April 26, 2016

NEXT MEETING: Tues., May 3, 2016

Noon, Soda Center, SMC
PROGRAM: Linus Eukel John Muir
Land Trust & Carr Ranch
Greeter and Invocator Evie Michon
~~FUTURE CLUB MEETINGS~~

** May 10 Agnes Moore (The official 94 year old

Rosie The Riveter)
(Evening Meeting at Soda Center)
*May 17 Diane Hardy & Tim Farley Annual Report
From St. Marys College.
*May 24 Mike Toy Customer Satisfaction
*May 31 Club Assembly re: 16-17 Club Budget
*Regular Noon Meeting

** Second Tuesday Evening

~BUSINESS MEETING~

Kevin Reneau reported that many

individuals and community groups are
supportive of the proposed playground
that would be our Clubs 50th anniversary
project. He has asked for a design and
cost estimate for the playground from the
expected supplier so that they can settle
on the design and phasing of the project.
Once this is done we can solitit support
from other groups.
~CONFESSIONS AND HAPPY BUCKS~
Gary Irwin actually shot a good round of
golf and won some money, so he gave
two HBs. . . . Frank Mays neice at the U
of Missouri successfully defended her
PhD disseration, so he can look forward
to free personality analysis by a real
professional rather than by helpful
Rotarians
.
.Evie
Michons
granddaughter
was
accepted
to
McAllister College in St. Paul MN. This
Scottish-sounding name brought forth
some cold weather, kilts, and shaggy cow
stories from The Rajah, which was
deemed to require a High Five.

President Roger opened the meeting

with a robust ring of the bell; Tony
Schoemehl gave a demonstration of the
virtues of quick thinking by reciting a pilot
slogan that you dont always know when
your last flight will be, and led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Guests in attendance were Larry
Tessler, our partner in Employee of the
Month deliberations, and speaker Muriel
Smallheiser. President Roger noted that
both Al Simonsen and Angelo
Costanza were vacationing in Hawaii,
but had promised to make up meetings at
Rotary Clubs there.

Speaker Muriel Smallheiser and Roger

The auction for the May Fine Free Hat

was deferred until next week when, it is
hoped, more qualified and interested
bidders will be on hand.

Campo Interact Club has one week left

on its gently-used clothing collection drive.
If you can contribute, call The Rajah for
pick up by his magic carpet.

~ANNOUNCEMENTS~

Bill Eames is hosting the Last Friday

Social on Friday, April 29 (duh) at his house
in Rossmoor, starting at 6 pm.
Bills
address is: 1901 Lakeshire. Phone is:
510-604-9592. Gate password is: rotary.

The District Assembly will be the

morning of Saturday, May 14 in nearby
Benicia.
This gathering provides
education and training in many Rotary
skills and practice, and is a great chance
to meet and share skills with Rotarians in
other Clubs. The Rajah will be attending,
so ask him for registration details. They
also give a free lunch.
This months Board meeting date is
April 26, at 5pm at the Holy Trinity Hall.
All members were invited to attend and
comment.
The E-Waste collection day will be
Saturday, April 30. The duty roster is set.
The Moraga Community Faire is on
Saturday, May 14 at the Rheem Shopping
Center. This year a Clunkers4Charity tent
will be adjacent to ours. Sign up with Gary.
Rotary Field Day will be
afternoon of Wednesday,
need everyone to help
Schoemehl, chairman of
circulated the signup sheet.

at JMI the
May 11; we
out.
Tony
the event,

Past RI Presidents Dinner held at

Blackhawk Country Club on Tuesday
May 3, and will feature PRIPs Rick King,
Gary Huang (from Taiwan), and Cliff
Dochterman.
For information and
signups, talk to Debbie Roessler.

Doug Damaschino won the raffle and the

and actually found the lucky green marble,
worth $165.
~SERVICE OPPORTUNITY~
OK, so maybe you dont write with soaring
prose, insightful commentary, clever
imagination, and great wit, and you maybe
need several bounds to jump over ordinary
rhetoric. Still, you can help the Club by
being on the Moraga Rotary newsletter
team! Contact Frank May for details.
~SPEAKER OF THE DAY~
Our
speaker
today
was
Muriel
Smallheiser, who was introduced by
Debbie Roessler who knew each other
when they both volunteered for Wardrobe
for Opportunity charity. Muriel is a retired
human resources executive and social
worker, and is now a volunteer with
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy
Program (HICAP).
HICAP is funded by federal and state
sources to educate and counsel
individuals about their benefits under
Medicare and related insurance entities.
They can help people understand their
rights as consumers, the sources of funds
and resources for Medicare.

They conduct classes in six locations in

the County, and also provide counseling
in long-term health care & coverage.
The four parts of Medicare are:
Part AIn-patient hospital costs exclusive
of doctor costs.
Part BOut-patient and doctor costs
Part CMedicare Advantage Plans (such
as Kaiser Permanente)
Part DPrescription drug costs
MediGap insurance is a general term for
insurance plans that covers some or all of
items covered by Part A. Private insurers
have many plans, and it is important to
find out exactly what is covered and what
is not. HICAP can help with this analysis.
The government has standardized Plans
A through N, and premium prices can be
compared.
The best way to get information is to call
for an appointment at 925-602-4163 or
review the information on their website at:
www.cchicap.org .
CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS
Apr 29 Last Friday Social at Bill Eames
Apr 30 -- E-Waste Recycling
May 3 -- Past RI Presidents Dinner
May 11 Rotary Field Day
May 14 Moraga Community Faire
Jun 18 District Bocce Ball Challenge
Jun 28 Demotion party dinner
Aug 5-7 OMPA swim meet food booth
Sep 21 Chamber of Commerce mixer (sponsor)
Mar 24-26, 2017 District Conference

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-16

President.Roger Gregory
President-elect ..........Kevin Reneau
Past President.Debbie Roessler
Secretary.... .Kevin Reneau
Treasurer.... Lad Lynch
Community Service Chair......Barbara Bruner
New Generations... ...Rich Render
International Service Chair..Tony Schoemehl
Public Relations ...Gary Irwin
Membership........Frank May
Director at Large...John Erickson
Director at Large..Marv Ellenberg
Director at Large Cliff Dochterman
Director at Large ...Linda May
President, Rotary InternationalRavi Ravindran
District Governor.Ken Courville
Assistant District Governor..Mark Roberts
April Editor Gary Irwin

Future Greeters/Invocators
May 10 John Erickson
May 17 Frank May
May 24 Herb Wehmeyer

List of upcoming programs:

June 7th Dave Luebkeman of
Plant with Purpose - noon at
the Soda Center
June 14th evening at the Soda
Center Gary & Carol Irwin
Dancing with Whales
June 21st - Open - noon at the
Soda Center
June 28th Evening, 6:00 pm at
the Soda Center, Claeys Hall
Demotion Dinner
Moraga Rotary Board meetings: (All Tuesdays
@ 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center at the Serbian
Orthodox Church on School Street):
May 17th
June 21st

July 19th