President, Chief Pat McKinley opened the meeting today.  The Howard Wood Singers led us in two Rotary favorites to honor our visiting dignitary.”    Vern Andrews led us in the pledge prior to the Howard taking the field with Ray Ashcroft, Greg Hickman, Randy McFarland, Bill Peloquin and Bob Savage.  Reverend Hickman requested that God Bless us all and for us not to have a relationship with Him akin to the current stock market, but a stable one where we always kept him near.  President Pat reminded us that “To whom much is given, much is expected,” as an opening to this particular meeting.

Wally Swatkowski (best auto painter in town) introduced us to visitors and guests:

Bill Peloquin welcomed his wonderful wife Wilma;

Martin Hebelin and Ray Gagnon from Fullerton South came to see how THE ROTARY CLUB of Fullerton was doing.

Greg Hickman brought us Teresa Prado, Fred Johnson brought us Michael Saluards and Pat McKinley introduced us to Deacon Jay Milam, all who were proposed as prospective new members in last week’s Roto-Gram.

Announcements by Rick Crane who opened with a shot at the UCLA football team who apparently went missing on their way to BYU, much to the delight of President Pat who is a USC graduate (Go Notre Dame!):

9/23/08 is The Muck’s Kid’s Art Day from 3:15 p.m. and opened to the public.  See Zoot Velasco for more information.

• 9/27/08 Fullerton South’s Uncorked is again at the Arboretum for all of our drinking pleasure.  Proceeds to go to the Arboretum and Boys & Girls Club of Fullerton.
• 11/15/08 Foundation Dinner and recognition of Paul Harris Fellows at a cost of $75.00, held at Norwalk Marriott Hotel.  Keynote speaker is Rotary Foundation Trustee, Carolyn E. Jones, PDG District 5010, Alaska
• Group Study Exchange to Bavaria, needs Team Leaders and members.  You need to be able to take 1 month off from work and must be Rotarian.  Contact Tito Parola at (714) 771-6900 if interested
• 2/27/08 YWCA Chocolate Fantasy honoring Buck and Bobby Catlin as YWCA Man and Woman of the Year
• Ken Kaisch announced the Rotary Mystery Night.  Sign up and bring your booze.  It will be on 10/12/08 at 1:30 p.m. Come with a wonderful date (our your spouse) at cost of $25 each.  It will not cause you any problems with sea or air turbulence.
• See Bob Jahncke for our new roster password (unchanged).
• The Fullerton Rotary Foundation is looking for a one time unmet need in the amount of $10,000 within the local community.  Give applications to Buck Catlain, Rick Crane and Vern Andrews by the 15th of October.

Red Hat Member, Dr. Ken Kaisch worked hard to try to beat out Reverend Greg Hickman in fleecing our flock.  He succeeded only because of an IOU from that self-same Reverend and raised a whopping $124.00 with the following: 

• The whole club (at least those who had any minor, major health issues or curable diseases) was fined $1.00 per member.
• The balance who were missed were fine $2.00 for regularly exercising, not eating red meat and/or were vegetarians for setting too healthy an example.
• Then all Past Presidents were fined collectively for their contribution to our fine organization.

• Finally, all insurance and medical specialists, lawyers and AIG were fined for the turmoil existing in today’s financial and legal arena’s.  AIG sent their regrets as they were unable to raise the necessary $1.00 for their fine.
• Somehow in the mayhem this Roto-Scribe missed all the birthdays and anniversaries.  Apologies to all who were not recognized herein!
• However, Lee Myhre did want us to celebrate the birth of his first great-grandchild on September 12th.  We all join you in wishing John William Manion and his parents the very best in life!

Raffle:

 Joe Lins reached outside the club for help in beating Fred Johnson for the raffle prize.  Neither he nor Ray Ganon from South were able to come up with the performers for “One Summer Night $10 consolation came in from Irene Lange. 

President Pat introduced us to our new District Governor of 5320, Roger McGonegal. 

 Governor McGonegal’s plan for the year includes:

 A push to all clubs to aggressively recruit dedicated new members

Consistent support from the District

Great projects to get involved in – with an emphasis on literacy

To HAVE FUN as a group!

To always be open to learning

 Our job as he defines it is to make children’s dreams real on a local, national and international level and reduce the rate of child mortality.  Plans are on track to use the $100,000,000 grant from the Gates Family as a starting block to reach beyond our membership for matching funds from the international community to continue to attack polio.  He reminded us of the $1,500 community grants.  Roger continued to request attendance at our conventions, leadership development training and to get involved in a Rotary Work Day on April 25th, 2009.  He also asked us to participate in promoting March 22nd, 2009 as World Water Day and help the movement come to Orange County by participating with restaurants and public venues where people make a $1.00 donation for each glass of water they receive in those settings.  The proceeds would go to fund water projects for the 2 billion people who have no access to clean water.  All are great programs and as President Pat stated, “To whom much is given, much is expected.”  Support your Foundation!