Fight Song: University of LaVerne (Rotary law school alum Richard Hall)

Other alum – Dan Quisenberry

 

GUESTS:

Visiting Rotarian: Pam Fraser, guest of Sam Fraser

Chris Vaughn – wife Candy

Kristy – owner of A-town Bike (second visit)

 

BIRTHDAYS:

Bart O'Bien – January 26 (in Equador today)

Barry Steigers – February 2 – BD spin of $5

Sam Fraser – February 5 – BD spin done by wife Pam $20

Liza Steffani – new member – February 4 – BD spin $5 (?)

 

ANNIVERSARIES:

Mike and Sandy Medlin – February 3

 

ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES:

Phil Booker – February 1, 1992

Earl Wilson – February 3, 2001

Ernie Strobel – February 3, 2011

Terry Cooney – 50 yrs in rotary on 2/1 (2/1/73)

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Al Lombardo – Fun Committee

Carolyn Metzger Trivia night, Thurs. 2/16, Crooked Lane

Auburn trivia for 1-2 rounds

5:30 pm

West Coast Tacos Food Truck – will be there at 4 pm

Valentin'es Day special lunch at our Rotary meeting (headed up by Sharon Caballero)

Bridget Powers – Ski trip March 3

Meet at 7 am Raley's parking lot

Can go show shoeing if not skiing – 6 prs available

$20 for gas and food for bus ride up and back (bus thanks to Peter Konrad)

Bob Santin will make some Bloody Maria's for socializing

Focus on fellowship

Richard Hall – Vocational Service committee meeting Thursday 2/2 in Richard's office at 5 pm

Gary will send out email to committee members

Linda Maeding – Gathering Inn dinner last night. Thanked Rotarians who helped. Next dinner in 2 months. Had enough helpers, per Linda

Newest Blue Badge Member, presented today – Chris Vaughn

Rotary Giving Project: Bill Jantzen and John Fink

Thanks to Brandee for organizing and to the committee (Bill Jantzen)

Acknowledging Brandee as well (John Fink)

$20,000 for top 5: $4,000 each

Auburn Senior Center

Auburn State Theater

Feed the Hungry

Ride to Walk

Site Word Busters

$10,000 left, 7 candidates. Four of them will receive $2,000 each:

Auburn Education Foundation

Auburn Renewal Center

Gold Country Wildlife Rescue

Lighthouse Family Counseling

$1,000 recipients

Confluence High School (gift matched by Dutch Bros Coffee)

Placer Artists Tour (matched by their foundation)

Koinonia Family Rescue Center

Gave away $31,000, extra $1,000 secured by Brandee with the Board

 

HAPPY/SAD BUCKS:

Kelly Cooper - $5, 2/16 First Northern Bank is hosting the Chamber Mixer . Re-Introduction of the Bank to the community. 5:30-8:00 pm, 390 Elm Ave., in the shopping center

Heber – had surgery 2 weeks ago; so far so good. Glad to be back (? amount)

Garrett- $10 happy bucks for trip to Mexico where he saw a sign for Rotary

$5 happy bucks for Nancy Bender who led the BBQ that got us the $30k

Sam Fraser - $5 Pastor Dan said high, and grandson won gold this weekend

New Member Lori - $5 happy bucks; stayed in Mexico a few years ago. Went to a Rotary meeting while there, all in Spanish and speaking a lot about water.

Phil Booker – not here last week. State Theater 1 week ago Saturday for a concert by a Queen cover band called Queen Nation. Awsome with audience dancing and singing. $1

 

RAFFLE: - $411 pot

Coach Isaac chose ticket – no winner, Bridgett chose marble.

 

SPEAKER:

Speaker introduced by Steve Grundmeier

Before intro, a few announcements -

March 15 next blood drive

Next Week See's candy here; speaker to discuss hx of See's candies (in anticipation of Valentine's Day)

 

Coach Tom Isaac came to Auburn in 1996, tennis coach at Placer High School

CA tennis coach of the year for multiple oranizations

20 consectutive league titles for Placer High, and 11 Team Section titles

Incredible motivator

Per Speaker: what he is most proud of

Best Dad in the Universe from his daughter (plaque passed around)

Has one for Best Husband in the World

Special Education student that played as a section champion

Has students here today to talk.

Heather Mauel from Placer High; past tennis player. From Foresthill, never played tennis before and played in 1994 took the podium (owner Dutch Bros Auburn):

Thanks for giving money to Confluence High School - Heather very passionate about this high school.

(used to be Chana High School) Those kids don't feel like anyone is in their corner. So important to not just serve the “easy” kids but to go after the “hard” kids too because sometimes that is the biggest impact your will ever make.

Confluence wants to start at nursery or greenhouse to help kids learn how to start doing business and earn money.

3 teachers and 2 aides for 80 students, the most amazing and the most hurting kids That is why Dutch Bros will match our Rotary donation.

Tennis impacted her life. A way of connecting in school.

Daughter is current Placer High tennis matches

Any way we can step up for kids is super important right now, after COVID.

One of the most winning programs in the area( HS needs new tennis court – planning new one for tennis and pickle ball) Pickle will probably be a HS sport in coming years. Now 6 courts with holes in them, 30 years old)

Cameron McCallister, class of 2010, player for Tom Isaac. Sharing his story.

Connecting with anything in high school is so important.

Was 5'6”, 240 lbs. Knew how to swing a racket, but couldn't get to the ball

Culture of tennis, value system for membership

work ethic, service, control the controllables

first year coasted under the radar, cheated

The next year, got engaged. Comfort crisis at 15-16 yo

Hell week – the week before season starts, training with no rackets, wear cross trainers. Resting position was holding a push up. Coach Isaac told he he had to give up his whole life for training.

Feels he needed a challenge to overcome the high school issues.

Lost 100 lbs and became section champ, per coach Iaac, in doubles

Mentors are very important. Program was focused to highlight players' strengths. Build confidence

Coach would take anyone on the team, focusing on what they could do well

Cameron is proud to be part of the legacy

Coach Isaac:

tells them Talk Is Cheap: TIC, TIC

Gave $100 happy bucks to our club because so happy that Cameron and other players are there today.

“God prepared me to work with people with challenges.”

Mom was a worker. That's how he got his training.

Lost a finger when he was a year old in a washing machine ringer.

Burned his hand as a child on a stove and cannot fully open it up.

Prepared him to work with people with challenges

Other things: 5 hip surgeries, one leg shorter than the other, 2 knee surgeries. Concussion 7 years ago, can't smell anything and has only half his taste buds. Along the way he started getting students with challenges

First year at Placer, had a kid nicknamed Frame Bomb (dropped Frame and called him the Bomb)

Other players with challenges: One-eyed player won section as a singles player

Gives players something they can hold onto as special, something they can believe in.

Stories of many young tennis players that he has coached.

“Coach Tom”: Teach kids to be very coachable” Book: Nothing More and Nothing Less: Lives Affected One at a Time

Called up Declon Motley – push ups with clap

Ava Doak - “stand on the wall”exercise

 

Rise for the 4-Way Test.

 

Adjourn