Cindy Eklund introduced new members Drew and Caitlin Garrison.
Welcome back Placer High Teachers and Students !
A group of spirited Rotarians and friends of Rotarians welcomed back students and teachers today for the first day of school. Thanks Grundmeier's , Jeff Ambrosia, Monique Hall and Jeff Ambrosia and Brandee for organizing this event ! Lots of honking and waves. A school principal came down to see if it was some kind of demonstration or protest.
Introduction of the 2 newest members by Cindy Eklund: Drew and Caitlin Garrison
Brief review of Rotary International and our Club RI now has 1.2 million members worldwide
Our Club now has 114 members
Review of red badge requirements.
BBQ: we need members to sign up for the various duties
Jane Grundmeier: - Silent auction needs donations of items. See Jane who has a sign-up sheet
Steve Grundmeier – one of our December speakers will be Dr. Christian Kiefer. Steve asks us all to buy/read his book Phantoms: A Novel before he speaks. Christian went to Placer High. His book is about the Japanese Internment and has a great description of Newcastle
Rod Borges said there will be a board meeting next week in Rod's office. 7 am Tues. 8/16
Next week's meeting will be a visit by our district Governor, Jeff Gabriel from the Bishop Club
Happy/Sad Bucks:
Catherine McGregor had a concerned buck: when she paid for lunch today, she handed Steve Galyardt a $20 bill. He then counted out $100 and gave it to her. Re-counted again for a mistake. Rod asked Steve to spin the wheel.
Steve (and Jane) Grundmeier had happy bucks to thank our Rotary club for support after the auto accident of their grandchildren and daughter-in-law 4 years ago. One granddaughter continues to have some health issues; the other and their daughter-in-law are doing well.
Phil Booker had Happy Bucks for the arrival of the RYE exchange student from Germany. Get together this past weekend was great.
Steve Snyder – Happy Bucks. Announced that RI has nominated another woman (2nd in the organization's history) for RI president, for the term 2024-2025. A woman from the East Coast of the USA.
RAFFLE: $266 pot. No winner
Newer member John Fink introduced today's speaker, his wife Jennifer Fink, who does a podcast on Alzheimer's disease. 5 years ago Jennifer's father passed away, leaving Jennifer and John as caretaker for her mother with Alzheimer’s disease. She started her Podcase to help others. Now rated in the top 5 of caregiving podcases in our nation. Her talk began with pointing out that there are over 100 forms of dementia.
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