Opening Ceremonies

President Bill started the meeting with a plea to go online to www.shelterbox.org and make a donation that each Member is comfortable with to help the victims of the Nepal earthquakes.

Today’s assemblage officially commenced with an invocation by Carl Camp, up and down on the seating (impeachment narrowly averted),

followed by the flag salute led by Kathy Gach.

Visitors

President Bill, not trusting Warren to be expeditious enough, recognized Andy Erseck (Orange North) and PDG Herb Trumpolt (Yorba Linda Sunrise), as visiting Rotarians to our annual charitable awards meeting. Carol Futterer introduced Liz Ann Allen; Sean Chaffins introduced his dad, Anthony Chaffins (longtime Lion), Vimal Seth introduced, friend, Rekha, Vinold and Promilla. Zoot had a guest, Chiropractor Nathan Gershfeld

Paul Harris Recognitions

As members of The Rotary Club of Fullerton each of us is a part of something larger and important. We are part of the most effective international network of understanding, mutual respect and understanding on this planet. The lifeblood of that international outreach is the Paul Harris Foundation. Today, fourteen of our Members were recognized for stepping up to the plate, to the total extent of $22,000 contributed to the Paul Harris Foundation. Gratitude, together with suitable pins and certificates are awarded to:

Sean Chaffins, First Time Paul Harris Fellow Claude Jones, Kimberly Nguyen, Thad Stanford and Zoot – Fellow + 1 Dan Ouweleen – Fellow +2 Carl Camp, Scott Dowds and Frank Kawase – Fellow + 3 Chuck Munson – Fellow + 4 J Richey, Leslie McCarthy, Jay Kremer & Terri Grassi-Fellow +6 Vern Andrews and Bill Klinghoffer – Fellow + 8

Opportunity Drawing is $ are Growing

Blake Smith was the winning loser, not correctly answering the trivia question. He missed Marshall B. Ketchum (formerly Southern California College of Optometry) and Argosy University.

Annual Charitable Awards

The Rotary Club of Fullerton has three avenues to generate charitable funds for the benefit of our community. First, funds raised from our annual fundraiser, better known as the Collage Concert, which this year raised $25,000. Second, The Fullerton Rotary Foundation, our partner local fundraising arm that asks for contributions and pledges once a year, in July at the beginning of the Rotary year and also receives deductible contributions from Members throughout the year and from estates. Third, because we are in touch with the North Orange County community and have a solid established vetting process, the Orange County Charitable Foundation, a county wide charitable foundation benefiting Orange County eleemosynary organizations partners with The Rotary Club of Fullerton and allows us to assist it in selection of the annual distribution of its largesse. The OCCF was represented at the meeting by Julie Schuller.

Proceeds of the Collage Concert

All Arts for All the Children – Lauralyn Escher Crittenden Services – Joyce Chapelle Gifts from Fullerton Rotary Club Foundation and the Orange County Charitable Foundation

The following is the list of awards and grants (FRF=Fullerton Rotary Foundation is the funder of the gift; OCCF=Orange County Charitable Foundation is the funder of the gift). Names of the sponsor accepting the gifts on behalf of the grantee are listed.:

Meals on Wheels -- Vern Andrews $2500 (FRF) CSUF Special Olympics (set for this Friday) --Rick Crane (OCCF) American Vets-- Bill Schenk/ Ed Paul $500 (FRF) Pathways of Hope --Minard Duncan/Bob Radde $1000 (OCCF) Fullerton College Vets Resource—J Richey, Rick Crane, Marty Burbank and Terri Grassi $1500 (FRF) Marshall B. Ketchum University-- Frances Hunter-Knott $1500 (OCCF) Fullerton Community Band -- Theresa Harvey $1000 (FRF) St. Jude "Care for the Poor" -- Joe Lins $2000 (OCCF) Woodcrest Elementary School--Bob Radde $1000 (FRF) Richman Elementary School-- Minard Duncan $1500 (OCCF) Fullerton Civic Light Opera-- Griff Duncan $2000 (FRF) Boys & Girls Club-- Jahncke/Kiernan $1500 (OCCF) Rotary Cares -- Kimberly Nguyen $2000 (FRF) North Orange County YWCA -- Marty Burbank $1500 (OCCF) Additional award are being made to the following organizations at their venues: Academy of Arts -- Rani Goyal $1500 (FRF) Fullerton Assistance League-- Kremer/Muschek $1500 (FRF) Fullerton Assistance League ALPHA -- Pat McKinley $1500 (FHF) Boy Scouts of America -- Andre Fahie $1500 (FHF) YMCA -- Clare McKenna $1500 (FRF)\ Fullerton Heritage --Rick Crane $500 (FHF) Friends of Jazz -- Bill Klinghoffer $1500 (FRF)

Closing

*****Top 100 – Fullerton High School – This evening*****

The meeting, with an extraordinary and successful time management effort concluded with Bill Mathy leading the 4 Way Test at 1:30.

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