West Covina Sunrise Rotary Club Newsletter Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Rotary Day at the Theatre: Menopause the Musical - Special showing for West Covina Sunrise Rotary only – