Our first full Zoom Rotary meeting was held March 31 with about 37 attendees. It’s our intention to return to our usual speakers plan next week.
CLUB SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING!!!! April 3
Come join your fellow Rotarians for dinner and social time at 6pm – Friday, April 3, virtually.
Dave Culley is opening KC’s on the Green for curbside to-go service on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9AM to 3PM. The idea is to support our local restaurants by ordering dinner from KC’s (838-7800), bringing it home, then signing on to Zoom and sharing dinner together at 6 PM. It’s fun and keeps us connected. Try it, you’ll like it! And, you will be supporting our community restaurants, which is vital if they are to succeed during this very challenging time.
Our Rotary Zoom account is 513 051 3051. Or, call/text Glenn Sudgen if you need help.
President Maureen rang the bell at 7:45 AM, allowing us a little time to be together, chat virtually and solve minor technical issues. Our future virtual meetings will be consistent with our in-person meetings, starting at 7:30 AM on Tuesday mornings.
Inspirational thought in the form of a question: How can we find joy in every single day?
Our Powerhouse Rotarian of the Month is Bill Bolster. Bill just attended PETS – President Elect Training – and reports the following:
“I met really good people and it was a great training. We met the incoming President of Rotary International. His theme is how to increase membership. He discussed keeping members excited about Rotary.” Bill will introduce his Board on line at our next meeting.
Carol Martin’s Service Report is that we are looking for ways to be of service in our community. Redwood Empire Food Bank – needs volunteers both for the warehouse and distribution sites
Warehouse volunteers
We have done this before as a club. It involves going to the warehouse and helping to bag apples or carrots. Or assemble boxes for seniors.
Distribution site volunteers
REFB distributes food all over the county to families and seniors. There are many places that need volunteers. These volunteers help hand out food & load boxes of groceries into people’s trunks.
REFB is limiting the number of volunteers so that only ten (10) per shift can sign up. This helps them maintain safe distances between people.
There are no group signups in the current situation. You must sign up individually.
To sign up, go to the website: https://refb.volunteerhub.com/
Volunteer opportunities are sorted by date and location.
As a side note, the Windsor Senior Center is about to become a new REFB distribution site.
The REFB Volunteer Coordinator is going to contact me with more information when that happens because that will likely be a good place for us to volunteer.
Here’s an update about REFB warehouse shifts…
| *Warehouse Shifts and Location Change* |
| Good afternoon, Hope you all are doing well and staying healthy! Due to the increase of participants visiting our distribution sites, the Redwood Empire Food Bank is ramping up in production in order to continue feeding our neighbors in need. There are a few changes we will be implementing moving forward with the help of our neighbors over at Sonoma Country Day School. We will be working outside on their basketball courts which will enable us to spread our projects out, allow more volunteers to work at a safe distance apart, and support our need of providing more food to our community. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st: ALL WAREHOUSE SHIFTS WILL BE LOCATED AT SONOMA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (4400 Day School Pl, Santa Rosa, CA 95403). Thank you to our close neighbors for hosting us and offering the ability to increase our productivity. Starting on Thursday, April 2nd: SCDS warehouse volunteer shifts will be as follows: Monday – Friday | 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm If you are currently signed up for a shift, please note that we will be removing the previous shifts and updating the website to reflect the new shift times above. Please revisit our portal at refb.volunteerhub.com to sign up for a new shift! Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we navigate these waters together. Apples and Bananas, Liz |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank, 3990 Brickway Boulevard , Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
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Disaster Help – Food Drive Coordinator
Redwood Empire Food Bank | https://refb.org/
Looking for ways to give? Help the Redwood Empire Food Bank collect non-perishable items by becoming a Neighborhood Food Coordinator. It’s as simple as 1-2-3!
- Connect with your neighbors, friends, family, coworkers, etc. Give them a call or send them a text to let them know you’re collecting food on behalf of the Redwood Empire Food Bank! Our most needed items: -Tuna & Canned Meat -Peanut Butter -Canned Soups, Stews & Chili -Rice and Beans -Cereal -Canned Fruits and Vegetables -Protein Bars
- Pick up non-perishable donations. Coordinate a time to collect the donations from your network. Please practice social distancing recommendations and have your donors place the bag(s) outside for pick up.
