Paws and a Cause 2024
Calling all Nevada City Rotarians, friends, and family! We need YOU!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 ~ 12:30PM - 4:30PM
Our Guys are decked out in bandanas ready for Sunday!
Walt, Cooper, and Rusty (Steven's)
Paws and a Cause 2024Calling all Nevada City Rotarians, friends, and family! We need YOU!We are barking up a storm calling for all hands on deck Sunday October 20. Please make participating in this event a priority for the full day. We urge you to recruit friends and family to assist and sell tickets. We will be signing up for specific roles next week! Fencing setup will start around 7:30am, prep for other vendors and our Rotary booths around 9, and other vendors start setting up from 10 -12. The event itself runs from 12:30pm - 4:30pm, and we intend to tear down before dark. Please review the sign up and add your name to a series of tasks. Contact Robin if you need assistance. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 ~ 12:30PM - 4:30PMOur Guys are decked out in bandanas ready for Sunday!Walt, Cooper, and Rusty (Steven's) Paws and A Cause will be a tail wagging community event with fun activities, competitions, animal services & food vendors, prizes, raffles, a photo booth, and more. We have our doggie bandanas - thank you again John and Nevada County Properties! In addition to EventBrite sells, see Robin for printed tickets to sell to friends, family, clients and soon to be friends! Check out our sponsors, booth hosts, and details at Paws and a Cause! Photo credits: Pixabay huoadg5888 |
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Pumpkins for Polio 2024October 17 Pumpkins for Polio Social and Auction.Get ready for the surprises of our pumpkins transformed by Judy and our talented team of artists! Add to the festive spirit dressing for the occasion! You certainly showed your costume creativity last year! Click image for printable flyer Check out new photos of pumpkins on and off the vine! |
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Lunch Options at Creekside NCWe return to CREEKSIDE NEVADA CITY for our lunch meeting. Please RSVP with your meal choice:
Menu is subject to changes due to availability of ingredients. Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday and specify your choice for lunch. Meeting charges are $25 if you are eating and $10 if you are not eating. You may pay with cash, check or credit card (+$1 fee - $26/meal) at lunch. If you wish to prepay, after you have RSVPed, go here to prepay. Add $1/meal (i.e. $26) to cover fees and notify Tom Ryan via Email that you have prepaid. |
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Rotary Regional World Peace Conference 2025The Rotary Peace Conference 2025 is the ultimate gathering of visionaries and change-makers from diverse fields coming together to revolutionize the world. The 2025 (regional) Rotary World Peace Conference will be held in Rohnert Park, CA from January 24-26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. This isn't just any conference; it's a catalyst for global change, where ideas turn into action and dreams into reality. Registration for the event is now open. Given that Rotarians from 8 different districts have been invited, you will want to register (and make your hotel reservation) early. Registration and more information: CLICK HERE |
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Mentoring REGL 2024Andrea Mason - Personal Reflections as Rotary Eighth Grade Leadership (REGL) mentorWhen I joined Rotary last year, I knew I wanted to somehow be involved with kids again, so when the opportunity to serve as a mentor at REGL popped up, I gladly jumped at it. The weekend started out a bit rocky though because my RYLA cabin counselor had to withdraw last minute, and I was told it would just be me in the cabin with the girls. My first thought was absolute panic. "I know nothing about this program! It's my first time here! How am I supposed to make sure these girls have a great weekend with no guidance about what to do with them?" ALL my insecurities kicked in. - I don't have all the information. - I've never done this before. - What if I suck at leading these girls? - A 45-year-old with gray hair everywhere is WAY LESS COOL and fun to hang out with than a HS senior. - What if the girls think I'm super lame? Eventually, we got it sorted that one of the camp directors would bunk with me, and I gained some clarity about not having a cabin RYLA student, but assurance that I'd have a RYLA leader for our working groups during the day. Cool, okay, so long as someone knows what they're doing, all good. And it wasn't just "good". It was pretty freaking epic. I'm not a particularly emotionally effusive person, but this weekend tugged at my heartstrings for sure. I watched a group of 90 8th graders arrive all nervous, sticking to their friends like GLUE, uncomfortable, uncertain, and generally insecure and then watched, literally before my eyes, as they opened up, gained confidence, learned trust, practiced courage, stepped out of their comfort zones, made new friends, and left the grounds as teenagers who didn't feel quite so alone and felt empowered to be agents of change. The curriculum focused a lot on shared experiences to create a sense of unity. It focused on courage and why that feels scary. It focused on what it means to be a leader and how that may push them to speak up more, be more authentic, stand up for others, be a voice of compassion and understanding amongst their age group. As they started to unwind and trust that they were in a safe space of non-judgement... y'all... some of their stories broke my heart. Some of what they've had to deal with at such a young age is truly staggering. I had a couple of moments of genuine connection with students from Nevada County whom I fully intend to keep in contact with. But my overall takeaway from this weekend was this: HOW WE SHOW UP IN OUR OWN LIVES AFFECTS EVERYONE AROUND US. Do we stand up for the downtrodden? Do we advocate for those who are bullied or overlooked? Do we present our authentic selves to the world? Do we wear a mask to hide the insecurities and shame and embarrassment? Do we dare risk judgement when we take courage and go out of our comfort zones? I know a lot of adults who could reap the lessons and benefits of the weekend I just experienced. What an INVALUABLE gift these kids have been given to start learning these life lessons and tools at such a young age. I cannot wait to attend again next year. And FWIW, I was not lame, apparently. After "fearlessly" grabbing a hunk of hair to unclog a bathroom shower drain making jokes about fungus, one of the girls came up to me in the bathroom last night and said, "You're like, hella chill. I can tell you're one of the cool moms." I died. My heart is full. Andrea, thank you for sharing! You are a REALLY CHILL ROTARIAN TOO! Congratulations and thank you for your incredible service to REGL! |
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Lithium Ion Battery Recycle Sept 21 2024Nevada City Rotary presents |
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Rambling Rotarians 2024A crew of 11 Nevada City Rambling Rotarians and family friends hit the DS (Ditch South if you really want to know) trail off Red Dog on a cool, sunny Sunday morning with a trio of furry friends. An easy, flat ramble for new knees, hips, hearts, and die-hards. Cathy is laying out a plan for rambling adventures of various levels. Watch this space for future rambles. Check out Rambler Photos for 2024.
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Patio Patter 2024Nevada City Rotary’s 5th question of the 4-Way Test: “Is it Fun?”It’s Patio Patter time again ... and YES, it will be fun! Please RSVP online or directly with Cathy and Judy so we can plan for food! Our second ever Patio Patter co-hosted by our Club Services and Membership Committees will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday, August 18. A fun and informative way to welcome and engage our new and long-time members more fully! A big thank you to Judy, aka Giudita and George for opening their beautiful home and bountiful garden. Each of our committee chairs will present highlights of the coming year and invitations to actively participate in ways most meaningful to you. This year’s Committee Chairs and contacts are listed on Committees and Leadership page. Click Patio Patter for more photos from our last year’s event.
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2024 National Night Out in Nevada CityThis year’s National Night Out & Kids Color Fun Run was in Nevada City’s Pioneer Park on Tuesday August 6. Again this year our local law enforcement agencies showed they know how to throw a fabulous community party! NCPD Chief Dan Foss and Nevada City Police Department (NCPD) fired up their awesome new grill and recruited Nevada City Rotarians to assist with cooking and distributing all sorts of goodies to kids and friends. It was a really fun time, especially the Run of the Colors on behalf of Nevada City Police and Nevada City Rotary. Check out photos of the fun we had! |
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Hot Summer Nights 2024 in ActionOne hot, one cooler, and the last threatened to be smokey ~ Hot Summer Nights 2024 A big thank you to Cathy, Walt, Mai, Tom R, Paula, Jim, Aidan, Tom M, Robin, Louise, Chris, Carolyn, and Gayle for partnering with Chief Dan and the NCPD over the last three Hot Summer Nights as community greeters and information source. Special accolades to Cathy who covered EVERY shift, to Tom R and Aidan who showed up all 3 nights and Walt covered 2 nights. It is a fun way to serve our community and hobnob with locals, mini Sunny, and K9 Ruby! for more photos visit 2024 Hot Summer Nights
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Wrenn Cleary 2023 Global ScholarWrenn has completed her studies in Oxford and has spent the last few months in Greece collecting data for her dissertation. Her plans for August are to complete her analysis and her written dissertation. Nevada City Rotary is looking forward to greeting Wrenn on August 8 and hearing first hand about her adventures and studies! |
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2023-2024 Rotary Citation Nevada CityCongratulations to Nevada City Rotary and Past Presidents Karen & Cathy for achieving the Rotary International President Citation for the Rotary year 2023-2024. Nevada City Rotary was one of 11 distinguished Rotary Clubs in Rotary District 5190, CA/NV USA to receive such an honor. Thank you for your dedication, passion and love for Rotary. PDG Stacy Graham It is with enormous pride that I offer congratulations to our Rotary family; Karen, Cathy, Doug, DG Stacy, & AG Marcia for your superb leadership, passion and love for community...and each member of the Historic Nevada City Rotary Club! Love to All, Dennis From Cathy and Karen … All credit goes to our amazing club, my fantastic co-prez Karen and amazing Cathy, our awesome AG Marcia and our Dynamo DG Stacy who exudes Rotary from the Heart every single day!! Rotary is not just an organization. It is a medicine for the soul, a family we choose, not inherit, and a gift we give to ourselves and the world! PP Cathy
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InConcert Sierra Tour July 18Join us Thursday, July 18 at 5:30pm for a field trip and tour of InConcert Sierra‘s new Crown Point Events Complex. We will meet Steve Mendoza in the back parking lot behind the venue at: 125 Crown Point Court in Grass Valley (map) in the Whispering Pines Business Park We will be touring an active construction site and closed toe shoes are required. We will tour the venue as a group so please arrive shortly before 5:30pm to begin the tour promptly. Please read important instructions about the tour and parking that follow. |
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Backpacks for Students 2024Last call: Nevada County Child Support Services, in collaboration with Community Beyond Violence, is sponsoring their 4th Annual Backpack and School Supply Drive! Last year Nevada City and other Rotarians donated backpacks, supplies and cash to support the Annual Backpack and School Supply Drive. The drive distributed 198 backpacks. This year, their goal is to reach 300 backpacks. You can help achieve this milestone and have Nevada County students show up for their first day a school proud of their new backpacks and supplies. Contribute in whatever way you want -- donate an empty backpack or one filled with supplies; donate just supplies or make a cash donation. Biggest need is for supplies - especially binders and markers - and cash donations to fill packs on hand by July 15! It’s easy peasy to donate! |
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2024 Upcoming Rotary EventsWalk with Rotary in the San Francisco Pride Parade! |
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Recycling Plastics with Trex, Inc.
