September 16, 2014 

Meeting called to order by President Vince at 12:30 pm

Pledge: Phil Buckwalter

Thought:  Ron Sandidge "The Key to Freedom lies not in blame, but in forgiveness" – Paula Horan

Guests: 

Visiting Rotarians: Ed Banks [Watsonville]

Correspondence and announcements:

Trina:  Day with the A's  September 20 - 31 tickets sold and additional monies raised for RYLA conference

Ed Banks: Watsonville Fire Department  BBQ October 18 to benefit the Firehouse Museum and project to re-paint the firehouse

Patsy: in collaboration with Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise we are collecting pajamas all through this month for local shelters.  All sizes appreciated.  Also reminder of Red Cross event “Celebrate the Red” September 27

Steve: barrel wrap for Second Harvest Foodbank on September 27 breakfast at 7:30, work 8:00 – 10:00

Vince: Interact Fall Leadership Conference September 28   8:30 am -3:30 pm at Independence High School in San Jose. Also reminder of Avenues of Service event on Wednesday, October 15 at Doubletree Hotel, San Jose.

Detective:  Steve Bennett fined these Freedom Rotarians $5 each

-Paul Treanor wearing kilt as drummer for Scottish band at County Fair

- Rotarians not attending the Santa Cruz County Fair

- Kirk travel out of county

- Ince donated to The Rotary Foundation for his birthday

- Sandidge for upcoming travel to Uruguay

- Gloria asked if she knows when meetings begin – she does, of course.

President Vince offered an “Atta boy” to Steve for filling in as detective

Raffle: Rich Persoff gave away

Ince – plastic travel cup

Vince, Ron S, Paul T, Gloria, Phil, Patsy bottles of original Old Aunt Ada’s vinegar

Ed Banks and Martin G mysterious envelopes

Program feature:

Speaking with us today about local water quality is Jackie McCloud, Water Analyst for City of Watsonville. Growing up in Missouri near Mississippi River created interest in water quality. Moved to California and studied water issues in college. Volunteered at Coastal Watershed Council. Began work analyzing waste water affluent to sea. Decided to do distribution sampling of S C County drinking water. Created water education classes at Gavilan College.  Jackie became lab technician on water issues for City of Watsonville. Her work has earned awards at local, state, and national levels. Currently researching water pollution of Pinto Lake and doing work on Pájaro River.

Adjournment: 1:26 PM