Moraga Rotary Newsletter-March 25 2014

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MARCH 25, 2014

NEXT MEETING: April 1PROGRAM: Brad Howard

Where Do We Stand on Polio Immunization?

Greeter & Invocation: Barb Bruner

~~ COMING UP ~~

Mar. 25 Joint Rotary-Kiwanis-Chamber of CommerceMixer at Trinity Hall, 5:30

Mar. 28 FGIF Club Social at Ellenbergs Home**Apr. 8 Rotary 4-Way Test Speech Contest (Possibly a

Location change.)

*Apr. 15 Brian Walker Rotaplast Changing Lives*Apr. 22 Club Assembly

*Apr. 29 Diego Rios St. Marys Soph. Class Pres*May 6 Carol Louisell Meals on Wheels

* Regular Tuesday noon meeting** Second Tuesday Evening Meeting at 60

VISITORSVirginia McCarthy Guest speaker

Bruce Burns Moraga School SuperintendentLouise Hansen -- Employee of the Month

Brad Carn Assnt. Principal of Joaquin Moraga Middle SchoolRon Julian Guest of Frank May

CLUB BUSINESSToday the meeting was opened by Doug Damaschino withsome appropriate words from The Rotarian Magazine.John Erickson presented the 3

rd Paul Harris Recognition

pin to President Nora Avelar. Way to go, Nora!

ANNOUNCEMENTS1. Remember, tonight at 5:30 the Moraga Rotary Kiwanis& Chamber of Commerce Mixer at Trinity Hall.2. The District Assembly all club leaders (I.e. Moraga

Rotary Board members) will be held in Vallejo on Saturday,May 3

rd. Please make plans to attend it will be

worthwhile!3. The Rotary-at-Work day will be on Saturday, April 26.We will be working with the Rotaract Club on a readingprogram. Also, there will be a race, for which volunteersare needed not to run, but to help conduct the races.4. Angelo Costanza announced the annual Bocce Bash isscheduled for June 14. A sign-up sheet was passed forthose who wish to compete on the Moraga teams.

HAPPY BUCKS AND HIGH FIVESThe April Fine-free Hat was sold to John Ericksonfor thround number of $60.Lad Lynchhad a happy buck for the continued success oUCLA basketball team!Barb Bruner had a high five for her sister who showedsome excellent progress in an unusual medical treatmenprogram at Stanford University Hospital.Ron Julian had a couple of happy bucks for his daughte

being selected as President of Angels-Murphy Rotary Cluband for the BEST Nite at the Races we have ever held!Peter Metzger had a very happy buck for the SaklanSchool student s annual musical performance to be held athe Lesher Theater.Nora Avelar had a big $5 for two events of the past week-end. A bridal shower given by her future in-laws in Los

Angeles; and for the future bride groom finally recoveringfrom the depressing loss of Duke Univ. in the MarchMadness!Once again John Erickson had the green ticket, but couldnot find the white marble. The pot grows for next week.

PROGRAM OF THE DAYToday the program was presented by Virginia McCarthwho served as the script supervisor for 23 feature films well as the highly acclaimed film, Blue Jasmine. Tspeaker related her belief in the power of films which led hto write scripts and become involved in film productions. Sreviewed the unique role of the script supervisor in creaticontinuity and consistency in each film take with othsegments of the film. The speaker described some of tinteresting work with director, Woody Allen, in the recefilm, Blue Jasmine. She showed a number of photos frothe film production. We were rewarded with a good insighta segment of the behind-the-scenes work of the fiindustry.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHWe were pleased that the Employee of the Month fFebruary could be formally presented today to LouiHansen, who has been a writing instructor at JM MiddSchool for over three decades. Superintendent Bruce Burand JM Principal Brad Curn both spoke very highly of the

recipient s work at all levels with students and teachers.certificate and gift cards to local establishments were givto Ms. Hansen.

NITE AT RACES INCOME SETS RECORDThe preliminary figures show that approximately $29,000 nwas achieved from this month s Nite at the Races. Of tamount, $8,700 was specifically raised for Polio Plus, whiwill be matched by The Rotary Foundation funds. Neyear s fundraiser has been tentatively set for March 12015.


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MARCH MADNESS GAME

Gary Irwin reported on the standings of those involved inthe March Madness basketball game. At the end of the firstweek, the leaders were Tony Schoemehl (45 pts.); KevinReneau & Doug Damaschino (44 pts.) and Al Simonsen(43 pts.) Fifty dollars have been donated to the Club sservice fund!

