Bulletin
April 9, 2001 (103)
By Carson Mitchell
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So it came to pass that our very own President
Chuck called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m., mas ou menos. |
Teri Evans did the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ken Kushnir produced a decent invocation.
| Susan Nowacki introduced the visiting
Rotarians |
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President Chuck called for visitors
Susan Nowacki introduced her guest, Joel Burdick, retired
stockbroker from chick-a-luma.
Sadly, as expected, it was downhill thereafter. President Chuck,
ponderously pixilating about Puxatawney, Pennsylvania, announced that no
ground hog had been sighted while he was in college there, and that winter
would continue for another six weeks. In retrospect, next week we
might expect a special program in honor of Charter day.
| With eyes glazed over, he called upon Janet
Codding, who commenced an energetic hustle for three events: |
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- District Conference May 17 - 20, attendance advisable.
- Hospitality suite event (Not hospital suite, Pres. Chuck.).
50 's theme - we're gonna win cuz we're numbah one. Champagne and Caviar.
- Fireside at Janet's Joint this Thursday 5:30 to 7:30 pm, floating
clipboard, FREE.
 President
Chuck having forgotten his days in Pennsylvania, called upon Arnie Carston
who pitched us for XMAS in APRIL, an event scheduled for Saturday, April
28, 2001. He pointed out that we had, sua sponte, allocated $15,000.00 of
the Crab Feed proceeds to this project and need to support execution by
showing up that day prepared to work, half day or whole day, hide your
tools in the trunk. (Your writer does not understand how this works.
Perhaps it is a Pennsylvania thing.) In any event - participants needed.
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Coming Up
4/16-20
Youth Business Week (Vocational program)
4/23
GSE team from Siberia
(Reporter: Lisa Greenfield)
4/30
"Rescued animals and animal assisted therapy
at Lyon Ranch"
Robert & Robin Lyon
(Reporter: John Meislahn)
May
Santa Rosa West
Shoe Program
(Shoes for disadvantaged kids at 7 elementary schools)
"Every 15 Minutes"
(Youth alcohol impact program at Elsie Allen HS)
5/7
"Experiences of a test pilot"
Nick Knickerbocker
(Reporter: Bob Harris)
5/14
No Speaker Yet
(Reporter: Chuck Baker)
5/21
"The Changing Face
of Sonoma County"
Keith Woods
(Reporter: Chris Parr)
5/28
Dark
Memorial Day
5/17
District Golf Tournament
Hidden Valley Lake GC
5/18-20
District Conference
Konocti Harbor Inn
(Early bird registration by 4/6)
6/4
SPECIAL GUEST DAY SPEAKER: LARRY WILDE
Larry Wilde, called "America's best-selling humorist" by the
New York Times, is the author of 53 published books of humor with
sales of over 12 million copies. He has had a 30 year career as a
stage and television actor, stand-up comedian, university instructor,
and motivational humorist in addition to being a best-selling author.
BRING A GUEST, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AND SPOUSE TO THIS MEETING.
(Reporter: Jim Hinton )
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President
Chuck's gossip corner
and Cruel Shoes: |
1. General $2.00 stab for anyone not wearing a pin. (Joe Dorfman! We who
knew you will never forget this fun reminder that Rotary pins are for
wearing and not for storing! Ed.)
2. This writer $25.00.
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| 3. Jim Benoit, for competency, $25.00. |
4. Susan Nowacki, thinking about Tahiti, $35.00. |
5. Janet Codding, just cuz, $50.00.
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| 6. Lisa Greenfield $25.00, boxing turtles for
paralegals. Lisa
popped another hundred for Paul Harris. (She who already is one! Ed.),
thus completely outclassing President Chuck, who was dithering about some
kind of preliminary craft talk. (And my, but he do dither well!) |
7. Paul Schwartz, $50.00, driving his children while wife
has knee job. (Skiing, Northstar, bindings?) (Not with a ten foot pole!…Ed.) |
The Raffle
| Lou Capuano Bust
Teri Evans $20.00 |
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Your reporter:
Sumner Carson Mitchell ("Another stellar effort by
Carson.........Thank You Carson!")
Your Editor:
Jim Valinoti
"The long awaited Valentine's Day
Celebration bulletin is available for viewing in our
Club Bulletin Archives"
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