Meeting Duties:

Front Desk: Steve Grundmeier

Greeter: Linda Maeding

Song: Silent Night – Bob Santin, Cindy Eklund and Jim McGregor

Pledge: Catherine McGregor

Thought of the Day: John Donlevy

Two Truths and a Lie: Bobbi Allen. The lie was guessed. Prize - Betty Bennett's White Chocolate Biscotti

Sgt. At Arms: Gina Acia

Raffle: Nancy Bender

Bulletin: Bobbi Allen

AV: Mike Wilson and Earl Wilson

Set Up/Clean Up: Terry Cooney

Visiting Rotarians:

Paul Ross – niece Carolyn, past president of the Modesto Club

Guests of Rotarians:

Jeff Spoor – wife Nikki Wade

Bruce Lundberg – wife Carol

Paul Ross – oldest daughter Catherine and wife Suzanne

Bob Haydon – wife Connie

Catherine McGregor – husband Jim

Phil Booker – wife Susie

Larry Rolufs – wife LaWanda

Brian Mishler – friend Brenda Pollacci

Linda Maeding – friend Mary Lombardo

Ron Martinez (?) – friend Marty Mendoza, former mayor of Colfax

Birthdays:

Terry Cooney – 12/30, $20 on wheel spin

Jeff Ambrosia – 12/30. $15 on wheel spin

Anniversaries:

Pam and Sam Frazier, 12/18/78 – 48 years

Naughty List from the Rotary Christmas Party:

Betty Bennett for losing her earring twice during the party

Phil Booker for cutting the line at the buffet table

Linda Maeding for releasing her husband's table as one of the first tables

Jeff Spoor needs to spin the wheel for being the “chief snitch”

 

Card circulating for David Gibson: his mother passed away.

 

Announcements:

Our club will be dark for the next 2 weeks; the next meeting will be on January 7, 2025.

Christmas Raffle: President Carolyn baked a gingerbread house: chocolate Kahlua cake in the form of a house. Winner: Lori McIntosh

Board Meeting: approved the membership of Brenda Pollacci. Background in Event Planning

Review of what our club has done in 2024: inducted 6 new members into our club, plus 1 more today; 23 members highlighted in 2 truths and a lie; initiated the passport program; recycled film plastic (more than 1,000 lbs), earning a bench at the new pickle ball courts; e-waste and lithium batteries recycling day (Geoff Davis coordinated); helped to finish the mosaic sign for the (?) Park Preserve; cooked for the Gathering Inn many times; held 3 blood drives; successful food drive for the Interfaith Food Closet; had a coat drive for the Assistance League; held the annual community BBQ with great fund raising; recently built beds for the Gathering Inn; put on Christmas dinner with gifts for the children at Stand Up Placer; picked 1300 pounds of mandarins benefiting 4H; started a new Rotary club: Auburn Rotaract of the Confluence with about 20 members already. Fellowship Activities: Salsa competition; Symphony in the Park, hiked at Serene Lakes and other places; planned a train trip in January with 35 of our members; planned a progressive dinner; had a Fireside Chat; Placer County elections tour; Friday fellowship at the Booker's; gathered for World Polio Day; we ate crickets; partied at Mike Wilson's for Halloween; made tamales at the Ambrosia's; held a fun Christmas Party.

Chris Vaughn – our club members assembled 35 bed units at the Gathering Inn; 4-club multi club grant.

Catherine McGregor – recap of Stand Up Placer Christmas party. Thanked Rotary members for providing the children's gifts.

Jeff Spoor and Linda Maeding – Rotary Christmas Party: Linda recognized Patty Park, Nancy and Steve Bender, Catherine and Jim McGregor; Gina Acia and Miguel, Dawn, Dennis and Betty Bennett, Jane Grundmeier, James Lindsey, Brandee Ambrosia, Kim McClintock, Chris Vaughn, Mary and Al Lombardo, Monique Hall, Candice, Bob Santin, Vicky Stonebarger.

Gina Acia – Rotary meeting duties sign up sheet is going around. Please sign up.

Geoff Davis – Employee/Employer of the Year deadline is December 31st for nominations. So far have 2, but we need more. Get a brief summary to Geoff as quickly as possible.

Bob Haydon – invited Paul Ross to the podium. Honoring Paul with a Paul Harris Fellow award, thanking Paul for his service to our community and to Rotary. Paul recognized his wife, Suzanne, for her community involvement: member of the Assistance League. Assistance League has thrift shop that Suzanne helped to start 35 years ago. This year surpassed $350,000 in revenue.

Bridget Powers – February 28^th will be annual Rotary ski day. For skiers, a group is going to Mammoth the last weekend in April. Details later.

Betty Bennett – Bill Johnston's wife Judy made Betty a gorgeous tea box that she would not let Betty pay for. Betty tried to give Judy $100 to give to the charity of her choice, but Judy said to give the money to Rotary. Betty presented a $100 check toward Bill Johnston's next Paul Harris.

Bart O'Brien – announced the Colfax choir arrival for today's program. Water pitchers passed around for donations to the choir: $700+ was collected.

Raffle:

$880 today with only 10 marbles left. Lori McIntosh did not select the black marble.

Program:

Tom Wilkinson has been bringing the Colfax High choir to our Rotary Club for nearly 30 years.