| Posted by Mary Murphy on Jun 06, 2018 |
Pledge and Invocation.jpg) President-in-waiting, Marc Friedman, lead the pledge of allegiance this early morning. Pierre Bouquet reminded us of the Rotary Four Way Test: The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or do is a test used by Rotarians world-wide as a moral code for personal and business relationships. The test can be applied to almost any aspect of life. 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships. 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Thank you, Pierre for reminding us. Guests and Visiting Rotarians: There were no visiting Rotarians at today's meeting. Dr. Lori Drourr, was Emily Matthews guest and our speaker today. |
Announcements.jpeg) Burlingame Bistro co-chair, Bob Doerr announced some great news regarding last month's fundraising event. Bob reported that at the moment we have raised $10,500 net from the event which will got towards funding the Japanese Student Exchange and various International and local projects. Well done all those whose amazing efforts helped to put this event together. Doug Person, our Salvation Army Rotary member reminded us that last Friday was Donut Day - didn't have to remind some of us - and that it was 100 years ago that Donuts and Coffee were served to the troops in World War 1, giving them a taste of home and some semblance of normalcy as they readied to go to war. Cheryl Fama, rose to say how she is always up for a challenge and this year, as Club Secretary to President Mike, was indeed a challenge....she meant, an honor. Thank you Cheryl for everything you do. Wade Macomber Award A reminder that Wednesday, June 13 Meeting is a special meeting as the Wade Macomber Award will be presented to this years recipient. President Mike asks that you are there to support a well deserving member who will receive this singular honor. The announcement is made at the time of the presentation so we hope to see all of you there to support this very prestigious award. Thank you to Mark Johnson and his committee for choosing the Burlingame Rotarian for 2017-2018.Program  Emily Matthews introduced her friend and fellow paddle boarder, Dr. Lori Drourr, Veterinary Cardiologist, graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. She spent 9 years working in general practice prior to returning to academia to pursue her passion for cardiology. Following her residency at Texas A&M University, she achieved board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) and became a Diplomate of the ACVIM in the College of Cardiology. As a specialist, she has worked in private specialty practice and as an associate professor at the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College. Dr. Drourr has lectured at local and national meetings including the ACVIM, AVMA, AHAA, and the SFVMA. She has facilitated veterinary staff trainings, and participated in building a cardiology webinar that has reached more than 2000 veterinarians worldwide. She also collaborated with the veterinarians at the San Francisco and Oakland Zoos studying dilated cardiomyopathy in meerkats. She continues to volunteer her time at the San Francisco Zoo as needed. Dr. Lori was a delight and the club was fascinated by a history of veterinary medicine as well as pets in the White House. Dr. Drourr explained how she shares a December birthday with her dad, a historian and lover of all things historical, got her interested in dogs in the White House from Fala, Eleanor Roosevelt's dog, to Bo, President Obama's Portuguese Water Dog.  We were shocked to find out that she uses the same machines to diagnose heart irregularities in dogs and cats and larger animals. She traced the history of Veterinary Medicine from 1791 when the Royal Veterinary College was founded in London, England to the first Veterinary College in the US in Iowa State University. Did you know President Abraham Lincoln has pet goats in the White House? and a dog named Fido. Teddy Roosevelt had a bear in house. Pet's have been a huge part of the Presidency, and many people wrote to President Obama's dog, Bo. Fascinating stuff which was very well received by the early morning Rotary crowd. |
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