The meeting April 2, 2019 , was opened by our Past President Dick Bauer (filling for President Greg Herrera who was off to Hawaii or somewhere AGAIN! ). He gave the microphone over to the esteemed member and bulletin editor, Phil Danz, who gave a thoughtful"thought for the day":
It was with a little trepidation that your bulletin editor and the morals committee listened to a joke suggested by the notorious Bill Baxter, but after a fair hearing and considering the way the joke was presented by the "talented" Alan Gallaway - permission was granted.
Bob forgot his 20th wedding anniversary. His wife was mad. She told him “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from o to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!! The next morning when his wife woke up, she looked out the window to find a box….gift wrapped in the middle of the driveway. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale…Bob has been missing since Friday!
♦ "The REAL Leadership Assembly last Saturday was informative, motivational and got us talking about exciting ideas for next year! Thank you Richard Olebe,Ed Bunting, Doug Haaland, Chuck McBride, Walt Malhoski, and Jay Boatwright for attending with me and sharing all your ideas. I encourage all Carmichael Rotarians to participate in any of the free training sessions the District offers - you will come out of them enthused and motivated to "do good in our community and the world"! - President-elect Vicky Boatwright
♦ The Regional Speech contest will be held at the Citrus Heights City Hall Building on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. All who are interested are invited. We are privileged to have Victory Christian High School student Cassi Cosentino, winner of our contest to compete there! Please attend and support her.
CALENDAR
► April 9 - Urban Farming - Sara Bernal
► APRIL 11 - Regional District Speech Contest - 7:00 p.m. - Citrus Heights City Hall Bldg.
► APRIL 16 - UGANDA WATER PROJECT - Richard Olebe & Dick Bauer
► APRIL 23 - Developing Students Into Ethical Leaders - Desiree Wilson
► APRIL 30 - MAKE A WISH/CHILD HEALTH - Nicole Foster
SUPERVISOR OF PARKS MATT ZIMMERLING AND PAST PRESIDENT DICK BAUER
We were introduced to a topic which really hit the sweet spot for our Club – a project in which we can help the Carmichael Parks and Recreation department to do good in our community. Ed Bunting introducedMatt Zimmerling, Supervisor for the Carmichael Parks District, he said that he had known Matt for many years and extolled his tennis playing abilities.
Matt said that the Carmichael Parks and Recreation district is dependent of the Sacramento County Parks District. In the District there are a number of parks, a community garden where you can rent a plot and grow your own vegetables, egg hunts, the Wall of Honor, Concerts in the Park, and Christmas Tree lighting and others.
The Park puts on programs and classes throughout the year, Tiny Tots, Youth Sports, Adult Sports, Fitness Classes, and Summer Day Camps.
The “Kids Hang Out” room is located at the old La Sierra High School and is a very large room. Matt showed us some slides of the room. In Summer, they provide summer day camps and have more than 170 kids from June to August. During the school year the “Kids Hang Out” program provides for 55-60 children (next year 65-70) who use the time after school to socialize and keep active.
Matt says that now the room needs a make-over. He provided a very detailed plan of what is proposed. The room will have designated areas where different activities will occur and better utilization of space and more room to play. It will be more visually appealing- a welcoming environment.
The designated spaces will have reading nooks and manipulative areas – they will need storage furniture (keeping things in order), interesting floor tiles, and benches – and coat racks.
Matt envisioned fresh coat of paint on the floor and the whole room and to put in carpet.
Matt expressed “thanks” for the interest that the Carmichael Club has shown for the project. With our Club’s help, they will benefit thousands of kids and their families! The project will probably take a couple of days of our member’s time to complete the project (we have already voted our interest in doing this) and it probably will not happen until the 2nd or 3rd week in August. Ed Bunting will be looking into matching grants for the project.
Acting President Dick Bauer thanked Matt for his informative and comprehensive presentation and mentioned that, in his honor, a book will be donated to the Carmichael Library (Sacramento Public Library).
V icky Boatwright smoothed right into "Happy Thoughts" ,after the great presentation "Kids Hang Out" . David Thorman thanked Phil Danz for all his hard work in putting on the Speech Contest; Dick Bauer said he got to spend 3 days with his grandkids ; Walter Malhoski said that his kid or kids? came by and helped out in projects around his new house; Jay Boatwright apologized for being late to the meeting; Ed Bunting put in some $ for the great District Assembly he attended over the weekend and guess what he found there? A landscaper (Rotarian) to do projects for him; Vicky thanked all who attended the District Assembly; Doug Haaland gave notice that he will be gone to Arizona and won't be here next week but he mentioned that he attended a "Best of Carmichael" event - does that constitute a make up?
