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 […]
The Pulse for the Week of August 15th, 2023 The Pulse by Jim Culleton The Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up” set the tone for our weekly meeting with PRESIDENT Todd Koolakian (Director of Philanthropy/Sacramento Children’s Home) at the helm. He graciously thanked our greeters, CHRIS ANN BATCHEL (Retired), MEGAN WYGANT (ED/CLARA Studios), and AMIN ELMALLAH […]
The Pulse for the Week of August 8th, 2023 The Pulse Sacramento’s growth (and growing pains) Submitted by Danielle McGarrity PRESIDENT OF THE DAY WALTER DAHL (Dahl Law, Attorneys At Law) explained that PRESIDENT TODD is away for the week but will be back with us next meeting. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY KELLEY MORAN (Bajrang […]