LAST WEEK’S MEETING RECAP

GUESTS

Scott introduced KEN CLARKE, owner of PC ². Kathy promptly collared him, and he agreed to donate to the Raucous Bacchus event. Welcome, Ken, and thanks for the putting help!

MAUREEN KILMOUREY from the Concord Library was also a featured guest.

Rocky Barsotti acted as Protector of the Holy Grail in escorting his wife, Patti, who just happens to be Kiwanis incoming District Governor for the western part of the country.

Fines/Offerings

Kaspers gave several bucks for having an incident-free boat trip with the Moores (former Rotarians). Beri admitted to going overboard with her constant reminders about Rotary. Lets follow up and get them back!

Rocky Barsotti got in the swing of things and donated a Kiwanis dollar. We should keep that one framed!

Pat Kievning gave a dollar for celebrating the departure of her oldest son.

Scott donated $5 (or more) for allowing a commercial and then announcing that Fitzpatrick Chevrolet Hummer had just received its first H3.

Dean Hart gave a buck for his (daughter’s) wedding announcement.

JB gave his weekly donation for celebrating Aubrey’s fifth movement. Keep up the good work, Aubrey!

Announcements

JK announced that Jackson White had returned home on May 26. We’ll be looking forward to updates as he continues his recovery.

Welcome back, Jackson! And thanks to John for all his efforts and to Taylor Family Foundation for the plane ride!

JK also crowed a bit after he tested the club’s new PA system. Yes, we can now hear the speakers – even John, we think.

Dirk gave us the sad news that his grandmother had passed on after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease.

Beri told us about RI’s international Peace scholarship, a major award that needs applications in the next few days. These are scholarships to major universities throughout the world, and UC Berkeley is just one. Let her know immediately if you know of anyone about to enter grad school that might be interested.

Jeffie reminded us that Philip Arndt is the incoming Chamber Chairman of the Board. Sign up for the inauguration dinner on June 24th to show your support of Phil!

Scott had us pencil in July 22 as the Rotary Clubs’ Golf Tournament to raise money for First Tee. The money will be used to build a stand of some sort. Scott will complete that thought in the next few weeks.

Dirk reminded us about the July 4^th pancake/hot dog/pigs-in-a-blanket breakfast/lunch. More info later, but set it aside on your calendars!

SOMETHING SNEAKY!

While we were all engaging in our Rotary roasts, our crafty counselor Rick “Sly” Silvester tried to sneak out early. He admitted having forgotten some clients, but he didn’t tell us why he scheduled them for the Rotary meeting time…

SPEAKER

Patti Barsotti is the incoming District Governor of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District for Kiwanis International. She is a member of their Berkeley club, but spends a lot of time in Concord as well.

Patti gave us the basic reminder presentation – reminding us why we are in Rotary, what projects we are proud of, what attributes we would like to see in members. This was a great wake-up call, and we thank her for taking time from her busy schedule to help a Rotary Club. Thanks to Dirk for bringing her.

MEMBERSHIP TEAMS ANNOUNCED!

At the May 18th meeting, new membership teams -- effective immediately -- were announced by the Czar of Golf & Membership, Scott Singley.

Our goal is simple. Bring Rotary to one new person per team in the next year. The winning team, and their new Rotarians will be treated to a delicious dinner, paid for by the other members of the Club.

Here's the roundup of the teams -- get cracking!

Team A  Azevedo Newman  Browning

Team B

Bechelli

Grassi

Kievning

Team C

Chan

Lavrador

Wentling

Team D

Morseman

Hougey

Singley

Team E

Hoffmeister

Fernandez

Hart

Team F

Vesser

Lafferty

Stilinovich

Team G

Peterson

Glenfield

McCarl

Team H

Kasper, J.

Mahshi

Pryor

Team I

Winslow

Silvester

Sebeka

Team J

Natal

Arndt

Kasper, B.

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

ANOTHER DAY OLDER…

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

Betty Larson (2^nd)

Scott Singley (12^th)

DEMOTION PARTY DATE MAY CHANGE!

Due to a number of scheduling conflicts and the large number of members attending the convention, and the fact that we decided that Dean Hart might recognize us if we tried to sneak into his daughters wedding reception to eat and save money on food costs, the demotion committee is considering changing the date for the Demotion Celebration to July 9th.

Please let Fred McCarl know your thoughts ASAP!!

CENTENNIAL PROJECT UPDATE

Update from Mark Deven, Rotarian & Assistant City Manager

Our project is progressing to its Completion. The poles and shade structure was supposed to be completed last week.

Unfortunately, substandard poles were sent by the manufacturer and the City's project manager, after conferring with me, forced the company to send us new ones. The holes for the foundations have been dug and the poles will be installed next Tuesday/Wednesday, June 7-8.

Modifications to the turf and irrigation system will be completed on Monday June 6 and the frame for the patio area will be completed on Thursday, June 9.

Instead of decomposed granite for the patio surface, we will install yellow and blue pavers for the patio which will be more appealing and easier to walk on for children in bare feet.

The color for the pavers will also match the shade sails. All of the construction work will be completed on June 10.

The "sweat equity" contribution for this project is to lay the pavers on Saturday, June 11.

My staff and I estimate that the job of laying the pavers can be completed within two three-hour shifts of six people. That means we will need 12 people to split two work shifts of 8-11 am and 11 am - 2pm on Saturday, June 11.