
Meeting Minutes
Piedmont-Montclair Rotary Club Meeting Minutes
Friday July 23, 2021, 12:15 – 1:30 PM Sequoyah Country Club and ZOOM Link
Present: Lenora Williams-Omenka, Mark Delventhal, Bill Riley, Jeff Trowbridge, Pam Miller, Sid Miller, Regina Guillory (Zoom), Joseph Goralka (visiting District 5170 Assistant Governor), and Richard Flanders (our 5170 District Governor)
TOPIC: Call to Order and Welcome
Discussion: Lenora Williams-Omenka opened meeting at 12:21 pm
Action/Outcomes: Called the meeting to order and welcomed Zoom guests
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TOPIC: Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion: Pledge of Allegiance at 12:23
Action/Outcomes: Pledge led by Bill Riley
TOPIC: Word of Inspiration or uplift to begin our meeting
Discussion: Bill Riley provided a word of Inspiration
Action/Outcomes: Bill Riley gave us words of wisdom
TOPIC: Speaker
Discussion: Our current Richard Flanders (our 5170 District Governor)
Action/Outcomes: Richard Flanders gave us an overview of Rotary and upcoming events Tap link for the events calendar or see the attachment.
https://rotarydistrict5170.org/Events
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He talked about membership. There will be a training on membership on August 12, 2021 from 9 am - 12 pm. He reminded us that the best way to increase our membership is to just ask. Here is the link for the training information https://events.rotarydistrict5170.org/rotary-district-5170-events/membership-workshop-2021
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He also reviewed the international wheelchair project delivering wheel chairs to Mexico. He asked our club to have at least 6 members donate $75 (seventy-five dollars) and that along with the generously matching funds donation will complete a crate of wheelchairs for our club area.
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Thank you, Richard Flanders, for your visit and the information you shared with our club. Please come back and visit us again later in the year. You are always welcome.
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District 5170s website: https://www.rotarydistrict5170.org/
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Rotary Clubs Directory: https://rotarydistrict5170.org/documents/en-ca/6eccbee3-85fa-4fd4-904f-6eeb36ea2827/1
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Link to our recorded Zoom meeting: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsS9eDx2C-zufL5HOJ_RNh0IDMr35YLR/view?usp=sharing
TOPIC: Upcoming updates
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July 30 – District 5170 Area 1 Membership Coordinator from Oakland #3
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August 28 – Jeff Trowbridge
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Celebration of the Life of Linda Trowbridge
Saturday, August 28, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
Guild Hall, Piedmont Community Church
400 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA
TOPIC: Adjourn
Action/Outcomes: Meeting Closed at 1:30pm