Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
October 3, 2011
Doug Lanning led the pledge of allegiance, and Past President Carlton Nielsen gave the invocation asking that we remember those who are not doing so well in the recession.
Guest of Rotarians: Nick Bertell brought Emanuel Rose.
Craig Hansen’s guest was Rob McLaughlin.
Student Guests
Christian Hill introduced two young ladies: Erin Knight and Catherine McGibbon, who told us all about Eureka High School’s International Homecoming 2011. Events are scheduled as following:
Sunday October 9th, Athletic Booster Pancake Feed in Cafeteria 8-11:30am.
Monday October 10th Eureka Main Street Pep Rally 5:30 at Old Town Gazebo
Thursday , October 13th Hall of Fame induction in the Gym 6:15p.m.
Friday October 14th Homecoming Parade through Henderson Center 1:45p.m.
Saturday, October 15th
Girls’ Tennis vs St. Bernard 10:00am
Boys’ Soccer vs Ferndale 10:00am
Girls’ Soccer vs Ferndale 12:00p.m.
JV Volleyball vs Hoopa 2:00p.m.
Varsity Volleyball vs Hoopa 3:00 p.m.
JV Football vs McKinleyville 4:00p.m.
Varsity Football vs McKinleyville 6:30p.m.
Exchange Students
Tonje Sorum from Norway and Marina Ferreira Rocha Campos from Brazil were away on a field trip to San Francisco. Marina remains willing to work for pay: she can baby sit, walk the dogs or pet sit. Contact Marinafr_campos@hotmail.com, or call 4981197 or 444 9313.
Birthdays
John Fullerton and Nancy Dean have birthdays this month and were not seated at the head table. They were both fined $10.
Anniversaries
Glenn and Shelle Goldan (9th), Hank and Cheryl Ingham (11th), Keith and Carole Crossley (12th).
Visiting Rotarians
Lee Cunningham and Bob Palmrose.
Announcements
Past President Carlton Nielsen announced our new board members for next year: John Bartholomew, Keith Crossley, Greg Bowen and Dave Parris.
Past President Steve Justus thanked our club for a $1,000 check to honor Flight. Steve informed us that next week 97 veterans will fly to Washington, D.C., and he is pleased that our club will help them get there. The following veterans and chaperones stood and were honored: Al Crnich, Ziggy Ziegenfuss, Ken Stodder, Joan Davies and John McBeth.
Last Week’s Event:
President Greg thanked the many who were involved in Backpack for Kids Buddy Night last Tuesday. It was a roaring success, raising just under $22,000. Special thanks were extended to the organizers: John Bradley, Nancy Dean and Gregg Seiler. Special thanks also to Eric Bergel for being willing to take his shirt off and to Diane Cipperley for bidding with alacrity as soon as she heard his offer.
Pat Folkins reminded us that our Foundation Dinner will be held on October 15th. This would be a good opportunity to contribute to your Paul Harris Fellowship. Tickets are five for a hundred dollars.
All who had babies last year were asked to rise (since just two men rose, we assume they were complicit with their wives). Greg Bowen and wife Jennie had a baby girl March 29th, and Greg Seiler and Brigitte had a boy on January 18th. Greg Bowen was fined $145 and Greg Seiler $20. Perhaps girls are worth more than boys to our president?
Bruce Rupp was welcomed back by president Greg and promptly fined $50 for attending a National Security Forum in Birmingham, Alabama.
Rev. Matt Messner just returned from 9 days in Israel and promptly fingered Tom McMurray for also traveling to the Holy Land. Matt felt pretty safe except for visiting Bethlehem (from whence others have fled for good reason). Matt and Tom were fined $50.
Program
Gary Todoroff presented an excellent program on Bulembu, Swaziland. (Yes, that’s Swaziland as in Africa, not Switzerland.) Gary went to assist with publicity and pictures for the many ministries that are ongoing in Bulembu such as raising food, providing education and medical care—especially for children. Gary felt privileged to be in Bulembu and to survey the various facets of projects that are helping the local residents. He showed beautiful pictures of the schools, hospital and even the stars –the latter displaying the Southern Cross. Several projects of note: a golf course that is being converted into a dairy to feed hungry children, the Royal Rangers scouting program with lots of smiling children’s faces, a chicken farm, hydroponic farming, and a wedding with over 200 guests and Gary trying to be unobtrusive while taking pictures as the only white guy. The motto “Restore a Town: Transform a Nation” certainly applied to what we saw of Gary’s pictures and experiences in Bulembu.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dan Price
Guest of Rotarians: Nick Bertell brought Emanuel Rose.
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