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October 29nd, 2013NEXT MEETING – November 5

NOON MEETING AT SODA CENTERProgram: The Taylor Family Found at ion

Ang ie Carmig nani

Spous es and gu ests welcome!!!Greeter & Invocation… .John Erickson

~COMING UP~Nov 1 – TGITLFOTM for October, at theReneau ’sNov 3 – Christmas stocking decoratingNov 5 – Special March Fundraiser meeting – Cliff Dochterman’s Home – 5:30PM **Nov 12 -- Odyssey of the Mind*Nov 19 – Diane Dwyer, NBC weekend anchor*Nov 26 – Roger Howland; Mayflower Society*Dec 3 -- Chuck Kohler, Pearl Harbor survivor

**Dec 10 -- Christmas Party at Uncle George’s * regular Tuesday noon luncheon meeting**monthly evening meeting at 6pm

~ROTARY HAPPENINGS~~

The Thought for the Day was given by DianeWilson, who then led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Guests today included David Geary, Ron Julian,(both for the second time); Lou Dokas , guest ofRon Mucovich ; and visiting Orinda Rotarians PPDick Burkhalter and new member Sylvia Hua .

Recognitions : Herb Wehmeyer and MaryCaputo went back to St. Louis to meet Herb’sfamily (hmmmm), and since the plane stopped inLas Vegas, they spent a few days there but didn’tlose at the tables . . . Lad Lynch for a visit toMontreal and Quebec on their way to Leslie ’s brother ’s surprise 80th birthday party in Vermont . ..

Happy Bucks : Ron Julian gave a High Five forhis daught er Sabrina’s becoming President -Elect of

Angels Camp Rotary Club . . . . Al Simonsenbecause he watched the St. Mary’s Women’sVolleyball squeak out a narrow victory overpreviously undefeated Brigham Young U. . . . MarvEllenberg , because Joyce had her 3 year coughproperly diagnosed and treated, and the cough isgone now. . . . . Debbie Roessler gave $3 forrecovering her extra-special Rotary pin at a car

show, found among a bunch of motorcycles (gofigure), and for John and Mary Sue Ericksonconstructing some carry bins for stuff at the DistrictConference. . . .. Colin Barnard, for impressing theMartinez elementary school kids with his trunkdecorating creativity and MindCraft skills.. . . JohnErickson , for Mike Kiyami ’s continued Polio Plussupport, where the donation box at his servicestation as collected $365 to date (much more whencombined with matching grants). . . . DickBurkhalter , for our volunteers supporting the latestproject at Orinda Rotary . . . . Doug Damaschinofor the support of TV actor Archie Panjabi in thePolio Plus effort, as featured in Rotarian magazine.

Mystery Rotarian 2.0 – Lad correctly identified AlSimonsen, and John Erickson identified LadLynch as Mystery Rotarians. Not much mysteryyet.

~~THE PROGRAM~~

Our speaker today, Randy Bennett, the coach ofthe Men’s Basketball Team at St. Mary’s Collegewas introduced by Colin Barnard . Randy attendedUC San Diego where he received a BS in Biologyand played basketball from 1983 until 1985. Randyhas been head coach of the Gaels since 2001, andhas won 263 games. The team went 28 -- 7 lastseason. The Gaels reached the Sweet 16 in the2009/2010 season. Randy lives in Moraga with hisfamily.

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Randy began his talk by describing the overallsuccess of the basketball program over the past sixyears. He described the difficulty in recruiting topplayers to a school that does not have the facilitiesand support like larger schools such as BYU. Theprogram has been successful by looking in otherplaces for talent. He stressed the importance ofcharacter, academics and leadership in puttingtogether a winning team.

Randy highlighted the accomplishments of teamstar Matt Dellavedova over the past four years.Matt is currently vying for a spot on the ClevelandCavaliers in the NBA. Three former Gaels havemade it to the NBA over the past few years.

Although the program has had many verysuccessful seasons, Randy feels that the currentteam is a solid foundation for the future. He alsohighlighted the fact that St. Mary’s has excelled inother sports as well including golf, tennis and track,winning twelve conference titles in the past fiveyears.

St. Mary’s is expanding the current gym facility aswell as building a new rec center on campus.These new facilities will go a long way in attractinggreat athletic talent to the school as well asproviding venues for community events.

Randy urged club members to come out andsupport the Gaels this season!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS : Our October TGITLFOTM event will be held at Kevin & Pam Reneau’s onFriday Nov 1, (or October 32 nd, if you prefer). . .Golden Gate Fields 7 th “Salute to RotaryFoundation” day at the races is now sold out, aftera last minute purchase by President Nora ... . . .Barbara Bruner circulated a letter of thanks for thenewsmagazines that Rotary provided to RheemSchool. . . .

Christmas Stockings: Decoration of stockings atJuvenile Hall will be on Sun Nov 3 —pre-registrationwith Barbara or Debbie required . Meet at 9:30am at Juvenile Hall. Public service notice: Setyour clock back 1 hour before you go to sleepSaturday night, and you will avoid getting to theStocking Decorating an hour too early . Also, getyour collection of liberated toiletries to BarbaraBruner or Debbie Roessler who will begin sortingthem for stocking stuffing!! .

The raffle ticket worth $10 was drawn by FrankMay , but he failed to find the white marble.

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Nov. 16 th - “Salute to Rotary Foundation Day” atGolden Gate FieldsDec. 10 – Moraga Rotary Christmas partyJan 14, 2014 -- DG Steve Lack’s official visit March 15, 2014 – “A Nite at the Races”

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS2013-2014

President………………………………… ...........Nora AvelarPresident- Elect…………………….……. ..Debbie RoesslerPast President ………………………………… ....Frank MaySecretary…………………………………… ....Kevin ReneauTreasurer………………..………….…………….. .Lad LynchCommunity Service Chair……………… ...Barbara BrunerNew Generations Chair…...……………… ......Rich RenderInter national Service Chair……………..Tony Schoemehl Membership……………………………….. ..Frank & DebbiePublic Relations………………………………… ..Gary Irwin

Director at Large……………………….. ...Cliff DochtermanDirector at Large……………………… .........John Erickson

~ PLACES TO MAKE UP ROTARY ~

MONDAY – Danville @ Noon………………………………..... ..Faz, Danville

TUESDAY – Diablo View @ 5:30pm…………. ..Lift Lounge, Walnut Creek

WEDNESDAY – Orinda @ Noon...……………………… ...Orinda Country ClubBerkeley @ Noon…………………. .His Lordships RestaurantRossmoor @ Noon………….Hillside Clubhouse, Rossmoor

THURSDAY – Pleasant Hill @ Noon...... St. Andrew’s Presbyterian ChurchLafayette @ Noon.………………...…Oakwood Health Center Oakland @ Noon.……………………...…..California Ballroom

FRIDAY – Lamorinda Sunrise @ 7am….. ..Celia’s Mexican RestaurantConcord @ Noon……...……………………… ..Concord Hilton

October editor…………………………... Gary Irwin

THE 2013-14 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THEME“ENGAGE ROTARY, CHANGE LIVES ”

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