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December Rotary Theme: Disease Prevention and Treatment Month!!! Meeting this coming Tuesday, December 1, 5 pm.... Zoom meeting..... Sue Hoek, the Nevada County supervisor for our county's district 4, will update us on the happenings throughout the county and our area....hear about the COVID-19 challenges, what the Penn Valley Municipal Advisory committee is working on, and other projects and initiatives happening in our county... Next club meeting: Tuesday, December 15, noon...ugly sweater contest and a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays salute... PREZ PAMELA'S PROSE...  Last week's meeting highlighting the 2019-2020 District Club Awards was very exciting! As a club, we just do the work that Rotarians do in our community, however it's nice to be recognized for our work and projects...our club received awards in the follow areas: Support and Strength of Club - Silver; Humanitarian Service - Gold; Public Image & Awareness - Gold...each of these awards were presented based on the number of listed achievements the club completed. Our Club was also recognized for the following projects of the year: Education and Literacy - Science Night at Williams Ranch School; Peach and Conflict Prevention - for "Breaking Down the Walls" at Ready Spring School...we also received a silver Rotary International Citation. Thanks to the hard work of all our Penn Valley Rotary Club members for a great year!! Our club is responsible for setting up the Speech contest for the Area 4 clubs...The date for the Area contest has been set for April 7...if we have enough contestants, our club contest will be held on March 16..we need to reach out to the High Schools, so if you know a high schooler who would like to compete, send their name to PP Lindy at lindybeatie@gmail.com....This year's theme: "Turning challenges into opportunities as we create transformative change"... Mark your calendars!! Christmas tree recycling...Lake Wildwood Christmas Tree recycling will take place on January 9...we will need at least 10-12 volunteers to hoist trees and collect donations...we are again enlisting the help of NU Interactors but if anyone else has children, grandchildren or feels exceptionally strong, let us know...sign ups will take place next month...Thanks to Greg Marshal for working on this... Our sponsored Cub Scout Troop 275 has been hard at work making "Smile Cards" for the Gold Country Senior Services...Some wonderful examples here...Thank you so much for bringing a smile to our Seniors... Donate Socks!! Grass Valley United Methodist Church is putting together stocking for the children of Interfaith Food Ministry clients. We'd like to donate a total of 50 socks...send Lindy a note if you can help out and we'll figure out a way to collect them...need to finish the collection by December 10.... Approved by the Penn Valley Rotary Club Foundation....the PVRC Foundation (not to be confused with the Rotary International Foundation) approved an additional $500 for the Bikes of Nevada County's (BONC) Bike Park in Western Gateway Park. If you have not already been to the park, please enjoy a visit soon...we were proud sponsors and workers on this bike course ... NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN OUR ROTARY CLUB...Dues for the second half of the year are only $75 for January 2021- June 2021....Invite them to a zoom meeting (it only takes two to begin the membership process)...we've got some great projects going and welcome new ideas and fresh faces... If you have not already done so....Please send in your dues payment and your birthday/anniversary fines if it's your month!!..mail to the club at PO Box 120, Penn Valley, CA 95946...you can pay in two installments, and do not have to pay your birthday/anniversary fines until the month they are due....Thanks for keeping Rotary alive in Penn Valley...
Stay safe, healthy and PURPLE!!
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