Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 16 Rotarians, 0 Guests
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order by President Larry Barr at 12:15 PM.
Bob Rodgers led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Kristina Chavez-Wyatt gave the Thought for the Day.
Announcements
President Larry Barr explained the reason for the room change by Paine's due to a ceremony of life in the larger banquet room. He also received late notice, and we did not have time to find another location for the meeting.
Larry reminded the club about the 100th Anniversary Dinner to be held on Friday, May 16th at Swank Farm starting at 5 PM. Larry showed the club the etched glassware to be available to each attendee. Larry said the plans for the program are being developed and Mike Sanchez has agreed to the MC. Larry also showed the club the original charter of the Hollister Rotary Club. It will be on display at the dinner.
Larry gave the club the date for the Area Speech Contest. It will be at the Gilroy Rotary Club on March 26 at 11:00 AM. The contest will be at the Old City Hall restaurant (upstairs).
Larry also reminded the club of the District Conference to be held at San Jose State University for one day on May 31, 2025.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner:
Kyle Sharp had the winning ticket for the small pot of $150. Kyle did not pick a winning card, but recieced a bottle of wine.
Bill Baker had winning ticket for the large pot worth $200. Bill did not draw a winning card but also received a bottle of wine.
Detective:
The detective for this meeting was Larry Shaw. Since this was St. Partick's day, Larry asked questions about this topic.
Esther Curtice was asked the significance of the 3 Leaf Clover. She had the correct answer but still was fined $5.
Alex Kingman was asked about the 4 Leaf Clover. She paid a $5 fine to learn the four represent faith, hope, love and luck.
Bob Tiffany was asked when St. Patrick was canonized. He paid a $5 file to learn he was never canonized.
Rich Marcus was asked to name the birthplace of St. Patrick. The correct answer was Belfast, Scotland, and Rich paid $5.
Phil Fortino was asked to name the city where the first St. Patrick's Day Parade was held. Phil had the correct answer, New York City, but paid the $5 anyway.
Will Sutton was asked whether Leprechauns were male or female. Will paid $5 for the correct answer, only male Leprechauns.
Kristina Wyatt as asked to name the most famous leprechaun. She had the right answer, the leprechaun on the box of Lucky Charms. She was fined $5 anyway.
Bob Rogers was asked what did St. Patrick bring to Ireland? The correct answer was Christianity. He was fined $5.
Larry said that was all he had but we learned more about St. Patrick Day, and its history. Thanks Larry!
Anniversaries in March
Dara and Tom Tobias, 32 years
Eric and Jackie Taylor, 22 years
Birthdays in March:
Anne Hall, March 2nd
Alex Kingman, March 15th
Mike Sanchez, March 22nd
Kyle Sharp, March 24th
Rotary Anniversaries in March
Marchel Nelson, 44 years
Arnie Fontes, 52 years
Ray Mariottini, 52 years
Ron Culler, 35 years
Gordon Machado, 18 years
Linda Smith, 16 years
Christine Breen, 10 years
Kyle Sharp, 9 years
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