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Next Week’s Meeting. Guess where? Home at last. In case any have forgotten where home is call President Nick.
Ports Game – Join us at the Ports game on June 27th to celebrate Presidents Nick’s birthday and kick out week. Consider signing up for fellowship and enjoying a baseball game. Cost is 28 dollars per person which covers a seat in the back porch section of the park and a BBQ dinner. Contact Chad Sublet at chad@vervenetworks.net
PolioPlus Run – the PolioPlus run (and Walk) event is scheduled for Memorial Day May 30th. It will be a 5K and 10K event. You may wish to visit their website for details. The event starts at 8 am at De Carli Plaza. Please see Kerry or email her at kkrueger@kroloff.com .
Kayak Party – Join us at the Drake residence on Lake Lincoln for a Kayak party on Thursday, July 21 at 4pm plus. $10 for adults, kids free. Contact Susan Drake at secretary@stocktonrotary.org
Ambassadorial Scholar – District seeking Ambassadorial Scholar candidates. Deadline for applications is May 31. If you know of anyone interested in graduate work in a foreign land have them look at the information and application at www. Rotary.org/. For further direction contact President Nick at curtinn@sbcglobal.net
Read to Me Stockton! – as a member of the Mayor’s Book Club we are partnering with Mayor Ann Johnston, SUSD, County Office of Education, UOP, the County Library and United Way to bring to our City the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Visit our page on the Rotary website for complete information on the project Should you have questions please contact Craig LaFargue at craiglafargue@earthlink.net or Graham Tweedy at gtweedy@dgtinternetmarketing.com . More. We will be conducting a special event on June 1 that will feature our mayor and representatives from each group that is involved in the project.
Boat Trip – a trip is planned for Saturday September 10. More information to follow.
Bocce Ball Challenge – on June 12 our club has accepted a Rotary challenge to be held at the Bocce Club on Waterloo Road. $20 per person. Contact Chad Sublet at chad@vervenetworks.net
Rummage Sale – Kris Blower reported that the rummage sale made almost $5000. Kris recognized all who were instrumental in making the entire event very successful. A special thanks to Frank Moore, Don Barry and Dave Midura.
Stockton Rotary Endowment – Luis Duarte stated that the Endowment is around 2.5 million. We will be able to make donations in the neighborhood of $30,000 for the 2011-2012 year.
Advertise in The Wheel – what a great opportunity we have to advertise in The Wheel. Give us your business card and we will place it in The Wheel. $300 for the Rotary year plus $75 if you wish a link to your website. Reseerve now by contacting Graham Tweedy at gtweedy@dgtinternetmarketing.com
Plotting – Michael Blower is having a “Kick Out” meeting at his dads home next Tuesday at 5:30.
Third Grade Dictionary Project – Susan Drake reported that every 3rd grader in Stockton has received their own dictionary. She read a few letters from the students who received the dictionaries.
Special Auction – We have a special auction that will take place on June 8th at our club meeting. Two great seats at the Giants vs Indians game on Sunday,June 26 at AT&T Park plus an authentic World Series Champions Tee shirt. Proceeds of the auction will go toward the Annual giving fund of Rotary Foundation. Where did we score such a great prize? You can thank our Director of International Service, Cathy Peterson.
Rotary Youth Exchange – Registrations have started for this year s Rotary Youth Exchange trip to Germany and so far we have approximately 12 – 15 kids who are interested in going. However, as is the norm, we have about 30 German students who would like the chance to come to the United States. So I would like to encourage anyone who has ever thought about opening their home to an exchange student to really consider doing so this year. This is a tremendous opportunity to impact the lives of our youth, and the friendship and bonds that are made last a lifetime. Please let me know if you are interested in hosting and I will get you the application. Contact Samuel Wheeler 209-536-1218.
District Assembly - on June 4, we will gather at the University of Merced for a big day of learning what goes on in our District. Plan to join us. New members and incoming board members are especially encouraged to attend. The club will pay your registration. You must sign up before May 20 as the fee increases from $25 to $30. We will be carpooling to Merced. Contact Susan Drake for more information at secretary@stocktonrotary.org
Rotary and the ONE Campaign – are pleased to announce a joint effort to work together to achieve our shared humanitarian goals. This collaboration aims to encourage communication and cooperation between Rotary districts and clubs in the United States with local ONE affiliates. The ONE Campaign is an advocacy organization dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Co-founded by U2 lead-singer Bono and backed by more than two million members, ONE works with leaders of both parties to support proven, cost-effective ways to save lives and help people build sustainable futures. You can find more information about ONE on their website: http://www.one.org/us/. This announcement was taken from Friday Facts.
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 $1215. If you would like additional cards for family, friends see Susan.
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