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Visit the “Special Items” section for updates from Rotary International to learn of the latest around the world and the progress that we are making.
Check out the program for next week’s meeting. A unique opportunity to hear from our District Governor and learn more of the activities of our district. Please click here to learn more.
Check for more information about our club and to be kept up to date on events by visiting the calendar. Click here to visit the site.
“Building Communities – Bridging Continents”
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Activities…
- Song – Floyd Crame. “Marine Corp Hymn” in honor of their 235th birthday OORAH!
- Audio Visual – Gary Hansen.
- Pledge of Allegiance – Frank Whitney.
- Thought for the Day – CP Riddle read a poem in honor of the veterans who have sacrificed to keep us free.
- Raffle – Bill Brown, Pat Patmon and Frank Whitney won gold coins.
- COG – Team Leader-Chad Sublet, Raffle-John Atwwod, Greeter-Floyd Crame, Mic1-Marie Arbios, Mic2-Melanie Vieux, Attendance-Rigo Cervantes.
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Special Items…
Next Week’s Program – November 17, 2010
Don Murphy – A Message from our District Governor. District Governor Don Murphy is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Salida and has been involved in district operations almost since joining Rotary. Starting as District Insurance Chairman for 5 years and adding in Webmaster for 6 years, Don and his wife Donna served as co-chairmen of the 2007 District Conference. They are both Rotarians and that s an active Rotary household where Donna served as editor of the Rotary Times for 6 years, is Past President of the Rotary Club of Salida, and is past AG for Area 7. Please click here for more information about our District Governor.
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Rotary International
Progress report recognizes Rotary’s gains. Report highlights RI’s achievements on key priorities in the past three years. Read the complete article.
Online contributions break records. Approximately US$2.8 million was raised in online contributions for PolioPlus 18-24 October. Read the complete article.
More Special Items
Head Table – Frank Whitney, CP Riddle, Kevin Kauffman, Duane Isetti, Paul Kozlow, Susan Drake, Floyd Crame, President Nick Curtin.
Concern report – Lloyd DeBock. Jim Anthony is having his eye treated in Sacramento.
SRE Presentation – Luis Duarte presented Bill Brown, of the Gospel Rescue Mission, a check for $3500 which will provide 2000 meals for this Holiday season.
Much Thanks – President Nick thanked Bob Blower for filling in for him last week. He also thanked all those who job shadowed last week for the Edison Interact students and for those that provided transportation.
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Speaker…
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Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weibel
“A Paul Harris Celebration”
Our club has donated $1,016,000 to the annual programs or Rotary International with 161 Rotarian donors, 583 non-Rotarian donors and is responsible for 594 Paul Harris Fellows. Eleven members were presented with multiple Paul Harris pins. Eight members, who are Major Donors giving $10,000 or more, were announced.
GSE Team from India
The second part of the program was introduced by President Nick. The Team Leader was Thagarajan Ravichandran. Team members – Karthikeyan Balaganesan, Kanimozhi Manoharan, Alexander Perira, Sridevi Balaganesan and Priyanka Rayakottah, presented an excellent video which highlighted their individual interests and accomplishments.
Their message was Spreading Smiles Across Miles and demonstrated their commitment to humanitarian and peaceful causes. The Rotary District 3230 projects are many and include providing clean drinking water, construction for communities, providing education and health services for orphans, and various international goodwill projects.
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Upcoming Speakers…
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November
- 17 Don Murphy-District Governor Presentation
- 23 Tuesday – All City Thanksgiving Celebration
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December
- 01 Larry Forero-Beef Cattle Economics
- 08 Fred Weibel-Winemaking
- 15 Charlynn Harless-Children’s Christmas Program
- 22 Dark
- 29 Dark
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Club Announcements
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The Wheel editor suggests that persons email their announcements to gtweedy@dgtinternetmarketing.com prior to publication of the weekly edition. This will make sure that we present your information the way you wish and not our sometimes mangled interpretation of your verbal presentation.