- Drop donations off at the Redwood Empire Food Bank! Once you’ve collected all your donations, please bring the donations to the Redwood Empire Food Bank for drop off. There are collection bins located at the front and back of the warehouse. 3990 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa, California
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit our volunteer portal at https://refb.volunteerhub.com/ At this time, we are accepting small groups of volunteers, but things can change in an instant so feel free to reach out beforehand. If you are sick, or have been around someone who is sick, please do not sign up for a volunteer shift. Thank you!
We are happy to approve community service hours for this project, just be sure to keep track of your time! Thank you for helping the Redwood Empire Food Bank end hunger
Questions?
Call Carol Martin – 707-403-8200
Tuesday we had two trip reports complete with wonderful photos from Rotarians who have been traveling.
Larry Wasem has just returned from a trip to Germany and Portugal. Larry’s cousin Phillip wed in Germany which gave Larry a chance to further his connection with his German family which he found in 2007. They live in a town west of Frankfurt call Ingelheim on Rhine. Larry’s family has been involved in wine since 1736. And, his family has a hotel and we saw the photo evidence of “Wasem Hotel” in this town. Larry’s older cousin is a Rotarian in Germany, allowing Larry another club visit, continuing his perfect attendance in Rotary for a long long time – more than 33 years (a guess by your faithful reporter). Another lovely photo of the next part of Larry’s trip was of a Rotary monument on the most western point of Europe on the coast of Portugal. No fine for Larry today – he is an amazing Rotarian who gives so much to our Club and to Rotary in general. We appreciate how much Larry does, quietly and behind the scenes.
JB Leep and Carol Martin just returned from a trip to New Zealand and Australia on “their” little boat – the Celebrity Solstice. The blockbuster movie, Lord of the Rings, was filmed in New Zealand. The Hobbit town that Peter Jackson, the Director, created is still in place and Carol and JB had a visit there. They also visited the Valley of Rohan. Another interesting side excursion was to an eco-farm to feed sting rays. And, add a spectacular train ride from Dunedin to Taieri Gorge. The last part of their Celebrity cruise took them into the magnificent Milford Sound. JB marveled that this huge ship of 120,000 tons did a full circle within the Sound. JB played bingo on the ship and won $150. He also won a big certificate for a future cruise and they booked one! They cruised to Australia from the New Zealand west coast and learned that one of the passengers had coronavirus, so they were pretty much isolated in their Sydney hotel. Flying from LA to Santa Rosa their airplane was virtually empty! JB celebrated his 70th birthday on coming home from this fantastic trip which they shared with Carol’s two sisters.
Another exciting new adventure for our Club is the induction of three new members: Matt Rush, Catherine Hanron and Beth Smith.
Renee Hyde did a lovely introduction of what Rotary membership has done for her life. It connected her to people who share her desire to give back to her community and changed her life completely for the better. Then she virtually “pinned” Matt, Catherine and Beth, who each spoke briefly about their lives and how they arrived here in Windsor.
Bill Bolster sponsored Beth, who he met through Youth Exchange. Beth is now hosting our in-bound student, Vittoria. Her daughter, Kate, is our exchange student for next year, going to Germany.
Jason Black is the sponsor for Matt Rush, who has been a good friend of his for 10 years. Matt has played rugby for 25 years and is interested in starting a kid’s cycling club.
Catherine Hanron is already a Rotarian from Hull, Massachusetts, and found us through Windsor Mayor, Dominic Foppoli.
Messages from your fellow Rotarians:
Diane Brabetz tells us that her company is still working and providing care to members of our community. They need people badly. There is no day care for folks with young kids. And she reminds us – WASH YOUR HANDS! Wash, wash, wash, and don’t touch your face.
Bill Conklin gives us “the rest of the story” from last week:
Today (March 27) at 3:35 PM Julie and I became grandparents so I wanted to let you know how the story ended( or how it starts). A healthy and happy little girl ! Everybody doing well.
Cheers !
Bill Conklin
Mobile: 707-486-4913
Sandie and Wally Krutz report that they have heard from Jack Hyde back east and he and Janet are doing well. They are anxious for things to return to normal. Thank you to Sandie and Wally for this report – we appreciate how you stay in touch with members.
Update on Carol and JB – we are…
- Weeding
- Walking Quigley in non-park areas – trying to get in 10,000 steps per day
- More weeding
President Maureen ended our meeting with a moving and beautiful song, “What the World Needs Now is Love, Sweet Love”. The singers were real people all over the U.S. singing in their home settings. Not celebrities, professionals, or “stars” – just real folks singing for joy. It was absolutely wonderful and a great way to start our day doing something Rotarian.