Tom Loo
Diane Margolin
Joe Metoyer
Jack Siegal
Nancy Freedman
Nat Trives
Jim Westbrook
Bashir Kadri
Susan Dawson
In order to commemorate the end of Hal Quigley’s reign and commence the year of our new president, Bill Crookston, the Rotary Club of Santa Monica held a Hawaiian luau for it's annual dethroning party. Unlike previous dethronings, this party not only had dinner and dancing, but provided Hawaiian entertainment with music and hula dancers. Everyone enjoyed themselves while feasting on the buffet and drinking the mai tai’s. This year there were over 160 members and guests in attendance.
Outgoing President Hal thanked all of his Board members and Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs and Members who worked so hard to make it a great year.
Hal's quote for the day was from J. R. Tolkein : " Still round the corner there may wait, A new road, or a secret gate."
Hal gave out special awards of recognition to the following:
| Service Awards:
Tom Loo |
| President's Award - In special recognition of his dedicated service
- Larry Maher |
| The Herbert A. Spurgin Award - In recognition as the outstanding
New Club Member - Jonathan Kemp |
| Paul Harris Fellowship Award - For recognition for his services
above self - Hugh Travis |
| 4 Avenues of Service Award - In Recognition of his dedicated Club, Community
& Youth , International, and Vocational Service - Lionel Ruhman |
| The Austin-Jenning Award - In recognition of his outstanding &
continuing service to our Club for 20 or more Years - Marvin Levin |
| Joseph C. Gilbert Award - In Recognition as the Outstanding Rotarian for the Year - George Collins |
A particularly pleasant part of the evening was listening to Hal discuss the past year and what the the club had accomplished (under his great leadership), followed by Bill Crookston addressing the future of the club, and his plans for the year. This event gave us a great opportunity to thank Hal Quigley for his wonderful job, and to welcome Bill Crookston as our new president.
A big thank you goes out to President-Elect Dee Menzies for planning this event, putting on a great "Power Point Presentation - The Aloha Year - Pictorial Review" and making the evening go off without a hitch.
To remember this event we have attached lots of great pictures. Click on any of the smaller pictures below to see the full sized pictures (Who knows you may even see your face in living pixels).
---- Larry Maher, your Web Master
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Aloha! Aloha!
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| Barbara Hopper and Hugh Travis - "Don't they realize by now that you and I really run the Club?" | Jim Menzies and President-Elect (2003-2004)
Dee
Menzies. Party planners extraordinaire! Thank you Jim and Dee!
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| Honorary member Ole Johnson, Pres. Hal and First Lady of
Rotary Worldwide Esther Johnson
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Starting left: Christine Jensen, Kathy Elder, Pres. Bill Crookston, Sue and Past Pres. Bob Thomas, Susan Goelz and Duncan Crookston. |
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| Pres Hal and Kai-Li Quigley, Issy Quigley, Brenda DeFelice,
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President-Elect of the Wilshire Rotary Club and Hal's Partner John Miron, his wife Gale, and Kai-Li and Hal. |
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| The first Rotaract District Governor Vivian Rivas, Pres. Hal, and Assistant District Governor Carmela Raack | President-Elect Dee - "Don't you agree, everything is
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