Posted by Frank Wooldridge on Jul 13, 2022 |
The Beacon The official weekly publication of The Rotary Club of Bakersfield Breakfast July 13th, 2022 Hail to the new Breakfast Rotary President Karen Bonanno. The patient President Karen has softly and quietly been awaiting her morning in the limelight to begin her presidency. She comes on the heels of both Past President Dave Spalinger and Jeff Haynes, who both kept us Breakfast Rotarians busy and entertained over the last two years. Always my concern about a police raid with these two past presidents, I anticipate President Karen will usher in peace and calm… Well, that lasted about 15 minutes before she introduced her son’s rock band to perform the first of three music jams. Oh well, so much for President Karen being the contained, calm, and collective president I thought she may be. Seems like she has some surprises up her sleeves. Invocation by Charter member Jerry Starr ushered in blessings for all the new Rotary presidents as they begin the major tasks and challenges of leading us through 2023. Sean Kelly opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Songbird Carol Smith set the tone with “God Bless America”. |
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