MEETING MINUTES July 5, 2007 at Inn Marin, Ignacio

Submitted by Luann Jackman

July is Membership month

The first meeting of the New Year was called to order by our new President John Marshall, who asked George Dray to lead us in the Pledge.  Larry Levy gave the invocation and the thought for the day.

Announcements

President John thanked all the folks who helped make the debunking a success:  Roland for all his hard work – food, venue and so many good ideas; Rob for a great job as MC; Daryl, “the funny guy” with Dick and Chuck; Michael the PowerPoint wizard; Roberta for the decorations; Luann for the joke book; Tony, the photographer; Rich and Marie set-up and clean up; Joe, Bob, Paul and Jack who tended the bar; Steve helped with setup, teardown and with the food and last but certainly not least Fred for the salad and setup.

Shelley Klaner thanked everyone who helped with the 4^th of July float.  Everyone had a great time.

Past President Larry Curtis shared that the signup is going around for the work party at the playground this Saturday at 9 am.

Bill Kelly reminded everyone about the party this Sunday at the home of Catheryne DiPrete.  This is after the fishing trip and our first fellowship event.

Presentations

Monte Carlo proceeds were presented to Dietrich Stroeh for the gazebo at Pioneer Park.

Luann Jackman shared a “craft talk” about herself, the YMCA and non-profits in Marin County.

Fine Time/Recognition

Greg Call and his lovely bride cruised the Mediterranean for their anniversary (30).

Dick O’Brien was inducted on June 29, 1996.  Daryl was his sponsor.

Bill Kelly was talking about something regarding the hardware store and his anniversary (46).

Larry Levy joined Rotary on July 7, 1993 and his sponsor was Leslie Randolph.

The 40^th anniversary for Dick and Fran O’Brien was celebrated in Calistoga.

Paul Hutchinson’s anniversary was celebrated by wife going to a fancy spa in Mexico.  He is grateful to Outlook for the reminder.

Daryl Weinroth has paid his official Weinroth for his “fines” for the year.  Anyone can do this.  If you need a further explanation about this – contact Daryl.

Catherine Munson was inducted July in 1987 and was sponsored by Bill Cope.

Speaker/Program

President John Marshall was the program.  He shared about some of the things that came up in the firesides about communication.  We will be attempting to increase our methods of communication.  The hope is to utilize an intranet site in the future.

Announcements this coming year will be one-minute.  So please plan ahead so you can be succinct.  Please let President John know you have an announcement prior to the meeting.

Sign-ups during the meeting, for an event, send around once and then follow-up with emails.  Please set up a group in your email so you can accomplish this.  If you need help setting up the group, ask the Prez, Kirk, Luann or another member of the club for help.

Check the web site often for when there will be meetings and events.  Past President Tony puts a lot of work into this and keeps it up to date.  The social calendar is there as well as in the bulletin.

A calendar with all the events, meetings, etc. will be available soon.  President John will email this out.

Committee assignments are out – if you haven’t heard let President John know.

Look in bulletin for updates.

Membership is one of the main areas of emphasis for this year – Rotary Shares.  Share Rotary with everyone.  Be thinking about whom you can bring to lunch – we all know potential members.

President John would like to have us get to know each other a bit more and have some fun.  He introduced an icebreaker at this meeting.  Luann had everyone write down something they didn’t think others knew about them on an index card, she collected them and then read them aloud.  The club then tried to guess who “was a cheerleader?” and who “played football?” to name a few.  The rest of the cards will be read in the future.

Upcoming Meetings

July 12                Joe Kreins, Chief of Novato Police Department

July 19                Paul Fordham, Homeward Bound

July 26                Mohammed El Majdoubi, PhD, Dominican University Stem Cell Research

August 2             Marin County Supervisor Judy Arnold  

August 9             Rotary Membership Month Club Assembly

August 16           Mike Cook - Rotaract

August 23           Ken Holmes, Marin County Coroner

August 30           District Governor, Brian McLaren

 

All Rotarians are encouraged to think about speakers for meetings. If you have a suggestion, please contact Catheryne DiPrete at "Catheryne DiPrete" <Catheryne.diprete@morganstanley.com>.

Board Meetings

Ignacio Rotary Board meetings are the 3^nd Wednesday of the month.  They meet at the Inn Marin.  They begin at 5:00 pm.

Upcoming Events/Activities/Projects:

July 8, 2007, Sunday Afternoon – Doubleheader

▪          Salmon Fishing Trip + Bless the Fleet

▪          Midsummer’s Sunday Afternoon Social - Welcome our new President

(A Family Affair) 3 – 7 pm

Afternoon cocktails and light buffet at the home of Catheryne and Peter DiPrete

8 Montego Key – next to Bel Marin Keys Yacht Club, bring swim suits if you like

▪          BBQ Fresh Salmon and Cornish Game Hens

▪          Shrimp Rice and salad

▪          Cherry pie and ice cream

August 23, 2007, Thursday – Hooky Day – Fireside

Members Mini Golf Tourney IVC (two man teams)

▪          Fireside BBQ/ hamburgers/potato salad/ice cream cones

▪          Location the terrace at the Club

November 12, 2007 (Monday) – Wine Cave Banquet

▪          Vertical Wine tasting in a romantic Underground Cave

▪          Tasting vertical Chardonnay

▪          Passed Hors d oeuvres

▪          Catered Banquet

December 1, 2007, (Saturday) – Kick-off Holiday Dinner Party, at Hotel Mac                       

▪          Drinks in the bar among rich holiday decorations

▪          Entertainment by a jazz trio and vocalist

▪          Dinner and Dancing in the private 3^rd floor ballroom

January 17, 2008, (Thursday) – Individually Hosted Firesides

▪          Nine Pot Luck Dinners at individual homes (8 per home)

▪          Timely Club Discussion

March 8, 2008, (Saturday) MONTE CARLO NITE

April 24, 2008 (Thursday)- Fireside / Monte Carlo Critique                    

▪          BBQ Steak / Rib / Corn on the Cobb

May 16, 2008 (Friday)-Afternoon Strutin’ and the Sportin’ Life        

▪          Afternoon at the track-

▪          Chariots race to Golden Gate Fields with Libation

▪          Bet on the ponies

▪          Buffet Dinner at the Turf Club

June 28, 2008, (Saturday) – Presidential Inaugural and Debunking

▪          Inn Marin Banquet Facility

▪          Cocktails and Dinner

▪          Hello Hollywood Hello-theme

▪          That Was the Year That Was- Film and Skits

District Foundation Information

District 5150 Newsletter and Information

For more information all you need to do is log on to the District Web Site at:

http://www.rotary5150.org/newsletter.htm

 April 10-14, 2008 District Conference — A floating three day cocktail party-on dean Moser’s boat

▪          See a Dinner Show at Harrah’s South Shore with friends

▪          Pretend that you actually went to the District Conference

▪          Starts with the Wednesday Rotary Golf Tourney

▪          Be entertained like Royalty and never step ashore

International Information

District Foundation Information

http://www.rotary5150.org/newsletter.htm

Need to make up a missed meeting?  Now you know where and when:

Day of the Week                        Name of Club                        Time of Mtg.       Location of Meeting

 The Four Way Test

Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

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