February

February
Newsletter 2025

Gary Kohler Big Sir

President/Big SIR, Gary Kohler:

Well, we ended 2024 with a bang with our excellent holiday party!
For you golfers that do not attend our monthly luncheons, you really missed out on a good one. Perhaps we will see more of you in 2025.
Our VP Bevin Hong has been busy lining up some dynamic speakers we think you will enjoy.

We started off the year with a new venue for the Beer Group starting with McKay's and more fun options to be announced soon. The Winos had a great event at McGrail Vineyards last Thursday with about 30 attendees enjoying our own private space in the Barrel Room with awesome wines, fun snacks, and AMAZING company. Thanks Tony!!

Our Treasurer has extended the early dues paying discount for 2025 annual dues through our next luncheon on Thursday February 6th.
We will accept payments at the $25 amount up through next week’s meeting. Thereafter the dues will be $30.
there are still 49 members who have not paid their 2025 dues.
Reminder: Even if your only activity is golf, you must first pay for your annual SIRs dues in order to continue golfing as part of the SIRs group.

Also, we still need to identify an Assistant Treasurer who should also be a signer on our account in addition to our President, VP, and Treasurer
Please let any board member or activity Chair know if you are interested in helping with this.
Pat Fowler, our Treasurer, has everything running extremely smoothly, so the effort and time commitment is very minimal.
We basically need someone to cover for him if he is sick or on vacation and occasionally help him out at the monthly registration desk at our lunch meetings.

If you are a new member who joined in the last 30-90 days, please check in at the registration desk this week to schedule a day or two when you can assist at the front desk as a greeter at our monthly lunch meetings, helping to hand out name badges during registration for about 30 minutes or so.
I know that I personally am still trying to learn everybody's name after more than two years as a member, and this is a great way for you to introduce yourself to everyone and for you to match a name with a face.

Please let us know if you have any great ideas for a speaker or if you have an area that you would be able to speak on. As I learn more about our existing membership I am always impressed by the interesting careers, hobbies, adventures, achievements, and world events that have been part of each individual's life. Please let our VP Bevin Hong or any Board Member or Activity Chair know if you are willing and able to be a speaker at our monthly lunch meetings. Also, if you know of anyone else that would be a good speaker. Even if you do not know someone, please let us know what types of speakers and/or topics you would like to see in 2025.

Please feel free to reach out to me personally with any comments, questions, or suggestions at (925) 596-0402 or [email protected]

Little Sir Bevin Hong

Dear Fellow SIR Members,

For February's meeting, our guest speaker will be Jon Kalan, Administrative Executive Officer of the Contra Costa County Search and Rescue (CoCoSAR). Mr. Kalan will provide an insightful presentation on the mission and operations of CoCoSAR.

The primary mission of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team is to offer highly trained search and rescue resources to the residents of Contra Costa County, as well as to assist other counties under the California Office of Emergency Services Mutual Aid Plan. The team is on-call 24/7, ready to respond to emergencies throughout the county and, when needed, across the state.

CoCoSAR's work includes searching for missing or at-risk individuals, providing medical support at public events, assisting law enforcement with evidence searches, and responding to disasters.

The team is composed of approximately 200 professionally trained searchers who operate under the direction of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Emergency Services Division. Remarkably, all team members are unpaid volunteers who bring extensive expertise in search and rescue techniques and advanced medical training.

I'll see everyone on February 6.

Warm regards,
Bevin Hong
Little Sir

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Activities

Breakfast Group Contact Jim Benham at 925-484-3836 or [email protected] for questions

Next Breakfast To be the last Wednesday of the month at Vic's at 8:30, we have secured the back room. It is now reserved for us. The last Wednesday in February 26

Wine Group

January's event at the McGrail Vineyards and Winery

Treasurer
Pat Fowler

I will be accepting 2025 dues payments, checks preferred, payable to Sir Branch 34. Dues are $25 if received before January 31, $30 thereafter. Checks may also be mailed to:…there are still 49 members who have not paid their 2025 dues. I will accept payments at the $25 amount up to next week’s meeting. Thereafter the dues will be $30.
Patrick Fowler
518 Mulqueeney St.
Livermore, CA 94550