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Jun 5 2018-Rotary Forum

Posted by Anya Stanley on Jun 06, 2018

Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary

Club Meeting Minutes

June 5, 2018

Meeting Start

Invocation was given by Greg Baker.

Flag Salute was given by Connie O’Henley.

Guests at the meeting were Tiffany Altara, Mike Bradley, Sandy Fish, Kathy Buck, visiting Rotarian Glenn Shackleford.

Recognitions and Club Business

Jeff King for his birthday.

Dick Dannells for his club anniversary.

Fine Free Badges

Two fine free badges were sold to John Trevasario and Jack Hardy, respectively.

Summer Sizzle

Jack Hardy made a brief reminder regarding Summer Sizzle.

Joint Board Meeting. Jeff King reminded members there will be a joint board meeting on June 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm at Steve Curry’s house.

Demotion Dinner. Club members were reminded that the demotion dinner will be on June 12, 2018 at the SLO Country Club. A spread sheet was passed out for sign ups.

District Step Down. The District Step Down program will be on June 16, 2018 in Santa Inez. Jeff King informed club that several members were going and might do some wine tasting on the way home. Who’s driving?

Pismo Foundation. A foundation meeting will be held immediately after the club meeting.

Golf Windbreakers. Steve Curry passed out windbreakers for those who attended the golf tournament or had ordered one.

New Member Inductions

Ed Fish, Darryl Buck and David Archer were inducted as members of the club.

Program. Our guest speaker was Mike Bradley, CEO of the Mid-State Fair. Mike informed the club that the Mid-State Fair will be held on July 18-29 in Paso Robles. The new slogan is “America’s Favorite Fair.” Mike said that in the past year, 50% of attendees came from more than a 50-mile radius from Paso and many came from out of state. Mike went over the impressive entertainment line-up. The headliners are: Florida Georgia Line on July 18; Pitbull on July 19; Dwight Yoakam on July 20; Eric Church on July 21 (this performance is sold out); Demi Lovato on July 22; comedian Gabriel Iglesia on July 23; Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on July 24; ZZ Top on July 25; Luke Bryan on July 26 (this performance is sold out). The program for July 27 will be announced this Friday. At the Frontier Stage, Kris Kristofferson will give two free performances on July 28. Mike informed the club that the fair will continue to have 4 H events and FFA events. He stated FFA is the largest youth group in the nation with over 700,000 members. In SLO County, there are over 85,000 FFA members. The County Rodeo Finals will be on July 28 and a new event called “Bulls, Pulls and Bikes” will be on July 29. Mike invited all to come to Jimmies Watering Hole which is an outdoor saloon with barn dancing every night. Mike said equestrian events will be at the Paso Robles Pavilion, a 100,000-square foot venue made possible by a gift from the Heritage Foundation. There will also be a Dahlia competition, a Showcase of Cities of which Pismo Beach is a participant, pig races, a trade career fair, lots of critters at Western Wilderness, wine a Mission Square, Farm Alley, Cattlemen and Farmers Day with a great BBQ and a children’s program called Rancho Frontier which allows children to milk a cow. The cows are provided by Cal Poly.

As a special treat, Mike gave to the club, two VIP tickets to the Florida Georgia Line Show.

Meeting Close.

Lee Ann Lipscombe as the secret greeter. There was no winner of the drawing.

May 29 2018-Rotary Forum

Posted by Anya Stanley on Jun 05, 2018

Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary

Club Meeting Minutes

May 29, 2018

Meeting Start

Invocation was given by Linda Osty.

Flag Salute was given by Joel Conn.

Guests at the meeting were Sally King, Jenny Luciano, Ed Fish, Daryl Buck and John Glines.

Recognitions

Jenny Dierck for her Club anniversary.

Mary Ann Reiss for her birthday.

Shelby McLean for her birthday.

Diane Schiesl for her birthday.

Blue Badges

Blue Badges were given to Cale Kunkle and Diane Schiesl.

Youth Literacy. Jeff informed the club that books will be handed out at St. Pats on May 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm. All rotary members are invited to attend. It is not necessary to sign up in advance.

Joint Board Meeting. Jeff King announced there will be a joint board meeting on June 7, 2018.

Demotion Dinner. The demotion dinner will be on June 12, 2018 at the SLO Country Club. The cost of the dinner is $50 per person.

District Step Down. The District Step Down program will be on June 16, 2018 in Santa Inez.

