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Welcome- By President Emily

 

Pledge—Chris Mount-Benites - Thank you!

 

Invocation—Paul Watermulder shared a very special poem with us. Thank you Paul for such an

inspiring Invocation:

 

Our Unsung Hero: Dad, our unsung hero, you never count the cost, whatever we need is never

too much, but our praises have never been enough. Dad, our unsung hero, You daily risk your

life at work, to guard and care for the welfare of the needy, Oh, our praises could never be

enough. Dad, our unsung hero, who provides so well for us, we have not realized all you do for us,

Our praises have not been enough. Dad, our unsung hero, you’re never too busy to help, You're

always there when we need you, our praises could never be enough. Dad, our unsung hero, Who

guards and guides our way, we love you, and we thank you, On this Christmas Day. May the

angels watch over you, and guard you on your way, May God bless and protect you, and bring

you home each day.

 

Written by Officer Eric Talley's seven Children, Christmas Day 2019. Read at his memorial

service - March 30, 2021. Killed in Boulder, CO -March 22nd on duty, rushing into a store

without hesitation and saving many lives. Officer Tally had left a very successful career in IT at

age 41, to bravely serve those in need- He represents the best of this country. Bless him and bless

all Rotarians-Amen.

 

Guests of the Club—Our Speaker: Jenae Green, C-Span- Thank you for joining us- Speaker

Introductions below.

 

Announcements: From President Emily:

 

Sunshine Report: Bob Doerr filled in for Jim Shypertt, who was admitted to the hospital a

couple days before, for testing. Jim is doing fine and expects to recover soon. His good sense of

humor remains strong, as per his emails, so he’s in good spirits. Jim received a very special

stuffed toy “Ms. Lalaoloowing” from our club, wishing him smiles & a speedy recovery.

Bob also shared some sad news, that Joe Tanzi died peacefully in his sleep. His health had been

in sharp decline, he knew all about his condition, and was in a good mind about it. He had the

fortune to have Carol’s caring attentions. She informed us of his passing.

 

We all enjoyed two ~5 minute breakout room sessions- Seems like we could keep the

conversation going for a lot longer!

 

Fritz invited all of us to join in a fun exercise intended to trigger special memories, and certainly

it did! Since every day has special celebrations, and you can look yourself, everyday is the “ National Day” of something. So Fritz checked, and shared that today is the National Day of: (today is April Fool’s Eve) 1- Manatee Appreciation Day 2- National Bunsen Burner Day 3-National Prom Day 4- National Crayon day, 5- National Clam Day 6- National Red Wagon Day! Pierre was the first to share great Clam memories, actually of bar-b-queuing oysters by the Bay. And Alden had great memories of crayons as a kindergartener drawing at St. Mathews School in San Mateo, 1946,

napping and drawing, what a life. As Alden put it, those were the good easy days of Kindergarten! Bob Doerr run away from home on a Red Wagon at age 4, and was helped by a police officer to get back to his concerned parents. Lina, our dentist in residence could not have completed dental school labs without those famous Bunsen burners. She remembered those three years, Bunsen burners on a daily basis… and a few more memories, it was another exciting news cast exercise!

 

Nancy Bush introduced our speaker Jenae Green’s fascinating background, and gave her a

warm welcome.

 

Program: Jenae has been at C-SPAN for over 5 years and is currently a member of its

community relations team. She told us she was actually born in Alameda, CA. She moved east at

four years of age and now lives in Virginia. She was very happy to come “back home” and

visit the Bay Area. She spends her time coordinating community-education events that engage

students, teachers, civic groups, public officials and those interested in politics.

 

Jenae and her colleague Heath shared the fascinating story of C-Span, from the time it came to be, in 1979, as a small network, until what they are today. They are affiliated with Comcast, who can be credited with bringing C-Span to its viewers, NOT Government funding. We enjoyed a very informative presentation about the many ways C-SPAN’s unfiltered mission, which is more relevant today, than ever, with so many challenges to our Democracy. C-SPAN resources, can be used as a “Window on Washington” to follow the daily happenings of the Federal (and State ) government, and how current issues are being addressed. And especially, as reporting intended to allow you to “Make Up Your Own Mind”. C-Span1, C-Span 2 and C-Pan 3 provide coverage of events in their entirety, a “long” format of political proceedings. So, they just bring viewers into the room, to take in the unfiltered material. She pointed out highlights of the material that can be found in the resources below. No matter how you consume your media, staying connected with C-SPAN is easy. Here are just some ways to get started:1. Visit c-span.org for LIVE and on demand programs, including more than 260,000 hours in the Video Library 2. Create a FREE MyC-SPAN account to bookmark, clip and share C-SPAN content 3. Follow us on social media — @cspan on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube & Instagram —for timely updates throughout the day 4. Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters for featured programming highlights and daily recaps 5. Download the FREE C-SPAN Radio app for LIVE audio streams of C-SPAN Radio and all three C-SPAN networks, plus podcasts 6. Check out our TV and Radio schedule for a look at upcoming programs on each network and C-SPAN Radio.

 

Jenae and Heath graciously answered Rotarians questions, and President Emily presented them with the Polio Vaccine donation in their name.

 

For those who decided to stay on the Zoom meeting, Margaret Glomstad spent some time

showing us photos of the Burlingame Recreation Center in (construction) progress. She

answered some of our questions. And something slightly new they are bringing about will be the

“Teen Center”, to better address the needs of the adolescent demographic.

 

Adjourn