Mar 26, 2019-Rotary Forum

Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:35 PM by having Lucy Silva to come the podium for exchanging her red Rotary badge for a blue one after she had completed all of the necessary steps in 1 ½ months.

Pres. Scott thanked everyone who worked during the Exploratory Work Day last Saturday. Paul Holden was pleased to announce that at last Wednesday’s fundraiser we raised $2500 for PolioPlus. Connie O’Henley asked everyone to turn in their application forms for the May 6 Golf Classic ASAP. Erik Mund reminded everyone to sign the tee sponsor board.

Darrell Buck donated $50 Happy Bucks because of his fully restored 50-year-old Corvette convertible that he purchased and drove today. Lucy Silva’s 20-year-old twin boys majoring in horticulture and architecture, respectively resulted in her donation of $20 Happy Bucks . Andrea Lueker’s and Connie O’Henley’s March 2 and March 28 birthdays, respectively were recognized without fines. Pres. Scott assessed Diane Schiesl $50 IDs for her March 20 Club anniversary and Jack Hardy a total of $65 IDs for disparaging him and for attending the Century 21 Conference. Erik Mund spun the wheel resulting in $50 IDs for his Club anniversary on March 29. Shannon Bowdey’s husband Brad had a birthday on March 21, which did not result in any fine. Paul Holden was assessed $72 IDs because his smart phone went off twice during his announcement of the Highway cleanup and request for volunteers for this coming Saturday at 9 AM at Coco’s. Pres. Scott announced that next Tuesday’s meeting will be on the seasonal rain and when will it stop by John Lindsay, PGE’s Chief Meteorologist.

Ashlea Boyer introduced Christy who explained that Lifewater brings clean water, improved health, and hope of the gospel to poor families in rural Africa and Southeast Asia. They go beyond just building wells. Sean Byrnes founded Lifewater 40 years ago on a trip to Mexico when he saw contaminated water the impoverished people were drinking. At present they have selected Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Cambodia as the countries with villages that have been unreached by the gospel, underserved with sanitary conditions and water and unengaged by any organization or governmental agency or both. Last year they served 161,000 people by teaching families to live under healthy conditions which must include proper: hygiene, use of a personal latrine, storage of water, use of a drying rack and maintenance of a clean living area. Once those 5 conditions have been met, volunteers check on the families through the use of android devices, which transmit the data to San Luis Obispo headquarters. In this high-tech way, they are able to determine, for example, that a village of 322 people contain 55/56 of the families living under healthy conditions.

“A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, empty ourselves. The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service,.” Mother Teresa

Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:35 PM by having Lucy Silva to come the podium for exchanging her red Rotary badge for a blue one after she had completed all of the necessary steps in 1 ½ months.

Pres. Scott thanked everyone who worked during the Exploratory Work Day last Saturday. Paul Holden was pleased to announce that at last Wednesday’s fundraiser we raised $2500 for PolioPlus. Connie O’Henley asked everyone to turn in their application forms for the May 6 Golf Classic ASAP. Erik Mund reminded everyone to sign the tee sponsor board.

Darrell Buck donated $50 Happy Bucks because of his fully restored 50-year-old Corvette convertible that he purchased and drove today. Lucy Silva’s 20-year-old twin boys majoring in horticulture and architecture, respectively resulted in her donation of $20 Happy Bucks . Andrea Lueker’s and Connie O’Henley’s March 2 and March 28 birthdays, respectively were recognized without fines. Pres. Scott assessed Diane Schiesl $50 IDs for her March 20 Club anniversary and Jack Hardy a total of $65 IDs for disparaging him and for attending the Century 21 Conference. Erik Mund spun the wheel resulting in $50 IDs for his Club anniversary on March 29. Shannon Bowdey’s husband Brad had a birthday on March 21, which did not result in any fine. Paul Holden was assessed $72 IDs because his smart phone went off twice during his announcement of the Highway cleanup and request for volunteers for this coming Saturday at 9 AM at Coco’s. Pres. Scott announced that next Tuesday’s meeting will be on the seasonal rain and when will it stop by John Lindsay, PGE’s Chief Meteorologist.

Ashlea Boyer introduced Christy who explained that Lifewater brings clean water, improved health, and hope of the gospel to poor families in rural Africa and Southeast Asia. They go beyond just building wells. Sean Byrnes founded Lifewater 40 years ago on a trip to Mexico when he saw contaminated water the impoverished people were drinking. At present they have selected Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Cambodia as the countries with villages that have been unreached by the gospel, underserved with sanitary conditions and water and unengaged by any organization or governmental agency or both. Last year they served 161,000 people by teaching families to live under healthy conditions which must include proper: hygiene, use of a personal latrine, storage of water, use of a drying rack and maintenance of a clean living area. Once those 5 conditions have been met, volunteers check on the families through the use of android devices, which transmit the data to San Luis Obispo headquarters. In this high-tech way, they are able to determine, for example, that a village of 322 people contain 55/56 of the families living under healthy conditions.

“A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, empty ourselves. The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service,.” Mother Teresa