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THE SPUR
Jan. 15, 2015
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The R O T A R Y C L U B of L I V E R M O R E
MINI
GRANT
AWARDS
Meeting
Photos by
Beth Wilson
Hankj Shay
Thought for the day
Bruce Shore
Your Spur Reporter
Another warm sunny day, and a
lunch well suited to those who
like to chew meat from chicken
and pig bones.
President Milly rang us to order
and encouraged us to greet
one another, thereby creating
a happy background into
which our traditional Pledge of
Allegiance fitted.
Songmaster Al Frank, with
Michael Ferrucci on guitar and
vocalists Beth Wilson, Mike
Tr i -Va l l e y R o t a r y M a k e - u p O p p o r t u n i t i e s
MONDAY
11:55 AM-12:30
Interact
Livermore High
Room 412
TUESDAY
TUESDAY
7:00 AM
12:15 PM
Livermore Valley Club
Dublin Club
Beeb’s
Dublin Ranch Golf Club
Livermore
5900 Signal Hill Drive
THURSDAY
12:15 PM
Pleasanton Club
Haps Original
Pleasanton
THURSDAY
7:30 PM
Rotaract Club
Handles Gastropub
Pleasanton
THURSDAY
6:00 PM
Tri-Valley Club
Castlewood CC
Pleasanton
FRIDAY
12:10 PM
Pleasanton North Club
Handles Gastropub
Pleasanton
The Meeting
Riehl and Kathy Streeter, led us
in singing God Bless America.
President Milly thanked the
Rotarians who helped with the
meeting, including Bruce Shore,
Spur reporter; Belth Wilson,
Spur photographer; Irv Stowers,
audio; Pat McMinamen Video,
Phil Dean, setup, Front Table
John Sarboraria, Ed Coats, Randy
Schleintz, Lance Cavalieri and
Debbie Peck. Ken Perrine and
a helper carried the traveling
microphones. Bruce Shore was
Greeter and single-handedly
gnawed a double order of dem
bones.
Introduced as guests of Rotarians
were:Charlotte Severin (with
husband Jerry) who told of a
two-piano concert on Sat 24
Jan at 8pm at the Pleasanton
Firehouse;
Sonia Sheffield (again, with John
Shirley); Jeff March (again, with
Mike Riehl), and Mary Anne
Frates (with one of the Minigrant
Hank Shay gave the Thought,
awardees)
based on the Dr. Suess novel
“Horton Hatches an Egg”, in
which the hero retorts, to all
temptations to abandon his
trust, “I meant what I said and I
said what I meant, an elephant’s
faithful one hundred percent.”
There were no visiting Rotarians
today.
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The Meeting
Dr Jack Mills, DDS, gave a
“Tenured
Member
Talk”,
recounting first his early life
in Wichita FallsTexas, where
he graduated from high
school in 1954, then attending
Midwestern State University,
before
attending
Baylor
University Dental School in
Dallas, where he met and
married his wife in 1959;
they have two kids and two
grandkids. He volunteered
for military service after
which
he
served
his
residency at UCSF. In 1967,
having chosen northern
over southern California, he
opened his Livermore dental
office and joined our Rotary
Club. At that time John
Shirley was President, and it
was he who pointed out to a
meeting latecomer Dr Mills,
that “we always make it on
time to Rotary”. Jack enjoys
Bob Cowan was called upon by
skiing and sailing.
Milly to comment on the recent
victory of the football team
of his alma mater Ohio State
over second-best University of
Oregon. Bob has a BS, MS and
PhD from Ohio State. The last
NEW MEMBER PROPOSAL
This is the second publication
of new member proposals for
Sonya Sheffield & Scott Kenison.
Sonya has been proposed for
membership by John Shirley and
Ken by Kathy Streeter.
“Serving the Valley Area
Residents for 25+ Years”
If anyone has an objection to these
proposals please contact Paul
Thompson immediately.
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925-963-0887 CELL
[email protected]
Rotary Club of Livermore
presents the
60th Annual
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Friday, February 6 - 6:00 PM
Dancing to Spectacular Live Music
from the Gabe Duffin Band
Aahmes Shrine Event Center
170 Lindbergh Avenue • Livermore
VIP Package
Tickets: $50
Table for 8 $600
Four Bottles of Wine
40 Raffle Tickets
1 Drink Ticket per person
+ Premium Service
Call for Special $45 Pricing
Available for Groups of 8
TO ORDER
TICKETS:
We need Donations
for the
Raffle, the
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Please bringtheyour
unwanted Christmas
The Livermore Rotary Club will use the proceeds from this event for Livermore Community Service Projects,
Scholarships, Grants
for Schools and
Local Groups
and much
more.
presents,
wine
liquor,
cookies,
pajamas
and other treasures to Dianna at Livermore
Trophies (4749 Bennett Dr) as soon as
possible so theyt can be sorted & included
in Gift Baskets.
The Meeting
Clever Ohio State students have everyone believing
that these leaves are from a "Buckeye" plant.
Buckeye Nuts
of these degrees was awarded in 1968, a time
when Ohio State also won a championship
football game, that time against USC for which
OJ Simpson was the star. Bob promised $100 to
the READY program.
Apparently, Ohio State students will
wear just about anything.
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Livermore, CA 94551
Phone: (925) 443-2800
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CHRISTIAN CHUKWUMA, MBA
Financial Advisor
The Meeting
Ken Perrine announced that our
Crab Feed, Feb 6, is sold out.
Sponsors and donors are still
needed.
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Sblend Splendorio reported
on the Bella Rosa Ball, Feb 14,
to be held in the fine ballroom
at Garre Winery, to benefit
Axis Health and various
youth programs. For $125
per person you will be treated
to fine cuisine and dancing
to melodies of an 18-piece
orchestra. Hank Shay has
posters to distribute.
