Rotary Club of Eureka, California

Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
October 15, 2012

The Flag salute was lead by Past President and multiple PHF Pat Folkins   The invocation was offered by Bill McAuley with special thoughts for Don Leonard who is recovering from surgery at Stanford Hospital.

Celebrations

Birthdays:  Dana Jones (16^th), Bruce Smith (18^th)

Anniversaries:  Wedding – Dick and Debbie Storre       Club – Roy Frostenson 4 years

Student Guests

Our Exchange Students Larrisa (Germany) and Franco (Chile) updated us on what’s they’ve been doing  since our last meeting.

Announcements

The Rotary Foundation District Dinner was Saturday (Oct. 13) in Fortuna.  President Nancy and Past President Bert Campton attending to represent the Club – they were the only ones there representing the Club so President Nancy took Past President Bert’s suggestion and allowed everyone who didn’t make to the Dinner to make a Foundation donation by putting ten bucks on the table.

At the Foundation Dinner we received three District awards for:

    1) Community Service 

    2) Innovation and 

    3) Distinguished Club

The Innovation award was for our establishing the 501(c)3 1923 Fund and our use of it for the Honor Flight Program.  President Nancy announced we will be using the account again in support of the Boy Scouts and their fund-raiser to buy and install a potable water system at Camp Riggs Johnston on the Elk River – it will allow them to use the showers the Club donated to them previously.

October is Vocational Awareness Month and we’ll be giving an award at the end of the month to a club member who exemplifies Rotary and Vocational Service – Still time to get your nominations in to President Nancy

New Board of Director Members:  Congrats to our newest board members who will serve a two year term starting next year:  Mike Downey, Alicia Cox, Jeff Leonard and John Harper.  Thanks for your service.

President Nancy has a grandson’s wedding to attend this weekend so she auctioned off – for 30 bucks – two 50 yard line seats to this week’s HSU home football game.  She also offered her tickets for this Saturday’s Rotaract fund-raiser at the Arkley Center to anyone wanting to attend the event.

SMALL GRANTS:  Carol Rische presented our first round of Small Grant awards for this Rotary Year.

$2,000 was awarded to the Humboldt Library Foundation for their “Buy a Book Campaign” – our grand will be used specifically to buy books for teens and young adults
 

 $1,000 to HSU Softball for the purchase of a new pitching machine for the team

Recognitions

President Nancy traded in her Sunshine Hat for a Rainy Day one and then recognized Carol Rische with a coveted rain stick for her recent month long trip to Europe.

Program

The program, in keeping with October’s vocational theme, was a presentation about the Eureka non-profit YouthAbility which is aimed at helping disadvantaged youths between the ages of 16 and 24, teaching them job skills and helping to make them self-sustaining.  

 

YouthAbility Board Member Margaret Wheeler and Vance Café Manager Dixie Callahan told us about the program which began in 2006 and runs the Angels of Hope Thrift Store in Arcata and the Vance Café in Eureka.

Respectfully submitted,

Roy Frostenson