Invocation – Win Eaton
Flag solute – Nik Boone
Spoke Profile- Nik Boone
Nik is the owner of Ascend Real Estate and Property Management and he claims to be the youngest Rotarian in Kern County. So it’s no wonder he was featured on the cover of Bakersfield Life Magazine and even has his own personal
website & blog.
Good news and announcements
Guests- Amy smith, Deb linden, Jennifer Sampson
President Ken explained the term "clap back".
"To respond quickly to critical remarks or unfair treatment."
We recapped the margarita party and what a great hit it was. Thank you to all who attended!
We were the self-proclaimed Best of Paul Harris Fellows in the District, and most creative for delivering Paul Harris awards.
Amy Smith announced that
Via Arte is still going strong and she still has some sponsorship squares available!
Mayor Goh 11 years downtown rotary
Steve Sanders 22 years with downtown rotary
Jennie Sampson has an artbook book out titled “
Cut it Out”, featuring her amazing collages. Purchase it on
Amazon!
Deb Linden awarded a highly coveted "People of Action" award to Jon Sampson who is the foundation behind the technology of all of our meetings, making sure everything is running perfectly and seamlessly for all members to access meetings and parties on and offline!
The District Governor was impressed with our season recap videos, featuring, among other things;
Ray Karpe’s dogs enjoying a nice book reading. Kristen Watson doing some gardening and Ray golfing. Mike Willis enjoyed a new beverage to kill the virus.
Program
Deb Linden- Governor of Rotary District 5240 for 2020/2021
Amy Smith introduced Deb Linden, who started off as a Sheriff and quickly became the Police Chief of the SLO police department. Deb holds a bachelor from UCSB, Deb joined Rotary of SLO in 2003. Married to Bill for 24 years with two adult sons.
We were asked to imagine what Bakersfield would be like without the Downtown Rotary Club. We were reminded of how important Rotary is even during these trying times. This year’s theme is “Rotary Opens Opportunities”
Three essential elements
Growing rotary is our #1 priority because of our declining membership rate in North America and our district. New satellite clubs have started with an emphasis on niches that might be overlooked. Members are encouraged to share any thoughts on overlooked groups with Deb, Ken or Amy.
Deb encouraged us to continue taking care of our members, offering value, especially to millennials, and helping others in our community.
The TRF Challange- Deb announced a $52.40 challenge wants to get everyone to contribute to this new fund
Polio Update
- 2.5 billion Vaccinations have been given worldwide
- 1.8 Billion dollars rotary has raised and donated for polio
- 2 countries left that have not been eradicated yet, Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Nigeria is now officially declared Polio free!
- 17.4 million People would be paralyzed today had it not been for our polio plus campaign.
The first-ever woman Rotary International president will be coming to office this year!
Rotary conference this year will be Virtual and only $25 for the whole conference.
Next week Cathy Abernathy will bring a panel along with ballot proposition explanations.
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