Rotary Club of Arcadia, CA

It was standing room only at the memorial for Dan Bayer last Thursday at Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center. Rabbi Kollin officiated at the short Afternoon service, much of it in Hebrew with songs led by Cantor Ruth Harris. After the service, family, friends and several Rotarians spoke about Dan.
Two nephews spoke about Dan’s history, his origin in Turkey, starting a business at age 15, the first of many businesses and becoming a self-educated, self-made successful man. Dan was active in the military in Turkey and in the young state of Israel in the 50’s. They emphasized his kindness and generosity – a favorite uncle. Dan moved from Turkey to Israel, where he farmed, and then to the United States where he met his wife Rachel in Seattle and eventually settled in Arcadia.  He had two children Mark and Rhonda.
He owned a Shell station, then a Baskin Robbins franchise and diversified into property. Dan’s friendliness, his appreciation of people attracted and kept customers contributing to his business success.
Rotarians Pat Barnes, Bob Harbicht, Mary Salcedo, Imy Dulake, Jim Helms and President Eric Barter spoke about Dan. Each had their own perspective of how they experienced his kindness, generosity, very broad knowledge, business acumen and his love of the ladies. Bob presented a certificate of appreciation from the City of Arcadia. Bob reminded us Dan’s son Mark was murdered a few years ago and the next day Dan was at the gym (and later in the week at Rotary). Dan explained to Bob he was “ where he needed to be -with his family”.
In Middle East affairs, Dan was always current. Rotarians may recall he was able to bring international speakers to Rotary. At the memorial, previous Rotary member, Esma Ali, (a Moslem) gave a moving tribute to Dan (a Sephardic Jew) emphasizing his tolerance and understanding as an example to us all.
The speakers reflected Dan’s varied interests: his commitment to exercise, to Rotary, to Masons, to Judaism and to growing things. His favorite plant was exotic fruit trees and he mastered the art of grafting different varieties onto the same tree.
The event honored the unique person Dan was. Each speaker also reminded us of the many different and varied aspects of every individual- that we each connect to others in our own way. Sadly, the complete person is only seen more clearly when events such as this memorial allow the sharing of memories.
Those in attendance and those that have known Dan agree he was very very special and will be sadly missed.

Mimi, upon becoming President, gave Eric Barter his Past President’s pin.  “Thank you, Eric for a fabulous year.  Thank you, Bruce and your committee for this event tonight.  Your team has done us proud.”

Mimi, then introduced her table of family and friends that came to enjoy this Rotary evening with her.

She then commented that the spouses and partners were all wearing Emblems of Rotary; The Rotary Wheel.  Each of you, Mimi continued, is a participant with Rotary.  Some of our members are community leaders, building connections.  Connections are important, as is Fellowship and Service.

Rotary gives us the opportunity to serve worldwide.  Rotary has the largest voluntary services.  There are 2.1 million Rotarian volunteers serving throughout the world.  In India, we have helped girls become wage earners.  Rotary has supplied food to the hungry and clothes and whatever is needed to those in hard times.  In 1985, Rotary declared that it would be a part of a worldwide effort to stamp out polio.  To date, we are 99% there.  Our club has contributed beyond what was asked of us, and we went far beyond our commitment.

Our club Rotarians in other projects have donated wheelchairs to those who are not able to walk.  Yearly, our club members have traveled to Tijuana and constructed buildings, poured cement and in general, needed items for the orphanages and schools in that area.  Locally, club members worked week-ends to construct buildings and an actual replica of an old fort at the Boy Scouts ”Fort Trask” in a neighboring city, Monrovia.

On being president, we have had great sport and especially this crown — this in not about me.  But about our club.  Geese fly in a “V” formation.  When the first gets tired, another geese comes forward to take over.  Each year a new flock takes the lead.  The flock follows the leader.  In our club, there is a Board of Directors.  They all have their responsibilities, still all flying the “V” direction.  This coming year we have an excellent Board.  They are all encouraging, and we are all going to fly together.

Thank you and when you leave this evening honk for the Arcadia Rotary….

                                                   ”THE GREATEST ROTARY CLUB

                                                                                            IN THE WORLD!”

(Phyllis Corliss)

Rotary is composed of people accustomed to meeting the challenges of life, including that of placing service above self. Symbolic of these challenges is a good-natured ribbing. The higher one rises in Rotary (or even in public life) the more one is exposed to such ribbing. For example, if a Rotarian becomes a state legislator and then shows up for a Rotary meeting, he can expect to be pelted with rolled-up napkins.