BELL RINGERS
DICK BAUER; BILL BAXTER; MARK BEIL; VICKY BOATWRIGHT (x2); ED BUNTING (x3); PHIL DANZ; ALAN GALLAWAY; DOUG HAALAND; GREG HERRERA; CHUCK McBRIDE; KAREN MUNSTERMAN; RICH PLATH; STAN ROE; WALTER MALHOSKI X2; RICH SHIPP; DAVID THORMAN; MARK URBAN
BONG GONGERS
DICK BAUER; ED BUNTING (X8); PHIL DANZ; BILL DONNOE; TROY DRENNON; DOUG HAALAND (X3); GREG HERRERA (X5); VINCE IOSSO; WALTER MALHOSKI ; KAREN MUNSTERMAN, CHUCK McBRIDE; RICH PLATH; STAN ROE; JIM THOMPSON
EXPLANATION: A BELL RINGER IS SOMEONE WHO DONATES $100 TO THE CLUB IN A GIVEN YEAR; A GONG BONGER IS ONE WHO DONATES AN ADDITIONAL $100 TO THE CLUB FOUNDATION (FOR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC PURPOSE)
RAFFLE
BILL BAXTERwas lucky enough to have the winning raffle ticket and procure a bottle of wine, AND HE CAME CLOSE with the King of Spades.....We are probably around the $900 mark in the kitty.
"Dark Commerce: How a New Illicit economy is Threatening our Future"
Louise I. Shelley
Jay Boatwright
"What Makes Wine worth Drinking: In Praise of the Sublime"
Terry Theise
Deputy Lacy Nelson
"The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well being."
Richard Wilkinson
&
Kate Picket
Moses Osono
"The Seasons of my Mother:A Memoir of Love, Family and Flowers."
The Wonderful Mr. Willughby, the first true ornithologist”
Tim Birkhead
Glenn Fong
“The Spy Who Left Behind”
Michael Pullara
Jay Boatwright
“Einsteins Monsters, The Life and Times of Black Holes”
Chris Impy
Jim Thompson
“Barons of the Sea and their race to build the fastest clipper ship”
Steven Ujifusa
Mark Steffens
“A Forever Family; Fostering Change One Child at a Time”
Rob Scheer
Yourbulletin editor just couldn’t help bringing to your notice the relevance of the last six “Book Donations” by Branch Supervisor, Berta Boegel given “in honor of” our recent keynote speakers to the Carmichael Library (Sacramento Public Library) at our Club meetings. Note that Berta has fined tuned the speakers topic to the subject of the book! They are below:
Missy McCall, who talked about “Human Trafficking”, book donated in her name: Under theBirch Tree: A Memoir of Discovering Connections and Finding a Home by Nancy Chadwick.
Mark Urban, who talked about a trip to Ethiopia, book donated in his name: The Pharaoh’sTreasure: The Origin of Paper and the Rise of Western Civilization by John Gaudet.
Dr. Beverly Wesner-Hoen, who talked about being a part of Rotary Fellowship, book donated Why To Kill a Mockingbird Matters: What Harper Lee’s Book and Iconic American Film Mean to Us Today by Tom Santopietro
Doug Haaland, who talked about his trip to Israel, book donated in his name: Shaya: An Odysseyof Food, My Journey Back to Israel by Alon Shaya.
and 6. Bill Baxter and Rich Plath, who talked about “Fly Fishing” – get this – “On the Fly”: HoboLiterature and Songs 1879-1941 ed. By Iain Mcintyre. How appropriate….
During the incumbency of President David Thorman,(2013-14) it was decided that instead of giving a particular gift, ie coffee mug, pen etc. to honor our guest speaker each week, we would simply donate a book to the Carmichael Library. So below are some of the books that we have donated in honor of recent speakers.
It is the "gift that keeps of giving" because those who will check out these books from the library will derive many hours of pleasure for years to come, and it enhances learning and literacy. The books are chosen byBertaBoegel, Branch Supervisor, Carmichael Library, subsidiary of the Sacramento Public Library.
rboegel@saclibrary.org
SPEAKERS/BOOK DONATIONS TO THE CARMICHAEL LIBRARY
As of June 26, 2017, we have purchased nearly 160 titles in honor of our speakers! Because of the large number of books, we are not showing them all at this time.
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