Stories

  

• Slow down and wear their seat belt;
• Wear their bullet-proof vest at all times;
• Focus on what they are doing;
• Don't become complacent

  

• Health & wellness screenings
• Community education and awareness
• Injury prevention

          

• 13th in the Nation - Top Cities for Young Families;
• 8th best city in California for job seekers;
• Population as of 1/1/15 - 60,252

    

• Lawyer, Paul Harris, gathered 3 other professionals in 1905 in Chicago to share leads for doing business;
• By 1908 there were over 200 members;
• The 2nd club was in San Francisco, then followed clubs forming in Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle and Salt Lake City;
• In 1916 the 1st International Convention was held in Winnepeg Canada;
• In 1917 the 16th President of Rotary, Arch Klumph, created an endowment fund with $26.50, now called the Rotary Foundation;
• At the 1985 Atlanta convention, the eradication of Polio was to become the focus of Rotary...over $1B has been contributed to that cause, and we are "this close";
• Women were allowed into Rotary in 1987;
• Today we have 1.2M Rotarians worldwide!!

Sistahs??!!  Absolutely!!

Roxanne Snyder, former President of the Roseville Rotary Club, shed light on the perils of life in Haiti!!  Through Mission of Hope (MOH), Haiti, and her newly-formed non-profit organization, Mission Sistahs, Roxanne and her business partner Sonya Aitchison, have made it their passion to support the challenges in Haiti.

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For more information about this project go to mohhaiti.org

Our International Project!

The Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin participated with several other clubs in the surrounding area to supply much needed water filtration systems to the people of Sao Paulo, Brazil!

For more information about this project or to participate in its mission, contact Ralph Felix, ralphfelix@comcast.net

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Best Crab Feast! Around!!

On February 7, 2015, the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin gathered over 300 of our closest friends for an evening of shrimp and crab, raffles, auction and socializing!  Many than thanks to our sponsors, donors, and attendees for making this a great night for everyone!

For the compete slide show of the day from set up to clean up, click here!

Are You a Traveler??

As a person who travels on the average 200 days a year, Bill Wittich gave us some very valuable tips about traveling and ways to save time and money!!  

And, Gene Ney and Verlinda Barnes earned their blue badges!!!  Whoo hoo!!

Some tips that were shared about traveling:

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Rocklin Residents Unite For Fido ~

Vicki Bottini Curtis and Mike Chinnock introduced us to Cappy!!  Cappy has been trained as a service dog for Veterans with PTSD or TBI, and what a great dog he is!  

RRUFF has as its mission:  "To be recognized as a progressive and innovative off-leash dog park"

But they have so much more to offer.  Vicki focused on just one thing - as part of RRUFF's Healing Heroes program, where Cappy comes in, they offer some of the following:

• Offers scholarships
• Helps with service dog's training for veterans
• Opened special needs portion of dog park
• 4Paws2Freedom
• ​and other programs

For all pictures of today's meeting, click here!

For more information about RRUFF click here!

Literacy in Our Backyard!

One of Rotary's key focus points is LITERACY!  So it is no surprise that one of the key person's involved in the literacy emphasis in Rotary is the dynamic, Jean Irwin-Hatfield! And, as Rotarians, we can help!  Many programs are available for Rotarians to interact with elementary students to build their reading skills.

Rotary Ambassadorial scholar, Jean Irwin-Hatfield; Jean talking with Rocklin Unified School District Administrator, Marty Flowers.

Are you aware that you don't eyes to read, but you need ears.  It is a fact that the deaf can't read but the blind can!!  Why is that...think about it!!

There are lots of projects that we as Rotarians can get involved in...other club have started some great projects and our Club will too!

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Putting Seniors in Placer County First!!

Jamee Horning, Executive Director of Seniors First, talked with us about the vaue of seniors in our community and the services that Seniors First provides for them.

Armed with a wealth of information, Jamee shared these valuable facts:

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To learn more about what they offer, continue...

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!

Rocklin is "On Fire"!!

Rocklin Fire Chief was the guest speaker on November 19th and indicated why Rocklin Fire Department is one of the best in the area!!

We learned why the Rocklin Fire Department leads the area in ISO rating, response time, customer service and many other ratings!  We are safe with Rocklin Fire on our side!

However, there is a need for more Fire Fighters as the community continues to grow; and there is a need for one more fire station...when will all this happen?

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Do You Have Your File of Life?

Wendy Smith, Community Crime Prevention Coordinator with the City of Rocklin, and Mickey Waldrip, City Volunteer, introduced us to some important Senior activities that the City oversees!

ROCKLIN'S PUBLIC SAFETY VOLUNTEERS OFFER THE "FILE OF LIFE" PROGRAM Hundreds of times each day across the country seniors and those with serious medical conditions are treated and often transported to local hospitals. All too often, the patient lives alone, has no family members in the area, or is unconscious and cannot provide an appropriate medical history to first responders or emergency room staff. The "FILE OF LIFE" is a magnetized red plastic pocket which is kept on the refrigerator. Within is the patient's name, emergency medical contact, health history, and other important details about the patient, including a health care proxy. . Rocklin's Public Safety Volunteers provide free Files of Life and other helpful senior safety information. Senior Safety presentations are available for groups and individuals. If you would like more information, please contact Wendy Smith, Crime Prevention Coordinator, at 916-625-5440 or wendy.smith@rocklin.ca.us.  For more information on FILE OF LIFE, visit the http://www.folife.org website.

