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Quacker
Lake
PO Box
Oakland,
CA 94602-0009
Lake Merritt
Merritt Breakfast
Breakfast Club
Club
PO2709
Box -10468,
Oakland
CA 94610
Meeting every Thursday morning, 7:00 a.m. at the Garden Center, Lakeside Park, Oakland California
May 6, 2015
Edition 15-17
Inter-City Meeting
Hosted by the Golden Gate (SF) Breakfast
Club at the Marines Memorial Hotel.
Contact Rob Stewart for more information
rksdiablo@aol.com or call 925.648.2117
Wednesday Meeting!
Upcoming Events & Speaking Engagements
May 7th - No Meeting.
May 14th-Larry Arnold, Inventor
Tony Moglia, President; John Notch, Vice President; Patricia Wells, Secretary; Deanna Osterberg, Treasurer; Rob Stewart, Executive Director
Kurt Libby, Editor; Ace Reporters: Al Clancy, Lauren Clum, Myrna Dean, Dria Fearn, Aileen Frankel,
Larry Ginsburg, Terrie Kurrasch, Kurt Libby, Mike Miraglia, Suzanne Waligore, and Patricia Wells
LMBC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, P.O.BOX 10468, OAKLAND, CA 94610
Part 1
Patrick Shannon
Senior Vice President
Financial Advisor
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Oakland, CA 94612
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April 30, 2015
Today is the last day of April on the ‘sunny side of the bay’. Wow, this
year is really moving along. First time I wore my sun glasses as I was
greeting the arrivals at 6:30 in the morning along with Jeff Wong and Jim
Bangert. Rob Stewart came up the walkway wearing the whitest white
sneakers ever. “Good thing you have your sun glasses on to dim the glare
of my shoes” he told me. Really. And then Jeff delighted in telling us how
enjoyable it is to experience sipping scotch from a rare $1,500 bottle of
Japanese scotch . “Really, really smooth he said smiling from ear to ear
remembering the experience. The things you can learn being an LMBC
greeter.
We started off the 3,914 meeting with Tony back at the podium. He
thanked Jim Bangert for filling in for him last week. The ever so
invigorating Ed Rorke led us in “Oh What Beautiful Morning and “God
Bless America.” Joy Somerville led us in the Pledge. Patricia Wells
gave thanks for the ‘spring time.’ A time for renewal, to begin again, to
experience new opportunities, and a time to celebrate. It is also a time to
remember those who need our blessings in these times of turmoil.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: There were no guests today. C.J. Hirschfield
acknowledged members who volunteered at the Head Start day at CFL.
It was a huge success with over 2500 children attending. Another outing
held for children at Fairyland was the Junior Animals Care Givers day
which teaches foster kids how to play and take care of animals.
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Steven Von Querner
EAST BAY BLUE PRINT & SUPPLY CO. INC.
1745 FOURTEENTH AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94606
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The ANNUAL FAIRYLAND GALA IS ON JUNE 4TH . CFL opened 65 years ago!
Donations are needed for the auction, especially wine.
Annalee Allen announced that Oakland was incorporated 163 years ago
on May 4, 1852. The annual walking tours of Oakland’s downtown
districts are beginning from May to October. For more information go
to www.Oaklanlandnet.com/walking . Bob Rosen announced the next
tailgate baseball game against Boston is May 12th. Book early. There were
34 people attending the last tailgate game.
Lorna Moglia was back to lead us in our morning exercise ritual. She led
us in an international movement known as Nia which incorporates Dance/
Martial Arts/Healing Arts. Today we focused on our hips, chests and
head. A fun time was had by all who participated.
Mary Helen Donovan recognized members celebrating April birthdays
and anniversaries . BIRTHDAYS: Patricia Wells, 4/23 – related a number
of fun parties given on her behalf, Bob Hamilton when asked what his
one special birthday was said after 80 every birthday is special. Bob is
a delightfully fun 81 year old., 4/6. “I took out a loan pay the Quacker.”
he joked. Thanks Bob!. Other members not able to attend today were
William Anderson, 4/29; Thomas Stenstrom, 4/22; Leo Sorenson, 4/25;
Paul Valva, 4/25; Ken Betts, 4/27; Bob Niemann, 4/26.
ANNIVERSARIES: Annalee Allen and Peter; Lauren Clum-Phillips and Paul;
Patrick Shannon and Tamarta; Dragan Simikic and Alice; Gary Fisher and
Bonnie; Tony and Lorna Moglia celebrating 35 years!
There will be no meeting next Thursday May 7th; however, at our next
meeting on May 14th make a note to BRING A GIFT TO THE MEETING.
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“WE’RE THE BETTS”
Effelgreen
GIFTS: Standing in for Geoff Kline who is away vacationing was Judge
David Lee, Billy and Ed. Needless to say there were no interesting fact
given today.
