January 22, 205

Bruce called the meeting to order

 

Diana gave the invocation.

 

Happy Dollars

 

  Mike is happy that were were such few claims in spite of the bad weather conditions.

 

Announcements

 

Diana thanked everyone who came early for putting together the Spanish/English dictionaries.  She also announced that there are 4 Korean students visiting Pittsburg and she and Caryn will be escorting them to various places.

 

Marlin told a cute story about Spanish-English translation.

 

Mike apologized about the scheduled speaker not showing up and also reminded us that next week is the White Elephant Auction. 

 

Stan wondered if our Rotary group would be interested in putting on a car show or any other fund raising event that we could come up with.

 

Larry announced the City Council meeting tonight will be honoring graduates at 7PM this evening.

 

Ron announced that Mazzei Pontiac is having a ribbon cutting on Friday the 25th and invited us to be there.

 

Speaker

 

 President Bruce LeMay talked about the grocery business....about volume, mark-ups, donations, marketing and trends.  Bruce is the manager for the Pittsburg Raley's.  There were a lot of great questions and answers.

 

Tom Raley, opened his first store in Placerville, California in 1935. His dedication, hard work and vision are the seeds from which our family of stores continues to grow.

Today, Tom Raley's family carries his legacy into a new era. Jim and Joyce Raley Teel serve as co-chairmen of the board of directors. Their children participate in the business. Together the family - along with a large and loyal family of employees - is leading Raley's into a bright new century of growth. On the way, customer service remains the priority. It's one way to show our appreciation - and it's what Tom Raley would have wanted. 

Their goal is to provide busy, health-conscientious families with delicious, easy meal ideas at an everyday value.

 

Extra Notes.........

 Mike announced that John Zandonella is doing a lot better and on his way to a good recovery.....We all wish you well John!!! 

 

Next week's greeter will be Joanne. 

 

Check out our website at www.pittsburgrotary.org

 

Lunch

 

Beef Burgandy over rice or Pesto Chicken Salad and Chocolate Cake

 

SLee