Having Fun Learning About Red Ribbon Week

In support of Red Ribbon Week, our program centered around the history of Red Ribbon Week and the effects of drugs on your system.  

Red Ribbon Week is a great opportunity to expose people to the importance of being drug free.  We all know someone who has had issues with drugs - either themselves, a child, a grandchild, a neighbor, a friend...so the more we educate others about the issues that exist the better our world will be.  After the abduction and murder of Enrique (Kiki) Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent, who was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985, a group of people joined together in honor of Camarena's memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin.  Thus the beginning of Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, every year.

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All for Breaking Down the Walls at Rocklin High School!!

A picture speaks a thousand words...and we had fun!!!

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Growing Local Giving!!

The Placer Community Foundation has as their mission "Growing local giving to strengthen our community"!  And their vision is a healthy, connected community!  Jessica Hubbard talked with our Rotary Club about this very purpose on October 22nd, and did she hit home!!  Both our organizations do "good" in the community we just obtain our resources in different ways!

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Hit the Road!!  Placer County Transportation Planning Agency will "Keep you Moving!!"

Celia McAdam, Executive Director of PCTPA, enlightened our members with the facts of Placer County's transportation issues!

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Interesting things happening in transportation in the area:http://pctpa.net/

Come Out And Play in Placer Valley!!

CEO David Attaway enlightened our members about the value that our region (Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln) holds for athletes both young and old who visit this area on an annual basis!!  The numbers are staggering!!

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Sharing is Good!!

The Loomis Sunset Rotary Club welcomed the Rocklin/Loomis Basin Rotary Club of Tuesday evening, September 30, for a combined meeting to hear the RYLA participants for the summer of 2014!  What a fun time we had having dinner with our neighboring club and hearing from the fabulous RYLA students, Kylee Mebust and Noelle Degrazie!!

These young ladies had their lives "changed" forever after attending the Rotary's Rotary Youth Leadership Awards summer program.  What a great event for your people to experience!

To see all pictures of the combined meeting, click here!

To learn more about RYLA, visit www.rotary.org!

Thank you to Loomis Sunset Rotary, President Dan Palmer, and their entire club for a great dinner and a wonderful program!!  Let's do it again soon!

The Drought!!!  We Are In It ~ But It's Not The Worst!

Doug Carlson, California Department of Water Resources, shared some interesting facts with us at our meeting about the drought...

Some interesting facts:

• 49" of rain to date is normal for September - this year we are at 29"
• Average reservoir storage is 57% compared to normal
• The greatest threat of the drought to humans is wildfire

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Medicare and Prescription Plan Changes!

Tony Ayoubi, Good Samaritan Insurance Services, walked us through the changes in Medicare and Prescription Plan that are in place.

Did you know that in California:

• You have a guaranteed right to switch your Medicare supplement plan on your birthday month with no underwriting?
• You have the guaranteed right to switch Medicare Advantage & Prescription plan during the annual enrollment period?
• You have a 30-day free look period to change your mind and cancel a newly issued health policy?

Take advantage of what you know to make Medicare work for you!

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Spreading Rotary "service above self" in the community!

This week backpacks were delivered in Rocklin and dictionaries were given out in Loomis!!  This is what it's all about!!

What a fun thing to do!!

City of Rocklin....Moving Forward Again and so is our Club with a new member!!

The first meeting of September brought us information about the direction that the City of Rocklin is headed, and it is moving on up!!  Diana Ruslin, City Councilmember, was very information about the direction the City is headed!!  To piggyback with that, our Club inducted a new member, Karen Baur!

It was a great day to be a Rotarian, especially for the Rocklin/Loomis Basin Rotary Club!

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How to Resolve Conflict!!

Nancy Milton, local attorney and a member of the Rotary Club of Laguna Sunrise, spoke to our club about resolving conflict...but most importantly how to resolve conflict that exists in Rotary Clubs. We all know that there is always conflict whenever you have groups of people working together!  A group of volunteers is no different!!  So, Nancy was able to provide us with some very interesting tips!!

Also, Bill Short presented us with our 50 year recognition as a club and Berta Real Estate donated the proceeds from their Grand Opening!

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Welcome, Audrey!!

Having an exchange student is a wonderful, exciting adventure for the student and the club.  We are so happy to welcome Audrey Bprgeais from France for this year!  Please join us soon so that you can meet this wonderful young lady!!

I think she is happy to be here after a long flight from France!!  Welcome, Audrey!!!!

August is Membership Month!!!

It was exciting to be holding our meeting at Rocklin Golf Club for the 1st time in several years!  We are glad to be back to this beautiful location!  And, what better way to kick off our new location but to welcome our Rotary Youth Exchange student, Audrey Bprgeais from France, and our Interact officers from Rocklin - Kylee, Synha and Danielle!  These young ladies brought excitement and fun to our morning!

In addition, Larry Gaian, our membership chairman, led us through some fun "games" to encourage us to always be thinking of membership and our club!!  Perhaps you know someone who should be a Rotarian!!  Please join us for breakfast on Wednesday, 7:00 am, at Rocklin Golf Club, 4201 Midas Avenue in Rocklin!  We'd love to have you see what Rotary is all about!!

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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Placer Valley Sunrise! 

THANK YOU WHOLE FOODS!

We are so excited that Whole Foods has become a Bronze Sponsor and will be helping with the progress of our Discovery Garden!!  To celebrate, we met at their Roseville location to have our meeting on August 6th and received a warm welcome, a delicious breakfast, and a check!!

