Doug Brent called the meeting to order at 12:30pm
Pledge: Lydia Norcia
Guests: Carol Boyce, Mike and Vianne Bell, and Ron Auch.
Inspiration: Anjana Bose led us in a deep breathing exercise, three long breaths to clarify our minds and get our bodies in alignment. Very relaxing.
Rotary Eggs for St. Luke’s were MBA themed.
Marjorie Brent presented her Blue Bio: Marjorie was born in southern California and grew up in Pacific Palisades. She got her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland in biochemistry and then went to USC for her MBA in consumer marketing. She worked with product lines like Fancy Feast, Intellivision, and Shasta. She met Doug at USC, and they were married in 1982 and moved to the Bay Area. Their daughter was born in 1986 and their son in 1989. Marjorie changed her focus once her children were born and volunteered in all of the kids’ school and extracurricular activities until their youngest left for college in 2007.
She got certified in Scuba diving and has a tremendous passion and talent for baking, glass making, mosaics, and stained-glass art. She also bakes fabulous thematic cookies for special occasions.
Marjorie got involved with Rotary when Doug joined the club in 2018 and loves the work we do and the people in the club. She is thrilled to be a new member. Doug presented her with her Blue Badge.
CELO: Mike and Vianne Bell presented on their organization Coalition for Effective Local Democracy, which has partnered with our Rotary Club for 25 years. Their recent projects are in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa at the NDUKUMBANA and NXAWE primary schools where they provided computers and internet access to the students. These students now can access information and aspirations that were not previously available to them. Mike and Vianne presented Doug with an outstanding contribution award for our Rotary Club for the 25 years of service together with CELO.