Meeting Recap - March 29, 2016

Posted by Kevin Smith-Fagan 
on Mar 31, 2016
 
Calling the meeting to order, President David Cohen saluted the day’s sponsor of the wine reception, Len Simpson (2020 Financial Advisors), thanked the day’s musical director Kevin Williams (KVIE) along with A/V director JD Dannenfelser (JD Enterprises), and recognized greeters Carla Weymouth (Hampton Inn and Suites) and Art Breuer (OBTP). 
 
Also hailed were the setup squad of Nancy Teichert, Bob Daly (Financial Network Wealth Advisors) and Bob Miller (First US Community Credit Corp).
 
Mik Miklaus (Integrity Mortgage) presented a Thought for the Day on gratitude and perspective: “Did I leave here with more than I came here with?”
 
Past President Walter Dahl (Dahl & Dahl Attorneys), on behalf of meeting sponsor Bob Cole (Evergreen Company), yielded his three minutes to regional Boy Scouts of America executive Chuck Brasfeild. Chuck stressed that scouting is thriving, with 171,000 Boy Scouts in California. He noted that scouts performed 2.2 million service hours statewide last year, and invited club members to attend the Golden Empire Council’s April 21 fundraiser at McClellan Conference Center.
 
The club welcomed new member Jacklyn Kirkwood and welcomed back returning member David Ballard, both of Children’s Receiving Home.
 
Todd Koolakian (Sacramento Children’s Home) introduced the club’s youth speech contest winner Elajah Trosclair of Sacramento Charter High School, who delivered her speech “Be a Gift to the World.”
 
Club announcements included:
  • Pony Express Marathon on May 1 needs a lot of volunteers, and sponsors, and runners, so please get involved
  • Yosemite hike is set for May 14 - Jim Phillips (Energy Savers)
  • An Open House is set for April 21 at the new Rotary office - Randy Friedman (US Navy)
  • Trap shooting is set for this Saturday (April 2) and the ballroom dancing gathering will take place that evening - Mike Bullington (Pacific Advisors)
  • District Assembly is April 2 and the District Conference is May 19-22 at Berkeley Marina (President Dave)
  • Poker tournament hosted by Roseville-Sunrise club is set for April 16 (President Dave)
  • Nepal mission trip to teach English literacy is calendared for November 1-13 and Dave DeRoos (Citygate Associates) is hosting an informational dinner on April 12.
Chair of the Day John McIntyre (Dignity Health) called upon the audience to "elevate your heart rates" for the day's guest speaker, the eminent heart surgeon Dr. Stephen Rossiter of Mercy General Hospital.
 
A veteran of 10,000 heart surgeries, Dr. Rossiter delivered on his promise to present slides of "medically explicit images" -- such as a chest cavity without a heart, and a removed heart in his palm. Heart disease is the top killer in the US, he reported, and heart treatment expenses exceed $30 billion annually. With very few hearts available for transplant, Dr. Rossiter explained, external heart pumps (VADs) are saving lives. Dr. Rossiter offered a witty and informative overview of cardiac care.
 
Next week's luncheon at the Red Lion Hotel will feature guest speaker David Hochschild of the California Energy Commission, an expert on renewable energy.