Bulletins - 2010 - 07/14/2010
This
Week's Bulletin Was Written
By John Addams
Mike Whitehurst led us in the pledge. Randy Gregson delivered a very moving invocation. And Linda Jalving led us into singing “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” along with our esteemed guests Dave Breeding, our new District Governor, and his wife Marilee.
Along with our new District Governor Dave Breeding and his wife Marilee were fellow Rotarians: Dan Gensler (our Assistant District Governor), Bill Pogue (La Mesa Sunrise), Bev Ireland (El Cajon Lunch), and Carl Kruse (Rancho Bernardo Sunrise). Other guests included: Lisa Lei, Lynn Endicott, Tom Lewis (Downtown Rotaract), Trina Hester, and Kim-Thon Hoang.
During our bitches and brags session, Jenny Goodman announced that she has had a great week. Her husband has a new job, she won a trial, and is now off crutches. (Jenny is also planning on buying a lottery ticket!)
- Our President Lynn Hamilton announced that the first board meeting will be after the breakfast meeting on July 21.
- Alex Kwoka announced that the first International Service Committee meeting will be at her condo located at 800 The Mark Lane (between 8th and 9th and Market) at 5:30 on July 19.
- Susan Bleicher announced that District Council is scheduled for July 31 at USD. The Youth Symphony will be treating us to a concert at the beautiful Shiley Theater. The times are: 5:30-7:00 p.m. pre-concert reception and 7:30 p.m. concert. Tickets are $36 per person. You can sign up at the District’s website. Please feel free to bring family members or guests.
- Scott Carr announced that he and Mel Gallegos attended the Charter Dinner for the new Mission Valley Sunset Club and showed us a certificate our Club received for being one of the sponsors.
- Rosalee Kramm announced that she and Scott Carr are presenting a social media program on July 27 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at her conference center.
- Gary Green announced that our Club will be volunteering at Stand Down this Sunday. We still need volunteers.
District Governor Breeding presented Kelly Berner and Melissa Trew with their red badges. Congratulations Kelly and Melissa!
We were very honored to have our new District Governor Dave Breeding (Fallbrook) give us a moving talk about how he got involved in Rotary and, in particular, with Rotary’s push to eradicate Polio. DG Breeding talked about his first-hand family experience with Polio and the trips he has taken to India. He also recognized our very own Maureen Eberle as an inspirational force behind his involvement with this mission.
DG Breeding also discussed RI’s theme this year—“Building communities and Bridging Continents”—and also recognized our Club for the great work it is doing in that regard.
DG Breeding also talked about his beloved Fallbrook and showed us a short video about its beauty. This year’s District Fall Conference will be held at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook on October 21-24. The Conference is emphasizing Polio Eradication and the theme is “Our Town.” Dr. Peter Salk (son of Dr. Jonas Salk) is the featured speaker. DG Breeding also encouraged Rotarians to stay in Fallbrook during the event and noted that Rotarians in Fallbrook were opening their homes for us to stay. You can get more information on the event at the District’s website (www.rotary5340.org) and also register on line. It promises to be a great event.
Finally, DG Breeding emphasized the importance of giving to the Annual Programs Fund, which finances all of Rotary’s humanitarian efforts and where our matching grants come from. The goal is to get each member to give $100 toward this cause every year. An easy way to do this is to sign up for an automatic withdrawal of $10 per month from a checking or savings account. DG Breeding passed out authorization forms and encouraged everyone to give those to Karen Green as our Foundation Chair.
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