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Cameron Park
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Cameron Park Country Club
3201 Royal Dr.
Cameron Park, CA 95682
United States of America
Phone:
(530) 676-7860
Normally Thursdays at Noon. During pandemic, virtual Zoom meetings on alternating Thursdays at 4 p.m..
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Next Meeting,  June 3, 2021:  Janet Sambucetti, PTPI - El Dorado Chapter
For more than 44 years, we have had a sister city/county with Warabi, Japan.  Initially started in preparation for the Bicenntennial in 1976, our county and the city of Warabi mutually agreed to share their cultures through exchanges.  The El Dorado Chapter of People to People International (PTPI) coordinates the adult and youth exchanges with the Sister City Association in Warabi.   Janet Sambucetti, President of the El Dorado Chapter of PTPI, will speak to us about our sister city and the exchanges.
 
Janet taught middle school for 34 years, mostly at Gold Trail School.  She has participated in multiple Fulbright programs, one a teacher exchange in Finland for a year and two with the Fulbright Memorial Fund in Japan.  These experiences began her interest in Japan and its culture.  As a board member of the Wakamatsu Foundation, she met Myrna Hanses and joined the El Dorado County Chapter of People to People.  Janet loves to travel with a special interest in experiencing new cultures.
Last Meeting,  May 20, 2021:  Ben Young: Cryptocurrency
In the news, we have been hearing a lot about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. What is it? How did it start? Why does it have value? What does it mean to us? At our last meeting, our own Ben Young, a registered financial planner with Astute Wealth Management, along with guest Trent, explained it to us. 
 
Ben provided a historical context on currencies used as a means of exchange to facilitate commerce and trade.  First there was gold, then there were currencies based on gold, followed by currencies (not on the gold standard) based on the financial stability and trust of governments of the world.  Then in 2009 came cryptocurrency.  A cryptocurrency is a software object with units or “tokens” that can be transferred securely and verifiably from one owner to another. Transactions are recorded in a public, widely distributed database (a “blockchain”). The transfer verification mechanism is cryptographic. It employs a mathematical protocol for authenticating each transaction. The designers of the software object intend it to be used as a medium of exchange, or currency. Hence, cryptocurrency.  Cryptocurrency is decentralized and not backed by any government.

When Bitcoin (BTC) was invented in 2009, it was designed that a maximum of 21,000,000 bitcoins could be discovered, aka mined, by a computational search process run on (many) computers.  How many of the 21 million Bitcoins are left? There are 2.3 million Bitcoin left to be mined (as of mid-2020). Surprisingly, even though 18.6 million Bitcoin were mined in just over 10 years, it will take another 120 years to mine the remaining 2.3 million.

What are the ways to invest in bitcoin or other currencies?  1) Buy yourself a computer server farm and start computing to find them.  There are several downsides to this, including the cost of the computers and other infrastructure, and the cost to power and cool the computers. 2) Buy the cryptocurrency on several open exchanges; 3) Buy shares of a fund or trust that invests in a particular cryptocurrency.

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Speakers
Jun 03, 2021 4:00 PM
EDC's Sister City in Warabi, Japan and Exchanges
Jun 17, 2021 4:00 PM
PolioPlus Update
Jul 01, 2021 12:15 PM
Welcome Back to In-Person Meetings!
Jul 08, 2021 12:15 PM
Jul 15, 2021 12:15 PM
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Upcoming Events
CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Jun 08, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Jul 13, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
CP Rotary Community Foundation Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Aug 10, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
 
CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Aug 10, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
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Announcements:
 
Mike Dugan 
  • On June 12 at 11am, there will be a Celebration of Life for Art Cort at the Sky Theater.  Looking for people to reminisce and eulogize about Art at that celebration.
    Bill Gallant added that on June 11 at 9:00am there will be a work party with at the Sky Theater to clean the dust and bird droppings off the seating.  Volunteers needed.
  • Robb White is going through the application process to join our club.
  • Kurt Raffetto, President of the Placerville club has been named Assistant DG of District 5190 to replace our Vickie.  There will be a celebration dinner for this on June 24 at the Smith Flat House Restaurant.
  • On July 1 we are going back to in-person meetings 3 times a month, Thursdays at noon, at the Country Club where the per meal price will be $20.
  • Mike received in the mail Paul Harris Fellow pins for 4 members: Greg Wood, Bill Gallant, Bill Hughes and Tom Elken. The pins will be presented on July 1, at our first in-person meeting since the pandemic began.
 
 
Guests and Visitors:
 
Trent, young entrepreneur and Bitcoin miner
Chris Barton
Lacy Young,  Ben's wife.
 
 
Happy (or Not) Bucks
 
 
Roger Hassler$25 Happy Bucks to congratulate the new Paul Harris Fellow earners (see the Announcements).  He also pointed out that there is still time to help the club and to make donations to the RI Foundation or to Polio Plus before the end of June.
Dave Sargent: $25 to Polio Plus fund, happy for Roger and Angie Hassler hosting a dinner party that Dave bought into at our 2019 Christmas Dinner auction.
Gary Clarke: $25 to Polio Plus fund for the same dinner.
Dick Franks: $25 happy to have mostly settled into their North Carolina home.
Ben Young: $100 guilt bucks to the Foundation and $25 to the club's coffers.
Mike Dugan: $9 for sending all 9 puppies to homes.
 
 
Birthdays in June
Rachel Amador
Vickie Christensen
Roger Hassler
Verne Sanders
Dave Sargent
Ingrid Tung
 
-----Spouses-----
Anne Bentz
 

Anniversaries in June

Dwight and Anne Bentz
Anne and George Eckert
Dick and Sharon Franks
Steve and Judy Long
Debra and Luke Miller
Mark and Janis Scott
Terry and Heidi Wilson