The Weekly Meeting Summary of the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley
August 6, 2024
OPENING THE MEETING
President Beth McCormick called the meeting to order at 8:15
Jeannette Albiez led us in the Pledge of Allegiance
Song of the Day - "King of the Road" played by Jerry Hawkins
Thought of the Day - shared by Mony Nop: "When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." - Helen Keller "You can take horrible experiences you will never forget, but you can use the experiences to live a productive life." -Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Joke of the Day - Marty Roberts shared jokes from Comedian Steven Wright:
A cop pulled me over for running a stop sign. He said,”Didn’t you see the Stop sign?” I said,”Yes, but I don’t believe everything I read.”
Why is abbreviated such a long word.
Five out of four people have problems with fractions.
Why isn't phonetically spelled with an "f"?
VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Visiting Rotarians
Lori introduced Bob Tucknott from the Dublin Club
Philomena introduced Fred Quarterman, a past president of the club and creator of our 10-Spot boards.
Roy introduced Ethan Martinez from Granada HS Interact.
Philomena introduced three Interact students: Siqi Li, from Dublin HS Interact, Sharon Heo from Foothill HS Interact, and Kaylin Hoang from Dublin HS.
Bob introduced Karla Martinez, former Interact club member now in College
Guests
Mony introduced Connor Merrigann, a Financial Advisor
TODAY'S 10-SPOT
Sherri Simoni invited Fred Quarterman to talk about the tradition behind the 10-Spot. Fred started the boards in 2016 when he was Club President.
Fred spun the wheel for the 70th board - that's $70,0000 raised since 2016! Jill Duerig's name was called. Jill donated the $1,000 to Rotary International.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed build built 52 beds last Saturday with assistance from the joint Livermore Rotary clubs.
Cheryl shared the Last Tuesday Social for August will be on Aug 27: Dinner at Zephyr sign up sheet 20 people max. Movie: Get your own ticket at Vine Cinema (no limit) - free popcorn, movie announced Aug 19th and all can get senior discount. See below, or check for an email from Cheryl and sign up! Or click here:
Aug 14 Cal Water has free presentation on Emergency Response Overview Training in the morning and Emergency Operations Center Exercise in the afternoon. Contact John Freeman if you are interested in being part of this event.
Today we welcomed Ethan Martinez from Granada HS Interact who shared his experience at the recent RYLA.
NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM
Next week we will learn about our own Rotarian Foundation of Livermore. Dennis Gambs, Rich Goldstein, and Philomena Rambo will present information and answer our questions.
