Rotarian Bob Flautt led the Pledge of Allegiance and said a prayer. President Dave Boldt was absent.
Secretary Jim Padgett welcomed guests.
John Messner made an announcement about the foundation dinner that will take place at 6 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the Double Tree. He said there are still some seats available. Contact John for more information.
Adrian Blanco received a Paul Harris and honored Folsom TV’s Adam Frick with one as well for his continuous contributions to the Folsom community. Also, here's the selfie they took in front of everyone. :)
Bob Quinlan made an announcement about the Folsom Lake High School Interact Club. He said their first fundraiser will be from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Folsom Lake High School.
Steve Miklos made an announcement about the Mystery Trip that will be on Oct. 25. He said he will need the money for the trip no later than Oct. 19 from everyone attending. It’s $39 per person; couples are welcome. He also needs to know who is attending ASAP for a head count. The location won’t be announced until four days prior to the event. “Everyone will have a blast” – Steve
Rob Ross assessed fines.
Adrian introduced the guest speaker Craig Reynolds, co-owner of Dos Volcanes Tequila, and supporter of Project Amigo. He spoke about the history of tequila, how it is made as well as the amazing services of Project Amigo.
Highlights:
Agave spirits are grown in Mexico.
Most Agave is Mezcal.
Reynolds grows his agave in the State of Colima, by a volcano that is the 26th most active in the world.
Reynolds co-owns Dos Volcanes Tequila with Ted Rose, who is the executive director of Project Amigo.
Project Amigo removes the financial barriers of education through scholarships for locals in Colima.
Colima is very poor and has many obstacles for education for the kids.
Project Amigo offers scholarships to the most promising kids.
Rose asked Reynolds if he would like to start making a tequila to help raise funds for the non-profit, and he said yes.
It takes eight years to grow agave.
Rose and Reynolds didn’t realize this and did not start growing new agave every year.
Now they do.
When they are fully grown, the agave is cut to the core with a sharp blade.
The core of the plant is where the agave is.
After, the agave is shredded and juiced, then added to a tank to be fermented with yeast.
Dos Volcanes Tequila ferments in 10,000-gallon tanks which produces 60 tons.
After, the agave is filtered and tasted.
Then the tequila is taken to Guadalajara to be tested at TEQUILA.
After, then the label design begins, which took Rose and Reynolds seven months.
After, they had to get it approved.
Next comes bottling the tequila.
Dos Volcanes Tequila has a very extensive label with a bunch of facts not many tequila bottles have.
After they bottled the tequila, the two had to find boxes to fit the strange size of the bottle.
Lastly, Reynolds talked about various success stories of Project Amigo such as some becoming doctors or accountants.
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