ROTARY CLUB OF CITRUS HEIGHTS

May 7, 2014

Pledge: Dean Henricks Invocation: Vincent Jenkins Introduction of Visiting Rotarians: Doyle Phelan introduced from the Fair Oaks Club, with the Classification of ER Doctor Retired, Fred Rowe...Doyle also explained that Fred is our ADG (Assistant District Governor)...Welcome Fred...

Introduction of Guests: John Blonski introduced his lovely wife Joyce, who is celebrating her birthday...Welcome Joyce and Happy Birthday... Jessica Mang introduced Sawyer Stauffer...Sawyer is our RYE Outbound Student going to Peru, Sawyer attends Mesa Verde and is a regular visitor...Welcome Sawyer... Jessica Mang introduced Sabrina Roth, from the Interleukin Club of Switzerland and our Rotary Youth Exchange student, currently attending Mesa Verde High School...Welcome Sabrina... Jessica Mang introduced Cody Stauffer, sister to Sawyer...Welcome Cody... Bill Van Duker introduced Michelle Donaldson and Riley Lakos, Michelle and Riley are with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and out Guest Speakers for today...Welcome Michelle and Riley...

Club Foundation: Rich Hale announced that the year end Club Foundation meeting will be held at Country Waffle on Sunrise Blvd on Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30 AM. You are all welcome to attend and see how the Club Foundation Process works to meet the needs of the City of Citrus Heights.. Mini Grant Applications are available on our website, so when you see the need, complete the application and submit to Rich Hale... Thanks Rich... Membership Minute: Reminder that there will be a Fire Side Chat & BBQ at the Riehle Residence. The date has not yet been set, so stay tuned... There is also the need to personally contact those members that have missed meetings to see how they are doing...Special Thanks to Diane Riehle for Leading our efforts in Membership...

Vocational Minute: Doyle Phelan spoke about his for professions and mingled his work life with his now retired life. Doyle grew up in Southern California and started working for J C Penney when he was a High School student...After College, He joined the Marines for a three year enlistment and returned to work for J C Penney and opened the Sunrise Mall store in 1972 until he retired at age 53... Doyle then became the Manager of the Sunrise Mall for the next 23 years before retiring for good in 2008...Doyle is very busy in retirement and does not understand how he ever had enough time to work for a living... Thanks Doyle for all you do for this Rotary Club...

Raley’s Gift Cards: Jack Duncan announced that there were no club winners this week...How it Works: Our Rotary Club & Soroptimist of Historic Auburn are partnering again this year to sponsor this 52 week Gift Card Giveaway… Each ticket holder will be eligible for a weekly drawing for 52 weeks, beginning July 4, 2012 to June 26, 2013. The winner of each drawing receives a gift card in the amount of $100 to use at Raley’s, Bell Air and Nob Hill… Each ticket purchased qualifies for all 52 drawings, so don’t lose them. Tickets are $20 each and have been distributed to the club...Jack has two winning tickets, but the Rotarians who have the tickets have not turned in their funds yet... Jack reported that he has a winning ticket but it has not been purchased yet...

Sayonara Media Event: Rich Hale announced that there will be a Media Event at the Sayonara Community Center to showcase the Sayonara Bus on Wednesday June 4, 2014 at 10 AM... More Details to follow...Thanks Rich...

Business Boot Camp: Reminder that the Chamber is sponsoring a business boot camp on June 23 – 25 at the Citrus Heights Community Center...The purpose is to provide the tools needed to help small businesses succeed within our City... The camp is FREE to the first 25 people... More details are available on the Chamber website... Thanks Christy...

Easter Egg Hunt: Jack Duncan shared a Thank You card from Lynn, the lady that partners with our club in sponsoring an annual Easter Egg event at her home in Penryn where children from the Sacramento Receiving Home are treated to a special Easter time at her home... Lynn has been sponsoring this event for 30 years and we are proud to partner with her... Special Thanks to Jack Duncan for all the years of helping to make a difference in the life of a child...

New San Juan High School Centennial Celebration: Reminder that the NSJHS Graduating Class of 2014 will be the 100th Graduating Class... She is in charge of fundraising to provide these graduates a Graduation Night at Great America in San Jose...The Goal is to raise $10K and Christy reported that they are half way there... Now is an opportunity to provide a special moment in the life of these students that they would not normally be able to afford...Contact Christy for further details...

