Visit from DG Johrita Solari
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 11:29AM (Click here for a photo gallery from this meeting)
What has happened to our beautiful sunsets Mr. President? This is July and we are going through a period of July ? skies, even the news casters can’t come up with a name for our gloomy July weather besides we need to dress warmly! Mr. President, we expect miracles!
What a wonderful time for some Fellowship after our Club Board of Directors Meeting where our B of D reviewed what our Club is planning for Rotary Year 2010-2011 which is reflecting the desires of our members expressed at this year’s Fireside Chats, especially in community orientated projects plus preparing for the desires of RI and District 5320 that will take Rotary into this new Decade. We were really pleased with the presence of District Governor Johrita Solari plus her Anaheim Rotarian husband Bruce, Assistant Governor Jim Rutter from San Clemente Sunrise, the two of our lovely member wives: Sheila McGonegal and Barbara Smith. And we can not forget our Past President and Honorary Member Bob Silver sporting a reddish beard but still is maintaining his wonderful smile, all dually greeted by our PP/PDG Roger McGonegal. President Jerry struck the Club Bell at 6:17 PM or the Fellowship would have carried on with even more smiles and laughter occurring.
Starting the meeting was with PP/PDG Jim DeBoom giving the Invocation, followed by PP Bob Silver leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our great Flag, and John Kerr guiding us through The Four Way Test with limited glancing. Bob Merring, breaking out the new Songs for the Rotary Club books and choose Sing Out a Song of Rotary, to the tune of Give My Regards to Broadway. Following the song introductions were done with our distinguished guests and President Jerry choosing the order of tables to eat starting with DG Solari’s table.
President Jerry started the meeting after dinner early where the hat was passed for a special gift for Miyuki, Jay and Jamison’s new baby daughter/sister: Sakura May Richardson, which translates to “Cherry Blossom” born on July 17, 2010 at Hoag Hospital weighing in at 8 pounds 9 ounces. Congratulations to the Richardson Family. Other announcements were the PolioPlus baseball tickets and Steve Speer having to auction off his tickets to AJ, a speedy recovery by Yvonne Karn from knee surgery, and John Kerr’s full coin bank.
We always love Ed Rennie’s stories including “When eagles soar” or “When you walk in another man’s shoes.” Following Ed was that evil barrister Fine Master Tom Walley hitting on poor Steve Speer for his 1 year old grand daughter, Tom had to suck it up and when asked about his trip to Ojai for a golf trip (that had different version from a week before by Andy Campbell?), and no one could top Jim DeBoom’s story about wrecking his new son-in-law’s car (Jim seems to have problems with cars over the years!). Happy fines were shared by Barbara Smith, Bob Silver, Roger McGonegal, and AJ Thielen.
Roger McGonegal introduced DG Johrita Solari, who first attended Rotary in 1993 at East Anaheim (which turned in its charter) and then was sponsored by L.B. Lowell in the Anaheim Club which is now her home club. She wanted everyone to know that RI and District wants us to go back to the “Basics” where the clubs become stronger by “Bigger thinking,” “Better implementation,” and to be “Bolder.” To assist the entire District clubs, they have 140 District volunteers including AG Rutter, Rick Topping, and Roger Hester assigned as advisors to our Club if we have any questions. She asks us to set our goals for membership including more women and members in their 20’s. PolioPlus is still a priority including the Angel “End Polio” game on Saturday, July 31st, giving to the Rotary Foundation to continue Rotary immunization of children to eradicate polio with over 2 billion doses given to children since Rotary became involved in 1986. She mentioned the Foundation Dinner in November, Businessman’s Luncheon, and District Conference on April 29th – May 1st at the Airport Hilton on MacArthur Blvd., plus the Convention in New Orleans in May 2011. The District will be hosting for a month the GSE Team from Holland in April and May focusing on peace and conflict resolution and again our Club will be hosting this team from Holland for a day or so.

Johrita really did her homework about our Club and how we have changed lives with our love, labor, heart and hard work that is making a difference and requested that we Ask in Gear to continue our work by Building Communities - Bridge Continents. She made her points and in Johrita fashion completed her presentation so President Jerry had plenty of time to present his Thought for the Day: Danger and Opportunity as quoted by JFK. President Jerry clang on the Club Bell signaled the meeting adjourned before 7:40 PM. Great job Johrita and Jerry.
The youngest of the 1940 kids!
Bill Hossfeld, Scribe
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