December 4, 2007
OPENING
President Dick Short greeted everyone and asked Past President Griff Tully to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Bruce Johnson giving thanks for our Great Country, its leaders and our defenders, both overseas and the first responders here at home, and the freedoms we enjoy.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Bruce Johnson shared the Thought for the Day: Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching. - George Van Valkenburg (1938- Writer, Speaker, Businessman, Entrepreneur, Inventor)
PROGRAMS IN THE WEEKS AHEAD!
December 11 - DARK – Club Christmas Party at night
December 18 - DARK – Children’s Christmas Party at 4:30 P.M. at CV Adult School
December 25 - DARK – Christmas
January 1 - DARK - New Year’s Day
PATRIOTIC SONG BY CETA (who was actually Kim Murdock today today)
Ceta was absent so Kim Murdock was volunteer to lead us in a rousing rendition of “God Bless America.”
RECOGNITIONS
$6 Mark Wodyka’s 3rd wedding anniversary
$30 Bill Nott’s 29th wedding anniversary
$10 From each of the Cal Grads for the recent football defeat at Stanford’s hands (courtesy of Stanford grad Cliff Sherwood)
$20
Kim Murdock for trying to give away her “Black Russian Fuji
Persimmons” (and, Kim, if there is no such thing as Black Russian
Persimmons, expect to pay next time for violation of the Four Way
Test – we have long memories)
SAL TEDESCO IS LOOKING FOR SOME DING-A-LINGERS!
We are getting – A WEEK FROM FRIDAY! We still need at least two more so that we have double coverage for each shift! So, Sal is still looking for some talented musicians and let us all know that there is plenty of room for more CV Rotarians to help out as Salvation Bell Ringers on Friday, December 14, at Lucky’s (formerly Albertson’s) in Castro Valley. Check out those who signed up below and contact Sal to either fill a vacancy or join others at a time you are available! Email him at greenridge10@comcast.net . . . don’t hesitate to sign up where there is already two signed up as the more the merrier!
9-10 am Cliff Sherwood and Lynn Orne
10-11 am George Chouinard and Bill Nott
11-12 pm Dwight Perry and Al West
12- 1 pm Kim Murdock, Walt Schneider and Bruce Johnson
1- 2 pm Bob Quenneville and _________________
2- 3 pm Roland Williams and Dick Short
3- 4 pm Jeff Moore and Beth Moore
4- 5 pm Hafsa Burt and ________________
GUESTS
PDG Gayle Tully introduced our guests today: Dr. Jay Tontz (Hayward Rotary), Dale Huemoeller (Assistant Principal, Redwood Christian Junior-Senior High School), and Camp RYLA campers from
Redwood Christian High School Caitlan Magee and Tim Voogt.
HELLO SONG
Mr. Tedesco led us in the festive fifth verse of the Hello Song.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Two weeks and counting! Mark Poniatowski, Chair of the Children's Christmas Party, announced that everything is a GO for the December 18 party beginning at 4:30 P.M. . . . he is collecting cash to assist in purchasing gifts for our guests . . . we have confirmation from Wings, Emergency Shelter Program and Eden Clubhouse as our guests! . . . this is one of the most encouraging programs we can do for our community and everyone is invited to participate! Please contact Mark at Ponlaw@ponlaw.com . . .
CV ROTARY BBQ
Our annual bbq fundraiser will be Saturday, March 8, at Transfiguration Church. More information to follow.
CHILI COOKOFF 2008
The Castro Valley Rotary Club will host the 2008 Chili Cookoff at Rowell Ranch on Friday, May 9. More information to follow.
PROGRAM
President Dick Short introduced Bruce Johnson with the background of Camp RYLA, who showed pictures from the annual Thursday night bar-b-que, and then introduced Caitlin Magee and Tim Voogd, seniors at Redwood Christian High School, who shared their experiences at Camp RYLA last summer (the students from Castro Valley High School could not attend due to an Advanced Placement test conflict). Caitlin and Tim answered several questions, including: What is this about "families" at RYLA? Which family were you in? Which group were you part of and what did your group do? Did you find it difficult to "fit in" at RYLA? Did you personally benefit from the RYLA experience? If so, how? What was the most memorable experience you had at RYLA? How will your RYLA experience benefit you for the future? Their responses confirmed that our investment in the leaders from Castro Valley High School and Redwood Christian High School is a good investment.
Caitlin Magee spoke for all our RYLA campers with her “thank you:”
Twas
the week during RYLA and all the grounds
new friendships were forming up, up in bounds.
There were lectures to be heard and presentations to give
all explaining how leaders ought to live.
Each module that I attended taught me something new
time management and constructive praise are just to name a few.
Now as president I encourage my peers
to be the best they can be without any fears.
Thank you dear Rotary members for sending me to that place
now a better leader I can be in each and every case.
Thank you, Caitlin and Tim, for a GREAT presentation!
THE HUNT FOR
THE CORRECT MARBLE
Dr. Darrel Lavin’s ticket was pulled and with $71 and 17 marbles in the sack, reached in and won . . . . $5.00 . . . Congratulations!
FUTURE PROGRAMS
December 11 - DARK – Club Christmas Party at night
December 18 - DARK – Children’s Christmas Party at 4:30 P.M. at CV Adult School
December 25 - DARK – Christmas
January 1 - DARK - New Year’s Day
Don’t miss the Club Christmas Party next Tuesday or the Children’s Christmas Party on December 18!
