Sep 3 2017-Rotary Forum

By Dick Dannells

Pres. Jeff King opened the meeting at 12:37 PM by auctioning off the fine-free badge to Jack Hardy for $45.

Pres. Jeff recommended all members that can possibly attend to register for the District Conference on October 6-8 at the Ventura Beach Marriott. He introduced Barry VanderKelan who announced that the SLO Monday Club is having their annual Home Tours on September 17 with tickets going for $25. Pres. King gave praise to Karen Zappia Andrea Lueker and Ashlea Boyer for the arrangements they made for the wonderful Avila lighthouse tour last week.

Pres. Jeff congratulated Jack Hardy on his birthday.  He had Cliff Nagler come forward to spin-the-wheel, which resulted in a $5 times the 7 years he has been with the Club in recognition for Cliff Nagler delaying the lighthouse trolley last week. Karen Zappia requested a show of hands volunteers on the AYSO soccer outing on September 9. Steve Curry also asked for volunteers for AmpSurf on the same day. He stated that there’s enough flexibility in the scheduling that you can volunteer for both. Paul Holden requested volunteers for the Highway 101 cleanup on September 16. Anya Stanley as undergone surgery and there is a need for someone to take her place to water the plants at the Parklet in front of Joe Conn’s veterinarian clinic on Price Street. Donations are coming in for Hurricane Harvey either to our Club or to the District’ Charitable Foundation that is headed by Barry VanderKelan. Barry stated that every bit of money raised will go toward helping those in need. There’s an estimate that will take $130 billion before the areas hit by the Hurricane Harvey will be recovered. Sharon Ellis announced that Charla Anderson has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will be undergoing surgery. She recommended that we send Charla an email with our thoughts and prayers.

Connie began by giving a brief history of her professional career that started with a management position in the YMCA and then on to Salmon Enhancement when Sandy Lubin in 2006 asked her to come and manage the Clark Center Association. She said she didn’t know anything about show business, but Sandy convinced her that he wanted her for her management skills. The staff would be able to handle the show business. She then gave a brief history of the Clark Center with the initial idea coming from Clifford Clark in 1975. The Lucia Mar School District gave their final okay to launch the project on a corner of their property in 1987. The fundraising began in 1991 and the opening of the Clark Center occurred on 2002. The design of the main auditorium permits the removal of the first rows of seats and a section of the flooring to form an orchestra pit that can handle 25 orchestral pieces. There’s a small studio theater that’s designed for small productions and theater in the round. This past year the Clark Center had 362 rental days with over 10,000 people in attendance. No business offices were included in the initial construction, but that has been rectified by a recent addition. She gave special recognition to the full-time custodian who has done such a fine job keeping the place ship shape. One month ago she was given the responsibility of the entire operation that includes not only the box office, but the education department, facility, management and fundraising. Ashlea Boyer is the president of the Clark Center Foundation. There are five ways to become involved with the Clark Center: (1) volunteering; (2) being a member of a committee s; (3) becoming a member; (4) becoming a sponsor; and (5) attending performances. There are six basic puzzle pieces for putting on a show (1) number of shows per genre; (2) targeted audiences; (3) setting the ticket prices; (4) scheduling; (5) variety of shows; and (6) routing. When the show is in San Francisco on day one and the show is scheduled for Los Angeles on day three. They can plan their route through Arroyo Grande and put on a show on day two at half their regular price. She then presented a video of the this season’ s shows that include: Rita Rudner; An Evening with Roger McGuinn; Tapestry: The Carole King Concert Experience; Permanent Wave: The Motels And Bow Wow Wow featuring Annabelle; Peking Acrobats; ABBA Mania; Jason Petty’s Hank and My Honky-Tonk Heroes; GlobalFEST On the Road: The New Golden Age of Latin Music; Glenn Miller Orchestra; Stunt Dog Experience; The Seldom Seen; Yesterday-The Las Vegas Beetle Show; A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons; and The Best of San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition.

“The human has limitations. The human spirit is boundless.”

