Since it was the NFL’s opening weekend, President Bobby Reed decided to have a little football fun. His 49ers against all comers. The bet? Winner pays $50 to the loser’s Eddie Mulligan. The takers: PP Bob Miller (Los Angeles Rams); PP Todd Koolakian (Dallas Cowboys); Dennis Cook (Chicago Bears); David Brandenburger (New England Patriots); Rick Osen (Minnesota Vikings).
Tom Bacon’s Thought for the Day led off with a joke: “I am trying to be more healthy, so I started the Whiskey Diet…I’ve already lost 3 days.” Three key things that have transformed Tom’s life. #1 is Rotary! #2 is reading “Art of Happiness,” imploring others to treat everyone with respect and equally. And #3 is reading “Untethered Soul,” which has helped him make deliberate choices.
The Sac Century Bike ride is upon us! Several key volunteer positions are yet to be filled. Can you chip in? Connect with the task chair/s noted below.
. route arrow placement along the route (David Brandenburger)
. loading trucks on Friday 9/27 (PP Jon Snyder, Larry Gilzean)
. unloading trucks 9/28 – (Lee McKay, who was inducted into our club today! Lee works for Kitchen and Bath CRATE, a local construction remodeling company specializing in bathrooms.)
. Isleton Lunch Stop – needs more volunteers
. bike valet station – needs more volunteers
. takedown of Capitol Mall event (Paul Keefer).
All of these chairs can use more volunteers. Please help!
“Put Me in Coach!” donations included PP Scot Sorensen, who’s been busy! His son, Kai, is captain of the cross country team at Pacific Lutheran University. His wife just took a new teaching position at Woodland Community College, and Scot himself is celebrating 40 years of faith-based service.
Jim Relles contributed to good health. He thanked Steve Huffman and the Compassion Committee for comfort cards upon the recent loss of a family member.
Ed Melia celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary! $25 x 56 = $1,400 for Golf for Kids!
Surender Singal celebrated his grandson’s baseball achievements.
Maggie Hopkins was not cheap in donating in honor of crossing paths with some Golf for Kids beneficiaries while shopping at “That’s Cheap.”
Club Announcements
. District 5180 Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference at Cal Expo is on September 21 and all Rotarians are invited, reported PP Peter Dannenfelser.
. The Rotary Roadies’ Jeff Stone and Tom Bacon unveiled the band’s new logo and encouraged everyone to attend Sac Century’s post-ride celebration at which the band will perform for 2+ hours.
Featured Speaker
Todd Aquilina introduced lunch speaker Robin Stimson. As Vice President of Business Development at Siemens Mobility, Robin is responsible for growing their passenger rail presence in the US. Siemens is banking on expanding based on a few main factors: 9.7 billion people will live on earth in 2050, and 68 percent of these people will live in urban areas. Siemens has 2,500 employees in South Sacramento at its manufacturing plant. Sacramento and San Diego are among the light rail systems built by Siemens.
President Bobby acknowledged meeting greeters John Phair, PP Diane Woodruff, and PP Brian Van Camp. Photography was provided by John Swentowsky, and Jim Culleton was the Pulse reporter. And everyone’s favorite, the wine reception, was hosted by Dee Hartzog.
Next week’s meeting will feature guest speaker Dale Carlsen, founder of Sleep Train.
