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    JUNE 17, 2014NEXT MEETING: June 26 (Thursday Evening)

    PROGRAM: The Demotion of President Nora

    Greeter & Invocation: Louise Schopke

    ~~ COMING UP ~~

    June 17 Board Meeting 5:30 Trinity HallJune 24 No meeting today. Changed to Thursday!

    **June 26 DEMOTION OF NORA - Dinner Meeting*July 1 -- Special Polio Report from U.S. Centers for

    Disease Control**July 8 -- Past R.I President Rick King (Special evening

    Meeting. Bring spouses and guests.)July 12 District Awards Luau at Community Center inWoodland.

    July 25 TGIF Social at Dochtermans home

    * Regular Tuesday noon meeting** Second Tuesday Evening Meeting at 6:00p

    VISITORSCourtney Guinn Speaker, Director of Educational Services, Moraga

    School DistrictLarry Tessler Chamber of Commerce Committee on Employee

    of the Month

    HAPPY BUCKS AND OTHER DETAILSAngelo Costanza reported on the great success of theBocce Ball Bash last Saturday. He also told of his happybirthday and anniversary trip to Alaska and donated $100 tothe Polio Plus fund of The Rotary Foundation!Linda May had a very happy buck for her great bocce ballteam and the fun they had at the bash!Colin Barnard had $2 for the happiness of having his kidscomplete another year of school and the fact that next yearthey will be in the 7

    thand 4

    thgrades!

    Peter Metzger also had two happy bucks for being able toturn 130 excellent Saklan School youngsters loose for thesummer vacation!Marv Ellenberg is planning a trip to Normandy and told ofthe new guidelines on the size of airplane carry-on bags.Nora Avelar-Martin announced her birthday will be onSaturday and she had a great team at bocce. So sherounded it up to $40 very happy bucks!Letters of appreciation were circulated from Shelterbox forthe Club s generous contribution, and from Rheem SchoolPrincipal, Elaine Frank,for sponsoring Moraga Field Day!Green ticket was held by Marv Ellenberg, but alas, hecould not find the $238 white marble! held by Marv Ellen-berg but no luck in finding the white marble, which wasworth $238.

    PROGRAM OF THE DAYThe meeting was opened by David Kruegel, with a verelevant message on living life to the fullest.The speaker for today was Courtney Guinn, from tMoraga School District, who described the new Californcommon core standards curriculum. The concept w

    developed to address many of the widely differeeducational standards and levels of achievements amo

    schools and districts throughout the nation. Forty-five stathave already adopted the common core curriculum. Tprimary goal of the program is to develop the key skills aknowledge for students to achieve success in a globsociety and to have the necessary sets of knowledessential to college or career preparation. Skills in speakiand listening are also highly emphasized in the cocurriculum. The speaker outlined many features of the macurriculum and the studies in English and Language Artswas a very interesting presentation of a program which is great current discussion throughout the nation.

    Debbie Roessler displays some club banners brought bafrom her visit to the Rotary International Convention Sydney, Australia. She and Lou had a great tour and wreport to the Club at a later date.

    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTSHerb Wehmeyer is asking members to take your turn Greeter and Invocator for the months ahead. Please sign-uKevin Reneau invited all members to continue makisuggestions for the Employee of the Month of persons wdemonstrate excellent service in our Town. Give Kevin yonomination.Remember next Thursday, June 26 is the Demotion Nora at 6:00 pm. Nice Dinner and fun program!

    SUPER DAY FOR BOCCE BALL BASHSaturday was a beautiful day for the 6th Annual RotaDistrict Bocce Ball Bash. Sixty teams representing 27 club

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    showed up at the Martinez Bocce Ball Courts. Among the200 participants, were a stalwart group of Moraga Rotarians,including Angelo & Suzann Contanza, John & Mary SueErickson, Frank & Linda May, Gary & Carol Irwin, TonySchoemehl, Colin Barnard, Al Simonsen, DougDamaschino, Nora Avelar-Martin, Ron Julian and yourobservingeditor, Cliff Dochterman. It was reported that thefund raising portion of the event made possible acontribution to The Rotary Foundation of over $4300.(Above: Tony Schoemehl rolls critical points.) Thetournament winners were: 1. Pleasant Hill 2. Alamo 3.Martinez and 4. Benica. Although Moraga was not in thetop four, I m sure we certainly scared the other teams!

