Oct 14 2014-Rotary Forum
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Michael Boyer began the meeting at 12:43 PM in the temporary meeting place of the main dining hall of our new location in the Steamers banquet room.
FINES:
Pres. Michael levied a $20 fine on Paul Jones for mistaking our speaker for being the wife of another guest. He then dropped a $65 fine to cover the balance of Mark Olson’s yearly fines for being married 12 years to Amanda. Joel Conn chose to spin the wheel resulting in a $40 fine for his five years of marriage with Sarah.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Connie O’Henley was unanimously voted onto the board of the Pismo Beach Foundation. After Pres. Michael determined that everyone had a stash of $250 money with his picture on it, he asked us to vote with this money that totaled $15,000 for our favorite charity. We are to place the funny money according to our preference in one or more of the 24 paper bags representing each of the charities at the conclusion of the meeting. He also reminded us that next week’s meeting features guest speaker Lieut. Kramer who served in the Iraq war.
Trudy Jarrett-“Arroyo Grande Public Art (AGPA)”
Trudy is the chairwoman of AGPA and began by first defining public art as works of art in any media staged in the public view, usually outside and accessible to all. AGPA is a 501C organization that has as its goal to beautify public open spaces and to promote the entire community by pulling them together in open conversation. The first AGPA project is a mural on the Robert's Restaurant building on the corner of Mason and W. Branch. The mural was just completed in the middle of July and features early agricultural scenes and the importance of the railroad to agriculture. AGPA brought the 2014 Best Water Management award to Arroyo Grande of all the 180 cities in the country that belong to the America in Bloom 501C organization, which has the broad goal of beautifying cities across America. (Editor’s note: Arroyo Grande was the overall 2011 America in Bloom winner for cities having a population between 15,001 and 25,000.) A major fundraiser for AGPA occurs on November 21 when about two dozen colorful fiberglass roasters go up for auction.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
“The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.”
—Anonymous
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Michael Boyer began the meeting at 12:43 PM in the temporary meeting place of the main dining hall of our new location in the Steamers banquet room.
FINES:
Pres. Michael levied a $20 fine on Paul Jones for mistaking our speaker for being the wife of another guest. He then dropped a $65 fine to cover the balance of Mark Olson’s yearly fines for being married 12 years to Amanda. Joel Conn chose to spin the wheel resulting in a $40 fine for his five years of marriage with Sarah.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Connie O’Henley was unanimously voted onto the board of the Pismo Beach Foundation. After Pres. Michael determined that everyone had a stash of $250 money with his picture on it, he asked us to vote with this money that totaled $15,000 for our favorite charity. We are to place the funny money according to our preference in one or more of the 24 paper bags representing each of the charities at the conclusion of the meeting. He also reminded us that next week’s meeting features guest speaker Lieut. Kramer who served in the Iraq war.
Trudy Jarrett-“Arroyo Grande Public Art (AGPA)”
Trudy is the chairwoman of AGPA and began by first defining public art as works of art in any media staged in the public view, usually outside and accessible to all. AGPA is a 501C organization that has as its goal to beautify public open spaces and to promote the entire community by pulling them together in open conversation. The first AGPA project is a mural on the Robert's Restaurant building on the corner of Mason and W. Branch. The mural was just completed in the middle of July and features early agricultural scenes and the importance of the railroad to agriculture. AGPA brought the 2014 Best Water Management award to Arroyo Grande of all the 180 cities in the country that belong to the America in Bloom 501C organization, which has the broad goal of beautifying cities across America. (Editor’s note: Arroyo Grande was the overall 2011 America in Bloom winner for cities having a population between 15,001 and 25,000.) A major fundraiser for AGPA occurs on November 21 when about two dozen colorful fiberglass roasters go up for auction.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
“The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.”
—Anonymous