Recitation of the 4-Way Test
Weekly Meeting Duties:
Pledge – Rod Borges
Song – Michael Montafi - “You Are My Sunshine”
Thought of the Day – Peter Konrad, Rules to live by (The 10 Commandments)
Greeter – Kathryn Gonzales
Front Desk – Bill Johnston
Sgt. At Arms – Kahl Muscott
Raffle – Brenda Pollacci
AV – Mike Wilson
Bulletin – Bobbi Allen
Set Up/Clean Up – Terry Cooney
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests of Rotarians: (See below under Today's Program for names of scholarship recipients)
Wolfe introduced several of our scholarship recipients today
Linda Maeding introduced Jennifer Mumford Jones who is from Mumford Plumbing
Brandee Ambrosia introduced a scholarship recipient and his father
Catherine McGregor introduced a scholarship recipient and his mother
Scott Christiansen introduced 2 scholarship recipients from Placer High as well as track and field coach Lindsay Hyatt
Sean Rabe introduced one recipient and his mother.
Eric Byer introduced 2 scholarship recipients and the mother of one of them
Bill Radakovitz introduced Isadora and father Rory, Placer High student
Catherine McGregor introduced 2 students and 1 mother.
President Nancy:
Made Scott Christensen spin because he left club by-laws notes here a couple of weeks ago ($20)
Oh, What A Cutie: Don Whitaker; table did not guess correctly and each paid $1
Announcements:
President Nancy – tomorrow evening at 6 pm at the Carnegie Library will be the annual student/teacher awards ceremony. Requesting a big turnout for our club. Liza and her husband Jonathan have put this on for many years.
Saturday, May 9th – Regional Park Rotarians at Work Day. Please sign up. Lunch will be provided.
Saturday, May 16th – Peace Pole installation at new park in front of City Hall
May 30th – Annual Golf Tournament. Please sign up
Presentation of a Paul Harris Award: by Past President Carolyn Metzker and President-Elect Brandee Ambrosia to Jolie Huston for an outstanding job in our club. Current club treasurer.
Announcements:
Don Gustavson – Rotary Golf Tournament. 30 people signed up and capacity for 64. Please sign up for yourself and your friends. Email Dan at golfauburnrotary@gmail.com with the number of spots. Businesses can sign up for $100. Bob Santin will fix lunch after the golf game.
Bart O'Brien – 2 announcements: Thursday night, 4/30, at 6 pm in the Canyon View Community Center, the Rotary book club will meet to discuss Theo of Golden. Thursday 4/30 at 1:30 pm Book Buddies will meet at Auburn Elementary School with our last book and letter with our 21 3rd graders. Of the 21 kids, only 4 really have an adult in their life to talk to them regularly, so our interaction is very important for them.
Bobbi Allen – Update on Vickie Winkler. She has been moved to a Skilled Nursing Facility for physical therapy and IV antibiotics. Rehab is going very well and they are asking Vickie to slow down!
If this SNF stay was only for strength and PT, she could go home today. But her low hemoglobin and the IV antibiotics are what is keeping her in rehab for an unknown period, possible 2-4 weeks. Vickie has asked for a consult to discuss the long term plan. If interested in writing her, she is in Lee Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, Room 2311, 2776 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Geoff Davis – Puzzle Night scheduled for June 4th at Geoff's house.
Nick Willick - sign up for Rotary at Work Day at Regional park at Dry Creek Rd. and Hwy 49. Short day, 8-noon. Project will need wheelbarrows and shovels, if you can bring one. Bob Santin is making lunch: burger dogs, per Kahl!
Brandee Ambrosia – Volunteer roster is full for the Rotary Peace Pole at the City Hall park.
Birthdays:
Carolyn Metzker - $20 spin
Anniversaries:
Betty and Dennis Bennett – May 2, 34 years
Lori McIntosh – May 5, 21 years
Rotary Anniversaries:
Ron Martinez – May 1, 1995; 31 years
David Gibson – May 2, 2017; 9 years
Happy/Sad Bucks:
Linda Maeding – happy bucks, thanked her friend Bobbi who helped a tearful Linda get her husband to emergency room Thursday. He got out Friday and is doing very well.
Wolfe - $100 happy bucks toward our scholarship fund. Voluntarily signed up for lasik eye surgery and it was successful. Now free of glasses and will share his Roseville surgeon's name with anyone who may need Lasik or cataract surgery. Wolfe's vision is now 20/20+.
Bart Ruud – Undesignated buck because Auburn Journal had item regarding Roy Lutz, a long-time member of Auburn Rotary who passed away on 4/14.
Preston Marx – Sad buck because the owner of Cherry Records passed away. Preston upset because he used to go there a lot. Owner was always very gracious and had a cool shop.
Nick Willick - $20 happy bucks. Spent 3 weeks with his wife in Utah and Nevada, visited 5 national parks and then spent a week in Tahoe. “It's great to be in love.”
Next Week:
President Nancy reminded us that next week will be presentation of the Harold Weaver award. Speaker will be Lucy Laird from Vitalant Blood Bank.
Raffle: $665 prize. No winner.
Today's Program: Eric Buyer announced presentation of Rotary scholarships totaling $32,000.
Kaia Davis, Snyder Scholarship, $3,000, Cal Poly SLO
Amber Wirth, Traynor Scholarship, $3,000, UC Davis
CJ Henderson, Presidential Scholarship, $1,500, Sierra College
Bryce Lund, Snyder Scholarship, $3,000, Point Loma Nazarene University
Izadora Delmue, Snyder Scholarship, $3,000, UC San Diego
Cooper Barr, Snyder Scholarship, $3,000, Stanford University
Katherine Fecko, Snyder Scholarship, $3,000, UC Davis
Kaden Singh, Career Tech Scholarship, $1,500, American River College
Carissa Hanrihan, Snyder Scholarship, $3,000, Cal Poly SLO
Taylor Westfall, Brown Scholarship, $3,000, San Diego State
Josselin Caballero, Presidential Scholarship, $1,500, CSU Sacramento
Laurine Picque, Presidential Scholarship, $3,500, Boise State
Adjourn
