Mar 21, 2016

Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
March 21, 2016

Matt Murrish led us in the pledge of allegiance.  Craig Hansen gave the invocation.  He noted that there would be a celebration of the life of Del “Andy” Anderson on April 2nd at the Elks Club. 

President Jay Bahner noted that a work Study exchange group would be coming in May and they might need places to stay.  Jay is planning a trip on the Madaket for them. 

Two visitors from the Rotaract Club of Sebastopol had a short presentation video about their projects in India.  They are bringing affordable technology –notebooks and broadband internet to the masses. They are going to the Rotary International convention in Seoul South Korea. 

Lost Coast Rotaract is also fund raising and reminded us of their international food and wine pairing April 2nd at the HSU Green And Gold Room.  Tickets are $50.

Then Neal Carnam announced another fundraiser, this one to help out the Nepal earthquake victims.  It is April 16th at the Elks Club. 

Matthew Owen confessed that he’d recently been to Hawaii where he did a make up meeting on a catamaran.  No one drew the joker. 

Our speaker was Rod Holman, Director of Community Development for the City of Eureka.  He’s done lots of studies, on everything from start-ups, commercial zoning, Medical Cannabis, the Cold Storage unit, Business Incubators, to the fishing dock expansion.  He hasn’t done anything about those things, because no one has given him any funds.  Nice graphs, though.  He noted that he’d gone to lunch with 200 different people this last year and asked them all about other people he should invite to lunch. I expect today counted as the 201st.  Who said there’s no such thing as a free lunch?

Submitted by Hank Ingham

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