Friday Facts - Rotary District
5220
Friday February 12, 2010
Another great week in District 5220, Friday noon I visited Ceres to present the reimbursement for their District Simplified Grant. As luck would have it, their program was the Rotary speech contest. At 2 pm I was able to join Modesto Sunrise on a tour of Faith Ranch. What a wonderful project! Many years ago as an Interact advisor for Edison High School I had accompanied students two years to plant trees with John Hertle. It was nice to see all the changes.
Sunday at 6:30 am we were on the road to Sonora for the Sonora 49ner Super Bowl breakfast. They serve about 2000 meals and it is an amazingly well organized event. On the way home we stopped for Escalon Sunrise’s Super Bowl breakfast. Both clubs had help from their Interact clubs and many volunteers. In Escalon we met two volunteers who are potential members!
Tuesday at 7:30 am was our club president elect’s first board meeting, it always pays to get started early. Then I was on the road to Madera for their lunch meeting and to present the reimbursement for their District Simplified Grant. It rained all the way down, speaker was on water conservation! On to Salida for the World Community Service meeting, I did have a few hours between meetings and while it was difficult, I put in the balance of my mileage while walking thru the mall. First eleven days of the month I have averaged 5.5 miles a day walking. With RYLA and other events this weekend, I need to build as much of a reserve as I can.
Wednesday was my club’s Valentine luncheon. We always invite widows of Stockton Rotarians; it’s always a lot of fun. Thursday night was Pub Night at Stockton East, lots of beer, good food, some singing and lyric writing. Today we will head to Oakhurst for RYLA.
Semi-annual reports: if your club hasn’t submitted your semi-annual report and payments to the District and RI, please do it now. Through January we are showing a membership increase of 30 which is great, but we aren’t sure what will happen when the remaining cubs turn in their reports.
will be a wonderful event at beautiful Lake Tahoe April 30 – May 2, 2010 with great speakers and entertainment. Just a reminder that registration rates go up March 1 and that room rates have been reduced. If you haven’t registered, now is the time www.rotary5220.org/Calendar/conf10.htm. Harrah’s rates will be $74 Sunday-Thursday, $89 Friday $159 Saturday. Harvey’s Mountain Tower will be $59 Sunday-Thursday and $119 Friday & Saturday. Harveys Lake Tower room rates have not changed. Areas 5 and 10 have already staked out hospitality areas for Friday night, other areas should not dawdle if you want to get your first choice – Friday night will have a Disney theme and Saturday night theme will be “the Future of Rotary is in your Hands”.
Foundation Minute: This weeks Foundation Minute is about Matching Grants. All the clubs in District 5220 participated in Project Hope during the Rotary Centennial year. One of the main parts of this grant was to purchase equipment and supplies for a vocational training center. We just received an update that 18 boys, who formerly had been living on the streets, have successfully completed their 2 years of study at the training center. They are very excited and grateful as they begin their new lives as independent young carpenters, masons, and auto-mechanics. Thank you for your support of the Rotary Foundation so that can continue to bring hope to so many people around the world.
District Governor 2012-13 Nominations are now being accepted! Yes, it is that time when your District Governor Nominating Committee will select our governor for the 2012-2013 Rotary Year. You will find the application details on our District web site. Go to www.rotary5220.org. Click on Admin, then look under Programs for the District Governor Nominee Application. Send applications to Nominating Committee Chair PDG Janine McClanahan, 1500 Christiansen Drive, Modesto, CA 95355 by March 5th. The committee will interview the candidates on Saturday, March 20th. Contact PDG Janine with any questions.
Have a wonderful weekend!