Prez Bill Schenk congratulated Frank Kawasi (absent) on a great win for the Bruins; and Congratulated USC fans on a less than convincing win.

Blake Smith got things back on track with the flag salute.

Jim Williams presented a thoughtful invocation focused n on gratitude – and attitude

Song master, Kimberly Barlow, led us Home on the Range and SMILE!

Visitors and guests: Theresa Harvey introduced visiting Rotarians and guests including:

Assistant Governor, Jay Lieberman, visiting from Anaheim Hills.

Pat Hartnet, guest of himself as he had been absent for so long.

Program speaker and guest of Mike Oates, Gaby Mullinax.

Special awards:

Michael Cochrane got presented with his Rotary pin and a Rotary decal for his bumper. More to follow.

Announcements:

Teri Grassi sent a plea to the board. The board needs to Club to approve the club’s profit and loss statement before she can prepare the tax return. Board members are asked to please review it and submit questions.

Bob Muschek, was presented a special “$” in honor of his office. Bob noted that Ken Kaisch did not receive the prize money he won weeks earlier. He quickly pocketed the amount due – with interest (no contribution back to the Foundation).

Jay Lieberman, assistant governor, was recognized by Bill Schenk. Bill also noted that we have more than 30 Rotary Foundation members – more than any other club in the district. The club was thanked for their support.

Battle Ship Iowa trip – a week from Saturday. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Bob Jahncke notified members that the new up to date rosters are available, Please notify him of additional corrections

Dan Ouweleen announced that we have raised $18,000 toward the Jog-A-Thon so far. 900 students have been signed up – about half way on both accounts. Meeting at PacMin tomorrow night to discuss plans for this event which benefits End Polio.

Meg Crider provided information about an innovation vendor show will be hosted as a part of the Jog-A-Thon efforts at Troy High School. It will focus on manufacturers and distributors interested in displaying their product to students and their families. The showcase will be on Wednesday, November 12 in the afternoon at Troy High School. The focus will be technology equipment, games, books etc. related to the education field.

Thad Sanford previewed next week’s speaker who is a recipient of a Rotary International Scholarship focusing on conflict resolution. She has been working on the Israel- Gaza relations.

Sandy Hayes announced that Fall Fellowship luncheon sign-ups will begin again this week.

Verne Andrews noted that there will be an additional memorial fund set up in Jim Young’s memory. Please make contributions to the Fullerton Rotary Foundation with a note that it is for the Jim Young fund. (See Attached Memo from Verne)

Terri Grassi announced that reservations are still being taken for A Night At the Races, Los Alamitos Racetrack, Saturday, October 25. $47 per person.

Opportunity drawing welcomed back Pat Hartnet. Unfortunately, he didn’t pull the red chip so he received the mystery bottle of tequila.

Recognition Master Griff Duncan began his task:

Thank you to Don Ludwig for playing “Puff the Magic Dragon” and bringing back memories of days past. No fine.

Those who traveled out of the country this past year was recognized and charged a $1 tariff each.

All fathers were asked to rise and be recognized for creating “A Labor Day” for their wives and assessed a $1 fee.

Question and answers - $2 fine for wrong answers

Deborah Sanchez was recognized for her husband’s birthday. Was asked “People who like to go to meetings should never be in charge of anything?” The answer was unknown (Thomas Sowell) and she was fined.

Jim Williams was recognized for Sally’s birthday today. “What President had a pet parrot who he taught to curse?” Jim’s response of Allyn Lean was wrong (President McKinley) and he was fined.

Bill Schenk brought to the microphone, Mike Oates, to introduce today’s program, Fullerton Photo.

Gabby Mullinax who has built Fullerton Photo over the past 14 years to a diversified company focused on creating memories through photos. Gabby shared how the industry has changed over the years as it progressed from film to digital. She now considers herself a photo design studio rather than a film processing center – representative of the changing industry. Among the newest trends is printing photos on metal and acrylic. The business no longer exists on printing 4 x 6 photos, as a retailer her business has continued to evolve and offer new products because of the needs of her clients. Some of her products include transfer of slides, videos and movies to digital media which is easier and more permanently secured.

Her Mission: We believe in photos, keep them, protect them, share them and they will live forever.

After several fineable moments, Bill thanked Gabby for her presentation and recognized her a token of her day with a “Light Up Rotary” coin.

Pat Hartnet was dismissed early to position himself at the front door to receive hugs as a welcome back.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:31