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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.
Membership Update – Do not forget to check the list to see what team you are on. You may also keep up with the progress of your team by checking the Bingo Card. We have 190 members and our goal is 200.
Rotary Read-In – Gary Frush is seeking volunteers for the Rotary Read-In on February 16, 2011. He needs 200 readers, so please volunteer.
Thanks – President Nick Curtin thanked Waqar Rizvi and all who participated in the Bell Ringing, Renna Beinoris, Laura Pinkerton and crew for the Christmas Party at Laura Pinkerton s home and Charlynn Harless and her assistants for the Children s Christmas party.
Tree Planting – Waqar Rizvi is seeking volunteers to plant trees on January 29, 2011. Please sign up, we need lots of help.
Leadership Seminar – Jim Dyke needs volunteers, especially those with public relations and computer experience, for the mid year Leadership Seminar on February 12, 2011 from 8am to 1pm.
The Brazilians are coming – Rotary District 5220 will be hosting three young adults from Curitiba, Brazil from Thursday, January 31, 2011 to Monday, February 28, 2011. They are: Johann da Silva, 19, student of aeronautics, male. Flavia Nones, 19, business student, female. Andre Carneiro, 18, international studies student, male.
Rotary Clubs will take the group as a whole for a week at a time in a manner similar to hosting a GSE team. The students will be hosted in Rotary homes. The hosting club(s) will organize activities; these can be tourism, vocational, or learning more about American industry, government, culture, and life. At least two days a week (often the weekend) and most or all evenings should be designated as host family or free time. Individual Rotary Clubs can agree to take the group or they can work with other clubs to share the group for a week.
We are looking for host clubs for the following weeks: Monday, January 31, 2011 to Monday, February 7, 2011, Monday, February 7 to Monday, February 14, Monday, February 14 to Monday, February 21. If your club would like to host, please contact John Mensinger, (209) 602-4515, jmensinger@4×6.com.
Cathy Peterson needs two families to host students on January 31 through February 7, 2011. Please contact Cathy at cpeterson@PACIFIC.EDU or contact John Mensinger at (209)602-4515 or jmensinger@4×6.com.
Rummage Sale – Rrummage sale next spring. Start reviewing your junk.
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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Dallas Braden-Stockton, Some Place Special-What we can all do to Give Back. Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983) is a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He was drafted out of Texas Tech University in the twenty fourth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Athletics. On May 9, 2010, Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, in Oakland, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0.
