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 […]
One of the club’s treasured traditions was renewed at the club’s annual Daughters Day celebration. President Todd called the meeting to order and immediately handed the gavel to Libby Rose Pavelchik, granddaughter of Roy Alexander. President Libby applauded Elfrena Foord for beautiful holiday piano music during the wine reception. She thanked greeters Evelyn and Penelope […]
It was a big day at ye olde Rotary Club this week, as we crowned our next President Elect-Elect in the last of the President-Todd-led meetings of the year (but don’t forget about Daughter’s Day next week y’all!). After the usual thank you’s for those that made this week’s meeting tick — including Maggie Hopkins, […]
Lev Kaganovich used the Thought of the Day as an introduction to our annual Foundation Day, celebrating all our members have given to improve the lives of so many. “It’s up to us to be part of it,” he said. Gary Bazlen, a foundation trustee, announced that our members had donated and fundraised more than […]
Equal is not Equity. Listen to others – those like you and those not like you. Give what is needed where the need is. We can make a difference. These are themes that ran through our meeting today. After a call to order by President Todd, the Thought for the Day was eloquently presented by […]
The Pulse As our fully engaged club prepares for this week’s Sacramento Century cycling event benefiting the Crisis Nursery, we took a bit of time to celebrate the arts. But first, President Todd thanked our greeters for the day, Steve Brandenburger, Kerry Wood, and Bhavnesh Makin. Nancy Teichert’s thought for the day stressed the importance […]
The Pulse By Nancy Teichert President Todd Koolakian opened the meeting by thanking our cheerful greeters PP Walter Dahl, PP Peter Dannenfeiser, and Jim Culleton. Cell phone photography was provided by Jim Henderson. The wine reception was hosted by Golden Pacific Bank. Thought for the Day presenter PP Dan McVeigh reminded all of us to […]
The Pulse District Governor Attends RCOS Meeting to Declare “Go, Meet, Do!“ President Todd Koolakian gaveled the meeting into action at 12:10 PM, to the strains of “Start Me Up“ by the Rolling Stones. He began by thanking the greeters: Sharna Braucks (President/CEO, YMCA of Superior California), Craig Brown (retired/CB Property Inspections), and Dan Cole […]
The only thing missing at Tuesday’s meeting was David Byrne and the Talking Heads, as it was Psycho Killer day at the normally tame Rotary Club of Sacramento (more on this later, but best to go lock your doors before you read the rest of this recap, just to be safe). President Todd started the […]
The Pulse Written by John Wood It was an action-packed day at ye olde Rotary Meeting this week, as President Todd offered the Rotary Confab a multitude of ways to put the “Service” in “Service Above Self.” After the usual “thank yous” for those Rotarians who helped with the meeting festivities this week — greeters […]