With a good member turn-out, delicious appetizers and a selection of delectable horsd’oeuvres, a good time was had by all last Wednesday night at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. The members who attended were:
Bruce Attig, Virginia Butler, John Cameron, Allan Colman, Keith Deisenroth, Juliet DeMoss, Donna Duperon, Charlie Elias, Linda Elliott, Les Fishman, Liz Fitzgerald, Jim Hartman, Kjell Hellberg, Harry Kitter, Inga Liden, Megan Lyne, Nikki Nikakhtar, Greg O’Brien, John Polen, Paul Rubincam, Mary Jane Schoenheider, John Schuricht, Mel Schrier, Greg Sparkman, Gary Tossell, and yours truly, Joey Komada.
The guests who attended included Pat Hartman, Kathy Schuricht, Connie Lazar, Robin Colman, Liz Sparkman, Sherrie Tossell, Ray Johnson, Cheryl Hellberg, Dan Fitzgerald, Susan Rubicam and Karen Cameron.
Since we are nearing the end of January, this reporter thought it prudent to check on some of the members to see if they were fulfilling their commitments to their New Year’s resolutions. The responses were utilitarian, esoteric and profoundly philosophical .
Here is a sampling of goals and wishes for 2015, The Year of the Ram:
Harry Kitter vowed to install a client relationship manager software program on his computer, and I am happy to announce that he has realized this high-tech goal.
Liz Fitzgerald’s hope for this year is “ to let it blow and have fun.”
Inga wants to laugh more, and Kjell said he’d have to think about his goals.
Donna Duperon wants to see more green and start billing people sooner, and Charlie Elias resolved not to have a New Year’s resolution.
Nikki wants to add ten more pounds to the sixteen she’s already lost, subtracting a total of twenty-six, and Keith wants to stay healthy.
John Schuricht’s goal is to practice the piano more, and he hopes that the U.S. will attain more energy independence with the passage of the Keystone pipeline project.
Jim Hartman’s illustrious goal is to have fewer goals, and Greg Sparkman resolved to come up with a New Year’s resolution next year.
And this reporter’s goal is to knit more.
On a more serious note, President Jim, President –elect Les Fishman, Ray Johnson and Greg Sparkman discussed the Concour D’elegance and our Rotary club’s importance to the event. They intend to make some changes to the event, to be revealed as time and planning progresses, to ensure a meaningful role for all new members.
The meeting was “adjourned” around 8:15 with several stragglers in the room endeavoring to wrap-up important conversations, and the doors closed around 8:30 PM.
