Call to Order: President Kristine Mollenkopf
Flag Salute: President Kristine
Invocation: Gary Nemetz
VISITING ROTARIANS: Interact StudentsGUESTS OF ROTARIANS: Nai-Yun Chang, Ali Bailey, Robin Hampton, and Scottie Ortiz
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) Santa Maria Humane Society Luncheon, December 7, 2017 at the Santa Maria Country Club
2) Rotary Family Christmas Breakfast: December 21 - SM Country Club @ 7:00 AM
3) Salvation Army Bell Ringing: December 9 (all day) @ Walmart
4) Help Support Santa Maria’s Probation Department Annual Toy Drive, which benefits the children of parents who are successfully addressing their substance abuse issues. You can either bring a toy to rotary or
give a cash donation.
Check Presentation
A $1,000 check was presented to Ali Bailey and Robin Hampton of the Orcutt Children's Arts Foundation. The Foundation's mission is:
To provide all children in the Orcutt Union School District the opportunities to experience and participate in the visual and performing arts by bringing together community resources.
BRAGS
Rotarian of the Month - Mike Moats
Mike bragged on the spring trip he and a couple of other Rotarians have planned for baseball spring training. He also bragged on going to see his granddaughter's ballet performance.
Mark Jackson bragged $100 on the Christmas parade including Ted Ortega, for lights and decorations and the Dream Team who helped out with the parade announcement and scoring system.
Tim Seifert bragged $50 on everyone in the staging area during the parade, even though he was asked to leave by various groups along the staging route ;).
Rich Watson bragged $30 on celebrating his wife’s birthday; his son came home and it was a great time.
Michele Jensen bragged $50 on getting a new puppy. It now takes longer to get ready in the morning!
Mike Gibson bragged $25 and thanked everyone who helped with the parade. Virtually everybody in the room helped in same way or another.
Frank Ortiz bragged $25 on the Santa Maria Times Pearl Harbor article
Randy Wise bragged $25 on Mike Cardona; during the televised portion of the parade, he was on it every five minutes.
There were not fines Today!
PROGRAM
Our program was provided by Rotary exchange student Nai-Yun Chang from Taiwan
She is Taiwanese and Japanese and appreciates rotary for making her dream come true. Her mom is Japanese; her dad is Taiwanese. Nai-Yun plays violin and clarinet, and sings in the Madrigals at Righetti. She also plays sports, and likes running cross-country.
Taiwan is a small island next to Japan. It is a small country geographically, but densely populated. She explained the rotary flag from Taiwan - sister clubs work together on a water project.
Nai-Yun led a Q&A sharing some facts about Taiwan
1.CA is 11.7 times bigger than Taiwan.
2.Her school is the second biggest in her town
3.The school schedule - very different from ours. 7:30 to 5:00 each day.
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