West Covina Sunrise Rotary Club Newsletter , Wednesday February 15, 2006

President’s Message: Please plan to attend our next Golf Tournament Meeting, Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 8:30 AM. With your help this will be the biggest and best golf tournament ever. Give our club some of your time and input, this is our event. Everyone can participate in one way or another.
Valentine’s Day according to the Bentons: Every year Greg gives flowers to Kathy for her Birthday -- and then he gives her a small valentines present every day till Valentines Day…… when she again gets flowers ( violets I believe it was this year). That equates to 8 days of Valentines for Kathy! And who said Lawyers are not Romantics. Great job Greg. And to all other men - you should make note of this and remember next year. Let’s see who can top the 8 days of Valentines in the Benton household.

Celebrity Golf Tournament -- April 24th, 2006.

The Golf Tournament is now advertised on the web. Go to www.charitygolfonline.com to take a look. From there, click on “search for tournaments” and then click on April 24.
Here is a list of Golf Tournament Committee Members:
Graphics – Kris Kelso
Printing/Mailing flyers – Bill Tarozzi
Lunch coordination – Luis Chacon
Dinner coordination – Diana Veloz
Photographer – Don Morin
Volunteer coordination (for day of event) – Carolina Chacon
Auction Item Coordinator – Vatche Kelartinian
PA system – Gary Lawson (thanks Gary)
Raffle volunteer – Lone Sorensen


Positions still needed are:
Hole sponsor coordinator
Raffle Prizes: Please contact all your friends, family members and business associates and see if they can donate items for our raffle. We need Gift certificates to Restaurants, Personal Services such as salon services, massages, facials, dental work, chiropractic, etc.,etc. We can use baskets, movie tickets, hotel get-a-ways, golf fees, tickets to shows, golf clubs, photography setting, gift certificates to stores, boat rentals etc.,etc… The possibilities are endless. Please contact Lone Sorensen at 626-893-7395 with contact information of businesses or individuals you know will donate.
Next meeting: February 22, 2006 right after the regular meeting.
Thanks for your continued support of our golf tournament! Keep thinking SPONSORS!

District Assembly for the 2006-2007 Rotary Year: April 22, 2006, Etiwanda Gardens. All Officers and Committee Members should plan to attend. For those of you new on the board -- and we welcome and thank you --- the district assembly is a “training” session for the various roles on the board.
The Full Monty: for the adventurous and daring the Grove Theatre of Upland is now featuring the play The Full Monty. Per Don Morrin the play is phenomenal – but for adults only -- apparently they do the Full Monty, literally…… If you are interested call the Theatre.
Member news: Marc Taylor tried hard to raise some funds as the alternate Sgt of Arms for the day. It seems Diana Veloz has been seen sporting around town in a brand new convertible Mercedes SL500, so she of course got to spin.
Carolina Chacon has received the Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Community Service Award for the year. Congratulations. But it seems a president cannot spin. Luckily for us, our very own Legal Advisor stepped in with the resolution. Since the award received by Carolina is Community Property, Luis is also the recipient – alas, a spin for the club. Carolina tried to argue that all Luis ever does is surf with his two teenage buddies Reniero & Bruce Sims, and that he doesn’t deserve any credit for the award, but to no avail.
Program: Kathy Benton, the executive Director of Stepping Stones for Women, had the floor for the day, and shared some very scary statistics. There are over 90,000 homeless people in the Greater Los Angeles area, and The San Gabriel Valley now has the 4th most homeless. Of the homeless, over half are single women with children. Stepping Stones for Women is a two year program providing not only shelter, but also education, training, spiritual guidance and a stable environment so the women can grow and evolve from the program able to live on their own, work and take care of their families.
Calendar: The information below and more can be found on our very own web site.

2006 District Conference
Hilton Palm Springs Resort
May 18-21, 2006
"Fun in the Sun 2006"
400 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammer Save the Date!
May 3, 2006
Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammer, Rotary International President will be in Las Vegas May 3 for an Interclub meeting.
Details will be posted here when available.
For more information.....
Tom Novotny
tom_arohed@yahoo.com


Feb 22: Program: Karl W. Schoth, Board member of the Consumer Attorney’s Association of California. Will talk about “Civil Litigation and Trial: Fact and Fiction.”

Mar 1: Program tbd
Mar 8: Program tbd
Mar 15: Program tbd
Mar 22: Program tbd
Mar 29: Program tbd