Minutes: The One with the Laughter (06/07/2012)
June 6, 2012
President Joe Weiland called the meeting to order.
Greeters: David Velarde
Flag Salute: E. Russell Smith
Raffle: Luz Maria Ortiz Smith brought a gift certificate for a massage. The winer is Bill Boyd.
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: Kimberly Coley, Carol Metcalf
Announcements:
- Mark Reinhardt informed the club that while in Mexico he was home hosted, and they sent a banner to our club.
- Jody Dolan Holehouse led the annual meeting of the Foundation. Four individuals are on the ballot for two positions on the Foundation Board: Sandy Grasso Boyd, Janet Napier, Connard Hogan, Bob McPhillips. Ballots were distributed ad votes counted. Janet was elected. There was a tie between Sandy and Bob, and we will have a runoff election at the June 13 meeting.
- Dana Goba reported that the Rotary Youth Exchange students will be here next Tuesday night. We will meet at the Endless Summer by the Harbor at 5:30 PM. Please RSVP to Dana if you plan to go.
- Steve Kally and Tim Marme spoke about the golf event. Thank you notes will be sent to all sponsors. Thank yous were given to: Darren Doi for the cashiering functions, Andrew Chung for the silent auction and raffle, and Tim Marme for getting the players to sign up and participate. We’re probably over $16,000 in proceeds.
- Tuesday night rendezvous. There were 4 – 5 people in attendance. Next week’s rendezvous will be at Endless Summer.
- Lunch Lottery. The next match is Tom Heath and Ed Fleming.
Program: Comedienne and Marriage and Family Therapist Carol Metcalf
- Carol is an Air Force Brat who went to more than 20 different schools. Her mother is bipolar. Her sense of humor was developed as an alternative to getting mad.
- She came to LA and worked as a model and doing stand-up.
- Carol went back to graduate school to become a marriage and family therapist. “Comedy equals healing,:” she said. “It only hurts when you don’t laugh.”
- A child laughs 1,400 times a day. An adult laughs only 4 times a day.
- Everyone wants to feel like they are acknowledged and that they can find some kind of humor in life.
- Another thing that makes others comfortable is to make fun of yourself. You normalize situations.
- Carol also uses aggression replacement therapy. Kids at risk put together their own skits. The appropriate use of humor changes lives.
- Humor can be used to empower employees. The most successful employees are ones where the boss has a sense of humor.
- In counseling, she’ll often put a spotlight on something that seems important (but is probably not really important), so clients discover what is really important.
- Using therapy and humor together is very healing.
- Humor boosts your immune system.
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