Rotary District 5240 Conference registration update.
It's official - Online registration is now open. It's fast, it's easy and it's through ClubRunner.
Got to this website to register online (accepts Visa & MasterCard only).
Register before September 1 and get a $20 early bird discount.
Rotary District 5240 Conference is October 23-25 in Ventura. RESERVE YOUR ROOM NOW AND SAVE $40. If you are planning to stay at the Conference hotel, the Ventura Marriott, we cannot guarantee the Rotary rate past September 1st. At that time, if all the booked rooms are gone, the normal room rate for a standard room will be $40.00 higher.
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When you call to make your reservations, don't forget to ask for the Rotary District Conference discount.
"August Nights," a concert to benefit local middle-school and high-school choral programs, features some of the most talented vocalists in Ridgecrest including Kevin Anderson, Lauren Loewen, Larry Cosner, Christina Scrivner, Ryan Loewen, Melanie Anderson, Marla Cosner and Scott Stevens, all performers who have many years of performance and music educational experiences under their belts.
Performances of "August Nights" will be held at 7 p.m. on Aug. 7, 8, 14 and 15 in the White Star Theater at the White Star mine. Tickets are just $10 for a lovely evening of song.
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1.Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state's 7,446 streams and rivers.
End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
2.Wisconsin's Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. These figures represent more than any other county in the country.
3.In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
4.Green Bay is the Toilet Paper Capital of the World.
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On July 16, the Rotary Club of China Lake will host the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce's monthly after hours mixer. Please join us at Victoria's at the Heritage from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
For more information contact Patty Wharton, Peter Brown, or Jinny DeAngelis.
This will be a great event to bring potential Rotarians to and give them a chance to meet our great club members.
It is a new year which means it is time for each member to complete their annual club pledge form. The club pledge form allows the member to set their annual fine limit, volunteer for committees and projects, and become Foundation sustaining members. Thank you to all of our members for their dedication and support of the club and Rotary.
On June 27, 1951, the Rotary Club of China Lake was chartered with 20 members. This Saturday is the 58th Birthday of the Rotary Club of China Lake.
Please join the Rotary Club of China Lake on our birthday as we celebrate the successful year of outgoing President David Saint Amand. We will also be installing Jinny DeAngelis and the incoming Board for 2009-2010.
Please register online and indicate your meal preference.
The menu will feature:
Prime Rib or
Salmon or
Vegetarian
If you have any questions, contact Patty Wharton.
June 24th will be the club's annual Presidential Demotion which gives the club an opportunity to respectfully acknowledge the accomplishments during the past year. This dignified and solemn event recognizes the hard work of the club president.
Ha! Believe that and we got some land under a bridge to sell you! This is not a kinder, gentler demotion. Children and those of weak constitutions should not attend.
In years past we have had the Spanish Inquisition of Ed Jayne, The Confessions of Larry Smith aka Slumpy the Eighth Dwarf, the Indictment of Mary Queen of Hearts Lundstrom, Pulled the Stuffing out of Steve "Boom Boom" Boster and the Mowing Down of King George "Bud Who Sowed too Many Seeds" Biery.
June 24th, Immediate Past President David Haugen, as his final duty for the 2008-09 year, will be responsible for the Demotion Ceremony of President David Saint Amand. This is the day Mr. Saint Amand joins the ranks of has beens, aka the Past President of the Rotary Club of China Lake.
Our club now has a facebook page. We are just getting started but we can use Facebook to promote our Dollars for Scholars Auction, the Community Dinner and other exciting events and projects.
The Rotary District 5240 page is available for us to join as are many Rotary information groups, RYLA pages, and other club pages.
It's Springtime! It's also time for the annual 5th Graders Go To College day at Cerro Coso Community College. The program now includes all 5th graders in the Indian Wells Valley. To accomodate all 450 students, the program is now done on two days in May. The Rotary Club of China Lake is proud to be a charter sponsor of this great program.
On behalf of District Governor Anil Garg and District Foundation Chair Bruce Howard, we are inviting your participation in the annual District 5240 Foundation Gala 2009 to be held on May 16, 2009 in Buellton, CA. DG Anil has invited an exceptional keynote speaker for the evening, Past RI Director and current Foundation Trustee John Germ who is currently the World Wide Polio Challenge Chair. Cost is $40 per person. Reservation form is available at the District website at www.rotarydistrict5240.org.
This year we celebrate The Rotary Foundation with District 5240's milestone of 10,000 Paul Harris Fellows. And District 5240's NID alumni honoring their commitment and upstanding work toward the eradication of polio.
We are now accepting Visa and Mastercard as means of payment for the event, as well as checks. Please go online to the District Website, www.RotaryDistrict5240.org On first page, click on Distict Events. Register and pay by credit card or print form, complete and mail by check. Reservations must be made on or before the 11th of May.