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Rambling Rotarians Summer Stars 2024Nevada City Rambling Rotarians hit the trail with the Bear Yuba Land Trust Star Challenge on Sunday. We found our first star on the Rough & Ready Trail at Wildflower Ridge. The Music Helps the Soul design is the perfect star to salute our incoming DG Dennis! Delightful stars created by artists at Neighborhood Center for the Arts have been hung on 18 trails around the area. The Star Challenge goes until June 23. T-shirts and prizes will be presented to registered ($25) participants at the Celebration of Trails Street Party on June 29 in Nevada City. For more details visit BYLT’s Star Challenge. Whether you register or not, you are welcome to join us on the star hikes. Let Cathy, Kelly, and Robin know if you are interested in joining us. |
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Garden Demotion Party 2024Click HERE to RSVP with potluck dish and to volunteer.We had a wonderful evening. Check out our Demotion Party photos!
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Rotary Vocational Service in ActionOn a sunny Saturday morning June 1, John Hensley handed over keys to Noel Brownell owner of Tour de Nevada City Bike Shop. John added an extension to his real estate office and Harmony Ridge Market building on Hwy 20 across from the Old 5 Mile House. The new annex will soon be home to Tour de Nevada City’s outpost. The two Nevada City Rotarians are a great example of Rotary’s Vocational Service at work. Rotary’s focus on Vocational Service is about promoting the highest ethical standards in business and contributing our vocational talents to solving the problems of society and meeting the needs of the community. Congrats to John and Noel for sharing your individual professional skills to serve the many local and visiting bikers on Harmony Ridge! |
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The Value of Community RadioThank you Kim Stewart for a fun and informative presentation on The Value of Community Radio. We value KNCO and the many ways KNCO has partnered and supported Nevada City Rotary over the years! Here’s a fun video Kim wanted to share — 2023 Sizzle PART 1 from RAB on Vimeo. |
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Thank you to our PartnersThe power of partnership expands our opportunities for service and the impact of our work. We celebrate and extend a special thank you to our partners during this Rotary year. |
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Chief Foss and NCRotary honored for ServiceNevada City Rotary is proud to be recognized for our Community Service and we salute Chief of Police Dan Foss as the recipient of the prestigious Elza Kilroy Award for Outstanding Service. Chief Dan and Nevada City Rotary was honored at Nevada City Chamber of Commerce’s 122nd annual Awards Night & Dinner - “A Long Table” Event, Saturday May 18, 2024. Dan accepted his Elza Kilroy award Saturday evening accompanied by his wife Lisa and daughter Olivia. Tom Ryan and Tom Milam accepted the Community Service award for our Club and were joined by Lynn, Kelly (and Dave), and Nicole. For more on the awards,
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SAEL Interact Harmonious Wolf Foot RaceThanks to Walt for supporting the SAEL Interact Club with their Harmonious Wolf Foot Race Fundraiser on Saturday May 8. The race took place off Hwy 20 at Conservation Road in Nevada City - just beyond Five Mile. The event encouraged DIY t-shirts as displayed by Walt! |
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Rotary Area 4 Music Contest 2024Athena Giuliani wins first place at District 5190 Conference Contest! One word for this year’s Area 4 Music Contest — WOW! Six very talented high school musicians competed. Winners were: 1. Athena Giuliani, violin, Forest Charter (5th from left) 2. Baraka Anderson, piano, SAEL (3rd from left) 3. Joanna Cancino, flute, NU (6th from left) An accomplished violinist, Athena advances to District Conference on May 18. Read more about Athena and the District Contest on Yubanet.com. Last year Baraka won Area 4 and placed third at District Conference. Thank you to event chair Derek Williams, Grass Valley, and to Gayle Denney or Pearce Boyer for representing our club.
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D5190 Better Together ConferenceMay 17-19, 2024 Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV To those who are Conference bound, have a great weekend celebrating a year of heart and hope for our Club and District. A big thank you to DGE Dennis, SAA Chair Cathy, and sponsorship maestro Steven for your leadership. Thanks also to all who are reporting to Cathy for Sergeant roles. To Karen, Cathy, and Louise special thanks for your leadership this year and into the year ahead! Athena Giulani won 1st place in the District 5190 Music Contest! And we send best wishes to our Area Speech and Music Contest winners. Our Area 4 Music Contest winner is Athena Giuliani, who is a Senior at Forest Charter. She is an accomplished violist who played an amazing rendition of Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns. Read more about Athena as a musician at Grass Valley Violinist on Yubanet.com. Our first place Speech Contest winner is Adam Jones who is a Senior at NU and active Interactor. This year's speech theme is “How have you volunteered towards promoting HOPE in the world and how did you see HEARTS impacted through the experience?” Read more at Area 4 Speech Contest. |
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Nevada City Rotary “Upscale Resale” FundraiserRain or Shine this show went on! And rain it did!And you know what, the rain turned out to be a blessing because it forced/allowed us to change our loading schedule and get set up on Friday at SAEL! Click to see Upscale Resale Photo Album Tom with Peter Newsom our adopted hero! A big thank you to our expanded Upscale Resale Fundraising team - Carolyn, Chris, Louise, Nicole, Cathy, Tom Ryan, Alison, Dan, Walt, Mai, Tally, Lynda, Robin, and EVERYONE! To all who donated and collected items and who rolled with us each step of the way -- And to our generous sponsor Tally and First U.S. Community Credit Union. To Lynn and Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, YubaNet.com, the Union and Kim and KNCO who ran special notices of our last-minute venue change. It took a lot of energy, coordination, and more to pull off! Mother Nature forced a reorganizing scramble moving us from the Ridge Rd parking lot to inside SAEL Academy, but we did it with lots of Nevada City Rotary style and fanfare! We had over 100 shoppers during our opening hour and the flow continued through the morning. Then just before noon we announced our 50% close out reduction (enjoyed a much-needed pizza boost) and shopping peaked again. With well over 300 shoppers, we sold bikes, kayaks (thank you Alison), jewelry, paintings, collectibles, fine crystal, housewares, bedding, a bit of furniture and so much more! Mai’s Facebook and other media postings, along with the help of others, had people showing up looking for specific items. Preliminary reports show we exceeded our $6,000 sales goal. Special Thank you's to Chris for your generous use of your home; Peter Newsom who was onsite lifting, hauling, and whatever almost every day, all day since we began!; Tom and Chris for donating the Box truck…we could not have done this without that truck; all who loaned their pickups and SUVs to haul paintings, boxes and more!!!; Others who joined the load/unload/reload, floor support, and more: Tom Milam, Dave Brown, Kelly, Dennis, Miles, Gloria Riley, Pearce, Steven, Collin, Bob Morley, Jim, Gayle, Dave, Stacy, Andrea, Kim, Tally and Colten; Plus Paul, Karen and Bob were out in the rain redirecting traffic from Ridge Road to SAEL before joining us at SAEL; Walt, Cathy, and whomever else covered the area updating and posting signage and of course, all the unknown or forgotten actions taken by so many! Cranking up, regrouping together, enjoying the camaraderie - We are truly Rotarians in Action! Thank you, Nevada City Rotary, our extended family, and our fabulous community who came out in the rain to shop, support, and have fun with us! More on the background story… |
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Join Us for a Cause: Nevada City Rotary Upscale ResaleContact: Join Us for a Cause: Rotary Club of Nevada City Upscale Resale Fundraiser!NEW LOCATION: SAEL Academy (formerly Nevada City Elementary) |
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Nevada City Earth Fest Celebration 2024Wonderful day at Nevada City's Earth Fest Celebration on Sunday April 21. View photo album! A big thank you to all who greeted a slew of locals and visitors at our booth ~ Tom Ryan, Cathy, Kelly and Dave, Chris, Walt and Sandy, Jim, Robin, Louise, Steven, Kim, and Nancy and to those who dropped by including Nevada City Chamber event coordinator Lynn! We gave out over 300 packets of wildflowers while also talking about our plastics and lithium-ion battery recycling, our upcoming Upscale Resale event, and all things Rotary. Chris showed off her Tesla EV and provided tons of information fact sheets.
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Rotary Area 4 Tulip Walk SocialA beautiful day for tulips! Enjoy the photos Enjoy iPhone Video A special invitation for Area 4 Rotarians & familySpring time is tulip time at Ananda's Crystal Hermitage Gardens. Each year some 20,000 tulips are replanted to create a lush garden display of some 100 varieties of pink, purple, orange and yellow tulips. By special invitation, Area 4 Rotarians and family will be treated to a private tour of the gardens led by fellow Rotarian Mai Lee who also serves as Volunteer Marketing Manager for Crystal Hermitage. Join us for a very special tour and Social for the Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County! Monday April 15 at 5:30pm (Rain or Shine) Crystal Hermitage Gardens 14618 Tyler Foote Rd, Click for Directions On Ananda grounds follow the yellow Tulip signs! Nevada City, CA 95959 We encourage carpooling from the Rood Center. Please plan to gather at the Rood Center before 5pm to arrive at the gardens before 5:30pm for the tour. A $10 donation is suggested for each participant. Dress for weather and photos! |
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Add Your Business Listing to Rotary DirectoryThe Rotary Club of Grass Valley is updating the District 5190, Area 4 Business and Professional Services Directory of local Rotarians to promote their business or profession. You are invited to submit your business information to be included. The free directory is a great way to publicize your business/profession and provide a valuable reference guide for doing business with other Rotarians. We encourage your participation. The most direct way to submit your entry is via Business and Professional Service Directory Form, an online Google Form. For more details, |
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Nevada City Bridge Construction 2024Please allow extra time for parking and walking to lunch meetings for the next few months!We know it is inconvenient ... For the map of parking options and more details… |
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Los Barriles April 2024Nevada City Rotary Club and |
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Rotary Youth Leadership Awakening RYLA 2024RYLA 2024 Northern Nevada/Northern CaliforniaA Rotary Youth Awakening for this year's |
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Menstrual Hygiene Kit Work DayWith 49er Rotary Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Partnering with the Relief Society of the Church in making menstrual hygiene kitsto take to San Miguel de Allende Bring your sewing machine and/or serger Breakfast snacks and a light lunch will be available. |
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Rotary Grant for BFFY SAFE YouthNevada City Rotary is proud to participate with three local Rotary Clubs in a $26,000 District Grant to pay for numerous additions for Bright Futures for Youth (BFFY). The Rotary District 5190 Grant – the second major grant from the clubs and district during the past year – will allow Bright Futures for Youth to buy audiovisual equipment, install an ADA-compliant ramp, and pay for new patio furniture and lighting at the nonprofit’s Litton Hill campus for the organization’s Unhoused Project. Bright Future’s SAFE program assists young people facing housing instability. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute March 16, 2024Saturday March 16 |
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2024 Area 4 Youth Speech ContestWednesday March 13, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm |
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Penzance Park bulb plantingIt is that time of year! A small group of Nevada City Rotarians took advantage of short break in the atmospheric rivers to plant more daffodils, hyacinths, and crocuses. Good news is the ground was soft for Walt Stickel, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes, Tom Ryan, Gayle Denney, Kelly Babineau and Dave Brown. |
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PDG Doug McDonald Honored as Outstanding Eagle ScoutSpecial congratulations to PDG Doug McDonald. Doug was recognized with the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Outstanding Eagle Scout Award. This award is a prestigious recognition granted by the local council’s (Redwood Empire Council, Santa Rosa) NESA committee to an Eagle Scout who has demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or regional level. This recognition honors an Eagle Scout whose efforts has made a positive impact in the community. Those receiving this recognition have devoted a lifetime of service to their community and the Boy Scouts of America at a great sacrifice to themselves and their families. Doug served as a BSA professional for over 35 years, beginning as a District Executive, followed by Senior District Executive, Field Director, Finance Director, and then Council Scout Executive of three different councils in California. As a BSA professional, he guided his councils and their volunteers to numerous achievements of the Quality Council Award and Journey to Excellence Awards. Doug was a peer leader to other professionals and volunteers during his long BSA career in various councils in California. Doug has actively served Rotary Clubs during his professional career wherever his career took him and during his retirement for a total period of nearly 50 years – he is still active in Rotary today. Past District 5190 Governor, his ongoing Rotary service includes District 5190 Grants Chair and co-president for the Rotary Club of Nevada City. He continues to advise on grants, service projects, and training. Doug was honored by District 5190 Rotarians with the creation of the McDonald Youth Leadership Development Fund to provide financial assistance to teens for participating in various leadership development programs in both Scouting and Rotary.
