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This is the newsletter for the Rotary Club of Moraga, CA for July 11th, 2017. Our speaker was Past RI President, Cliff Dochterman, featuring his "Last Speech". Our invocator was Barbara Bruner.
This is the newsletter for the Rotary Club of Moraga, CA for July 11th, 2017. Our speaker was Past RI President, Cliff Dochterman, featuring his "Last Speech". Our invocator was Barbara Bruner.
This is the newsletter for the Rotary Club of Moraga, CA for July 11th, 2017. Our speaker was Past RI President, Cliff Dochterman, featuring his "Last Speech". Our invocator was Barbara Bruner.
International Convention in Atlanta for NEWSLETTER which she will report on another date.
Gary and Carol Irwin celebrated their 50th
July 11, 2017 Anniversary with three nights at the Next Celebration: July 18, 2017 Ahwahnee Lodge and later dinner at the French Laundry in San Francisco. NOON Meeting Dryden Hall, St. Marys College. The Fine Free Hat for July was won by Program: Rich Render for the outrageous sum of Dr. Shawny Anderson, St Marys $40. College Frank May passed around the signup worksheet for the OMPA swim meet July 18 Dr. Shawny Anderson, St Marys College July 25 Dr. Lumiel Kim-Hammerick: The Benefits of August 4-6. He needs LOTS of HELP. Acupuncture Aug.1 Tim Farley: Experiences at the Electoral Kevin Reneau and John Erickson College * Dinner meeting presented the Moraga Town Council with a check for $235,000 toward the ~BUSINESS MEETING~ construction of the All Abilities Playground. New President Diane Wilson called to Kevin is working on a plaque for the site. order the first meeting of her term and Expenses will rise a bit as some water launched Moraga Rotarys 51st year. lines will have to be relocated although Barbara Bruner provided the opening most of this work has been donated. commentary with a review of what was Barbara Bruner offered her kudos for happening in the world 50 years ago and their work and the projects progress. led the Pledge of Allegiance. Angelo Costanza said that Walt and Guests at todays meeting included: Kathe Nelson finally redeemed their Libby Schoemehl, Ann Damaschino, Troy winning Rotary auction item, bocce ball Fedderson (Assistant District Governor) lessons, and a great time was had by all. Margaret DePriester (former Moraga Mayor), Joy Alaidarous(Rossmoor Rotary), Angelo also reported that the Bocce Ball Clyde Wilson, Loto Rickman, Jan Gregory, Bash raised $4,700 for Polio Plus which Lou Roessler, Mary Hogan (prospective grew to $14,100 with a gift from the Bill member), Dorothy Schwab, Don Davis and Melinda Gates Foundation AND and Mary Caburi. Angelo has raffle tickets for the Martinez Rotarys wine auction; 30 bottle first prize. ~HAPPY BUCKS AND EVENTS~ David Kruegel celebrated a birthday with ~PROGRAM~ dinner at a French restaurant in San The evenings program was Cliff Francisco and later a trip to Salinas to visit Dochtermans Last Speech. Cliff John Steinbecks home. reminisced about his 60 years in Rotary recalling some memorable moments. He told us how he was twice rejected for director of the hospital was the same lady membership by the Berkeley Club, once he had known at UOP. because he was not a high enough administrator at UC Berkeley and later Cliff recounted the many international because there were too many UC officials leaders he had met during his tenure as in the club. The third time was a charm International President and beyond, and and five years later he was the President; the friendships he established. The World later he was the District Governor. of Friendship is the most important provision in Rotary in his opinion and who At a District Governors training session at could know better. Lake Placid, NY, he met the incoming International President who was from President Diane announced that her Japan and a Cal graduate. He asked Cliff international project will be to support an to be on an international committee to orphanage in Sierra Leone. A back pack develop teaching procedures for Rotary. will be donated in the name of each speaker each week. How fitting that the In 1977, the Rotary International President first one will be in honor of Cliff asked Cliff to be a on a three-member Dochterman. committee to develop an international program for Health, Hunger and Humanitarian Projects. Cliff knew it needed to have an initial successful Current Greeter/ Invocator Schedule project quickly to head off opposition from some Rotarians. A proposal to immunize 7/18 = Gary Irwin children in the Philippines against polio 7/25 = Bob Fritzky was rapidly developed and 6 million 8/01 = Dave Kruegel children were immunized which was the 8/08 = John Tomei real start of the Polio Plus Program. 8/15 = Ron Mucovich 8/22 = Debbie Koo During Cliffs year as International 8/29 = Frank May President at the suggestion of Austrian 9/05 = Doug Damaschino Rotarians, Cliff organized a relief effort to aid refugees of the Bosnian civil war. An International effort raised over $8 million and generated many donations of food and health supplies.
Cliff recited a story of a Rotary Exchange
student from India that Cliff met during his tenure at the University of Pacific. She wanted help to stay in America but Cliff encouraged her to return to India to help her people. Twenty years later they met again at the dedication of a hospital in India that Rotary helped to fund. The MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Dianne Wilson
President-elect John Tomei Past President Kevin Reneau Co-Secretary Vickie Devlin Co-Secretary Evie Michon Treasurer Lad Lynch Foundation Chair John Erickson Youth Service Chair Rich Render Public Relations Gary Irwin Newsletter Editor Frank May Community Service Chair Tony Schoemehl Co-Chair, International Services Barbara Bruner Co-Chair, International Services Linda May Co-Chair, Membership Mike McCluer Co-Chair, Membership Debbie Koo Director at Large Mary Sue Erickson Director at Large Roger Gregory Advisor to the Board Jim Campbell Advisor to the Board Cliff Dochterman
District Governor 5160 Gary Vilhauer
President, Rotary International Ian Riseley
CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS
Aug 4-6 OMPA Food Booth
Dec 14 -- Rotary Holiday Party at Moraga CC March 10, 2018 A Nite at the Races