Big Game Day!!

Posted by Kevin Smith-Fagan, Photos By: John Swentowsky on Nov 18, 2016
 
It was the triumphant return of the “Big Game Day” meeting to the club’s schedule. School spirit was on full display for the upcoming college football rivalry games of Cal-Stanford and Sac State-UC Davis.
 
In a bipartisan vein, Dick Osen led the club in a song everybody could get behind, a rousing rendition of California Here I Come. In less detached fashion, Stanford grad PP Skip Lawrence offered a thoroughly biased “Thought for the Day”.
 
Chair of the Day PP John Frisch (Newmark Cornish & Carey), #61 for the 1973 Cal Bears, shared some thoughtful insights on college football (“the N on the Nebraska helmet stands for knowledge”). 
 
PP John Hamlyn, who served as a Stanford yell leader more than 15 years ago, led the room in the hallowed Axe Yell (with no one commenting on the irony of Stanford wielding an axe that poses no threat to bears but does cut down trees).
 
 
 
 
 
Bruce Hester (Colliers International) and Elfrena Foord (Foord, Van Bruggen, & Pajak) reported on their unusual excursion to the Turks and Caicos Islands, and brought back some singular trinkets for President Dan.
 
 
 
Guest speaker Solly Fulp, a Cal executive who previously served as a former assistant AD at both Sac State and Cal, entertained the group with rivalry memories from Big Game and the Causeway Classic. Not a risk-taker on the predictions front, Solly opined that Cal should try and stop Stanford’s best player Christian McCaffrey, while Cal’s QB should avoid throwing interceptions.
 
In an impromptu costume contest, among those feted were Jim Relles (Relles Florist) in his Hornet apparel, and Diane Woodruff in her Cal cheer outfit and pompoms.
 
As usual, the club announcements held the room breathless. Among the highlights -
 
. Daughters Day is December 20 and you should sign up now, reported Dave Murphy
 
. the club’s Loaves & Fishes service is set for November 29, reported organizer Virginia Wade (SAFE Credit Union), with morning and lunch shifts yet to be filled.
 
. the next President’s Breakfast is set for November 18 at 7:30am at Evan’s Kitchen.
 
Roast Boast and Toast
 
Ivan Wild (The Salvation Army) $50, David McKie $100, Randy Fiedman (US Navy) $100, PDG Fred Teichert (Teichert Foundation) $250, Jeff Setzer (Setzer Forest Products) $100, Craig Brown (CB Property Inspections) $100, President Dan $200, Jim Paul (Paul Benefits Law) $100, Bruce Hester $100, Elfrena Foord $100, Jim Phillips $100, and Bob Cole $100
 
Along the way, President Dan thanked musical director Aaron French (Zanker Recycling) and greeters Clayton Lee (C.K.L Trust) and Jim Paul.
No meeting next week as the club observes the Thanksgiving holiday. Next one is November 29 featuring guest speaker John McGinness, the radio personality and former Sacramento County sheriff.
 
  Stay tuned!