Rob Kolb of the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin, accepts a check from Gustavo of Whole Foods with the support of Diana Ruslin, Rocklin City Councilwoman!

Community support is the life-blood of our club and every Rotary club out there!  Thank you Whole Foods for your support and for such a wonderful facility!!

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RETIREMENT...THAT'S TOO FAR AWAY TO THINK ABOUT!!

It is hard to believe that we don't know all there is to know about our retirement!!  Do you know that there are 386 different ways to receive Social Security??  How can we be comfortable about retirement if we have no purpose - and,  according to Rob Kolb, the purpose of our planning for our retirement is to get to the top and to get back down once we decide to "make the move"!!  Are you prepared?

Whether you are heading toward retirement in a few years or a few decades, a plan is very important!!  Today Rob shared with us the value of planning ahead, looking to the spousal benefits of social security, and talking with your financial adviser so that you make the right choice for your retirement!!

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"WAKE UP, KICK BUTT, BE KIND, REPEAT..."  These were some of the thoughts passed on by our speaker at our July 9th meeting, David Bartley.  David, a former NASA employee and currently a loan officer with Vitek Mortgage had a background that all of us hope we never have to face.  However, it was this adversity that has shown him why he is here today and what he has to give to every one of us...and you, and you, and to himself!

When he came to the end of his "rope" in 2010 is when he realized that he was at that end for everyone else except himself.  His reality was that he needed to help himself before he could help anyone else.  He discovered that the question was "what's wrong with you?" as opposed to 'what happened to you?"  

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCKLIN/LOOMIS BASIN ROTARY!

Everyone loves a party, and our 1st meeting of the new Rotary year brought the first of many celebrations for the 50th Birthday of the Club!!

We wore hats and sang Happy Birthday to us!!  And we played games!! And we welcomed several guests!!

The meeting included a report by the Officers and Directors regarding their responsibilities to the members!  Fun and educational - does it get any better than that??

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Christy Goes on Vacation and Gets Demoted!!

Around the theme "National Lampoon's Vacation", on Thursday evening June 26th, we held our annual Demotion Dinner and Roast!  What a fun time was had by all!!  Christy was her usual good sport, and this time she needed to be because the laugh was on her and with her as well!!  "Pictures speak a thousand words" they say...you form your own impression!!

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Bob Deering and Jack Arney solve the mysteries of the Rotary Foundation!!!

Contact our own Marlene Sanborn if you have Foundation questions!!

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OUR EXCHANGE STUDENT HEADS TO ARGENTINA!

It was exciting to hear Michael del Castillo, June 5, 2014, graduate of Whitney High School, talk about his vision as he prepares to be our outbound 2014-15 Rotary Youth Exchange student!

He was excited to get the trading banners from the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin to take with him and his parents are excited to have him grow, mature and experience Argentina!

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Our Poster Child for Rotary Youth Exchange, Antoine, offers his best!

He is BRIGHT, ARTICULATE, PERSONABLE, APPRECIATIVE!  What more could we ask for in a foreign exchange student?  And, he put his best foot forward this week when he came and delivered his "Year in Review"!  What a year he has had!

Coming all the way from Vichy, France to Loomis, California for a 17 year old is quite an experience in itself.  Antoine mentioned that he knew this was hard for his parents, but when he came he arrived full of anticipation and excitement and he is returning to France with some clear direction as to his future, an entire new set of friends and "family", a better command of the English language, and a desire to return to the United States in the very near future!!

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Need a Workplace Workshop??

Did you know that a place called Blacktop Comedy does workshops for your workplace?  Who would have thought??

Paul Burke is the founder and Artistic Driector of Blacktop Comedy.  He is an improv teacher, facilitator and the Corporate Training and Events Coordinator for Blacktop!

Did you know??????:

• 82% of the time people stop doing business with businesses because of poor customer service?
• 73% of the time because of rude staff?
• 55% of the time because of issued that are not resolved timely?
• 51% of the time because of the lack of knowledge of the staff?
• And that it takes 6-7 times the cost to acquire a new customer as it is to retain that customer?

Blacktop Comedy and Paul Burke can help with those challenges!!

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Club Runner's Mysteries Revealed!

The morning began as a mystery but was made clearer as John Sullivan, Rotary Club of Jackson, unraveled the ins and outs of ClubRunner, our club's website.

With questions and handouts, we are well on our way of our goal...ALL Members are current on our website by July 1!!  

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Two Cars, Two Lines, One Solution!!!!

The Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin awards mini-grants every November to teachers with a project that meets our guidelines!  THIS WAS A PROJECT!  Josh Hanosh, a 7th grade algebra teacher at Springview Middle School, used the theory that "When students "do" rather than "memorize", it greatly affects how students learn and what they learn!!  Oh to go back to middle school again - using this method we could all learn algebra!!  Demonstrating this point, Josh used several "do" methods for his students to learn the concept of algebra....then there was this project - using the cars he taught them that if you use two points of data they can find the equation of a line!!!

        Josh Hanosh                                        Students demonstrating

They also learned that the application of solving a system graphically and algebraically allows them to gain an answer that they can then observe!!  Brilliant!!

It is always rewarding when you realize that all the work we do in Rotary is helping others...service above self!

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Rocklin's William Jessup University!

Our Club welcomed Lance Von Vogt, basketball coach at William Jessup University, on May 7th!  With all the motivation and inspiration that a coach should have, Lance gave us a great update on the University, its expansion plans, its athletic progression, and its wonderful academic programs!

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WOW!  That's all we can say!!

