Often, the Coffer Management System serves to create revenue for the club which benefits us all. Most of the fines are for things that we are proud of and generate a good ‘ol sense of humor, and personally I don’t mind rubbing it in. But the morning’s offering from members and their announcements and five spots, were anything but funny Happy Spots. In fact, they were darn right serious!
Our Marlene Heise, we have missed her so, shared with us the challenges she has been facing in caring for her Ben. It has been a difficult “100 days” for Marlene and Ben, and now that things are going better, Marlene came back to see us…and she donated a generous $100 from the bottom of her heart. We support you Marlene and look forward to supporting you during Ben’s treatment and recovery.
Mary Jo Pasek is no longer directly involved in collection of funding for the Wreath’s Project, which has been a pillar for her and husband Tom for a number of years. She asks for continued support for the project which she states has raised nearly $400,000 during her involvement with the program. See Mary Jo for information how you can become involved with this year’s Wreath Project.
Breakfast Rotary does display some pride and some members cannot seem to help themselves when it comes to “strutting their stuff”, or should I say, going to the extremes! Case in point, Denise Haynes reports that last week’s Bakersfield Marathon drew her attention…again…for her 67th marathon (is this a typo?) Yes, this galloping trackster has logged more miles on an asphalt track than I had walking the beat as a street cop in the 80’s on what was known as Lakeview Avenue (currently Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) Denise tells us that she was the 1st place winner in her age group and finished the race of 26.19 miles at 4 hours and 57 minutes (and she paid up, accordingly)!
Athena Collup, serving as the Bakersfield Association of Realtors President, shared that the realtor’s annual golf tournament (which I gladly participated in) raised $20,000. Athena tells us the money has gone toward renovations for the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Great leadership! (I’m telling you…future Breakfast Rotary President.)
Would someone tell Mike O’Doherty that if he is going to challenge the Pres. in a trivia competition that he needs to come up with a question for the Pres. that is at a minimum something that occurred before she was born? For instance, selecting which musical artist sang the song, “Changes” (which achieved top radio song play in 1975, and still is widely heard), may not be the most challenging. Surprisingly, Pres. Cheryl did not know the answer of the artist who sang the song, but she was allowed to “phone a friend” and call on a fellow Rotarian to help her out. Queen Jackie (dressed in her Rotary Pin Regalia) answered O’Doherty’s question with David Bowie, getting Pres. Cheryl off the hook. Score: President Cheryl 1 point v. Mike O’Doherty 0 points…NO FINE for the President this time!
Becky Brooks esq. bought a new car and received a $50…FINE.
The opportunity drawing is back and the big $67 winner is Heath Niemeyer. Congrats fellow CSUB Roadrunner!
Let’s invite a guest to Breakfast Rotary December 4!