Jen Thaete proudly told of
her daughter’s Cum Laude
graduation from USF in three
years, an event that prompted
Jen to join the Presiden’ts
Club.
The Meeting
Kathy and Cark Streeter were
recently shown in an article in
The Independent, as part of the
founders of a new drama group
“Encore Players”. They will
be presenting their first play
on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
evenings Feb 13-15. Clark has
one of the starring roles. The
Streeters donated $100 to the
READY program.
Poor musician needs assistance.
Carol Howell announced Please send your donations c/o
the start the 12th year of
Great Clips
the Dictionary Program,
donating dictionaries to all
the third graders of Livermore. Michael Ferrucci announced
Tomorrow evening at her a guitar concert on Fri Jan
home we will personalize 16 at the Bothwell Center,
the name plates for 1240 benefitting
the
Music
students, and be rewarded Scholarship Fund.
with pizzas and samples of
the
fine
Bent Creek
Dick Warga
Registered Representative
wines..
Life Planning Strategist
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The Meeting
Mony Nop and Kathy Streeter
then distributed the mini grants
for this quarter — some $7200
in awards to various groups, of
up to $500, for materials. Those
to elementary and high schools
were matched by funds from
the Livermore Valley Education
Foundation. The recipients were
the following.
International Baccalaureate
Program (Bill Nebo).
Teren Ruiz, Altamont Creek,
for language-skills materials
particularly directed towards
autistic
students
(sponsor
Shiela Fagliano).
Katy Kempton, Reins in
Motion program of equine
therapy, 2 saddle bankets and
2 helmets (Sheila Fagliano).
Dianne russel, Del Valle,
for materials to teach basic
culinary skills (Sam Steele).
Linda Lamoureux, Livermore
High School, for Chrome books
for special day class.
Susan
Beard,
Mendenhall
Middle School, an iPad .
Renee Jordan, Rancjho Las
Positas Rasperry Pi computers
for the GATE program (Kate
Runyan).
Patricia
Ogura,
Sunset
Elementary, iPads for special
day class (Jim Hannon).
Sephanie Griffing, Mendenhall,
4 Kindle Fires for special ed
class.
Valerie Nebo, Granada High
School,
library
books
and licensing for Chrome
books for pilot program for
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David
David,
Fertile
Groundworks
food-raising
program of Asbury Methodist
Church, a shed and tractor
allowing expansion of the
program onto 4 acres. (Mony
Nop).
Kristin Woods, Las Positas
Foundation, one week of
intensive Math Jam program
to assist veterans and others
returning to college (Jim
Hannon).
Carol Hovey, Livermore High
School
Drama,
wireless
microphone connections for
auditorium sound system
(Alberto Solarzano).
Joe McNealy, Livermore HIgh
Ag Science, 4 shade canopies
for use on the May 7 Ag Day
that brings third graders to
LHS (Sheila Fagliano).
Mony concluded
his presentation
with
a
description of life
in
Cambodian
schools,
and
with his favorite
quotation: “Better
make a difference
than make a dollar”.
Phil Dean drew our attention
to some Rotary history,
associated with the Four-Way
Test and the Code of Conduct.
He reminded us of the official
statements of the Object of
Rotary, as written on handout
cards at the front table every
week, and suggested that our
club should institute a new
program, on Integrity and
Ethics. This would include
regular “Ethics Moment” at
our meetings, a scholarship
grant to a high school
student, and an ethics award
to a local businessman. The
program would be overseen
by an Ethics Committee. Phil
will present his ideas to the
Board.
Krisi
Rabb,
Christensen
Middle School, a projector
for PE workout videos (Kelly Next week we will hear Dale
Bowers).
Miller, our noted Porsche
driver
and
instructor,
Mafi Kubiak, librarian at describe life in the fast lane,
Mendenhall Middle School, 5 so to speak
Kindle Readers.
Chlow Lambert, Arroyo Seco,
nonfiction books to fit with
Common Core curriculum.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
1-21 Meeting - Speaker Dale Miller "High Performance Driver Ed"
1-28 - Meeting - First Round of Speech Contest
2-4 Meeting - Speaker Chuck Hartwig, Rotarian Foundation of Liv
2-11 Meeting InterAct Auction
2-18 Meeting Area Speech Contest
2-25 Meeting Speaker, Joe Montana (or not) "Levi's (49ers) stadium"
Bella Rosa Ball Sat., February 14
Rotarian Foundation of Livermore
DIST. 5170 GOVERNOR
Ed Jellen
ASSISTANT GOVERNOR
Pamela Philbert
PRESIDENT - Milly Seibel
PRESIDENT ELECT - JR Romero
SECRETARY - Bob Cowan
TREASURER - Irv Stowers
CLUB SERVICE DIRECTOR
Linda Kime (14-16)
MEMBERSHIP - Paul Thompson
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Sblend Sblendorio
SERGEANT at ARMS
John Sarboraria
PUBLIC RELATIONS - Lee Younker
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR
Christian Chukwuma (13-15)
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR
Laura Mercier (14-16)
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Stu Gary
MAJOR EVENTS DIRECTOR
Ryan Renard (13-15)
VOCATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR
Stacy Linder (14-16)
NEW GENERATIONS DIRECTOR
Evonne Hopkins (13-15)
PAST PRESIDENT - Phil Dean
Rotary Club of Livermore
Presents Our
60th Annual
b
a
r
C
d
e
Fe
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 6:00 PM
Dancing to Live Music by The Gabe Duffin Band
Aahmes Shrine Event Center
170 Lindburgh Avenue, Livermore
Great Food • Great Entertainment • Raffle Prizes
TO ORDER TICKETS CALL:
Debbie Peck at Travel Bug 447-4300