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MEETING TIMES....1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, noon, Players Restaurant and Sports Bar, Penn Valley... Tuesday, February 18...The editor of The Wildwood Independent, Bridget Grant will present "Beyond the Basics" the art of story writing... She'll present information on how to make a written article interesting for readers, including formatting and editing tips....We'll also have a visit from the Roots and Wings Foundation about the Wine Cruise in May.. Tuesday, March 4...Mardi Gras - wear your best mask...speaker TBD... Tuesday, March 18 (actually birthday date March 17)...Penn Valley Rotary Club birthday...St. Paddy's day...Party time!! Trivia about our club... ******************************************************************* People of Action ... The Area 4 instrument collection event collected over 900 instruments...we will get a drum set and keyboard for Ready Springs, new guitars and recorders...thanks to Lori Hope for helping out on that cold cold morning... FLOWERS FOR TEACHERS.. Our annual Valentine's day appreciation of teachers at the Penn Valley Schools was a huge success despite the rain and wind..Special thanks to Pamela Yazell, Lori Fox, Melissa Conley and Lori Hope for helping with the distribution... HOSPITALITY HOUSE COOKING/SERVING... Next date: February 26 Future calendar projects/events: **Speech contest - February 25, GV District Office **Read across America week - March 3 (need at least three readers) **Area Foundation Rotary roundup - Sunday, March 16th from 3:30 – 5:30pm. Please mark your calendars to celebrate our collective support of The Rotary Foundation while enjoying a casual, Western-themed afternoon with Rotarians from Grass Valley, Nevada City and Penn Valley! **Area Music Contest (we are in charge of this) - March 22, 1-5..Grass Valley United Methodist Church (need three helpers) **Hospitality House cooking - March 26 **Daffodil Run: April 6 (envelope stuffing - April 5 at Lindy's House) ..all hands on deck, and ask friends, businesses for sponsorships...registration open on Jan 15 ... daffodilrunpv.com... Projects for the coming year... Refurbish the Little Library we have installed...their outsides are getting a little weathered... Clean out the storage unit at PV Mini Storage... ************************************************ District and International activities... Polio Plus ... Rotary International is dedicated to the eradication of Polio worldwide...No new cases of paralysis caused by WPV1 (wild poliovirus type 1) for the last two weeks and no cases caused by the variant polioviruses this week! HURRAY!!! District 5190 Conference...Fallon Nevada - home of Top Gun...May 2-4... Rotarians from District 5190 will be taking over the city on the weekend of May 2nd through May 4th, 2025. Plan on joining us for fun, learning and inspiration...www.district5190.org for details https://convention.rotary.org Countdown to Calgary... key dates: til March 31...registration fee: $625.00 April 1 til June 20...$695.00 CANCELLATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING PRIOR TO APRIL 30, 2025 Our MAILING ADDRESS!!! ...11354 Pleasant Valley Road, #134, Penn Valley, CA 95946 |
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