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April Rotary Theme: Maternal and Child Heath Month PRAYERS AND PRAISES... ***News on Joanie Bumpus - Joanie and Carle will be moving into a three month rental in Reno during the next week around April 11. She would like to visit with folks before she leaves...give her a buzz if you'd like or send an email... ***To Mark Fleming for his dedication to the Ready Springs Elementary School Garden project...his last piece was the irrigation system and that is now done...see below for the final steps we need to take on this project... NEXT MEETING....TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 5PM....watch for zoom link details on Monday... Eric Trygg will be commemorating the life of the late Madelyn Helling, the first county librarian, who passed away recently at the age of 95. If you are a lover of Nevada County’s libraries, you owe a debt of gratitude to Madelyn Helling. She came here from San Francisco in 1974. Under her leadership as county librarian, Truckee’s library became a reality, the public voted to finance the county library system with three tax measures, and the sumptuous Nevada County Library that carries her name was opened in 1991. For decades she has volunteered for scores of nonprofits and was particularly a champion of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. Join us to hear about Eric's 20 year friendship with Madelyn and why he so admired her ...  We will also have a short visit from our Cub Scout Troop 275. Our Club sponsors this troop and like to have them pop in from time to time to let us know what they're up to... FUTURE MEETINGS..... **April 7....Area Speech contest...there will be two session of this virtual speech contest: Noon to 2 and 4pm to 6 pm, we have 6 contestants ...Please email lindybeatie@gmail.com if you would like the link to listen in. **April 20 - noon meeting....Penn Valley Chamber's new president, Gene Gilligan will speaking on the work of the Chamber post pandemic...he's eager to hear how our club can collaborate with the chamber for a healthy business community in the greater Penn Valley area. **May 4 "Welcome Back" club social, 5 pm...Western Gateway Park...dinner and corn hole or bocce...watch for details **May 18, noon, Dr. Brett McFadden and staff discussing the Career Technical and Ag programs at the High Schools YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR THE DAFFODIL RUN AND RUN/WALK AT YOUR OWN PACE BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL 11!! SUPPORT OUT COMMUNITY ...THIS RUN RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND PROJECTS AT WESTERN GATEWAY PARK... THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD MAY 1 & 2, CELEBRATING THE 20-21 ROTARY YEAR...GREAT SPEAKERS, FUN ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED! THIS CELEBRATION IS VIRTUAL SO YOU CAN ENJOY ALL THESE EVENTS FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME IN YOUR JAMMIES!!! WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO THANK PRESIDENT PAMELA AND WELCOME IN PRESIDENT JOYCE...AND OUR NEW DISTRICT GOVERNOR FROM AREA 4, ANITA DANIELS... THEN, ON MAY 8, THE DISTRICT WILL FEATURE THE LEARNING LEADERSHIP ASSEMBLY FOR INCOMING CLUB OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS...VISIT THE ROTARY DISTRICT WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE, SEE VIDEOS OF THE FEATURED SPEAKERS AND REGISTER...WWW.DISTRICT5190.ORG PENN VALLEY ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES... One of the duties of the PVRC Foundation is to award scholarships to high school seniors from our area. This year the Penn Valley Rotary Club/Larry Bailey scholarship will provide 4 scholarships, thanks to the generosity of Bruce and Darleen Won-Golder...once the recipients have received notification, we will include the names and perhaps have them join a zoom meeting... We've come a long way... Thanks to all who helped reconstruct the Ready Springs Elementary School garden. With the leadership of Mark Fleming, the garden is now ready for plantings. The next project that was funded with Rotary Foundation District grant funds was to build 10 planter boxes to be placed in front of classrooms...we will need to complete this project by mid May. We will need about 4-5 folks to help students fill the boxes and plant flowers...so watch for additional details and dates/times soon... 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 attending two meetings to begin the membership process)...we've got some great projects going and welcome new ideas and fresh faces... Stay safe, healthy and PURPLE!!
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