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Nevada City Rotary celebrates Rotary Global Scholar, Evani Radiya-DixitUpdate from Global Grant Scholar: Evani Radiya-DixitMy name is Evani Radiya-Dixit, and I had the incredible opportunity to conduct research at the University of Cambridge from 2021 to 2022 with the support of the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship. At Cambridge, I examined the risks and harms of police use of facial recognition surveillance in the UK. Specifically, I developed an audit to assess the ethics and legality of police use of facial recognition technology, and then applied this audit to three British police deployments of the technology. This experience has led me to my current work on the societal impact of technology. Following my research at Cambridge, I have been pursuing a master’s degree in Sociology at Stanford University. Here, I have been focusing on the impact of surveillance technology on society, especially on communities of color and other marginalized groups. In April of this year, I organized a panel on this topic, where I brought together activists and researchers whose work I had read in the UK. This work drew on the engagements that I had with activists, civil society groups, and researchers in the UK. In August, I published a brief discussing takeaways from the panel with the Stanford Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. At Stanford, I was also a teaching assistant for a course on tech ethics and policy. Additionally, I have taken courses on social science methods, the sociology of science, and the role of race in education. Over the upcoming months, I will continue to take classes that build on the learnings and experiences that I had through the Rotary Evani’s Scholarship YearNevada City Rotary was delighted to extend a warm welcome to Rotary Global Scholar, Evani Radiya-Dixit and her parents on Thursday August 25. Evani presented an inspiring overview of her year in Cambridge conducting research at the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge as a Rotary Global Scholar. Her focus was the ethical use of facial recognition technologies. Evani reaffirmed that her research aligns with Rotary's work in peacebuilding and conflict prevention by revealing the risks and harms of facial recognition and by informing tech policy in a manner that mitigates discrimination and promotes peace. |
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Nevada City Celebrates with DG StacyDG Stacy touched our hearts with her personal Rotary story and her warm message to share openly from the heart. Together through Rotary we leave footprints where we have never been. Stacy opened the meeting by inducting our newest member Noel Brownell. A big welcome to Noel who with his wife and two children own Tour of Nevada City Bike Shop. Noel is also a successful Mortgage Broker and is sponsored by John Hensley. Together with Co-President Karen, she recognized two Club members with the Heart of Rotary and Quiet Rotarian Awards. Heart of Rotary - Nicole DillardNicole has a true heart for Rotary and our Club. As president as of the Nevada City Rotary Foundation, she has reactivated it, was able to put a new active board in place, selecting her replacement as the long-time president for the benefit of the club and the community. She received her next level Paul Harris Fellow level 4 this year. In addition, she provides speakers’ gifts every week whether she can attend the meeting or not, she selects a book or two pertinent the speaker and all without wanting personal recognition. Nicole supports Polio Plus with a donation box at her shop. She’s a behind the scenes worker and valued member of Nevada City Rotary. Quiet Rotarian - Judy SoldaviniJudy is our club’s Quiet Rotarian this year. As our club’s service director, she and her committee have made sure our meeting accommodations are comfortable, and convenient. She opened her beautiful home for Rotary informational meetings and has made it available to us in the future. Club social events would not be the same without her touch of hospitality and artistic abilities, always giving everyone the feeling of being welcome and included. Her crowning achievement for the first half of this Rotary year was pulling together her friends to decorate our homegrown pumpkins which raised through auction $1600. Congratulations, Judy! Judy’s quiet leadership and heavy lifting behind the scenes is invaluable to our members.
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Rotary with NCPD at Victorian ChristmasThe Joy of Victorian Christmas is happening.Celebrate with Nevada City Rotary and Police Department A big thank you to all who have signed up to partner with Chief Dan Foss and officers at the Victorian Christmas events and to Cathy for all her delicious treats! Wrapping up Sunday Dec17, 2023 Sunny - NCPD’s mini-horse Mascot was a big hit Wednesday night! Opening day! |
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2023 Holiday CelebrationCelebrate a special Holiday Dinner with Rotary familyJoin us for a night of fun fellowship and good food, along with a surprise here or there. You won’t want to miss it. As always, feel free to wear your best holiday attire: Most elegant, ugliest, most festive, most (you fill in the blank)… you get the picture. TJ’s Roadhouse5:00 Social Hour ~ 6:00 DinnerAnd spread the JOY of the Season by gifting a child through the GV Police Caring and Sharing program. Bring your gifts to the Holiday Party. |
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Caring and Sharing Holiday CheerIt's that time of year again! The Caring and Sharing tree is up in the lobby of the Grass Valley Police Department and WAS loaded with tags for holiday gifts to cheer local children! Thanks to all who dropped by to pick up tags with childrens’ gift requests. ALL of the tags have been taken! The tree is now depleted of requests! Thanks to all who brought gifts for the children to our Holiday Party on December 7 and to Judy Soldavini and George for delivering them to GV PD for us. Spread the holiday JOY!
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Rotary Area 4 Holiday Blood DriveJoin fellow Rotarians - Give blood, transform lives! |
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Salvation Army Bell RingingRotary has a long tradition of bell ringing with the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign through the holidays each year throughout the US and beyond. Nevada City Rotary was ringing in front of SPD Nevada City on December 9 and raised $412.93. Thank you to Walt for coordinating with our teams and the Salvation Army. Thanks also to Ken Ching, Chris Newsom, Dennis Geare, Judy Soldavini, Cathy Wilcox Barnes, Nancy Kemp, and Walt Stickel, for bell ringing. Kudos to Tom Ryan, Nicole Dillard and Stacy Drake-Robinson for festive support mid-day! Happy it was a sunny day! More photos at 2023 Bell Ringing Album! |
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Interact Club Forming at SAELNevada City Rotary was proud to present the new Interact Club at Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning (SAEL) with their Club Charter and 18 individual Member certificates. Cathy, Carolyn, Tom Ryan, Dennis, Walt and Robin participated in an all school assembly on Friday, November 17. Rotarians and Faculty Advisor Byron Bird shared with the school who Rotary — and more specifically the SAEL Interact Club — is. Byron is Science Teacher at SAEL and an Interact alum.
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Area 4 Celebrates The Rotary Foundation - Nov 19, 2023Celebrating Rotarians and ClubsAt the Area 4 Foundation Recognition Event, our Club Foundation Chair Lynda Guthrie recognized our most recent Paul Harris Fellow Awardees: Jim Bair (new), Nicole Dillard (+3), Dennis Geare (+4), Tom Milam (+3) and Chris Newsom (+5). The program showcased selected international projects led by the Rotary Clubs of Nevada City and Grass Valley South. Lynda presented the inspiring story of our Menstrual Hygiene Kit Project. Carolyn presented the successful ongoing evolution of our partnership with Los Barriles Rotary and the East Cape Health Clinic since Spring 2015. Cathy and Carolyn accepted banners recognizing our Club’s success with Polio Plus and EREY contributions in 2020-21 from DG Anita and 2022-23 from DG Jeff.
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Nevada City Rotary RamblersRotary Ramblers rocked’ on Sugarloaf!
Kelly Babineau, Dave Brown, Robin Milam, Tom Ryan, Dennis Geare, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes, Chris Newsom, Chris’s sister Gretchen, and Walt Stickel Nine Rotarians (and family members) braved a cold morning as we hiked to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain on Saturday, November 25th. We had a great hike and were rewarded with awesome views of Nevada City and the Yuba River Canyon, not to mention the fun fellowship. With Cathy at the lead, respits were filled with all sorts of historical tidbits about Sugarloaf, Nevada City, hydraulic mining and more! Along the way we scouted potential locations for our second Trex bench. After snacks and a few pictures at the top, we were back to our cars before noon. Checkout Club Ramblings at Rotary Rambler Photo Album More on Sugarloaf |
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Relaunching Girls Who CodeNevada City Rotarian Nancy Kemp and Seven Hills Middle School Teacher Leslie May held an orientation for the students and parents of the 2023-24 members of the Girls Who Code Club on October 24, 2023 at Seven Hills.
Twelve girls, grades 6 - 8, are signed up for the club. They will learn how to code in several computer languages and be inspired by the stories of successful women in the tech industry. They will learn to support each other and work as a team. At the orientation the girls were able to register their membership on the national Girls Who Code website, see some of the upcoming programing tasks, play an icebreaker game for team building and get a copy of the schedule. Classes will be on Tuesdays from 3:00 - 5:00 at the library at Seven Hills and Nancy is looking for Rotarians to bring snacks each week. Let Nancy know if you are able to help. Big thanks to Nancy Kemp and Leslie May for their hard work and support of this project. |
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Growing Pumpkins for PolioPumpkins for Polio Auction & Harvest MarketWhat a night! We raised $1,035.00 for the night plus $375.00 from the pumpkin cup over for the past couple of months, then more on World Polio Day and Nancy’s bid gave us a new total of $1,525.00 to date for our Pumpkins for Polio effort. And we keep adding! We are now well over $3,000. Way to go! Our pumpkins are now harvested and auctioned!A Big thanks to Cathy Wilcox-Barnes and John Drew owner of BakBraken Acres for creating a special partnership so our Club can grow Pumpkins for Polio. Cathy grew the young pumpkin starts at home this spring. In May, a team of Rotarians and friends (including dogs) joined Cathy digging in the dirt to plant pumpkins at Bak Braken Acres and continued going weekly through the summer and fall to weed and care for our plants.
