Debbie Roessler had happy bucks as
MORAGA ROTARY
NEWSLETTER
July 11, 2017
Next Celebration: July 18, 2017
NOON Meeting
Dryden Hall, St. Marys College.
Program:
Dr. Shawny Anderson, St Marys
College
July 18 Dr. Shawny Anderson, St Marys College
July 25 Dr. Lumiel Kim-Hammerick: The Benefits of
Acupuncture
Aug.1 Tim Farley: Experiences at the Electoral
College
* Dinner meeting
~BUSINESS MEETING~
New President Diane Wilson called to
order the first meeting of her term and
launched Moraga Rotarys 51st year.
Barbara Bruner provided the opening
commentary with a review of what was
happening in the world 50 years ago and
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Guests at todays meeting included:
Libby Schoemehl, Ann Damaschino, Troy
Fedderson (Assistant District Governor)
Margaret DePriester (former Moraga
Mayor), Joy Alaidarous(Rossmoor Rotary),
Clyde Wilson, Loto Rickman, Jan Gregory,
Lou Roessler, Mary Hogan (prospective
member), Dorothy Schwab, Don Davis
and Mary Caburi.
~HAPPY BUCKS AND EVENTS~
David Kruegel celebrated a birthday with
dinner at a French restaurant in San
Francisco and later a trip to Salinas to visit
John Steinbecks home.
Moragas representative to the
International Convention in Atlanta for
which she will report on another date.
Gary and Carol Irwin celebrated their 50th
Anniversary with three nights at the
Ahwahnee Lodge and later dinner at the
French Laundry in San Francisco.
The Fine Free Hat for July was won by
Rich Render for the outrageous sum of
$40.
Frank May passed around the signup
worksheet for the OMPA swim meet
August 4-6. He needs LOTS of HELP.
Kevin Reneau and John Erickson
presented the Moraga Town Council with
a check for $235,000 toward the
construction of the All Abilities Playground.
Kevin is working on a plaque for the site.
Expenses will rise a bit as some water
lines will have to be relocated although
most of this work has been donated.
Barbara Bruner offered her kudos for
their work and the projects progress.
Angelo Costanza said that Walt and
Kathe Nelson finally redeemed their
winning Rotary auction item, bocce ball
lessons, and a great time was had by all.
Angelo also reported that the Bocce Ball
Bash raised $4,700 for Polio Plus which
grew to $14,100 with a gift from the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation AND
Angelo has raffle tickets for the Martinez
Rotarys wine auction; 30 bottle first prize.
~PROGRAM~
The evenings program was Cliff
Dochtermans Last Speech. Cliff
reminisced about his 60 years in Rotary
recalling some memorable moments.
He told us how he was twice rejected for
membership by the Berkeley Club, once
because he was not a high enough
administrator at UC Berkeley and later
because there were too many UC officials
in the club. The third time was a charm
and five years later he was the President;
later he was the District Governor.
At a District Governors training session at
Lake Placid, NY, he met the incoming
International President who was from
Japan and a Cal graduate. He asked Cliff
to be on an international committee to
develop teaching procedures for Rotary.
In 1977, the Rotary International President
asked Cliff to be a on a three-member
committee to develop an international
program for Health, Hunger and
Humanitarian Projects. Cliff knew it
needed to have an initial successful
project quickly to head off opposition from
some Rotarians. A proposal to immunize
children in the Philippines against polio
was rapidly developed and 6 million
children were immunized which was the
real start of the Polio Plus Program.
During Cliffs year as International
President at the suggestion of Austrian
Rotarians, Cliff organized a relief effort to
aid refugees of the Bosnian civil war. An
International effort raised over $8 million
and generated many donations of food
and health supplies.
director of the hospital was the same lady
he had known at UOP.
Cliff recounted the many international
leaders he had met during his tenure as
International President and beyond, and
the friendships he established. The World
of Friendship is the most important
provision in Rotary in his opinion and who
could know better.
President Diane announced that her
international project will be to support an
orphanage in Sierra Leone. A back pack
will be donated in the name of each
speaker each week. How fitting that the
first one will be in honor of Cliff
Dochterman.
Current Greeter/ Invocator Schedule
7/18 = Gary Irwin
7/25 = Bob Fritzky
8/01 = Dave Kruegel
8/08 = John Tomei
8/15 = Ron Mucovich
8/22 = Debbie Koo
8/29 = Frank May
9/05 = Doug Damaschino

Cliff recited a story of a Rotary Exchange

student from India that Cliff met during his
tenure at the University of Pacific. She
wanted help to stay in America but Cliff
encouraged her to return to India to help
her people. Twenty years later they met
again at the dedication of a hospital in
India that Rotary helped to fund. The
MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Dianne Wilson

President-elect John Tomei
Past President Kevin Reneau
Co-Secretary Vickie Devlin
Co-Secretary Evie Michon
Treasurer Lad Lynch
Foundation Chair John Erickson
Youth Service Chair Rich Render
Public Relations Gary Irwin
Newsletter Editor Frank May
Community Service Chair Tony Schoemehl
Co-Chair, International Services Barbara Bruner
Co-Chair, International Services Linda May
Co-Chair, Membership Mike McCluer
Co-Chair, Membership Debbie Koo
Director at Large Mary Sue
Erickson
Director at Large Roger Gregory
Advisor to the Board Jim Campbell
Advisor to the Board Cliff Dochterman

District Governor 5160 Gary Vilhauer

President, Rotary International Ian Riseley

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

Aug 4-6 OMPA Food Booth

Dec 14 -- Rotary Holiday Party at Moraga CC
March 10, 2018 A Nite at the Races