Clint, along with his wife Megan, are the Corps Officers for The Salvation Army in Bakersfield. As Corps Officer Clint oversees and directs both the church and the social work of The Salvation Army for our community. Clint and Megan have two sons, Lincoln (7) and Wesley (3).
Prayer – Clinton Trimmer
Flag Salute – Andrea Hanson
New Member
Anand Manohara, COO of Aspire Counseling Services, was inducted into the club by President Joe Hay following an introduction by his sponsor Patrick Collins. Toni Harper also sponsored Anand for the club but was unable to attend.
Good News:
Andrea Hansen shared a reminder that October 19th was Third Thursday, put on by Bakersfield DBA, at 5:30 p.m. located at Mill Creek Park. Andrea also shared that Kern Dance Alliance would present Taste of Dance as part of Third Thursday.
Aaron Hedge shared that CSUB President Zelezney will share her poetry on Agriculture at 7:30 as part of the Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business Guest Speaker Series. The event will be held in the Dezember Reading Room.
Clinton Trimmer shared that on Wednesday, November 15 at noon The Salvation Army will hold its Annual Kettle Kickoff at Salty’s BBQ on White Lane. The event is being held to start the Christmas season for The Salvation Army. Table sponsorships are available for $500, and Silver Bell sponsorships are available for $1000 and include a company logo on a kettle stand.
Joe Hay thanked Past Presidents Justin Leland and Garro Ellis for stepping in and running meetings in his most recent absence.
Where in the World is Frank Coutriglio:
Shawn Shambaugh shared pictures from his trip to Ireland.
Joe Hay shared pictures from his family trip to England.
Program:
The Program was presented by the District Governor Marta Brown, after being introduced by District Secretary Kay Pitts. Governor Brown started by welcoming the club to the 2023 year and sharing the four initiatives of Rotary International President Gordon McInally. On the top of the list of initiatives is fostering peace by asking all Rotarians around the world to live faithfully by the four-way test. Secondly, prioritizing mental health by fostering strong relationships and checking in on fellow club members, then helping as we are able. Third, creating a welcoming club experience in every club by fostering hospitality to visitors and guests. Fourth, pushing polio eradication to the finish line by ending the dreadful disease once and for all this year. There were only nine cases worldwide last year. We are close but not there yet.
Next, the club was presented with information on The Rotary Foundation. In 2022-23, Rotary funded 1,100 global grants, 470 district grants, and 310 disaster response grants. The total raised worldwide was more than $427 million used to help communities thrive through sustainable, life-changing projects. The club was encouraged to continue to look for projects which can have a lasting impact on our community. Clubs are being asked to have at least one project focused on literacy and one project focused on mental health.
The presentation concluded with a reminder of the October 20-21, 2023 District Conference and a reminder that January 13, 2024, is Mid-Term for the program year.
Clinton Trimmer
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