Program Calendar

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	Program Date Program Information September 7, 2010 All that glitters is not gold! This month's personal passion/hobby speech will be from our own PP Greg Crabtree. He will dazzle is with an education about the wonderful, brilliant world of diamonds. Let's see ... ummm Cut, Clarity, Carat and C ... oh yeah, COLOR! Speaker: Greg Crabtree Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM September 14, 2010 Valley Memorial Park Cemetery Our speaker, a member of The Novato Rotary Club and the cemetery manager at Valley Memorial Park Cemetery (off of Atherton Avenue here in Novato) will talk about the history of the cemetery and other cemeteries in Marin County and will touch on people’s pre-planning before they need his services. Speaker: George Estes. Sponsor: Marie Scully Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM September 21, 2010 TBA Speaker: Mr. David Ball. Sponsor: Jay Smalridge. Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM September 28, 2010 Walker Creek Ranch Speaker: Mike Grant. Sponsor: Pat Warren Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM October 12, 2010 Medical World Update Speaker: Dr. Tim Murphy. Sponsor: Bill Bell Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM October 19, 2010 Marin Services for Women Brenda Underhill. Trauma Services Coordinator Althea Collins. Development Associate “Helping women save and transform their lives by providing the most effective substance abuse recovery programs Since 1978. Dedicated to meeting the community's need to understand the nature, treatment and prevention of chemical dependency.” Sponsors: Mike DiGiorgio & Jay Kuhlman Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM Marin Services for Women Speakers: Brenda Underhill & Althea Collins. Sponsors: Mike DiGiorgio & Jay Kuhlman Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM October 26, 2010 First Hand Account of Haiti Earthquake from a Responder Jeanne Krafft was a first responder to Haiti after that country’s disastrous earthquake last winter. She will tell us about her experiences as a Registered Nurse working in a Haitian hospital after the earthquake. Speaker: Jeanne Krafft. Sponsor: Harry Thomas Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM November 2, 2010 Wine Appreciation Speaker: Andy Podshadley. Sponsor: Laura Fritz Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM November 9, 2010 American Legion - Veteran's Day Come to learn about the American Legion's proud heritage of service to our veterans and their families. As our speaker this year, we are honored to have the Commander of The American Legion Department of California. This is the annual meeting in which we traditionally honor our veterans. All U.S. Armed Services Veterans are invited to come and be recognized for their service. Veterans are encouraged to come in their uniforms -- or merely a piece of it if, like me, they find their uniform has shrunk on the hanger. Speaker: Mark Foxworthy. Sponsor: Rik Goodell Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM November 16, 2010 "Good News: An Optimistic Outlook on America's Future." We cannot lose sight of the fact that ours is a great country with a wonderful track record of recovering and rebounding from troubled times. Our speaker, a self-descrined optimist, is currently working on a book manuscript that highlights the positive news in our country from a secular, nonpartisan point of view. As part of the research for his book, Mr. Pulera has undertaken a national listening tour, whereby he goes to different American communities to engage in dialogue with people from different backgrounds. Speaker: Dominic Pulera. Sponsor: George Silvestri Where: Moylan's When: 7:15 AM