Once again, our dedicated Nevada City Rotarians went all out
to make our annual Radio Auction a successful
event. As of this writing, I am advised that we will net around
$17,000! Thanks to everyone who worked the event and helped
with obtaining auction items. Special thanks to Carolyn
Inglis and David Kenitzer as well
as their committee for their hard work and a job well done.
April is a busy month. This week, we will have our regular
meeting. However, we will be upstairs in the Rector
Room (if you don’t like stairs, enter from the
Spring Street side of the hotel). As mentioned in last week’s
Rotario, our speaker will be LCDR Ted Robinson,
USNR-Retired. He will share his personal experiences with President
John Kennedy to include his involvement in rescuing JFK from
behind enemy lines after his PT-109 was attacked. In addition,
his stories will include the conversations they had while they
shared a hospital tent after the Commander was also injured.
Autographed copies of LCDR Robinson’s book, Water in
My Veins: The Pauper Who Helped Save a President, will be
available for purchase. This is a program you won’t want
to miss!
Saturday, April 25th is Rotarians
at Work Day where all clubs in District 5190 will have
a community work project. Ours is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Penzance Park (across from the Chevron Station
on Sacramento Street), where we will clean up the area to make
that entrance to Nevada City more pleasing. Bring your gloves
& tools and plan on having a little fun while working with
other Rotarians. Coffee and light fare will be available in
the morning; sandwiches and cold drinks will be served at Noon.
The Group Study Exchange Team from Italy arrived
on Sunday the 19th and will begin their five days of activities
in western Nevada County. The luncheon will be held at 11:45
a.m. on Monday, April 27th at the Nevada
City Elk’s Lodge. This is our opportunity to
hear from these young people from the recent earthquake stricken
part of southwestern Italy. If you haven’t registered
to attend yet, you may contact PE Michael Colantuono
to see if space is still available. Please note that there will
be no meeting on April 30th because of the
importance of good attendance at the GSE meeting.
If you haven’t registered for District Conference
slated May 15-17 at the Peppermill in Reno,
it’s not too late. Let’s have a great attendance
to honor DG Wyn’s very successful Rotary
year!