In addition to caring for our pumpkins we harvested garlic, snap peas, tomatoes, peppers, along with the berries. Thanks to John’s generosity we took our harvest home for personal consumption! We harvested the pumpkins in October (about a 90-day growing period) and hosted our Pumpkins for Polio Auction and Harvest Market at our October 19 Social. Our pumpkin harvest was a perfect advance to World Polio Day on October 24!
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Caldor Fire ReplantingROTARY HEARTS IN ACTION!The Caldor Fire left a devastating scar on the Sierra forest. On Saturday, Oct 28, a team of Rotarians from across D5190 partnered with Boys Scouts and Sugar Pine Foundation volunteers to replant trees in the Grizzly Flats area, the epicenter of the Caldor Fire. A big thank you to all who participated in bringing new life to Grizzly Flats. You make hard work look fun being together! Rotarian crew: PDG Berta Pickett, Bill Boon, RYLA grad Lucas, Cari Geldreich, and PDG Wyn Spiller and Cathy Wilcox-Barnes — tools and seedlings in hand. Not pictured, Kurt and Polly Raffeto. |
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10,000 Meals for Food Bank of Nevada CountyThank you to all who packed meals with Kiwanis and Rotary! Two teams of Nevada City Rotarians pitched in with Kiwanis to package food on Wednesday, October 25th at the Food Bank of Nevada County. Thank you Cathy, Judy, Tom M, Tom R, Pearce, Ken, Tally, Walt, and Chris! Click the image to view the video and see how many Nevada City Rotarians you can identify! Video by Yubanet (YouTube @yubanet) A special thanks to Jim Bair for coordinating with Kiwanis. |
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NEO Youth Center OpeningBright Futures For Youth ED Jennifer Singer extended a warm thank you to the many supporters at the NEO Youth Center Pre-opening celebration on Thursday October 12, 2023. Jennifer acknowledged Rotarians in the room for our grant to support the Rotary Cafe. A number of Nevada City Rotarians celebrated with NEO. Jennifer announced that the NEO Youth Center will officially open in November. Learn more about our District Grant at NEO Youth Center Grant and The Union Local Rotary Clubs provide $40,000 for NEO Youth Center. |
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Rotary Clubs in Action - 2023 Training EventAll District 5190 Rotarians — new and seasoned!Saturday October 7 8:30am-2:00pm Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno NV Read More for the day's agenda. Click to REGISTER for an energizing day of training that you don't want to miss! |
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Special showing - COMMON GROUNDYou are invited …COMMON GROUNDSpecial Screening and Q&A Discussion October 6, 2023 7:15pm Synopsis: In addition to warning the next generation, the narrators provide hope for ways to fix broken systems. "As parents of two young children, ‘Common Ground' is not only a love letter to our kids, but all of the co-narrators of the film are also writing the letter to their children," co-director Rebecca Tickell. Sobering yet hopeful, ‘Common Ground' exposes the toxic interconnections of American farming policy, politics, and health, by sharing stories of destruction and regeneration across the United States and beyond, all while exploring how people from different walks of life, different political backgrounds and different places share one thing in common - the very soil beneath their feet. Aligned with our Environmental Sustainability focus, on Fri. Oct 6, Michael Dimock, Exec. Dir. Roots for Change (and Special Guests!) will lead a Q&A and discussion after the opening night 7:15pm screening at the Del Oro 165 Mill Street Grass Valley. Michael is widely respected as a leading authority in the Regen Movement. For Trailer and more about Del Oro screenings,
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REGL 2023 CourageWestern Nevada County student on the "Flying Squirrel" Rotary District 5190 Rotary Eighth Grade Leadership (REGL) training was held over two weekends, September 15-17 and September 22-24 at the Grizzly Creek Ranch in Portola, CA. Western Nevada County was well represented by teams from Chicago Park, Lyman Gilmore, Mt St Mary’s, Ready Springs and Seven Hills. Students participated in a variety of physical, mental and emotional challenges to get to know each other, support each other, work as a team and make commitments to leadership at their schools and in their communities. A highlight of the program was the high ropes course. Students learned that “courage” is a combination of being brave and being afraid. Each team was supported by a high school RYLA graduate and an adult mentor. Students were transformed through the experience. A big thank you to Louise Johnson, Nevada City Rotary and Melissa Rosprim, Penn Valley volunteer for serving as Adult Mentors.
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Restoration at BYLT Wildflower RidgeSYRCL Clean Up Day 2023Members of our Environmental Sustainability Committee spent the morning at BYLT’s Wildflower Ridge Preserve as part of South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) Annual Clean Up Day. Chris, Walt, Jim and Robin joined two crews let by BYLT staff Kate Gazzo and Shaun Clarke. The teams hauled out a managerie of discarded items from the property — filling three pickup loads — as well as pulled piles of invasive Scotch Broom and blackberry vines from along the trails. And Carolyn and Nancy did their own Rotary cleanup on Nevada City Rotary's Miners Trail on Sunday!
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Rotary Aid to MoroccoRotary Foundation Trustees establish targeted funds to aid MoroccoThe Rotary Foundation Trustees established a Morocco Earthquake Response Fund in September 2023 to support relief efforts for people affected by the devastating earthquakes. Donors can give directly to relief efforts led by Rotary members.
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2025 Rotary River CruiseAn Invitation - Rotary FriendsCome travel with us on the ELEGANT ELBE (Prague to Berlin) NOVEMBER 11-20, 2025 - During the European Christmas Markets! The trip is 10 days – 4 days of hotel stays, 6 days cruising on the Elbe River on a Viking riverboat (longship) that has a capacity of only 98 passengers! This will be the second group cruise for many District 5190 Rotarians. We had such a great time; we’re doing it again! We’d like to fill the ship with Rotarians and their friends! Come join us! PDG Anita Daniels Cruisez accommodations and other options: |
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Nevada City Club of the Year 2022-2023PDG Jeff presented Past Co-President Carolyn and Nevada City Rotary our Club of the Year Trophy during our Thursday Social at Round Table Pizza on September 7! We had fun celebrating our Club's recognition along with welcoming Milton, our Area 4 RYE student and sending off Wrenn Cleary, Rotary Global Scholar to Oxford. For more on our Club of the Year Award,
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Pumpkin Patch Polio Pond PartyYou have heard about our Pumpkins for Polio Project for several months now. Are you curious to see how your apprentice farmer Rotarians are doing, or what we are doing every Tuesday morning? Well, wonder no longer. We are hosting an Open Pumpkin Patch/Pond Party this coming Tuesday morning (September 12th) at BakBraken Acres (the location of the Pumpkin Patch). We will work our regular morning in the field starting at 7:30am and then, around 9:30 a.m. or so, we will adjourn to the beautiful pond area to enjoy light brunch snacks and good conversation in a peaceful setting. Join us for work or just for snacks and play! Menu includes fresh raspberry and blackberry scones with berry sauces and crème fraîche, watermelon slices, cheese squares and fresh hummus with veggies. We will provide food but bring your own beverage of choice. If you would like to attend, please reply to let Cathy or Robin know so we can plan enough food. Also, if you need more information, please contact one of us. We look forward to hosting you in a beautiful setting and, hopefully, inspiring a few new farmer apprentices for next year. More on the project at Pumpkins For Polio. For directions,
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Rotary Night at Freshman NU FootballALERT Thursday Night Lights - August 31 CANCELLED YES you read that right!! The Freshman Football Game at NU on August 31 was cancelled by the opponent (Rio Linda) because they double scheduled themselves for that night. Good News is we win - they lose. It's a forfeit. Bad news is it takes out our planned Rotary Social. Western Nevada County Rotarians send congratulation to our Nevada Union Miners Freshman Football Team Nevada City Rotary, this is our 5th Thursday so we will be dark, aka no meeting! Louise, thank you for your commitment to our youth and for your moving stories of On Any Given Day last week —
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Nevada City Rotary Lunch PolicyLunch Policy – Adopted by the Board Aug. 14, 2023
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Create Hope for MauiAs you have seen on the news, the situation in Maui is catastrophic - so much devastating, heartbreaking loss, something many in our District, tragically, have experienced firsthand. We know how much each and every gift will help. To donate through Rotary District 5000 visit: |
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Rotarian At Work T-shirtsDid you get your Rotarian at Work Shirt when you joined our Club? If not, and you didn’t sign up for one at the last meeting, email Cathy your size/style. A gift from our club to you.
If you have a shirt and it’s getting worn out or you would like another one, let Cathy know, and she’ll order you another one (you pay for this one). Orders close August 31! Unisex Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL Styles: (SS) Short Sleve (LS) Long Sleeve |
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Rotary Night at the SF GiantsIn ORACLE PARK - September 8th @ 7:15 PM Far West Rotarians are competing against Minneapolis to hold the 2029 Rotary International Convention in San Francisco, and the site selection committee will be at this event to see how ENERGIZED, COMMITTED and FUN we Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors are! Tickets are $35. Buy tickets through District 5150’s website: Rotary at the Giants Game |
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Colors Galore at National Night OutOur local law enforcement agencies know how to throw a fabulous community party! Rotarian and NCPD Chief Dan Foss and Nevada City Police Department (NCPD) fired up their awesome new grill and recruited Nevada City Rotarians to assist with cooking and distributing all sorts of goodies to kids and friends. Cathy had baked and baked cookies that were served up along with over 500 hot dogs provided by Nevada City Police! Plus NCPD’s cardboard police cars and mini handcuffs were big hitters as was Nevada City’s newest officer K-9 Ruby, a young bloodhound. Crowds of locals joined in the merriment that came to a climax with the Kids Color Fun Run! Cathy and Robin joined in the fun run of the Colors on behalf of Nevada City Police and Nevada City Rotary. Kids of all ages ran the course throughout Memorial Park while officers and community partners shot out canisters and threw buckets of brightly color chalk on anyone around! Then a waterhose from a fire truck doused the runners! Nevada City Rotary is proud to partner with Nevada City Police Department (NCPD). Check out the fun photos at National Night Out! |
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Rafting for Polio 2023Rotary Rafters Eliminating Polio Raft Trip |
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John Hensley Celebrating 50 YearsTalk about Vocational Service! John Hensley is celebrating 50 Golden Years with Nevada County Properties | Recreation Realty, Inc. BBQ and LIVE Local Music The Wheelhouse, Hwy 20 Outdoor Patio Party July 22, 2023 Doors Open at 2 pm | Live Music 3-9 pm |
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Rotary Work Day at Nevada County FairgroundsAll Hands On Deck for an Area 4 Rotary Work Day at the Nevada County Fair. The Fair has asked Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County to help sand and re-stain 50 picnic tables so that fair goers can have a have a nice place to sit during the fair! If you’re interested, please send an email to sean@jacksonandsandsengineering.com Bring a handsander if you have one! |
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NEO Youth Center PergolaAt Bright Futures for Youth (BFFY)Nevada City Rotary is proud to support the NEO Youth Center being built in the Litton Building. Participating in the Area 4 District Grant, Club members were eager to participate in hands-on projects related to the new center. BFFY asked if we would construct the heavy cedar pergola planned for the outdoor patio area. So a team of Nevada City Rotarians jumped in. A special thank you to Tom R, Tom M, and Cathy for laboring in the heat to complete the construction and spreading of decomposed granite! Visit the NEO Youth Center Pergola photo album. |
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NCRotary Patio PatterSaturday July 8 11am-1pmAs we launch our new Rotary year, Club members - especially our newer members - are invited to a gathering of friendship and discovery. Club Service Chairs will be on hand to discuss their committee activities. You will be able to interact with them, have your questions answered, and join committees of your choices and interests! When: Saturday July 8 11am - 1pm Where: Soldavini Home 11786 Tree Top Circle Nevada City (Banner Mtn) Refreshments will be served. |
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2023 Backpacks for ChildrenA BIG THANK YOU!!! Tally and First US Credit Union served as a collection point for all the backpacks and donations our Club made to BFFY and Nevada County Department of Child Support Services. Backpacks were distributed to over 200 students before school started!
