Author: John Goralka

Rotary meeting: August 24, 2021 INTRODUCTION: PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (Business Services Manager at First US Community Credit Union) called us to order by thanking Rotarians who volunteered at Tuesday’s meeting. Special thanks went out to the following; ALISON CAGLEY (Executive Director at Friends of Sacramento Arts), JAYDEEP BALAKRISHNAN (Associate Dean of California State University, Sacramento), […]

Meeting: August 3, 2021 Introduction PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (Business Services Manager at First US Community Credit Union) kicked off the meeting with an expression of gratuity for ELFRENA FOORD (Partner/Certified Financial Planner at Foord, Van Bruggen, & Pajak) who graciously offered her musical abilities in the form of a piano performance at this week’s meeting. […]

Rotary Meeting: June 22, 2021 Introduction: PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) called us to order by thanking all the Rotarians who volunteered at Tuesday’s meeting. A big thank you was given to TODD ANDREWS (President of Andrews Construction, Inc.) and BILL BADHAM (SVP Commercial Banking Manager at Umpqua Bank), our greeters, for […]

Rotary Meeting: June 15, 2021 Introduction: PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN called us to order on the same day that California “opened” for business! No masks, just smiling faces! California made one giant step towards normality and allowed Rotarians to gather without the prerequisite of having to provide proof of vaccination or wear masks. Ah! Regularity, what […]

    Rotary Meeting: June 8, 2021   Introduction:  What a monumental Day June 8th was! Why you ask? This was the first time, in quite some time, that President KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) was able to call our meetings to order, in person! Yes, that’s right. We have returned to our […]

      Rotary Meeting: March 30, 2021   PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) rang in the meeting commenting on the noticeable difference in his Zoom attire, which reflected the sunnier weather we have all been so lucky to enjoy over this month! Spring is undeniably upon us, and one of PRESIDENT […]

  Rotary Meeting: March 2, 2021   PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) rang in our first meeting of March 2021 at noon. St. Patrick’s Day is approaching us, and we will be joined on the holiday by none other than our international friends over at the Rotary Club of Dublin, Ireland! As […]

    Rotary Meeting: January 26, 2021   PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) began our virtual meeting with a big thank you to everyone that tuned in early to participate in the wine reception. PRESIDENT KEVIN came to the wine reception with a hot cup of tea… you could say he really […]

  Rotary Meeting: October 27, 2020   ALLISON CAGLEY (Sergeant in Arms) (Executive Director of Friends of Sacramento Arts) welcomed our guest speaker, PROFESSOR MARY-BETH MOYLAN, as well as our newest Rotary member, NICOLE WILHELM (Co-Founder/Realtor of the Wilhelm Team at Compass). A warm and friendly welcome to both of you!   STEVE HUFFMAN presented […]

  Rotary Meeting: September 22, 2020   Our meeting kicked off with a special musical presentation by WILLIAM SHUBB (Judge for U.S. District Court) as a welcome to DISTRICT GOVERNOR BRENT HASTEY. WILLIAM graced us all with an amazing medley of 1920’s songs performed on his ukulele. Aloha BRENT and welcome!   CLICK HERE to […]