Rotarian Tricia Wingerter assisted in decorating the Rotary float (shown above) at the Rose Bowl parade. By the pictures it looked like she had a lot of fun!
Welcome to another issue of our weekly bulletin! Find out who our upcoming speakers are, what we covered during the last weekly meeting, and learn more about our Member of the Week.
NEW LOCATION FOR THE EVENING Meeting - Peppe's Bistro
Since Rotary's founding purpose is for people from different backgrounds to exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships,Rotary clubs are a natural antidote for loneliness.
They offer connections plus closer engagement with the wider community. Researchers suggest that the quality of relationships, not the quantity, matters most.
Rotary provides a sense of purpose and meaning, accompanied by the personal payback of greater self-worth.
Thank you Frank Herting for sharing your experience with Pele, the soccer legend with us.
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With only 5 cards left James Thomas picks for the Queen but she remains hidden. $387 Rolls over
Giving Back
Rotarian Stacy Rodriguez went to Valor's Stand Down day at Dansbury Park this past Sunday and donated 4 bags of clothes and assisted with cleanup the latter part of the day. She ran into past Rotarian RuthAnn Rocchio who volunteers with Valor every month from 9:30-1:00 pm.
Stand Down offers amobile clothing closet, food pantry and a hot meal, all provided to aid our Veterans, the homeless, and those in need in our communities.
Prior to Covid there use to be approximately 100 people lined up, lately there have been approximately 25-30 Veterans and the public.
Valor's monthly volunteer meetings are the first Monday of every month at Paul's house in Kunkletown.
Stand Down is at Dansbury Park every 2nd Sunday, 9:30-1:00.
Our club/foundation will be assisting the District in donating towards water purification systems in the Ukraine.
Ukraine Assistance will be ongoing:
Please remember the Ukraine families that are going through such hardship right now. Our hearts go out you.
For 2023 consider making a donation and or sponsor an Ukraine family coming to the United States. Contact Dave Yarosh or Dave Palmer.
RI President-Elect Announces 2023-24 Presidential Theme
Rotary International President-elect R. Gordon R. McInally called for members to capture the world's attention and lead the way toward possibilities far beyond our current expectations.
"McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland, revealed the 2023-24presidential theme, Create Hope in the World...
He urged members to promote peace in troubled nations, help those affected by conflict, and maintain the momentum of initiatives begun by past leaders."
"The goal is to restore hope — to help theworld heal from destructive conflicts and, in turn, to help us achieve lasting change for ourselves," McInally said at Rotary's annual training event for incoming district governors.
TJ Price - we appreciate you, especially as a new member. You have jumped in full force when you took the lead for our Pints & Pino for Polio fundraiser this past October and did a great job. We appreciate you consistently attending meetings, being involved and joining different committees.
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