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Annual Demotion Party June 22 2023Nevada City Rotary celebrated Fiesta StyleOur congratulations and gratitude to Co-Presidents Chris and Carolyn for a successful Rotary year! To celebrate our 2022-2023 Rotary Year and demote Las Presidentas Chris and Carolyn Nevada City Rotarians and guests gathered for a fiesta at Horsemen’s Lodge on Thursday June 22. Special thanks to Cathy and Judy for the fabulous taco bar spread all sorts of fixings and to PDG Dave, Past President Tom and Gayle for organizing the celebration and recognition of Chris and Carolyn. Their presentation of gifts included their Past President pins — yes, with 8 days remaining in their term! Read more to enjoy videos of the pinata and photos from the evening! |
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Celebrating our Club Members June 2023Area 4 Foundation Dinner RecognitionAt our Area 4 Foundation Dinner, we celebrated Cathy as our newest Triple Crown Major Donor, Dennis as Major Donor, and fellow members for additional Paul Harris Fellow achievements. Nevada County Community Leadership Institute GraduatesChief Dan Foss graduated Nevada County Community Leadership Institute (NCCLI) with other local Rotarians on Friday June 16, 2023. Nevada City Rotary graduates Alison Lehman and Robin Milam, both alumni of the 2001/2002 program were on hand at the NCCLI Graduation ceremony Friday at Gold Miners Inn to celebrate with Dan and the class of 2022/2023. Pictured with Dan are 2023 graduates from other Area 4 Rotary Clubs.
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Welcome Tally GouldNevada City Rotary was pleased to induct Tally Gould as our newest member. A native of Western Nevada County, Tally is Branch Manager for First US Community Credit Union in Grass Valley. Tally is shown with her sponsor Pearce Boyer, Co-President Carolyn, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes who inducted her, and her husband Colton. Our Club members — especially Tally — were honored to have First US Community Credit Union CEO and fellow Rotarian, Shonna Shearson and Regional Vice President Patricia Shepherd celebrating Tally’s induction with us.
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Welcome Mai LeeWelcome Mai Lee as our newest member. Dennis Geare inducted Mai with her sponsor Mary Ann Davis from 49er Breakfast Rotary. Mary Ann proposed Mai join our Club after meeting through their work together at Hospice of the Foothills where Mai is Director of Marketing and Fundraising. |
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First Menstrual Kits have shippedLynda Guthrie proudly announced that the first 50 menstrual hygiene kits shipped in early June. The kits were headed to Chiapas Mexico where they will be distributed to young girls and women in the region. The objective of this project is to make it possible for young girls to stay in school, avoid pregnancy, and gain greater potential for economic gain through menstrual health and sexual education training provided with the menstrual hygiene kits. Congratulations to our joint Nevada City and 49er Rotary project team. We have completed terms of the Grant and submitted the Grant report to District. To review the report summary and photos ...
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Sierra Harvest - It Tastes Like PicklesAimee Retzler, Executive Director delighted us with stories of the various ways Sierra Harvest is promoting healthy food programs in our local schools and transforming children's relationship to fresh produce and other foods. Join BriarPatch Food Co-op & Sierra Harvest on a video visit to a classroom at Cottage Hill School where third grade students taste Local Culture sauerkraut for the first time.
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Trex bench on Noel Carter LoopThis week Nevada City Rotary and Bear Yuba Land Trust partnered to place our Trex bench at a scenic overlook along the Noel Carter Loop of the Orene Wetherall Trail. The trail is in the Land Trust’s Woodpecker Preserve on Banner Mountain. Access to the trail and preserve is off the Cascade Canal near the Gracie Road parking lot. Chris Newsom and Shaun Clarke, Public Recreation Stewardship Manager for BYLT are both enjoying a scenic sojourn after installing the bench. Nevada City Rotary took the lead in starting our stretchable plastics recycling program over a year and a half ago. With our first 500 lbs of plastics collected and given to Trex Company, Inc. through their NexTrex Recycling program, we earned a Trex bench. |
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2023-24 Club Leadership LearningJoin us for a morning of leadership and expanding Club impact training as we look to our upcoming 2023-2024 Rotary year with DGE Stacy Graham. Pick your own location on Zoom. Saturday May 20 from 9:00am - 12:00 noon Click to REGISTER now. FREE NO CHARGE! Join us for a morning of leadership and expanding Club impact training as we look to our upcoming 2023-2024 Rotary year with DGE Stacy Graham. Pick your location on Zoom. Click to REGISTER now. |
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Making Plans for 2023-24Your 2023-24 Board met on a recent Saturday morning to make plans for the next Rotary year. Hosted at Doug and Karen McDonald's home in Lake Wildwood, 12 Nevada City Rotarians met to review service projects, activities and goals for next year (and have lunch!). Co-presidents Cathy Wilcox-Barnes, Karen McDonald and Doug McDonald led the discussion, and all the Directors had a chance to review their goals and plan the budget. Thanks to Club Service Director Judy Soldavani, Public Image Director Walt Stickel, Vocations Director Nicole Dillard, Youth Services Director Louise Johnson, The Rotary Foundation Director Lynda Guthrie, Environmental Sustainability Director Chris Newsom, and Treasurer Tom Ryan for their participation. Not able to attend were Community Service Director Dan Foss, Membership Director Dennis Geare, International Service Chair Carolyn Feuille and Secretary Robin Milam. We are looking forward to a great year of service in wide-ranging areas of interest to our club members! |
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Welcome Judge Kelly BabineauIn April, we inducted our newest member Judge Kelly Babineau and her sponsor PDG Doug McDonald. Welcome Kelly! |
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Club Meeting at Mt St Mary’s AcademyThis week our Club Social moves to Mount Saint Mary’s Academy for a tour hosted by our Co-PE and teacher extradinaire Karen McDonald and REGL students. We will meet on the front steps of Mt Saint Mary’s at 5:30pm … Please be prompt so we can start our tour together! Mt Saint Mary’s is at 400 Church Street, across from St Patrick Catholic Church in Grass Valley. They share the parking lot with St Joseph’s Cultural Center at the end of Church Street. |
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Baraka Anderson, Area 4 places 3rd at ConferenceBaraka Anderson, a 10th grader at Sierra Academy (SAEL) represented Area 4 at the District 5190 Music Contest at Conference on April 29. A very talented pianist, Baraka placed third in the District competion. He played Shumann’s quite difficult piece “Fantasiestucke.” Winners shown left to right include first place winner ($1,000 prize) who is an accomplished violinist, second place ($500) also a pianist, and Baraka who won a $300 prize. Baraka’s video entry to the Area 4 Young Musician’s Competition hosted by Music in the Mountains and Rotary can be viewed at the Baraka Anderson performance. Baraka’s mother Juliet, expressed her appreciation for his experience at the District Music Contest through Gayle Denney. “It was gorgeous day! Thank you so much! What a great experience for Baraka! So much appreciation to the Rotary club! |
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Area 4 Community AwardsThe 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City will be hosting the Rotary District 5190 Area 4 Annual Community Awards. The event postponed due to snow has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 10 from 5:30-7:00PM at Miners Foundry Cultural Center. Cost is $25/person payable through our Club. Please RSVP for Community Awards by Thursday, May 4. Key selection criteria include that these Nevada County businesses, individuals, and volunteers exemplify the 4-Way Test, Service Above Self, and Personal/Business Ethics. Lynn Skrukrud is serving as Nevada City Rotary’s Award Committee member to participate in the selection of awardees. For more details on awards… |
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Area 4 Foundation Dinner June 12, 2023Join us for our Area 4 Foundation Dinner as we recognize our newest Paul Harris Fellow achievements and Global Scholar Wrenn Cleary on Monday June 12th at the Wild Eye Pub in Grass Valley. The event is free to attend and attendees can order directly off the Wild Eye Pub regular menu and pay the restaurant directly. Reservations are now closed. For flyer and more details, continue to ... |
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Nevada City Rotary's On the MoveAs of April 13, we are moving to TJ’s Roadhouse of Nevada City at the Creekside for 2nd and 4th Thursday 12:15pm lunch meetings. As we transition to TJ’s Roadhouse for our noon meetings, some things will naturally change. Each meeting, TJ’s will be giving us 3 menu items from which to choose. We’ll be publishing those choices in the Rotario and asking that each member and guest choose one item when they RSVP, using a similar method to the way we have been responding for our meetings at Bistro 221. Each person attending will need to RSVP through our website by noon Wednesday the previous day, so that we can give TJ’s our total order the afternoon before our meeting. The menu will include burgers, hot dogs, BLTs, beef dip, pulled pork, grilled cheese and other sandwiches, salads, etc. At least one vegetarian item will be available each week. Coffee and cold drinks will be included. Those who don’t order a meal will not count in the club 15-person minimum. The cost for the meal will be $25 per person including tax and gratuity, payable to our treasurer at the meeting. TJ’s doesn’t charge for the use of the room. Let’s be flexible and enjoy our new surroundings. |
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Enriching our Rotary Experience in Los BarrilesNevada City Rotary has been partnering with the Rotary Club of Los Barriles Cabo Este on special projects communities around Los Barriles since April 2015, with the exception of 2021-2022 because of COVID. Fond memories run deep. This story shares reflections from several members of the 2023 team. Cathy Wilcox-Barnes I always look forward to seeing everyone in Los Barriles again and catching up on how they are and what they’ve been doing, but this year it was even better since we missed a couple of years because of Covid. It was touching and enlightening to hear how it affected people in different ways. The Rotary Club in Los Barriles is comprised of Americans, Canadians, and local Mexicans, and each was impacted differently. The camaraderie as Rotarians that we have developed over the years is something we will always treasure. Continue to Read More from Cathy, Co-President Carolyn and others who shared the journey. |