No-one is more talented in providing such a good-natured ribbing than next year’s sergeant-at-arms, Bob Harbicht. Few can equal the sense of humor that comes so naturally to Bob. So, with that in mind, here is the script of his memorable introduction of Arcadia Rotary’s Incoming (2013-2014) Officers and Board which Bob was kind enough to provide.

The Script Follows:

[quote] For the installation of Officers and Directors this evening I’m going to call their names out one at a time and ask them to join me. Once I have them all up here, I’ll proceed with their installation. As they’re coming forward I’ll tell you a little about each of them.

The lowest ranking of those being installed this evening is the Sergeant at Arms. That will be me and, as you can see, I am already up here.

Next is our director of Public Image, Jack McRae.

• Jack has always said that honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.
• He used to be arrogant and obnoxious. Now he’s turned his life around; he’s obnoxious and arrogant.
• Some say he’s immature, but he can cuss like a 10 year-old.
• Jack proves the old adage that nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

The person in charge of Membership Development is none other than Aaron Rose.

• Aaron’s wife Caroline tells me he’s not too handy around the house. For instance, he couldn’t fix the brakes on his car, so he made his horn louder.
• When he was a boy he had dyslexia. Fortunately, he was also cross-eyed so he could still read OK.
• Aaron has delusions of adequacy.
• I must admit, he has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

In charge of New Generations this year is Andrea Bundesman.

• Andy almost didn’t make it this evening. They had a power outage at the mall this afternoon and she was stuck on the escalator for over an hour.
• They say it is better to give than to receive. Andrea says it depends on the gift.
• Andrea’s advice is don’t die a virgin. Terrorists are up there waiting for you.

Community Service will be headed up by Richard Schulhof.

• Richard is a relatively new member of Arcadia Rotary. I noticed on his application form, where it said “sign here,” he put “Sagittarius.”
• He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.
• Richard has a very low opinion of others. He considers them equals.
• Some say he suffers from insanity. That’s not true; he enjoys it.

Mark Khalaf, one of Rotary’s lawyers, will be in charge of International Service.

• When I met Mark at one of his first meetings I asked him what he did. He said he was a lawyer. I said, “Honest?” He said, “No, just the regular kind.”
• He just finished representing the husband in a divorce. The wife’s lawyer got the house and Mark got the car and the beach house.
• Mark can outtalk an echo.
• He has his principles, and if you don’t like them, he has others.

Dr. Tom Miles will be the director for Vocational Service.

• A patient walked into Tom’s office and said he thought he was suffering from déjà vu. Tom said, “Didn’t I see you yesterday?”
• Patient comes in and tells Tom that everyone keeps ignoring him. Tom said, “Next please.”
• In his spare time he came up with a great invention: a smoke detector with a snooze alarm.
• Tom has an inferiority complex . . . and it’s fully justified.

Gary Hackney will be next year’s director of Environmental Service.

• Gary is one of those deep thinkers. For example, he wonders why “phonics” isn’t spelled the way it sounds.
• And why “abbreviated” is such a long word.
• Once when he was younger he ran away from home. His parents sent word that if he didn’t come back, all would be forgiven.
• Gary says he’s never killed a man, but he’s read many obituaries with great pleasure.

Back for another year as club Treasurer is Roger Grant.

• Roger didn’t want to be treasurer again, but they told him he had to keep doing it until the books were balanced.
• He obviously doesn’t have a split personality. I mean, if he did, would he use this one?
• He told me he put a dollar in a change machine recently. But nothing changed!
• I used to think Roger was a pain in the neck, but now I’ve got a much lower opinion of him.

Continuing as our long-time Secretary is Jack Lamb.

• Jack told me he started with nothing . . . and still has most of it.
• He also said he had put away enough money to last the rest of his life . . . unless he wants to buy something.
• When Jack was a kid, people asked him what he wanted to be when he was older. If he answered, “Wrinkled,” mission accomplished.
• Jack isn’t all that old. But when he goes to a restaurant they ask him to pay up front.

Our incoming Vice President is Mike Hoey.

