September 4, 2007

 

 

    OPENING

President Richard Short greeted everyone and asked John Aufdermauer to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Bruce Johnson asking thanks for each other and for all we have, asking the Lord’s Blessing on those who serve overseas and our first responders here at home (including Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern and Alameda County Fire Chief Sheldon Gilbert), our meal and fellowship. 

 

 

SONG FOR THE DAY

Ceta led us in God Bless America.

 

 

PROGRAM NEXT WEEK

September 14: Club Meeting

 

GUESTS

Our guests today were Kyle Mitchell, interning with Carol Wikle at Merrill Lynch, and Dr. Andy and Marty Kennelly, celebrating 61 years of marriage!

 

 

DR. AND MRS. ANDY KENNELLY HONORED

President Short honored the Kennelly’s today for their 61 years of marriage.  He asked them several questions about their life together and provided some personal history for us, including Dr. Kennelly flying bombers during WW2 and was a professor and administrator at California State University, Hayward, and Mrs. Kennelly serving our community as a writer.  We also were reminded by President Short that the collection plate that is used every week was made personally by Dr. Kennelly over twenty-five years ago.  President Short thanked them for their example to all of us.

 

 

REMINDER:  PAUL HARRIS AND DOUBLE SUSTAINER REMINDER

President Short had Dwight remind all of us (again!) that it is not too late to contribute to the Paul Harris Fund nor to become a Double Sustainer . . . please contact Dwight Perry at Dwight@pinthis.com for details on both!  The drawing for a trip to Hawaii or Costa Rica is scheduled for December 1!  You receive one ticket for each $20 contributed!

 

REMINDER: DWIGHT PERRY IS LOOKING FOR EVERYONE WHO COMMITTED TO ATTEND THE RECENT CLUB BBQ AND DID NOT ATTEND OR WHO DID AND HAS NOT PAID YET . . . BEST TO GET TO HIM BEFORE HE GETS TO YOU . . . :-)

RECOGNITTIONS

$100    Carol Wikle (birthday)

$  20    Ceta Dochterman (son having his picture on the front of the CV Forum and nice article about his project to build a home for a family in Equador)

 

 

PROGRAM

Cliff Sherwood introduced today’s speaker, Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is a full service law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the American Correctional Association (ACA), National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and the California Medical Association (CMA).   Alameda County Sheriff’s Regional Training Center is dedicated to one fundamental purpose: to provide quality training. The Sheriff’s Department seeks to challenge all students to their fullest potential, establishing the highest standards possible. The programs are designed not only to impart knowledge but to create confidence in students that allows them to control their professional environment. To meet the challenge, the Sheriff’s Department has handpicked a cadre of instructors representing federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Never before has quality training been so vital to an officer's job performance.  As Sheriff of Alameda County, Sheriff Ahern is pleased and proud of his staff, the programs, and the training provided by the Regional Training center.  Although we have 1000 badged officers and 650 support staff, we are still understaffed compared to other parts of our country.  Santa Rita Jail is the sixth largest jail in the country housing 4000 inmates.  There will be a great training opportunity coming up called Urban Shield where there will be twenty-four teams from throughout our country coming to our area for a fifty-hour non-stop training exercise.  This will go far in protecting us from those who want to harm us.  Teams are coming from throughout the State and as far away as Boston.  For a GREAT visual on Urban Shield, simply go to http://www.urbanshield.org/ and “turn up the volume on your computer.”  Thank you, Sheriff Ahern, and all of those serving with you for the safety we have because of your efforts!

 

 

THE HUNT FOR THE CORRECT MARBLE

Sheriff Ahern reached into the marble sack and pulled out his ticket and with $120 at stake and 11 marbles in the sack . . . . reached into it and . . . won . . . $5.00 . . .  And gave it to the Kennellys!  Congratulations!

 

 

FUTURE PROGRAMS

9/11/07 - Wikle, Fang & Jarvis - Financial panel discussion.

9/18/07 - David Behring - Wheel chair foundation

9/25/07 - Sheila Ross- Medicare Expert

 

 

See you next week!