The Annual District Conference was amazing...Reno, fun, awards, fun, friendship, great speakers, fun, good food, fellowship, fun, exchange students and Rotary, Rotary, Rotary!!  Doesn't get any better than that!

They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so look at these great pictures!!!

ANYONE FOR A SWIM??

Randall Burton, Rotary Club of Pocket Greenhaven, was our speaker this week and had us all wanting to "jump in"!!  Randy has made 22 crossings from Alcatraz to San Francisco - anywhere from 1.25 miles to 3.25 miles!!!

He trains 4 - 5 days a week (that's a stopper for me!!!) and is a Master Swimmer!

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Ed Offers Final Remarks and Richard Kowalski discusses Strange Human Behavior...hmmm!

Ed Krumwiede "temporarily" leaving our club left us with some wonderful thoughts; Richard Kowalski asked us to open our minds; and Mike Reinero, Assistant District Governor, visited as well!!!  This is Strange Human Behavior!!!

     
          Ed                                Richard                                 Mike

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A Fond Farewell!!

Past club President and passionate Rotarian, Ed Krumwiede, is moving to La Quinta!! While he will physically be in Southern California or traveling the US, he will continue as a member of the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin and establish some great relations with the Rotary Club in La Quinta!  Although we will miss his smile, his passion, his love for scotch and cigars, we will be fortunate enough to have him back with us every so often when he comes back this way to visit!!  Several club members were on hand on Friday, April 18th, to give him a final "toast" and wish him well!!

Ed will definitely leave his mark on this club and on all of us!!  

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DROUGHT UPDATE!!

Christy was gone and we couldn't function!!!!  

Thank you to Dave Brenninger for having the foresight to be at our club today when we found ourselves "speakerless"!!  We all needed to hear about the update on the drought!  And, while not all Good news, there is some good about it since Dave talked with us in February!!  After 2013 was the driest year on record, we are grateful that we have water resources available to us!  This area gets its water from two sources:

• Yuba River 
• American River!!!!

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ROCKLIN CITY MANAGER ENLIGHTENS!!!

Early Wednesday morning is a great time to hear the Rocklin City Manager, Rick Horst, boast about how great volunteerism is...and the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin exemplifies that statement!!

Rick also shared with us the current "state" of the City and what is going well in Rocklin!!

According to Rick, "Volunteerism involves engagement...he believes in it, knows it is at the heart of our City and is critical to the life of a City."

He discussed what is going well in Rocklin:

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We go to be kindergarteners today!!  It was fun to see the great program that The Kids on the Block takes to the schools to talk about safety!  The other programs they offer is about bullying, diversity, teasing and others.  The Assistance League of Greater Placer and their volunteer puppeteers visited us and put on a great show!

This is Bunraku (Boon-rah-koo is how kindergarteners would have to see it!) - the ancient style of Japanese puppetry.

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On March 19 our Club had an opportunity to focus on our goals and opportunities as we move forward as a club!  Thanks to all members who attended this meeting and worked hard to set some guidelines!

ReFire is a strategically sound picture of our club's chosen future!  It shows us what "success" looks like for our club three years down the road!

WE NEED YOU!!  Your help and participation in our club's forward movement is the key to our club's success!!

Stay tuned, you will hear more about ReFire as we move along!

Sacramento had the pleasure of hosting a dinner featuring the Rotary International President, Ron Burton as the guest speaker!  What a pleasure to hear him speak!

Ron Burton, RI President                   Ron Burton, Christy, our President,
                                                      and Bill Short, District Governor

He was very personable, humble, and very much a Rotarian!  His story about his beginning in Rotary is a compelling one for us all!  Building membership is the RI focus!!!

Judge Brian Van Camp, fellow Rotarian, former Judge and now involved in private practice mediation, provided us with a history lesson of the court system in Europe and America, and then enlightened us with the "whys" of an effective judicial system.

It was interesting that 95% of the jury trials in the world are held in the United States.

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As is usually the case, the youth of today are our leaders of tomorrow!!  And the youth who participated in the Rotary Speech Contest this week will definitely be our future leaders!

What an inspiring group!  The topic for the contest this year was "Engaging Youth, Changing Lives"   (Due to RI rules and guidelines, we cannot show their pictures, but trust us, they were great!)

We were visited by our DGE, Fred Teichert!            Our own speech contest winner!

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At our Club Assembly on March 5 we were excited to welcome Verlinda Barnes into our membership!

Following the induction of our newest member, a Club Assembly was held!  This is a great opportunity for our Club members to hear what is happening in our Club.  

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We were excited to have Mike Osborn, Mike on the Mic, for the Sacramento RiverCats (Oakland A's AAA team), bring us up-to-date with what's happening at the RiverCats!!!

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Happy Birthday to us!!!  We celebrated our 50th birthday, Antoine sang Happy Birthday in French, and we heard about our water needs!!!

We were sorry that Sonbol Aliabadi was ill and could not be our speaker, so thank you to Dave Brenninger, General Manager of Placer County Water Agency (PCWA), and a fellow Rotarian, for stepping up!  Luckily, Dave was available and even planning on attending our meeting this particular day!  

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From beginning to end....we had a great event on February 22, 2014!!

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Thanks to everyone who made this happen...Rotarians, sponsors, students, volunteers...EVERYONE!!!

Today's meeting started with a Swedish proverb read by Orley Anderson -

Fear less, hope more,
Whine less, breathe more,
Talk less, say more,
Hate less, love more -
Then all good things
Will be yours!!

Coach Roz - Greg Roeszler - shared his philosophy of using football as a magnet and conduit to get at-risk kids engaged!