• Mike told me that when he found out he was going to be in line for the Rotary presidency he was as happy as Michael Jackson at a Harry Potter book signing.
• He’s a modest person, with much to be modest about.
• Mike came off the golf course recently and said he only hit two good balls all day. He stepped on a rake.
• Back when he was married Mike’s wife accused him of fooling around. He denied everything and said it would never happen again.

Please welcome our President-Elect, Mike Ojeda.

• Mike told me he wasn’t quite himself today. I noticed the improvement right away.
• He says alcohol doesn’t solve any problems. But, then again, neither does milk.
• They say hard work never killed anyone. Mike said maybe, but he’s never known anyone who rested to death.
• Mike is a little slow. He thought Taco Bell was a Mexican phone company.
• Did I say slow? It takes him two hours to watch “60 Minutes.”

Finally, we get to our new President, Mimi Hennessy.

• Mimi’s philosophy is that it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose . . . what matters is whether she wins or loses.
• My advice to Mimi as she assumes her high office is to make sure when she opens her mouth to speak, that it’s an improvement on the silence.
• Mimi made her career in education. She said a teacher is a person who used to think she liked children.
• She sometimes thinks she had amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. She thinks she’s forgotten this before.

Where’s Mimi? Didn’t she come up here? Oh for crying out loud, we throw this big party for her and she doesn’t show up? Bruce, you’re in charge here. Didn’t you remind her about tonight?

Here’s a video that might explain things. [unquote and end script]

Note: There will be a test on this later.

This year the 87th Annual Installation of Officers & Directors took place at Arcadia’s Santa Anita Race Track – more specifically in the Chandelier Room.

Once everyone had their photos taken by Frank Perini and found their way to their tables, Master of Ceremonies Bruce McCallum called the meeting to order. The Boy Scouts brought forward the colors and led us in the pledge of allegiance. Tom Crosby then led the singing of “God Bless America.”

This was followed by introductions. Bruce McCallum begin by introducing this past year’s District Governor Sylvia Whitlock, and her successor for 2013-2014, Miles Petroff.

Next Bruce introduced Arcadia Rotary’s past Presidents, starting with the most recent: Eric Barter (our retiring 2012-2013 President), followed by Brad Miller (2011-2012), Matt Weaver (2010-2011), Imy Dulake (2009-2010), Bruce McCallum, himself (2008-2009), Richard Hutton (2007-2008), Frank J. Griffith (2006-2007), Dick Martinez (2005-2006), John D. Murphy (2004-2005), Robert Harbicht (2003-2004), Robert E. Novell (2002-2003), Jeffrey B. Swensson (2001-2002), Robert H. Daggett, deceased (2000-2001), James W. Rider (1999-2000), R. Edward Beranek (1998-1999), Raymond O. Bushnell (1997-1998), Michael Real (1996-1997), Laura J. Freedman (1995-1996), Robert G. Margett (1994-1995), Paul W. Lambert (1993-1994), Gilbert E. Stromsoe (1992-1993), Patrick L. Barnes (1991-1992), Ernest E. Jensen, PDG (1900-1991), Ronald H. Hutson, deceased (1989-1990), John M. Tyler, Jr. (1988-1989), Larry E. Arnett (1987-1988), James J. Hanrahan (1986-1987), R. Douglas Welch (1985-1986), John R. Fee, PDG (1984-1985). At this point, the introductions stopped, although the list goes back all the way to Hudson Proctor, deceased (1927-1928). Thus, we were led to believe that even the deceased former Presidents were with us in spirit.

Awards were then presented. The Ernest E. Jensen Service to Youth Award was presented by last year’s winner Tom Landers to Frank Griffith. The John R. Fee New Member Award was presented by last year’s winner Aaron Rose to Daniel Yohannes (who was not present due to a conflicting event, his son’s graduation). The Alton E. Scott Community Service Award was presented by last year’s winner Bruce McCallum to Donald Milefchik. Finally, the H. T. Michler Rotarian Award was presented by last year’s winner Yvonne Flint to James W. Rider.

Eric Barter, our 2012-2013 President, briefly reviewed the achievements of this past year. Among these were the delivery of 29 wheelchairs to disabled persons in Tijuana, and the raising of $3,000 for cancer research in the Relay for Life which took place earlier the day he spoke. Thus, he observed, “we can make a difference.” In addition, meetings have become even more enjoyable given our fine pianist and given the humorous screen excerpts at the beginning of the meeting. Awards were also given to Sandra Caldero as Club Administrator and to Partners in Rotary, respectively, for the excellence of their work. As noted by our late past President Bob Daggett: “Rotary works when Rotary works.”

