Envisioning Rotary's Next Three Years

Our first Club Assembly of
 the year was a recap of the 
ideas that came up at our 
vision planning session in
 June. President Tom took the 
summary of the session, which was prepared by the
 Unells and reviewed it
 with us.

President Tom further
 explained that the Board
 had reviewed the ideas that came from the session, and approved sending them out to the various committees for action.

The committees will then examine those goals, determine how they’ll be accomplished over the next three years, and develop a plan of execution. If a committee decides that one of these goals is unrealistic or unattainable, it will report that to the Board as well.

This is what the committees will be working on:

Membership—grow to 50 members; use community projects and Interact to develop new members.

Club Service—hold one evening meeting per month; continue the tradition of stellar weekly programs.

Public Relations—consistently publicize Club projects; publicize new members; link the website to our Facebook page, with all Club members being responsible for posting appropriate information there; have the media as a program once a year.

International Service—find a sister club with which to partner, in another country; provide enough clean drinking water to save 100,000 lives.

Rotary Foundation—100% member participation in “Every Rotarian, Every Year” and 100% of members achieving Paul Harris Fellowship within the first year of membership.

Fundraising—net $25,000 from the Program Book; organize a Green Car Show to raise $50,000.

Community Service/Education—Develop a job shadow program; double the number of RYLA and TLC scholarships/vocational mentor program.

Club Administration—Develop contingency plans for all leadership positions

Happy Bucks

Then, we moved on to Happy Bucks. Peggy thanked Marilyn and Pete for arranging a police ride along and a Seabiscuit Tour at Santa Anita Park for Arturo; Voki thanked Marilyn for a productive International Committee meeting, and is glad people are beginning to use the Google calendar; Walter and Nancy are taking a little vacation; Marilyn and Russ are going to Pennsylvania; Rudy rode 60 miles on his bike last Sunday and is training for a 100 mile ride in Palm Springs early next year; Susanne went to the Rose Bowl Swap Meet and logged 10,000 steps on her pedometer; Christy-Joy has a new puppy—it’s a beagle shepherd mix; Mike is preparing for another mission trip to Mexico, and has an MD, two dentists, and other chiropractors lined up to go; Louise's surgery went well and they closed the incision with Super Glue. She’s also happy to report that “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the current production at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, is packing them in.

New Vine Template

Thanks to Susanne for redesigning the Vine template. The calendar section is longer now, appropriate for reflecting everything we’ve got going on. Better still—all committee chairs and members are listed on page three. Have you got an idea for a new project, or a new idea for an existing project? The information on page 3 tells you with whom you should be speaking. Thanks, Susanne!

Mini Grants Now Available

You’ve all received information about the availability of mini-grants again this year. Thanks to Susanne, the application is now available on our website, and can be completed and submitted from there. The criteria are also detailed on the application page.

RYLA Is Coming, and Volunteers Are Needed

We are looking for volunteers to lend their life experience to facilitate training the future leaders of our communities, country, and world. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is a 3-day camp, March 2-4, 2012, in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild. We as Rotarians get to work with the brightest 11th graders in our District. If you have not had the privilege of participating in RYLA, this is your chance to be part of the difference that Rotary makes. For more information, contact Bob Basen at (760) 792-8622 or via email at bb@cbcdesert.com.

From Pasadena Rotary

The Pasadena Rotary club is offering a New Year's Raffle to benefit the Pasadena Rotary Foundation, which funds programs like Community Grants and Teachers of Excellence. Get your tickets now only 7500 tickets are available to sell at $20 each. Prize includes four tickets to the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl game, 3 nights lodging for four, and an invitation to the Float Committee Holiday party. For more information, contact Leah Snell at leah_thomson@ml.com.

Art for Peace

District 5300 is looking for middle school
students (grades 6 – 8) to create an art piece representing "PEACE." The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning pieces at the local level will be sent to the Rotary Zones 25/26 Peace Conference, including submissions from 24 Rotary Districts on the Pacific West Coast, to be held in
March. There, three overall winners will be selected. First place will receive a $250.00 scholarship; Second place will receive a $150.00 scholarship; and, Third place will receive a $100.00 scholarship. Artwork will be displayed at the PEACE Conference as well as at the District Conference in Lake Arrowhead. Templates and entry forms are available on the District website. Contact: First Lady Deborah Fowler
at artforpeace@district5300.org

Savor the Flavor

Please SAVE Friday, November 18th beginning at 6:30 PM for our annual Private Shopping Night at . The owners, Karen and Mattie, will donate 10% of all of our sales BACK to Rotary! For those of you who have not had the pleasure of participating in this annual event, you should know that it’s truly LOTS of fun. Karen and Mattie roll out the red carpet for us. They offer wonderful appetizers, wine and share the intel on “what the hot gifts are for this holiday season.” This is an opportunity to purchase many of your gifts for the season -complete your shopping for family, friends and co-workers. Bring your spouse, friends and family. However, no children please those under 21 years of age are not allowed because wine will be served.

RSVP yes OR no to Past President Cathy so we can give the proper count to our Hostess

Finally...

a reminder from Kris: We decorate downtown Sierra Madre on Saturday, November 19th, from 8:00—9:30 AM. Please sign up with Kris if you are available to help!

Club Calendar

10/17  Interact Meeting, Sierra Madre ES, 7:00 PM

10/18  PROGRAM—Drones: Who’s Flying This Thing, Anyway?

10/25 CRAFT TALK—One of the Unell’s

11/11 Fellowship—”To Kill a Mockingbird”

11/13 Rotary Peace Conference—Palm Springs

11/18  Fundraiser—Savor the Flavor

11/19  Decorate Downtown—Dickens Village

11/19 Kersting Court—Rotary Info Table
12/18 Holiday Party—The Brady’s

12/27 Dark—No Meeting >>> Decorate Rose Float

3/2-4 RYLA— Idyllwild

6/1-3 District Conference, Lake Arrowhead