May 4, 2009 Thank you for the support of this great project. We have just sent out 15 more medical supply backpacks. That brings our total to 50 backpacks. Wow! Thank you for everyone's participation in this project. We will be continuing to support the medical backpack project. So, continue to collect, buy or find
those useable backpacks.
We can take used backpacks. The backpack needs to have good straps, a zipper that closes and no holes. Maybe you have a gently used backpack tucked in a closet that we could repurpose.
Inyokern Rotary Club will be having a rummage sale and silent auction at Inyokern Town Hall! The sale is on April 18th and 19th, Saturday & Sunday, beginning at 9 a.m.
They are still looking for rummage sale items to sell. If you have donations please have them delivered or request pick up Friday afternoon.
On Friday evening, the Inyokern Rotarians will be setting up at Inyokern Town Hall at 1439 Broadway Street.
They will also be having a fish fry on Saturday.
For more information give Kay Weeks a phone call at 760/375-9383.
Join members of the Rotary Club of China Lake for the 1040 Party at Bud & Cecile Biery's party. We will have food and drink. We are celebrating or licking our wounds after filing our taxes. Sharing fellowship to ease the pain of writing that check to pay taxes. This is a great opportunity to introduce friends and co-workers to the Rotary Club of China Lake.
Twenty years ago, Rotary International (RI) changed the rules to allow women to join Rotary clubs. The change was the result of a court case begun in the 1970s, but what most people don't know is that the struggle to get women into Rotary goes almost all the way back to the beginning of Rotary itself.
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On March 19th, 2009, our Club will be celebrating
20 Years of Women
in
Rotary
. Our social begins at 5:30 p.m. Meeting and dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. at Kern Valley Golf Course, 9472 Burlando Rd., Kernville.
Dinner is only $7.00. We are looking forward to having you join us during this important event. Please R.S.V.P by March 11th so we can insure seating and food preperation.
E-mail or call
Tony Olito, President: 760-608-3938 Marie Rushton, Secretary: 760-379-3671 Mary Olito: 760-379-1020
At our March 11th luncheon, the Salvation Army presented the Rotary Club of China Lake with a Certificate of Appreciation for our part in their 2008 Bell Ringing Program. Our club collected $1,554.92 in donations for this worthy charity. On top of that, we maintained our winning streak in the annual challenge with our friends from the Ridgecrest Kiwanis Club! Pictured here are two of Santa's orneriest elves pointing out the irony of the bell ringing season (a big thanks to Jinny DeAngelis for the photo).
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March 12th (tomorrow) is the 2009 Leadership and Ethics Conference. This is our opportunity to introduce the principles behind good Leadership, and the Four-Way-Test to our local youth. It is one of the primary events in which our Rotary Club of China Lake can have a positive effect on the future of the local communities. Registration starts at 7:30 am at the Ridgecrest City Council Chambers. The sessions begin at 8:00AM and are scheduled to be done by noon. Richard Middlemiss is looking for Rotarians to help him with the conference, so if you have a few hours you can spare, please let him know that you would like to help.
The Rotary Club of China Lake is pleased to be hosting their annual fundraiser for academic scholarships on February 28th at the Kerr McGee Center. Tickets are $25 per person. For more information contact Jinny DeAngelis or Barbara Butler
It is time for our annual Fireside Chats. Instead of our weekly lunch meeting, members have informal meetings at the homes of 4 or 5 members on Wednesday night. The members will dicuss the goals and achievement of the current year and brainstorm for ideas for next year. Spouses are encouraged to come and provide their ideas and suggestions. Light refreshments are served. This is considered a regular meeting for the club...so, if you miss you will need a make-up to remain at 100% attendance. Patty Wharton will be sending out host home assignments.
Click on events and then select Fireside Chats for more information. Home assignments will be listed under volunteering.
It is that time of year again! The Salvaltion Army Bell Ringing challenge between the Rotary Club of China Lake and the Ridgecrest Kiwanis Club is set for Saturday, December 6 from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Everyone is invited to join us on Saturday as we ring the bell and help raise funds for the IWV Salvation Army.
Not to brag...but so far the Rotary Club of China Lake has the winning streak in the bell ringing challenge. Volunteer and help us do good for needy members of our community while having a good time.
You can sign up for a bell ringing slot by visiting the club calendar and clicking on the volunteer link.
Please join us for our annual holiday party at Victoria's at the Heritage on December 20th. This annual party is a great event to bring friends or potential Rotarians to join in our fun. We will be serving heavy hors d'oeuvres and lots of fellowship.
The long tradition of the chinese fire drill white elephant but not really a white elephant gift exchange will be played. To join the fun just bring a wrapped gift valued at $25 or so and place it under the tree. Players will get a number and then their chance to pick a gift. You can keep your unwrapped gift, or select the opened gift of someone else, but remember gifts can be swiped two times before they are no longer in play. Your guests can join the fun, just bring a wrapped gift for them.
While liquor or wine are typical gifts in our merry little group, Gifts can be fun and creative. Gifts should be valued at about $25.
