The Voice of the Vineyards The Weekly Electronic Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Healdsburg

“The mission of a bulletin is inform the membership, comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable”

Author: Kate Buchanan

Photographer: Rick Tang

Editor/Publisher: George Heath

March 13, 2017

President Lynda Guthrie, donning a green wig, called the

meeting to order and asked Jack Anthony to lead us in the

Pledge of Allegiance.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Prez Lynda…“Never iron a four-leaf clover because you don’t want

to press your luck.”

VISITING ROTARIANS

o Richard Johnson, Hilo, Hawaii Club and

o Jenny Johnson, Hilo, Hawaii Club

o Debbie Mason, Key West Club

GUESTS of ROTARIANS

• Erica Whisney Felix, guest of Jeff Civian

• Joaquin Blanco-Pelucarte, Speaker of the Day, guest of Henk Peeters

• Linda Miller, guest, and lovely wife, of Neale Miller

~~~ Oui Cater served luncheon of tossed salad,

vegetables, pork loin, mashed potatoes, and brownie

bites for dessert. ~~~ 4 Yums (Yum scale is from 0

to 5, with 5 being excellent.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Prez Lynda announced the upcoming SCARC Dinner, hosted by the Santa Rosa West

Club on March 30, Fountain Grove Inn. at 6 PM.

Jerry Ogden announced the upcoming Dinners for

Eight, to be held on Thursday, April 6, or Saturday,

April 8. Sign-up to attend AND to be a host!!

Prez Lynda began the meeting by highlighting events regarding polio, under the theme,

“Why End Polio Now?” In 1988, Rotary International launched the Global Polio

Eradication Initiative; at that time there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries. In

2017, there are only 3 countries with polio, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan, AND

there are only 3 new cases of polio!

Prez Lynda reminded us that “Green Hair Day”

is this Friday: St Patrick’s Day, March 17. We will

meet at Costeaux for hair-dying at 6:15, followed by a

group photo at 6:50. The parade starts at 7:00.

Prez Lynda presented PE Kate with a green wig to wear on Friday, Green Hair Day

The District Training Assembly is Saturday, April 1, 8 AM, at Mendocino College,

1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah. The Club will cover the $50 registration fee. Who

should sign-up? YOU, and all new and current Board Members!

Prez Lynda thanked the 8 Rotarians who volunteered for the Healdsburg High’s

Internship Presentation Night.

Sign up to volunteer for the March 25 Middletown Reforestation Project.

RECOGNITION

Prez Lynda presented former Red Badger, Neale

Miller, accompanied by wife, Linda, with his Blue Badge.

Congratulations, Neale!!!!!

PP Dr. Dave celebrated University of Michigan’s

win, and donated $10 Happy Dollars to Polio Plus.

Artie Stein was pleased to be able to speak on his last

day with our club, March 27, and donated $100 to the

Foundation.

PROGRAM

Henk Peeters introduced today’s

speaker, Joaquin Blanco-Pelucarte,

Exective Director, Healdsburg

Education Foundation (HEF). HEF

has 2 main goals: to provide a 21st

Century education for our (public

school) students, and to close the gap

between students from different

backgrounds. HEF is the fundraising

arm for the Healdsburg School

District. It’s budget for the 2016-17

school year is $332,820. All students

in Healdsburg Junior and and Healdsburg High get lap tops, and a group of talented students has

been trained on how to fix them.

RAFFLE: Jean Herschede won today’s raffle, but did not

draw the winning marble. She did receive a lovely bottle of

Bertapelle wine.

CLOSING: Prez Lynda thanked visitors and guests for coming, and rang the bell.

NEXT WEEK: Craft talks by Max Dunn and Richard Norgrove!!