Meeting called to order by President Kahl Muscott at 12:30 PM who in the spirit of Halloween dressed like a Master of Ceremonies
Barry Stiegers led us in a heartfelt version of song with “America the Beautiful”
Forrest Eklund provided the Thought of the Day
Mike Medlin led the Club in the Pledge of Allegiance
Visiting Rotarians
Nancy Nittler introduced Jim Gray
Guests of Rotarians
There were a lot of guests this week. They were introduced by Jeff Woods, Dan Gustavson, Mike Wilson, LoriTwardus and Linda Maeding
Anniversaries
Mike and Monica Wilson celebrated 21 years of blissful marriage
Weekly Meeting Question-
What was the name of the Simpson show featuring a Halloween theme? Unbelievable that anyone guessed this but the correct answer provided was “Tree House of Horrors”.
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Happy and Sad Bucks
Pleased to report that all bucks were Happy !
Bruce Dear-$10 bucks for Boston winning the World Series
Cindy Eklund-Foresthill Cross Country took 1st place
Betty Bennett-In honor of Dan’s wife Mai Li joining us today
Jeff Patton-Hoping both Measure D and G pass to provide additional funding for our local High Schools
Barry Stiegers-Placer football team was undefeated and going to the playoffs with KAHI covering the games
Scott Christensen-Polio Plus
Linda Maeding
Vic Gonnella
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New Member Introdution
DanGustavson introduced himself to the club. Dan and his wife Mai Li moved to Meadow Vista 10 years ago. They have one daughter and have recently opened a new Dental office in the Auburn area. Dan shared a variety of pictures of his family in various Halloween Costumes over the years. His family obviously enjoys this holiday judging from the complexity of their costumes. Two years ago Dan and his family were treated to a ride in the original Bat Mobile.
Welcome to Rotary and Auburn
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Announcements
BBQ Summary
Jeff Wood reported that the event brought in a net profit of $53,443. Yeah fellow Rotarians !!!
Thank you Jeff for the leadership and organization.
Jeff reminded Members who have not yet paid for their tickets to get those checks in to Steve Galyardt otherwise they will get a call from the Grim Reaper (Steve ).
Auburn Home Tour
Al Lombardi reported that this event will take place Sunday November 4th. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at various locations including the State Theatre and Lyon Real Estate on Grass Valley Highway.
Rotary Christmas Party
Tom Edmiston asked Rotarians to save December 20th for this event from 5-9PM. It will be held at the General Gomez Center in Auburn and feature heavy appetizers and cash bar. More details to follow.
Stand Up Placer Christmas Dinner
Bobby reported that this will take place December 5th. Gifts selected by Rotarians should be wrapped and turned in to Bobby by November 27th. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn in Auburn, price TBD.
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Program
The speakers were Laura Richards and Shannon Quigley representing the Placer County Protection Agency-Elder Abuse Division.
The Agency has a established an initiative called “Placer County Protect”, which provides resources and outreach to elderly citizens. This is a local collaboration between the District Attorney’s Office, Victim Services, Adult Protective Services, law enforcement and other local government agencies and senior-based non profits. They can be reached at 916 645-7226 or PROTECT@placer.ca.gov
Elder abuse is defined as abuse against a person 65 years of age or older at the time of the incident. There are 3 major categories of abuse:
Financial - Physical - Neglect
Of these the most common at 70% is Financial abuse. Unfortunately most of these cases are perpetrated by victims children or grandchildren.
Examples include:
Debit/ATM card misuse
Access to bank accounts which are abused
Sweetheart relationships where a younger partner takes financial advantage of an Elder
Other examples include ID Theft, telephone scams and in person scams.
To report Elder abuse call the 24 hour Hotline at 916 787-8860 or toll free at 888 886-5401
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Black Marble
Amy Austin selected a marble but unfortunately for her table it wasn’t black. The current pot will continue to grow.
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Upcoming Events
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Dear Auburn Rotarians'
Al and Mary Lombardo are inviting you to join them and the 'Fun Committee' at their beautiful home Wednesday evening November 28th. We will plan next year's Rotary Happy Campers, Sunset Bay Oregon trip. This year's trip was a huge success and everyone had a ton of fun up there. We're meeting now as we need to book our campsites and 'Yurts' 9 months in advance because they fill up quickly being so popular. We'll meet at 7:00 pm and have everyone bring 'appetizers' pot luck style and keep it simple. Also bring your favorite beverages too. Our annual Rotary Community BBQ will be on Friday September 20th next year so we're looking at dates the first week of September for this camp out. Then everyone can be back in time to fulfill our BBQ responsibilities. So, mark the date, Wednesday Nov 28th 7:00 pm at the Lombardo's casa.
Thank you
Your 'Fun Committee'
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Special thanks to Dennis Bennett to meeting notes.
PM who in the spirit of Halloween dressed like a Master of Ceremonies
Dan and his wife Mai Li moved to Meadow Vista 10 years ago. They have one daughter and have recently opened a new Dental office in the Auburn area. Dan shared a variety of pictures of his family in various Halloween Costumes over the years. His family obviously enjoys this holiday judging from the complexity of their costumes. Two years ago Dan and his family were treated to a ride in the original Bat Mobile.
representing the Placer County Protection Agency-Elder Abuse Division.
table it wasn’t black. The current pot will continue to grow.