At this point, Bob Harbicht introduced the incoming 2013-2014 Board of Directors, using his characteristic humor in his introductions of each. Our new Sergeant of Arms will be Bob Harbicht, himself. Next, the Director of Public Image will be Jack McRae. The Director of Membership Development will be Aaron Rose. The Director of New Generations will be Andy Bundesman, The Director of Community Service will be Richard Schulhof. The Director of International Service will be Mark Khalaf. The Director of Vocational Service will be Tom Miles. The Director of Environmental Service will be Gary Hackney The Director of Club Service will be Rob Granger. Our Treasurer will continue to be Roger Grant. Our Secretary will continue to be Jack Lamb. Our Past President will be Eric Barter. Our Vice President will be Mike Hoey. Our President Elect will be Mike Ojeda. And, last but not least, our President will be Mimi Hennessy . . .

When Mimi Hennessy’s name was announced, there was no immediate appearance. Bob Harbicht inquired of the audience whether anyone had informed her of this evening’s event (i.e., her installation as President.) Then Mimi was sighted at the top of the stairway above the podium. She came down stairs slowly, clad in a long majestic dress, wearing a white wig, topped with a royal crown. (For the content of Mimi’s address, please see the article by Phyllis Corliss.)

Our speaker today was our own fellow Rotarian, Ashley Andrews.  Frank Hall introduced Ashley by explaining “I never knew what real happiness was until I got married, and by then it was too late.”  “Community Property is where your wife gets half and her attorney gets the other half.”

Ashley is a graduate of UC Davis and Loyola Law School.  She is currently a partner at Hoffman and Andrews, LLP where she limits her practice to Family Law.

Ashley Andrews:

She started out with a stern warning that the purpose of her talk was neither to give legal advice nor to establish an attorney client relationship and that those in attendance should refrain from asking personal questions pertaining to their individual situations. Following this disclaimer, usually in fine print on the back of a contract, she launched into her talk.

Premarital agreements, often called “prenups” or “antenuptial agreements”, are created between two prospective spouses and become effective upon marriage. Should the marriage end in divorce, and amongst other issues, prospective spouses enter into these types of agreements to protect and preserve their separate property and/or limit the creation of community property during their marriage. These agreements are also used, again, should the marriage end in divorce, to limit the duration and amount of spousal support, protect spouses from creditors, and for estate planning purposes. Ashley explained that California is a “community property” state where, with some exceptions, every asset acquired and every debt incurred during a marriage is community property and is, in theory, to be divided 50/50 at the time of a divorce.

Prospective spouses who often enter into these agreements are those with larger disparities in age, assets or income. Prospective spouses with children from a previous relationship may also enter into these agreements to protect and preserve separate property assets for their children because, for example, their children may have concerns about a new spouse interfering with their inheritance.

Ashley talked about the uncertainty surrounding enforcement of complete spousal support waivers in these agreements and mentioned that possible remedies could be setting an amount or time duration ceiling on spousal support. She, again, stressed the uncertainty of any such limits and suggested that if this purpose was really important then, really, perhaps marriage between these prospective spouses is not a good idea. She also talked briefly about cohabitation and the possibility of a Marvin action in terms of creating a duty to provide spousal support to the lesser earning spouse.

Ashley mentioned that estate planning is also a purpose of these agreements in terms of setting aside separate property gifts for children from a previous marriage and/or gifts of separate property or community property for the new spouse.

Finally, Ashley talked about using these agreements to protect separate property from creditors; yet, she warned that there is a fine line between this purpose and committing fraud.

Premarital agreements cannot be used to waive child support, set custody and visitation, or establish forms of punishment for inappropriate behavior, such as adultery.

Just when everyone was sold on premarital agreements, Ashley then mentioned that the going rate, per prospective spouse, is $10,000 to begin the drafting process. All assets, debts and income must be disclosed; and, accurate valuations must be given. She gave us a hot tip and said, if we remembered nothing else from her talk, to remember that prospective spouses contemplating a premarital agreement should never, ever set a marriage date until the agreement is signed; for more information as to why, she briefly explained the 7 day rule between receipt of the agreement and signature of the agreement and directed us all to California Family Code section 1615 for more information. She also said that it might be a good idea to involve an estate planning attorney, certified public accountant and an appraiser in the drafting process.

