November 12, 2015

Posted by Catherine Ibrahim 
on Nov 15, 2015
 
Headlines: DJ Sun Visits our Club
 
President called the meeting to Order at 12:00 PM
 
Flag Salute: Wynne Ritch      Invocation: Richard Miller      Song: Judy Coates
Guest:
Bill Washard (Malibu Rotary)
Michael Parenteau
Michael Camorlinga
President acknowledged the presence of our District Governor and his entourage to our club.  Members welcomed DJ Sun and Cozette Vargara formally to our Club.
 
Announcements:
President informed members that the Poker Tournament held on November 8, 2015 was a success and that everyone had a great time.  She stressed the importance of building on this in the future.
She thanked our veterans for their service to our country and acknowledged their participation not only as veterans but also as Rotarians at the Veterans Day Parade in Pacoima.
Wynne Ritch was asked to introduce his guest.  He announced that his guests had agreed to become members and will be inducted during the meeting.
Nunez Javier thanked members of our club for the great work they did during the Harvest/Halloween Festival.  He requested that Victory Outreach needed donation of provisions from members to serve the Homeless during Thanksgiving Celebration.
​Cozette Vargara thanked members of our club for inviting the District Governor to our club. After a brief background history of the Governor, he was then called upon to address the club.
Induction of New Member
The District Governor inducted two new members, Michael Parenteau and Michael Camorlinga into the GVNR.
Four members of our club received awards from the Governor in recognition of their service to Rotary.
DJ Sun Address to the Club
He thanked Les Grossman (PDG) and Richard Miller (PP) for their good work and their contributions to the GVNR and Rotary at large.  He said he had been fully briefed by the Board of Directors about the impact GVNR has within the community. He spoke about the importance of networking among members, which will be good for our individual businesses.  Also, Rotary International had come-up with a new program called Young Professional Association, in order to bring in young people into rotary.   The Key word from RI is FLEXIBILITY.  Individual clubs in the district are to come up with their own ideas and ways to set-up this program.  Clubs will be getting more information on this as time goes on.
He reminded members about the International Convention coming up in Korea from May 28th – June 1st 2016 and encouraged members to attend. He said about 50,000 attendees are expected to be at the International Convention this year.   
At the end of his address, the Governor answered questions from members of the audience. 
President Marie Valencia thanked the District Governor for visiting our club and on behalf of the GVNR, presented the District Governor with a gift.
 
 
 
 
 
Meeting ended at 1:00 PM