Mary Caburi

Wehmeyer

May 10th, 2016

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday Noon
May 17, 2016
Soda Center, SMC
PROGRAM: Diane Hardy and Tim
Foley, Annual Report from St. Marys
College
Greeter and Invocator Frank May
~~FUTURE CLUB MEETINGS~~

*May 24 Mike Toy Customer Satisfaction

*May 31 Club Assembly re: 16-17 Club Budget
*June 7 Dave Luebkeman of Plant with Purpose
**June 14th Gary and Carol Irwin, Dancing with
Whales
*Regular Noon Meeting

** Second Tuesday Evening

~BUSINESS MEETING~
President Roger opened the meeting
Our invocation, a quote from Rudyard
Kipling, was provided by Brian South
who also lead us in the Pledge of
Allegiance.

friend

of

Herb

Lou Roessler, honorary member

and spouse of Debbie Roessler
Carol Irwin, spouse of Gary Irwin
And Agnes Moore, our speaker
this evening.
~CONFESSIONS AND HAPPY BUCKS~
Frank May offered a couple of bucks for
the Warriors stellar performance in game
four. He also highlighted an episode of
the HBO series Vice that documented the
experiences of Polio vaccinators in
Pakistan.
Dave Kruegel spun the wheel for his
recent trip to visit twin grandaughters in
Philadelphia. He also attended a Rotary
meeting on his trip.
Rich Render offered a High Five for the
recent successful E-Waste event.
Ann Damaschino had happy college
news about two of her grandsons.

Jan Gregory, spouse of President

Raj

Lad Lynch described his twelve year old

grandsons experience with getting
glasses for the first time. They have
opened up a whole new world for him,
What a wonderful story!!

Honorary Member Linda

Campbell, wife of Jim Campbell

Louise Schopke is celebrating her 15

year anniversary on Wednesday.

Honorary Mmber, Ann

Damaschino, wife of Doug
Damaschino.

Dianne Wilson also spun the wheel for

recent trips to Pt. Reyes, Carmel and
Boise State.

Guests this week included:

Debbie Roessler offered happy bucks

for her imminent departure on a months
vacation that includes attending the
Rotary World Convention in South Korea
and visits to Japan and China. Bon
Voyage Debbie!! I see a Rotary Program
in my crystal ball!
President Raj announced that former club
member, Ron Julian, was in John Muir
hospital with a pulmiary problem. Get
well Ron!!
Rich Render received a special award
for creating the Busy Clunker Bee logo
and received a big jar of honey. May
the Clunker Bees Be With Us, as we
collect donations for the All-Abilities
Playground.

~Athletic Field Day~

A tremendous thank you to all Rotarians
who helped make Wednesdays field day a
big success. Here is a list of volunteers Sorry if I left anyone out: Scott Bowhay,
Angelo Costanza, Cliff Dochterman,
John Erickson, Mary Sue Erickson,
Roger Gregory, Gary Irwin, Carol Irwin,
Lad Lynch, Frank May, Mike McCluer,
Peter Metzger, Kevin Reneau, Michele
Robbins, Debbie Roessler, Tony
Schoemehl, Al Simonsen, Brian South,
and Herb Wehmeyer.
A special thank you to event chair, Tony
Schoemehl. The event was super well
organized and everyone had a great time.
324 students participated this year!

Rich Render Receiving the Honey from President Raj

Next week the club wil be selecting the

Rotarian of the Year for 2016. So give
the subject some thought and be ready to
cast your vote next Tuesday!!

An Impressive Leap

See the following pages for a few

additional pictures from the event.

~UPCOMING EVENTS~
The District Assembly will be the
morning of Saturday, May 14 in nearby
Benicia.
This gathering provides
education and training in many Rotary
skills and practice, and is a great
chance to meet and share skills with
Rotarians in other Clubs. The Rajah will
be attending, so ask him for registration
details. They also give a free lunch.
The Moraga Community Faire is also
on Saturday, May 14 at the Rheem
Shopping Center. Sign up with Gary.
Our friends from Concord/Clayton
Sunrise Rotary will bring their
Clunkers4Charity tent to a site right next
to us. Dave Kemnitz, the current
President of Concord/Clayton Sunrise
Club says the tent will be staffed by five
Rotarians from their club. Our Moraga
Clunkers website will be up and running
and our Clunkers marketing cards will
be printed and ready to hand out.
The May Board Meeting will be held at
Trinity Church next Tuesday evening,
May 17th beginning at 5PM. All are
welcome to attend and contribute to the
running of our club.
On Saturday, June 18th the District
Bocce Ball Tournament is scheduled
at the Martinez Bocce Courts. Captain
Angelo reports we have 4 teams this
year and he will arrange a practice
session a few weeks prior to the
tournament.

