CLUB DASHBOARD                                   

 

May 24th 6PM                                             Board Meeting @ Millenium Construction

 

June 18-22nd                                               Rotary Centennial Convention – Chicago

 

June 24th                                                      Phillip Arndt, Comcast Chamber Installation Dinner

 

June 25th                                                      JOHN NEWMANÕS DEMOTION PARTY

 

July 22nd                                                      Concord Area Rotary ClubÕs Golf Tournament

 

                      UPCOMING SPEAKERS                

5/18 –   CLUB ASSEMBLY

5/25 –   Bo Morse, Bo Knows Barquisimeto

6/1  –    Patti Barsotti, DG Kiwanis International

            – Building Membership

6/8  –    Alice Bonner, Olympic High School and

            2005 Scholarship Winner

6/15 –  Open (Richard Pryor)

6/22 –  Benicia Bridge Project Update

6/29 –  NO MEETING DUE TO DEMOTION PARTY

7/6   –  Open ()

7/13 –  Open (John Newman)

7/20 -- Open (Rick Silvester)

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 18, 2005  -- Chartered 1979 -- Publishers Jeff Kasper & Joe Bechelli

 

CD ROTARIANS RUSH TO CENTENNIAL AD

 Members sponsor ÒtabÓ in CC TIMES!

 

President John reiterated the opportunity to sponsor a half-page ad in the planned Contra Costa Rotary ClubÕs ÒtabÓ or insert in the Contra Costa Times!

 

Beri Kasper, Jeff Kasper, Joe Bechelli, John Newman, Kathy Lafferty, Sam Vesser, Philip Arndt, Dirk Wentling and Matt Chan all raised their hands.  This means that, if another member or two sign up (if not the Club will pitch in the remainder, weÕll have an extra half-page of editorial content highlighting our ClubÕs efforts.  Today is the absolute deadline, so donÕt hem and haw over the decision.  ItÕs the best $100 you could have spent last week!

 

 

 

 

APRIL TREECE HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

Last weekÕs speaker, April Treece, who is a member of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board provided members in attendance with an update of the secondary school environment today.

 

April also introduced us to PACE a grass-roots effort from parents to raise money to fund music and libraries in the schools.

 

OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

Fred McCarl, Dean Hart, and Sam Vesser agreed to review applications for our $1,000 Olympic High School scholarship and pick the winner.  Thanks for stepping up to the plate! The winner and advisor Alice Bonner will be the ClubÕs program on June 8th.

For all the kids who survived the

1930Õs, 40Õs, 50Õs, 60Õs and 70Õs

 

á   First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they Carried us

á   They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes

á   Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

á   We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. 

 



á   As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. 

 

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. 

 



á   We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. 

 



á   We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE
actually died from this.

 



á   We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! 

 



á  We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. 

 



á  No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

 



á  We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.

á  After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

á  We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no
99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms.... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! 

 

á  We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. 

 

á  We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

á  We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. 
 

á  We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

á  Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didnÕt had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

 

á  The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! 

 

 

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever! 

 The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

 

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO
DEAL WITH IT ALL!  And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005-2006 Officers and Directors

 

President                                             Sam Vesser

 

President-Elect                                    Matt Chan

 

Secretary                                             Nancy Glenfield

 

Treasurer                                             Beri Kasper

 

Sgt At Arms                                        Phil Winslow

 

Community Service                             Theresa Azevedo       & Heather Hougey

 

Club Service                                        Jeff Kasper   & Joe Bechelli

 

Vocational Service                              RJ Natal

International Service                            Pat Kievning

 

Membership                                        Scott Singley

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ANOTHER DAY OLDERÉ

Please take a moment to congratulate these birthday Rotarians in March!

 

Theresa Azevedo (1st)

Ned Stilinovich (26th)

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


KISS AND MAKE UP?

If you miss a meeting, here are some nearby Rotary Clubs that can help you keep your 100% attendance and meet new friends:

 

MONDAY

Brentwood                                        12:15 PM

Danville                                            12:00 Noon

 

TUESDAY

Albany                                              12:30 PM

Benicia                                             12:15 PM

Danville/Sycamore  Valley                  7:00 AM

El Sobrante                                       12:15 PM

Fairfield/Suisun                                 12:00 Noon

Moraga                                              12:15 PM

Pittsburg                                          12:00 Noon

Vacaville Sunrise                               7:00 AM

Walnut Creek                                    12:00 Noon

Walnut Creek Sunrise                         7:00 AM

 

WEDNESDAY

Alamo                                                        12:15 PM

Berkeley                                           12:15 PM

Cordelia                                            7:15 AM

Delta Antioch                                    7:00 AM

Hercules                                           7:15 AM

Martinez                                           12:15 PM

Orinda                                              12:15 PM

Rossmoor / Walnut Creek                   12:00 Noon

San Pablo                                          12:15 PM

San Ramon Valley                              7:00 PM

 

THURSDAY

Antioch                                             12:15 PM

Clayton Valley / Concord Sunrise        7:00 AM

El Cerrito                                          12:15 PM

Lafayette                                          12:15 PM

Pinole                                                        12:30 PM

Pleasant Hill                                               12:15 PM

San Ramon                                        12:15 PM

Vacaville                                           12:15 PM

Vallejo                                              12:15 PM

 

FRIDAY

Concord                                            12:15 PM

Davis Sunrise                                     7:00 AM

Lamorinda Sunrise                             7:00 AM

Richmond                                          12:15 PM

Rio Vista                                           7:00 AM

 

 

You can get the details of each clubÕs meeting place at the District 5160 web site:

www.Rotary5160.org

 

 

2004-2005 Board of Directors

President: John Newman

President-Elect: Sam Vesser

Secretary: Nancy Glenfield

Treasurer: Dan Peterson

Sergeant at Arms: Phil Winslow

Club Service: JK & JB

Community Service: You???

Vocational Service: Rick Woodland

International Service: Pat Kievning

Membership: Beri Kasper

 

NEXT BOARD MEETING:

TUESDAY, May 17th
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

THE TRUE MEANING OF SERVICE!

 

At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word -"SERVICE."  "The act of doing things for other people."

Then I heard these terms:

Civil Service
Postal Service
Customer Service
Telephone Service
Internal Revenue Service
City/County Public Service

And I became confused about the word "service."  This is not what I thought "service" meant.

Then I overheard 2 farmers talking, and one said he had hired a bull to "service" a few of his cows.

BAM!!  It hit me, now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.

I hope you are now as enlightened as I am.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

The Rotary Club of Concord-Diablo

PO Box 6054

Concord, CA 94524-6054

 

 

 

 

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