Thanks to Paul Butler for the wonderful notes for this event. The meeting was started with the bell ringing from the real gavel by Venky as acting president... President Ken on vacation somewhere in Colorado ...
Fine master: After nearly choking on his breakfast.... Malcolm fined Paul $10 for looking at his own phone when Malcolm called him right during the meeting... it was even on vibrate!
BocceFest update: Sponsorships are up about 10,000 from last week thanks largely to Charles Foster's efforts. Charles was able to secure a Premier Sponsor in "Brand Napa Valley" and a VIP sponsor in "Rancho Coastal Computers" Charles is the winner of a bottle of Brand Napa Valley wine and a growler of his choice from Viewpoint Brewery. Please let Paul know your beer choice.
Malcolm then felt bad when Foundation Chair presented Malcolm with a Paul Harris + 5 award. congrats to Malcolm for his generous support of the Rotary Foundation.
Jon Fish talked about 3 important events in his life that involved 3 mentors at summer camps and at college and in business
Great program today by educating the club to sex trafficking problem in San Diego and other parts of the country. Rachel Devine has been involved in the fight against sex trafficking for 6 years. She earned her degree in International Studies and Political Science from Point Loma Nazarene, and focuses on international human rights issues, specifically forms of oppression against women, all around the globe. She's traveled to 10 countries and has worked with many different non-profit organizations in Asia, Africa, and here in San Diego - all focusing on sex trafficking rehabilitation. She has been working with GenerateHope for a year and a half and is excited about the powerful work being done in her local community. San Diego is the 8th worse U.S. city for sex trafficking with an estimated 3000 to 5000 victims today.
In the end, our club acting president Venky Venkatesh awarded the Joshua Malawi school certificate to Rachel that represents donation of school supplies by DMSB to schools in Malawi in the name of the speaker.