Staubli in Windsor

Our weekly Rotary meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance being led by Bill Bolster, followed by an inspiration by Ralph Waldo Emerson which stated “What lies behind yo and what lies in front of your, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you!

Susan Cole enthusiastically led us in singing “God Bless America!”  A couple of visitors, Stacey Drucker and Lori Rodrigues, from Santa Rosa Sunrise joined us this morning as did Sfon,our “son” from Germany!  Ian Pratt, our speaker was also in attendance.

Several announcements were made including:

•A golf Tournament at the Foxtail Golf Course, with the proceeds going to the Ukrainian Family whom John Namkung spoke to us about recently.

* Thursday, October 14 – meeting at Carol and JB’s home to dicuss where to spend our money this year (Community Service)

*Sue Nelson alerted us to the Landscape project on October 21st from10am to 2:00pm , which we funded last year, at the Sonoma County Windsor Fire Department.  Lunch will be provided for the volunteers!

•Sandi reminded us of opportunities to hang out with the Exchange Students, and reminded us also that we are in need of host families
•Kurt and Bill reminded us of the Environmental Committees theme for the month, which is inching us towrds the District Governor Citation Award 
 
•There is a Board meeting on Monday ,October 17th , from 6-730pm – everyone is invited (Where is it??) 
 
•The Ken Moulton Leadership Academy is happening on November 18 and 19 from 8:30 – 5:00pm.  A great opportunity to hone your leadership skills!! 
 
•Bill Bolster announced that Dave Culley recently had surgery for colon cancer- drop a note if you can!! 
 
•Brian Williams announced that the SENIOR PROJECT activity will be startin gup again this year.  The High school will be looking for volunteers in May. 
 
 
CELEBRATIONS 
 
Geoff Harrison admitted to his 60th birthday and 33rd wedding anniversary.  He graciously started his first PAUL HARRIS with a contribution! 
 
 
 
Our speaker, IAN PRATT, from Staubli, who is a graduate of Oregon State University in Mechanical Engineering spoke to us about the mysterious company that houses the old WINDSOR VINEYARDS building!  He mentioned that STAUBLI, who came to Windsor in 2012,  is a Swiss based company , is international with over 5500 employees, and started in the 1800’s.He reviewed the history of how the company selected Windsor over other towns, in part because of the availability of the space! The company initially started in the world of textiles and has now expanded to working in the role of robotics and connectors. He spoke of the range of robots that they are producing to assist in the development and creation of both textiles and connectors.  There was a LOT OF TALK about the technical aspects of the business, which basically translated to …they are very successful, busy and growing.Further it noted that due to rising costs, there is a good chance that the robots are going to take on more responsibility for the “jobs.” The building is 43,000 square feet and employs operational, management and technical staff. He made note that the company is committed to working with the local community and hiring local individuals.  Ian mentioned that they have made rooms available for community sponsored events. 
 
The members had lots of questions and words of thanks for the parking spaces made available on concert nights!  Further he spoke of the relationships that they have had with the town leaders. 
 
 
Things are looking up for Staubli, given that they are doing about $78 million worth of business, and are anticipating doing about $91 million in 2024, with the expansion into the world of solar and industrial!! 
 
 
Ian indicated that he is available for those who might be interested in taking a tour of the building.Contact JB for Ian’s contact information! 
 
 
The meeting ended with President Brian saying thanks for John H., Kurt and Bill for set up; to Scott Bonin as greeter, to Susan COle fo rthe song, to Doug Williams for the inspirations, to all of our guests and to me, Pam ,your scribe today!! 
 
 
So remember – this week…(what’s left of it…) Help Each other!  That’s what we do” and have a great day!! 
 
 
signing off, 
 
Pam Moulton 
 
SCRIBE for a day 
 
 COVID UPDATE….. 
                                                                                                             
10/11/22 
  
   NEWS:           RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND THAT 42% OF ADULTS HAVE ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE MISREPRESENTED FACTS RELATED TO HAVING COVID-19, OBTAINING VACCINATIONS OR COMPLIANCE WITH PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS.       People will avoid testing when they are symptomatic, telling others, or canceling events .   To decrease the spread of the disease Public Health requires the public and our community to be honest, follow protocols and quarantine rules.    It takes all of us in our community to work together to keep this virus from beginning another pandemic and new strains evolve.   
  
