November 17 Meeting Highlights
Thought for the Day:
Dr. John COTTLE provided an excellent poem, well received, thought-provoking, and far too long to be remembered by your scribe.
Visiting Rotarian:
Kevin WILLIAMS introduced Roger COOKE from the South Ukiah club.
Speaker of the Day:
Doug HAMMERSTROM, President elect and International Chair of the Fort Bragg club, discussing District 5130′s Festival of Brotherhood.
Doug Hammerstrom attended last month’s Festival of Brotherhood in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. This was Doug’s 6th year at the Festival. Mendocino did not have a representative this year, and International Chair Harold HAUCK asked Doug to accept our proxy and identify up to $3000 in projects.
As Harold requested, Doug allocated our funds to 1) a clean water project; 2) an elderly assistance project; and 3) two children school projects. With slides from the project locations, Doug reviewed the projects and answered questions. The International Committee will vote on these projects to formally approve Doug’s recommendations. Through the leveraging of funds, our donations are matched by District, and then again by RI, so our $500 contribution may result in a $15,000 or more project fund. This is the 16th year of the Festival of Brotherhood.
Rotarians with Guests
No guests were introduced
