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Next meeting Information:
“The Rotary Club of Stockton Begins the 2nd Century of Service to the Stockton Community”
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Rotary News
District Conference Save the Date – June 24th and its only one day conference to be held at Ironstone Winery in Murphys
Club Announcements
DACDB- Everyone should check their information in DacDB as things change and emails, phone numbers, addresses, etc. Please check that the information on yourself is accurate and update it.
SRE Check Presentations: SRE President Paul Kozlow for EFB and Haven of Hope to Olga Rodriguez with Haven of Peace, Elsie Hirata with Community Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, and Leonard Hansen with Emergency Food Bank.
Rotary Read-In: was a great success and I see it posted all over. SRE Scholarships
Drive by Crabfeed – Has been cancelled due to lack of interest anyone who has paid will get a refund.
International Projects: Marcella Gracewski announced that we have a few members of our club going to El Salvador to bring wheelchairs.
Club Service Chair TJ Save the Date April, 20th for the 60/70’s theme Social Fund Raiser at “The Well”
Hero’s Lunch – May 3rd and we are seeking sponsors for this event and it will be a dinner event and we will have no lunch meeting that day.
Golf Tournament – Past President Chad Sublet announced a date for the golf tournament of May 12th with more information to come.
Emergency Food Bank: Canned tuna is being collected for March
Program
Speaker: Bruce Blodgett, Executive Director for Delta Protection Commission
Introduced by: Past President Chad Sublet
Bruce was previously with the Department of Water Resources and is no trying to stop the Tunnel that was proposed from Northern California prime Delta farmland waters to Southern California and it adds no new water to their resources than with it. It will destroy our local habitat and fisheries and salt water will encroach and cause havoc. He says he wants our help with Commission and that we tell them “NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE”. It will harm the delta levies not just the species of life but also the recreational use of the delta too.
Emily Ballus and Mike Davis, Stockton Shelter for the Homeless and speaking on the New Navigation Center Project
Mick Davis is the Director for the Stockton Shelter for the Homeless. He brings over a decade of work experience in Stockton’s housing for the homeless community and foster youth and has worked with the Shelter, Lutheran Social Services and Aspiranet. Mick graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills with a BS in Psychology and minor in Sociology and is a dedicated champion for unhoused individuals to regain their self-sufficiency.
Emily Ballus is a board member for the Stockton Shelter for the Homeless where she chairs the new Navigation Center committee. Emily is a long-time advocate for Stockton’s nonprofits serving as a past Executive Director for the Mary Graham Children’s Foundation, Miracle Mile Improvement District and CEO for the YMCA of San Joaquin County. Emily recently completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business’s LEAD executive education program where she routinely presented on Stockton’s homelessness issues.
Upcoming Meetings
March 15th – Visit Stockton by Wes Rea
Recognitions
Birthday and Anniversary Recognitions
Past President Bill Brown had a birthday on the meeting day and had pledged $100 to club finances.
Edith Villapudua had a birthday today as well and donated $100 to SRE and we sang Happy birthday to Bill & Edith.
Pres Colleen Stewart, has a birthday on Friday the 3rd and made a $100 donation to club finances too.
Chris Pappas has a birthday this Saturday the 4th and he is pledging $50 to Polio and $50 Ukraine
Chad Sublet donated $100 to club expenses because of the work done recently by Past President and local dentist Kuy Ky.
March 2023 Birthdays…
Week | Dates | Rotarian |
1 | 1st – 4th | Bill Brown – March 1st* Edith Villapudua – March 1st* Kristen Dyke – March 2nd Colleen Stewart – March 3rd Chris Papas – March 4th |
2 | 5th – 11th | |
3 | 12th – 18th | Paul Jacobson – March 16th Ivy Dorita – March 18th |
4 | 19th – 25th | Maria Velasco – March 23rd |
5 | 26th – 31st | David Robb – March 28th Cathy Wooton – March 30th Melanie Vieux – March 30th |
*= Meeting Day – Wish Them a Happy Birthday! |
Photos…
Rotary Club of Stockton Member Files | |
(Logon to DACdb required to access) | |
Conflict of Interest Policy | 2019 Updated Club Constitution |
Approved 2016/2017 ByLaws |
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Special thank you to everyone who contributed to The Wheel…
Editor, Leena Mittal. Special thanks this week to President Colleen, note taker, Matthew Grizzle- Club Secretary, and President Colleen Stewart!
Contact Information
Attn: Matthew Grizzle, Club Secretary
1024 W. Robinhood Dr. Suite 5
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 7457
Stockton CA 95267
Phone: (209) 472-9662
Fax: (209) 472-9664
secretary@stocktonrotary.org
Rotary International President
Jennifer E. Jones
District 5220 Governor
Chris Daly
District Governor Elect
Muhammad Waqar Ali Rizvi
Stockton Rotary Club President
Colleen Stewart
Meeting Location
Wednesdays at 12 Noon
Stockton Golf & Country Club
3800 W. Country Club Blvd.
Stockton, CA 9520