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ARE YOU SO CONNECTED TO YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE MISSING THOSE AROUND YOU?

According to Gary Zelesky, "Your passion for life creates your position in life."

You needed to be at this meeting....!!!  Gary Zelesky, a high energy speaker with a passion for living, shared with us his philosophies for moving forward...

We also honored Gene Arreguy for his dedicated service to the Club by awarding him his Paul Harris Fellow -

Gary is donning one of our crab hats!       Gene and his sponsor Ed!!

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At 7:00 am the name of a Rotary Club in Cornwall, England, - Helston Lizard - was a "hit" with our members!  This was where the Shelter Box project was begun...and may be the new name for our Club!!!!

Bill Tobin, Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills, was our speaker this morning, even though he is not from the Rotary Club of Helston Lizard, Cornwall, England, and provided a most interesting program about the Rotary Club Shelter Box Project!

A picture of one of the amazing tents is in the picture above!!

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Steve Lemmon is the inspiration of every Rotary Club's Foundation campaign...he is inspiring, a fabulous role model and a pleasure to have speak at our club.  He did just that on January 22 with his normal enthusiasm and story-telling personality!

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We had a great crowd on January 15th to hear Rocklin Police Chief Ron Lawrence talk with our Club!

Chief Lawrence likened the police department to the grocery business in that he said that the expectations of the police department have to change as all other business have to change as the community changes!!

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Our first meeting at our new location...Pete's Restaurant and Brew House!!!  We had a nice turn out and a great speaker... Bill Wittich - fellow Rotarian and renowned author about membership!!

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We

will

help a local 

Rocklin family

with their needs

and have ourselves  

a wonderful and Merry

Happy Holiday Season!!!!  

XXX

Our November 6 meeting was an introduction to the month of November - Foundation month!  We were lucky to have our exchange student, Antoine, and Superintendent Gordon Medd present.  Antoine joined us in Loomis, and Gordon Medd accepted checks for the Loomis teachers who were awarded the Teacher Mini-Grant!  Congratulations to all of those teachers!

Sign up for the Foundation match before its too late!!!

It was the 1st of many....and what a good time was had by all that attended!!

Even though it was threatening rain, it was fun to have dinner at the "diner" and enjoy some camaraderie with other Rotarians and community people!!

 WE ARE SORRY TO SAY THAT THIS EVENT IS

CANCELLED FOREVER!!!

Celebrate Rocklin!

Food Truck Event

Riebes Auto Parts, Pacific Street

Benefitting the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin

Jeremiah Miller was our guest speaker on October 30 and came with tips and insight about how to "Become the hero in your own life story!" 

As Corry Ann March began she asked us all to look at our feet!  Our feet, you say!!  Yes, we looked at our feet and reflected on our past year, week and day AND our future year, week and day!!

It was a cold morning in October when the Club meeting was moved to William Jessup for a tour of their beautiful campus.  Those in attendance were greeted by Jim Jessup and given a bit of history of the campus - from the thought of relocating from San Jose to the purchase of the Herman Miller plant in Rocklin and the ensuing renovation to the campus that 1100 students call "home"!!

The winning ticket for the Wine Refrigerator was drawn on Wednesday, October 9th!!

Congratulations to the winner, Brent Pfitzer, and thank you to everyone for your participation!  We were able to earn $3425 for our Teacher Mini Grants and Scholarships!!

Our club welcomed the District Governor, Bill Short, his lovely wife, Alma, and Assistant Governor, Bill Smith, to our weekly meeting on October 9th.  

DG Short gave us some very detailed information about the Club, the District, and Rotary International and its status in the world, including our Polio Plus campaign

With a hint of fall in the air, our first meeting in October was held at the Ugly Mug in Loomis.  Dr. Dean Forman shared his passion, vision and focus for the future leaders of our country - the scholars of the John Adams Academy, a local charter school!

A very proud Dad talked of young Nicolas Come being a picky eater... and it seemed that the answer to get him to enjoy food was to start growing fresh vegetables in his own garden.  With the Farm to Fork & Healthy Kids movement alive and well, Nicolas ceased the opportunity and shared his ideas with friends, investors, social media and the like.

With a heartfelt story to tell, Susan Kolb, wife of Rotarian Rob Kolb, shared her definition of unconditional love.  Susan has been very blessed in her life with a loving family, a wonderful husband, two amazing twin boys, and an outreach that stretched beyond her imagination.

As one of our Rotary goals, backpacks have been delivered to 7 schools in the Loomis and Rocklin school districts.

Recipient schools...Left to right - Ruhkala, Valley View, H. Clarke Powers, Sunset Ranch, Placer Elementary and Breen!

Everyone was excited to receive the donated backpacks!!

After a moment of silence recognizing those affected by September 11, 2001, and all others upholding the freedom we enjoy as Americans, Placer County Sheriff, Ed Bonner, was once again welcomed to our weekly meeting.

During a combined meeting with the South Placer Rotary Club and members of the Rocklin Chamber of Commerce, Congressman Tom McClintock spoke to the large group at lunch on September 4th at Whitney Oaks Golf Club.

Introduced by Rocklin Mayor, Diana Ruslin, Congressman McClintock...

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THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4 WILL BE HELD AT 11:30 am AT WHITNEY OAKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH PLACER CLUB!  RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!!

Don Brown, Executive Director of The Eternity Challenge in Rocklin, passionately shared this non-profit organization that focuses on Programs/Services and Businesses for those in need.

