Meeting Notes 8/28
8/28/12
Marco Renella gave the pledge & invocation.
Hamdy is sitting in for Gregg today.
Visiting Rotarians are: Harvey from Hollister and Eric Cohen from Morgan Hill.
Guests are Pam Garcia from Affordable Roofing, Dr. Rassi. A SPECIAL GUEST this week is Lanny Brown!
Announcements: Rod Pintello announced the Rotary Fellowship Cruise for February of next year.
Dr. Flores from GHS Mustangs dropped off flyers at each table to invite the members to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 Renovations at GHS Wednesday, September 12 at 5:30 at GHS Centennial Circle (Quad).
September 29th is the ALL-American Baseball Party at Eagle Ridge Pool House & Park. Fundraiser for RYLA Scholarships and $10 of the $25 cost to attend goes to RYLA
October 25th Avenue of Service at Doubletree Inn in San Jose.
Rick Patereau announced birthdays for the month. Present were: Michele Averill, Rich Freedman & Rich Mackie. Absent were: Don DeLorenzo, Gregg Guisiana, Bill Reimal, Karen Aitken, Jim Habing, Joe Keeler, & Don Christopher.
No winners for the Bone Marrow Raffle.
Jaime Rosso acted as Sheriff. He started out by honoring all the volunteers at the Renz Gulch event and everyone who missed paid $2. He also fined Dale Foster for retiring, Lanny Brown for showing up after a long LOA, and many other good deeds by the members were fined.
Ron Erskine was the speaker for the day. He’s an Outdoor Columnist for Gilroy Dispatch, MH Times & The Hollister Freelance and also teaches a backpacking class for Gavilan Community Education. Ron says that there is a measureable quantifiable Difference in your health when you walk in Nature. He is a Guide and Naturalist. His presentation covered some of his favorite hikes. His talk covered many hiking trails within a 45 minute drive from Gilroy.
One statement he said that woke everyone up from his or her post lunch slumber was that the Ford Ord Dunes State Park is so empty you could walk naked! Next Rotary outing? Not! The other comment was that the Pichette Preserve in Stevens Creek is a short walk of ½ mile and has a winery at the end! (this one is not on the list) A list of the hikes he reviewed are available on the Club Runner Website.
Club Raffle winners were Tim Day & Ron Erskine! Next week Tim Day will talk about Genealogy.