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Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling April 15 2023Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries Responsibly.Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County and Redwood Materials are co-hosting our second community Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling collection in the parking lot of the Nevada County Rood Center from 10:00am - 2:00pm on Saturday April 15, 2023. The public can drop off Lithium-ion rechargeable devices and batteries for recycling by Redwood Materials, a company that recycles the minerals and uses them to make new rechargeable batteries. Eligible items include cellphones, tablets, laptops, electric toothbrushes, e-shavers, vapes, wireless headphones, Bluetooth speakers, power tool batteries, video game controllers, etc. |
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Return to Los Barriles for Health ScreeningOur team is back from Los Barriles for our club’s 7th International project with the Rotary Club of Los Barriles, Cabo del Este. A cadre of Rotarians - including 49er, family, and friends participated this year. Our return to Los Barriles for our health screenings of school kids was a real delight. The main focus of our trip this year after three years of absence -- thanks to Covid -- was an all-out intensive: screening over 350 school kids in two days. Nevada City Rotary delivered several hundred sets of eyeglasses which were distributed during the clinics. |
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District 5190 Ukraine Mobile Clinic Global GrantNevada City Rotary has pledged $1,000 toward a District Global Grant to fund the cost of providing MOBILE CLINICS to Ukraine. Each Clinic will cost $42,500. The unit cost covers the initial stocking and training of staff. After that the Mobile Clinic is owned by the regional hospital and it’s the Ukrainian hospital’s responsibility to maintain and resupply the unit. |
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Area 4 Foundation Dinner with RID Vicki PulizPOSTPONED: WATCH FOR DETAILSWhile we look forward to an inspiring keynote with Rotary International Director Vicki Puliz, due to unpredictable weather this week, our Area 4 Foundation Dinner has been postponed. We will update everyone as soon as the new date is confirmed. A long-time Rotary member from the Rotary Club of Sparks and our own District 5190, Vicki is a vibrant energizer and engaging speaker. Our Foundation Dinner will be a special time to welcome RID Vicki to our Area and celebrate our contributions to The Rotary Foundation and Paul Harris Fellow achievements. |
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Young Musicians Competition and Concerts 2023PLEASE NOTE - Due to snow, Sunday's Young Musicians Concert has been canceled.Baraka Anderson, a 10th grader at Sierra Academy (SAEL) is the Rotary winner of the $200 first prize. For his video entry, he played Shumann’s quite difficult piece “Fantasiestucke.” For this virtual contest conducted jointly by Area 4 Rotary and Music in the Mountains, all entries were judged by professional musicians, and a critique of each performance has been sent to all who competed. A live Showcase Concert had been planned—the first post pandemic—but had to be cancelled twice because of our epic snowstorm and further weather concerns. And also because the young musician winners were not all available for later dates. Baraka will compete at the D5190 music competition April 29 at Harrah’s in Stateline, Nevada. You can watch his video entry at the Baraka Anderson performance. A big thank you to Gayle Denney who is our Club and Area Rotary representative coordinating with Music in the Mountains. |
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NEO Youth Center InvitationYou are invited to learn more about Bright Futures For Youth (BFFY)’s life-changing program and the future of the NEO Youth Center and how it will help youth: Tuesday, March 14, 2-3:30pm 200 Litton Drive, Grass Valley Note the cafe area we are funding with other local clubs and a Rotary D5190 grant. Please RSVP to Sienna Crawford, siennac@bffyouth.org. Learn more at NEO Youth Center. |
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BFFY - Thank you RotarySometimes words are not enough ...Sometimes words are not enough, and that's how we feel about the donation from the Rotary Clubs in Nevada County that came together and donated $40,000 to the new NEO Youth Center under construction at Bright Futures for Youth on Litton Hill. The donation will specifically support the NEO Cafe portion of the NEO Youth Center (food is arguably the best way to connect with children and young adults). So much appreciation to the Rotary Club of Grass Valley, Rotary Club of Grass Valley South, Rotary Club of Nevada City and 49er Breakfast Rotary Club for coming together to change so many lives. If you know a Rotary member, please give them a hug and thank them for their commitment to the community and supporting our efforts. From Jennifer Litton, Executive Director and the BFFY (including NEO) team Click to read the BFFY Thank You Newsletter.
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D5190 Gathering of the Clans ConferenceRegistration for 2023 District 5190 Conference closes April 24!Next weekend we celebrate our Rotary year as a District at the Gathering of the Clans in South Lake Tahoe. Read more at D5190 Conference.
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Rotary presents $40,000 to NEO Youth CenterFour local Rotary Clubs are proud to partner with Bright Futures for Youth (BFFY) to build what will be called the Rotary Café in the new NEO Youth Center. The Grass Valley, 49er Breakfast, Grass Valley South, and Nevada City Rotary Clubs each contributed $2,500. District 5190 matched the $10,000 Club balance with a $12,500 grant plus almost $2,500 in District Bonus Dollar contributions for a total grant of $25,000 (with some rounding). In addition to the District Grant, Grass Valley Rotary contributed $15,000 in honor of late Club member Mike Johnson. The Clubs presented a check representing the $40,000 donation to Executive Director Jennifer Singer and NEO Program Director Halli Ellis-Edwards at Grass Valley Rotary's regular meeting on Monday January 23, 2023. Read BFFY’s Thank You Rotary |
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Annette's "Gone Fishing Party"Dennis and Sacha invite you to come share in Annette's "Gone Fishing Party" to celebrate her life on Sunday January 29, 1:00pm. Read her wonderful life story at Annette Penney Geare. We send our love to Dennis and Sacha. |
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Project Drawdown FocusThroughout the 2022-2023 Rotary year, Nevada City Rotary has been enjoying a monthly viewing of the Project Drawdown Climate Change 101 series. Project Drawdown states: Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, Project Drawdown centers game-changing climate action based on its own rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise of several inspiring voices from around the world. Climate solutions become attainable with increased access to free, science-based educational resources, elevated public discourse, and tangible examples of real-world action. Continue your climate solutions journey, today. For information on the individual videos in the six-part series as well as related diagrams Chris has been sharing, click the read more button. |
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Robotics and more with ACME Robotics Inc
Always a fun evening when the ACME Robotics Inc team comes to wow our club with their knowledge, creativity, and mastery of robotics. The team showed off this year's robot and talked about the many facets of designing, building and maintaining a fully functional competitive robot. Creativity abounds as they describe designing and creating critical parts via a 3D printer. Nevada County's premier award-winning high school robotics team has been successfully competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge since 2014. Nevada City Rotary is proud to be an ongoing sponsor of the ACME Robotics team. |
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2023-2024 Board ElectedOur Nevada City Rotary Nominating Committee proposed a slate of Presidents-Elect, Officers, and Directors for 2023-2024. The incoming Board of Directors was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present at our regular Club Social Meeting on January 5, 2023. A big thank you and congratulations to our new Board of Directors who will assume office on July 1, 2023.
Nancy Kemp will continue with Programs and Ken Ching will service as Sergeant At Arms. And a special thank you to our Nominating Committee: Doug McDonald, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes, Dennis Geare, Carolyn Feuille and Chris Newsom.
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Aunt Ida drops in on Holiday PartyGood morning.Hope this message finds you well recovered from last night's partying! Aunt Ida asked me to send along a little message from her. She said she hitched a ride over to Colfax and is on her way to Elko to bring some Rotary Christmas cheer, but she wanted us to know she really appreciated the invitation and the warm welcome and festivities last night. She asked me to give a shout out to some key members of our Club and also wanted to tell us our club is a great example of what a Rotary family looks like: people from all walks of life, coming together as friends to have fun and celebrate Rotary and what Rotary can do around the world. She said, "after all, I am RI's World Goodwill Ambassador, so I should know!" |
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Nevada City Loves to PartyRotarians and Guests ~ THIS WEEK!!!Please Join us for a Holiday Potluck where we will share Festive Food and Good Cheer!Wear your Holiday finest (elegant, ugly, funny, whatever) and bring a LOW COST ($5 max) gift to share!Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. ~ At The Wheelhouse (Five-Mile House)Cost: $10.00 per person and No Host Cash Bar |
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Hear them ring!Nevada City Rotary has a long tradition of serving as Bell Ringers for the Salvation Army. It is a tradition shared by Rotarians throughout our community and across the United States during the holiday season. Our Club's favorite spot is in front of SPD Nevada City. Temperatures dropped to make for a cold but dry day on Tuesday December 13 for our teams of bell ringers. A big thank you to Walt Stickel for coordinating with the Salvation Army and organizing our crews! Thanks to Gayle, Walt, Tom, Susy, Doug, Dennis, Nancy and Cathy for your good cheer ringing to collect monies on behalf of the Salvation Army and our community.
