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February Rotary Theme: Peace and Conflict Prevention Month Happy Birthday on Monday, February 8 to President Elect Joyce Feldman!! Sending Birthday cheers!!! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WEEK...GIVE YOUR SWEETIE A HUG  Last week's speaker, Dr. Scott Kellerman, Nevada County Public Health Officer, explained the complicated method through which the county receives the Covid-19 vaccinations....the county is working with Dignity Health to secure a building in Whispering Pines for a vaccination location...with the help of Rotarians the grounds were cleaned up and the space is nearly ready to receive clients 65 years and older ...to track vaccination availability, log onto: www.mynevadacounty.com, Sign up at MyTurn or call (833) 422-4255 NEXT MEETINGS: Tuesday, February 16 @ noon meeting...Bill Tobin of the Rotary club of El Dorado Hills, and employee of Shelter Box, will be talking about Shelter Box, a collaborative program with Rotary International that provides shelter during disasters around the world, as well as here in the US. FUTURE MEETINGS: *MARCH 9 (CHANGE FROM THE REGULAR SCHEDULE), 5pm... JOHN PAUL, 49er Breakfast Rotarian, on his trip to the 2019 International Peach Conference in Ontario, CA. *MARCH 23, noon, Club Speech contest....if we have enough contestants... *April 20, noon, Dr. Louise Johnson shares tales her trip to the Galapagos Islands as a part of her OLLI class on travel.... GET INVOLVED...THERE'S ALWAYS STUFF TO DO AROUND TOWN... ***In partnership with the Penn Valley Chamber and the Penn Valley Lions, the 20th annual Joanie Bumpus Daffodil Run is scheduled as a virtual run, April 1-11 ... ...$25 registration, 16 years and older, $40 for a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children 15 and under) ... if you'd like to sponsor, or know someone who would, contact Lindy at lindybeatie@gmail.com...registration and more information will be up on the Run website at www.daffodilrunpv.com by February 1...we'll need helpers to: hand out flyers around town, stuff swag bags and hand them out the days before the run starts...stay tuned for sign up ... *** If you know of a high school student who would like to participate in the area Speech contest, applications can be found at the pennvalleyrotary.org website ...freshman through senior in HS eligible...
Dates for your calendar: Rotary Area 4 collaborative Foundation Dinner/Community Awards virtual event: April 8, 7 - 8:30 pm RALLYE event (virtual District conference) May 1-8...check out the district website at: www.district5190.org for details and to register Both Grass Valley Rotary and Nevada City Rotary are holding fund events...check out their websites for details....gvrotary.org and ncrotary.org This coming Saturday, February 12, Nevada City will hold a Food Drive for the Nevada County Food Bank ... every little bit helps... 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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