In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and upcoming MLK Day, President Bobby Reed blasted the U2 hit "In the Name of Love" as our convening music.
Bill Wygant’s Thought for the Day featured a pearl of wisdom from Albert Einstein, "Try not to be a man of success, instead try to be a man of value."
Elfrena Foord wants you to be a ROCK STAR! She gave us a tutorial on how to use and speak clearly with a microphone. Each week a winner will be acknowledged as our resident ROCK STAR. Bryan Murray took home this week's honor! Way to go Bryan!
Rick Davis donated his meeting sponsor time to Darrell Roberts, who heads the Roberts Family Development Center. RFDC has over 20 years of service to the community including workforce development, youth development, African American Healing Network, parent education & empowerment, and community advocacy. RFDC takes a holistic approach focusing on K-12 academic support and enrichment.
Generosity flowed today! Ted White, David Brandenburger, Bob Rosenberg, Kathy Herrfeldt, Jeff Stone, Ruth Tesar, Brad Schmidt, Rick Davis, Amin Elmallah, PP Jon Snyder and Kathe Nathan all donated toward Eddie Mulligans, Paul Harris', Lee Phair or LA fire relief funds.
Club Announcements -
- Rotary auction items will be available on Feb 4th and 11th. These are items that our club has had in storage that need a good home.
- Theatre Night – PP Todd Koolakian announced March 6th for a group outing to see the new Tina Turner musical.
- Golf for Kids will be May 9th at Land Park Golf Course, Bryan Murray announced. This will be the 104th year of a club fundraiser to enhance life for children with physical impairments!
- Ski trips – David Brandenburger has organized three top-shelf ski trips: January 22 to Palisades Tahoe Alpine, February 19 to Heavenly, and March 19 to Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley).
- Jean Runyan Award – nominations will be accepted until February 14, said Maggie Hopkins.
- John Swentowsky needs 3 more volunteers for the pm shift at Loaves and Fishes.
Dylan Spaulding, Senior Scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, was our speaker today. Nine (9) countries have nuclear warhead inventories: China, USA, Russia, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and the U.K. Dylan led us through a number of slides including lessons and fear from the Cold War. He noted the US is modernizing all legs of our nuclear triad – land, sea, and air. His comments covered warhead capacity, costs in the future, arms agreements, and reasons for optimism.
President Bobby acknowledged our greeters, Karen Diepenbrock, Dan Fenocchio, and PP Peter Dannenfelser. John Swentowsky handled the photos and everyone's favorite wine steward, Ed Melia, hosted the wine reception.
Remember we are dark on January 21. RSVP's REQUIRED for the January 28 meeting with guest speaker Rick Steves, a luncheon that will be held at PBS KVIE in Natomas. Click here to RSVP now.
Photos Courtesy of John Swentowsky of Swentowsky Photography
