<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I totally agree with Matt and think it is quite appropriate to honor John in a way I think he would get a kick out of!! John was relentless and he made it fun to give. He never failed to get a few shekels out of us. And the fact that Janis endorsed it ices it as far as I am concerned! Let’s do it! Way to go Matt!<div><br></div><div>Toby <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iBone<div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 15, 2023, at 7:44 PM, matthew ohalloran via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Hello Happy Dollar Rotarians .</div><div><br></div><div>I spoke with Janis Porter tonight , at the music festival .</div><div><br></div><div>She has approved of the John Porter memorial letter .</div><div><br></div><div>You may have forgotten about John Porter , but he was a Rotarian in Mendocino, for many years , and was an excellent , fund raiser .</div><div><br></div><div>I have suggest we send out a memoir letter , asking for donations , in john’s name .</div><div><br></div><div>Many rotarians , have scoffed at this idea…</div><div><br></div><div>But as Janis , said tonight , JOHN was not shy , at asking for donations to help the less fortunate. Can we follow his lead ? </div><div><br></div><div>Many of you refused to honor his legacy , and I honor your opinions , but this once , let’s try and raise about our petty differences and rally around a deceased Rotarian , and build on his legacy.</div><div><br></div><div>Are any of you able to respond to this email , with a vote of confidence and encouragement? </div><div><br></div><div>Matt in our service of rotary park and rotary international .</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div>707 813 7747</div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;">7 am to 7 pm .</span></div><div> Maintenance Matters.</div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Rotary mailing list</span><br><span>Rotary@lists.mcn.org</span><br><span>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/rotary</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>