The Eternity Challenge was created to help people in need in these ways:

On August 21st we gathered at the lovely home of Janice Gage in Loomis for our first Fireside Chat and Social of this Rotary year!!

At our August 7 meeting in Loomis we had the pleasure of hearing Shelby Wilson, our exchange student who just returned from a year in Germany!

The meeting of July 31 was moving and inspirational as Suzi deFosset, Executive Director of the Gathering Inn, shared her passion, the history and the mission of the Gathering Inn.

The Gathering Inn provides a community-based response to people in need in south Placer County by offering hope, dignity and a secure place to rest at night, in addition to a wide range of services that help clients get back on their feet again.

The Gathering Inn is a drug and alcohol free program and random tests are administered. Additionally, each guest must participate in some self enhancement activity to maintain their stay. 

The meeting of July 24^th opened with Christy Barros, President, singing for her bell.  That being the challenge, all Rotarians listened intently as the latest ransom note for the bell was read – 100% attendance and the bell will return!!!  That’s a great challenge!!

The second meeting of the new Rotary year was action packed! 

After Christy started the meeting, which was difficult because her bell was still missing, 6 visitors and 4 visiting Rotarians were introduced.

A new Rotary Year, a New Rotary President.

Our new President Christy Barros rang in her year right on time and with a new meeting format. After the Pledge, introductions, and happy bucks, we broke for breakfast. During those brief few minutes our new President lost her bell! Maybe the nomination committee should re-evaluate their selection?

The June 26th meeting was Brad's last meeting as President of the club ans after the fun of Demotion Dinner carried over to the meeting.

The speaker for our meeting were Gail and Gail (nicknamed Gail Squared) from the Rocklin Public Safety Volunteers who were at the meeting to teach us how to perform the Hands Only CPR method. 

The club celebrated another outstanding year at the Demotion dinner for President Brad Meacham.

With all the mouse ears in the room, you could tell that this year theme was Disneyland, Brad favorite place to visit. 

The evening started with everyone enjoying great friendships as they discussed all of the accomplishments over the past year.

When someone bids on a Rotary dinner during the Live Auction at our Annual Feast for Rotary Fundraiser, they get their money's worth of great food and entertainment. That is exactly how this year's winner bidders felt.

The dinner was a traveling feast that was served at four different homes in Rocklin's Springfield Community. At the first house French appetizers were served. While the group enjoyed their appetizers, Rocklin City Manager Rick Horst discussed local issues and answered questions. The party then moved to the next house where the group was treated to Greek salads. The 3^rd course was held at another home and features a Thai BBQ. The group finished the evening at the final home with an Italian dessert.

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Brad opened the meeting by reminding us all that today is his second to last meeting; and we will not have a morning meeting next week - Wednesday night is his Demotion Dinner. 

Mark Reemer, Retired Director of Community Services for the City of Rocklin announced that October 11, 2013 is the First Annual Friends of the Library Mayors Golf Tournament will be held at Whitney Oaks.  Of course, this year, our very own Mayor Diana Ruslin will participate.  Mark also stated the need for sponsors and players.  They have set a goal of raising $10,000.

The meeting of June 5, held at the Ugly Mug in Loomis, was a meeting of those who are making changes in our Rotary club!  President Brad is wrapping up his year (only two more meetings before he hands over the gavel!) and the speaker, our exchange student from Brazil, Beatriz Moitinho, is preparing to reluctantly return to Brazil on June 9th!  Also in attendance was Iitza Soto, our outbound exchange student from Del Oro who will be leaving for Italy in early September. 

For the second year in a row, our Rotary club worked with the Rocklin Kiwanis Club to provide the thirsty participants of beer and wine.

Our members enjoyed the time working with other members and interacting with the community.

Special thanks to some non-club members for their help Bryan Badger, Janice Gage (prospective member), Stacy Graham (member of Auburn Daybreak Rotary Club), Gary and Kelly Hambly, Jason Vaughan, and Rusty Vaughan.

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Enjoy us for a Beer or Some Wine!

If you are attending the Rocklin Community Festival (Johnson Springview Park), on May 30th, 31st, or June 1st, please stopby the Beer Garden and support our club.

This week our special guest was Immo from the Rocklin PD along with his translator Officer Lewis. 

During the meeting, we learned that Immo speaks 2 languages English and German. And when he runs after a suspect, he must breathe only thru his nose. Think how hard it would be if you ran and only breathed thru your nose.

Also did you know that Officer Lewis must know CPR? If Immo accidentally get meth on his nose, he must get treatment in 5 minutes.

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At our meeting today, Emily Leonhardt and Rachel Kim of Rocklin High School discussed their experiences at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) camp. RYLA is more than a leadership camp, it is a place where students can learn about themselves. Both girls seemed to get a lot our of the camp.

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Judy and Bud Wolf from the Rotary Club of Davis shared their passion for Child Abuse Prevention. Their mission is to encourage Rotarians and clubs to help local groups that specialize in Child Abuse Prevention. 

Did you know that 80% of children that die from child abuse are under the age of 4 year old?

Also that 21% of children with Shaken Baby Syndrome die.

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Do you have Passion for Life?

Gary Zelesky gave us great examples of why we need passion in our lives.  But he also explained that we should know the passions of the people around us!

Gary left us with a challenge: For the next 24 hours, do not let a negative thing out of our mouth. I hope everyone at the meeting was able to complete this task.

