consider having one evening meeting a month to encourage attendance.

A card or elevator pitch was suggested to list the six reasons for someone to become an associate member. The possibility of re-involving some former members who have left the club for various reasons was discussed. In general, we felt that the program could be used to entice these former friends to return to the fold. These suggestions, as well as a final review of our program, will be discussed at the next board meeting. We can start to use this program as a tool for membership immediately. It is a test program and we should expect some adjustments will be necessary as we go forward. Our 2011/12 membership emphasis programs at St. Marys and for Moraga businesses will utilize this test program.

JULY 19th, 2011

NEXT WEEKS MEETING July 26, 2011 Program: Beer Judging 101 Speaker Troy Fedderson President, Lafayette Rotary Greeter and Invocation: Ron Swisher

~~COMING UP~~. *Aug 2 Ksenija Olmer Travel With Purpose *Aug 9 Stuart McCullough, Youth Homes in our Area Aug. 16 Moraga Rotary Annual Golf Tournament & Dinner at Moraga Country Club Note: Brunch for all members at Soda Center at 10:00 am. This brunch takes the place of the regular noon meeting *Aug 23 Speaker, John Hafner Kiwanis Activities in Moraga *Indicates a regular Tuesday noon luncheon meeting

What Else Happened..

Doug Damaschino offered some opening thoughts about how we are offering Service Above Self in our Rotary club!

Announcements
Nora Avelar announced that the District Conference will be held in Monterey on Oct 6th through the 9th. The event is entitled Rotary Magic 2011. Tony Schoemehl announced that he is putting together at least a foursome for the golf event at the Del Monte Golf club on Thursday afternoon October 6th prior to the District Conference. Call Tony if you want to participate. Nora Avelar also announced that Orinda Rotary Club is sponsoring an Opera Concert in the park in Orinda on July 31st at 4PM. Debbie Roessler announced that the funds that we are holding for the Eddie Roodveldt Memorial will be transferred to a school house project being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Castleford, UK. The club added a little funding to bring the transferred amount up to $3000.

VISITORS Daron Light Rotary Club of Concord PROGRAM FOR TODAY Todays program was the first Club Assembly of the new Rotary year. Frank May lead a discussion about a new Associate Member program that we hope will expand our membership roles over the next couple of years. The Associate Member program is offered by Rotary International as an exploratory process for 225 clubs to try out over the next two years. Some general guidelines were published by RI but the individual clubs have a lot of flexibility in these test implementations. Several members of our club met earlier this week to discuss the implementation details for our club. Frank handed out a document that describes the proposed guidelines for being an Associate Member of Moraga Rotary. This document is attached below. The ultimate goal is to move any associate members to permanent members of the club. There are some financial and event attendance requirements for an associate member. This is a program to ease entry into Rotary and is not a substitute for full membership. There was some discussion around the proposed $50 annual membership fee. There was also a suggestion to

Bocce Ball Tournament

Angelo Costanza announced that the tournament held this last weekend raised $3100 for Polio Plus. Moraga Rotary fielded five teams with three of the teams making it through the first round. Our Mustangs team made up of Debbie Roessler, Lou Roessler, Vickie Devlin and Peg Render took fourth place out of 50 plus teams.

Waterworld Rotary Day Aug 6th

The Diablo Valley Rotary Club is sponsoring a Waterworld Rotary Day on August 6th at the Waterworld water park in Concord. This event, a fundraiser for Rotaplast, is open for everyone to have fun and to inform the community about Rotary, Rotaract and Interact and projects we do internationally and locally. VIP Cabanas (seating 11) are available for $1000. VIP tickets are $100. Adult tickets are $30 (below general admission price) and kids tickets $25. Please make this information available to anyone who is interested in joining us August 6th or who knows someone who is. Contact Tom Grundig - 925-528-9081 or tom@grundigit.com for tickets or add'l information.

