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Max and Laura Crookston show off the latest addition
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Our Radio Auction is now in full swing! If you don’t
have your Donation Kit for this year, please see Carolyn
Inglis, Jeff Wenzel or Gary
Gustafson. Fax those donations to the number listed
on the donation form, and drop any gift certificates into the
basket that will be in the foyer of the National Hotel at each
of our meetings. If you are having a moment of ‘chicken-hood’
about asking for a donation, think of the kids and young adults
who come to our club and thank us for their scholarships –
it means a lot to them.
Our esteemed pP David Kenitzer is bringing
us our program this week – Financial Safety While Traveling
by Michael Behn. Michael has spoken at several
of the other Rotary Clubs in our area and gets rave reviews,
so don’t miss this one!
As part of Rotary Awareness Month (January),
here is a fact that all Rotarians should know – the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a partnership
with RI. The Rotary Foundation has received a $100 million
grant from the Gates Foundation, which will be spent
in direct support of immunization activities carried out by
the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, an
organization that is spearheaded by the World Health Organization,
RI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF.
The grant was announced in November and is one of the largest
grants ever given by the Gates Foundation and the largest grant
received by Rotary in its 102-year history. Rotary will distribute
the funds through the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
Polio eradication has been Rotary’s top priority since
1985, with $633 million contributed to the
effort. Although the initiative has slashed the number of polio
cases by 99% over the past two decades, the wild poliovirus
still persists in four countries: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria
and Pakistan. This grant from the Gates Foundation will help
eradicate the disease that once devastated a thousand lives
a day.
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2008 Radio Auction: Save
the date! This year's Radio Auction is set for
Saturday, March 29.
2008 District Conference: The District Conference
is coming! The District Conference is the culmination of what
the 53 Rotary clubs in our district accomplish. And this Rotary
year, we will all come together on May 1-4, 2008
at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno to
discuss, celebrate, and plan for the future! Registration and
details about the Conference are already available on the District
Website.
99th Annual Rotary International Convention: As RI President
Wilf Wilkinson says, "a Rotary convention is an event like
no other", and this year's RI Convention
is only going to be 450 miles away at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. June 15-18, 2008
is just around the corner, so please take a look at the Convention
Brochure available on the RI Website: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/c08_brochure.pdf.
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This Month's Birthdays
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| » Fred Heauser - Jan 12
» Sandra Brown - Jan 20
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This Month's Anniversaries
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| » John Woodford & Janna - Jan 1 |
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| » Jan 31 |
Program: Mike McDaniel - "Nevada
County Liabilities", Hosted by: Gil
Gray |
| » Feb 04 |
Event: Board Meeting* |
| » Feb 07 |
Program: Jeff Ackerman - "Aliens
in North San Juan & Other Local News", Hosted
by: Don Fultz |
| » Feb 14 |
Program: Speech Contest, Hosted by: Phil
Ruble |
| » Feb 21 |
Program: Reinette Senum - "How
to Save Money & Electricity", Hosted by:
Shirl Mendonca |
| » Feb 28 |
Program: Rod Byers - "Nevada
County Wines", Hosted by: Julie Miller |
| » Mar 06 |
Program: Music Contest |
For future programs
and events, please see the Club Calendar at: www.ncrotary.org/services/calendar.htm
* Board Meetings are usually held at 5:30p
on the 1st Monday of the month at John Woodford's Office: 140
Litton Drive, Ste 210, Grass Valley, CA 95945. All members are
always welcome!
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Rotary
Club of Nevada City - PO Box 74 - Nevada City, California 95959
Meets every Thursday at 12:15pm at the National
Hotel
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