Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Irvine Spectrum Rotary Meeting August 13, 2008

Every member of our club is asked to give a “craft talk”. Its purpose is for the club members to better know each other. We find out a member's interests, their paths and how they became a part of our club. We each have a story. It is fun and amazing to learn about how life has formed a person.

This week Diane Braasch spoke about her life. Diane is also our club caterer. It was great getting to know her better and learn of her journey from Chicago to today. Diane has a great outlook on life, always making the most out of what it has given her and of helping others along the way. Thank you Diane for sharing your story with us.

It was also the club's honor to present Carl Batzanti with a Paul Harris membership at this meeting. Thank you, Carl, for your generosity and being a part of our club.

We also had a speaker from Second Harvest Food Bank. Some of our members learned about the Second Harvest program by working at their facility in El Toro during Rotary work day. Second Harvest provides food to agencies that distribute it to people in need. Many people receiving this food are working families unable to make enough money to pay the high cost of rent, essentials, and buy enough groceries for the month.