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Meeting Location Change - On September 29 we will meet at St. Joseph s new Medical Center Building. Sign up is required as space is limited. Visit our website if you have not signed up. www.stocktonrotary.org
Membership and Foundation Seminar – Saturday September 25, 2010 Escalon High School 1528 E. Yosemite Ave., Escalon. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 9:00 am, Training: 9:00am 2:00 pm (includes lunch).
Pakistan Relief Effort – still need for clean potable water in Pakistan explaining that $125 will provide drinking water and supplies for four people for over six months through the Aquabox. The membership donated $2,750 during the meeting for this excellent cause. You may wish to visit the website for more information about the Aquabox. www.aquabox.org . Donations are still desired. Derron Lee offered to contribute the equivalent of 20% off of his optometry services plus a match amount toward the purchase of Aquaboxes. Contact Susan Drake at 209-472-9662.
Peace Award – Duane Isetti. A reminder of the up coming Mediation Center of San Joaquin and UOP School of International Studies, Peacemaker of the Year Awards where Dr Joe Serra will be recognized as one of two 2010 Peace Makers of the Year. Cliff Dochterman will be the event speaker. We need to fill at least one table in support of Dr. Joe. Contact Duane Isetti disetti@yahoo.com
GSE – there is a planned GSE trip to India from January 24th through March 2nd and a planned trip from March 23rd to April 24th to Mexico. if you know someone who may be interested see Cathy Peterson or contact her at cpeterson@pacific.edu. Please visit our district website at www.rotary5220.org for more information.
Goodwill Helping Hands Award Goodwill is honoring the generosity and many achievements of Rotarian Judith Chambers as their Helping Hands Recipient of 2010, on September 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hilton. Table and individual sponsor are needed. Contact David Miller at 209-466-0547.
Annual Fundraiser Event – Country Hoe-Down, Boots, Bales & BBQ. The event was outstanding from all respects starting by a perfect warm evening, an enjoyable band and the attendance of Rotarians and their guests. Accounting info will be announced shortly.
Mystery Bus Trip – Put it on your calendar for October 9, bus leaving at 4:30pm. Twenty seven sign ups. Contact Luis Duarte at duarte.l@comcast.net and Lloyd DeBock at ldebock@comcast.net
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.
Grocery Card Fundraiser Our new card has the Rotary logo and name on them. 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 $923. if you would like additional cards for family, friends see Susan.
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