What if I die on the banks of the Ganges?

This will, of needs, be brief, my children, due to an early commitment tomorrow and your kind hearted editor waiting too long to begin...  Well, the meeting began as usual, with greeter Mike Passof manning the door (see attached impressive photo of a committed greeter...)  

 

 

 

Then it was... uhhh... Bob McBee (?) reciting the Pledge, followed inevitably by our new songmaster for life, Colin Kapernick.... wait!  I meant Tom Redmon, who was unable to rouse the same level of enthusiasm as in his rookie season last week.  Nevertheless the job got done and it was down to masticating a lovely lunch of salad and other stuff prepared by our Chef and his lady, Dave and Jan.

 

 

 Good lunch.

 

 

As one might imagine, with a president who lives for his weekly announcements, President Sean did not disappoint and rather than try to keep up with the flow, this week, the announcements are reiterated on the attached slide.  

 

 

A couple of things to note: Charter Night is on the 28th this month and it is going to be a special event at City Hall, with activities focused on our Club's glorious history.  It is our 58th birthday and I'm hopeful that everyone will be able to attend.  Second, our biggest event of the year is almost upon us and since it funds just about every thing we do in the community and internationally, it is extremely important that we sell as many tickets as possible to make our Crab Feed a success.  I know your Club can count on you.

 

 

Well, no sooner were the announcements history than we turned to funding the Ray Wyatt Charitable Foundation.  Unfortunately, Ray was not in attendance, so it fell to Jerry Smuts to pick the correct ball from the can and that's exactly what he did, pulling a lonely white sphere from said can, no doubt to Ray's delight, the $149 pot extending for yet another week.

 

 

 

 

Sergeant Ross MacCarty was next on the scene and he proceeded to clear a wide swath, nailing Merlin Mauk for no badge, Mike Passof for no pin and likewise our very own PDG Clarence (you can fool all of the people some of the time...)  Treasurer Pat Orelli paid for his phone erupting during the meeting and Anthony got hit for being just a trifle late (is that fair?).  Then, totally out of character, the Sarge himself threw in a few bucks in celebration of his 17 years in our fair Rotary Club  (nice job, Ross...)

 

 

 The Prez was criticized for starting the meeting late and then attention was turned on Brud Dufficy, who is apparently headed for India later this month.  At this juncture, Brud was reassured by Navin who told him of the Indian tradition that if you die on the banks of the Ganges, you go immediately to heaven, so Brud's got that going for him (which is nice...)  Chapman got hit for general purposes and then it was revealed that Navin is heading back his native India for a two month visit and leaving shortly.  

 

 

That pretty much put the kibosh on any further bloodletting, so the Sarge sat down as Anthony Chacon was invited to the front to introduce our guest speaker, Alice Sauro, who is the (relatively) new Executive Director of the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sacramento Opera.  Alice gave us her history in music pointing her toward a career in management and she went on to describe what the Philharmonic is up to these days and the problems that they confront as they try to get re-established in the community.

 

 

 

 'Twas a most engaging presentation and at the end of it, she got to sign a book.  Wasn't too long after that the Prez sent everyone packing, 'cept for his board which was entertained for an additional hour in the monthly bored meeting.  If you want the details, see the Prez or one of those people...  Good meeting.