Meeting Recap for Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Meeting number two of the new term, back home at the Red Lion Hotel - Woodlake, and President Susan is hitting her stride (and proving that the trains will run on time under her reign, as you can set your watch by her agenda!).
Prior to her opening gavel at 12:15 on the dot, we had the usual early bird special, with the wine flowing courtesy of Denny Evans, as newer members Susan Schoenig and Kathe Nathan greeted the incoming. A Thought of the Day by Roy Alexander, a song by John (I sing better than Reba) McIntyre, the introduction chores by Sarge-at-Arms, John (this car is a) Lemmon, and the meeting was quickly underway.
Next up were G4K Co-chairs Bob (I don’t drink Bud, but I do drink) Miller and Chris Bohannon, who advised that it is officially, precisely, crunch time for this year’s Golf 4 Kids event, and we need everyone to do something for this ever-important fundraiser (the oldest one in all of Rotary, and arguably the most critical one that the club puts on, in terms of how important our funding is for the four beneficiaries, all of whom are devoted to the mentally and orthopedically challenged kids of our community).
So how can you help? Any number of ways, starting with: Golf! Monday, August 11th, Northridge, CC, scramble format, $195 per person, or sponsor a foursome for $750 and invite 3 of your more important clients, donors, friends, etc. and show them how we roll at the Rotary Club of Sacramento (what better way to say thank you to your key clients, and introduce them to the good works of Rotary, than this event?). Bob and Chris advise that 30 golfers are on board to date – and we’re looking for a field of 144 – so it’s time to get signed up, you golfers of Rotary (contact Bob Miller, or the Rotary office, and they’ll get you taken care of).
Not a golfer? No worries -- there are any number of ways you can contribute to the effort, including: Sponsoring a tee sign for $175 (contact Diane Mizell); go big with a $500 to $10,000 gift and become a marquee sponsor (tell Dee Hartzog how much you’d like to give, and she’ll set you up with a nice, highly visible sponsorship); donate quality items for the raffle; attend the dinner; volunteer at the course that day (contact Julia Ciano); or just throw cash at the Rotary office and tell them to apply it to G4K.
Speaking of quality items, how’d you like to win a car from Niello, a $10,000 “Sandals Vacation”, or $50,000 (these last two involve holing a shot from 165 to 175 yards, but hey, why not you?).
And it’s not just golf. Ted White is buying you lunch, Gabe Gendron is buying you drinks, Dave Higdon is buying you wine, Chris Ann Bachtel is buying you Bloody Marys – generous Rotarians, all doing their part to get you and your foursome hammered (so share the wealth, and invite your non-Rotarian friends to come along!). Three hundred plus Rotarians all doing something will make this a tremendous event, so let’s get busy!
On the announcement front, that hard working shutterbug, John Swentowsky, needs 8 more volunteers for next Tuesday’s (7/29) Loaves & Fishes event (4 for the morning prep, 4 for the lunch service), so give John a call/e-mail if you can help him out. Our resident expert on all things Yosemite, Jim Phillips, is guiding the next Rotary trip there on Wednesday, August 6th, so if you feel like playing hooky that day, call Jim and tell him you’re coming with him. Need to stay closer to home? Join Randy (people mistake me for Kinky) Friedman on May 30th at Chops (5:30 to 7:30) for the next Rotary mixer. Want to swim in Hal Bartholomew’s pool? He’ll let you – just show up on August 24th for Hal and Beverly’s annual Rotary Swim and BBQ Fireside (bring the whole family).
While Prez Susan spared the Rotary wallets last week, she made more than a little rain this week, with the help of Don Brown - $1000 in honor of he and Peggy’s 62nd wedding anniversary, Kim Mueller - $300 for being named “cool old people” along with Judge Shubb on Facebook, Denny Elgin - $100 for his employer OmegaComp HR acquiring HR to Go, Robyn DeLong - $250 in memory of her son Resh Michael, Rick Davis - $500 in recognition of his mother’s 92nd birthday, Judy Daru - $200 for her daughter’s graduation from veterinary school, and Bob McLean - $500 in honor of he and Darlene’s 50th wedding anniversary – oh, and Susan herself, courtesy of Lacey Sheridan, who claimed “first daughter” privileges and fined her mama for sending her off to Ireland on Pres. Susan’s installation day.
The Rotary coffers sufficiently full for the week, Susan beckoned forth Kevin Smith-Fagan, who introduced our speaker of the day (and fellow KVIE-er), Rob Stewart, host of the popular “Rob on the Road” show (which highlights all of the cool places to see in Northern California, if you’ve yet to tune in). Rob is as passionate as they come about our Sacramento area, and he’ll hopefully take President Susan up on her offer to join our club, because he already has Rotary in him. His grandpa was a 50-year Rotarian in North Carolina, and Rob himself decided on the KVIE job (over another option) by applying Rotary’s 4-way test to his choices. We’d be honored to have you as a member, Rob (do you play golf?). JBW