Moraga Rotary Newsletter- August 11, 2015

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AUGUST 11th, 2015NEXT MEETING: August 18th, 2015

Noon Meeting – Lafayette Room, Soda Center, St.

Mary’s College in Moraga

Program: Andrew Pierce,

“West Nile Virus”

Greeter: Herb Wehmeyer

~~CLUB MEETINGS COMING UP ~

*Aug. 25 – Speaker: Doug Perez, “Reading Advantage”

*Sept. 1 – Speaker: Dick Brennan, “Healing WithHypnotism”

**Sept.8 – Sal and Susan Captain, “The LamorindaTerrior”

*Regular Noon Meeting ** Second Tuesday Evening

Business Activity

President Roger Gregory opened the meeting.Rich Render’s opening thought was a quote fromBabe Ruth emphasizing the need to play as a team.Rich commented that our OMPA “team” this year didexactly that. He then led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Our guests this week included our speakers , EdySchwartz and Sophie Braccini, this year’s CampRoyal attendees, Peter Moore and Nikki Ahazie,Jan Gregory (wife of Raj), and honorary members

Ann Damaschino and Linda Campbell.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Doug and Ann Damaschino celebrated their54th wedding anniversary on August 12th. Doug

also will celebrate a birthday on August 28th.

Jim and Linda Campbell celebrated their

Wedding Anniversary on August 5 th. A work

emergency caused Jim to have less time to

celebrate this year.

Rich Render celebrated a birthday on July

27th.with a home cooked steak dinner. This was

followed by a celebration of Peg and Rich’s

Wedding Anniversary on August 3rd with a dinne

at Amoroma Restaurant here in Moraga.

Happy Bucks

Debbie Roessler offered Happy Bucks for theannouncement that Africa has been polio-free fo

one year.

Jim Campbell offered 20 Happy Bucks for our

success at OMPA. He was sorry that a work

emergency did not allow him to work this year

However, Linda worked extra hard to make upfor it!!

Al Simonsen also offered a High Five for OMPAsuccess. He hopes that he will be able to work a

shift or two next year.

Kevin Reneau had a High Five for a trip to Sun

River, OR.

OMPA Swim Meet

The OMPA (Orinda Moraga Pool AssociationSwim Meet was held last weekend. We had what

felt like a successful OMPA Moraga Rotary CaféSore feet and cramps in the legs – but an all-

around fun event. President Rajah celebrated

with a ceremonial “Tearing Up of the OMPA 2015Duty Roster ”. This year’s event chair, Debbie

Roessler, took a minute to thank everyone for

their hard work over the weekend.

There will be a meeting to discuss OMPAresults and rehash the event at Cliff’s house at5:00 pm on August 31st.

Thank you to all of our members and friends who

turned out to make our Moraga Rotary Café a

success. Lad Lynch said that a preliminary

money count indicates that we did better than

last year. See the OMPA Pictorial below to see

how much fun we had!!.


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Camp Royal Attendees Visit the Club

Angelo Costanza, who has organized our Camp

Royal activities for many years, introduced this

year’s attendees, Peter Moore and Nikki Ahaziefrom Campolinda High School.

Nikki Ahazie and Peter Moore Describe their Experience at Camp

Royal

Peter Moore, whose Great Uncle is Al

Simonsen, began by describing some of the

motivational speakers that presented at this

year’s camp. He also talked about the

experience of “The Wall” which was a team

exercise in both teamwork, encouragement and

individual motivation.

Nikki Ahaze also described some of the

activities which she and Peter helped organize

including a volleyball tournament, a “Dance

Battler” and bonfires every night. Nikki

described some of the people, both counselors

and campers that help make the event special.

A common experience at Camp Royal is the

making of friends that endure long after the

camp experience has ended.

Peter Metzger Receives His Blue Badge

Peter Metzger with Frank May and President Raj receiving HisCoveted Blue Badge

Peter Metzger received his blue badge afterworking at numerous events and activities.

Congratulations, Peter and thank you for being

a part of Moraga Rotary!

Housing Help for Our Rotary Scholarship

Winner Diego Rios.

The following note was received from DiegoRios, a previous recipient of our Rotary

Scholarship, this week asking for some help in

obtaining housing for his last year at St. Mary’s .

Diego wrote:

Subject: Living opportunity in Moraga I wanted to reach out to you for some help in

finding a place to live in Moraga. I am in searchof an affordable living opportunity in Moraga an

would greatly appreciate it if you would put me

in contact with people you know that could helme in any way.

I would be moving in on August 24.

I will not be spending too much time in the roomdue to the many commitments I have at SaintMary's College. I will be the student bodypresident, the captain of the men ’s club soccerteam, working jobs on campus, attending multip


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meetings, and most importantly, going to class toreceive a double major in Communication andBusiness Administration (Concentration in DigitalMedia).I will eat the majority of my meals in the dining hallon campus, I don't plan on cooking.On multiple weekends, I would travel to San Joseto visit my family.

To name a few, I am a very studious, athletic,respectful, and considerate person.

Thank You,

Diego J. Ríos [email protected]

Please contact Diego directly either if you can helphim or can offer suggestions.

Note From Lillian Roodveldt

The club received a very nice email from LillianRoodvelt accepting our invitation to be an

Honorary Moraga Rotary Club Member. She isfine and doing well in Scottsdale. Lillian

promises that when she gets back to California

she will surely join us for lunch. The Club Board

recently elected to send annual letters in lateJuly to all Honorary Members designated by the

Board with an attached form and a stamped

reply envelope, so we can track our HM’s and

let the HM’s have a way to let us know if they do

not want to be Honorary anymore. The clubpays a small fee for each HM annually andalthough that is not the issue, the club has

tended to just let the list of HM’s roll from year

to year.

