Meeting Recap for October 27, 2015

President David Cohen called the meeting to order and thanked Judy Payne (Real Estate Forum) for sponsoring the wine reception. He saluted music directors Kevin Williams (KVIE) and Aaron French (Zanker Waste Recycling), along with greeters Richard Milliron (Red Lion Hotel) and Don Ellwanger (Sperry Van Ness). Käthe Nathan (Golden Pacific Bank) presented an inspiring thought for the day.

Club announcements! Past president Susan Sheridan and president-elect Dan McVeigh (Downey Brand Attorneys) jointly invited club members to the 2016 Rotary International Convention and tour of South Korea and Japan, May 24-June 9. The tour will feature such destinations as Third Infiltration Tunnel and the Komagatake Ropeway. Luann Richardson (Re/Max Gold) invited club members to a networking night at Empress Tavern on November 10, 5-7 PM. Past Presidents Skip Lawrence and Jon Snyder (Snyder Commercial Real Estate) outlined a straightforward plan for overcoming Point West Rotary's 100-pint lead in the annual blood donation competition: everybody should donate blood November 16-21. Those guys will even schedule your appointment, so call them! Kathy Herrfeldt (Home Care Assistance) alerted club members not to open a bogus email sent fraudulently from her email account on October 27. Club members were encouraged to attend a November 11 function at Blue Prynt restaurant benefiting the conservation group California for Elephants. 

Levels of Giving offered today were:

Amin Elmallah contributed towards his EM in honor of Sac Century, Kathy Herrfeldt contributed towards her next EM & PH, Luann Richardson contributed towards her next PH to thank her Sac Century team, Tim Matheis (WMB Architects) contributed to Dennis Smith (Tsakopoulos Mgmt.), Barbara Thompson (Sky Ridge Range) and Jonathan Marz (Diepenbrock Elkin LLP) PH for their help with Oktoberfest, and Dan McVeigh contributed to his EM in thanking all those who sent condolences on his mother’s passing.

Featured speaker Gordon Fowler, CEO and founder of 3Fold Communications, taught us that old people care about job titles like CEO and founder (as reported wryly by a Gen Xer). A "generational communications freak," Gordon entertained the audience with an insightful presentation about the characteristics and communication preferences of the Millennial, Boomer, Silent/Civic and X generations. Understanding the generational perspectives can help connect with customers and improve interactions in the workplace.

Lost a watch? One was found at the Oktoberfest/Sacramento Century event. Contact the office.