   Get your Flu vaccine now and a COVID booster.   Health experts expect this Flu season to be a bad one which only lowers immune status and gives CCOVID a chance to replicate and renew.   Please  share with others that the vaccines have been reformulated to address the subvariants causing the COVID outbreaks.    If you have recently had COVID the health experts are cautioning to wait anywhere from 6 weeks to 2 months before obtaining a booster as you have already increased your immune system because you had COVID. 
  
  
Total Cases:      107,979 (last week 107,598)           Recovered:  106,723   (last week 106,217)             Active Cases: 738 (last week 863)         
  
Deaths:                518   (last week 518)        (****Please be aware that deaths do not get reported always promptly for a variety of reasons and this does not mean that all of these newly reported deaths could have occurred in the past week.   ****) 
  
Hospitalized:    20 confirmed cases and 2 in the ICU      (last week 23 confirmed and 0 in the ICU) 
  
Vaccination information….  As of October 9th,  2022,   1,175,751 doses of vaccination have been given to residents in Sonoma County.  (last week 1,162,383).     We only have 78%  of our population 6 months and older who are fully vaccinated and 6% have had at least one (1) dose.    It is hoped that more people will consider getting vaccinated with the newly reformulated vaccines now available for boosters.    
MASKS:             Masks, although optional most places, still are required in airports and some buildings still post signs saying masks must be worn.  If you are going to wear a mask, please be sure that you wear it correctly and use a tight fitting mask that works.   I continually see people wearing a mask down around  their chins or below their nose.   This is a waste of time!   Paper masks, cloth masks or even surgical masks have found not to be effective so use a good mask like the N95, KN95 or KF94.    I have these if you need them and they are especially effective when traveling.   The ever replicating, mutating and changing virus that causes COVID is still with us, very infectious, easily spread and still causing illness.     In the health care field we are being told that COVID infections are here to stay;   just like the flu each year, we will need to get a booster to stay well and keep our chances of getting sick minimal!    
TESTING:   Go to <a data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=http://socoemergency.org&source=gmail&ust=1665713174578000&usg=AOvVaw2oZDQeGlAL_U3p86AAFWYI” href=”http://socoemergency.org/” style=”color:#1155cc” target=”_blank”>socoemergency.org</a>  to learn more about free COVID -19 testing in Sonoma County.  Look for COVID-19 Testing and Tracing in Sonoma County.   My Agency,  At Home Nursing, is still available to provide you COVID testing if you need it (PCR) at no charge if you are having any issues finding an appointment.   Just call my office at 707-546-8773 and make an appointment with us.   We also provide  FIT testing for a N95 mask at no charge so that it fits properly.   We are able to sell you N95 masks.   And we are always willing to answer any questions you may have.    If you want to schedule either a booster or the vaccine, appointments can be found by visiting:  <a data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=https://socoemergency.org/events/category/pop-up-vaccine%2520or%2520call%2520707-565-4667&source=gmail&ust=1665713174578000&usg=AOvVaw35dFncXpmSHFTOS0lvpBbN” href=”https://socoemergency.org/events/category/pop-up-vaccine%20or%20call%20707-565-4667″ style=”color:#1155cc” target=”_blank”>https://socoemergency.org/events/category/pop-up-vaccine or call 707-565-4667</a>.   
  
Enjoy life, stay well and take care of yourself.    Carry a mask with you in case you need it ……  Infections are still prevalent, happen quickly and will sideline you if you test positive.    Practice good infection control and stay safe!  My wish is for you and yours to stay well especially with Fall and winter looming and flu season on us! 
  
 
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