The meeting March 26, 2019 , was opened by our President Greg Hererra (who mysteriously got his bell back) and he gave the microphone over to Terry Sweeney to give the "thought for the day":
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
Indira Gandhi
I would be remiss if I (your B.E.) didn't mention that Terry Sweeney took the notes for this meeting and deserves recognition for his excellent effort.
Guests for the day
JIM QUINEY, SPEAKER, JANE IPSEN & ANGIE MACHADO (FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF MONTEREY)
CASSI COSENTINO (SPEECH CONTEST WINNER) AND PARENTS, JIM AND AMY
The speech contest , March 19, 2019, got off to a good start and there were five excellent contestants and despite an unfortunate mix-up, the eventual winner wasCassi Cosentino who won $200 and will go on to the Regional contest at the Citrus Heights City Hall Building on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. All who are interested are invited. We were privileged to have Victory Christian High School Teacher Shannon Shope with us, who provided 4 of the 5 contestants, she is doing a remarkable job with her students. Also with us were many parents and family of the participants. Pictures are below:
Janewas born in Berkeley, CA and lived in Olinda, CA until her family moved to Thailand when she was 6 mo. old. Thai was her first language. her father, a member of the Royal Air Force flew secret missions for the CIA. Her mother was Turkish. Along with her parents and 3 siblings, Jane returned to the U.S. when she was 5, then moved to an almond ranch when she was 13. She was married in 1985, raised 2 daughters and a son and ran an in-home day care where she met Vicky. Jane met Doug when she worked for the California state assembly and they were married on Dec. 1, 2017. She earned her Certified Nursing Assistant certificate from the State of California in 2018.
Jane talks about Vicky:
Vicky was born in Heidelberg, Germany. She grew up in Albany,CA. and attended Healds Business College in Oakland. After graduating she joined Wells Fargo as secretary in the real estate negotiation department. it was there she met Jay and they were married in Berkeley in 1979. they moved to Sacramento in 1982 where she started her career in the sales and marketing dept. at Anheuser Busch. with 2 young daughters, Vicky became a stay at home mom. Years later she returned to work for Anheuser Busch in the government affairs dept. Presently Vicky is living life to the fullest.
Our speaker for the day was Jim Quiney who belongs to the Passport Rotary Club and has helped us out as a volunteer at our recent Crab Feed.
Jim said that the Rise Against Hunger is an organization dedicated to creating a world without hunger by the year 2030. with 379,000 annual volunteers they nourish lives through projects such as sanitation and elder care. They empower communities through agriculture, income generating initiatives, and food assistance. their outreach has expanded to 410 million meals this year alone with the help of Rotary, Kraft Foods, IBM, Hilton, and others. Rotarians have packaged 30 million meals with “Rise Against Hunger”.
V icky Boatwright oversaw "Happy Thoughts" and again your B.E. appreciates Terry Sweeney's notes:
Happy Fines---Greg Herrera (his stolen bell mysteriously reappeared at coffee meeting.); David Thorman (visited old buds in Texas); Jane Ipsen (happy to be back); Vince Iosso (glad to see Jane); Tony Marques (glad to be alive thanks to Kaiser); Stan Roe (grand kids came despite snowstorm ); Ed Bunting (foundation bellringer (BONGED THE GONG again for grandkids!); Bill Baxter (good to see Tony back); Vicky (enjoyed 2x2 with Jane Lampard, also glad to see Jane Ipsen.); DougHaaland ( is married to the sweet potato queen of Aptos!) Don Wangberg expressed thanks to members for getting things done.
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
Troy Drennonwas lucky enough to have the winning raffle ticket and procure a bottle of wine, but he just got a 9 of Diamonds- too bad.....We are probably around the $900 mark in the kitty. Somehow Bill Baxter and Vicky Boatwright won calculators in some mysterious way.......
"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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