Club Assembly
Steve Olsen, Past President and recent radio interviewee recapped his assessment of local fire clean up delays. For his celebrity Steve received recognition and remitted $10 to the club coffer. Steve and spouse Lynn are among several members recovering from the loss of their home.
President Doug Shureen proceeded to summarize our year to date's highlights and reintroduce the Board of Directors. In case you missed them, here are your Directors: Secretary Peter Hoberg, Treasurer Penny Millar, Past President Merle Hayes, Marty Behr At Large, Paul O Rear Membership, Jennifer Adams Activities, Brian Rondon Administration, Image Jack Strange, Rotary Foundation Randy Seelye and President Elect Rich Randolph.
Highlighting this year's achievements are: Completion of the Sabalos Nicaragua Clinic constriction. A Global Grant is in process to equip the Center. Peter Hoberg participated in Pedal for Polio's 360 mile trek from Eureka to Rohnert Park, raising $139,000. Our club is engaged in the District 5130 Fire Relief Fund, and has distributed $61,500 to date, the most of any District Club. SRKSEP is on track to host incoming students from Kagoshima Japan this summer. We have made a successful move to Franchetti's from Fountaingrove Inn and thanks to Del Raby's foresight, our banners survived the fire. The Ritz, our new format and venue fundraiser is gaining momentum for its' April 14 launch with Transcendence Theater. Club Service Projects are moving forward with new vision and engagement. Our social calendar is full, punctuated with world-class hikes including narrated tours. We came together to Celebrate the life of Rotarian Rolf Wessman after 5 years of learning how to encourage and support him and his family during his ALS challenges. We finally received a Club T shirt thanks to Peter Hoberg's creativity!!
And that is just the first half of the year!