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BFFYouth Rocking Stockings ProjectA big thank you to our volunteers who will fill stockings with gifts on December 7 or transport 250 stockings from the Cinderella Project to Bright Futures on December 8 for distribution. Enjoy the gratitude expressed by Bright Futures for Youth: I am sending a heartfelt “Thank you” to you and your members for supporting our Rocking Stocking project this year. Your efforts to stuff the stockings and help with transport made it possible to put smiles on many, many children this Christmas. We look forward to working with you in 2023! Cindy Hintz Community Engagement Manager Arranger ~ Developer ~ Maximizer ~ Responsibility ~ Strategic 200 Litton Drive, Suite 308 Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 265-4311 Web: www.bffyouth.org For more details and ways for you to support this project, contact Co-Pres Carolyn or click |
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Menstrual Kits for Chiapas MXMENSTRUAL HYGIENE KIT PROJECT STARTING UP December 14!The Rotary Clubs of Nevada City and the Rotary Club of Nevada City 49er Breakfast are sponsoring a Sewing Circle comprised of local Rotary women and their friends to create Menstrual Hygiene Kits to be delivered to girls & women in Chiapas, Mexico. The first “working” meeting of the Menstrual Hygiene Kit (MHK) Sewing Circle will meet on Wednesday, December 14 from 10am-12 noon at Wolf Creek Lodge to help us learn to use a Serger (Overlock) sewing machine. |
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Rotary Clubs come together for Afghan alliesWhen the Afghanistan government collapsed in August 2021, thousands of Afghan individuals and families went into hiding. Many of the individuals had been collaborating with the US and other nations in the building of a more stable regime, and were consequently facing retribution from the Taliban. In 2022, two organizations, EVAC and Operation Snow Leopard (OSL), formed to help these people, and a local individual with ties to both approached the Rotary Club of Grass Valley South for help with funding and coordination of resources. All Rotary clubs in Western Nevada County (Rotary Club of Grass Valley South, Rotary Club of Grass Valley, Nevada City 49er Rotary Club, Nevada City Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Penn Valley), and two more in District 5190 (Rotary Club of Reno and Rotary Club of Truckee), collaborated on a grant to support the efforts of these organizations. Two significant individual donations from community members also empowered this work. Thanks to this generosity of our greater community, over 150 at-risk Afghan allies benefited from a wide range of support, including food, shelter, internet services, medical resources, and assistance in the procurement of passport and immigration documents. |
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Tallying Hungry Games IIDelicious Second Helpings!Numbers are still being crunched so we don't have a final bottom line yet, but we do know, people were having a great time meeting and greeting; the chef tastings by The Ham Stand were scrumptious and creative; our restaurant raffle excelled; Pacific Auction Company brought a variety of art, jewelry, historical and sports memorabilia, travel experiences and more for the auctions; and Peace Lutheran Fellowship Center was a perfect venue for Hungry Games II. Our Fund A Need campaign to support our broad range of Youth Projects stands at $7,750 and it is still open to anyone who wants to contribute. Just raise your hand on Thursday or send a message to Co-Presidents Chris and Carolyn or treasurer Tom Ryan. We would love to get to an even $8,000 or more! Many, many thanks to the generosity of those who have donated. Our Fund A Need donations ranged from $2,500 by Chris and Carolyn to $100 by a number of participants, including several $1,000 and $500 donations. What a treat to have members of our new Interact Club helping setup, direct traffic, tear down and generally anything they were asked to do and to have a NEO student and a former RYLA student sharing their experiences. A great reminder about why we put so much time and energy into Hungry Games II! And the winners are: |
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Hungry Games IIYES IT IS TIME for second helpings! |
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Club Board Approves Updated Club BylawsClub Approved Revised Club BylawsAt our October Board meeting, our Club Board approved the updated Bylaws and Club Constitution as submitted and recommended approval by the Club at large. On Thursday October 20, Club members approved the revised Bylaws at our regular Social meeting. If you have questions or recommendations, please contact Robin via reply to the Rotario email. Click to view our revised Club Bylaws and Nevada City Rotary Club Constitution. |
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Nicole McNeely Awarded for Vocational ServiceNevada City Rotary was proud to recognize Nicole McNeely with its 2022-23 Community Vocational Service Award. The plaque, presented by Gayle Denney, states that the award was presented to Nicole McNeely in honor of and with sincere appreciation for your strong leadership of The Nevada County Food Bank exemplifying the ideals and aspirations of Rotary’s 4-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do. As Executive Director, Nicole has led the Food Bank through significant growth and strategically addressing critical community needs through the COVID pandemic. In July, the Food Bank of Nevada County received its largest funding grant ever, a one-million dollar award from the California Department of Social Services. The grant will help expand its capacity to feed community members faced with food insecurity. The expansion includes purchasing a new warehouse unit next to their existing location along with food handling equipment and a commercial baler to compress recyclable materials. Read Food Bank of Nevada County Director in TheUnion by Elias Funes |
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Socials Moving to Round Table PizzaThis Thursday October 20, Nevada City Rotary is moving its 1st and 3rd Thursday social gatherings to Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin. The site has a number of advantages: the staff will reserve the meeting room in the back for our club only, without conditions, on those two days of the month; we can use the room for free; the room is quite spacious, has plenty of tables and chairs, and there is plenty of parking outdoors. You can purchase your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar.) We encourage you to arrive 10 -15 minutes early if you plan to order pizza or other foods! Oct. 20 - First visit at Round Table Pizza Oct. 27- Return for lunch at Bistro 211 (Please RSVP) Join us each Thursday for fun gatherings and informative meetings! |
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Nevada City Polio Walk Saturday, October 22Nevada City Rotarians hosted an End Polio Now Walk-About downtown Nevada City on Saturday, October 22nd in celebration of World Polio Day. Concurrent wt\ith the Nevada City Farmers Market on Union Street, we set up an End Polio Now table in front of the Firehouse Museum next to Treats as we have done in recent years. Wearing End Polio Now T-Shirts, members took turns on a walk-about down Broad Street and through the market (mindful that solicitation in the Market is strictly prohibited) while others staffed the table. Big thanks to Judy Soldavini, Carolyn Feuille, Paul Boch, Walt Stickel, Tom Ryan, Ken Ching, Tom Milam, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes, and Robin Milam for representing our club and of course, to Cathy for her every delicious cookies for both Rotarians and those who stopped by our table. |
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RYLA Students Jason Lehman and Jessica LakeEach summer Rotary Youth Leadership Awakening (RYLA) offers an intense, transformative experience for High School students from across Northern California and Nevada. Nevada City Rotary was proud to host Jason Lehman from Ghidotti Early College High School and Jessica Lake from Nevada Union at Camp RYLA (III) this summer. Alison Lehman joined us for lunch with her son Jason when he spoke to our club about his RYLA experience. Jason Lehman pictured with Co-President Chris Newsom and Alison Lehman, CEO, Nevada County. |
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Nevada City Rotary welcomes Chief Dan FossNevada City Rotary and PDG Doug McDonald were proud to induct Chief Dan Foss as the newest member of Nevada City Rotary at our Thursday Social meeting on September 15! Dan joined the Rotary Club of Madera in 2019. Dan shared a snippet about why he became a Rotarian because of the pivotal role Rotary played in the launch and expansion of OLIVE to create a safe house for young girls who are victims of sex trafficking. We will learn more when he is speaker for our November 3 meeting. We are delighted to WELCOME Chief Dan to our Club and our Community, along with his wife Lisa and their 16-year-old daughter Vivian! |
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Nevada City Rotary Presidential Citation 2022-2022
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2022 Free Flu Clinic with Nevada CountyNevada County Health and Human Services is again offering a free drive through flu shot clinic on Tuesday October 4, 2022. We have a special relationship supporting these flu clinics. As in past years, Nevada City Rotary volunteers will assist with morning setup as well check-in and traffic control during the clinic. Chris is coordinating volunteers and has information on how to register to volunteer. Tell your friends and family about the clinic! More information at https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5124 |
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Karen McDonald - REGL CheerleaderNevada City Rotary enjoyed a fun and relaxing 1st Thursday Social at The National with our own Karen McDonald as keynote facilitator! Karen delighted Rotarians with both our own hands-on REGL experiences and her personal stories of what led her to teaching, Rotary, and head cheerleader for Mount Saint Mary Academy students who are headed to REGL. Dennis, Tom, Doug and Cathy engaged in a "low ropes" exercise as Karen coaches and talks about "her kids" who will be participating in REGL this month. Obviously a proud teacher at Mt St Mary, Karen spoke about each individual student and her expectations of what they will gain from their upcoming REGL camp experience. She is an inspiration clearly to her students and to all of us!
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Astana Rotary in Rotary MagazineCongratulations Lyazzat and the Rotary Club of Astana, Kazakhstan The August 2022 edition of Rotary Magazine includes story of the Club's Inclusive Playground Project! The Rotary Club of Astana in late 2018 inaugurated its first inclusive playground in a country sorely in need of such opportunities. Named Kunshyaq, or “Sunshine,” the playground has specialized swings, ramps, merry-go-rounds, and other equipment to accommodate children with and without disabilities and instill values of tolerance and empathy. While the municipal council of the capital city, now called Nur-Sultan, donated the land, Rotary members in Astana, led by Past President Lyazzat Alshinova, generated about $55,000 from club members, other District 2430 clubs, embassies and other organizations, and proceeds from an art auction and ball. The playground is such a hit that the club, composed of Kazakhstanis and expatriates, raised funds for a second one in the capital. |
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Evani's Rotary Global Grant Scholar Story
As a 2021 Rotary Global Grant Scholar, I spent nine months in the beautiful and quaint city of Cambridge, England, where a warm day felt like California in winter. There, I conducted research at the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge. Over the past year, I have greatly enjoyed my time with the Grass Valley and Nevada City Rotary clubs. I cherish the inquisitive questions of members about my research and the tradition of happy/sad bucks! I also appreciate joining dinners with the Cambridge Sawston club and learning about members’ diverse life paths. |
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DG Jeff with Nevada City RotaryNevada City Rotary had a delightful visit with DG Jeff Gabriel for our first Thursday Lunch at Bistro 221. It was a fun and inspiring meeting! DG Jeff opened talking about Rotary International and RIP Jennifer Jones' theme "Imagine Rotary" and highlighted the meaning of the design elements in the this year's Rotary theme logo. He went on to expand on his own D5190 "Together we are one" logo. And such a good sport, he stepped in as our Jokester of the Week with some fun jokes about trees!
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We have a new look!Take a look around Nevada City Rotary's new website!Poke around! Check out Stories under News & Updates and Causes We Support under About Us to refresh memories and learn more about what our Club is up to. Many more nuggets through out. Have fun. Nothing will bite you! Also remember to RSVP for each of our 2nd & 4th Thursday lunch meetings at Bistro 221. |
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DG Jeff and Jane GabrielNevada City Rotary welcomes DG Jeff and Jane!This Thursday August 11, DG Jeff and Jane Gabriel join us at our first lunch meeting at Bistro 221 Restaurant. We are delighted to welcome Jeff for his first District Governor visit with our Club early in our Rotary year! |
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Vibrant Club Workshop - Sept 10Cathy Wilcox-Barnes still needs a few more Rotarians to serve as SAA to help direct people to breakouts between the main session and probably, since it's at Truckee Meadows College again, to help with serving lunch. All SAA will be able to attend whatever sessions they plan to attend so it's just at the start and in-between sessions (and maybe lunch). If anyone is willing to help out, please contact Cathy right away. |
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Starting in August - New VenuesStarting in August, we will be meeting at not one, but two new venues: Where? The National Exchange and Bistro 221
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Sean Grayson - City ManagerNevada City Rotary is pleased to welcome our new City Manager as guest speaker for our first 5:30pm social at The National Exchange Hotel Thursday August 4, 2022. Sean Grayson was appointed as the City Manager is Nevada City in February of 2022 bring his public service career full circle, returning home. Sean was raised in Nevada City and was a valedictorian graduate of Nevada Union High School. As a high school athlete Sean was drawn to the team sport aspect of the fire service and entered public service employment more than 27 years ago as a firefighter paramedic. Sean has had assignments in both operational and administrative capacities, including serving in essentially every rank in the fire service, culminating with his appointment as Fire Chief in the City of Rialto. |
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Backpacks for ChildrenSchool Supplies to Fill Backpacks for ChildrenThe Area 4 Rotary Clubs are partnering to fill backpacks with school supplies for 1st - 5th graders. Together we filled at least 30 backpacks! The non-profit Community Beyond Violence (CBV formerly Domestic Violence Coalition) is organizing this activity for children of the CBV clients. Our Club is filling packs for students with requested school supplies. Items the school kids need include:
Lindy Beatie, our Area Assistant Governor and President of Penn Valley Rotary, picked up our donations with a back pack on July 28. For more details, contact co-president Carolyn: cfeuille@espritgloballearning.com(link sends e-mail) |
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Magical Children's FestivalThe Nevada City Children's Festival is back after a two-year hiatus! Over 2,500 children of all ages took to Pioneer Park for two sessions on Friday. A big thank you to Nancy Kemp, Gayle Denney, Sandy and Walt Stickel, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes and anyone else who were involved with this year's festival. Planning is a year round affair for Nancy and the event team leads! Congrats and thank you for keeping this event alive for our community! The little one working on a butterfly with her daddy is Dave and Gayle's granddaughter Sybil!
