Weekly eBulletin, March 19, 2014
(REDONDO BEACH, California) March 19, 2014 President Karen Weigel opened the meeting calling on members to offer the invocation and flag salute.
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| Laura Fields was named Rotarian-of-the-Month for her work coordinating and executing the auction at the club's recent Casino Night. She is shown with President Karen Weigel. |
Guests – Karen Whitehead, Roy Bolling, luncheon speaker Lou Serrano and his assistant DeeDee Clark, Sam Kartunian a special guest of Jeff Weigel, Steve Kassel of the Long Beach Rotary Club, Connie Siegel of the Harrisburg (PA) Rotary Club, and former member Jim Sharvin who came by to say hello though he has moved to Ohio.
Meals on Wheels were delivered by Chat Campbell and Jeff Weigel
Family of Rotary: Pearl Davis thanked members for their "thank you cards and phone calls" during her recent illness. Referring to the club she said, "This is my family."
James Jackman announced the club will sponsor a Rotary Exchange student from Japan for the 2014-15 Rotary Year. "We need three host families to take the student for about three months each," he said. "Once we know the gender of the student we'll ask a club member to serve as their mentor."
Karen reminded the club about the April 12th district wide Community Service Day. Galina Gilman is heading this up, hands on in community project of greenbelt planting at 19oth & Rindge Lane. Bring gloves, spades and boots.
May 10th will be the District Assembly at the Carson Community Center 07:00 AM – 12:00 P.M. Karen encouraged all new members to attend.
The District 5280 Annual Conference is scheduled for May 15-18 at the Grand Hyatt in Indian Wells. A hospitality night will occur Friday night
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| Every presentation should have a STAR moment," said luncheon speaker Lou Serrano. A magician, among his other talents, Serrano's STAR moment was a disappearing $100 bill that went up in smoke, only to reappear in an envelope found in Serrano's inside coat jacket. Go figure! |
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Our luncheon speaker was Lou Serrano, an author, professional magician, marketing consultant, and keynote speaker. Over the past 20 years he's helped companies big and small create memorable and successful events nationwide. He's a frequent performer at the word-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and he is the author of several books and DVDs focusing on marketing and business development. He titled his presentation "The Magic of Communication." His message: "Make sure every speech or presentation you give has a STAR moment. He defined STAR as "something to always remember." He gave an example of a speaker opening his talk from the back of the room rather than from the front at the podium.