COG Minutes for July 22, 2014

                                              
President Dr. Heidi brought down the gavel for the fourth time of her Presidential Year at Don Jose’s in Castro Valley, and Ray Wallace was asked to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

THOUGHT(s) FOR THE DAY - From Mathilde Schmidt: “A Rotarian should tell the truth, should be fair to all, should build and maintain friendships, and whatever he or she does will benefit all concerned.”

CROCODILE DENTIST?  Dr. Heidi passed out "Light Up Rotary" pins for fun when they had a turn,
but really nice "Light Up Rotary, Four Way Test" Coins for people who were bitten by the croc.  (Note from Scribe: I guess one had to be present which I was not :-).

SINGING WITH CETA - In Honor of H.A.R.D. Director Dennis Waespi being our speaker, Ceta led us in "Don't Fence Me In."

VISITORS - Kristi Willits (Dan's wife); Peter Rosen from Dynamic Designs Landscape Solutions; Susan VQ Smith from East Bay Blue Print & Supply Co... and an Oakland #3 club Rotarian; Our very own Luc Dochterman (Son of Ceta)

SAL TEDESCO MEMORIAL HELLO SONG - Ben Gurule (The Elder), Dan Willits (The Middle-aged) and Luc Dochterman (The Younger) combined their vocal talents to lead all . . . 

SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM PRESIDENT HEIDI - None recorded 

DOUBLE SUSTAINER PINS PRESENTED TODAY - None today . . .

PAUL HARRIS AWARD - none

PRESENTATIONS OF GRANTS - One of the things we enjoy most at our Club is giving away money to
deserving programs within our community! Today’s organization(s) recognized: None today

GETTING TO KNOW OUR FELLOW CV ROTARIANS - None today.

LIVE UPDATE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION - None today.

IMPORTANT PAST EVENTS - CV ROTARY CLUB SERVES OUR COMMUNITY

IMPORTANT FUTURE EVENTS - CV ROTARY CLUB SERVES OUR COMMUNITY

BLUE BADGERS - None today.

RED BADGERS (NEW MEMBERS) - None today.

REGULAR REMINDERS

UPDATE YOUR CLUB INFORMATION - SEE SECRETARY JIM NEGRI - Please email him any changes in
your personal or contact information to "Jim Negri" <jnegri@cv.k12.ca.us>, as soon as they occur . . . thanks

CLUB ATTENDANCE - Be sure to let our Club Secretary Jim Negri whenever you attend any meetings
associated with our Club so that they can be properly recorded . . . let’s keep him informed!

ANNOUNCEMENTS    
Charles Mortimer made a presentation on new-member recruitment

REPEAT - Remembering a great CV Rotarian, Owen Smith.  His Bride Erma and daughter Kelly request that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to one of Mr. Smith’s favorite Castro Valley organizations: Castro Valley Rotary Club (not Rotary Foundation) or Castro Valley Arts Foundation . . .

REPEAT - Leslie Rothwell distributed a signup sheet for Abba, performing on August 16, at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts.  Not only will we get great seats and great fellowship, but we also just may get a group discount!  How great is that!

REPEAT - Cliff Sherwood announced that we will be having a BBQ on August 19 at Lake Chabot.  No meeting that Tuesday.  More details to follow.

REPEAT - Dwight Perry proudly declared that his precious Bride Barbara will be starring in the Castro Valley Chanticleer’s Over the River and Through the Woods between August 1 and August 24 . . . sounds like a party to Dr. Heidi . . . more info to follow!  Go to http://www.chanticleers.org/ for more information!

REPEAT - Leslie Rothwell distributed information to everyone present about the 2014-15 Series sponsored by the Castro Valley Arts Foundation . . . ABBA Fab is up first on August 16 . . . sounds like another party to Dr. Heidi . . . more info to follow!  Go to www.cvartsfoundation.org for more information . . . buy for the entire Series and save big bucks AND get to choose your seat!

