In the Beginning...
Patricia Anderson greeted us warmly as we zoomed in to join our meeting. Bill Prather suggested that club members having trouble hearing our zoom meetings, try a pair of Apple Earbuds (or their equivalent). They work beautifully!
President Michael Scar called the meeting to order. Bill Prather led us in the flag salute and Cheree Edwards gave us a thoughtful invocation by Mother Theresa:
The fruit of silence is prayer.
The fruit of prayer is faith.
The fruit of faith is love.
The fruit of love is service.
The fruit of service is peace.
Amen.
Bob Skankey congratulated us for receiving the Platinum Club Award for 2019-2020….we are the best club on the Planet!
Announcements
Therese Brown announced upcoming meetings to look forward to.
9/11--Patrick Heitkamp--Online Magic
9/18--Sakeena Ali--Rotary/Peace Corp Partnership
9/25--Dr. Tiffany Morse--State of the Ojai Unified School District
Jack Jacobs announced that the Membership Committee meeting will be held directly after the club meeting, today so stay zoomed in.
Don Reed announced that the Ed Foundation will be meeting via Zoom next Tuesday 9/9/20 at 4:00 p.m.
Mike Weaver announced the Peace Committee will be held via Zoom 9/10/20 at 5:30 p.m.
Bob Davis reminded us that that only one country still has Polio. Help eradicate polio and send your check in.
We mourned the passing of long time previous Rotarian, Cal Wadsworth.
Dr. John Alden “Cal” Wadsworth, died on August 25, 2020 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, Ohio where he had been a resident for several years. He was born on March 5, 1935 in Fremont, Ohio to the late Dr. Alden J. Wadsworth and Helen (Gilmore) Wadsworth. Cal graduated from Fremont Ross High School, University of Toledo and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry.
He was an avid “Buckeye” and a dedicated patriot and student of American Christian History. He served as a Lt. Commander in the U. S. Navy Dental Corps and opened his private dental practice in Ojai, CA in 1965, caring for residents of the community until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of the Ojai Rotary Club, the Academy of General Dentistry and the International Academy of Gnathology. While in California, Cal enjoyed sailing and backpacking in the High Sierras with family and friends. He achieved a leadership level in the Amway Business and affected the lives of many Independent Business Owners across the country. He was a member of the Sacramento (CA) Banjo Band and the Kettering (OH) Banjo Band.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
or the Salvation Army at
www.salvationarmy.org.
Rotary Cartoon
Fining: Ren Adam
Fine Master, Ren Adam started out by giving out the address for fines to be mailed: RCOEF, P.O. Box 511, Ojai 93024. Deirdre will announce when we can pay fines and Polio Plus through PayPal….should be soon.
Ren received confessions from Al West who is celebrating his 66th Wedding Anniversary with Joyce, Haady Lashkari is very proud that his hospital will be performing their 50th Robotic Knee surgery next week; Bob Davis is celebrating his family’s reunion/celebration and Leslie Bouche and Bruce took care of their 21 month old Grandson last week (5 days!).
Ren concluded his session fining most of his victims by asking questions about “The Rule of 85”.
Program: Jeff Loebl--Bioethics
Therese Brown introduced our talented Club Member,
Jeff Loebl.
Jeff spoke on Bioethics and what that means during our current pandemic. He introduced an interactive questionnaire so that we could weigh in on questions such as who receives vaccines, clinical trials, respirators and other bioethical choices. He then responded to members questions.
President Michael wished us all a safe and cool Labor Day Weekend.
