Rotagram for Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022

Meeting was called to order by club President Joe Lins. He thanked Monica, Leslie, and Carol for helping set up for today’s meeting. He thanked Fullerton College Journalism Intern and Rotoscribe, Gerardo Chagolla, for the job he does with the newsletter. Update on the Community Investment Awards, “31 members have donated for a total amount of $13,325. That’s a total of 36% of us,” said President Lins. He plugged the Retro Jog-A-Thon T-Shirts for sale at the door for $5. All proceeds go to the Fullerton Rotary Club fundraiser.

“On This Date” segment; 6 players from Orange County selected to the California High School Football Hall of Fame. Announced by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation on Monday, with a group of 100 players and 13 coaches chosen for the new Hall of Fame that will open in November at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. “Players from Orange County selected are Mater Dei High School aka Modern Day, in Santa Ana, quarterbacks John Huarte, Matt Barkley, and Matt Leinart. Tustin High School running back Deshaun Foster. Huntington Beach High School tight end Tony Gonzalez, and Santa Margarita High School quarterback Carson Palmer,” President Joe Lins announced with great excitement! Orange County coaches selected had to be retired. Coach Marijon Ancich, who coached at Tustin High School. Coach John Barnes, who coached at Los Alamitos High School. Coach Bob Johnson, who retired in 2017 from Mission Viejo High School, and Coach Harry Welch, who won a California State Championship with Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Congratulations to all!

For our commencement ceremonies, our highly regarded past President Jeff Hutchison led us in prayer. For our Patriotic Moment, past President Marty Burbank, along-side Matt Howells and Minard Duncan performed a United States Flag Retirement during the Pledge of Allegiance. “When a flag is determined to no longer be serviceable. It has reached it’s present state and in a proper service of respect, tribute, and in the memory of all that have served America. What we are about to do is evidence of our utmost respect and undying honor for the flag,” the flag was folded in triangle form showing the union blue field and stars, “I want to thank Matt Howells, our youngest Military Veteran, and Minard Duncan, the clubs oldest Military Veteran,” said Marty Burbank. They presented and gifted retired flag to President Joe Lins.

Today’s guest introduced by President Joe Lins were Theresa Stachelski and Nadia Kohlwey, guests of Susan Ouweleen.

Bob Cummings, past president of Fullerton Rotary South, announced their club's fund raising event, Fulletron Uncorked, for September 24th. Lots of wine, food and music on the fields of Cal State. Don't miss this.

Our Rotary Minute was given to us by “Madame Princess” Past President Joyce Cappelle. She preface her Minute reminding us of the impact of Rotary, “Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change.” She remembers a time when she travelled to India for a child welfare service. During her trip, she was recommended that she wore her Rotary pin which made her trip better. She is grateful for our Rotary Club and we are grateful to have her.

Our Songmaster, Bud “Woody” Lang, a Long Beach State Dirtbag, led us with the fun game of Name That Tune. He wore his Pirates of the Caribbean Mouse Ears because the theme of the game was Disney songs. Starting with table 1, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins was the tune played. Sadly, no one from table 1 got it correct which was super-disappointing. Table 2 got the tune correct, the theme song from the film “Cinderella.” They clearly came to play. Table 3 also got the tune correct, the theme song from the film “The Lion King,” made them roar out in laughter. Table 4 got it correct too. “Beauty and the Beast” was their bombshell of a tune. Table 5 swung into the game last but also got the tune correct, “The Jungle Book.” Mr. Lang ended with “The Mickey Mouse March.” What a fun time. Thanks Bud!

Our Recognition Master and Finemaster was everyone’s friend, Rashawn Underdue. “Get your wallets ready!” he warns. Today’s fine’s come in the form of Fullerton City trivia. Each table was tested on their knowledge of Fullerton. “Fullerton is designated as 1 of the 2 smartest cities in O.C. Which is the other city?” First table jokingly answered Garden Grove City. The answer is Irvine. The whole table got fined $1 for their incorrect efforts. “Fullerton has a rich history, a solid foundation that mirrors America. What year was the city incorporated?” No one from the table knew the answer was 1904. Many disputed but ended paying the fine of $2. “Cal State Fullerton University has tremendous impact to the entire State of California in terms of workforce and impact. It has the largest acres of land to grow produce, the number is between 1-30. How many acres?” Some said 28 acres while others said 30. The correct answer is 26 acres. Table was fined $2. “Downtown Fullerton is a hub for family, business, and entertainment. How many years has the city of Fullerton been investing in Downtown?” Rick Crane answered 35 years which was the correct answer. Only he was fined $2. “The City of Fullerton is the best place to raise children. How many city parks are available in the city of Fullerton?” Many members were close but not quite. The answer was 50 city parks in Fullerton. “Lastly, I miss my grandmother a lot. Anyone with more than 2 grandchildren please stand up. Please put $2 in the fine net.” Good job Rashawn. Everyone had a good time!

