Meeting opened shortly after 08:00.
Invocation: Laura Brecht
Pledge: Bill Lewis
Songs: We are my Sunshine, and Borrego Rotary - with
- Haddon Salt on violin
- Bill Lewis on guitar
- Garret Westover on guitar
Happy $:
- Diane Hydoski - day of the Dead last week on Monday night, November 1.
- Lori Seagram - Interact going strong.
- Conrad Kramer - Symposium - 175 people. 3 day event, current research on all aspects of state park
- Haddon Salt - started a woodwind band
- Judy Haldeman - 1# & 3# twins premature born now are now 10 years old. One has autism, but mild. Both are very intelligent, one plays violin without any lessons
Announcements:
Elaine Diner is withdrawing membership from Rotary
Amy is visiting again from Escondido - she will probably become a Borrego Rotarian as she hopes to move here soon.
Started a new banner for flags for visited organizations
Thanksgiving baskets:
- Kelly to talk to distributors and Judy Haldeman about food.
- We will have to coordinate food as we have no walk-in closet.
- We need boxes badly to contain the food.
- We have a list of the people that need the food. They are primarily hispanic, so we are trying to plan the food they would like.
- We are thinking about rice, beans, turkey breast, tortillas & apples
- Suggestion made to use Interact to help put the event together. $25 is needed by each member.
Tamale Festival - too difficult to do at Christmas Circle because of the logistics. There is a licence necessary which has a bundle of requirements, including a personal liability for any illness. Because of these reasons, the event has been cancelled.
Sylvana brought up that the Santa Ysabel Casino could be used for an event.
Borrego Springs breakfast: Kathy Johnson brought up the possiblity of Interact enticing traffic into the event with banners.
Ule Nickers - he has been in hospitals and such. Our hopes & prayers are with him.
Induction:
Kelly Kidd was inducted with sponsor Dann Perry
- She is food & beverage director of Borrego Springs Resort
- She has 2 chidren aged 9 & 11
- Dann pinned a Rotary pin on her after her name badge was placed on her by Bill Lewis. She was given a cup and T-shirt(to wear at the next event) as well
President elect training will be February 21 - 24, 2013.
Haddon Salt brought up that we either start on time or extend it to 9:15. Bill Lewis announced that everyone be here BEFORE 8am