The Pulse for the Week of July 23rd, 2024

“Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.” Baseball was the theme for the club Iuncheon, and PP Peter Dannenfelser set the tone by unpacking the wisdom in some famous Yogi Berra quotes. Meeting sponsor Capitol Tech Solutions was detailed by Justino Santana, as President Bobby Reed nodded vigorously. CTS offers web design, […]


The Pulse for the Week of June 11th, 2024

Maybe the club was on better behavior with FBI Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel on the dais. But even so, we enjoyed a colorful meeting that ranged from getting loaded in Tahoe to biochemistry to picking up trash. In her thought for the day, PP Linda Geery quoted Maya Angelou: “I’ve learned that people […]


The Pulse for the Week of May 14th, 2024

Gaveling the meeting to order, President Todd Koolakian invited Moira Doherty to present a thought for the day. Moira chose the words of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 ACE): “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” […]


The Pulse for April 16, 2024

President Todd welcomed all comers to our weekly meeting, including his older sister’s family! They were visiting from out of town and stopped by to see the head honcho in action. PP Diane Woodruff quoted George Bernard Shaw in her thought for   the day, which included: “I am of the opinion that my life […]


The Pulse for the Week of March 26th , 2024

Easter was in full bloom! The tables were beautifully decorated with yellow, pink and lilac napkins. Centerpieces were filled with assorted Peep’s bunnies of various colors, jelly beans and topped with sparkling eggs. President Todd Koolakian called upon Sarah Hodge for a Thought for the Day. Sarah offered a poem by Mary Oliver about California’s […]


The Pulse for the Week of March 19th, 2024

The sun was shining brightly outside as President Todd Koolakian welcomed everyone to our meeting. Len McCandliss’ thought for the day quoted Apple cofounder Steve Jobs: “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. […]


The Pulse for the Week of February 13th, 2024

On February 13, 1314, King Edward II banned soccer in London with a royal order “to forbid playing this godless game within the town walls under penalty of imprisonment.” To the day 710 years later, our guest speaker Lisa Wrightsman countered with an inspiring presentation that underscored the beneficial impacts of playing soccer for formerly […]


The Pulse for the Week of January 30th, 2024

President Todd called the meeting to order and Maggie Hopkins gave a Thought for the Day which perfectly in line with our speaker’s subject as she quoted Isabella Montague, “Much like the aging of fine wine, our journey through life is a nuanced and intricate experience, evolving with time and shaping our character in unexpected […]


The Pulse for the Week of January 23, 2024

President Todd Koolakian called the Rotary Club of Sacramento to order for January 23, 2024. Steve Huffman opened the proceedings with a Thought of the Day noting the civic contributions of women from Sacramento’s earliest days. Those who arrived with the Gold Rush were almost all young men. However, especially with the arrival of Sisters […]


The Pulse for the Week of January 9, 2024

Tuesday’s gloomy weather was overwhelmed by the vibrant energy of our membership when President Todd Koolakian called the Rotary Club of Sacramento to order for the first meeting of 2024. In keeping with the day’s theme of volunteerism and service, Judge Bill Shubb provided a Thought for the Day on the nature of pro bono […]