Immediately following our meeting: the Board of Trustees of our Foundation had their Annual Meeting. First, Ray Ward provided some updates on our Foundation. Then we had an election for open Trustee positions beginning 7/1/2014. The shareholders approved Orley Anderson and Larry Gaian to the Board.

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For the third year in a row, the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin helped the Loomis Soap Box Derby.

Our club members were responsible for the pit area. We were responsible for ensuring the kids had their helmets and seat belts on and they knew how to use the brakes.

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This week our own Ray Ward discussed the importance of Family for the future of Rotary.

Ray suggested that we could increase our membership by recruiting families. In return, the children of the Rotarians will gain great experiences, be around excellent role models, and will develop leadership skills. To prove his point, he showed what Alyssa has gained from Rotary.

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Every year, during a two week period, most Rotary clubs throughout the world find a local project to support the community. This year the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin decided to clean up Loomis by picking up trash along Sierra College Blvd. Click Here to see more pictures. 

In the upcoming weeks, the club will also be helping at the Loomis Soap Box Derby (May 4) and the Rocklin Community  Festival (May 30 - June 1).

Today, our club had an Informational meeting about Rotary and great things our club does to give back to the community. The meeting was designed to remind our members and guests about the importance things we accomplish. We were pleased that 6 people from the community joined us.

The presentation was lead off with Cris discussing "What Makes Rotary Unique". John followed giving us an update on the "Garden Project", then Christy explained some the programs that we provide to "Local Schools", and Marlene ended the presentation discussing the "End Polio Now" program.

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Who says that Rotarians can not have FUN!

On April 20th, members and their spouses attended a high spirited game of Bunco. After food, drink and a few hours of intense competition, we had some winners. Gena won the big prize, most Buncos. Ed had the most wins with Orley coming in second. After a playoff, Candice beat John for most losses.

At the end of the evening, everyone was a winner because we had lots of fun and Rotary friendship.

 For the third Rotary year, our club had a joint meeting with the South Placer club. This week, we attended their lunch meeting.   

After everyone introduced themselves, we had a nice lunch together without any fights, only a few good humor zingers. It did seem like our club had more members attend the meeting than the South Placer club.

The speaker was State Senator Jim Nielsen. Senator Nielsen provided us with an update of the workings of our state governement.

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On April 24th, the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin welcomes the community to learn more about the ways our club supports the community.

At this meeting, we will discuss:

· What makes our club and Rotary International unique

· The Rotary Discovery Garden Project

· Support for Local Schools

· The “End Polio Now” Project

· Learn some of our Upcoming Events

· Plus you get a Free Breakfast!

The meeting begins Promptly at 7am on April 24 at the Whitney Oaks Golf Course Clubhouse 2305 Clubhouse Dr. Rocklin CA

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Dr Bill Wittich of the Rotary Club of Laguna Sunrise, joined us and provided the club with some great fundraising ideas.

Some of his suggestions: 1) develop a relationship first, 2) ask them face to face, 3) acknowledge the donor, and 4) ask for larger donations.

By the end of his presentation, many members were looking for new ways to approach local sponsors. 

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This week our club welcomed Nancy Milton a Rotarian from the Laguna Sunrise club to discuss the 2012/2013 Rotary Theme "Peace Through Service".

Our members posing for the World's Biggest Commercial to end polio.

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Village girls at the Rotary well in Cambodia

In a program on international service, Larry Kavanaugh and Ed Krumwiede told and showed how individuals and small Rotary clubs can improve and impact the lives of people thousands of miles away.  After the disastrous 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia, Larry and Ed turned a planned vacation tour of Thailand and Cambodia into an opportunity to shelter the homeless tsunami survivors and see the evidence a small club had on the health of rural villagers In Cambodia.

This week our club hosted our Annual High School Speech Contest. All of the participants used this year’s theme “Peace through Service” to demonstrate their passion for Peace. This year’s winner was Wendy Wong who had to leave before the announcement because she needed to get back to school to take a test.

We wish Wendy well at the Area Semi-Finals!

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The Pink Pig has invaded the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin. To learn more Click Here

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On February 27th, some of our members were interviewed about our garden project, Rotary Discovery Garden. Rotary Districts were asked to summit 3 major projects one in the beginning stage, one in progress and one which is completed to Rotary International. We are very proud that our project was chosen as the in progress project.

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We were pleased to have Tony Asaro join us this week.  Tony is the Director of the Rivercats Foundation and numerous other non-profit organizations in the Greater Sacramento region. 

This week Peter Dannenfelser from The Relationship Skills Center joined us to discuss the problem with our youths and the relationships they form as adults.

A few statistics: 46% of all children born in Sacramento County are born out of wedlock. In the African American community it is over 70%.

Why is this important?

As part of our literacy objective, the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin  provided dictionaries to the 2nd grade students at Cobblestone and Rocklin Elementary Schools. Local Rotarians understands the importance of students learning to read at a young age. Students learn to read until the 3^rd third grade.  If students have not mastered this skill by this milestone, they entire futures are adversely affected by their lack of literacy.  Our Club is committed to helping our young students learn to read in order to realize a brighter future. The dictionary project is just one of the ways we are assisting the students in our community. 

Today Bill Tobin, Past President of the El Dorado Hills Club and ShelterBox USA representative, spoke to us about the ShelterBox Program.   ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth, and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide. Shelterbox is not a Rotary International Program, but it was started by Rotarians and is now an official partner.   Unlike Rotary International programs that are designed as long-term relief, ShelterBox is designed for immediate relief after a disaster. Last year, they had deployments for 31 different disasters worldwide.   For more information check out their website: www.shelterboxusa.org

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The Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin had their annual Holiday Party at Whitney Oaks Country Club. 