Today’s announcements were kicked off by the lovely Bailey Klein, “next week is going to be a very exciting week. It will be our first recruitment event. Please bring perspective members. We are going to play a fun game and have a good time!” She also announced that Leslie McCarthy is in charge of collecting money because Cathy Gach is going out of town. Next, The King of Finemasters, the very funny Bill Mathy, announced that Rashawn did a good job, but he did not recognize anyone for their birthdays or anniversaries. He asked Allyn Lean and Rashawn to stand so they could be recognized and fined $5 each. This was a very funny moment.

Our program at hand, Fullerton College Football Coach Garrett Campbell sharing his 2022 winning formula. Coach Campbell is entering his 4th season as the Head Coach of the Hornet football program. His father is Dick Campbell, a Hornet coaching staff member for 15 seasons during the Hal Sherbeck years, “I knew Sherbeck very well. My family would spend countless evenings at his house for dinner parties. My dad remarried at the Sherbeck house!” As a young boy, Coach Campbell served as Fullerton’s ball boy and later became a quarterback and wide receiver for the Hornets from 1995-96 season. “I went to Esperanza High School in Anaheim. I played against Tony Gonzalez who was just selected to the California high school football Hall of Fame.” Coach Campbell grew up in Southern California, he earned his bachelor’s degree from CSFU and later a master’s degree at Northern State University. He has an unconventional style of coaching, “I don’t think I am a meathead. My mom worked at Disneyland for 45 years in the HR department.” He credits his mom for part of his style of coaching and knowing Disneyland very well. At Fullerton College, not only is he the football program Head Coach but he also teaches Stress Management Course. He is excited for the new football field stadium being built on campus. FC college home games have always been played at Fullerton Union High School, but the new stadium will add permanent bleachers that will seat 4417 spectators. He says one key to having a winning formula is the way you interact with your team and staff, “surround yourself with people who love the game of football.” Part of his formula to win is to make his coaching staff understand that they are working with young adults. He holds his team accountable and upholds them to 4 rules; be on time, communicate with them, don’t steal or cheat, and treat others with first class, “first class or no class.” When his career is all said and done, he wants to be judged not by the scoreboard but by his achievements. “I teach my team the importance of having manners, even team members from tough backgrounds.” He has faced tough team players and has had multiple challenging situations but his resilience and commitment to his craft has made it possible to succeed, “dealing with 18-19 year old’s is tough but my coaching style develops young people in to leaders. That’s part of my job. People talk about leadership but it’s very simple. Consistently working with them builds trust and let’s them know I am in command. Being positive when things get stressful helps too.” Developing young adults in to leaders is part of this winning formula. Bill Parcel is one of his favorite professional football coaches. He remembers what he says about winning as a head coach, “when you win, you are only relieved. But when you lose, you are devastated.” Another part of his winning formula that he upholds are his personal values, “when things get tough, you need to find out who you are. Believe in faith, not just religious, but have faith in your team and coaches.” He has asked players to leave the football program because their values don’t add up to his. Coach Garrett Campbell has been coaching for 25 years, his father was his best friend, unfortunately, he passed 2 years ago, but remembers he would call him before every game, “I want you to know, I got your back, win or tie.” Coach Campbell wants his legacy to be the coach who influenced a lot of players, not just on the field but in the real world. It’s been said that he has never lost a game, he just ran out of time. He finished off his program with questions from club members. President Joe Lins, presented him with the highly coveted Speakers Gift Award, a glass rhinoceros. He shared a personal and thoughtful football story. His brother was head coach for Moorpark High School and at the time, his son played for Servite High School. President Joe Lins felt his son was not getting enough playing time. Typically, as a father who is concerned, he called his brother to ask him for advice on how to approach this with his son’s coach. His response was, “Joe, is Jeremy having a good time?” “Well, yes,” he replied. “Then you need to shut up, put a smile on your face and take a seat in the stands and enjoy the game.”

Joe reminded everyone to clear their calendars for October 14 for the District 5320 Foundation Dinner being held at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach and Fullerton Rotary Clubs’ 100th Anniversary being held at the Summit House on October 26, so Save The Date.

Last thing on the agenda was the 50/50 drawing, the free Retro Jog-A-Thon T-Shirts drawings, and a Paul Harris DVD drawing. Lucky ticket holder 6369069 won the 50/50 drawing. Congratulations to Bob Sattler! Ticket numbers 6369072 and 6369061won the T-Shirts. Congratulations Thad Sanford and Bud Lang! Ticket number 6369051 won the Paul Harris DVD. Congratulations Carol Morris! “Thanks to everyone. Charge On! Meeting is adjourned.”

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