Birthdays, Confessions, Anniversaries and Happy Bucks

Susie Miller celebrated her birthday on a plane to a family reunion in Elmira, NY. Susie also had to pay up for both her birthday and the trip out of town!! Ron Julian had an eventful trip to Cabo San Lucas where he participated in every activity imaginable including Para-sailing and a zip line!! Gary Irwin just returned from a great vacation week in Kona. Dick Vance spent six days on the Oregon coast. The vacation was great but his room was broken into which put a damper on the trip. Thank you Angelo, for your enthusiastic efforts on the event. Angelo Costanza also announced that the golf tournament will be held on Aug 16th. This event will be preceded by a brunch club meeting at 10 AM in lieu of the regular noon meeting. There will be a dinner afterwards. Non-golfers can attend the dinner but they need to sign up beforehand. Angelo and Ron Julian are looking for a few donated items that can be used as prizes in the tournament. Tony Schoemehl announced that volunteers are needed to work shifts during the three days of the OMPA Swim Meet event on August 5th, 6th and 7th. He passed around a signup sheet. Make sure that you volunteer for at least a couple of shifts during this important fund raising event for our club. Just a reminder that the annual club dues are due. The dues are $135 plus $50 for the foundation. A second $50 for the foundation can either be paid now or is due on Jan 1 Rob McSpadden offered a Happy Buck for the Bocce Ball Tournament and our winning team, the Mustangs!! Louise Schopke also donated a Happy Buck for the Bocce Tournament. Debbie Roessler offered a Happy Buck for her work with the FAB 5 clubs in our region. Tony Schoemehl contributed a buck for his granddaughter beginning to walk. John Erickson offered a buck for his granddaughter being accepted as a Cal cheerleader.

OUR EDITORIAL COMMENT

This editor also really enjoyed the Bocce Ball Tournament last weekend. A super combination fund raiser for Polio Plus and a great social event. Bocce again reaffirmed my own non-athleticism!! We need everyone that possibly can to help out with our fundraising at the OMPA swim meet. So sign up for a couple of shifts next week!!
ENJOY VISITING ANOTHER EXCELLENT ROTARY CLUB MEETING
It is always fun to visit other Rotary Clubs and see the kinds of programs which they enjoy. Monday Danville 12:15 pm..........Faz Restaurant Tuesday Los Gatos,12:15 pm..Los Gatos Lodge Wednesday Alamo, 12:15 pm...Round Hill Country Club Thursday Antioch, 12:15 pmLone Tree Golf Course Friday Concord, 12:15 pm.Hilton Concord Hotel

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-12 President..Nora Avelar President-elect..... Frank May Past President .....Tony Schoemehl Secretary.........Kevin Reneau Treasurer.....Louise Schopke Community Service Chair.Barbara Bruner New Generations...Rich Render International Service Chair..Colin Barnard MembershipFrank May Rotary Foundation...... Lad Lynch Public Relations Gary Irwin Director at LargeDebbie Roessler Director at Large.Mary Elena Dochterman Director at Large..Cliff Dochterman President, Rotary International...Kalyan Banerjee District Governor, 5160 ...David Dacus Assistant District Governor...Debbie Roessler
Newsletter Editor for July Frank May

Rotary International Theme for 2011-12

REACH WITHIN TO EMBRACE HUMANITY

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Aug. 5,6,7 OMPA Swim Meet and Food Booth Fundraiser. (There is a job for everybody!) Aug. 16 Annual Club Golf Tournament at Moraga Country Club & Dinner Aug. 28 LMYA Food Booth Sept 11 Non-Progressive Dinner at Sue McCaffreys Sept. 13 Club Visioning Evening (7:00 to 10:00pm) Sept. 24 -- E-Waste Collection Day Oct 6-9 - Rotary Magic 2011 - Monterey

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN MORAGA ROTARY CLUB Purpose: This is a exploratory program for 200 Rotary Clubs to design some membership procedures which would provide some flexibility for persons to become associated and acquainted with a Rotary Club, its members, programs and projects with the intent of becoming an active member of a Rotary Club.

1. Intention to join Rotary -- The individual should have an intent and interest in ultimately becoming an active Rotarian. 2. How voted into Club After attending at least 2 meetings, the individual may complete an application which must be approved by the Clubs Board of Directors. 3. Length of Membership Term One year membership, with the opportunity for selection for an additional year. 4. Attendance Expectations An Associate should attend at least one meeting or Club event per month. 5. Financial Obligations to Club a) Luncheon Costs -- An Associate must pay the luncheon cost. b) Fines and obligations -- Optional choice depending upon person. c) Initiation or annual fees -- $50 per year. d) Rotary Foundation contributions -- Optional e) Rotarian Magazine Included in annual fee. f) Club Newsletter Associate will receive the newsletter and other club communications.

6. Changing status to a Rotarian -- Encouraged and be given an opportunity to become Active Member. 7. Club Social Activities Encouraged to attend all club events 8. Club Fundraising Activities Encouraged to participate in club activities. Must participate in at least one activity during the year. 9. Special name badges Provide slightly different, although similar.

10. Terminating a member May be done by the Board of Directors with cause. 11. Existing Rotarians becoming Associates It is not the intention of this trial program of accepting active Rotarians. 12. Mentors/Advisors - Associate Members will be assigned mentor or advisor 13. RI Registration Associate will not be listed as an official member of the club. The associate will be listed as an associate member of the club. 14. Voting - The associate members are not entitled to vote on club matters. 15. Holding Office Associate members are not entitled to hold any club officer position but are encouraged to work with club committees.