ROTARY AND THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
The brainchild of Bay Area Rotarians (and gaining momentum), can you think of a more deserving recipient for the Nobel Peace Prize than Rotary and its worldwide footprint in the arena of community projects from the global efforts of its 1.2 million members? You are encouraged to write your legislator. For explicit instructions and cut and paste samples, please go to www.ketron.org to seek out Rotarian Rob Ketron’s background on the Nobel Peace Prize.
And while you are on line, cautiously avoid the latest email scams out there specifically targeting Rotarians, tempting you with offers of money and laptop computers from the EU Lottery and Rotary International. They are FALSE. Rotary does not solicit through email nor does it ask for personal information on line.
Don’t miss your opportunity to witness Royal Court Dancer John Frisch cheer on eight celebrity studded basketball teams including our very own Steve Fleming as they raise money, Monday afternoon November 14th, 3:30 to 6:30 at the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation in Elk Grove for JUMPSTART 21 . Contact Dave Cohen (dcohen@cohendurrett.com) for tickets.
Facebook is alive and well at the Rotary Club of Sacramento thanks to the efforts of Bob Daly reviving and embellishing our Facebook page. Send your contributions/ ideas to Bob as we work to build our friends and following.
The Club enjoyed another California History Minute from resident historian Mead Kibbey which was followed by sobering, encouraging and humorous remarks from our Sacramento Mayor, Kevin Johnson as the program. Please enjoy both presentations below in this week’s Pulse.
Our Cambodian water well, sanitation and hygiene project is well on its way with the presentation of a $7,000 check from your club to the committee. Good work John Phair, Clayton Lee and President Elect Peter D. We will visit the project on our way to the International Convention in Bangkok.
We are sorry to see three members from UCDMC (Dean Claire Pomeroy, CEO Ann Rice and Executive Associate Dean Fred Meyers) as well as Wendy Kimball leave the ranks of our Rotary family. We wish you well and do know we welcome you back with open arms as your time may allow in the future!
Many thanks this week to Past President John Frisch as Meeting Sponsor and congratulations John as incoming Chair of the Board of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, to Steve Fleming becoming an Explorer in recognition of all the fiscal and community accolades of River City Bank, to Past President Tim Pinkney becoming a Mountaineer (and completing his next Eddie Mulligan) in recognition of over achieving his personal goal to grow a 500 pound pumpkin (a buck for each pound) chiming in at 842 pounds, to Walter Dahl becoming a Couch Potato in honor of fellow colleague Tom Tengan leaving the firm for new horizons, and to Judy Kjelstrom becoming a hiking Explorer in recognition of her daughters’ great achievements, a very proud mom indeed!
November is Foundation month!
Enjoy a terrific week, strive for your summits!
Ken Noack, Jr.