Weekly eBulletin - Nov. 6, 2013
Photos by Rick Mendoza
Written by Karnia Garcia
Invocation: Bruce Logan
Flag Salute: Former Mayor Mike Gin
Our second evening meeting included 27 members and 12 guests. This even included RUHS Interact Club member Lizzy Seigler.
Meals On Wheels: Mel Nichols & Dal Covington
Family of Rotary: Nancy Campbell ran into Pat Haynes while on the way to Big Bear where they stopped in Riverside for Lunch. Pat Haynes is doing well and currently resides in Carlsbad.
November Foundation Month: Our Foundation Chair, Rick Mendoza, recognized Chuck Anderson as a major donor. He is the 10th major donor of our rotary club. His exemplary service and achievements are too long to list. He joined Rotary in 1993 & has been instrumental to our club in many various aspects.
World Polio Day October 24, RB Proclamation. On behalf of our rotary club, Nancy Campbell accepted the official RB World Polio Day proclamation at the City Council meeting on October 24. Recognized by our good mayor Steve Aspel, Rotary has played a major role internationally and donated more than a billion dollars towards this worthy cause.
Paul Harris Foundation Celebration is Saturday, Nov.9th at the California Science Center, there are a few tickets left if anyone is interested. 14 of our club members and spouses will be in attendance.
Former Mayor Mike Gin and RB Rotarian for 20 years was inducted as an Honorary Member. Work location has not allowed Mike to attend our luncheon meetings for quite some time. Mike served the city of Redondo Beach as City Councilman and Mayor for 8 years each and we hope to have him back in our club as a full time member if his work location changes. Great to see you Mike and please join us at the next evening meeting on January 29!
La Paz Trip, Terry B. – Terry & his family just returned from their trip together from La Paz, Mexico. They had a terrific time, visiting with the members of the Bajia de la Paz Rotary and shared pictures with our club. He shared with us that with the help of the Mexican government, our joint commodore/kitchen project has expanded and will extend indoors into the kitchen area. It will now be double the size!
RB City Employee Pancake Breakfast Reminder: Friday, November 08, 2013, set-up 6:00, serving at 7:00 to 10:00 a.m.
UCLA/USC Tailgate Luncheon: Joint meeting with 4 Torrance clubs, Tuesday Nov, 26th. 11:30 a.m. $30, club responsible for 60 tickets, 370 attendees, Speakers: USC J. K McKay, UCLA Kevin Jordan- Still have 35 tickets to sell. Please invite you friends and co-workers!
Nomination 2014-2015 officers & directors- Wed. Nov. 13, election Wed. Dec. 11th: Need people who are interested in President Elect, those interested please inquire.
Today’s Speaker: Nancy Introduced Michael Grady, GM of Independent Repair and South Bay Country Band Founder. Mike has been with Independent Repair for over 20 Years, he really enjoys his job, working with cars. He shares a passion in motorcycle racing as well. His story begins with his grandson wanting a guitar and lessons which he fully supported and helped his grandson by purchasing the guitar and group lessons, after sometime his grandson decided he did not want to play the guitar after all. Soon after Mike began taking guitar lessons and discovered his hidden passion for country music which lead to forming a country music band which performs 4 days a week locally here in the South Bay. He & his band members Mark Fitchett and Mark Shark, performed a couple of songs for us and we really enjoyed having him share his story. Lesson: It’s never too late to discover your passion and set your mind to accomplish your dreams. For a schedule of performances please visitwww.southbaycountry.com