Some alternatives to premarital agreements are: refraining from marrying or cohabitating with the prospective spouse, keeping all separate property assets, debts, income and payments on debts separate or, in the words of Mr. Helms, “set up a living trust.”

Whether a premarital agreement is good, bad or a divorce up front is really a fact specific determination; but, the bottom line is, if the wedding date is on the calendar, take it off and wait to re-schedule the date until the premarital agreement is signed by both prospective spouses.  If you can’t take the date off the calendar, then another option is a post-marital agreement, which is more costly and has stricter disclosure requirements.

Bill Gleason got a Hole in One?  The photographic evidence seemed to indicate that said ball landed somehow in Bill’s jacket pocket and his golf partner was in the process of retrieving it.  “We had to improvise” was Bill’s explanation.  Sensing something amiss, Jim Rider’s Rec’n Crew fined Bill $30.

Recently returned from a hunting trip with the Safari Club, a worldwide conservation and hunting organization, Ernie Aragon had a tale to tell.  On a Texas hunting reserve, he bagged a 48 point goat from New Zealand, where they grow ‘em big enough for Texas.  The trophy photo told a different story, with Ernie’s head and the goat’s exchanged –  the Rec’n Crew recognized Ernie as the “horny old goat” for two horns and a big mustache and a fine of $53.50.

1.  There will be a Memorial Service for Dan Bayer on 06/13/2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jewish Temple at 1434 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA.

2.  It you wish to donate for the victims of  the Oklahoma tornado, you can  send your tax deductible donations to “Oklahoma Rotary, Bi-District Foundation Diaster Fund, P.O. Box 1380, Oklahoma City, OK 73113-3800″.

3.  There will be a Tri-Rotary Mixer for the Arcadia- Monrovia-Sierra Madre Rotary Clubs on 06/07/2013 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monrovia.  For more details- contact Ashleigh Andrews.

4.  The annual  Relay for Life  will be held 06/15/2013 in the infield at Santa Anita Racetrack.  Be there at 11 a.m.  President Eric  will be barbecuing  ribs and hot dogs at the Arcadia Rotary booth.  Dr. Tom Miles  encouraged all members and friends to participate; his goal is to raise $5,000 to combat cancer.

5.  Mimi’s installation banquet will be held on 06/15/2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Racetrack.  Dress up for this great event.  Sign up for table reservations at the next meeting.

6. The Rotary International Convention is scheduled for 06/23/2013 through 06/26/2013 in Lisbon, Portugal.  Contact Mimi for more information.

7. On June 21 we will have Pres. Eric’s demotion party. Imy Dulake and her committee will present a program you won’t want to miss.

7.  President Eric’s last official meeting will be on 06/28/2013 and the program  will honor the 2012 Arcadia Firefighter and Policeman of the Year.

8.  A signup sheet will be passed around at our upcoming meetings for members to   signup to be the greeter, give the invocation, flag salute or introductions at our weekly meetings for the months of June, July and August.  Everyone is requested to  sign up as your participation is greatly needed.  This is a vital part of each of our club meetings..

Rich Hutton introduced Jackie Lacey, the recently elected District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles.  Jackie is a graduate of UC Irvine and USC School of Law and has been a member of the District Attorney’s office for over 25 years.  She was elected District Attorney, succeeding former District Attorney, Steve Cooley in 2012.

In opening her remarks, Ms. Lacey commented that she too is a Rotarian and a member of the LA Downtown Rotary Club.  She is an enthusiastic supporter of Rotary.

The District Attorney is frequently asked what have you done since you were elected and took office.  What she has done and what the District Attorney’s office is doing is nothing short of amazing.

The Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office is the largest in the nation.  There are 2200 people currently employed in the District Attorney’s office.   Many are special prosecutors in the various units within the office.  The DA has its own police officers, who assist the deputy district attorneys and do follow up work on cases the office is currently handling.  An office this big requires a large budget,   The LA DA operates currently on a budget of $330 million dollars, in order to service areas encompassing Long Beach to the Antelope Valley, La Verne to the Ventura County Border.  Fortunately, the Board of Supervisors recognizes that the office is within budget and therefore will authorize more lawyer employment for the office.  This is in contrast to other large public law offices operating in Los Angeles, which have either downsized, or have a hiring freeze.

Her office has many specialties to prosecute crimes and prevent crimes.  She detailed the special units for us.

