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| Volume 65, Issue 39 | Rota-Scribe: Randy McFarland | |||||||||||
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Opening Formalities Our esteemed president, Joyce Capelle decisively struck the Rotary Bell to officially start the meeting, after which Bill Heaton led us in the pledge. Howard Wood then had us sing an appropriate song about “April Showers” followed by “Smile”, all the while accompanied with Don Ludwig tickling the ivories! Mark Geiss set the tone for today’s program by playing a Carnegie Hall recording of the premiere performance of “Light one Candle” by Peter, Paul and Mary, followed by an invocation expressing gratitude for freedom of religion we enjoy in our country. Guests and Rotarian Visitors Jim McKamy did the honors of introducing guests and visiting Rotarians, starting with Dick Mathewson introducing his wife, Jane. Franki Berry introduced a guest and former Rotarian, Jim Williams, Jim Blake welcomed Wolf Knabe, Fullerton Fire Chief and Nate Kvetny introduced David Prihar. Visiting Rotarians included former member/president Greg Franklin, Mike Esclante, also of Glendale and former member Mike Mogenson of Alhambra. Announcements Joyce seemed to take pride in the fact that she “throws like a girl” as confirmed at the recent Rotary Day Flyers game last Sunday, when she threw out the first pitch. She thanked Rich Crane for his effort organizing the event with the other two Fullerton Rotary Clubs. · Prices for airfares to Copenhagen have gone down precipitously, from about $1400 to $5-600, so maybe some will now consider attending the World Rotary Conference on June 14. (Click for Rotary Convention Info.) · We’re looking for assistance at the hospitality booth at the upcoming district meeting May 5-6. Contact Jim McKamy.
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Speaking of RECOGNITIONS Jim Williams fined Howard Wood for the great cover pages for the District Awards Books. Randy McFarland had to pay the fine levied on Bob Jahncke and Bob Clark, Jr. for their exceptional efforts in totally completing their reports for the District Awards booklets (all that was needed was to put them in their respective notebooks!) Thanks to them as well as Ray Ashcroft for getting me pictures and articles of events for the booklets, as well as the directors and event chairpersons and everyone who did their part in making it happen! RAFFLE Mark Geiss avoided saying the word “Demotion” but still won by indicating that Terri Grassi (on exile in IRS land) will be welcomed as president on Joyce Capelle’s “happiest day of her life”, June 28th. PROGRAM
Jim Young prefaced the special program by mentioning the importance Rotary’s “World Peace Scholar” Award. One recipient of 70 in the world was in our district! Jim deftly segued this into an introduction of Nate Kvetny who went to a lot of effort to organize the program and to prepare a “Seder Plate” for each table (which contains five foods symbolizing important aspects of the Passover) and “The Haggadah” (the pamphlet telling the story was prepared for each guest) “Seder” is a special/traditional meal in the Jewish tradition where the story of The Passover is told, through word, song, prayer, rituals and symbolically through the meal. The Seder tradition began over three thousand years ago and has an emphasis on passing the story along to the children, focusing on the appreciation of freedom and how freedom is not complete while there are people in the world who are exploited and oppressed. Art Levine and Mark Zane and Bill Mathy shared reading passages from The Haggadah as did the entire group in unison. After the program, Art pointed out that the Yamaka is the skullcap worn by men in a temple (regardless of his particular faith) as means of respect for the higher power, God. CLOSING Joyce closed the meeting with, “May God keep you in His hand as you keep Him in your heart.” |
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