ROTARY SPOKE
The Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Penn Valley
January 17, 2021
 
Stories
Birthdays/Anniversaries
Birthday and Anniversaries...Celebration!!
 
Nicole Van Vacas Gagnon          Jan 12 
Bill Reese                                     Jan 19 - Happy Birthday Bill!!!
Mark Fleming                              Jan 31
 
No Anniversaries
 
Date Joined Anniversaries....Ed McSweeney has been a Rotarian for 21 years this month!!!
 
 
Remember - 50 cents for every birthday year....$1 for every Anniversary year....these fines have been pre-invoiced...if you do not have a spouse anniversary, you will be invoiced for your Rotary anniversary!!
 
 
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Weekly News

January Rotary Theme: Vocational Services Month...support our local businesses whenever you can!!!
 
Happy Birthday on January 19 to Bill Reese!!!  Sending Birthday cheers!!! 
 
 
On January 19, at our noon zoom meeting, we will hear from David West, Nevada County's Veteran's Services Officer, with an update of programs and the state of our vets in Nevada County. 
 
February 16 @ noon meeting...Bill Tobin of the Rotary club of El Dorado Hills, 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. 
 
 
SPECIAL SPEAKER EVENT!!...Rotary International President Nominee, Jennifer Jones, the first women to become Rotary International's president, will be speaking to our district on February 13 at 9 am...please mark you calendar...Register on the District 5190 website: https://district5190.org/event/ri-president-nominee-jennifer-jones/..
 
 
 
PREZ PAMELA'S PROSE...
 
 
***Update on the Tree recycling..so far we've collected over $1200 in donations...a nice tidy sum for a couple of hours...Thanks to all!!
 
***Clean up the Garden...Mark Fleming has scheduled a Ready Springs Elementary School Garden clean up for Thursday, Jan 21 starting at 9 am....Hope to see you there...
 
***Recent meeting with the PV Chamber, Daffodil Run is scheduled for a virtual run, April 1-11 ... details to come soon...$25 registration, 16 years and older, $40 for a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children 15 and under) ... thanks to Mark Bailey, Joyce and Darleen for representing PV Rotary... if you'd like to sponsor, contact Lindy at lindybeatie@gmail.com
 
***Dan Halloran reported he and Toni will be residents of Fountain Hills, AZ, northeast of Scottsdale...
*** Make sure and send an encouraging email  to Bob and Jan Kline as he continues to work on his ALS ...
 
*** 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 https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000008477/en-us/files/homepage/area-speech-contest-rules/Rotary-Speech-Contest-Rules.pdf   ...freshman through senior in HS eligible...

 
 
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!!
 
AND #5....HAVE FUN!!
 
 
 
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