Call to Order: President Laurie Tamura
Flag Salute: Rob Buchanan
Invocation: Jim Bray
VISITING ROTARIANS: Alex Sanchez - RILA GUESTS OF ROTARIANS:Girl Scout Troop 50973, Kathy Simas, and Scott Miller
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) OACAF Dinner Gala: March 4
2) SB Scholarship Foundation: March 9
(honoring Jim Bray)
3) Friends of the NRA Fundraiser: March 11
4) Monthly Shelter Feed: March 23
5) Wine and Design: March 31 and April 1
6) Employee Recognition: April 13
7) Annual Barn PartyFundraiser: May 13
Check Presentation
The Girl Scouts Troop 50973 was presented a check for $1,000. A representative of this Cadet troop, said they are a lot more than cookie sellers. They do community service, that includes Easter baskets for the children at the homeless shelter and horseback riding events. They will use the money to fund activities, trips, and service projects.
BRAGS
Doug Palmer(Rotarian of the Month): although he successfully made it through the entire month without being present he was given one last change to brag. His brag was that since they were remodeling their house they took off to the Islands (Maui and Oahua) for 3 weeks, a great trip lots of whales, and only one hour of rain.
This month's Rotarian of the Month is: Debbie Blow, who bragged on Shannon Seifert who nominated her as a Woman of Excellence in the Creative Risk Taking category.
Dan Blough, took his wife to dinner for their anniversary for a $25 brag
Thanks Rich Watson for the Shout-out for Rotary’s help to the Carrolls
Mark Jackson made some awesome soup – who knew?
Frank Ortiz bragged $20, last Thursday was Grandson’s 9th Birthday. They took him to Oceano to the Melodrama, where they made a big deal of it because they knew him.
Mike Moats bragged $50 on a city council at work picture they all voted yes on an item
FINES
Mark Jackson, Mark Clark, Mike Gibson, and Jim Bray were fined $30 each for not defending their title in the Trivia Contest
Mark Jackson, said they need to know where the trophy is??
Jim Bray said he knew where it was and they will find it and take it to noontime Kiwanis
Mike Moats, who’s Kiwanis team won the contest said it was a tough battle, and he was sorry, but that still cost him a $30 fine.
Laurie Tamura, fined herself $30, as she was not wearing a pin at an event
Randy Wise was fined $30 for the following picture; wow look at that hair
Kevin Walters was fined $30 for his Gender Neutral bathroom signs
PROGRAM
Argent Data Systems
Our program for this week was provided by Scott Miller from Argent Data Systems.
Scott got his first electronics kits when he was 9 years old. His Dad was a telephone repairman who encouraged him to get interested in amateur radio. Scott got his Hamm radio license at 10. He worked as an IT technician at Vandenberg Air Force Base in their rain scheduling and planning department. At the same time he got his Para glider license and become interested in being able to remotely monitor weather and to make a GPS receiver to record his glider flights. He is a problem solver, entrepreneur, and an inventor which led to the development of kits that he sold online. In 2008, Scott left his day job and got an office on Betteravia, where he developed and sold weather balloon kits with a GPS tracker that he invented.
Scott continued his interest in inventing and trying new things and is currently producing LED Hula Hoop lights. The Hyperion Hoop business has taken off and he now employees 6 people in his business.
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