Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
December 17, 2012
The meeting started during a brief
let up from the week’s rainstorm. Chow
included a pork dish they ran out of, salmon pasta, and spinach salad along
with a Christmas cookie.
Dave Dillon led
the pledge to the flag and Tom McMurray
gave the invocation. He asked for a
moment of silence for the children and teachers killed in the school shooting
in Connecticut.
Birthdays included Chuck Ellsworth, 23-Dec;
Richard Borough and Russ Harris, 24-Dec, Walt Shimasaki, 25-Dec, Hank Ingham,
28-Dec, Wendy Purnell, 30-Dec and Mike Leggins, 31-Dec. Chuck Ellsworth was singled out and asked how
old he was. He was coy, admitting only
that he was born before WWII ended. That
makes him “long in the tooth”.
Exchange
students Larissa and Franco shared their weeks with us. Larissa has moved in with a new family, and
Franco had attended a basketball game and gone bowling.
Gregg Gardiner announced that Toys For Tots
had raised 8,000 dollars due in part to the generosity of an unnamed individual
who gave them a check for $5,500. The
donor had once been a foster child and gone without toys.
Then we had the first of two choral
events. Eric Bergel had brought his
daughter Reesa and her friends Wanda Little (Daughter of Terri Little who was one of the
runners injured in the hit and run) Zoe Leonard (Jeff Leonard's daughter) and
Campbell Ashby.
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| L-R: Campbell, Rissa, Zoe & Wanda |
They were all
members of the Redwood Childrens’ Chorus.
They sang “God bless you and send you a happy new year”.
Gregg Gardiner
again came to the podium to announce the awarding of a special Paul Harris
Fellowship. The board awards these
special fellowships only by unanimous vote. The recipient was Charles Young, Eureka High Music teacher, who was
recognized for his devotion to the community and the hundreds of unpaid hours
he put in shepherding the Limited Edition to its concerts.
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| Eureka High School Limited Edition |
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Our special Christmas concert followed. The Limited Edition, a select group of Eureka
High students, sang Joy To The World, Oh, Holy Night, Deck the Halls, We Three
Kings, The 12 Days Of Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and finally our
personal favorite, Carol of the Bells.
The group is looking for donations to help finance a trip to Oregon, Washington, and Canada to
compete in various choral competitions.
If you are in a generous mood, contact Charles Young at EHS.
This is the last Rotary Burl of 2012. The Burl committee wishes you a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Submitted by Hank Ingham
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