The evening began with socializing between members and their guests. Brad began the meeting by thanking members for a successful first months of the Rotary year.   

From left to right: Glenn Lockwood, Principal H. Clarke Powers Laurel Nichols, grant winner, 2nd grade Kristy Brown, grant winner, 1st grade Ruth Shykowski, grant winner, Resource Teacher Jennifer Wood, grant winner, Kindergarten Mike Edwards, Board Member Kurt Turner, Board Member Jim Foster, Board President Ann Baker, Board Member, Brad Meachan, Rotary Club President

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Groucho Marx once said:  “I refuse to belong to a club that would have me as a member.”  That is NOT how I feel about being back in the Rotary Club of Rocklin/Loomis Basin.  Thank you for allowing me to return.  I’m aware of some of the projects you have in play and applaud you for them.  I often walk for exercise in a park in Rocklin and see the benches the club installed there and I am especially impressed with the community garden you have been working on.  I have been working on a project of my own for some time but I now feel ready to return to the good work Rotary does in the community and in the world.  I promise my best effort as long as it does not involve heavy lifting or large donations.  I’m just a humble pensioner as you know.

I know people are and should be judged by what they do and not what they say.  I will try to be worthy.

Larry Kavanaugh 

Do you have a bucket list? This week’s speaker Steve Bender had one, and on top of that list was climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro .   After our Mickey Mouse President, Brad (just returned from the Happiest Place on Earth) struggled because of a cook who overslept.  We stretched out the announcements, watched a video from Shelby our RYE Student in Germany , and played a little trivia - all before we ate.   After breakfast, Steve, a Rotarian from the Roseville Lunch Club, described how he and his daughter accomplished this feat. Steve trained walking the stairs at the Galleria, practiced on Mt. Shasta, researched a climbing company, and developed a cause “Climbing for Cancer" before he left.  Then he shared pictures of the climbing team, and their trip from the jungles at the base of the mountain, up to the snow covered peaks. He also described how the change of altitude affected their breathing and bodies.

 All in all, he had a great time! Check that one off the Bucket List.

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In honor of World Polio Day, which is widely recognized on 24 October, the ROTARY CLUB of Rocklin/Loomis Basin is collecting donations as part of Rotary’s 27-year mission to eradicate the crippling childhood disease polio.

On World Polio Day (Oct. 24), Rotary International will also launch the “World’s Biggest Commercial”, an innovative, interactive campaign at endpolionow.org, that gives everyone a chance to join Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bill Gates, Jackie Chan, Amanda Peet and other world figures and celebrities already participating in Rotary’s “This Close” campaign (as in, “this close” to ending polio) in raising awareness and support for polio eradication.

Also on World Polio Day, Rotary will make available for purchase “End Polio Now,” an eclectic album of songs performed by its celebrity polio eradication ambassadors from the music industry, including polio survivors Itzhak Perlman (classical violin); Donovan (folk rock); and Staff Benda Bilili (Congolese soukous). The album will be available via iTunes and at shop.rotary.org.

World Polio Day follows a succession of significant developments that have made 2012 one of the most important years in the history of the polio eradication initiative.

Do You Put Your "Kids First"??

There are many programs out there to protect the children who are not properly cared for...Kids First is a local program whose main objective is the health and safety of our children.  Barbara Besana, Executive Director, played a jeopardy game with our members to determine how much we know about the program...we did poorly!!  

According to Barbara Besana, their vision is "Our vision is that all children live in a safe, healthy and nurturing home.  Established in 1989, KidsFirst has three sites: Roseville, Auburn, and Citrus Heights.  We provide services to families across the Sierra-Sacramento region."  What a great way to teach us more about the way to get involved!  For more information go to www.kidsfirstnow.org !

Has Your Identity Been Stolen?

Don't mess with Detectives Scott Alford and Ross Byers...they are out to protect the public from identity theft!  There are lots of protective actions you can take to prevent this from happening to you!

Would you mess with these 2?  Do you know the answers to these questions?...if not you need to contact the Placer County Sheriff's Department to learn more!

What is this guy doing??

Jeff Arreguy was an interesting guy, however, I am afraid he has had one too many natural disasters ... floods, earthquakes, fires...whatever!!!

We're Getting Crabby!!

On September 24th we kicked off our Crab Feast - its time to get busy so we can have another great event this year!!

Co-head Chairs, Marlene Sanborn and John Nitta handle the "kicdkoff"!!  Want to buy tickets?  Contact us at 917-497-1321!!

WELCOME TO DG FRED TEICHERT AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, GENE NEY!

It was an exciting morning as we welcomed the District Governor, Fred Teichert and his wife, Nancy!  To add to the excitement, DG Fred inducted our newest member, Gene Ney!

      Fred Teichert                        Our newest member, Gene Ney!

Fred shared with us his BUILD philosophy for Rotary:

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As a former RYE student to Bolivia, Angelica del Castillo told her amazing story of her experience in Bolivia during the 2011-12 year!!

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STAND UP TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!

From Crisis Line to a full-service agency, Stand Up Placer creates an environment where everyone needs to be ready to stand up for the cause - the community, the agency and the victim!  This non-profit agency has been a part of this community for the past 36 years, even though it has had several different names - Peace for Families, Placer Women's Center and now Stand Up Placer!

This facility is survivor driven as violence is a cycle that the victim need to retreat from...if the survivor learns how to build for the future the agency has done their job!

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