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 President Greg opened the meeting with the thought for the day as shown. He welcomed to the meeting 35 members of the club, and 20 guests: Frank Vranesic (visiting Rotarian), Scott & Susan Cadwallader, 7 12 Bridges HS students and family, Tom Kelley(12 Bridges Counselor), Criste Freymond and Gail Gentile ( both Rotarian inductees), Josh Armstrong(guest of Keela), John Loest(guest of Bill Cook), Gary Callahan and George Dykston (speaking for a WPUS program), Guest Speaker Launi Cooper (Roseville Rotary), Stephanie Henry (guest of Ria), Mark Langno and Stephany Horny(guests of Speaker Launi Cooper). (Apologies for any misspelling of names.)
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The upcoming meeting guests speakers, April 17, are Jerome & Janet Venjohn.
We need members and their friends and family to do a two hour shift on April 26th. It's fun and easy. And we need many more volunteers!!Use this link to sign up:
Students of the Month of March at 12 Bridges High School .
Membership Chair Bryan Ludwig welcomed and inducted into membership Criste Freymond (sponsored by Kerry) and Kristi McKenny (sponsored by Kim). Bryan reviewed some expectations of Rotary, such as the Four-Way Test, and informed Criste and Kristi that they are welcomed into a Worldwide Organization of 1.2 million members. Members of all Rotary Clubs are welcome at any Rotary meeting, anywhere in the World. The club than gave both new members a standing ovation.
Membership Chair Bryan welcomed Art Deardorff 's return to Active membership after time as Honorary Status. Art brings back to the club 18 years of membership and a history of outstanding Service Above Self and outstanding dedication to the various Rotary Foundations. Additionally, Art has agreed to Chair the Foundation Service in 2025-2026. The club welcomed Art back with a standing ovation.
Membership Chair presented Jamie Wedell with his Blue Badge. The Red Badge is a series of activities that new members need to fulfill, such as serving as the Club Greeter, serving as Attendance recorder, attending a meeting at a different Rotary Club to name a few requirements, that are intended to help meet members and learn more about Rotary and this club in particular.
Kris thanked the volunteers for selecting scholarships. She reminded the club that District 5180 has a Speech Contest and we need a club volunteer to Lead this program. Linda said that 10 volunteers are needed for the Salt Mine May 3rd. Paul mentioned that Judy Ratley is the WSC chair for 20205-2026. Bryan shared that Membership has almost reached 70 members with several new members to join soon. Keela spoke about the Taste of Mexico. Everyone needs to promote that new fundraiser that will benefit community projects.
George Dykstra and Gary Callahan spoke briefly to ask Rotary members to support the Play Festival, of one act plays, written and directed by Lincoln High School students on May 15th. 
Launi Cooper, Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional, gave an introduction to Reverse Mortgages(RMs). She covered the pros and cons of the RMs with much detail. She was delightful in her presentation and made a good case for her enthusiasm and commitment to RMs. Bill Alston has provided some slides with her presentation. She invited anyone interested in more information to contact her: lcooper@mutualmortgage.com.
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