Thank you all for the exceptionally warm welcome in my new role with our Rotary Club...and I'd like to reiterate my thanks to our tremendous Executive Board who are doing a far better job getting settled into their roles than I am in mine.

Over the next few weeks, I promise to not forget whole sections of our meeting (thanks Ross Benson for making sure I stay on the straight and narrow). I'd also like to announce this year's Burbank Noon Rotary Presidential theme... 

"Back to the Basics".

It is my hope that with the idea of "Back to the Basics", as a mantra for our club, we can link the resources of our present and our shared positive hope in all of our futures, with the tremendous history that we share as neighbors, friends and Rotarians. I look forward to learning more about our city and each each of you during – what I hope – will be a tremendously successful year.

I will see everyone on Tuesday.