Meeting 5/24/2017
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Today's Speaker was Norm Crandell, Felton Chiropractor, presenting the Orphanage in Baja that he supports. President Karen related the presentation of our scholarship grants to SLV High grads.
Norm Crandall
Karen & Joe at the SLV High Awards program
Minutes of Rotary Club of SLV
May 24, 2017
Members in attendance: Judy, Don, Janet, Joe, Julie, Eric, Mary, Cameron, Heather, Mike, Charlie, Steve, Ken, Karen, Ralph, Carol, and Scott. Guests: Bill Rush, Susan Hammer and Norm Crandell.
President Karen opened the meeting with the flag salute, introductions and Thought for the Day.
Announcements: Memorial Day Parade is this Saturday! We will meet in the lumberyard at 9:00 and start walking at 9:30. The parade starts at 10:00. Please bring hard candy. The New Teacher Breakfast will be Monday, August 21 at 7:15. Sign-ups to follow. Redwood Mt Fair is the first weekend of June. Ken will be walking through the grounds today at 9:30. Feel free to join them. Water Board meeting tonight at Highlands starts at 6:00 pm and will be a rate study.
Mike shared our Paul Harris Level 2 recipients, Carol and Ralph. Good job, folks.
There is a Rotary Flash Campaign to end Polio. Each Rotarian is asked to donate $26.50 to the Rotary Foundation. Good news, Bill and Melinda Gates will donate $2 for each $1 donated by Rotarians.
Guest Speaker: Norm Crandell, Felton Chiropractor, Cub Scout Master, and Volunteer Fireman
Norm and his wife know if is important to give back and help others and have tried to instill this in their children. Six years ago, Norm’s 6 year-old son made bracelets after the Tsunami in Japan and donated $450 to the Red Cross. This year, the family decided to visit two orphanages in Baja. The family is driving to Door of Faith Orphanage in Baja California, Mexico. The organizational goal is to get 100 kids to school everyday. The staff is made up of Mexicans and American volunteers. The work at the orphanage includes: food and toiletry give away, construction of homes, breakfast club, medical and health services, and counseling. Norm is looking for people to donate new chrome books that they can take down there. For more information contact then at DJ@dofo.org
The second visit is to Open Arms. Four out of five kids living in orphanages in Mexico have at least one parent living, but because they are living in poverty, they cannot keep their children with them. This organization provides no-cost day care and “whole health and heart” services. You can sponsor a child for $25 a day or help with their construction projects. For more information contact them at info@openarmsmexico.org
Detective: Judy (the birthday girl) hit us up for forgetting our badges!
Drawing: Lucky Mr. Hammer had his name drawn, but alas, no joker!
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 am
Minutes respectfully submitted by J. Haff