    THE EDITORS COMMENTSIn governmental affairs, many leaders will cling to their officefor decades. However, in Rotary it is traditional that all Clubpresidents and international leaders are totally changedeach year on July first. The question is often asked, Whathappens to those who add past to their previous titles?Unfortunately, a few just drift off with a been there-donethat-and have the t-shirt attitude. Others occasionally willactually disappear from active Rotary membership. Some

    former presidents quietly sit through weekly meetings justenjoying the view from their out-to-pasture position.Moraga Rotary is fortunate to have many of our formerleaders step forward to continue in roles of leadership. In aClub the size and age of Moraga Rotary it is natural to findthat many members have previously served as President. Sothe Club can be grateful that Nora Avelar-Martin was willingto serve a second year as Club President this past year, andto know that Debbie Roesslerwill soon assume her secondterm as President on July first!In addition, many of our other Past Presidents take veryactive leadership positions in the Club. Past PresidentsTony Schoemehl and Al Simonsen have carried the ball

    for Rotary Field Day; Doug Damaschino does the work ofSergeant-at-Arms; Gary Irwin and Frank May take on thetasks as Newsletter editor; Colin Barnard has served in thehuge job as program chairman; Rich Render does much ofthe bookkeeping assignments and heads up the e-Wastecollections; John Erickson has usually been the perennialChristmas party chairmen and the go-to-guy when any taskneeds completing; Angelo Costanza is our Camp Royalcoordinator and bocce guru; and, of course, Past DistrictGovernor Jim Campbell has been our Club s mostprominent leader in Rotary District activities.It is appropriate to express our appreciation to all of thesemembers who once wielded the gavel in Moraga Rotary, but

    willingly continue their spirit of service to the Club. And toNora and Debbie we express our deep appreciation forstepping forward to serve a double term as President!

    CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTSJune 26 (Thurs.) Demotion Party & DinnerJuly 12 -- District Awards Luau --- Woodland

    Community CenterJuly 19 Fab 5 Event Picnic in the Park,

    Lafayette ReservoirJuly 25 -- TGIF Social at Dochterman HomeAug. 8-10 OMPA Swim Meet

    MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-14

    PresidentNora Avelar-MartinPresident-elect .. ......Debbie RoesslerPast PresidentFrank MaySecretary.........Kevin ReneauTreasurer....Lad LynchCommunity Service Chair.. .Barbara BrunerNew Generations...Rich RenderInternational Service ChairTony SchoemehlRotary Foundation...... Lad LynchPublic Relations Gary Irwin

    Membership

    ...Debbie & FrankDirector at Large.John EricksonDirector at Large...Cliff Dochterman

    President, Rotary InternationalRon BurtonDistrict Governor..Steve LackAssistant District Governor.Jose Avelar

    Newsletter Editor for June Cliff Dochterman

    DONT FORGETSign-up for the Demotion Dinner -- $25 per person.Enjoy a great evening of fun, dinner and fellowship.Thursday, June 26

    that 6:00 pm.

    THE LAST WORDSYou know youre a redneck if your home has wheelsand your car doesnt.Jeff Foxworthy

    Having more money doesnt make you happier. I have50 million dollars, but Im just as happy as when I had48 million.-- Arnold Schwarzenegger

    When a man opens a car door for his wife, its eithera new car or a new wife.Prince Philip

    Home cooking. Where many a man thinks his wifeis. - Jimmie Durante

    (SEE NEXT PAGE FOR BOCCE BALL GALLERY)

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    Photo Gallery ofBocce Ball Bash..

    Carol Irwin and President Nora made a great team!

    A roving reporter scoots around bocce courts.

    John and Mary Sue Await their turn on the court.

    Angelo, Linda and Frank look pleased at Moragateam scores.

    Gary, Linda, Carol and Nora watch close game.

    John and Colin discuss bocce strategy.