President Elect John Legris introduced our guest speaker today, Pat Whitty, who calls himself a Modern Elder Whisperer. The “whisperer” phrase was made popular by the Horse Whisperer who is a person who has a unique understanding of the emotional and psychological needs of horses. Through his own study of health, aging, and his own transition to a Modern Elder, Pat has a unique understanding of the emotional and psychological needs of elders. Pat's topic today is Lifelong Transformation, One Healthy Habit at at Time. Pat shared his story of how he transformed his health and his life at age 77 and share the lessons he’s learned on that journey. He gave us many personal stories from his life and how he regained his health and renewed energy. He compared youth and aging and how we can regain the joy in our lives through healthy living. He stressed the need for healthy sleep and good eating habits that will help restore vitality in our lives and help us enjoy life again.
Pat offered to shared his ebook - just send him an email at: pwhitty@mac.com
Pat is President Elect of the Dominion Rotary Club. Follow him on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patwhitty/ and facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pat.whitty
Thanks Pat for spending some time with us and for speaking to our club! Please join us "in person" when we start meeting again at Outback Steakhouse!
Speaker Next Week
Karen Ryan from A Ransomed Life and will speak about human trafficking.
Umbrella Time
Mary Denton owns the umbrella this month. She says that here in San Antonio we have an abundance of qualified buyers and a severe shortage of homes for sale. "The housing market's great in San Antonio." She heard Mark Dotzur speak recently, former chief economist from Texas A&M University who said that it's not people in Washington who drive home prices but it's supply and demand. Mary's winning bid goes towards her Paul Harris Fellowship.
Fun Facts from Wine History
President Elect John Legris continues with fun facts from wine history. In 200 CE The Romans began to use the screw press to crush grapes to make wine. In 1630 began the manufacture of glass wine bottles. In 1851 a Chilean industrialist imported cuttings from French vines to grow in his own country. John says he likes Chilean and Argentinian wines. He and his lovely wife Chihiro are enjoying Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon 2018. We're considering moving happy hour to John's home!
No Show Low Drawing Today
We anxiously await the Show Low drawing as soon as our club is able to meet at the Outback Steakhouse!
Announcements
President Rick Tarbell announced that Oak Hills Rotary Club Board meets tomorrow. Any regular member is welcome to attend the meeting. The meeting ID is the same as for our regular meetings.
Past President Fred Timmons updated on our scholarship applicants. We now have five scholarship applicants. Interviews will be next week through zoom.
Ken Ruiz says his previous club in Weston Florida is having a hard time selling raffle tickets for their scholarship fund. He thanked Rick Rhodes, Derek Matthys and Past President Fred Timmons for purchasing tickets. Some of the Weston Rotary Club purchased tickets from us for our Gold Raffle. If anyone is interested in purchasing tickets to help please contact Ken Ruiz.
Missing Pins or Badges
We've all been kind of relaxed about wearing our pins during our zoom meetings so we will all be paying our dues when we meet togeter again...