling an infected tooth!
Upcoming meetings:
Speaker Chairs and Monthly Themes:
May:   Randy Vanderbilt, Community Service Month
June: Bernie Kempen: Rotary Fellowship Month