WHAT’S HAPPENING WITHIN CASTRO VALLEY ROTARY AND IN CASTRO VALLEY?
For some of the absolute best pictures of our activities, please thank Gary Bosley for his hard work as he has captured many of our events for us.  
•    The FESCO pix are at fesco.shutterfly.com . . . 
•    The chilicook off shots are at ChiliCookOff2014.shutterfly.com . . . 
•    The Eden photos are at edenwaterfall.shutterfly.com . . . 
the great thing is that no special access is required on either site -- people just go to the URL (or cut and paste them in in search box) and click on one of the small photos.  The photos enlarge.  Thanks, Gary!
 
If you really want to know, you have GOT to go to CV Rotarian Ken O’Donnell’s website:
www.MyCastroValley.com . . . Visit for any excuse but visit it . . . the video opening is worth the trip to
http://mycastrovalley.com    

Please also visit www.facebook.com/castrovalleytv often as Robert Sousa of the CV Forum posts some
great video footage of Castro Valley events!  In case you missed the big Chili Cook Off or Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade, Robert has posted about five minutes of video coverage of the weekend's events.  Go now to www.facebook.com/castrovalleytv . . . 

Also, please remember to visit www.castrovalleyrotary.org often and also www.rowellranchrodeoparade.com as these websites that we maintain and are packed with information and lots of pictures

RECOGNITIONS    
$50    Gary Bosley missed a meeting to attend a wedding 
$60    Bob Shayler missed a week due to vacation
            
PAYING IT FORWARD            
$20     Cliff Sherwood recognized Bill Mulgrew for completing his first year as Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce
$20    Bob Shayler thanked Jim Negri for covering for him as Club Secretary last week

PROGRAM - Our foruth program of President Dr. Heidi’s year was . . . Dennis Waespi, HARD, who spoke about the process for acquiring the open space property from EBMUD between Carlton and Sydney, CV, and the plans for it at this time.  Thanks, Dennis, for always being available and always serving our community!  

LOOKING FOR THE MOLAR WITH THE GOLD GLITTER FILLING DONE “JUST FOR US” BY DR. HEIDI - With the $?? and 16 molars in the bag, Ray Wallace reached into the bag searching for the white molar free from decay with golden sprinkles and failed . . . he also did not win $5.00 for pulling a white tooth free of decay but lacking golden sprinkles!  He pulled a decayed tooth (aka carious tooth), he would have had to pay $5.00, but, instead paid $20!

Upcoming meetings:
Jul 29        David Vliet, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Aug 5        Jim O'Connor, East Bay Regional Parks, and Steve Falcone, Willow Park Golf Club: Informational Meeting on Willow Park featuring 
Aug 12        Leslie Rothwell, Castro Valley Center for the Arts
Aug 19        No lunch meeting.  BBQ at Lake Chabot at 5:00P.M.  Details to follow.
Aug 26        Brad Howard, RI Director Elect, “Why Rotary?”
Sep 2        Club Assembly

See more at: http://www.castrovalleyrotary.org/

Speaker Chairs and Monthly Themes:
July 2014:    Dan Willets, No theme this month
August:      Charles Mortimer, Membership and Extension Month
September:      Bonnie Best,  New Generations Month
October:     Chris Appleton, Vocational Service Month
November:     Mark Poniatowski, Rotary Foundation Month
December:     Bill Nott,  Family of Rotary Month
January 2015:    Dwight Perry,  Rotary Awareness Month
February:      Hafsa Burt,  World Understanding Month
March:      Jim Negri,  Literacy Month
April:          Cliff Sherwood,  Magazine Month
May:          Randy Vanderbilt,  Community Service Month
June:          Bernie Kempen:  Rotary Fellowship Month

See more at: http://www.castrovalleyrotary.org

IMPORTANT COMBINATION ROTARY DATES

July 29        CV Rotary Lunch, Speaker David Vliet,  Tirbucio Vasquez Health Center
Aug 16        Club night out!   CV Arts Foundation presents ABBA
Aug 19     Club picnic, Castro Valley, location TBA
Sept 20    Rotary Day at the A’s!