October 22, 2019

President Announcements

• End Polio Now Photo at Auburn Courthouse with other local Rotary Clubs: Thursday 10/24, 5:45 PM.
• Feed My Starving Children Meal Pack was fun and our Rotary team of 18 packaged 6,588 of the 90,000 meals packaged in 90 minutes!
• BBQ numbers will be done shortly. The debrief meeting was scheduled for Thursday but has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
• Thanked Kay Whitaker for coordinating the End Polio Now shirt purchase - the room was filled with them!

President Awards Presented by District Governor, Randy Van Tassell

• Quiet Rotarian: Tim Busk
• Rotarian Making a Difference: Catherine McGregor
• Newest Paul Harris Fellow: Bobbi Allen
• Awarded Paul Harris Fellow: Amy Austin
• Business of the Year: Mark and Brinda Jansen, Warehouse Paints
• Employee of the Year: Bernie Schroeder, City of Auburn Planning and Public Works Director
• Congratulations to all!

Member Announcements/Happy & Sad Bucks

• Al Lombardo: Reminder of Thursday 10/25 Taste of Foothills benefitting the Senior Center. 
• Al Lombardo Fun Committee: TONIGHT Tuesday 10/22 meet at Crooked Lane for socializing.
• Dan Gustavason: reminded us that Rotary has great activities for families like the meal packing that his daughter did last Saturday and then went to her golf tournament and competed very well!
• Jeff Wood: his daughter will play Bell in the Sacramento Theater Company's A Christmas Carol. President Steve suggested a Rotary trip to see her perform.
• Betty Bennett: $50 happy bucks for her prior exchange student Natalie starting her third year of medical school and will be interning at UC Davis Medical school in 18 months.
• Bill Radakovitz: Enjoyed playing with Ernie, Barry and Sam in the Sunset Rotary tournament last weekend. At least until they realized no one had kept score!
• Catherine McGregor: Enjoyed the Feed My Starving Children meal pack noting nothing was spilled or wasted until the very end when President Steve dumped a couple of cups of rice.
• Stacy Graham, Assistant DG: Set up a whole house generator with the goal of never having to go for 4 days without a blowdryer!

Club Business

• Sam Frazier received his blue badge from Larry Rolufs. Welcome back Sam!
• Birthdays: Jim Evans, Earl Wilson (not there will spin the wheel next week)
• Raffle $210: no winner