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Inga Forline gave chocolates to Billy Wilkes; Michael Miraglia donated
candies that Inga will enjoy; Mary Helen Donovan won a bottle of wine
from Steve Von Querner; Kurt Libby received books from Bob Hamilton,
Anne Woodell received a bar of soap given by Marcia Weske and David
Lee donated a calendar that has more facts about bacon that you might
want to know was won by Steve Hanson.
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Billy with guest speaker (and mother of
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Anniversary & birthday table. (L to R)
Patricia (subject of separate full photo),
LoveBob,
Oakland!
Annalee
Allen
Annalee, Lorna,
Myrna, and
Mary
Helen
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Oakland, CA 94612
featured in a book by local artist, Heidi Wyckoff.
Steven Douglas, CPP
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from many local groups and a silent auction of
Everyone raises their hands in praise for
Bob and his birthday cake.
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PERALTA
Community College District
Patricia shares the joy of the
occasion with us.
Makeshift Gift Committee.
William (Bill ) Riley, Ed.D.
President, Board of Trustees
333 E.8th St.,Chancellor’s Office
Oakland, CA 94606
Phone: (510) 466-5303
Cell: (510) 390-1623
wriley@peralta.edu
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April 30, 2015
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS - Marie Ale
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Double Past President Billy Wilkes introduced our speaker,
Marie Ale, the CEO and Founder of Juzz Gorgeous. She is
a successful, strong, self-motivated individual who strives on
ethics, integrity, honesty, passion, team work and leadership skills
to show everyday people that all things can become reality by
investing in sweat equity. She is a wife and a mother to 8 children
and 8 grandchildren and comes from a very large blended family
that includes 40 grandchildren. Ms. Ale has worked for over 20
years in various corporate settings ranging from Sales, Marketing,
Human Relations to Business Development and now she runs
her own business Juzz Gorgeous. Until just recently, she was also
employed in Post-Secondary Education as a Senior Executive
Advisor.
Ms. Ale’s presentation had two focal points: 1) Everybody needs
to stand up, show up and be seen; and 2) Life tends to get busy
and we forget to just be nice to people.
Addressing the first point, she had these comments:
We all need to work hard on actions speaking louder than
words. Any words can be spoken but your words may not be
as meaningful as in the past. Think back to when a handshake
could “seal a deal” compared to today when even the most simple
transaction often requires a detailed contract.
Our speaker committed to John Notch over a month ago
to give her presentation this morning. Last night her mother had a
heart attack and her first thought was to catch a flight out of town
as soon as she could. Then she remembered her commitment,
called her father and explained the situation. She showed that
actions do speak louder than words by keeping her commitment to
John.
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In today’s society a commitment (action) has become
more difficult because of all of the possible things that can and
do get in the way. Show up, step up and stand up. Your actions
must mean more than your spoken words. A younger generation
is looking up to us. If you make a commitment, keep it. Today,
children are taking care of their parents but many parents are
afraid to take care (i.e. discipline) their children. Children learn
from others, especially their siblings. The actions of mom and dad
are handed down from child to child, so the actions of the parents
change over time. Everything we do on a daily basis depends on
your actions - actions follow your spoken word.
you.
Everything you do is a signal to how others will interact with
In addressing the second point, we were told that April is “Be nice
to your spouse month” and Ms. Ale shared these thoughts:
How long has it been since did you said or did
something special for your spouse/significant other?
Something simple like a note in a lunch bag, a kiss, an “I
love you”?
Over time, life sometimes get in the way of treating
each other special. We need to keep alive the thoughts we
had when we first starting dating.
Never forget that person who encourages and
supports you every day.
There were a few questions:
Q: Joyce wanted to know is commitment more
generational? A) For the younger generation it is tough
regardless of the setting. Ms. Ale thinks it all starts from
home; many parents do not have time to grow with their
children. Social media has replaced reaching out and
making phone call.
Q: Lise commented that commitment in a job is also not
seen as often for a younger generation. A) Ms. Ale saw a
change in the corporate development in Heald College when
it changed from not for profit to for profit. This writer thinks
the take-away from this statement was that as the corporate
mindset changed, so did the attitude of the students.
Q: Behind every strong woman there is a weak man opined
Billy
Q: Lorna mentioned that older couples work on problems
while younger couples have more of a throw away approach
to commitment.
Q: JLG talked about the change in status of Heald
College after the takeover by Corinthian and the change in
philosophy that came with it. Ms. Ale noted that the change
began as soon as Corinthian took over. There were many
differences from the beginning, such as credits not being
transferrable to state colleges for example. (Ms. Ale was
employed by Heald and was part of the college closure
earlier this week.)
It’s a wrap for this week.
TK
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