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Nov. 7...Terry Church, Author of "Finding Pegesus"
Pledge: Lead by Forrest Frey
Song: A very Strange Dr. Gordon Wong led us in song “Great Pumpkin is Coming to Town”
Oh, you'd better not shriek,
You'd better not groan,
You'd better not howl,
You'd better not moan,
Great Pumpkin is coming to town!
Thought of the Day: Presented by Tricia.:
Take time to work, it is the price of success.
Take time to think, it is the source of power.
Take time to play, it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read, it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to be friendly, it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream, it is hitching your wagon to a star.
Take time to love and be loved, it is the privilege of the gods.
Take time to look around, it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul.
Today's Guests:
Jerry Besses, introduced by Dave Johnson, Karen Johnson, introduced by Walt.
Terry Bryant introduced her beau Stu.
Julies Winestock , manager of Adobe Winery, introduced her sister Libby.
Gardner Bride introduced Sheila.
Chris Lombardi was introduced by Jim F.
Steve Finley, was introduced by Paul P.
Pat Landrum, was introduced by Terry
Andy Kern was an invited guest of Russell Rice
Dale Knight and Al Kaplan were visiting Rotarians today.
Announcements and Upcoming Events:
* Board Meeting November 13
* Don't miss "The Consul" Cinnebar Theater
* See Jerrie Patterson’s Musical Production - Friday Night Fellowship – Nov 16 – 6 PM
* DARK on November 21
Kudos:
Thanks
to all who participated (including those who sponsored an Interactor)
at last Friday evening’s bowling with Interact. Also, thanks to those
who came and help the seniors at Sunrise Assisted Living at their
monthly birthday party.
Chris Lombardi was presented a gift from the club for all his successful efforts in organizing our Oktoberfest – thanks Chris!
Also,
thanks to each of our Rotarians and guests who have contributed to the
Red Cross – to be used for victims of the recent Southern California
fires.
Today's Fines:
Diane Zimmerman celebrated her birthday with a weekend trip to Monterey – and kicked in $40.
Jim O celebrated son Jimmy’s17th Birthday last week and paid a fine of $17.
John Strong ‘fessed up to his son, Karl’s recent birthday with a $41 towards Karl’s Harold Alexander.
Happy Bucks (well, one was not so happy):
Dawn put in a few bucks celebrating the successful killing of an Elk by husband on hunting expedition.
Elly, in praise of all the praise for The Consul, put in a happy $5.
Recent
Return: Lane just got back from her trip to Sicily – she was joined
with 17 other relatives as both sides of her family are from that neck
of the woods. Lane presented President Sally with a small gift and
mentioned that the Rotary club there shares its venue with neighboring
island Malta.
Today’s Raffle: - no winner! Only 3 marbles left!
Today’s Guest Speaker: Jo Thorton and Pamela Tuft
(scribe’s note – to see the entire presentation please visit our
website and click on the Uganda – Adopt A Village icon – www.PetalumaValleyRotary.com )
Today,
Pamela and Jo gave a wonderful overview of their trip to Uganda –
showing us the beautiful country, more than beautiful people, the
breathtaking scenery, wildlife, and various means of transporation they
endured. Before beginning their presentation Jo and Pam were presented
with a special honor – a Nursery school in Uganda has been named after
them: The Pamela Tuft and Jo Thorton Nursery School. The nursery is
mostly for orphaned children.
Their
travels included covering over 800 miles over bumpy roads - many
of the villages they visited would be 2 or more hours off the main
road. On one stretch, from Kampala to Tororo, a mere 120 miles, took
over 8 hours of grueling travel. One of their first stops was in
Entebbe where they met a licensed midwife named Florence. In Ngamba
they visited a Chimpanzee preserve and viewed the beauty of Lake
Victoria. Kampala is the capital of Uganda, and the presentation showed
many of the street scenes experienced there. Outside the cities,
Uganda shows rolling hills, sometimes covered by fields of sugar cane.
Finally,
the two make their way to Osukuru, where they were given a royal
Welcome Celebration. We were shown many pictures of
children -in and out of their classrooms, and their respected
headmaster. The village had a group of women who had formed a
chorus and sang to raise funds – each of them had either HIV or
AIDS. There were Osukuru children who were not in school because
they needed to spend the day collecting fire wood, and an 85 year old
women who spoked to them about her life and family.
Pam
and Jo showed us pictures of the interact club at the Great Aubrey
School and scenes of Tororo and Namusisi. While in Namusisi there was a
baby delivered at the clinic and scenes of women singing and men
drumming. Next, we saw Jinja, the source of the Nile.
The
photo essay showed much of the daily life of Ugandans; Jerry cans,
roadside shopping, matoke (a grown food source) and boda boda,
chickens. One success story they witnessed was a Women’s cooperative in
Katajjo.
The trip was tough and our two Rotarians did not
always stay dry or even healthy – but a song that was sung together
there whiled awaiting the end rain rings true from our club to Pam and
Jo, “You Are My Sunshine!”
