Roving Microphones: Garro Ellis and Jeff Gutierrez
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Head Table: Larry Reider, Jeff Green, Doug Pierce, Steve Roach
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Program Chair: Jeff Green
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The meeting was called to order: By President Steve Roach
Invocation was given by Steve Illingworth
Flag Salute led by Lislie Golich
Song AMERICA The Beautiful led by Jay Rosenlieb
Presidential Announcements & Information:
President Roach told the Members that today is national Get Up Day
Introductions: Sergeant at Arms Jeff Gutierrez
Good News Announcements:
1) Jim Damian invited all Club Members to check out the Amazing Race fliers on the tables.
2) Sheryl Barbich announced the new happenings at the Kern County Museum. A new lecture series on the County’s History and New Children’s programs.
3) Dr. Horrace Mitchell brought back a Rotary flag from the Bahamas. He exchanged our Club’s flag and said he had a great time.
4) Garro Ellis Gave a Waterman Grant update and encouraged the club to get their applications in quickly.
Visitors & Guests:
Mike McCoy guest of Sheryl Barbich
Nick Gonzales guest of Jim Damian
The Program:
Game Show Host….Jeff Green (ret.)
President Roach Introduced Jeff Green who took the podium and explained the rules of the First Ever Rotary Club of Bakersfield TRIVIA Game!
Jeff then introduced Doug Pierce the Principle & Managing Partner of the famed Pierce CPA Firm. Mr Pierce has kept the trivia questions under lock and key in the trunk of his Yugo, or something, to ensure their confidentiality. Each envelope had 25 questions to be opened and answered under strict supervision by the Trivia Marshals Ellis and Guiterrez.
Game Show Host Green then introduced Dr. Larry Reider for a quick lesson in Ethics. Dr. Reider went over the FIVE Way Rotary Test, which included the new TRIVIA Game Test of ….Do Not Use Your Smart Phone.
Let the game begin!
In the end the LAST Place teame were:
Old Dogs with 10 correct answers
#Us Too with 11 correct answers
Table One with 11 1/2 correct answers
Clueless in Bakersfield with 12 correct answers
And the WINNERS are:
Third Place: T’s with 12 1/2 correct answers won Tickets to CALM
Second Place: The Great with 13 correct answers won Stainless Steel Wine Glasses
First Place: The Trivia Tigers with 15 correct answers won Gift Cards to Imbibe
“With all humility WE want to thank the Academy for the First Place Awards to Imbibe!”
And with that President Roach rang the BELL!!!
Since we did not have a staff photographer today, I decided to post a few pics from the trivia contest!