July 17th COG Meeting Notes

PROGRAM

Dwight Perry introduced Richard King, Past Rotary International President in 2001-2002; Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, 1996-2000; Director, Rotary International, 1989-91; and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Rotary International, 1990-91

Richard is also the senior partner in the California law firm King, King & King. He earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California at Berkeley where he is a member of the California Club and the Order of the Golden Bear. He taught law at Brigham Young University.  He is a distinguished military graduate of the University of California and served as captain in the U.S. Military Intelligence. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

Under his leadership in 2001-02, Rotary International welcomed 75,000 new members growing its membership to 1,243,000 members nationwide!  He also has spoken in 120 countries and all fifty states of our Great Country!


Mr. King presented his personal Rotary pin (and one of his Bride’s) to our President, Hafsa Burt, and to one of the “All Time Great” local Rotarians, Bonnie Best!

Always passionate and entertaining, his program began with a serenade of “Oh, What a Wonderful Morning Like This!” and then told stories ab out his travels throughout the world on behalf of Rotary.  He also shared the most engaging history of Rotary, starting with that February 1905 day in Chicago with four men committed to making a difference in the world.

John Adams said that there are only two types of people: those who make commitments and those to keep commitments . . . Richard stated that Rotarians are the latter . . . 

Mr. King finished his presentation with the story of Eagles . . . who live 70 years provided at the age of 40 the eagle is willing to be revitalized . . . very inspirational . . . tremendous!

SINGING WITH CETA - skipped for today as our Songstress was not present 

VISITORS - Seth-Deborah Roth, Barbara (Bride of Dwight) Perry, Connie Lau (InterAct), Johnson Lee, (The Famous) Bonnie Best, Robert Morady, and Duane Degner (Chauffeur of Virginia)

NEW MEMBERS

  
BLUE BADGERS:  Hal Fremming, Heidi Hausauer and Charlie Landmesser - members of the former Sunrise Club
RED BADGERS:  Jim Phillips, attorney and Mike Smith, attorney

REGULAR REMINDERS

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REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Placemat time! $100 for entire run of placemats! . . . contact Steve Ontiveros steve@thefactoringplace.com

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RECOGNITIONS
$???    Jim Negri, vacation
$???    Al West, vacation

PAYING IT FORWARD
None today

THE HUNT FOR THE WHITE MARBLE!  After Bill Nott won the drawing last week (and $180+), we were back to $25 and 20 marbles in the bag, and Dan Willits (yes, the same Dan Willits who led in the pledge and brought the Thought for the Day!) pulled out a brown marble was drawn resulting in a $5 payout.  Congrats!

UPCOMING PROGRAMS Click here for a listing of upcoming programs