September 22, 2004

This week’s Bulletin was written by Mary Dawe.

this week’s meeting

President Ron Erbetta called the meeting to order at 7:34 a.m.  Jerrilyn Malana gave an inspiration with a theme of "pay it forward" and "pass it on," which inspired us to do good deeds with the expectation that the recipients will then pass the good on to others.  President Ron remembered how his father had followed this practice and when the money he gave to someone who needed it was later passed on to three needy families.  Mary Engles led the pledge of allegiance and then we sang the theme song to "Gilligan's Island."

Pete McGuire introduced non-Rotarian guests of Bill Poirier, Frank De Francesco and Maureen Eberle, four Rotaract members, and Rotarian guests from Club 33, and El Cajon, La Mesa and Mission Valley Rotary Clubs.  Ron shared a Rotary flag from an all-women Rotary Club in Mexico across the border from Laredo, Texas.

announcements

Ø      Frank De Francesco reported on the Foundation Seminar that took place Saturday, September 18 at the Salk Institute.  He also explained that up to $500 is available as matching funds for each member in our club to become a Paul Harris fellow this year.  Matching funds are also available for present Paul Harris fellows to become sustaining members for the year.

Ø      Gary Green reported on the up-coming golf tournament set for Friday, November 19 at Coronado Golf Course.  There will be a dinner and auction in addition to the tournament,  So even non-golfers can participate.  We would like to have up to 36 foursomes.  Sponsorships are available, auction items needed.

Ø      Bill Poirier, representing Youth Services, reminded the group that we may volunteer on Monday afternoons for the Police Athletic League youth activity.  Charger rookies will participate.  Email Bill if you would like to be there.

Ø      Martin Blair reported that last year the Rotaract Club built three houses in Tijuana, and raised $2250.  On Saturday, October 8, they will partner with a Tijuana Rotaract Club for a building project and invite our participation.  Meeting time is 8:00 to go to the border.  Caravan Ministries will take participants across the border to the worksite and a get together with the Tijuana Rotaract Club is planned for after the workday.

Ø      Evan Patel offered Entertainment Books for $40.  Twenty percent goes to Rotaract.

Ø      Martin auctioned off  two San Diego Padre tickets.  Tom Sayer was the lucky purchaser.

Ø      Jay Sener announced a Membership Committee meeting after the general meeting and said the Membership Committee is looking for new members.

Ø      Lynn Hamilton reminded everyone of the performance of "Jersey Boys" on October 14.  Email her if you want to join the party.

Ø      Nancy Vaughan announced that Tim Seamens had tee shirts to sell, but did not tell us about the shirts last week.  She offered "Road to Athens" shirts to support Tim's trip to the Olympics.

sgt.-at-arms

Ø      Mike Gilligan ran the NFL lotto.  Dan Fissori won with the Bears.  Watch for next week's winner - Frank De Francesco for the Redskins, Ken Tablang for Arizona, or Bill Poirier for Pittsburgh.

Ø      Vickie Bourus was the lucky winner in an auction for Symphony tickets.

This Week’s Speaker

Nancy Vaughan introduced speaker Bill Ashman from the La Mesa Rotary Club, who has recently returned from a group study project in Kenya and Ethiopia.  Bill said that each year District 5340 selects someone to lead a group and to study a developing area and look for worthy humanitarian projects for Rotary.  Bill took a group of five teachers with him on this trip and said he could have used a medical person and someone knowledgeable about finance too.  He showed slides of towns and places they visited, including pictures of animals they saw on a safari, the only tourist business that is now successfully operating there.  Bill also showed slides of Project Mercy, that takes in 750 children each day, a school for Muslin children built by the Aga Khan, a desk-making project and a program that has built a water storage tank, helping women in a village so that they don't have to walk so far for water each day.  Bill may be reached at ashmanwj@cox.net.

Ron adjourned the meeting at 8:35 a.m.

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