12:05 Welcome
Flag Salute then the
Inspirational Moment was given by Tony Thatcher
Lunch: macaroni casserole with salad
12:30
Visiting Rotarians today were Sherry Sim and Carin Kally
Thank you to our meeting crew today:
Greeter - Cindy Frings
Money man - Dave Brubaker
Flag salute - Tessa Turner
Insprirational moment - Tony Thatcher
Finer - Catherine Lee
Reporter - Tessa Turner
Announcements:
1. The beach party last Friday was fabulous! Thank you to the Social Committee,
Sue, Cathy and Cindy. Thanks to Larry Wilde for sharing his beautiful beach house.
The weather was perfect, so was the food and it was grea
t to party with our
club members from Rotary West.
2. Leslie Bouche had knee surgery this week and we all signed a card to send.
3. Sherry Sim introduced our three new members for induction:
Joe Cessena. "This is a very happy day. I'm proud to be a team member".
Amy Warlick."Thank your for your welcome. Looking forward to working with you"
Bill Warlick. "Thank you. I'm so pleased to be part of the club".
Then Sherry said "They are a very good looking group and a g
reat addition to the club".
4. The Social Committee announced that the next social will be at Libby Park on Sept.27th
at 6:00. Everyone was encouraged to bring family and friends. Everyone shoud bring their own
picnic dinner and drinks. The event is free and will end with a movie, Maya And Me, in the park.
5. Upcoming Speakers:
September 13 will be Sheryl Knox, OUSD Superintendent
September 20 will be Pradeep Dhillon, talking about Architecture as a Diplomatic Instrument
Museum Moment:
Wendy showed old photos of the giant Muffler Man at the old Gulf gas station, c1965.
It is now the USA Gasoline on Ventura Avenue. She also showed a photo of the giant
Paul Bunyon which was actually in the orchard of an Ojai resident.
Fining:
Catherine Lee asked for confessions:
1. Al West announced his 70th wedding anniversary.
2. Andy Gillman announced that he will be at the Ojai Valley Brewery next week to promote his run for City Council.
He also said he will be at Majestic Oak on 9/20 with Dr.Jim Halvorsen to talk about the current state of Ojai.
3. Terry Beckett announced that his grandson has been inducted into flight school.
Catherine was able to fine Bill Weirick and Dr. Watson for failing to correctly answer questions about Hawaii.
Today's speaker: Sherry Sims
Carin Kally, Assistant District Governor introduced Sherry Sims who is now serving as the District Governor.
Sherry is from Singapore but now lives in Cayucos where she started up the local Rotary there. She is very proud
of Rotary and all it's avenues of service. Sherry says that ROTARY IS LOVE. Rotary is love because of the things we
care about......basic education, communities, peace building, fund raising, polio eradication, just to name a few.
Sherry is here today to express her gratitude to our cub for the impact we have on the community. She is impressed with
the amount of money we give out in community grants, our collaboration with other clubs, our work on the environment,
and that we are a peace building club.
Sherry went on to tell a couple of stories from her local Rotary and then encouraged us to continue our focus on service,
to bond with other members and clubs, and to make our meetings irresistible to encourage members to attend. She also
said that one or two of us should really volunteer to be the President Elect!
Today's Recommendations:
1. Carl Gross recommends the book JAMES by Percival Everett. He says it's "A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.
2. Betsy Watson recommends the documentary MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS of LHAKPA SHERPA airing on netflix.
She says "Lhaka Sherpa" is a delightful inspiring ray of sunshine who summits Mt. Everest. Her life story in Nepal and
then in the US is like none I'v heard before.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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