Rotary Barn Party Luau: Roberto Rodriguez thanked everyone for all their hard work involving the Barn Party Luau. The final tally is not in yet, but it appears that the fundraising event will gross approximately $93,000. All of the expense are now being tabulated and a net number will be announced at a future meeting.
Party for the Walsh's: The going away party for the Walsh's will be this Saturday May 21 at the Rotary Centennial Park. The festivities will begin at 2:00 PM and last until approximately 4:00 PM. A BBQ lunch provided by Testa Catering will be available to all attendees. If you have not signed up as of yet, please contact Mike Gibson and he will get you added to the list.
New Member Induction: This morning our club gladly welcomed John Everett as our newest member. John works for Comcast Business Services. He has lived in this community for many years and is involved in a wide variety of organizations and Boards. Welcome John! We are very glad to have you as a member and look forward to working with you in the future!
Blue Badge Presentation: The following members (pictured below) received their official Blue Badge for completing all necessary tasks to achieve that level. Pictured are Katie McPike and Ron and Suzanne Levy. Not pictured is Matt Diel.
Scholarship Committee: Mike Gibson thanked all 13 members that participated on the committee. The review procedure required a large amount of time to read through all of the applications. As a result, the committee gave out 18 scholarships totaling $27,000. Thank you to everyone involved!
BRAGS:
Rande Downer: bragged on Frank Culley for helping him get used to publishing our weekly Bull-A-Ton. He also had a birthday and he was very proud of the Barn Party Luau that our club put on and his guests positive review of the event. $100
Wendy Foxen: bragged on her and Jim's 37th wedding anniversary. $37
Berto Rodriguez: bragged on all committee chairs that helped make the Barn Party as successful as it was. $100. He also did a Tim Staffel brag on the Athletic Round Table event that he attended at the Elks with fellow Rotarians. $5
Laurie Tamura: bragged on our club's golf entries in the Nipomo Rotary Golf Tournament. Apparently we did good $50
Mark Jackson: gave his heartfelt thanks to everyone that was involved with decorating and take down of the Barn Party Luau. He couldn't believe the participation level (I think it almost brought him to tears) $100
FINES:
Holly Edds: was fined for not bragging about an award she recently received. $30
Peter Sterling: "Go Rodeo Days!" city proclamation.....no brag. $30
Mike Moats: for a self photo that had a weird look to it. $30
Peter Kang, Andy Caldwell, Betty Miller, Matt Diel ($30 x 2), Mike Gibson, Dale Johnson, Chris Logan and Lee Carroll: for a variety of different things. $30 each
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PROGRAM
Tina Tonascia
Peter Sterling
Santa Maria Elks Rodeo
Golden Circle of Champions
Our presentation this morning involved two aspects of our local rodeo season. The rodeo itself will begin on Thursday June 2 and go through Sunday June 5th at the Elks Rodeo grounds. The annual parade will travel down Broadway on Saturday June 4th. Tickets to the rodeo are on sale now.
Another aspect of Rodeo season is the Golden Circle of Champions. This was founded in 2016 and was conceived to raise awareness and provide funds to help local children battling pediatric cancer. Each year, 25 children and their families are honored during the opening night of the Elks Rodeo.