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The FOGHORN
ROTARY CLUB OF HALF MOON BAY
January 11, 2022
Club Social at San Benito House, HMB
Article by Steve Wilson
Photos by EJ Dieterle
Our February 17 meeting was a Club Social held at San Benito House on the patio. The weather was perfect and so was the company. 20 of us attended, guests included. Since there was no formal program, we enjoyed each others' company until Pres. Joe kicked off the "meeting" part.
Announcements
Joe and Kevin both spoke to the need for greater club participation in Rotary Foundation giving, with a hoped-for 100% the goal. The giving average per member is currently $200/yr. The EREY route with an automatic charge each month is the most painless way to do this, and Joe will be calling around to those not yet participating. High numbers here of course make it possible for us to compete for Best Club at the District level.
Rose S. made a pitch for this year's Relay for Life campaign, which she and Renee will be heading up.
One of our guests, Assistant DG Shari Teresi, talked about the upcoming April 9 Rotary Day of Service, mobilizing all of the clubs for participation in one of three projects. Two are trash pickup projects and the other is planting indigenous plants in a selected location. The afternoon includes displays of exhibitors on an environmental theme. The cost is $20 per participant which gets us lunch and a T-shirt. We will assemble at Coyote Point.
Stacy is organizing an International Service Committee, and a number of us stepped forward to volunteer.
Joe announced that --sadly--the La Paz clinic trip has been put off a year, so the whale-watching must wait.
Happy/Crappy News 
On the Soapbox
On the SoapboxThe happiest news of the meeting by far was that Bill Johnston and his lady love Austin are getting married very soon at a private ceremony in Montara. We hope we have a chance to meet Austin soon, and hearts and flowers and many years of happiness from all of us, Bill!
Charise gave a complete rundown on our Life Skills program which she has energetically run since it started in 2009-10. Since Charise and Jack will be relocating in the foreseeable future, she is now looking for someone in the community, most likely non-Rotary, to take over leadership, although it's expected that we will continue to provide the majority of the staffing for the program. She might have a candidate who would be supremely qualified to do this, so keep your fingers crossed. Positive feedback on Life Skills has consistently come back to us from former students who long ago did this, and it is very encouraging to have the long-term effect of this work validated as well as it has been.
St. Patrick's Day luncheon will be held March 17 at Cameron's--corned beef and cabbage-- and it is hoped that we can be back at the library after that. Talks are ongoing. Next week's speaker, a Prof. Carlson, is the author of a book on treason, which should be really interesting.
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