For the Thought for the Day, Honorary

MORAGA Rotarian Lillian Roodveldt read her

late husband Eddie’s invocation given
at the 2007 Moraga Rotary Christmas
ROTARY Party, about having the wisdom,
strength, and character to do the right
thing, and to share with and love others
NEWSLETTER so that the world would be a better place
because we lived. She also recognized
June 16, 2020 Cliff Dochterman for his inspirational
_________________________________ 60+ years of service to others and to the
world of Rotary.
Next Meeting: June 23 Noon
We are now conducting regular We had 23 Zoomers today, but no
meetings on-line video or by phone! guests other than our speaker, Liz
Hammer.

Program: Mark Hoogs; Current

Insurance Issues
Greeter: Barbara Bruner
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To participate next week:
Zoom connection information for June 23 will
be distributed early next week. Contact Frank
May if you want to join in the fun.

Upcoming Speakers:

June 30 – Demotion of Co-Presidents

July 7 – Lillian, Debbie R, & Rich: Tales
of our exchange students
July 14 – Friendly Flash Fiction
July 21 – David O’Connell: Saklan
School
July 28 – Kid Power: Erica Leonard
Sept 8 – Mark Nagel: St. Mary’s College
Dec 1 – DG visit: Mark Roberts
The Zoom meeting today was opened
By Co-Presidents Evie Michon with
Debbie Koo ringing some kind of gong.
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Emperor Qianlong and Court Painter
Giuseppe Castiglione, a Jesuit priest
~Recognitions / High Fives~
Several people gave High Fives today:
Ron Mucovich, $10 for very good
service at Lafayette Ace Hardware by
the boss lady, and for the Co-
Presidents Evie and Debbie taking the
Club fairly seamlessly into the Zoom
epoch, and for Frank May to smooth out
the technical issues (yes, the old guy’s Thank you in particular to Mr. May and
still got it). Mrs. Roessler for taking the time to
conduct a Zoom interview with me, Mrs.
Jim Campbell, for a haircut that didn’t Michon and Mr. Render (a great guy) for
force him to wear a hat afterwards . . . communicating with me, and Mrs. Koo
Debbie Roessler, for zooming a for inviting me to the meeting.
meeting of San Ramon Rotary in which
Past RI President Gary Huang of With great gratitude, -Jamiel Liu
Taiwan spoke eloquently. . . . Debbie
Koo, for the past Rotary week with
District Awards breakfast, the San
Ramon Rotary zoom meeting, and for
various District Assemblies currently
going on.

Co-Pres Evie offered an amount

somewhere near the national debt
(having the Fine Free hat) for Herb
Wehmeyer’s many years of managing
the greeter signup list. Our next
president plans to invent a virtual Herb
to handle the greeter list, managed by a
business acquaintance skilled in
negotiation, Big Liugi. Evie also
celebrated her birthday with her son &
family, who prepared for her an
excellent filet mignon with special
sauce.

Letter from Scholarship winner:

Dear Rotary Club members,

Thank you so much for offering me and
considering me for the scholarship. I
feel very honored to have received such
a gift from a venerable organization like
the Rotary Club.
I plan to use the funds to purchase a
new laptop, which will no doubt be
extremely helpful to me as I continue my
studies at UCLA.
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Escape to the beauty of hummingbirds,
by Carol Irwin
Moraga Rescue One Foundation
Essay Contest
Our good friends at the Foundation
asked if we would include a notification
of their Essay Contest. The winner will
receive $500 and you can find the
announcement and details at
www.mofd.org/our-
district/volunteer/rescue-one. (Deadline
to apply August 1st, 2020.
~~Rotary International~~
First Ever Rotary International
Convention by Zoom this
Saturday and Sunday!!! It starts
at 6 am PDT.
You should have received the
information via e-mail on Monday from
DG 2020-2021 Kathy Suvia about how
to get the link, etc., but if you can’t find
it, contact Co-Pres Debbie or Evie for
the details. (see attachment)
~~ PROGRAM~~
Our speaker today, Elizabeth (Liz)
Hammer, a friend of Co-Pres Debbie,
is currently vice president/senior
specialist, head of sale of Chinese
Paintings at Christie’s in New York. She
is involved in a wide range of
responsibilities related to the evaluation
and sales of Chinese traditional
paintings. Before rejoining Christie's in
2007, from 1995 to 2006, she worked as
an educator specializing in Asian art at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and
lectured and wrote for diverse
audiences.
She continues to teach and write
regularly for various educational
institutions. Ms. Hammer holds B.A. and
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M.A. degrees in East Asian Studies,
with a concentration in Chinese art
history, from the College of William and
Mary and Yale University, respectively.
Liz’s talk focused on the Chinese
Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) and his
success as a collector of many kinds of
art during his long reign. To allow his
grandfather to still be the longest-
reigning Emperor ever, Qianlong
abdicated at age 84, but continued to
exercise some power through his 4th
son, his hand-picked successor.
At that time, China (see map) included
many lands to the west into central Asia
and north of India. The empire was
generally peaceful and prosperous, and
Qianlong added many buildings to the
Forbidden City compound where he
lived.
Qianlong collected many types of
artifacts, including some western
paintings, and calligraphy. He ordered
all his artifacts to be catalogued, and
these records and much of the art was
moved to Taiwan by Chiang Kai Shek to
preserve it before Mao Tse Tung and
his forces conquered the Chinese
mainland in the mid-twentieth century.
Some pieces are quite ancient, such as
a large jade disc dated to 220 BC.
Many pieces of his collection are located
in museums elsewhere, such as New
York, Boston, and Kansas City.

It was customary that important people

would add their comments, including a
red seal, on the face of the calligraphic
art, and there are many examples of
Qianlong’s commentary.

Qianlong encouraged experimentation

in the creation of art, and his paintings
included subjects such as landscapes,
birds, flowers, and activities painted with
a high degree of realism. A favorite
artist was Jesuit priest Giuseppe
Castiglione (1688-1766), who painted in
western style. He also had engravers
working in some European capitals. He
built a western-style garden with
fountains in the Forbidden City, but it
has not survived.

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 ~Moraga Rotary Directors 2019/2020
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Co-Presidents Evie Michon & Debbie Koo
President Elect Brian South
Past President Ron Mucovich
Secretary Jennifer Brophy
Treasurer Rich Render
Club Administrator Debbie Roessler
Foundation Chairman John Erickson
Youth and Community Service Chairman Tony Schoemehl
Public Relations Chairman Gary Irwin
Fundraising Chairman Frank May
International Service Chairperson Dianne Wilson
Membership Chairman Brian South
Director at Large Mary Sue Erickson
Director at Large Linda May
Advisor to the Board John Erickson
Advisor to the Board Jim Campbell
Advisor to the Board Cliff Dochterman

District Governor 5160 Tina Akins

President, Rotary International Mark Maloney
June newsletter editor – Won Hung Lo

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