Citrus Heights Rotary Anniversary Dinner: Reminder that our 50th Anniversary Dinner will be combined with the Demotion Dinner on Saturday, June 22, 2014 from 6:30 – 10:30 PM at the LionsGate Inn on McClellan Industrial Park (The Old Officers Club)... The Theme is 1960’s and will feature a martini bar and cigar smoking...with Costumes encouraged...We are projecting upwards of 150 people will attend... Invitations have been mailed... PLEASE let Jessica know of any former or past members so they can invited...Stay Tuned for Updates...Thanks Jessica for chairing this event...Tickets will be available in two weeks..

District Update: Our ADG, Fred Rowe spoke about the success of our District Conference and spoke to the awards received by the club with special recognition of receiving GOLD AWARDS in both Membership and Public Relations and the Special Recognition for Dean Henricks for his contribution to the success of RYE... Rich Hale was really impressed with the great speakers and also recognized Dean Henricks for his RYE efforts at the local and District level...Gail Moxley reported she had the BEST TIME... Was Never Bored and could not say enough about the experience of this event...Jessica Mang rated the District Conference as AWESOME with Dynamic, Motivational Speakers, Outstanding STRS Classes and the focus on Polio Plus....

Scholarship Awards: John Blonski reported our Scholarship Awards Program awarded scholarships to Three Mesa Verde High School Students: Hayley Stordahl, Chris Proppert and Jennifer Hernandez.. The Award Winners will be presented to three Students from New San Juan High School and announced in our next Newsletter...Each Scholarship is for two semesters at $500 a semester... Special thanks to John Blonski for chairing this effort... Special Recognition: Challenge Pin Presentation: President Justin presented Steven Bruce with our Rotary Club Challenge Pin for his mini grant submission resulting in glasses for an elementary school student here in our City...

Senior Health Fair: Jack Mintz announced a Senior Health Fair on Thursday, May 15 from 9AM – 1PM at the Citrus Heights Community Center...Please see the attached flyer for details...Thanks Jack... Citrus Heights Police Athletic League (PAL) Major Fundraiser: Reminder about the first Major PAL Fundraiser... The Citrus Heights Police Activities League will be raffling off Original CHPD Harley Road Kings...Tickets are $50.00 each and will be drawn live at the First Annual PAL Banquet on Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Citrus Heights Community Center...Early ticket purchases enter you into Early Bird Drawings prior to the Motorcycle Raffle... Motorcycles displayed at SR Mall, Costco, and Sam’s Club

Vocational Tour Next Wednesday: Gail Moxley announced we will tour Cal ISO next Wednesday... Please go to our website for details... Thanks Gail...

Pancake Breakfast: Gail Moxley announced that we will provide breakfast at the conclusion of the Red White & Blue Parade on Saturday, June 28... Float Repairs are needed...Details will follow with an e-mail from Gail..

Wheel Spins: John Blonski spun $13 in celebration of his the birthday of his lovely wife Joyce.... Jeannie Bruins spun $14 in celebration of finding her replacement at the Chamber and moving the Chamber Office next to Bill Van Duker’s Print Shop... Evan Jacobs spun $14 in celebration of completing his first ever grievance board...

Fine Master: Jack Duncan issued the following fines: Charlie McComish fined $$ for no showing at a MVHS event... Jack felt the love and announced we were all Fine Free Today...

The 2nd Annual Charity Golf Classic Reminder that this event will take place at the beautiful Haggin Oaks Golf Complex Saturday, May 24th, 2014..To end all forms of violence to women and girls, men and boys, and to promote peace in our homes, schools and communities. All proceeds from this tournament benefit the children and youth services at A Community For Peace (ACFP). For more information please call Ophelia Riego (916) 425-7090 or Mike Ely (916) 826-5157...Check-in & Breakfast 7:30am...Putting Contest....... 7:30am/8:15 am Shotgun Start........ 8:30am Chipping Contest.........12:30pm.... Cocktails and Luncheon 1:30 PM...Haggin Oaks Golf Club...3645 Fulton Avenue...Sacramento, CA 95821...ph: 916-808-0963

