The Weekly Meeting Summary of the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley
 
January 7, 2025    
 
OPENING THE MEETING
  • President Beth McCormick called the meeting to order at 8:14 AM

  • Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Anne Wilburn

  • Song of the Day -  Jerry Hawkins led the chorus in Side by Side

  • Thought of the Day - John Freeman quoted Mark Twain

  • Joke of the Day -  Roy Porfido substituted and told us a couple: A street musician joke, and Masses with out the “M”?

  • The 4 Way test - Sarah says it helps to be a better listener, and Jill says it saved a Rotary Club from closing down!

 

 

 

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
 
  • Visiting Rotarian: Roy Porfido introduced Bob Tucknott from the Dublin Club

  • GuestsJohn Freeman introduced Phil Brown and Rich Goldstein introduced Mike Bass and Cathia Walters

Today's Chalk Talk
Thanks to Ed Schumann who is a master with sports trivia!

Pro Athlete Aaron Rogers got 500 TD’s (He was a Cal graduate).  Tom Brady has 649 in his career.  James Hays was doing a great job of coming up with the right answers. :)

TODAY'S 10-SPOT
 
This Month's Celebrations
Member Birthdays
Richard Fields
January 2
 
Leslie Lemieux
January 8
 
Anniversaries
Mony Nop
Sophie Mao
January 15
 
Richard Fields
Linda
January 26
 
Eric Dillie
Kala Dillie
January 28
 
Join Date
S. Ward Eccles
January 1, 1994
31 years
 
Marty Roberts
January 10, 2023
2 years
 
Eric Dillie
January 12, 2016
9 years
 
Dennis Gambs
January 31, 1999
26 years
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 
  • Best wishes to Marty Roberts for a full recovery. Meal deliveries needed, sign up was emailed out today. The link has an option to donate money if you feel inclined. 

    https://mealtrain.com/r918mw

  • Thank you: Lori Souza and Bill Stevens: Ed Schumann won this year's Football Follies.  Roy Porfido was in a close second place with Bob Tucknott and Tom Marcel in third.  Thanks everyone because with all of our sports wagering we raised over $5000 for holiday turkey giveaways. 

  • Mony Nop was elected our Rotarian Foundation of Livermore board member from our club.

  • The Super Bowl Pool is open.  It's $20 per square and payout is $250 per quarter (if the game goes into OT, the last score is used for the fourth quarter).  Contact Lori Souza or Bill Stevens to sign up.

  • Kevin Adler Miracle Messages 6th Annual Good Neighbor Awards and Gala. Saturday Feb. 8 at 5:30 at the City Club of San Francisco 155 Sansome Street, 1th floor.  Contact Colette at 925-325-1611.

  • The Granada High School Career Fair is coming up!  See Rich Goldstein for more details: February 26 9:00-12:00.

  • The morning of February 21 is Ambassadors of Compassion at LPC! We want 1000 students to participate. 

  • Remember to sign up to volunteer at the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Event this Sunday, January 12. Use this link for complete information, and click on the blue button under the words "Online Registration"
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Event 
All community members are invited to drop off their used lithium-ion batteries and/or their devices that contain lithium-ion batteries for free recycling. Rotary club members will be at Tri-Valley Car Care, 1737 First Street, Livermore, from 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday, January 12 to accept your items and have them safely recycled. Keep these toxic batteries out of our landfills!
 
Bring old rechargeable batteries and any devices that contain lithium-ion batteries. You will be helping to sustain our supply of lithium while helping to provide the batteries that power portable electronics and electric vehicles.
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Upcoming Events
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
Tri-Valley Car Care
Jan. 12, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
 
Club Meeting
Las Positas College
Jan. 14, 2025
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
 
Club Meeting
Las Positas College
Jan. 21, 2025
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
 
January Last Tuesday Club Social
First Street Alehouse
Jan. 28, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
 
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NEW CLUB MEMBERS PROPOSED!
 
Mony Nop is proposing Cathia Walters and Mike Bass as new members of our club! Cathia will be joining us in the classification of psychologist, and Mike as an engineer.
 
All paperwork has been submitted and our board has voted unanimously to approve both proposals. Per our Bylaws, this informaiton has been published twice in this Grapevine. If any member has questions about these proposals, please contact Bennie Le Bourvellec by the end of today. 
 
We look forward to installing both Cathia and Mike as our newest members.
 
TODAY'S PROGRAM: CLUB ASSEMBLY
 
Lots of great ideas were generated from our group discussions on these topics and Beth promised to compile it into a summary for us to review at a later date.  Great work everyone!
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER
 
Next week we are excited to welcome Ann Brown, Schools Outreach Director for TVAQCA - Tri-Valley Air Quality Climate Alliance - who will share about the Miyawaki Forest Project in Livermore. 
 
50/50 RAFFLE
None today, catch up next week
 
 
 
MEETING MOMENTS
Thank you, Roy, for capturing today's wonderful photos!
 
 
 
 
Meeting Adjourned at 9:18 
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