Board Meeting Next Tuesday Evening

There will be an board meeting next Tuesday

evening at 5:00 PM at the Trinity Center onSchool Street.

Summer Training For Rotary Foundation and

Membership

Summer Training Session for RotaryFoundation and Membership is scheduled for August 22nd. Coffee is served at 8:30 and theprogram is from 9:00 - 1:30. A working lunch isincluded.

Where: Solano Community College545 Columbus Parkway, Vallejo, CA

All club members are invited and encouraged toattend. These sessions are informative andhelpful. Go here to register.

Rotary Family Fun Day at Six Flags

District 5160 Governor Ken Courvilleannounces a Rotary Foundation “Family Fun

Day at Six Flags Amusement Park, Vallejo on

October 3rd. Park admission from noon to 10 pm

costs $40 with $5 dollars of each ticket going to

the Rotary Foundation. Kids age 2 and under are

free. All you can eat picnic lunch includinghamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked

beans, watermelon, ice cream and soda isserved in the private picnic groves from 12:30 pm

to 2:30 pm. Ride the new “Daredevil ChaosCoaster.” See the flyer below that describes how

to purchase tickets in advance.

Program

Our speakers today were Edy Schwartz aSophie Braccini offering a preview of upcoming California Independent Film Fest(CAIFF).

The festival runs from September the 10 th throuthe 16th at The Rheem Theatre in Moraga, TOrinda Theatre as well as the Castro in SFrancisco.

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Edy Schwartz and Sophie Braccini Previewing CAIFF films for the Club

Edy and Sophie previewed many of the films to beoffered in the festival. They include both featurefilms, documentaries and collections of shorts.

A highlight of the festival is the documentary entitled“Tab Hunter Confidential”. Tab Hunter will be inattendance at this special opening night event

which includes a pre-screening reception. We alsopreviewed the documentary “Eleven” which is aboutWW II pilots on the USS Hornet.

Feature films previewed included “Paper Planes”from Australia, “Love at First Fight” from France,“Queen and Country” from England, “Gibby” from

the USA, “Henri Henri” from Quebec, Canada and“Huong Ga” from Vietnam.

Time did not allow Edy and Sophie to preview all of

the films. Go to www.caif.org to review specificschedules and order your tickets.

President Roger presented Edy and Sophiewith a certificate showing that 200 doses of polio

plus vaccine had been donated in their names,

and they signed a book to be donated to the

Juvenile Hall library.

And Finally…

Cliff Dochterman made a surprise Paul Harris

Award to Edy Schwartz. He described Edy’smany contributions to our community

Congratulations, Edy, on this well-deserved

award!!

Edy Schwartz Receives Her Paul Harris Award from Cliff

Raffle: Doug Damaschino won just $10 as the

white marble eluded him. Better luck next time

Doug!!

Friends of the Moraga Ad obe (which is actuallyin Orinda) are holding “Fantastic Fandango”

fundraiser to preserve and renovate this historic

structure, on Saturday August 29 at Wilder

www.fandango.from-ca.com for information.

Scheduled greeter/Invocators:

8/25 – Evie Michon9/1 -- Dave Kruegel9/8 – Gary Irwin9/15 – Kevin Reneau9/22 – Frank May9/29 – Doug Damaschino

See Herb Wehmeyer to schedule your future

greeter/invocator week.

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Editor’s Corner

We just completed another very successful, busy,tiring fund raising week-end! Some might say,"Why do we go to all that work just to raise somemoney to give away to service activities?"

That recalls an old Chinese proverb that might beappropriate:

"Man must sit in chair for a long, long, long timebefore roast duck flies into room."

Moraga Rotary is a service organization, so we willnever eat roast duck by sitting on our chairs in theSoda Center! Our most sincere thanks to all whodid their share and much more for the OMPA fund-raiser!

Cliff

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Aug 22 – Summer Training Session – VallejoCommunity College

Sept 19 – E-waste RecyclingOct 3 - Rotary Foundation Family Field

Day at 6 FlagsNov 21 – Rotary Day at Golden Gate FieldsMar 12, 2016—A Nite at the Races

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-16President………………………………………….Roger Gregory

President-elect …………………….……….........Kevin Reneau

Past President………………………………….Debbie Roessler Secretary……………………………………........ .Kevin Reneau

Treasurer…………………………………………….... Lad LynchCommunity Service Chair…………………......Barbara Bruner

New Generations.…………………………………...Rich RenderInternational Service Chair………………….Tony Schoemehl

Public Relations ………………………………..…… Gary Irwin Membership…………………………………….......... Frank May

Director at Large…………………………….….. John Erickson

Director at Large ………………………………..Marv EllenbergDirector at Large……………………………… Cliff Dochterman

Director at Large ………………………………………..Linda May

President, Rotary International………Ravi Ravindran

District Governor…………………….……Ken Courville Assistant District Governor………………Mark Roberts

Newsletter Editor for August – Frank May

Rotary International Theme for 2015-16“Be a Gift To The World”


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OMPA Pictorial

The Best Darn Popcorn Popper in the World!!

A Hard Shift Outside in the Sun

Pam Reneau, Evie Michon and Caril Irwin Working in theShack

Vickie Devlin – Our Hotdog Cooker!!


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Signs Across From The Rotary Cafe

Tony and Peter Serving Our Customers

Three Generations of Help – Vickie Devlin with DaughterDarla and Grandaughter Jasmine

It Takes Teamwork to Sell Popcorn

Some More Customers at the Window

Carol and Lad on Sunday – Nearly Done!!


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Moraga Rotary Newsletter- August 11, 2015