Wednesday June 29th, 2005

It’s the end of an era! Prez Luis is gone, well one more day, and then he is gone -- however, now he can be fined, and I am sure our Sergeant of Arms is going to find many, many occasions to fine Luis for all the shenanigans he has pulled during his term. So Luis, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all your hard work, but get ready, as you have now been reduced to one of Carolina’s subjects! Oh, and by the way, we are so happy you were able to enjoy “Phil’s harmonica” playing in Chicago!
Welcome Carolina. We all look forward to an existing year.

President’s Message:
Annual Conference in Chicago was a great success with attendees from all over the world. The next conferences are held as follows: 2006: Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmo, Sweden; 2007: New Orleans; 2008: Los Angeles. Our club, as well as all the other clubs in the Los Angeles area, will be invited to participate in the planning of this event.
My last formal comments as your President are to say thank you for honoring me and allowing me to lead our club in our (RI) Centennial year and hope I provided the leadership and direction worthy of our club. I want to thanks my Board for the support and guidance in keeping me focused on our goals and objectives. Lastly, thank you Bruce for keeping my gable on “ice.” No, I can’t prove it just going on a gut feeling….

Rotary Training: District is hosting a Membership and Foundation training day July 23, 2005. For more info please contact Carolina and/or District Website.

Throw Out Party: Fun was had by all, that is for sure. Steve Hernandez and his beautiful wife Barbara hosted the annual Throw Out Party at their gorgeous home in West Covina. The party was catered by Joni’s Cafe. The steak, chicken and ribs were all delicious, and all the side dishes were scrumptious. Most of our members were there, and Luis was thrown out in Fashion without getting wet, maybe next year our new President will not be so lucky!

Community Day at the Fair: Sept 30th is the West Covina Community Day at the LA County Fair. Please see Dave Harris to participate in this fun event

Red Ribbon Rally. October 29th is the Red Ribbon Rally at West Covina High School. The planning meetings are held on Thursdays at 7:30 am. Please see Alex Rodriquez, the club chair for this event, for more info.

Every Rotarian Every Year: Just a reminder to donate $100 to the RI Foundation so the club can meet its goal of 100% participation.
50/50 Raffle: The lucky winner for the day was Mark Taylor. He won a whole $3. Now only 46 cards left!

Our Website: Our website is constantly being updated with club information. Check out the many photos too. Some are quite interesting! www.wcsunrise.org

Program: Speaker Arvee Robinson, a persuasive speech coach, gave an excellent presentation to help us attract more clients by communicating more clearly what it is we can do for our clients. Her simple step-by-step systems have helped hundreds of professionals to eliminate nervousness, command audience’s attention and deliver sales-winning presentations. She is very upbeat and fun, and kept us all at attention.

Calendar:
June 11- Support Don and Cheryl Morrin in their latest play "The Emperor's Nightingale" at the Grove Children's Theatre in Upland. This Saturday, July 2nd, is the last performance.
June 30: West Covina Police Department - Cops for Kids Golf Tournament
July 6: Weekly meeting – Program 2004-2005 Club and Convention PowerPoint Presentation
July 13: Weekly meeting – Program will be Harry M. Jacobs, Program Coordinator Registrar - Recorder-County Clerk
July 21: Weekly meeting – Program TBD
July 28: Weekly meeting – Program TBD
Sept 30: LA County Fair Community Day, LA County Fair Grounds, Pomona
Oct 29: Red Ribbon Rally, West Covina High School

Other Links you may want to visit:
District’s July Newsletter
Rotary International member
Rotary International