Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 18 Rotarians and 2 guests
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: Patsy Gasca and Jordan Chan from the American Red Cross of the Central Coast.
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order by President Larry Barr at 12:15.
Bill Sachau led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mike Sanchez gave the Thought for the Day.
Announcements:
This meeting was Larry Barr's first meeting as our new President. He recalled that this was his second term as club president. He shared with us some notes he had from July 2004 when he first became club president.
The club had 101 members that grew to 126 members. The small raffle pot was worth $305, and the large raffle pot was $1205. Jim Pleyte can a presentation on his trip to Laos, and the Interact Club has 7 members.
Larry asked Mike Sanchez to induct Alex Kingman and Doug Moore as new members. After the induction by Mike, Alex and Doug were given their red badges and a plaque with the 4 Way Test. The club welcomed our two new members with a standing ovation.
Larry gave a short report on the success of the Saddle Horse and Rodeo in Bryan Yamaoka's absence. Larry said that the preliminary estimate is that the club made $8000 for the weekend. He also thanked all members that volunteered their time to help out during the weekend.
Larry informed the club that the board had approved a $2500 donation to the United Way of San Benito in support of the Stuff the Bus event. Stuff the Bus will be on Saturday, August 3rd from 9 to 11 AM in the Target parking lot. We will need volunteers to help distribute hot dogs and water to the kids.
Larry announced that new District 5170 Governor, Jill Duerig, will be visiting our club on July 29th. Jill will provide the program for that meeting.
Larry also announced that a Ceremony of Life for Richard King will be held on February 2, 2025 in Fremont.
Finally, Larry announced the next Hollister Rotary Board meeting will be on Monday, July 15th after our club meeting.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner:
Raffle winners were Bill Sachau, drawing for $92, and Alex Kingman drawing for $134. Both did not pick a winning card and were "pot builders".
Detective:
New member Doug Moore provided his first role as detective for this meeting.
Doug asked Phil Fortino what country also has it's national holiday in July? Phil paid a $5 fine to learn it is France, on July 14th.
Bill Sachau was asked what are "Blue Laws"? He paid $5 to learn they were Sunday banning laws that were printed on blue paper.
Paul Rovella was asked what was the "Know Nothing Movement"? He paid $5 fine to learn it came from the American Party in the 1850's that were told to say they knew nothing when asked about their movement.
Kristina Wyatt was asked "Who was the first US president to make a speech on television. Kristina paid $5 to learn it was FDR.
Gordon Machado was asked "What country founded the Red Cross". The correct answer was Switzerland, and Gordon paid a $5 fine.
Doug asked Dave Baumgartner what the relationship was of Teddy Rosevelt and Franklin Rosevelt? Dave paid $5 to learn they were cousins.
Thanks Doug, for doing a good job being the detective for the first time!
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