You can register you and your guests by visiting the club calendar and clicking on the event.
The Rotary Club of China Lake will be hosting Santa Claus at the DART Pre-School Program at the Theresa M. Hall Children's Center Preschool. On Wednesday, Rotarians and our favorite friend in red will be passing out goodies to the children.
Let Jinny DeAngelis know if you are interested in participating in this fun event.
DG Anil Garg has decided to send another team of Rotarians to India to participate in a NID (National Immunization Day) on February 1-2, 2009.
The trip will most likely start on January 27th and end around February 7th. Besides the activities on Feb. 1st, door to door immunization will be done over few days. This will entail some long hours and lots of walking.
This is a life changing opportunity but response time is very short. Please contact Sharon or President David for more information and the application forms.
DG Anil Garg will be visiting the club on December 3rd on his annual club visit. Barbara Butler is whipping up one of her amazing baskets to welcome Anil to our community. He will meet with the board of directors prior to the lunch meeting to review our accomplishments and goals. Anil will be the speaker at the weekly lunch meeting.
Bring your friends and family to the USO Building on Wednesday evening to enjoy an evening of fellowship. We will be hosting a reception for DG Anil from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Contact Patty Wharton for more information.
The Rotary Club of China Lake is hosting the14th Annual Community Dinner on November 22th, from 1 PM to 8 PM at the Kerr McGee Center in Ridgecrest.
Your $10 ticket is a great bargain. The ticket includes over $25 in coupons for use at local businesses....and at the event you will enjoy live entertainment all afternoon, a delicious BBQ dinner, doorprizes, and information booths.
Plus, your ticket purchase will benefit one of the 38 local clubs and non-profit organizations selling tickets.
Get your tickets today from the many members of the participating not-for- profit organizations.
This annual community wide fundraiser is made possible by the support
The Rotary Club of China Lake is having an information booth at the Fall Fair. During October 16 to 19, we will be providing the community with information about our club and our projects.
In addition, we will be signing out the Community Dinner tickets at the booth. We are not having a kick-off lunch for the Community Dinner this year. We will use the fair booth as a way to let the local non-profits and the community in general know about the Community Dinner scheduled for November 22nd at the Kerr McGee Center.
The tickets for the November 22, 2008 Community Dinner will be released to the non-profiit organizations on October 16th during the DEF Fall Fair. The Rotary Club of China Lake will have a booth at the Fair and will be distributing tickets during the event.
Following the Fair, groups will be able to pick up their tickets in the Administration Offices at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. During the construction, you will need to go around to the back of the hospital for access to the administration offices.
Tickets will be $10. There will not be any childrens tickets this year.
Groups will also be able to sign up for their information booth during the Fall Fair. We will have a floorplan and the booth space will be first come, first choice.
Pete Romanski and Eric Kaufman are putting together the entertainment for the day. We expect lots of great talent to be on display!
For more information please call Sharon at 446-2414.
The GSE team from Rotary International Distict 3360 in Northern Thailand will be visiting the Indian Wells Valley on October 20th to the 22nd. The purpose of the GSE team is to learn about our communities, specific vocations and to help the team get a local glimpse into our lives. We have five local families that will be hosting the team members. This helps the team members practice their English and learn a little about their host families.
Team Members include the Rotarian team leader who is an Associate Dean to the Faculty of Medicine at Chiang Mai University. The other team members include a Kindergarten Teacher, a Secondary School English Teacher, a High School English Teacher, and an Foreign Affairs Official, Chiang Mai Municipality.
The team will be introduced to club members and their guests at a reception at the USO Building on Monday night.
Tuesday the GSE team will enjoy Vocational Visits, some local history and will attend the evening meeting of the Rotary Club of China Lake.
Wednesday the team will attend our lunch meeting prior to leaving for Simi Valley.
Please mark your calendars for the reception. The reception would be a great opportunity to bring friends and families to meet this great group of folks.
Mark your calendars for the annual club picnic on September 20th at the home of Peter and Debbie Brown.
Club members bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share with the other members. The club provides the meat, drinks, and paper products.
This is a family event and we encourage members to bring their family members. The two Interact Clubs will be joining us for the fun....so bring your teenagers along.
Rotary International President-elect Dong Kurn Lee addressed incoming district governors today at the 2008 International Assembly, urging them to use their resources to help curb child mortality. Lee said he was in disbelief when he learned that 30,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable diseases such as pneumonia, measles, and malaria.
Some magnificent projects grow from very small seeds. The Rotary Foundation had that sort of modest beginning. In 1917 R.I. President Arch Klumph told the delegates to the Atlanta Convention that "it seems eminently proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world." The response was polite and favorable, but the fund was slow to materialize.
It is that time of year again! The annual Kiwanis v Rotary Bell Ringing Challenge is scheduled for December 15th. Rotarians will be ringing bells at K-Mart. Kiwanians will be ringing bells at Wal-Mart.
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