1992-93 - Dave Lorenzen - President
My Year as President – 1992-93 - Dave Lorenzen
Unique year as we were the “Host Club” for 5130, District Governor Del Raby. We had the responsibility of not only supporting our Club, but also supporting Del as Governor of 5130.
RI President Cliff Dochterman, RC of Moraga, CA; “Real Happiness is Helping Others”
5130 DG Del Raby, RC of Santa Rosa Sunrise; “Youth is our Hope”
SR Sunrise President Dave Lorenzen; “Just Show Up”
Goals for the year;
· 10% Net gain in membership
· Spend more money than we made
· $50 per capita to The Foundation
· 5 new Paul Harris Fellows
· 100% participation in the District Conference
· Support DG Del as his host club
MEMBERSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
Our Bulletin was printed weekly, and mailed…..where our “Bulletin Sponsorship” came from, to pay for the postage.
Membership started at 54 ….. Added 9 ….Ended at 59
· Russ McCracken
· Mary Sharpe
· Nancy Mika
· Jeff Young
· Buster Finch
· Riki Intner
· Carl Jacobson
· Bob Jarvis
· John Voyles
Weekly Mystery Rotarian published in the bulletin – Pete Treleaven
Annual Camping trip to Yosemite in October, with our Exchange Student – AJ and Tom Eakin
Rotary Ski Trip to Tahoe at Heavenly Valley and the Pacifica Lodge – Randy Seelye
Holiday Party at the Lorenzen’s, also known as “Fezziwig’s Warehouse”, in Dickens attire.
Our Holiday Meeting as a Dinner meeting with Family, at Reautrante Sienna, the Santa Rosa Children’s Choir, and a visit by “Father Christmas”, aka Doli
Valentine Dance at the Odd Fellows Hall, by Stan Walker and Phil Hulen
“Doli Ball” trip to the A’s Baseball game………no one was arrested
“Colonel Aita’s” first meeting = $260 in fines
FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
4th Annual Sunrise Golf Tournament at Windsor, chaired by Rick Franke and John Lynch, netted $8,500
New Fundraiser, “Family Fun Night at Scandia”, chaired by Steve Owles, netted $3,500
Member Job Shadow Program with students from Piner High School
Special Olympics Bowl-A-Thon sponsor at Boulevard Bowl in Petaluma – Albert Handleman
Wheelchair Ramp Project at Steele Lane elementary (Near the Garden) – John Watson and Eric Van Cleave
High School Speech Contest “How Can A Local Community Become A Campus For Learning”
“Bell Ringing” … = $648.14, 3rd for Service Clubs
Work Party at Oak Grove School (Landscaping) chaired by Bill Amos
Remolded the offices at C.A.R.E. (Child Abuse Recovery) – Russ Lockner
INTERNATIONAL AND FOUNDATION
12 SRKSEP students welcomed from KAGOSHIMA – Chair Bob Scott
Exchange Students; 2 out to Belgium, Rain Stickney and Melody Hayworth; one in from Belgium, Mathius Casier, Counselor was Mike Yaeger.
International Project with Coyaique, Chile (discovered by Del Raby) for woodstoves and classroom equipment – 1K Sunrise, 1K Kagoshima, 1K 5130, 3K RI = $6,000
International Cataract Surgery Project in Jakarta – 1K Sunrise, 1K 5130, 2K RI = $4,000 = 600 surgeries
$123 per capita in giving (Third in the District)
5 New Paul Harris Fellows
· Leroy Carlenzoli
· Howard Finch
· John Jones
· Judy Jacobson
· Bob Kingsley
REVENUE vs. EXPENSE
Income of $12,000
Expense of in excess of $19,000
· $1,000 – Quad Club Truancy (SOS)
· $1,000 – Jakarta Cataract Project
· $1,000 – Coyaique, Chile School Project
· $1,000 – Junior Achievement of the Redwood Empire
· $8,000 – Child Abuse recovery Center (CARE)
· $1,500 – Special Olympics of Sonoma County
· $500 – Steele Lane Wheelchair Ramp Project
· $1,000 – Santa Rosa Children’s Choir
· $2,000 – Humane Society “Pets For Seniors” Program
· $250 – Boy Scouts Troup 35
· $500 – Oak Grove School Landscape Project
· $1,000 – De Shields Memorial Scholarship
· Student Exchange
· SRKSEP
· 2 Students to RYLA
Last Meeting invited and shared our successful year of Service
· Bob Harper – Oak Grove School District
· 2 RYLA Students – Gretchen Owles and Tanya Louellen
· Bob Cassidy – Child Abuse Recovery (CARE)
· Dan Knapp – So. Co. Humane Society
· Maureen Nicklus – Junior Achievement
· Chris Bradshaw – Steele Lane School
· Wil Williams – SR Truancy Project (SOS)
· Buck and Peg Ferrel – Exchange Host Family
· Sarah McClendon – De Shields Scholarship Recipient
GOAL OF SUPPORTING DG DEL AS HIS HOST CLUB
Major District Positions
· Peter Treleaven – Aide to the Governor
· Bob Dunn – District Secretary
· Tom Eakin – District Treasurer
· Archie Julian – District Newsletter Editor
· Kent Seegmiller – District Conference Co-Chair
· Gary Doolittle – District Assembly Co-Chair
· Warren Smith – Area 12 Area Rep (ADG)
· Mike Yaeger – District Youth Exchange Committee
· Loretta Slyh – “On To Melbourne” Committee
· Dan Lambert – World Community Service Committee
100% participation in the District Conference in Rohnert Park at the Red Lion Inn
“At a recent meeting of the District Conference Committee, who were critiquing the Conference, a member of another Rotary club in the district expressed the amount of work involved in hosting a District Conference, and how ‘It simply was not possible for any one club to host such an event.’ The immediate response from DG Del was, ‘What do you mean, one club just did!’”
Link to Bulletins for 1992-93 Year President Dave Lorenzen
Links to Photo Albums for 1992-93 Year President Dave Lorenzen
1992-93 Exchange Students 1992 CARE Work Project
1992 District Governor Visit 1992 Steel Lane Work Project
1992 "Scandia Family Fun Night" 1992 Foundation Dinner
1992 Christmas Party 1992 Christmas Dinner Meeting
1993 Special Olympics Bowling Tournament
1993 Valentine Dance 1993 District Conference
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