Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 18 Members, 1 Potential New Member, Bob Rogers, and 1 guest, Kris Mangano from the Office of Emergency Services for SB County.
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 12:15 PM by President Larry Barr.
Larry Shaw led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mike Sanchez had the Thought of the Day.
Announcements:
Larry informed the club that we will nominate Bryan Yamaoka for philanthropist of the year from our club to help celebrate National Philanthropy Day on November 14th.
Rotary and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have announced their relationship will continue. They have agreed that Rotary will raise $50 million a year for three years, and the Gates Foundation will contribute $2 dollars for every $1 from Rotary International.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Past Rotary International President, Richard King, on February 2, 2025 at the Blackhawk Car Museum. Tickets for the event are $150 each and are tax deductible.
Larry also informed the club that the board had approved a donation of $2500 to CASA of San Benito County in honor of Esther Curtice.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner
The small deck jackpot was worth $83 and Chang So had the winning ticket. He did not pick a winning card but received a bottle of wine.
The large deck jackpot was worth $111, and Larry Shaw had the winning ticket. He also picked the WINNING card and received a check for $111 and a bottle of wine. Congratulations Larry!
Detective:
Bill Baker was the substitute today for Don Ridrnhour. He asked trivia questions about Halloween and members were fined $5 for incorrect answers and $2 for correct answers. Here are some of the Halloween trivia questions and answers:
When did Halloween start? Answer: Around 600 AD.
What is another name for Halloween? Answer: All Hallows Eve
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States? Answer: The Irish during the potato famine in the mid-1800s.
How did early New Englanders protect their homes from evil spirits? Answer: Hide their shoes in the wall
What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween? Answer: Cabbage.
In 2023, Travis Gienger nabbed the Guinness World Record for the heaviest pumpkin. How much did it weigh? Answer: 2,749 pounds.
Which U.S. city hosts the world’s largest Halloween parade? New York City
Before pumpkins, which root vegetables did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween? Answer: Turnips
Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween? Answer: Mamie Eisenhower in 1958.
Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln? Answer: Geroge H.W. Bush in 1989.
We all learned something more about Halloween.
Birthdays in October:
Dave Westrick
Esther Curtice
Jayme Stewart
David Baumgartner
Robbie Thedford
Anniversaries in October:
Dave and JoAnne Baumgartner
Chuck and Maureen Serafini
Sam and Suzan Slater
Rotary Membership Anniversary in October:
Jayme Stewart, 16 years
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