Nancy introduced Laurie McGraff of Woodland and Lisa from San Mateo. These women came specifically to listen to the author/guest speaker.
Guests of Rotarians
Nancy introduced her friend Lisa
Bart introduced Joan Griffin (speaker)
Jesse – introduced Dave Harrison, neighbor and friend
Announcements
President Carolyn fined Kahl to compensate for how happy he must be in light his team's success in the NFL.
Carolyn also fined Nick Willick for his front page presence in the newspaper. Great stuff!
The Rotary Progressive Dinner is this Saturday. There is one spot left, so please join us. Thank you to the hosts.
Steve Grundmeier and the speaker team have been killing it. Please keep in mind that the week of the 21st will feature Baseball Hall of Famer, Dusty Baker, so please limit your guest that week to 1 person to be sure we have room for everyone.
Service Projects and Announcements:
John Donlevy – we have 16 Rotarians heading to Ensenada Mexico this Thursday to partner with other Rotary clubs for a big food distribution project. We’re also visiting a some of our other project sites of past and future partners.
John Donlevy – we served dinner at The Gathering Inn on Christmas. Thanks to those that spent their day giving back. It was amazing!
Cris Vaughn – We completed the Gathering Inn, Multi-Club project. Cindy Gustafson will be presenting a plaque of recognition of that great effort and outcome on January 29th, 4:00 PM at the mid-Placer Shelter. All Rotary Club members are invited, but please RSVP to Cris so that he can give them a head-count. This is a big deal and it would be great to have representation from our club.
Happy and Sad Bucks
Sam Frazier – 5 years post stroke and is beyond grateful for this amazing club and the many members that helped him during that trying time.
Lori McIntosh – Cody Stark CBS – Good Day Sacramento will be interviewing her about her book this Friday morning
Bill Radakovitz – happy and sad. One of his sons is experiencing a very serious heart condition and being treated by specialists while at the same time his son's youngest daughter had a baby... Bill's great grandchild.
Gina Acia – her son is home for a a few weeks on leave and the only thing he wanted was fresh food in the fridge. thanks for: local organic meat from Peter Konrad, Stefani’s Pork, Jamie Jones for the Venison
Wolfie – 42 happy Bucks, his firm recently partnered with Make a Wish Foundation by giving $42,000 to them. It's an amazing organization and if anyone wants to learn more about how to engage with them, reach out.
Al Lombardo – Happy to reflect and hear about Sam’s Happy Bucks
Brandee Ambrosia - $100 to Fund D in congratulations for Jeff's sale of his business and semi-retirement; leaving him with more time to serve our community through Rotary.
Patty Park – happy about serving Christmas dinner at the Gathering Inn.
The Fraziers were honored by Foundation Chair, Jeff Ambrosia for their legacy commitment to our Rotary Club. The Jansen Society is a specific recognition for those members that designate our Rotary Club in the will and estate planning. This recognition is an important highlight to those that give so much to our club and our ability to give back to our community. Congratulations and Thank you Sam and Pam!
Pam was also awarded her Paul Harris plus 4, which indicates that she has contributed $5000 or more toward Rotary International in her time as a Rotarian.
If you would like to learn more about different ways of Rotary Giving, talk to Jeff Ambrosia, Steve Snyder or Cindy Eckland.
Joan Griffin shared her perspective as the author of Force of Nature, a book about three friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike "the most beautiful long-distance trail in the world," the John Muir Trail. From the outset, their adventure is complicated by self-inflicted accidents and ferocious weather, then enriched when they "adopt" a young hiker abandoned by her partner along the trail.
The women experience the terror of lightning at eleven-thousand feet, the thrill of walking through a towering waterfall, and the joy of dancing among midnight moon shadows. For a month, they live immersed in vast natural beauty, tackle the trail's physical demands, and find camaraderie among an ensemble cast of eccentric trail characters. Together, they are pulled forward toward the trail's end atop the highest peak in the High Sierra, Mt. Whitney, and the culmination of their transformative journey.
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