MORRO BAY ROTARY CLUB MEETING
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Invocation by Michael Shaffran
Pledge by Rick Grantham
Song was “Smile”....nice to have Steve Carnes back with his wonderful singing voice. Glad you are better, Steve.
Joke - Pete.....something about a dog
Visiting Rotarians: None today, but lots of Guests of Rotarians including: Chief Greg Allen, Commander Jody Cox, and Sergeant Tony Mosqueda of the Morro Bay Police Department; Susan and Jim Callahan, friends of Elsie and Ken; also Claire Grantham, friend and wife of Rick. And Lou Dubnow still a visitor, was also in attendance, he is soon to be a member of the club.
Max was also with us in his Rotary jacket decorated with items commemorating all the places he has visited. If you want to talk to him, he would love to talk to you as his English is great if your French is not so good.
Next Pete asked all the veterans to stand and we gave them a round of applause in Thanks for Their Service.
Lighted Boat Parade needs our help on the 26th of November at 10:00am. The Shed is being delivered to the Chamber building where we will put it together and paint it. Bring a hammer and paint brush and come help, contact Dan Costley if you have any questions. Next week we will also pass around a sheet to sign up to provide cookies for us to sell at the Lighted Boat Parade event.
John Weiss had surgery last Thursday. Yesterday he was able to walk a mile around the hospital corridor and will be checking out tonight, going straight to a Rotary conference. One of his nurses at the hospital is a Rotarian and will be traveling with him.
Board meeting next Wednesday morning here at the clubhouse @ 730am.
Still have the PHF Board up to buy a square for $10.00.....when full, we will pick a number and that person will get a Paul Harris Fellow.
Jude gave an announcement about Every Rotarian Every Year and the Paul Harris Society. Flyers were placed on the tables for more
Pledge by Rick Grantham
Song was “Smile”....nice to have Steve Carnes back with his wonderful singing voice. Glad you are better, Steve.
Joke - Pete.....something about a dog
Visiting Rotarians: None today, but lots of Guests of Rotarians including: Chief Greg Allen, Commander Jody Cox, and Sergeant Tony Mosqueda of the Morro Bay Police Department; Susan and Jim Callahan, friends of Elsie and Ken; also Claire Grantham, friend and wife of Rick. And Lou Dubnow still a visitor, was also in attendance, he is soon to be a member of the club.
Max was also with us in his Rotary jacket decorated with items commemorating all the places he has visited. If you want to talk to him, he would love to talk to you as his English is great if your French is not so good.
Next Pete asked all the veterans to stand and we gave them a round of applause in Thanks for Their Service.
Lighted Boat Parade needs our help on the 26th of November at 10:00am. The Shed is being delivered to the Chamber building where we will put it together and paint it. Bring a hammer and paint brush and come help, contact Dan Costley if you have any questions. Next week we will also pass around a sheet to sign up to provide cookies for us to sell at the Lighted Boat Parade event.
John Weiss had surgery last Thursday. Yesterday he was able to walk a mile around the hospital corridor and will be checking out tonight, going straight to a Rotary conference. One of his nurses at the hospital is a Rotarian and will be traveling with him.
Board meeting next Wednesday morning here at the clubhouse @ 730am.
Still have the PHF Board up to buy a square for $10.00.....when full, we will pick a number and that person will get a Paul Harris Fellow.
Jude gave an announcement about Every Rotarian Every Year and the Paul Harris Society. Flyers were placed on the tables for more
information. The Rotary Foundation ranked third in CNBC’s annual list of “Top 10 Charities Changing the World”.
Jude won a square on the board because Pete drew her number; hopefully will be a weekly event.
Jude won a square on the board because Pete drew her number; hopefully will be a weekly event.
Nancy Castle gave a little information on the Thanksgiving dinner to be served at the Senior Center. They really need help and also monetary donations. If you have any questions or want to help, call Nancy at 805-441-5770.
Ken Stilts won the “exemption”. He turned 76 today and has been in Rotary 47 years. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEN!!
Mike Williams won the free lunch.
Rick Grantham, who couldn’t resist throwing out some football jabs, then introduced our speaker, Captain Bob Christenson and his friend, Dale Johnson, who was the Captain’s driver today.
Ken Stilts won the “exemption”. He turned 76 today and has been in Rotary 47 years. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEN!!
Mike Williams won the free lunch.
Rick Grantham, who couldn’t resist throwing out some football jabs, then introduced our speaker, Captain Bob Christenson and his friend, Dale Johnson, who was the Captain’s driver today.
Captain Christenson graduated from Annapolis in 1957. In his time in the Navy he spent
time on destroyers, diesel submarines, and amphibious ships. He and his wife, Mary,
live in San Luis Obispo and have three sons who are all Lutheran pastors.
He was in Vietnam during the evacuation and said it was not our finest hour. North
He was in Vietnam during the evacuation and said it was not our finest hour. North
Vietnam did not honor the treaty of the Paris Peace Accords and started to go south.
So, our plan was to evacuate the embassy by airplane or ship. However, the north
shelled the airport....so that was not possible. Helicopters were taken wherever they
could be found, loaded with people and left Vietnam as soon as they could. They flew
over the ship that Captain Christenson was on, wanting to land, so they did
accommodate them, but then had to get rid of the helicopters so more could land. They
tried pushing them over the side, but that really didn’t work, so a pilots had to take them out a few feet, jump out, and then swim to the ship as the helicopter crash landed into the ocean. The pictures of the helicopters crashing into the ocean were quite interesting and scary.
Captain Christianson’s tips for people in a position of leadership are - Know your job, show appreciation, and hold people accountable.
Captain Christianson’s tips for people in a position of leadership are - Know your job, show appreciation, and hold people accountable.
Doug brought packages to be mailed to veterans all over the world. If you take a box to USPS, you don’t have to sign off, it has been done.
Next week our speaker will be Cara Crye, CEO of Farm Supply. Her talk will be about agriculture in our county.
50/50 won by Ken Stilts.
Next week our speaker will be Cara Crye, CEO of Farm Supply. Her talk will be about agriculture in our county.
50/50 won by Ken Stilts.
Join us Friday night at the Siren for a fundraiser for “Pawsabilities for Veterans”. Two local bands will be playing at 5-8pm and 9-12. We will be going to hear the 5-8pm band.
Thought of the day is “The two most important days of your life are ...the day you were born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain
Remember Veterans Day....November 11th....Thank a Veteran!!
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