MORRO BAY ROTARY CLUB MEETING
MAY 15, 2018
Meeting called to order by Prez Pete
Invocation by Judy
Pledge to the Flag by Pete Starlings
Recitation of the Four Way Test
Joke for the day by Pete
Guest of Rotarians: Kasey introduced her three guests from the Garden House, once of which was Judy’s daughter, Jody. Jack Keely was also a visitor today.
We have a board meeting tomorrow at 7:30am at the View.
Nick gave a wrap up on the golf tournament and presented the club with a check in the amount of $10,883.00. We still have to take the expenses out, but it looks like a good fund raiser.
Mike said we need someone to host a student from Italy next year. She is a wonderful student and will be a good fit for our club. We would like to have three families step up who would take her into their home for three months.
May 29th is our Hero program; think about someone you could bring.
Rotary’s May Satisfaction survey is on our tables; only ten of us took it this month. Next month will be the last one, please take a couple of minutes to fill it out when it arrives in your inbox.
SLO Blues Baseball tickets will be available next week; the game is Sunday, July 8th @ 4pm. It will be a fun evening. Cost is $10/ticket, be sure to buy a ticket or several tickets and bring friends, family and neighbors.
Also, we are hoping to have our PHF board filled out this month. The squares are $10.00 each; when all the squares are sold, we will draw the winner who will be awarded a PHF.
Jude thanked John so much for the simplified documents for awards. John talked a little about the Fiesta Foundation evening. We gave a PHF posthumously to the speaker’s mother who raised three children while in an iron lung. Deepa was also given an award and three of the children she has worked with were there to say a few words.
Ken, Don Doubledee and John presented a PHF to Michael Shaffran. Don won the award by picking the winning team in the March Madness and he chose to give his PHF to Michael because of the work he has done.
Pete said the format of starting lunch at 11:30 with the meeting at 12:00 is working well. That gives him more time to hand out fines, today starting with Heidi. This week it was questions about racing; no, not NASCAR, Melissa. If we don’t know much about the subject Prez Pete chooses, we will be much smarter after a few questions/fines.
Kasey introduced our speakers this week, two students from Cal Poly, who are also part of the Honors Program. As part of the program, they are required to do community service. Alex chose to work at the Garden House because the Wonder Garden goes well with his major. Ella chose Garden House because her grandma and mother both have dementia. They have incorporated sight, smell and touch into the garden with plantings that are environmentally friendly and non toxic. They learn about brain anatomy and help the residents with their strengths and learn about their weaknesses. The path design in the Garden is a figure eight shape so the residents can walk around outside when they are accompanied by a worker, family member or friend. The City has approved removal of the trees in front of the Garden House to enable the sun to shine in. May 25th is the deadline for buying tickets to the Very Merry Unbirthday Party at the Garden House. The event is being held on June 3rd, tickets are $20.00 with the party starting at 3:00 and dinner being served from 4-6pm. Winner of 50/50 was John Solu who donated it to Garden House.
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