There is a Sex Crimes Unit, which is currently working heavily on the Los Angeles Diocese matters; the Family Violence Unit handling  domestic violence cases; the Hard Core Gang unit, which has many cases involving multi-state gangs operating in Los Angeles as well as other states and countries.  In many instances, deputies in this unit have been personally attacked.  The Narcotics Unit which is tasked with prosecuting drug cartels, which unfortunately are operating here in the County, but are controlled from other countries or states.  There is now a Crimes Against Peace Officers unit, which is comprised of a team of deputy DAs who are charged with immediately going to a crime scene when an officer is involved.

Other units are the Organized Crime Unit, and yes there is organized crime in LA County; a special unit to investigate officer misdeeds and prosecution; the Public Integrity Unity, which involve prosecuting elected officials misusing public office and public funds, cases of note lately are the City of Bell prosecution and the LA Assessor misfeasance; the Real Estate Fraud Unit; Cyber crimes unit; Consumer Protection Division; among others.  There is a growing number of case involving elder abuse and not necessarily physical, but financial, as well.  In this aspect, she reported there are cases of people calling senior citizens and telling them of some friend in need of help and asking them to go Western Union to send money to help. She emphasized seniors need to be warned of this scam.

The District Attorney has crime prevention programs, which seek to educate youth before they become criminals.  Unfortunately, many parents are lax when it comes to requiring children to stay in school, and this leads to truancy and this leads to crime.  She noted it is illegal to keeps kids home from school, so efforts are being made by the office to help kids understand the importance of staying in school.

She discussed the aftermath of the 2011 Realignment, that is the State sending criminals to County Jail, rather than their retention in State prison.  This is overloading the County Jail system and thus County Jail is busting at the seams.   Alternatives are being tried to lessen the impact, for instance with the mentally ill, being separately handled.  Unfortunately, not all of these programs work further impacting the county jail.  Other problems are the reduction in trial counts, therefore delaying trials and impacting the prosecution of cases.

Her goals for the office include providing accurate information to the public about crimes; alternative sentencing expansion; prosecuting credit card theft, crimes against seniors, environmental crimes, and retaining and training the best of the deputy district attorneys.

1.  There will be a Memorial Service for Dan Bayer on 06/13/2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jewish Temple at 1434 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA.

2.  It you wish to donate for the victims of  the Oklahoma tornado, you can  send your tax deductible donations to “Oklahoma Rotary, Bi-District Foundation Diaster Fund, P.O. Box 1380, Oklahoma City, OK 73113-3800″.

3.  There will be a mixer for the Arcadia – Monrovia Rotary Clubs on 06/07/2013 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monrovia.  For more details- contact Ashleigh Andrews.

4.  The annual  Relay for Life  will be held 06/15/2013 in the infield at Santa Anita Racetrack.  Be there at 11;00 a.m.  President Eric  will be barbecuing  ribs and hot dogs at the Arcadia Rotary booth.  Yvonne Flint encouraged all members and friends to participate to raise money to combat cancer.

5.  Mimi’s instqallation banquet will be held on 06;/15/2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chandalier Room at Santa Anita Racetrack.  Dress up for this great event. 

6. The Rotary International Convention is scheduled for 06/23/2013 through 06/26/2013 in Lisbon, Portugal.  Contact Mimi for more information.

7.  President Eric’s last official meeting will be on 06/28/2013 and the program  will honor the 2012 Arcadia Firefighter of the Year.

8.  Aaron Rose announced that the club has purchased a bell to be presented to the recently formed TCHS Interact Club that our club is sponsoring..  Aaron thanked the members for their donations.

9.  President Eric announced that Arcadia Rotary Club won several awards at the recent District Conference held in San Diego including, among others,  the Best C;lub Foundation Award for the club’s clean water project in Tijuana.

10.  A representative from District Governor Sylvia Whitlock presented President Eric at the club meeting with  a Certificate of Appreciation honoring our club’s many international projects. 

11.  President Eric announced that there will be an article published in an upcomiong Rotarian Magazine about all of our club’s international projects.  Be on the lookout for the article.

12.  A signup sheet will be passed around at our upcoming meetings for members to   signup to be the greeter, give the invocation, flag salute or introductions at our weekly meetings for the months of June, July and August.  Everyon is requested to  sign up as your participation is greatly needed.  This is a vital part of each of our club meetings..