Summer Sizzle. Jack Hardy reminded the club that Summer Sizzle is come up soon and passed out again a spread sheet of assignments. Connie O’Henley passed out the reverse drawing tickets to team leaders. She said the VIP tickets will be ready by next week. Cale Kunkle reported on the 100-bottle wine auction item and the need to step up the donations. John Glines from Central Coast Auctions informed the club that it should focus on the live auction which is the biggest money maker. He suggested auction items that are experience based such as wine tasting trips with a limo, progressive dinners, weekend away trips.

Program. Our guest speaker was Jenny Luciano, the CEO of the SLO South County Big Brothers Big Sisters (“BB&BS”). Jenny informed the club that they currently have 400 children matched with an adult mentor. There are 143 children who have requested to be in the program and 184 adults who have volunteered to be mentors. However, they lack the funds needed to make these additional matches. Jenny said they need $1500 to hire staff to make the matches. In this regard, the club gave a check to Jenny as part of the Community Giving Grant program. BB&BS has two programs. One is called the Community based program where children and adults are matched with a one-year commitment. This program is less structured and the participants have flexibility to do projects of mutual interest. The other program is the School based program, where students in elementary school are matched with high school and college students as mentors for the school year. This program is more structured. BB&BS serves children from 5 to 13 years of age. However, a successful match can be extended until the child is self-sufficient, around 25 or 26 years of age. The SLO South County organization was named the Agency of the Year in 2016.

Trade/Techno Scholarships. Linda Osty and Karen Zappia informed the club that they attended a dinner at Allan Hancock College last week and awarded three scholarships. The winners will attend a future club meeting.

Meeting Close.

Steve Burnside as the secret greeter. There was no winner of the drawing.

May 22, 2018-Rotary Forum

Posted by Anya Stanley on May 23, 2018

Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary

Club Meeting Minutes

May 22, 2018

Meeting Start

Invocation was given by Linda Osty.

Flag Salute was given by Karen Zappia.

There were numerous guests at the meeting including our District Governor John Weiss, Christine Weiss, Ed Fish, Trusha Patel, Stephanie S, Andy S, Audrey S, Jonathan N., Leanne Nettlestorm and Breanne K.

Recognitions

Shannon Bowdey was recognized for her Birthday and her vacation in Hawaii.

General Announcements

Youth Literacy. Andrea Lueker informed the club that there are three dates scheduled for handing out books to third grade students. Tomorrow at Branch Elementary, May 29^th at Shell Beach Elementary and June 4 at Harloe Elementary. Andrea invited all rotary members to attend. It is not necessary to sign up in advance.

Summer Sizzle. Jack Hardy reminded the club that Summer Sizzle is come up in 60 days. Jeff King asked the club members to provide creative live auction items. He mentioned an idea of a guitar autographed by a celebrity as an example. Cale Kunkle informed members that he will be emailing the forms for wine and reminded members to bring two bottles of wine to the next meeting. We need 100 bottles of wine as a live auction item. Connie O’Henley informed the members that the reverse drawing tickets will be available next Tuesday. Michael Boyer stated he has all the volunteers needed for the BBQ. Ashlea Boyer asked members to bring in items for silent auction. She stated picnic items, gardening items, golf items and electronics are well received. She discouraged members bringing in clothing items as these do not do well. She needs two items from each member with a value of not less than $50.00 or a cash donation for the same amount.

Next Meeting. Our guest next week will be Jenny Luciano, the CEO of the SLO South County Big Brothers Big Sisters. Jeff King asked members to invite a friend for this meeting.

Presentations

New Member Induction. Michael Boyer and John Weiss inducted Trusha Patel as a new member.

District Essay Contest Winner. Karen Zappia announced that Breanne K. won the district contest for the Four Way Essay.

Vocational Scholarships. Karen Zappia informed the club that this is the 10^th year our club has given out vocational scholarships. Stephanie S was given a scholarship as the winner of the Interact Scholarship. Stephanie has been a member of Interact for four years and is the current president. She will graduate this year and plans to study Spanish at Viola University. Johnathan N. was awarded the Best Improved Student Scholarship. Jonathan lost a great deal of school time as a result of an accident and lengthy hospital stay. Jonathan informed the club that he is on track to graduate in two weeks.

John Weiss. John shared some thoughts of his term as district governor. He informed the club that he has had some health issues this year but has been given great support from fellow Rotarians. He announced that membership for our district has increased to 3,332. He has visited 85 clubs to date. He is impressed by the amazing projects sponsored by the clubs. He stated he was impressed as to how welcoming the clubs have been, even if it is his first meeting. John encourages members to attend conventions, Interact and Rotaract club meetings, become an active participant in a project and bring a friend to a project.

Meeting Close.

Diane Schiesl was the secret greeter. Bonnie Morgan’s raffle ticket was drawn. There was no winner today.