Upcoming Events SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Cocoa Beach Rotary Club 9/16: TBD No one in our club born in September! So Happy Anniversary to: 57 years, 1958-2015 9/23: Gene Burkett, District Governor Howard & Nancy McCabe - 59 9/28: Shrimp & Suds Feast John & Shelley Alexander - 34 Joe & Jana Strater - 10 RI President K.R. Happy Rotary Anniversary to: "Ravi" Ravindran Tim Cool - 9 2014-15 Theme… Dave Brown - 4 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 Be a gift to the DISTRICT ROTARY World Did’ja know… September 9, 1965, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Invocation… Tim Cool SERVICE ABOVE SELF Koufax pitches the eighth perfect game in major league history, leading the Pledge… Sean Espisito One profits most Dodgers to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs at Dodgers Stadium in Los Song... Bob L. & Howard & Kalyn Who serves best Angeles. Sandy Koufax was a talented all-around athlete from Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. His first love was basketball, and he attended the University of Cincinnati on a basketball scholarship. His impressive left arm, Thanks for stepping up and filling in as speaker to Dr. however, attracted the attention of major league ball clubs and in 1954 he Bhavin Patel of Doctors Goodwill. He has been all over was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Despite his promising talent, Koufax the world and is currently aiding VIDA with trips to won just 36 games to 51 losses from 1955 to 1961, and was incredibly Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua. VIDA means inconsistent, blowing hitters away one game and walking in runs the next. “life” and their vision is healthy communities. They Finally, advice from veteran catcher Norm Sherry turned Koufax around. As provide free medical, dental and veterinarian care in Koufax recounted in his autobiography, Sherry told him to “take the grunt out the communities they serve with 6,000 volunteers of the fastball.” It worked, with the next 5 seasons being his best! throughout the U.S. Volunteers get great hands on training, especially the veterinarians! Learn more at Absent… John A., Brad, Lady Grundy, Antoinette, Bobbie, Bob T., John T. www.vidavoluntter.org. Rotarian Joe Triscari has recovered 4-way and is holding Visiting Rotarians and Guests… JoAnn Yardley (potential new member), Sean on tightly…all Rotarians need to brush up though... 4- Espisito Way is on the bulletin $11 John Stark $277 ”When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong– or absolutely right.” Albert Guinon .