Happy New Year Rotarian friends and family who are reading our weekly bulletin,
President Bill rang the bell at 7:30, following about 15 minutes of chatting and well wishes for a New Year.
Pledge of Allegiance: was led by our newest member Jo Timpson
The weekly Inspiration was presented by a Charter member Maureen Merrill
- “You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give” – Eleanor Roosevelt
At 7:35, we had 37 joining us!
Song: Heather Cullen not only sang America the Beautiful but accompanied by the piano, very nice!
We no Visiting Rotarian today
Guest of Rotarians was our Speaker David Hamelburg
Renee Hyde, our Membership Chair introduced and welcomed our newest member Jo Timpson, Renee expressed her excitement when introducing new members and is especially happy to welcome a returning Rotary family member. Jo was a great Rotarian and we are so pleased to have her back with us.
ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH:
- Bill recognized the entire club; he was so pleased and impressed with how the whole club stepped up to complete all the holiday projects, it was impossible to pick one person. Way to go Rotary Club of Windsor!
Dick Bishop Bell Ringing was very successful, thank you Mike Merrill for your organization skills, and to all that participated including two of our previous Youth Exchange students, we raised a total of $1,035.00 over two days. Diane Brabetz also put a Salvation Army Bucket in her office, (locked due to covid) and was still successful in collecting $360.00 which she donated in Dick Bishop’s name. Thank you!
Windsor Community Toy & Food Giveaway:
- Carol & JB did a stellar job with this project!
- Windsor Rotary along with Kiwanis, Windsor Presbyterian Church Pantry, Chamber of Commerce, Catholic Charities, Windsor Oddfellows, Windsor Lyons Club, Santa Tim, Grocery Outlet, and more, served 378 families including over 1,070 children at Christmas.
- Every family received a box of food, a frozen chicken, age-appropriate toys, & stocking stuffers.
Boys & Girls Club “Families in Need” with the direction & energy of Ken Moulton, Sandie & Wally Krutz the Rotary Club of Windsor knocked this project out of the park!
- The club adopted 11 families providing 142 gift cards & 2 Bikes Totaling $5,710.00 In addition to assisting local families in need this effort also supported our local business.
- Hayley from the Boys & Girls Club gave a thank you to the club on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BGCSonomaMarin/
Teacher Appreciation:
- Doug Williams reported we have received many thanks & notes of appreciation from the teachers receiving gift cards; he also followed up with Café Noto, they stated they have received about 30 cards so far, and the best part is they were gaining customers that were not aware of their business.
WHS Vineyard Academy, Virtual Internship Program:
- Sue Nelson was instrumental in getting 14 Rotary members to sign up to participate in this virtual internship program at Vineyard Academy. Sue was one of the presenters and said it was a great experience, if Marie Ganister did not call you to participate in this session, there will be another opportunity in the spring.
Amazon Smile:
- A painless easy was to contribute to the: “Windsor Rotary Club Foundation” Once you have registered with amazon smile and chosen the charity of your choice Amazon does the rest. I just checked my account and was surprised by the total for my 2020 shopping, every little bit helps. Go to smile.amazon.com
Announcements
- Tom Boylan 5130 District Governor Elect Nominee 2023-24
- CONGRATULATIONS!
- District 5130 Disaster Relief Fund
- They will work hard to make sure every dollar donated will make a difference in someone’s life!
- Mail to: Ashliegh Diehl, District 5130 Treasurer
- 1315 Fourth Street
- Eureka, Ca 95501
- https://www.rotary5130.org/district-disaster-response-plan/
- Mail to: Ashliegh Diehl, District 5130 Treasurer
- They will work hard to make sure every dollar donated will make a difference in someone’s life!
Help Wanted:
- Tom Boylan is looking for scribes, with the slides from zoom not a difficult job, commitment for one month is desired. Rotary@boylanpoint.com
- Windsor Rotary President 2023-24 – Maureen Merrill is looking for candidates, past presidents wanting to do it again are welcome. maureen@maureenmerrill.com
- Song Leaders – Chris Landwehr landwehr@sonic.net
- Call/email them or go to: info@windsorrotary.co
Club Socials to be announced
Community Service Kickoff 2021
- Glenn Sugden suggested to the club the idea of members donating stimulus checks to families and businesses in Windsor in need. He invited all interested in brainstorming the idea contact him and join a Brainstorming session Wednesday, contact Glenn for more information.
- Brainstorming session “STIMULATING WINDSOR!” – When? Wed. 1/6, 9am, ZOOM
- Contact Glenn at glenn@sugden.com
UPCOMING CLUB STUFF:
- Wednesday, Jan 6, 9:00 AM – Community Service Kickoff / Brainstorming – Glenn Sugden – ZOOM
- Thursday, Jan 12 – Dominic Fopolli, Mayor of Windsor
- Tuesday, Jan 19 – Andrew Gunther, PhD – Climate Change – The Science and the Solutions
- Thursday, Jan 21, 4:00PM – Climate Restoration: Our Legacy for the Planet – Rotary Climate Action Committee
Speaker:
JB Leep introduced Dave Hamelburg a presenter to the student’s on the importance of education and entrepreneurship. Owner of Boomerang Plus.
The zoom presentation started pretty shakily, we could not see or hear the speaker, when the video appeared we were only seeing the bottom half of the speaker’s face, he sounded sick, distracted, and not prepared. I am sure I was not alone thinking, this is not going to go well, who is this guy? Suddenly, Dave corrected the camera, pulled off his baseball cap & wig, stated he felt better, and started his presentation.
The point demonstrated and expressed was the perception of the messenger, Dave shared that after his first presentation to students as a “teacher” he realized students mainly snoozed through his presentation. Dave discovered by mocking student behavior: being late, unprepared, chewing gum, he gained the attention of the students, even having students tell him they could not understand him because of him chewing gum. Dave is dedicated to sharing the importance of education and providing an opportunity to learn about becoming an entrepreneur.
His goal is to get students excited about learning & school, connecting them with business people of various fields, and demonstrating to them that when you give you get back; Boomerang effect. Dave does roughly 10 presentations for juniors & seniors a year. He has also created a Shark Tank for students. The shark tank program is supported by students in various cores at the school, at Windsor High School, the culinary department provided soup & salad, & the Arts & Media core did the video of the program. All programs have been performed on zoom during the pandemic.
Contact Dave if interested in being an adult shark.
Dave has been communicating with Raley’s in Windsor to occupy an unused space at the store where the students could create a student-run Art Store, Toy Store, T-shirt making & more and create a wall to display a shark tank demo.
Questions:
- Heather Cullen ask who will be supervising the student store and ask if volunteers were needed? She also inquired about including information about agriculture and husbandry.
- Dave said details on the store are being worked and yes to needing volunteers and yes to husbandry, however, stated that they would careful about the products they offered to keep a balance with Raley’s products.
- Wally commented he felt there should be more awareness of this program, social media, and local TV.
If you are interested in participating in Boomerang Plus or would like more information you are welcome to contact Dave.
707-477-6700
Closing remark:
President Bill thanked Dave for his presentation,
The meeting was adjourned @ 8:33 am
