On Thursday, our speaker wiil be our District Governor for 2022-23, Jeff Gabriel. He is from the Rotary Club of Bishop Sunrise, and he will also assist in handing out awards to some of our members.
In 2001, Jeff Gabriel joined the Rotary Club of Topeka South in Rotary District 5710. In 2017, he transferred to the Rotary Club of Bishop Sunrise in Rotary District 5190. At the club level he has served as Earth Day Event Chair, Rotary Youth Exchange Officer, Sergeant-at-Arms, Club Service Director, 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President, and Past-President. He served as President from 2011-12 with the Rotary Club of Topeka South. At the District level he has served on the Audit Committee, Rotary Youth Exchange Committee (country contact for Spain and Mexico), Assistant Dinner Floor Manager, Assistant Governor representative for the Avenues of Service (AOS) Committee, AOS Breakout presenter, co-Chair of the Vibrant Club Workshop, and past Assistant Governor for Area 13. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow +6, a member of the Paul Harris Society, and a member of the Bequest Society. Jeff currently serves as Yosemite Gateway Partners President, Public Lands Alliance (PLA) Government Affairs Committee member, Eastern Sierra Audubon Society Board Treasurer, Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Treasurer, Adult Scout Leader with Boy Scouts of America, and Inyo-Mono County Master Gardener Past President and member.
Jeff and his wife, Jane, have been married 32 years. They have four children and one daughter-in-law. Their youngest daughter, Abbey, is the president of the Bishop Union High School Interact Club and graduate of the Rotary District 5180/5190 RYLA. Their second oldest daughter, Kellie, is a graduate of Rotary District 5710’s RYLA. The family enjoys hiking, biking, music, traveling internationally, and camping.
Dave Sargent presided over the annual meeting of the Cameron Park Rotary Community Foundation. Anne Eckert confirmed that a quorum was achieved, and the 2021 meeting's minutes were approved. Next, three members of the current Board -- Anne Eckert, Ben Foulk and Gary Gall -- agreed to stand for reelection for three positions, and no opposition ran against them. The three were reelected unanimously. Ben Foulk came forward and reflected on the life and achievements of Darrel Rasmussen, originator of the idea, and provider of $100,000 in matching funds, for an endowment fund to fund vocational grants. Dave Sargent provided some background on 4 of the 5 grant winners from the past year and introduced Maryjane Garder to us. Maryjane got up and spoke a few words about her plans for cosmetology school and to get a business degree at Folsom Lake College and gave us her thanks.
Dave told us that the Rasmissen Endowment fund balance is now at $230,000 and thanked us for our donations to keep that fund strong.
Bill Ettlich: Told of his trip to Washington state and a nice lunch with former member Bill Hughes and his wife Cathe..
Steve Long: On Sept. 10th please join a work party of our members to clean-up a former homeless camp described by Jeff Leikauf. This would be a community improvement activity which will not cost the Club any money. Steve is guessing there will be media coverage which will be good advertising for CP Rotary, especially if we wear our Rotary shirts, hats, etc. The event will start at the east end of Palmer Drive just past Ponte Palmero Senior facility at 7:30 AM on Saturday, September 10. There will be coffee and snacks provided by a couple of Cameron Park businesses. Anybody planning to attend should bring a shovel, rake, etc. and gloves.
Don Fuller: Described more about the DG Jeff Daniels visit on Sept. 1.
Guests:
Maryjane Garder: VocationalGrant winner, guest of Dave Sargent
Nicole Garder: Mother of Maryjane, guest of Dave Sargent
Maria Nygaard: former foreign exchange student from Denmark, guest of Ben Young.
Happy (or Not) Bucks
Bill Ettlich: $100 Happy about his Wedding Anniversary to go to the Community Foundation .
Doug Bisbee: $30 total - Last week inaccurately recorded a total of $70 for Doug's happy bucks, it should have been $100.
Tom Elken: $25 to the Community Foundation for the opportunity to explain that he was not solely responsible for the error about Doug's Happy Bucks amount last week.
Mike Dugan: $20 Happy to tell a story about our donation of 3 bicycles to Afgan refugee girls.
Rich Grieco: $25 To report how quickly the Afgan girls learned to ride them...
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