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APRIL 3, 2012

NEXT MEETING: April 10 – 6:00 pmNote: Monthly Evening Meeting. Invite spouses and guests!

PROGRAM: Ted Klauber – “Super Bowl Commercials” 

Invocation & Greeter: Gary Irwin ~~ COMING UP ~

*April 17 – All Club Assembly – All Members urged to attend!

April 17 – Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 pm

April 21 – Electronic E-Waste Collection Center

*April 24 – Andy & Wendy Scheck “The Lamorinda Weekly” 

*May 1 – Bob Whitworth “Working With Wounded Veterans” 

** May 8 – Barbecue Meeting with Interact and Rotaract

May 12 – Moraga Community Faire – Rheem Center

*May 15 – Danette Leighton “The Pac 12 Athletic Conference” 

*May 22 – Debbie Roessler “The Great Oakland Fire Disaster” 

*Indicates a regular Tuesday noon luncheon meeting **Indicates monthly evening meeting 

GUESTS Frank Melon – President of Chamber of Commerce

and speaker.

THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM 

Today our speaker was Frank Melon, President of theMoraga Chamber of Commerce and General Manager ofMoraga Country Club. The primary purpose of theChamber of Commerce is to promote business and thecommunity in Moraga and the Lamorinda areas. There

are 160 members currently in the Moraga Chamber.There is a need to draw business into town to fill emptystore fronts and to “keep money in Moraga” by meetingthe needs of the community. The Chamber is pleased topartner with Rotary on the new “employee of the month”program. The Chamber also works closely with othercommunity groups, St. Mary’s College and the TownCouncil. The Chamber is currently undergoing anevaluation of its programs and operations by an outside3

rdparty.

The speaker also discussed the new Clubhouse oMoraga Country Club. He noted that the Country Clubhas 520 homeowners and about 420 additional golftennis and swim members. There is a tendency to seeyounger families with children becoming members ofMoraga Country Club. The old building was totally out ofcompliance with modern building and health codes. Theattractive new Clubhouse is 22,000 sq. ft. compared tothe old 9,000 sq. ft. facility. Many community groups wilbe using the facility for special events, weddings andother social functions. It was a very informative programas the speaker responded to questions.

OTHER HAPPENINGS Al Sperske opened the meeting with reference to a verytragic killing in Oakland. President Nora made severaannouncements:District Assembly in Vallejo to be held on Sat. May 19and urged members to attend. It is an interesting and funevent.Annual Field Day is set for May 30. Al Simonsen is incharge. An assistant is needed to take over next year.

Will someone volunteer?Rotary at Work Day is scheduled for April 28

th. It is

suggested that this year trees be planted.Moraga Community Faire will be held in Rheem Center onMay 12th. Nora asked for Rotarian Magazines to bedistributed at the Rotary tent at the Faire  –  along withpopcorn.Frank May made a report on the Nite at the Races. Hereviewed the various revenue and expense items. Basicallythere was $26,000 in revenue and $10,000 of expensesresulting in a net income for the Club of about $16,000 forservice projects.Cliff Dochterman made a plea to the Club about the critica

need for all members to work on inviting prospective membersto Moraga Rotary. He expressed a concern that without newmembers there is a serious possibility that the Club will fallbelow a critical number to sustain the Club.

FUN N’ STUFF Tony Schoemehl bid $45 in a very unspirited auction of the“fine free hat.” He then announced that this is the 45t

Anniversary of Libby and Tony’s wedding. Obviously some

exciting plans are underway!Dave Kruegel had a high five to brag about the NCAAbasketball tournament which was won by his alma mater  –

University of Kentucky! Then Gary Irwin had to respondwith $10 for the Kansas Jayhawks, which very few hadexpected to be in the title game.Debbie Roessler had a sheepish happy buck by admitting thelost bid sheets and papers from the Nite at the Races have allthis time been in the backseat of her car! She apologized to allthose she had blamed for the misplaced papers.When the red ticket was drawn, Al Simonsen had the luckynumber – but alas, could not find the white marble!

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KUDOS OF THE WEEKA word of congratulations should go to the Odyssey ofthe Mind teams sponsored by Moraga Rotary. Afterwinning the regional championships, four of the teamstook part in the State tournament this past weekend.Two of the four teams won the opportunity to go on tothe World finals in Iowa next month. Two of the teammembers, Sophie and Nicki, won Odyssey of the Mind

Scholarships and Nicki won the Orner Award foroutstanding enthusiasm and fellowship. Congratu-lations!

OUR NEW EVENING MEETINGNext week we have the second of our evening meetingsso you are urged to invite your spouse or other guests toattend the meeting. The Board of Directors hopes thatthis “once-a-month” evening meeting will be helpful tothose who find it especially difficult to attend the noontime meeting. It should be a fun and very interestingprogram. Remember: Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm in the

Soda Center! Bring a guest.

Rotary International Theme for 2011-12“REACH WITHIN TO EMBRACE HUMANITY 

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Apr. 21 – E-Waste Collection DayMay 8 – Barbecue for Rotaract & InteractMay 12 – Moraga Community FaireMay 19 – District Assembly, VallejoMay 30 – Moraga Rotary Annual Field DayJune16 – Bocce Ball Tournament, MartinezJune 26 – Annual Demotion DinnerAug. 3-5 – OMPA Swim Meet

EDITORIAL COMMENTSAre you aware that Moraga Rotary has not selected aPresident for 2013-14? This task should have been donefour months ago according to our Rotary by-laws. This ia very serious issue. Are there some members willing tostep up to the plate and take the role of leadership? Over

half of our members have already been Club PresidentHowever, some Clubs call on past-presidents to take therole of leadership again. And they find it even more funthe second time around. So, who has the interest, abilityand commitment to step up? Talk with Frank or Nora.

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-12President……………………………………………..Nora Avelar  President-elect…………………….……………….... Frank MayPast President ...……………………………..Tony Schoemehl Secretary…………………………………….........Kevin Reneau Treasurer………………………………………..Louise Schopke Community Service Chair…………………….Barbara Bruner  

New Generations...………………………………….Rich RenderInternational Service Chair……………………..Colin BarnardMembership……………………………………………Frank MayRotary Foundation………………..…………….…... Lad LynchPublic Relations ……………………………… …… Gary Irwin Director at Large………………………………Debbie Roessler Director at Large……………………..Mary Elena DochtermanDirector at Large……………………………...Cliff Dochterman

President, Rotary International……...Kalyan Banerjee District Governor, 5160………………… ...David Dacus Assistant District Governor………….Debbie Roessler  

Newsletter Editor for April – Cliff Dochterman

Happy Passover