
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
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.
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