President Steve Morris rang the bell to open the meeting. After we all recited the Pledge of Allegiance, we welcomed guests:

• Matthew Pohl from the Imperial Beach Kiwanis Club
• Bob Morris from the San Diego Symphony

Next member Carl Nettleton introduced our speaker, Julie Coker,

CEO of the San Diego Tourism Authority.

We learned so much about why San Diego is an amazing place to live and to visit, and how the San Diego Tourism Authority markets our "bright" city!

Next we celebrated Brittany Curran's August birthday, in absentia.

Then new district Governor Doug Frost showed off the new banner he got at the convention.

Members gave Bill's Bucks in honor of their celebrations including:

• Monica Ball whose daughter is having a baby
• John Rush who is excited about the upcoming FDD gala
• Karina Sousa who is planning the upcoming FDD gala
• Shaun McArdle who welcomed everyone to tour the Maritime Museum
• Gordon Boerner who was thrilled to represent the Foundation at the Habitat for Humanity event

And, a couple of members were spotted being honored in print so they were fined. Congrats to:

• Sitara Setha

• Jim Floros

After recapping past events and looking forward to upcoming events, President Morris rang the bell to end the meeting.