By Dick Dannells

Pres. Jeff King opened the meeting at 12:37 PM by auctioning off the fine-free badge to Jack Hardy for $45.

Pres. Jeff recommended all members that can possibly attend to register for the District Conference on October 6-8 at the Ventura Beach Marriott. He introduced Barry VanderKelan who announced that the SLO Monday Club is having their annual Home Tours on September 17 with tickets going for $25. Pres. King gave praise to Karen Zappia Andrea Lueker and Ashlea Boyer for the arrangements they made for the wonderful Avila lighthouse tour last week.

Pres. Jeff congratulated Jack Hardy on his birthday.  He had Cliff Nagler come forward to spin-the-wheel, which resulted in a $5 times the 7 years he has been with the Club in recognition for Cliff Nagler delaying the lighthouse trolley last week. Karen Zappia requested a show of hands volunteers on the AYSO soccer outing on September 9. Steve Curry also asked for volunteers for AmpSurf on the same day. He stated that there’s enough flexibility in the scheduling that you can volunteer for both. Paul Holden requested volunteers for the Highway 101 cleanup on September 16. Anya Stanley as undergone surgery and there is a need for someone to take her place to water the plants at the Parklet in front of Joe Conn’s veterinarian clinic on Price Street. Donations are coming in for Hurricane Harvey either to our Club or to the District’ Charitable Foundation that is headed by Barry VanderKelan. Barry stated that every bit of money raised will go toward helping those in need. There’s an estimate that will take $130 billion before the areas hit by the Hurricane Harvey will be recovered. Sharon Ellis announced that Charla Anderson has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will be undergoing surgery. She recommended that we send Charla an email with our thoughts and prayers.

Connie began by giving a brief history of her professional career that started with a management position in the YMCA and then on to Salmon Enhancement when Sandy Lubin in 2006 asked her to come and manage the Clark Center Association. She said she didn’t know anything about show business, but Sandy convinced her that he wanted her for her management skills. The staff would be able to handle the show business. She then gave a brief history of the Clark Center with the initial idea coming from Clifford Clark in 1975. The Lucia Mar School District gave their final okay to launch the project on a corner of their property in 1987. The fundraising began in 1991 and the opening of the Clark Center occurred on 2002. The design of the main auditorium permits the removal of the first rows of seats and a section of the flooring to form an orchestra pit that can handle 25 orchestral pieces. There’s a small studio theater that’s designed for small productions and theater in the round. This past year the Clark Center had 362 rental days with over 10,000 people in attendance. No business offices were included in the initial construction, but that has been rectified by a recent addition. She gave special recognition to the full-time custodian who has done such a fine job keeping the place ship shape. One month ago she was given the responsibility of the entire operation that includes not only the box office, but the education department, facility, management and fundraising. Ashlea Boyer is the president of the Clark Center Foundation. There are five ways to become involved with the Clark Center: (1) volunteering; (2) being a member of a committee s; (3) becoming a member; (4) becoming a sponsor; and (5) attending performances. There are six basic puzzle pieces for putting on a show (1) number of shows per genre; (2) targeted audiences; (3) setting the ticket prices; (4) scheduling; (5) variety of shows; and (6) routing. When the show is in San Francisco on day one and the show is scheduled for Los Angeles on day three. They can plan their route through Arroyo Grande and put on a show on day two at half their regular price. She then presented a video of the this season’ s shows that include: Rita Rudner; An Evening with Roger McGuinn; Tapestry: The Carole King Concert Experience; Permanent Wave: The Motels And Bow Wow Wow featuring Annabelle; Peking Acrobats; ABBA Mania; Jason Petty’s Hank and My Honky-Tonk Heroes; GlobalFEST On the Road: The New Golden Age of Latin Music; Glenn Miller Orchestra; Stunt Dog Experience; The Seldom Seen; Yesterday-The Las Vegas Beetle Show; A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons; and The Best of San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition.

“The human has limitations. The human spirit is boundless.”