Speaker: A special Veterans Day program honored the veterans in our club. They include; President Jack Hardy, Eddie Salame, Scott Astrosky and Steve Curry. Linda Osty's husband Ken, a Vietnam era vet was also present. Linda talked about the 15,000 "Thank You" postcards she has sent over the years to troops serving overseas. Anya Stanley, shared her dad's story. He was a career military man who served during WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnamese War. Deenie Dotson talked about her dad's WWI military experience and brought her dad's uniform to show to the club. Scott served in the Air Force for more than 20 years and he spoke of his various deployments and experiences during his time in the military. Jack, who served in the Naval Air Corps during the early 1970's shared a bit about his military experience and also talked about his dad, who was wounded during the Korean War and wrote a book, "Birth On The Battlefield", memorializing his experiences. Steve, served in Vietnam for more than a year and spoke about how his friends surprised him on his return to California, by painting "Welcome Home Steve Curry" on the side of a barn. That tradition was carried on in his home town by painting over Steve's name with the names of each vet who subsequently returned.
Announcements: Scott Astrosky opened an Annual Club Meeting with an official motion to nominate Shannon Bowdey as President Elect and Karen Zappia as President Elect Nominee. Both motions carried and the club now has our next two Presidents in place. Anya announced that next weeks meeting will be our Thanksgiving Club Meeting with a traditional Thanksgiving meal and wine. Our guest speaker next week will also share tips on food and wine pairings for Thanksgiving. Anya also reminded us about our upcoming holiday party potluck at the home of John and Marcia Traversaro on December 3. Linda Osty announced the 7th Annual Christmas Movie on Saturday December 14 at 10:15 am at the Fair Oaks Theater in Arroyo Grande. This years movie will be "It Happened On 5th Avenue". Greg Baker provided us with an update of our Foundation's Endowment Fund which is now at $220,000 and approaching our goal of $250,000. Once our goal is reached we will have a sustainable amount enabling us to further our scholarship program to area students. We also congratulated John and Marcia Traversaro who were recognized in the Rotarian magazine as 2018-2019 honorees of the Arch Klumph Society, Rotary International's Foundation donors