Primero….
President Wendy brought the restive crowd to order on this pleasant fall day.
Patricia Gates ably led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Cindy Frings delivered a terse Inspirational Moment and we queued up for a sumptuous repast:
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others, for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness,
and for poise, walk with the confidence that you are never alone
Audrey Hepburn
Visitantes Rotarios e Invitados
We had a full house:
Ian McLean and his crew, Jan, Douglas, and Norma were guests of Al West.
Nick Niles was the guest of Kevin Davis
Pradeep Dhillon, our speaker, was hosted by Kathy and Larry Yee
We welcomed Janet Campbell’s guest, Mariekie Quinn
Bill Hatch introduced Raylene Ramirez and her mother, Irina Ramirez, her father, Jorge Ramirez, her brother, George Ramirez, Teacher, Crystal Paniagua, and Principal of Sunset Elementary School, Tomas Gaetas
Muchos Gracias
Wendy thanked all those who make these meetings happen and lauded their commitment:
Room Setup: Kelley Rasmussen and her crew.
Greeter: Rod Owens
Roving Mic: Joe Cesena
Welcome Desk/Money Management: Dave Brubaker
Pledge of Allegiance: Patricia Gates
Inspirational Moment: Cindy Frings
Fining: Ren Adam
Net: Jack Jacobs
Reminder Newsletter and photos: Carl Gross
Food: Jane and her crew.
Anuncios
President Wendy had big news: We now have a President-Elect Nominee. Drumroll, please:
Sue Gilbreth has stepped forward to take on 2025-2026. Congratulations, Sue!!
Service Above Self Award
Bill Hatch introduced our current Service Above Self Award to:
Raylene Ramirez a 6th grader from Sunset elementary school. In attendance was her mother Irena Ramirez, her father, Jorge Ramirez and her brother George Ramirez. All attending were her teacher , Crystal Paniagua and her principal Tomas Gaetas who lauded her course work, ability to get along with others, and dedication.
This weekend is a community-wide celebration of Peace. Saturday, 9/21, citywide meditation at Meditation Mount, Methodist Church, The Gables, Buddhist Chanting, Ojai Retreat, and the Jewish Community Center will take place, with the finale at the Libbey Fountain @ 7 PM for Peace Drums and a Candlelight Vigil to follow.
On Sunday, 9/22, There will be an Autumn Equinox Celebration at the Ojai Retreat at 7 PM.
Our dynamic trio of Kathy Yee, Sue Gilbreth, and Cindy Frings outlined our social on 9/27 which will be a bring your own picnic at Libbey Park. The Ojai Film Society will screen a movie following:
There is no social next month, and we are not meeting 10/25 because of Taste of Ojai on 10/27.
Mark your calendars:
10/4-Paula Powers—Meiners Oaks Park
10/11-Bob Roper, former VC Fire Chief on wildfires.
10/27-Taste of Ojai
12/15—Holiday Party
Momento del museo
Ms. Barker shared with us a matchbook from the Oaks Hotel, circa 1955 donated by Chris Williams. The hotel was known as the El Roblar, opened in 1920. It was designed by Frank Mead and Richard Requa and built by Robert Winfield at a cost of $50,000. It was renamed the Oaks in 1953 by new owner, Frank Keenan and reopened in 1954. The matchbook included the old phone numbers which were changed in 1962.
Multa
Ren Adam was the pinch hitter for fining. He limited his session to confessions:
DeWayne Boccali announced his annual harvest festival at his restaurant with food, fun, his son, Joe’s Blue Latitude band, and, with minimal urging, DeWayne Will sing.
Jeff Loebl picked up a banner from another Club.
Terry Beckett celebrated his birthday with a contribution to the Rotary Foundation.
El Programa
Kathy Yee introduced her neighbor and good friend, Pradeep Dhillon. She received her PHD in Philosophy of Education and completed a Post Doctoral fellowship in the Department of Comparative Literature, Both from Stanford University
She taught in the Philosophy of Education Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-champagne.
She is the author of two books and several papers and has Lectured in China,India,Europe and Tanzania.
She served as the editor of the Journal of Aesthetic Education for twenty two years.
Upon retiring in 2022she was appointed as Associate Professor Emerita and continues to publish and teach.
Ranjit and Pradeep moved from Illinois to Ojai to be near their daughter who is a physician at USC and their 2 year old grandson Arun.
On a personal note. They are generous contributors to our community, offering music, opening their home to the Music Festival events and are often seen walking their grandson around the Arbolada making friends.
We are so fortunate to have them in our community and we are lucky to call them friends.
Pradeep moved to Ojai in 2018 and gave of her time and talents generously.
U. S. Embassy
She spoke of architecture as a mode of expression and relations with surroundings. From the extensive use of glass in the Finish embassy, they communicate transparency to the rather stodgy designs of the Soviet embassy, again communicating.
Belgian Embassy
Somaesthetics is useful in thinking about how buildings gesture. Analysis and interpretation of three embassies – the Belgian and US embassies in New Delhi, India and the Finnish Embassy in Canberra, Australia, offer insight into the nature of architectural gestures.
Finnish Embassy 
Thank-You for an informative and interesting look at the art and communication of architecture.
Our President presented Pradeep with fruits from Friend’s Ranch.
Recomendaciones de hoy
We had two recommendations from our members:
Fern suggested the podcast from Huberman Lab with medical information relating to current trends. Click here for a link to the podcasts.
Kay Bliss recommended a book, American Nations: A History of the 11 regional cultures that make up North America. Kay described the book as “Phenomenal! Especially Good to read in an election year”.
President Barker rang the meeting to a close and wished everyone a great weekend.
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