Past-Prez Joyce Capelle rang the meeting to order in the absence of Prez Tom.

Joe Lins led the pledge of allegiance, and Griff Duncan led the singing.  Bob Savage and J Richey led the dancing. Don Ludwig played the piano. Don Bankhead finally restored dignity to the meeting by giving the invocation.

Bill Mathy introduced visitors which included Larry Broy (guest of Jeff Hutchison); Nina Visconti (guest of Dianne Masseth-Jones); Professor Irene Lang (guest of Jim Young); Yong Wang (guest of Don Bankhead); and Adrienne Barnes (wife and guest of Walt Barnes).

Announcements: 

Mark McGee pleaded with club members to return the hairpiece he lost in today’s wind. Mark also announced that the Senior Christmas Party is all set and reminds members about the need to help load and un-load or Senior Guests before and after the party on December 12^th at the EBELL CLUB.

Tony Amato gave a report on Jim Blake

Jim Williams and Fred Johnson reported on the Holiday Hop this Friday at the Boys and Girls Club.

Bob Jahncke announced that nominations are complete for next years officers: Jeff Hutchison President Elect- Bob Radde, Theresa Harvey, Allyn Lean, Jo Brannock, Mark Geiss, and Lonny Blake have been nominated as directors.  Directors are elected for two-year terms.  There are three seats available. 

Recognition

Joe Lins recognized Bill Klinghoffer for returning his eyeglasses after he had absent-mindedly walk off without them last week.

Joe also recognized Jo Brannock, Pat McKinley and Bob Savage for spousal birthdays;

Claude Jones, Wolf Kanabe, and Nate Kvetny for Anniversaries.

Raffle

Griff Duncan had the winning number, but Prez Joyce had no deck of cards. She gave Griff a sporting chance by promising the prize if he could guess the serial number of the twenty-dollar bill she was holding.  Of course he didn’t guess correctly, but nobody has pulled a joker in recent memory either!

Program

Bob Radde introduced members of the Sunny Hills and Fullerton High School Interact Clubs who talked about their experiences at the RYLA conference and outlined future events and fundraiser at their respective campuses.

Grant Engle (Past District Governor) made an interesting and informative presentation about the Rotary Shelter Box USA program.  These boxes contain survival gear for 10 people and include tents, sleeping bags, lights, tools, cooking pots, blankets, dishes, and more.  The cost of each box is $1000 (US) and that includes transportation to anywhere on the planet that it is needed.  The sponsor’s name and address is included (written in the language of the final destination) so the recipient will know who made the donation that helps them so much in their time of dire emergency.  If you have purchased a shelterbox you may monitor its whereabouts by tracking it on www.shelterbox.usa.org .   This is a pretty cool program that originated in a Rotary Club in Cornwall, England.  Grant is very proud of his association with the Shelter Box USA program, and we are of course very proud of Grant!

Prez Joyce concluded the meeting at 1:25 just so she can boast of officiating a meeting with many guests and two programs and still not run over the allotted time limit.

GREAT JOB JOYCE!