DONT FORGETThank God It Is The Last Friday Of The Month Social willbe at Marv and Joyce Ellenbergshome on Friday, March28

th. Come, bring a little wine and a few items to munch on

and have a good time! Let Marv know, if you haven t doneso.

THE EDITORS COMMENTSThe other day I was thinking that I ve been attending aRotary meeting every week for the past 56 years and that Ihave heard some amazing speakers. Many of the speakerswere on topics in which I had a real interest, and quite a fewon subjects about which I knew absolutely nothing. Somewere great speakers, some just so-so, and a few just filledthe time. But the significant thing is how much you really canlearn each week about the work other people do, or hearabout an interesting subject or a different viewpoint aboutwhich you may have never given a thought.This line of thinking came to me when I recently read a quotewhich said: Listen to everyone and you will learn every time;because nobody knows everything and everybody knowssomething. That sounds like some of our Rotary speakers.Without a question, the toughest job in any Rotary Club isserving as the Program Chairman who tries to line up afascinating and interesting speaker every week. Our Club isvery fortunate in the fact that we attract some excellentprograms.But even the best Chairman eventually runs out of personal

friends who have interesting careers or have amazing storiesor accomplishments. So, it is important for all the Clubmembers to be alert to possible speakers or topics tosuggest to our Program Chairman, Colin Barnard. Often,some of our members have interesting stories to tell andthey provide some of our finest programs. I have nointention of opening a hardware store, but I d be interested inhearing John or Mary Sue Erickson tell a few stories ofunusual products customers want, or strange customers oreven a shop-lifter or two! What tales could TonySchoemehl or Al Simonsen share about weird passengerrequests, favorite world destinations or maybe even a scaryflight during their pilot days? Could Angelo Costanzarelate

a few experiences from his years before the Judgedefending his always innocent defendants? The point isthere must be many unusual programs right within our club,so why not step forward and share your story with MoragaRotary.

At the same time, suggest names of people you think haveinteresting experiences to relate, or even just propose atopic which might provide a worthwhile program. Everyoneis really a member of the Program Committee!

RECOMMEND AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHDo you realize that 25 people who work in Moraga habeen honored as the Employee of the Month in the pasyears? It has been interesting to see the variety of busineand professional groups which have been recognized by oclub in cooperation with theMoraga Chamber of CommercHowever, there are many other exceptional employees wcould be selected as Employee of the Month, if they we

merely nominated. It is not a difficult task. Just get tnomination form from Kevin Reneau and fill it out. I cassure you that all of the previous recipients were vepleased that someone took the time to submit their namYou will be appreciated, too.

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Mar. 28 TGITLFOTM Social at EllenbergsApr. 12 E-Waste FundraiserApr. 26 Rotary at Work Day (with Rotaract)May 10 Moraga Community Faire

May 21 Rotary Field DayJune 14 Rotary Bocce BashJune 24 Demotion PartyAug. 8-10 OMPA Swim Meet

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-14

President..Nora AvelarPresident-elect .. .... Debbie RoesslerPast President...Frank MaySecretary.........Kevin ReneauTreasurer....Lad LynchCommunity Service Chair.. .Barbara Bruner

New Generations...Rich RenderInternational Service ChairTony SchoemehlRotary Foundation...... Lad LynchPublic Relations Gary IrwinMembership...Debbie and FrankDirector at Large.John EricksonDirector at Large...Cliff Dochterman

President, Rotary InternationalRon BurtonDistrict Governor, 5160.Steve LackAssistant District Governor.Jose Avelar

Newsletter Editor for March Cliff DochtermanNewsletter Editor for April Frank May

March Room Setup Al Simonsen

Rotary International Theme for 2013-14ENGAGE ROTARY, CHANGE LIVES

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THE LAST WORDS

Someone asked, How do you account for the hugesuccess of this year s Nite at the Races? That s easy.It was a success because some members went out andasked for auction items; some bought horses; some


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made special cash contributions; some filled tables withfriends; many bought auction items; some set updecorations; some did the clean-up work; some handledthe printing; some collected the money; some conductedthe Races; Interact and Rotaract kids helped out; anauctioneer added some fun; Polio and Shelter Boxeswere great causes; and we all approached the event as afundraiser not just as another activity! So, thanks to

everybody who helped set a new record!

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Moraga Rotary Newsletter-March 25 2014