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Launching our New Year
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Jennifer Jones imagines Rotary fulfilling big dreamsPresident Elect Jennifer Jones announces 2022-23 presidential theme.By Ryan Hyland, Rotary.org Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality.Your browser does not support the video tag. “Imagine, a world that deserves our best,” Jones told incoming district governors on 20 January, “where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.” |
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Rotary Global Scholar Evani Radiya-DixitAs a Rotary International Global Peace Scholar, Evani Radiya-Dixit is conducting research on policymaking for facial recognition technology. Advised by Professor Gina Neff, Evani is a Visiting Researcher at Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, at the University of Cambridge. Evani completed her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. Previously, she worked on machine learning projects at Nvidia and Google. Her research work has been published at the International Conference on Machine Learning, the Stanford Public Interest Technology Lab, and the think tank New America. With her interest in public service, Evani recently worked at the U.S. federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and served as a data privacy strategist for a California City Council. She also served as a Teaching Assistant for Computer Science courses and taught in Bogotá through Stanford CS Bridge. The Rotary Club of Cambridge Sawston is her in country host Club. Nevada City Rotary is her sponsoring Club with support from Grass Valley Rotary.
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Farm Fresh Produce for Nevada County Food BankLocal farms across Western Nevada County are moving into the height of the fresh summer produce growing season. Thanks to a matching grant from Rotary District 5190, the Rotary Club of Nevada City has provided 1,100 servings of fresh vegetables to the Food Bank of Nevada County. A variety of fresh produce was purchased from three local farms including First Rain Farm (Nevada City), Starbright Acres Family Farm (Grass Valley) and Feeding Crane Farm (Penn Valley). the farm fresh organic produce is being distributed in food boxes that are delivered to family homes and seniors each week as well as in bag lunches for children. Each box of food is designed to provide a healthy balance of supplemental food for a week including substantial protein, grains, vegetables, and fruit. The fresh produce followed a donation of 1,800 cans of veggies.
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A special relationship with BajaSince 2015 delegation from the Rotary Club of Nevada City has traveled to Baja California, Mexico to partner with Los Barriles Cabo Este Rotary Club. One year our focus was on the small communities around Los Barriles, where young elementary and high school students live in albergues, or dormitories, during the week.Their homes are too far from school for a daily commute over the dusty roads that crisscross the area. While the children were home for the weekend, the two Clubs worked together to scrub, scrape, and repaint the boy's dorm at La Ribera Albergue. Bright, fresh colors were chosen by the students for their weekday home. Once the paint had dried and the rooms detailed, the Clubs hung matching curtains throughout. Years before the Club had sponsored a local Rotary Club of San Jose Los Cabos, Mexico south of Los Barriless. We provided wheelchairs and other medical assistance and are happy to have renewed our partnership with Baja CA del Sur.
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Canned Food Drive and Raffle DrawingNevada City Rotary hosted a drive-through Canned Food Drive to support Nevada County Food Bank on Saturday February 13 2021. During the drive through, we raised over 1,100 lbs of food for the Food Bank of Nevada County! Thank you to all our community members who so generously dropped off non-perishable food in quantities ranging from single cans and bags to full trunk loads! The food will meet the urgent needs of our community during the extended pandemic. The Club used the occasion to draw our winning Restaurant Raffle ticket. And the WINNER IS ROTARY SCHOLAR COURTNEY ANDES_MCCULLOUGH! A big thank you to Dave's Auto Repair at 747 Zion St in Nevada City 7 Hills District for use of his facility! |
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Nevada County Flu and COVID Shot ClinicsNevada City Rotary is happy to have an "on call" relationship with Nevada County Health and Human Services to assist with preventive health clinics for flu shots and pediatric COVID shots. We appreciate the tremendous professionalism and compassionate service our Nevada County Health Services offers our community. |
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Lithium-Ion CollectionPartnering with the Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County and Redwood Materials, Nevada City Rotary co-hosted a Rotary Day of Service with a drive-through collection to recycle lithium-ion battery products. Redwood Materials is creating a circular supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. The company is working side by side with the Rotary Clubs offer convenient locations for community members to recycle their lithium-ion batteries. The Clubs set up multiple drive through collection lanes at Litton Engineering. During the day, the clubs collected household items that contain a rechargeable (lithium-ion) battery. This included old cell phones, electric toothbrushes, hair clippers, electric shavers, laptops, power tools, Bluetooth speakers, video game controllers, wireless headphones, and more! The event in April 2022 is planned to be repeated in Spring of 2023.
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Dokimos Family Pharmacy AwardedKelly Dokimos, and Jacque Dokimos Paye accept the Community Vocational Service Award from Gail Denny of Nevada City Rotary. Dokimos Family Pharmacy provided free COVID vaccinations for walk-in customers at the peak of the pandemic. This was a terrific contribution to the community, since scheduling vaccinations was difficult at that time which was the Summer of 2021. As a result, Our club awarded the owners our first annual Community Service Award. |
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Digging to rebuild Woolman Garden after Jones FireIn August 2020, the Jones Fire raged through the South Yuba River Canyon up Jones Ridge devastating lands and buildings in its path. The Woolman campus was hit hard. The fire destroyed the garden buildings and the gardens. Now Woolman is looking to rebuild and replant. In celebration of Rotary's new Protecting the Environment focus, Nevada City Rotary decided to initiate an environmental project for Earth Day and Rotarians At Work Day 2021. The Club partnered with a local farmer Malaika Bishop of BluebirdFarm to help in replanting parts of the garden, restoring fencing and repairing green houses and hoop houses. Supporting local healthy farms is critical to ensuring food security and a healthy environment for our community. In an all-hands project to celebrate Earth Day and Rotarians at Work Day, the Club was digging in the dirt together planting native pollinator plants, repairing irrigation lines, cleaning the garden and orchard in an effort to rebuild our community and help restore food sustainability.
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Rotary Honors People of Action 2022Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County (CA, USA) honored first responders and essential workers of our community. The five D5190 Area 4 Rotary Clubs partnered with local organizations and agencies for a community wide Rotary Honors People of Action event. The awards event was held on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Miner’s Foundry Cultural Center. Community leaders were asked to select 2 members of their organization to represent first responders and essential workers who have who supported our community selflessly during the last two years of COVID, wildfires and storms our community has endured. Honorees included, Police, Fire, Health Care, Grocery and School workers from across Western Nevada County in the Sierra Foothills of California. Participating organizations included Grass Valley Police, Nevada County Sheriff, CAL Trans, local school districts, local fire districts, CAL Fire, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, BriarPatch Food Co-Op, SPD Markets, SaveMart, Grass Valley Ladies Relief Society, and local food banks. A night filled with gratitude and community pride. |
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Girls Who Code Nevada CountyGirls Who Code is a global movement to change the game for girls in technology. Nevada City Rotary launched a Girls Who Code program to help young girls in our local community discover their own aptitude. The intention was to create one Club of young girls ages 6-12 in order to to close the gender gap in computer science by teaching girls about programming, web design, mobile development and robotics. Why? In 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women. Today, it’s only 24%. The percent will continue to decline if we do nothing. We know that the biggest drop off of girls in computer science is between the ages of 13 and 17. Since 2017-18 the program has been meeting at Seven Hills Middle School under the direction of Leslie May, 7 Hills Teacher. With the COVID pandemic, the program was suspended. We are hoping to reconvene the program in 2022 or 2023.
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Adaptive Ed and Leadership Class Field DaysOne of the most heart-warming and memorable Nevada City Rotary projects is carried out in partnership with Seven Hills Middle School and the Nevada County Adaptive Education program. Over the years, we have moved locations at the preference of school leadership. Our most recent events have been field days at the ball field at Seven Hills, Western Gateway Park, and Lions Park. Before that we visited Empire State Mine and the Rock Creek Nature Trail. The students from the Leadership Class and the Adaptive Ed program become buddies for the day. Always a very fun, special day for all! What a delight it is to experience the Seven Hills and Union Hill Leadership and Adaptive Education students buddying together around the lake to fish, play frisbee golf or other field games and make HUGE bubbles.
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Miners Trail Nevada CityStarting at Broad Street off ramp across Deer Creek from Lefty's Grill, a small public nature trail called "The Miner’s Trail" meanders along the creek and under the Highway 49 overpass. The trail, offers a short walk along Deer Creek near the downtown Nevada City historic district. Nevada City Rotary built the trail in partnership with the City of Nevada City in 1998. The Club planted trees, created rock benches and printed guides to the trail and posted access signage at the trailhead. A quiet way to enjoy a bit of nature while downtown.
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Our Fair StoryNevada City Rotary was proud to have hosted our Pulled Pork and Shredded Chicken booth on Treat Street as our annual community service fundraiser literally for decades. Treat Street, is and has been, about community. Lined with non-profit organizations of all sort, Treat Street continues to support our community in a significant way. For years, the Club had a booth across Treat Street from the current location until a tree fell and crushed it. In 1984 the Club built a new booth. At that time Rotarians were selling Pepper Bellies with Chili. |
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Open World Kazakhstan Entrepreneurs
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Rotary Builds Heritage Garden at North Star HouseIn partnership with local area clubs and matched by a district grant, Rotarians restored and improved the Heritage Garden at the historic North Star House, designed by architect Julia Morgan. Under the direction of Grass Valley South Rotarian Adam Weiss of Weiss Landscaping, Rotarians installed sprinklers, rock work, pathways, and garden gates. Before planting we tilled soil and compost to create a vibrant community garden space. District Governor Berta Pickett and President Tom Ryan admire the garden gate before the garden's dedication.
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Noel Carter Loop TrailNevada City Rotary partnered with Nevada County Land Trust to build the Noel Carter Loop Trail in memory of Noel. The beautifully wooded trail is an extension of the Orene Wetherall Trail in the Woodpecker Preserve on Banner Mountain and completes the loop section. The trail was dedicated on May 11, 2013 and is maintained by Nevada County Land Trust (now Bear Yuba Land Trust) who owns the preserve. Noel was a longtime member of Nevada City Rotary and served faithfully as our Club Treasurer for more than ten years. During the Nevada County Fair, Noel set aside several nights, always including Saturday night, to help staff our booth. Because of his prominence in the community, along with his "gift of gab," he knew most of the people at the fair in those years, and many came by the booth to say hello. Noel resigned from Rotary in 1998 upon his retirement so he could travel the West Coast and Mexico with his family. Noel passed away after a tragic accident in December 2009. Sometime after that, Bank of America donated $10,000 per Noel’s will to Nevada City Rotary. It is fitting that The Noel Carter Loop Trail is dedicated in memory of a Rotarian who lived life to the fullest and always celebrated the outdoors. |
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu PandemicAn estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick. This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. |
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Rotary at the Start of the United NationsRotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world. During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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