MAY 15th BLOOD DRIVE AT
MT. DIABLO HIGH SCHOOL
Mark you calendars now, the next blood drive is May 15th at Mt. Diablo High School. Make sure you let John Newman know if you are available to sign up for a 2 hr. shift. The work's easy -- all you have to do is watch for falling students!
PIE EATING CONTEST APRIL 19th!
Don't worry, this isn't about your waste line. We've been asked by our Interact club at Concord High to staff a booth for their 1st Pie Eating Contest. (We won't be eating pies, just helping contestants) While details are still pending, we believe the event will be held mid-day for a few hours. Please let John Newman know if you're available.
CAMP RYLA STUDENTS SELECTED
Congratulations to Reeka Kagawan and Tori Newman, for being selected as our Camp RYLA campers this year. Both Reeka and Tori attend Concord High, are planning to run for ASB offices, and have a GPA in excess of 4.0! Also, special thanks for got John Newman for his tireless efforts advising both our Interact Clubs. Thanks also to the Concord club, for selecting two of our Interactors form the Carondelet/De La Salle Interact club to attend RYLA as well!
NEW MEMBER TO BE INDUCTED 3/12!
Make sure you clear your calendar for March 12th! Not only will we have Concord's Mayor, Bill Shinn, but we will also welcome our newest member, Virginia Thomas, from Sonoma Bank.
DIRK & AL LEAD POKER CHALLENGE!
PRESIDENT GREG "TAKES THE CAKE!"
President Greg, and his new found friend display the cake. (Evidently, the First Lady was not requested to pose for this photo by the President)
At the Walnut Creek Rotary Crab Feed this past Friday night, President Greg Grassi was the successful bidder on a "Tiffany" cake for desert. The President, who claims not to be partial to sweets, made his wife very happy by presenting her with the "box" to be cut. Congratulations Greg! You helped make the WCR fund-raiser a success!
MT. DIABLO HS BLOOD DRIVE HELP NEEDED!
John Newman has issued the call for assistance with the MDHS Blood Drive. The blood drive will be held on March 13th in the Girls Gym at Mt. Diablo High School (2450 Grant St. Concord). Shifts are available from 8:30 - 2:30. Sign up at the Superbowl Party, or just let John know via e-mail.
Also, for future planning - the next blood drive after March 13th will be on May 15th.
BILL GREGORY MEMORIAL PLANNED
Bill Gregory, longtime Rotarian and one of the founders of the San Ramon Rotary Club, passed away last week. A memorial is planned on Tuesday, February 12th at Crow Canyon Country Club. The memorial will start at 6PM. All Rotarians are invited to attend this public service.
INTERACT CLUB NOW "OFFICIAL"
Our club welcomed members of the Carondelet - DeLaSalle Interact Club to our meeting. The five members joining us included president Danielle DiDonato, vice president Matt Savage, treasurer Jenna Mendes, and two other members. All were very impressive, giving us a quick summary of their scholastic resume to date.
We delivered the charter for the Carondelet - De la Salle Interact Club at this week's meeting. Pictured here are Matt Chan, John Newman, members of the Interact club, and Greg Grassi. The club, which is now "official" has already been meeting, performed one service project -- raising over $500 for the "Light the Night" walk in Walnut Creek. Their next service project is to work off their "auction" prize from Raucous Bacchus, this weekend.
The club has about 25 active members. You can check out their web site at http://www.chsdlsinteract.com Thanks to all the hard work by John Newman to make this a reality!
BELL RINGING RINGS UP CA$H!
On Saturday, December 15th, members showed their holiday spirit by ringing the bell at Nordstrom's in Walnut Creek.
Fred & Beri ready to greet shoppers!
Jeff's hoping his Cal Santa Hat
will rake in the cash.
Scott takes the first shift
Stuart & Phil get ready to take the 2nd shift
Prez Greg gets instructions from
Scott, Fred and Beri
Stuart, Phil, Kathy and Nancy sing a
tune to attract donations. (Who ever
knew there were 846 verses to "Dradle,
Dradle, Deadle"?)
CHRISTMAS PARTY WRAPS IN RECORD TIME!
Dirk and Kathy supervise
Angela Grassi at the wrap party.
This year's Cambridge wrapping party, held at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, December 19th, finished up in record time.
Prez-to-be Kathy with
granddaughter Ericka
In less than one hour, the party animals had it all taken care of! Then it was time to get down to the real party! John Newman, joined by Sandy & Tory, even stopped by on their way to celebrate his birthday!
Jim received the award for
"best dressed" wrapper
Special thanks to the President Greg & First Lady Lois for hosting the party in a very small wing of the palace. Thanks to everyone (including the President's own "Jenna & Barbara" Angela & Toni) who came out to support this fun project.
Angela & Toni were excellent wrappers!
Nancy, Lois & Matt share a laugh
Fred, Sandy, Tory & Beri get to work!
Make sure you come to the Cambridge on December 19th, and reap the rewards from our wrap session!.
Jim, Greg & Al talk story
IT'S HERE>> - ONLINE MEMBER DIRECTORY / UPDATES
Before the end of the year is out, members will be in control of their destiny! That's right -- you will now be able view a "live" online roster, and even be able to update your own member profile online. You can download a PDF directory, with photos and everything! No more waiting by the mailbox for yours to arrive. No more squinting at the 7 point type on the paper copy.
E-paper is FREE! So, the revised roster will take a lot of it! Stay tuned for more details. Each member will also receive a personalized sign-in, too! We can't wait to see what Al Browning does with all this technology at his technoboob finger tips!
