Happy New Rotary New Year!
Joe started his first meeting off with John Evans leading us in the Pledge and Warren sharing some excerpts from the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. He also shared the following from Milton Friedman:
“The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy. It is the most effective system we have discovered to enable people who hate one another to deal with one another and help one another.”
We had no guests and got right down to business. Joe reminded us that this year’s Rotary theme is “Serve to Change Lives”. Danielle Lallement is our District Governor. She is part of a USF Strategic Nursing Group working on COVID. Rotary International has s new area of focus this year, “Protecting the Environment”.
This year’s officers and directors are:
Club Executives and Directors
President
President Elect
Immediate Past President
Acting Treasurer
Secretary
Membership Director
International Service Director
Public Image Director
Club Service Director
Community Service Director
Youth Service Director
Dianne will continue as the Chair of the Club Foundation and also as the Chair of the Club Foundation Investment Committee. Paul is the Chair of the Rotary International Foundation Committee. He will promote “Every Rotarian, Every Year” (ERAY) and reminded us that our donations accrue and can come back to us in District Grants.
There will be more on the distinction between the Club Foundation vs. Rotary International’s Foundation. During the early 2000’s our club established our own foundation, a 501c3, Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay Foundation. Donations to the Club Foundation are tax deductible.
Quiz: The quiz is back and it will focus on the 50 states. Joe started with Wyoming—the “Equality State” because it was the first state to give the vote to women in 1869. Wyoming’s National Park is Yellowstone, established March 1, 1872 by Ulysses Grant. The name Wyoming came from the 1865 Continental Divide Resolution, names after Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Wyoming is the Indian word for big flat river. Joe will be going alphabetically…so, one could study up…just sayin’
Mitone was congratulated on her new position as District Membership Chair.
Joe's Plans:
Expect a shoptalk from Joe “when needed”.
Joe would like to focus on literacy, probably partnering with the Library and Big Lift.
We will begin meeting at the Library in August or September, and we will experiment with hybrid meetings.
Planned Events:
Polio Event—October 24 is Jonas Salk’s Birthday. We will cruise aboard the Potomac, box lunch and two hours of fun. This will be a fundraiser. The District is having a run that day.
A trip to Mexico is in the planning stages for mid March 2022.
A Joint meeting with Pacifica and Millbrae is in the planning stage.
50th Anniversary Dinner!
The Fundraising Rally planning continues. Joe and John participated in the Lions Club rally recently to gather intel. (I’m trying to imagine tall guy Joe squeezing into John’s vintage Porsche).
We will participate in the parade with signs highlighting our projects.
Community Service Activities Announcements
Ginger is seeking lunch volunteers, look for the sign up email.
Mary needs help with the Coastside Hope packages.
Blood Drive—Joe sent us an email with sign up info.
Live Scans—needed for working with youth. Can currently be done at the Moss Beach Sheriff’s office. Joe will look into this further. The Chamber is in the process of becoming able to offer this. This will need to be done even if you’ve done it before. Expect to see more info on this topic.
Next Week's Meeting Speaker: Max Schrogin
From Max, “I was born in 1947 in Los Angeles, I left in 1964 to study at U.C. Berkeley, where I attained degrees in Comparative Literature and Architecture
My work to earn money began as a construction manager and estimator, then morphed serendipitously into real estate syndication. That is: I fool my friends into giving me their hard-earned money, form LLC’s and LP’s to buy real estate, and pay them dividends. My current company is named MaxiManagement.
Marble Draw 
Joe pulled a green marble. But before that he showed the white marble and put it in the bag just to assure everyone that there is a white marble in the bag. 
