


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.
Pledge
The pledge was led by Mike Norcia.Visitors
She also knows Suzanne and the Fishmans, and already volunteers with our partners Santa Maria Urban Ministry, Food Runners, and Refugee Services at JFSCV.
Inspiration
Doug shared a few photos:
- Randy and Kathy’s memorial day eggs for St Luke’s homeless pantry
- a thank you note from our grant recipient Days for Girls (sponsored by Andrew Howard)
- JW House group of volunteers who served dinner to those traveling for a loved one in the hospital
- Seniors of Distinction ceremony at Terraces held last week where Tina Orsi-Hartigan and Jeffrey Blum were honored. Also in attendance was Rotarian and mayor Matthew Hudes and other Rotarians. Doug noted the bios were inspirational and it was nice to be in a room where all had a high regard for service. Congrats to Tina and Jeffrey!
- there were a couple new Guess the Rotarians: teen pictures of Art Rabitz playing football and soldier Mike Frangadakis
- this week’s Rotary family was Mike Frangadakis- showing his group of 10 at Dodge Ridge
Doug Brent called the meeting to order at 12:30pm
Pledge: Randy Cobb
Visiting Rotarian: Janice Russell from Sunrise morning Rotary.
Guests: Brad Strand, a prospective member and Susan Kang.
Inspiration: Jean-Marc told two stories entitled two homeruns of a different kind. The first one was about Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese who played in the majors together and worked to overcome racism and discrimination in baseball in the 1940’s; and the second about Jim Abbott, a standout pitcher for University of Michigan, who was born with no right hand. Both stories illustrate what you can do with determination and standing up for what is right.
Rotary Eggs for St. Luke’s were very festive again.
Shared a picture of the 8 Rotarians who helped with set up for the Bill Wilson Center celebration on Friday.
Skip and Donna Brewster shared about their trip to VIM Colonet in April to build a house for a family in 5 days. There was a team of 16 this year, and our Rotary Club and Morning Rotary both support this project.
Guess the Rotarian: Doug showed pictures of 16 Rotarians from their youth and then the Club had to guess who the person was. There were pictures of: Rachelle Lopp, Greg Gentile, Cindy Gentile, Mike Norcia, Sarah Schiltz, Anjana Bose, Avis LaGrone, Barry Cheskin, Doug Brent, Marjorie Brent, Lissa Kreisler, Suzanne Boxer-Gassman, Barbara Fishman, Jean-March Blanchard, Marty Fishman, and Jeffrey Barnett.