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Vol. 17, No. 44, May 2, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE:

This Reveille Home Page | The Friday Program: Exceeding Customer Expectations | Bulletin Board | Friday Potpourri | Classification Talk: Hans Giner | Earth Corps Gets Grant | Sergeant At Arms Corner | Rotarians of the Month: Steve Luplow & Chip Erickson | Web Fun

Classification Talk: Hans Giner

Hans Giner became the first BBRC Rotarian to give a classification talk without having a classification! He’s in between, and his new request — Importing/Marketing Wine — hasn’t been approved yet. Still, Hans can weave an interesting tale, no matter what the subject! Notice the clever way he intertwined the 4-Way Test into his introduction. He told his audience that he was able to put his life down on six cards, representing six decades. Hans was born and raised in Sweden. When he was about ten years old, he contracted tuberculosis. A new serum had just been discovered and he was the first guinea pig. Obviously, it worked and Hans is still with us.

Hans earned degrees at the University in Sweden, joined the Army and has seven children. He went from the Army to the private sector, from Human Relations to Electronics, then to Business School and a job in Swedish industry. He joined Rotary in 1975 and even brought along a roster of members in Rotary that year (Page 170!). His classification was Industrial Electronics Marketing.

Hans worked for Nokia and located in the Pacific Northwest as a company marketing rep. The emphasis was on satellite dishes, to bring television signals to large audiences. For instance, his company built a private cable system to multi-dwelling units in Glasgow, Scotland, serving 176,000 subscribers.

But now, Hans has had a taste of the American Dream. A chance to engage in other things. He joined the BBRC back in the early 90’s ... ”Who sponsored me? Does anyone remember?” No takers.

In 1993, Hans became an American by choice, married Catherine (whom he brought along for support Friday morning), and had a “new bride, a new life and more children!” The family spent three years in Singapore and on to Holland for four more years, before returning to recapture the Dream. Now, Hans has formed a new company, Chateau St. Martin, a French wine importing business. “We are doing what we always wanted to do.”

Maybe next time, Hans will sing another of his Swedish wine tasting songs with his traditional gusto!

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