Program: Bill Van Duker introduced Riley Lakos, Program Associate CASA of Sacramento and Michelle Donaldson, Fundraising Specialist to speak to us about Court Appointed Special Advocates... Riley explained how CASA recruits and trains community volunteers to serve as advocates, mentors and officers of the court, being the voices for children who may not be able to speak for themselves. CASA Sacramento annually serves about 200-250 children who have been placed in foster care due to abuse or neglect, and there are 2,300 still who would benefit from a CASA volunteer... CASA’s 35 hour training program shows volunteers how to investigate the youth’s situation, advocates for the youth’s best interests and recommends in writing a report for the court, and connect by establishing a strong relationship...CASA volunteers commit to 18 months of working with their youth. In a system where a child can have multiple professionals and placements in a year, having one consistent, supportive adult can make all of the difference...Advocates come from all walks of life with varying experiences and backgrounds...Male volunteers, those who are bilingual, and adults who are interested in working with older foster youth (14-21) are especially needed... Michelle explained the current budget and efforts to expand the fundraising effort to be able to provide this volunteer service to additional youth...The need is substantial.... Thanks Riley and Michelle for bringing the details of what CASA is all about...We wish you all the Best... Opportunity Drawing: $125 Winners: Sabrina $2 Mark Duncan $10

Check out Our New Website at: www.chrotary.org President Justin adjourned the meeting at 1:30 PM

Location and Times of Local Area Club Meetings:

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Monday S. Sacramento Casa Garden Restaurant 11:30 AM Walnut Grove Wimpy’s Restaurant 12:15 PM

Foothill Highlands Lions Gate (McClellan Park) 12:15 PM Fair Oaks Community Club House 6:45 PM Sacramento Radisson Hotel 12:15 PM Tuesday Mather-Perkins Mills Station – 2nd Floor 7:00 AM Oroville-Sunrise Historic Monday Club 7:00 AM

Sutter Buttes-Sunrise Refuge Restaurant 7:00 AM Rancho Cordova Sunrise Brookfield’s Restaurant 11135 Folsom Blvd 7:00 AM Sacramento Breakfast Gonul’s Restaurant 7:15 AM Oroville Historic Monday Club 12:00 PM Arden Arcade Sherriff’s Sub-Station 2500 Marconi 12:00 PM Marysville Peach Tree Country Club 12:15 AM

Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Dr 12:15 PM Gold River Zinfandel Grille & Bar 2220 Gold Springs Ct 6:30 PM Carmichael Palm Street Pub & Grill 6:30 PM Centennial West Sacramento Ramada Plaza Inn & Suites 1250 Hayward Dr 7:00 AM Folsom Lake Folsom Community Center 12:00 PM Wednesday Rocklin – Loomis Whitney Oaks Country Club 7:00 AM

Natomas (Sacramento) McDonald’s Northgate Blvd. 7:15 AM El Dorado Hills Community Service Pavilion 7:30 AM Laguna – Elk Grove Valley Hi Country Club 7:30 AM South Placer Zinfandel Grille 12:00 PM Yuba City Refuge Restaurant 12:00 PM Citrus Heights Citrus Heights Community Center 12:00 PM

East Sacramento Evan’s Kitchen 885 57th St. Between H&J 12:00 PM Elk Grove Vince’s Restaurant 12:15 PM North Sacramento Double Tree Hotel 12:15 PM Midtown Sacramento The Black Pearl 5:30 PM Thursday Historic Folsom My Brother Vinny’s 7:00 AM

Roseville-Sunrise Ginger’s 1410 E Roseville Parkway 7:00 AM

Yuba-Feather River Sunrise Eagle’s Nest Restaurant 7:00 AM

Gridley Gridley Veteran Memorial Hall 12:00 PM Lincoln Women’s Club House 12:00 PM Folsom Rotary Clubhouse 7:00 AM Roseville Sierra View Country Club 12:15 PM Friday

Orangevale La Placita Restaurant 7:00 AM

Point West Red Lion Inn Sacramento 7:00 AM

Granite Bay McCormic & Schmick’s 1194 Rsvl Parkway 12:15 PM

West Sacramento Pheasant Club 12:15 PM