IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK, May 4, 2011

By Don Trepany

The short timer Prez Linda got the meeting started by calling upon "Rev" Joe Davidson to deliver the invocation. Andrew Sisolak led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Bryon Mooney led us in singing "God Bless America." After a short break Cy Pierce introduced our visiting Rotarian and we were honored with Past District Governor Ingo Werk. Guests of Rotarians were: Jerry Chabola, Culver High's Track

and Football Coach Jahmal Wright, and Casey Pierce. Janet Chabola led us in the Welcome Song.

Tim Messmer was called upon to present a check for $5,000 to the Culver High's track program. Jerry and Jahmal thanked our club for our donation.

Allan Goldman came up and announced that today we would be voting for the Board of our Culver City Community Foundation. The candidates are: Linda Black, Janet Chabola, Keith Jones and Tim Messmer. We also voted on whether to increase the board to 6 members (versus 5). While we were voting Ann Murakami reminded us that the District Conference is May 13 -15 and the International Conference is the following week in New Orleans. Linda Black reminded us about our annual giving to Rotary Foundation and that we need to step up our effort (read money) - just as she got done asking, checks started raining down into her hands!! Linda also let us know that every Rotarian was fine free for today!!

Back to the Foundation elections…. As the ballots were being counted by a respected retired college professor and some idiot chiropractor/Red Sox fan, Allan (a White Sox fan) and Keith (a fan of wearing pajamas all day), were giving a presentation on our Foundation. Now the election results were in....drum roll... we voted to increase the Board to six members and the Board will be comprised of newly elected Linda Black, Keith(pajamas) Jones and Tim Messmer (track meet superstar). Congratulations!!!

Paul Knoll then closed the meeting with some wisdom.