~SPEAKER OF THE DAY~

Our speaker today was Agnes Moore, an
original Rosie the Riveter. Agnes was
introduced by Debbie Roessler. Debbie
asked all veterans in attendance to stand
and be counted.

Agnes Moore and Raj at the Podium

Agnes began her presentation with a

movie from ABCs Good Morning America
detailing a visit by 5 Rosie the Riveters
to the White House. The movie illustrated
the role played by women in building war
materials in WW II. The riveters were
greeted by both Vice President Biden and
President Obama.
Agnes described how the world was for
women in the early forties. She described
a work environment that included
mandatory unions and blatant sexism and
racism. A tough world to learn to do a
vital job.
Agnes was a welder. She explained that
very little actual riveting was performed
on the victory ships that she worked on.
Agnes described the welders job

working alone, sometimes in tight

quarters and on ladders.
Agnes worked in the shipyards from
January of 1942 through September of
1945. The shipyards built 747 ship over
a four-year period.

Thank You
Rotary

Letters

From Odyssey of the Mind

Agnes ended her presentation describing

the trip she and her colleagues took to
Washington DC. The trip included not
only the event at the White House but
many tours and meetings with Members
of Congress. George Miller asked Agnes
what she personally wanted from
Congress. She replied that they needed
to get some things done for a change!
The meeting ended with the raffle being
won by Louise Schopke. The grand
prize eluded Louise and she went home
with a $10 prize.
CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS
May 14 Moraga Community Faire
Jun 18 District Bocce Ball Challenge
Jun 28 Demotion party dinner
Aug 5-7 OMPA swim meet food booth
Sep 21 Chamber of Commerce mixer (sponsor)
Mar 24-26, 2017 District Conference

From Rev. Michele Robbins

to

Moraga

From Catherine Baker

The club also received the following

letter congratulating our Odyssey of the
Mind teams this year. A big thank you to
New Generations Chair Rich Render
for keeping this very successful program
going.
Dear Odyssey of the Mind team,
Congratulations on winning 1st place in the
Aesop Gone Viral category,5th place in the NoCycle Recycle category, and 4th place in the
Something Fishy category at the Odyssey of
the Mind State Competition!
You should take great pride in this
accomplishment. Your determination and hard
work sets your team apart and undoubtedly
challenges your peers to strive for similar
success. The effort
you put into this competition certainly proved
successful.
It is an honor to have such an impressive
group of students in our community with a true
passion for learning. Given the value you
ascribe to learning, I am certain that you will
all go on to accomplish great things in life. I
wish you the best in your future competitions.
Once again, congratulations on placing at the
Odyssey of the Mind State Competition!
Warm regards,
CATHARINE B. BAKER
Assemblywoman, 16th District

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-16

President.Roger Gregory
President-elect ..........Kevin Reneau
Past President.Debbie Roessler
Secretary.... .Kevin Reneau
Treasurer.... Lad Lynch
Community Service Chair......Barbara Bruner
New Generations... ...Rich Render
International Service Chair..Tony Schoemehl
Public Relations ...Gary Irwin
Membership........Frank May
Director at Large...John Erickson
Director at Large..Marv Ellenberg
Director at Large Cliff Dochterman
Director at Large ...Linda May
President, Rotary InternationalRavi Ravindran
District Governor.Ken Courville
Assistant District Governor..Mark Roberts
May Editor Frank May

Athletic Field Day 2016

The Relay Races

Lad Lynch at Field Day

Sack Races

A Wondrous Leap!!

Some Winners with St. Marys Athletes

Cliff Our Announcer for The Day

Most pictures taken by Carol Irwin, our ace

photographer. Thank you Carol!!

Future Greeters/Invocators
May 24 Herb Wehmeyer

List of upcoming programs:

June 7th Dave Luebkeman of
Plant with Purpose - noon at
the Soda Center
June 14th evening at the Soda
Center Gary & Carol Irwin
Dancing with Whales
June 21st Hafiz Haideri
Kite Flying in Kabul noon at
the Soda Center
June 28th Evening, 6:00 pm at
the Soda Center, Claeys Hall
Demotion Dinner
Moraga Rotary Board meetings: (All Tuesdays
@ 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center at the Serbian
Orthodox Church on School Street):
May 17th
June 21st

July 19th