October 20 Meeting Notes

It was nice to have a visiting Rotarian from Italy join us today.  Luca is vice-president of a company that sells equipment to the large fruit packing plants in the area.  He exchanged his club's banner (with the Ferrari logo) with Wayne.

Thanks to Wayne Massing and Stacy Speer for the time spent painting at the Grief House.

 Our Ecuadorian exchange student, Mateo, flanked by host brother Regan, and host mom Patti.  Mateo has been here just a couple weeks, and has assimilated well into the Masuda household, and into school.  He lifts weights after school.  Mateo's English is very good.
Let's all make an effort to take him to coffee, dinner, or even on an out-of-town trip.  We want to make his year special.

Estate Planning Tips and your rotary legacy

Wednesday, 28 October 2015 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time If you are in or approaching your retirement years, or just planning ahead, join us for  a free webinar. A Rotarian financial planner will give an overview of tax and estate   planning basics and review practical ideas that you can discuss with your advisors.  No matter how comfortable you are with your existing plans, we hope you take  advantage of this opportunity to learn more about how you can make sure that your  legacy reflects your goals and values. Go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8988778406237452033 to register. Check out the upcoming events and their dates on the right side of the blog. Highway clean-up Saturday, Christmas dinner (club voted to have it at  Chateau Faire le Ponte) on Dec. 13, Bike ride meeting, Cashmere auction,  and more. Brags & Confessions  Erik H. back from France vacation. PJ got to get rid of his brace. Leslie and Mike are back from a trip to Atlanta. Stacy is dating an former high school friend. Mansour is back from a trip to Europe. PROGRAM - A "black hole", or the retina of the eye, or a jellyfish, or a galaxy?  Don't know what it is, except that it was the screensaver on Jim's' computer before playing another of the TED Talks.  In his talk, Michael Kimmal, a sociology professor, spoke on gender equality (what?).  He said making gender visible is the first step to equality.  He discussed obstacles to engaging gender equality, an talked about what research  shows.  He claims research shows that gender equality is good for men, marriages,  companies, and the country.  The more equal, the happier we are as men,  companies, and countries.  He also said that husbands, wives, and children are  happier when the household workload is shared. October Birthdays:  Shelly Miller, Jerry Karney, Erik Holmberg, Maggie Nelson, Ted Fukuzawa, & Erin Cass October Anniversaries:  Jim Huffman (Christine), Kathleen McNalty (Steve), & Matt Eastman (Kristin)