Rotario - December 12, 2019 [1]
Dear Rotarians and Friends,
12:15pm Lunch: Mary Ann Davis
Hospice of the Foothills: 40th Anniversary Update
Trolley Junction at Northern Queen Hotel
400 Railroad Avenue, Nevada City
What a way to start out December! PDG Dave and Gayle Denney are now the proud grandparents of Sybil Martha, a beautiful 7 lb. 9 oz. baby girl born on December 3rd. We know Gayle’s been waiting a long time to be called “Grandma GG” and Dave was floating on air as he announced it. Congratulations! That’s going to be one, very loved, little girl!
I think it might be safe to say, judging on our recent activities, that the Nevada City Rotary Club is on Santa’s “Nice” list. Last Thursday about 35 of us gathered at the Burke home for a fun, festive evening. The meal was delicious, the Burke home sparkled, the parade of holiday attire rivaled a Paris fashion show runway and there were a few games thrown in to get everyone into the holiday spirit. 
A big thank you goes out to Carla Burke and Judy Soldavini for their hard work putting together this wonderful event. Thank you Walt Stickel for helping us keep those musical fruitcakes moving. In keeping with our “Service Above Self “ motto, we collected a trunk full of canned/boxed food items that Gayle Denney volunteered to take to the Food Bank as part of the Kids Can project.
Community Service Co-Chair Carolyn Inglis also collected enough money to “Adopt A Family” through the Community Beyond Violence program. With barely a day to rest in between, on Saturday Community Service Co-Chair Tom Milam had us ringing (and singing) in the rain around the Salvation Army kettle in front of SPD in Nevada City. We’re not sure who won the annual competition between Rotary clubs, but we had a lot of fun visiting with people as they scurried in and out of the store. Our bellringers were: Tom and Robin Milam (2 shifts), John and Susie Wilson, Judy Soldavini and George Roberts, Walt and Sandy Stickel, Chris Newsom and Cathy Wilcox-Barnes, Tom and Suzy Ryan, and Mike and Carolyn Inglis. It was a great way to see friends and neighbors to wish them Season’s Greetings Thank you everyone for helping our club “Connect our Community and the World” at this busy time of the year.
Los Barriles Project 2020 - January 30 - February 3
We can’t rest on our laurels (or poinsettias) yet. We still have lots of things coming up – like our Los Barilles project which is only 1-1/2 months away. This Thursday there will be a short meeting at 11:30 a.m., prior to our noon meeting, for everyone who is interested in going or thinking about going or already has made reservations to go. We have watched the East Cape Clinic grow from a small office (some of us were there to help celebrate the grand opening) to a clinic that has expanded to fill almost the entire building complex. The vision clinic portion is becoming a reality as we continue to be an active partner. If you’ve never gone on this project, I encourage you to try to join us this year. It is a very rewarding experience (and we also find time to relax and have fun with our twin club members). Thanks goes to Carolyn Feuille for putting this together again this year.
Grass Valley Free 2-day Health Clinic ~ January 11-12, 2020
Also, remember the 2020 Grass Valley Free 2-day Health Clinic [2] hosted by United Way along with California CareForce! is coming up closer to home. It is January 11th-12th at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. If you haven’t signed up to be a volunteer yet, there is still time. They need volunteers to help in several areas and you don’t have to have experience in health care. You can register to volunteer by clicking the link listed here. Volunteer individually or create a team and work together. [3]
Click for downloadable Health Clinic flyer [4]
Rotary Leadership Institute Journey Continues With RLI II
Expand your Rotary Leadership learning to focus on how best to help your club to make a real difference. Work on team building, targeting service, effective communications, attracting new members, and more.
WHERE: Ensemble Designs Café, 870 Gold Flat Rd, Nevada City, CA (map) [5]
WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2020, 8:30am – 3:30pm
COST: $20 / person, reimbursed by Club
Please Register at District5190.org [6]by Thursday January 16, 2020!
Click for Rotary Leadership Institute II flyer [7]
Facilitated by Dennis Geare, Stacy Graham, PDG John Sullivan and Robin Milam
Hungry Games Planning for 2020 - 4pm Thursday, December 19 at Trolley Junction
We are planning an even bigger and better Hungry Games for 2020. The team is meeting at 4pm ahead of each of our Social meetings. Join the fun and comradery of planning our 2020 Hungry Games event with the team. We will meet ahead of our Club Social on December 19 at Trolley Junction at 4:00pm.
Nevada City Rotary Board Activities
Stay informed about actions your Nevada City Rotary Board of Directors is taking. Minutes of Board Meetings and Club Leadership Retreats for the past year along with survey results, Club Bylaws, Nevada City Rotary Foundation 501 (c) 3 status and other documents are available in our "Members Only" section of our NCRotary.org website at http://ncrotary.org/club/board-actions. [8] If you need assistance remembering your user ID and password, contact Robin or reply to this newsletter.
Upcoming Events:
December 12: Lunch Mary Anne Davis--Hospice of the Foothills: 40th Anniversary Update
December 19: Social Christine Murphy, PhD--SeniorWell (Fitness for Seniors)
December 26: DARK for the Holidays
January 2: Field Trip to the Nevada City Firehouse Museum with our guide, President Cathy
January 9: Lunch: Ethics Talk--Dennis Geare (rescheduled due to earlier outage)
January 16: Social: Christina Giffin, Nevada Co. Supt. of Schools
January 23: Lunch: - Lynda Guthrie--Craft Talk
January 25: Rotary Leadership Institute II, Ensemble Designs
January 30: DARK : 5th Thursday
January 30-February 3: Los Barriles International Service Trip
February 6: Social
February 13: Lunch Jeannie Wood , CATS (Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra) “The Chinese and the Gold Rush”
February 20: Social
February 27: Speech Contest
March 11: Area 4 Speech Contest, Grass Valley Methodist Church
March 15: Hungry Games, Miners Foundry
March 19: Social
March 21; Young Musicians Competition Area 4 Rotary and MIM Music Contest; Day-long, multi-level competitions at Grass Valley United Methodist Church
March 28: Young Musicians Concert 2:00pm Area 4 Rotary and MIM Music Concert by Competition winners, at Grass Valley United Methodist Church
Thank you to John Wilson, Nathan Leishman, and Gayle Denney for planning this year's Music Contest. John reached out to partner with MIM in order to recruit a larger number of youth musicians. Click the Young Musicians Competition banner to learn more about the robust Competition and Concert plans for March 2020. If you have young musicians in your life, share this link...
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Thank you Nancy Kemp and Christine Newsom for coordinating our programs!
Special Dates
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Club Leadership
| President: Cathy Wilcox-Barnes President-Elect: Past President: Tom Ryan Secretary: Robin Milam Treasurer: Carla Burke Public Image: Michael Young & Robin Milam Youth Service: John Wilson & Nathan Leishman Community Service: Carolyn Inglis & Tom Milam |
Club Social: Judy Soldavini |
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The Fine Print
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Follow us on Facebook [11] and Twitter [12]! Board Meetings are held on the third Monday month at 5:30pm at John Hensley's Recreation Realty/Nevada County Properties office at 432 Broad St. Nevada City. Our next Board meeting is Monday December 16, 2019 - Budget Only. All club members are encouraged to attend a meeting. Location subject to change, please ask. Rotary Club of Nevada City [10] — Established October 3, 1935 Thursday Meetings www.ncrotary.org [10] — PO Box 74 — Nevada City, California 95959 |
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