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May 12 meeting – will not be at the Stockton Golf and Country Club, but rather will be at the Impact Teen Center AKA Podesto Teen Center, 725 N El Dorado Street, Stockton CA. The program will be conducted by members of Interact.
Stockton Sunrise Annual Wine Tasting – John Dierking from the Stockton Sunrise Rotary club announced their annual fundraising event on June 4th at Mickey Grove park.
District Conference – Michael Blower. Our club received numerous awards including the Presidential Citation as well as being recognized as a Star Club for giving over $125 per member to the Foundation. We were also recognized for Club Service, International Service and Youth Service. District Governor Susan Drake, thanked all those who attended and participated and helped.
—-A coment from your editor. One of the best conferences ever! The work of Rotary, both in our district 5220 and around the world, was on display. Outstanding reports on our work in 5220, encouraging reports from Ambassadorial Scholars, Group Study Exchange Students and excellent speeches from local and visiting Rotary International dignitaries filled our days. Oh yes, great social hours as well. Congratulations are due to Dave Mantooth, who was Conference chair and to Susan Drake our District Governor. We encourage our members to plan to attend next years conference. You will be rewarded with a new understanding of what Rotary is all about and you will enjoy it all.
Physical Therapy Clinic Project – Cathy Peterson presented a potential opportunity to our club to fund a Physical Therapy Clinic in conjunction with UOP, which would allow the lab to provide free physical therapy to the community. The projected monetary contribution by the club would be $20,000 per year for the next 5 years. This contribution would give the club naming recognition for the lab. Various members raised questions, and or concerns to commit future presidents. More discussion on this matter will occur. Both future presidents Nick Curtin and Rena Beinoris and their boards support this effort.
John Harmon Boat Trip – Dave Tygett. June 5. More details to come. Bring a boat unless you wish to swim. Contact Dave Tygett at 957-4058 and at davidtygett@comcast.net
District Assembly – Saturday, May 22nd at UC Merced. The Assembly will start with registration and continental breakfast at 8:00 am and Opening Session at 8:30 am. There will be breakout sessions on several important topics, followed by lunch. The assembly will conclude at 1:00 p.m.
It is important for all President-elects and their team of board members be there to learn the latest Rotary information and gather ideas and resources for your year. Don’t forget this is also valuable time spent for committee chairs, new members, past officers, and all Rotarians.
Any members interested in attending should contact Susan Drake, secretary@stocktonrotary.org or Nick Curtin, curtinn@sbcglobal.net. The club will cover your costs. We will be car pooling for anyone interested.
Ambassadorial Scholarship – Blain Bibb. We need your help bringing in candidates. This is the time of the year for clubs to seek good candidates for the Rotary Ambassadorial and World Peace Scholarships for 2011-12. There are two Rotary World Peace Fellowships: a two year Masters program and a three month certificate program. District 5220 deadline for these applications is May 15, 2010. The Ambassadorial Scholarships are for one academic year abroad and provide a grant of $24,000. Applicants must obtain sponsorship of a local Rotary club. District 5220 deadline for this application is June 1, 2010 for study in 2011-12. Relatives of Rotarians are not eligible. For more information and applications go to the Rotary International website www.rotary.org/rotarycenters or contact Ellen Dunbar, District 5220 Scholarship Chair 209-525-9343 or edunbar1@comcast.net.
ShelterBox for Haiti – Please join us as we team up with ShelterBox to support the Hatian victims after the devastating earthquake. Each ShelterBox is a large, rugged, green plastic container that holds a 10-person tent and a range of other equipment. The content varies depending on the need. Shelter Boxes cost $1,000. Please donate any amount and designate it for ShelterBox and we will put it towards a box. You may bring a check made out to ShelterBox to our next Rotary meeting. You may also send a check to the Rotary office or you may charge it to your bill. Make sure you designate the check to ShelterBox. To date we have raised $1,575.
ShelterBox is a grassroots Rotary club project which has rapidly grown to an international level. For more information please click here. www.shelterboxusa.org/AboutAndFAQ.aspx#B8
Grocery Card Fundraiser Grocery rebate cards are available at the meetings. The Club will receive a rebate of 3% of purchases at SaveMart, Smart Foods, Food Max, and Lucky s. The card may also be used when purchasing pharmaceuticals. To date we have received over $772. if you would like additional cards for family, friends see Susan.
Stockton Rotary Centennial – the date is Feb 1, 2014. We wish to make this a celebratory series of events to share a century of service with the greater Stockton community. The committee has chosen five areas of focus. They are Projects, Events, Book, History and Publicity. If you wish to help in one or more of these areas please contact Susan Drake at secretary@stocktonrotary.org. We are in need of historical items for our club to include in publications and media announcements. We are asking past presidents and all our members to put on their thinking caps, search your offices and homes for historical tidbits. Please contact Frank Whitney at fwhitney@midcalbbb.org to help him in this task.
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