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Published July 28, 2020, your webmaster apologizes for the lateness of this Beacon
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September 19,2020
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From the President
President Dave didn't provide us a column, but he did mention BBRC in his FaceBook. Dave is circled in red in this wedding photo.  He looks like he is having a VERY good time with the happy bride and groom.
 
From Pres Dave:
 
"Ok all my Rotary Peeps that didn’t believe that I performed a wedding on Wednesday. Here is a pic to prove it. Great time!!"
 
 
Meeting Madness
Posted by Frank Wooldridge
We had a special treat at the BBRC meeting at The Broken Yolk. No, not mimosas like I asked for, but certainly a close second as our own Athena Collup took over the helm to serve as president for the day. She honestly did an amazing job. In case you have missed the past couple meetings, or have not read in The Beacon, President Dave Spalinger has initiated a program in which each month he will choose a member of the club to substitute as president (at least during the meeting.) If President Dave had been at the meeting, he would have been proud seeing the skill Athena showed as the meeting leader.
 
Oh yes, for those of you BBRC members who were curious at to where President Dave was, it is said that he was presiding over a wedding in Lake Tahoe as a $50 ordained minister. What would compel him to drive all the way up there to do that? I didn’t see Dennis “I have a home in Lake Tahoe” Scott at the meeting, so maybe The Prez is hangin’ out with Dennis. Keep your eye on Facebook for evidence that may appear of them together.
 
Jeff Bell got things off the ground with our morning Invocation asking for members to receive blessings towards our Rotarian community service efforts, and that Athena would enjoy a non-stressful, yet successful morning serving as president. Harry Bryant led America’s Flag Salute, as Songstress Chelsea Ashcraft brought the “pipes” and enthusiasm in having us join in singing her rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. 
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What are "Rotary Areas of Focus"?

Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.

Today, we will learn about the "Supporting Education" focus area.

More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kathy Berry
July 3
 
Alison Hickman
July 9
 
Thomas Burke
July 9
 
Nick Simmons
July 19
 
Andrew Ozanich
July 20
 
Sandra Parnell
July 22
 
Neil Walker
July 29
 
Anniversaries
Chelsea Ashcraft
Tommy
July 4
 
Craig Holland
Carole
July 4
 
Sally Selby
Bret Selby
July 12
 
MJ Pasek
Tom Pasek
July 29
 
Karen Bonanno
Tony
July 30
 
Mindy Wilmot
Don Wilmot
July 31
 
Upcoming Speakers
Jul 29, 2020 6:45 AM
Alan Shirkey, Mgr of Aggregates and Projects
Golden Queen Mining Co.
Golden Queen Mining Co.
Aug 05, 2020 6:45 AM
FBI Bakersfield Special Agents
Topics relating to FBI 101 – who we are and what we do
Aug 12, 2020 6:45 AM
Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry
Whatever he wants to talk about
Aug 19, 2020
Dark - no meeting. Go do good
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Upcoming Events
Bkfld Breakfast Wine, Place, and Show Fundraiser
Various Locations
Sep 19, 2020
 
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Meeting Duties
July 29, 2020
 
Greeter
Burke, Thomas
 
Greeter
Collup, Athena
 
Invocation
Desme, Greg
 
Flag Salute
Duerksen, William
 
Visiting Rotarians
Guerard, John
 
August 5, 2020
 
Greeter
Goodmon, Bree
 
Greeter
Singh, Bani
 
Invocation
Collup, Athena
 
Flag Salute
Guerard, John
 
Visiting Rotarians
Desme, Greg
 
August 12, 2020
 
Greeter
Hickman, Alison
 
Greeter
Kelly, Shaun
 
Invocation
Haynes, Denise
 
Flag Salute
Lopez, Temo
 
Visiting Rotarians
Maxwell, Jackie
 
August 26, 2020
 
Greeter
Nelms, Ron
 
Greeter
Niemeyer, Heath
 
Invocation
Nunez, Joseph
 
Flag Salute
Ozanich, Andrew
 
Visiting Rotarians
Perkins, David
 
September 2, 2020
 
Greeter
Ramos-Alvarez, Teresa
 
Greeter
Reagor, Marilee
 
Invocation
Quarnberg, Kenneth
 
Flag Salute
Samora, Martha
 
Visiting Rotarians
Scott, Dennis
 
September 16, 2020
 
Greeter
Selby, Sally
 
Greeter
Simmons, Nick
 
Invocation
Tripicchio, Frank
 
Flag Salute
Turnipseed, Michael
 
Visiting Rotarians
Walker, Neil
 
Russell Hampton
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