Randy Roth, Editor

November 20th, 2009

November is Rotary Foundation Month

Upcoming Programs and Events

Presented by Program Chairman, Leland Hammerschmitt and his crew.

November 27th-Dark-Happy Thanksgiving

December 4th-John Zeretske-Music Event-Artist and Educator

December 11th-Dr. Bob Skankey & Leslie Clark-Niger Report, Club Contribution, and Our Nomads

December 18th-Club Holiday Party

December 25th-Merry Christmas!-No Meeting

January 1st-Happy New Year!-No Meeting

In the Beginning....

On this bright and beautiful fall day the Ojai Rotary Club met for service and fellowship.

President Scott Smith brought the meeting to order and asked Bob Daddi to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Larry Beckett to read the 4-way Test.

Guests and Visiting Rotarians

The club extended a welcome to its guests: Sanford and Chris Drucker, Cindy Jones, Nancy Mintie, Diane Duncan and to our special visiting Rotarian Leslie Clark.

Blue Badges

As a proud Ian MacLean looked on, President Scott performed the ceremony wherein 3 members turned in their red badges and received their blue badges signifying permanent Rotary membership. The new permanent members are:

  • John Rennell
  • Dave Brubaker
  • Amani Hishmeh

All three were warmly welcomed to the Club.

Announcements. . .

All club members are reminded to visit the web sitehttp://www.rotarydistrict5240.org/ for dates and times of upcoming RI events; June 20-23 2010 is RI Annual Meeting in Montreal, NID for India is Nov. 8 and again in Jan. 2010.

International Service Report

Dr. Bob Skankey gave a spirited and enthusiastic report on the activities of the International Service Committee. Throughout his report, he returned frequently to the theme that, as individuals, we might be powerless to effect much change for good, but when we join as Rotarians, we have the power of a committed and energetic organization. Bob went on to provide these examples:

  • 75 schools in Patzcuarro, Mexico, now have clean drinking water
  • The Ghana street girls project has been operating for 9 years
  • The work that Carl Gross and others have done in Honduras
  • The work that Leslie Clark does in Niger
  • The student exchange program
  • The NID programs in India and Nigeria

 

 

 

Upcoming Programs:

Dec 4 - John Zeretske-Renown musician/composer

"Music event-Artist & Educator" Zeretzke has composed numerous scores for films for Paramount Pictures, Disney, Discovery Channel and Kushner-Locke Productions.

His soundtrack and recorded works include music for Sleepy Hollow, Cold Sassy Tree, AmericaEast, Streetfighter, Mortal Combat, Delta of Venus, Subspecies, Matlock, Solomon and Sheba, and Adventures with Jules Sylvester. He has recorded with artists Michele Polnareff, Liana Foly, Angelique Kidjo and Kenny Loggins.

Zeretzke's scores have been performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Madison Square Garden, Rockefeller Center, Peabody Conservatory of Music.

Dec 11 - Dr. Bob Skankey & Leslie Clark

"Niger report, club contribution & our Nomads " Bob & Leslie on our Niger Nomads!

 

 

Fining: Lady Jane

 

Jane McCarthy found it a challenge to do a complete and thorough fining session, since there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth and self-flagellation about the previous week's football results. Jane soldiered on despite considerable distractions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Program:

The scheduled speaker cancelled the night before the meeting, but the ever resourceful President Scott filled in the gap with two items: first, there was an intriguing puzzle which required every member of the club to identify 12 other members who fit the clues. The goal was to identify the members as quickly as possible, and Dr. David Watson was the winner.

 

Then, Dr. Watson went on to give a craft talk about his life and his practice as a dentist. Dr. Watson's talk was droll, amusing and informative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

"On Thanksgiving Day all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment - halftime."

Have a great Thanksgiving!!