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October 1st, 2013

NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 8TH 6 PM.

EVENING MEETING AT SODA CENTERProgram:Edy Schwartz,

Cali fornia Independent Fi lm Fest ivalSpous es and gu ests welcome!! !

Greeter& Invocation.David Kruegel

~COMING UP~

Oct 2 March Fundraiser Kickoff Cliff DochtermansHome 5:30PM

*Oct 15 Laura Day and Sheila HurstKenya Smiles

Oct 15 Board Meeting Serbian Church 5:30 PM

Nov 1TGIFITLFOTM for October, at the Reneaus

*Indicates a regular Tuesday noon luncheon meeting

**Indicates our monthly evening meeting at 6pm

~GUESTS~

Peter MetzgerProspective club memberHenry Chao Owner of Chef Chao restaurant

Kenny Lau Employee of the Month

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Kevin Reneau introduced Henry Chao, owner ofChef Chao restaurant in Rheem. He spokeeloquently about this months winner, Kenny Lau,who has been a valued employee for 27 years andis considered family by the team. Kenny was given$50 gift cards by both Safeway and TJ Maxx, whichCliffsays will make up for the miserly tips he has leftover the years.

~~ROTARY HAPPENINGS~~

Our first TGIFITLFOTM event (Thank goodness its thelast Friday of the month) was a successful night ofellowship at Barbara Bruners residence, with aboutwelve Rotarians and spouses attending. Attendeesliked the informality of the event, unlike many of ourfunctions. The October event will be held at Kevin &Pam Reneaus on Friday Nov 1, with scheduling worthyof a Cal guy, although the acronym will not be changed.

President Nora Avelar announced the kickoff meetingfor our annual fund raiser next March will be held at ClifDochtermans home on Oct 2nd at 5:30PM. We all needto help to make this event a success so come out andadd your ideas to the mix.

Second notice: Rotarians were greeted today with thesight of cars being ticketed in the parking lot, and afterthe meeting this editor hustled off to the Public Safetyoffice after the meeting to get two parking stickers, easilyand with no charge.

Golden Gate Fields 7th

Salute to RotaryFoundation day at the races is scheduled for SaturdayNovemb er 16th. Reservations need to be confirmed andpaid for by October 15th. The cost is $35 per personYou can still add your name to the list just let Frankknow.

Dont miss the Rotary Adventure (DistricConference), October 18-20 in Chico! Register today!

Christmas Stockings: Get your collection of liberatedtoiletries to Barbara Bruner or Debbie Roessler whowill begin sorting them for stocking stuffing!!

Debbie Roessler attended the first of three FREE

Leadership Symposia (hows that for Latin?) sponsoredby the Town Network and St. Marys College. About 4045 people attended and a very good interactivediscussion was held. She encouraged all of us toparticipate in the next two sessions on Thursday Oct10th & 24th.

~~FUN STUFF!~~

Recognitions: George Renworth celebrated his87th birthday at home with Pat and his two sonsand popped for $87 to the Club . . . . Gary Irwinspun the wheel for $25 for his and Carolsexcellent vacation with two other local couples inTurkiye (as they spell it), and raised the total to $75in honor of Tony Schoemehls chauffeuring thegroup to and from the Oakland airport. . . . .DavidKruegel visited Chicago for his brother-in-lawsbirthday, and he enjoyed the area, especially theDreyfus Mansion and the Morton Arboretum. Hespun the wheel for$8. . . . .John Erickson went toLas Vegas for a classic car auctionhe sold his623 Impala SS but bought a 61 Impala bubbletop.

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.Frank and Linda May also spent the weekend inLas Vegas to see their kids, but also stopped in atthe car auction, but Frank is too cheap to buy aclassic car and is waiting for his Miata to jump invalue. $20 for the trip. . . . . Sonya Malaga wasawakened recently when a wayward driversmashed into (and totaled) her parked truck. Herride is now a brand new Ford Edge SUV, colorblack, for which she paid $15 to the Club.

Happy bucks: Colin Barnard, realizing the ups-and-downs of the commercial mortgage market,has taken up the avocation of competitive High-Speed Pizza Box Folding, and offered $1 to theClub for his first win in a contest in Martinez. Joeand Maggie were duly impressed. . . .KevinReneau attended a Senior Helpers convention in

Austin TX, and was happy that city is within visitingdistance of where their daughter is attendingcollege, and because the convention provided freedrinks.

The raffle ticket worth $10 was drawn by JohnErickson, but he failed to find the white marble inthe vast sea of clear ones.

~~ CLUB ASSEMBLY~~

President Nora called on Frank May toexplain to the Club about the microfinanceefforts ofKIVA, headquartered in SanFrancisco. During Franks year, donations to

this organization were given as speakerrecognitions, and the Board has continued tomake donations to KIVA this year.

Last year, the Club donated $996 which wasused to make $1325 small loans to individualsin 28 less developed countries. Some of theoriginal principal was paid back by oneborrower and re-lent to another one. The Clubintends to make about more 50 loans this year.

President Nora said that our current speakergift project is supporting a Pleasant Hill RotaryClub project to build a school in Burkina Faso,a landlocked sub-Saharan country in west

Africa which was formerly known as UpperVolta.

Further discussion centered around the topic ofmembership and ideas for enlivening ourmeetings.

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Oct. 12 RossmoorRotarys 28th

Annual Galabenefitting Alzheimers and Parkinsons servicesOc t. 18-20 Rotary Adventure 2013 (DistrictConference) in ChicoNov. 16

th - Salute to Rotary Foundation Day at

Golden Gate Fields

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS2013-2014

President ...........Nora AvelarPresident-Elect....Debbie RoesslerPast President ....Frank MaySecretary....Kevin ReneauTreasurer......Lad LynchCommunity Service Chair...Barbara BrunerNew Generations Chair.........Rich RenderInternational Service Chair..Tony SchoemehlMembership.. ..Frank & DebbiePublic Relations..Gary IrwinDirector at Large.....Cliff DochtermanDirector at Large.........John Erickson

~ PLACES TO MAKE UP ROTARY ~

MONDAYDanville @ Noon.......Faz, Danville

TUESDAYDiablo View @ 5:30pm...Lift Lounge, Walnut Creek

WEDNESDAYOrinda @ Noon......Orinda Country ClubBerkeley @ Noon..His Lordships RestauranRossmoor @ Noon.Hillside Clubhouse, Rossmoor

THURSDAY

Pleasant Hill @ Noon......St. Andrews Presbyterian ChurchLafayette @ Noon....Oakwood Health CenterOakland @ Noon......California Ballroom

FRIDAYLamorinda Sunrise @ 7am....Celias Mexican RestaurantConcord @ Noon.....Concord Hilton

This months editorFrank MayOctobereditor... Gary Irwin

THE 2013-14 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THEME

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