Rotary International Foundation Dinner – Our annual District 5220 Dinner will be held at Hutchins Street Community Center in Lodi on Saturday November 13, 2010. The dinner is sold out. Over 30 persons from our club are attending. Contact Kevin Kauffman for more information at kevin14882@comcast.net or Susan Drake at secretary@stocktonrotary.org
Annual All-City Thanksgiving Luncheon – The Luncheon is Tuesday November 23 at noon at Elkhorn Country Club. Tickets are $25. Please contact Susan Drake at secretary@stocktonrotary.org for tickets and more information.
CAPC Fundraiser – Laura Pinkerton. The Child Abuse Prevention Center fundraiser is Saturday, November 13th, called Puttin on the Ritz . For information call 644.5312 or visit www.nochildabuse.org .
Holiday Party – Chad Sublet. Our annual party will be held at Laura Pinkerton’s home on December 16. $35 per person. Make sure to put this fun event on your calendars.
Employment Page – Graham Tweedy. We have created a new page on the Stockton Rotary website to help Rotarian employers who are hiring and Rotarians who are seeking employment find each other. You may find the page at our website. Look for the menu item “Members” and choose the button “Employment”. Please contact us for information as to how you can get your ad published. Contact Graham at gtweedy@dgtinternetmarketing.com .
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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Birthdays… November
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Drake, Dudley D (DUDLEY) 01
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Waidhofer, Joe J (DOC) 01
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Litz, John T. (JOHN) 04
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Hurick, Ronald G (RON) 05
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La Fargue, Craig J (CRAIG) 08
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Gassner, Alfred M (FRED) 10
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Rizvi, Muhammad Waqar (WAQAR) 10
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- Weibel, Fred E (FRED) 14
- Maroulis, John P (JOHN) 14
- Arbios, Marie M (MARIE) 15
- Tweedy, Graham (GRAHAM) 16
- Silva, Anthony R (TONY) 22
- Perry, Thomas O (TOM) 22
- Woodward, Albert James (JIM) 22
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- Snyder, Robert L (BOB) 23
- Srulowitz, Douglas S (DOUG) 24
- Putnam, Gary B (GARY) 27
- Sperry, Gerald A (JERRY) 27
- Despotes, Anthony M (TONY) 28
- Steele, Kenneth A (KEN) 29
- Wager, Walter E (WALT) 30
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Recognitions…
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Marie Arbios – $150 for the Commons on Thornton taking three awards in the Best of San Joaquin magazine.
Tom Perry – $150 to make it a bell ringer for celebrating his 65th birthday by water skiing 65 miles and at times reaching 65mph!!!
Dave Midura – $25 paid for Robert Paoletti’s announcement.
Kerry Krueger, $25 for saying they witnessed Tom Perry’s water skiing antics.
Laura Pinkerton – $25 for her announcement.
Bob Blower – $25 for using his cell phone for raiding Pat Patmon’s piggy bank.
President Nick – $25 for not having the projector at the last meeting.
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Special Thank You …
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The Wheel
Editor, Graham Tweedy. A special thank you this week to Ramon Fernandez, pictures; Ken Norton, notes; Susan Drake, chief checker; Nick Curtin, assistant to the chief checker.
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Contact Information
Attn: Susan Drake, Club Secretary
1151 W. Robinhood Dr. Ste. A-10
Mailing address: P.O. Box 7457, Stockton CA 95267
Phone: (209) 472-9662
Fax: (209) 472-9664
secretary@stocktonrotary.org
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Rotary International President
Ray Klinginsmith
District 5220 Governor
Don Murphy
Stockton Rotary Club President
Nicholas Curtin
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Marie Arbios, being recognized for the awards her orgainization, the Commons on Thornton, won.
For more information or if you wish to join us, you may call (209) 472-9662 or email info@stocktonrotary.org.
