ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pat McDermott spoke to the club about former club members Bob & Marcy Friedlein and the personal tragedy that their family is currently experiencing. He urged everyone to keep them in your prayers and maybe give them a call or send them an e-mail to show your love and support when you get the opportunity to do so.
1) OCAF Fundraiser: Saturday May 24 at the Santa Maria Country Club. There are quite a few seats still available. Contact Mike Gibson or Kevin Walthers for more details
2) Barn Party: Mike Buhring gave an update as to how everything is going so far. It looks like "all is good" right now. Things will definitely ramp up as the date gets nearer. Mark your calendars for Saturday May 12.
3) Rotating Dinners: are being organized by Kate Ferguson. More details will follow in the coming weeks.
4) Santa Maria Firefighters Golf Tournament: Monday May 21 at the SMCC. If interested in participating, contact Leonard Champion for more information
5) "Glamping Trip": Flying Flags RV Resort in Buellton. May 18 - 20. If interested, Dan Blough has all the info.
6) Check Presentations: A check to the Rotary Foundation ($500) and a check for Niung Chang ($525) to participate in an upcoming Rotary foreign exchange student trip were presented to Pat McDermott and Niung Chang (pictured below)
Youth of the Year: Crystal Zamora
Ms. Zamora currently reigns as the current Youth of the Year at our local SMV Boys and Girls Club. In the next few weeks she will be competing with other award recipients throughout the central coast to ultimately move on and possibly win the coveted prize of Youth of the Year on a national level. One component of the competition is giving a speech to a large group. This morning our Rotary Club was glad to lend a helping hand and let her practice on us. The result was that she did a fantastic job which resulted in a standing ovation from the membership after it was completed. Picture below are Jessica Byrne, Crystal Zamora and Rotary member Roberto Rodriguez.
