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Next Virtual Meeting Information:
“The Rotary Club of Stockton Begins the 2nd Century of Service to the Stockton Community”
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Meeting Note takers needed for the New Year!Thank you Leena Mittal for volunteering to take notes for the month of November and December! Your help is much appreciated! PLEASE Consider volunteering next year (Like Leena) for a once a month (or more) opportunity to keep the Wheel roll along. Our Wheel editor will appreciate you stepping up to assist! What’s a better way to know what’s going on in your club? -editor. Contact Corie Stewart at corie@gemcorp.com |
Guest Speaker
Speaker: President-Elect Kevin Kauffman – The Water Group
Introduced by: Dudley Drake
Introduction of Speaker: Dudley Drake
Kevin M. Kauffman, P.E. Native of Rochester, New York. Schooled at the University of Colorado at Boulder, receiving a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Registered as a Professional Engineer in California. Manager of water and wastewater utilities/districts since 1986. General Manager of the Stockton East Water District (SEWD) from July 1999 through December 2012.Kevin Kauffman Consulting was formed on December 21, 2012. KKC currently provides water resources, engineering, and management consulting services to SEWD, and one other client. Spouse Lindsey retired from teaching at St. Luke CES in Stockton, and son Patrick is a Civil Engineer at LC Engineering in Thousand Oaks.
President-Elect Kevin Kauffman – The Water Group
Kevin is a registered professional engineer in California. In December 2019 began representing the Water Group LLC in Ripon. TWG distributes and installs Parjana EGRP devices throughout CA, NV, and AZ. Kevin talked about Water Group LLC and how they help in preserving water in California. The ground water basin has been diminishing. Instead of building reservoir, he has focused on building ground water basin. He explained the Energy Pacific Groundwater Recharge Project (EGRP) and how it works by drying up the surface and helps the water drain into the layers below.
Next Meeting: December 9, 2020
Lonny Davis from Hope Haven West
Lonny Davis is the owner and operator of Davis Guest Home, serving the chronically mentally ill from throughout Northern California. His passion however, extends to serving the disabled poor in the developing world by providing dignity through mobility.
Lonny began participating in wheelchair distributions approximately 20 years ago. As his love of the work grew, he partnered with Hope Haven International and began coordinating distributions from Modesto. Three years ago, Hope Haven West was incorporated, allowing full operations here on the West coast.
After many years of focusing his service internationally, Lonny started a new venture: Uncle Lonny Presents, a tax-exempt promotion company, dedicated providing local musicians opportunities to perform, and creating and promoting events for local charities to raise needed funds.
Upcoming Speakers
(Virtual unless otherwise noted)
December 2020
- 16 – Rebecca Glissman, Stockton Homeless Shelter
- 23 – DARK
- 30 – DARK
January 2021
- 06 – TBA
- 13 – Tom Patti, “Hero’s Presentation”
- 20 – TBA
- 27 – TBA
Birthday Celebration Challenge!!!
July finals 14/15 or 93.3%
August Wrap up – 10/11 or 90.1%
September Birthday Celebrations: 15/15 for 100% participation!
October Finals 14 of 14 = 100%
Both September and October were 100 percent participation.
November birthday challenge was 87.5%.
Birthday Recognitions
(November wrap-up)
- $100 – Tom Perry for his birthday on 11/22 – SRE
- $25 – Jim Woodward’s birthday was on 11/22. ADG Waqar gifted $25 on Jim’s behalf to SRE
- $200 – Jan Ambriz’s birthday was on 11/23 gifted $100 to SRE & $100 to RI +pts
- $101 – Gary Putnam’s birthday was on 11/27 gifted $101 RI + pts
- $100 – Tony Despotes’s birthday was on 11/28 and he gifted $100 RI + pts
- $74 – Ken Steele’s birthday was on 11/29 gifted $74 RI
December Birthdays…
| Week | Dates | Rotarian |
| 1 | 1st – 5th | (none) |
| 2 | 6th – 12th | Steve Reid – 8th Kevin Hicks – 12th |
| 3 | 13th – 19th | Cliff Dochterman – 13th Chris Lema – 14th Marcela Gracewski – 15th John Atwood – 15th Frank Whitney – 15th |
| 4 | 20th – 26th | Keo Keonorasak – 20th |
| 5 | 27th – Jan 2nd | Octavio Cruces – 27th Russel Hagen – 29th Bill Wagner – 29th Pete Gormsen – 31st |
| *= Meeting Day – Wish Them a Happy Birthday! |
Photos…
| Rotary Club of Stockton Member Files | |
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| Conflict of Interest Policy | 2019 Updated Club Constitution |
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Special thank you to everyone who contributed to The Wheel…
Editor, Eric Duran. Special thanks this week to Leena Mittal, note taker extraordinaire, Matthew Grizzle, Virtual and Audio Visual Guru as well as Club and Attendance Secretary, and Chief Checkers Matthew Grizzle and President Gary Frush!
Contact Information
Attn: Matthew Grizzle, Club Secretary
1024 W. Robinhood Dr. Suite 5
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 7457
Stockton CA 95267
Phone: (209) 472-9662
Fax: (209) 472-9664
secretary@stocktonrotary.org
Rotary International President
Holger Knaack
District 5220 Governor
Sherry Cotta
Assistant Governor Area 2
Muhammad Waqar Ali Rizvi
Stockton Rotary Club President
Gary L. Frush
Meeting Location
Wednesdays at 12 Noon
Stockton Golf & Country Club
3800 W. Country Club Blvd.
Stockton, CA 9520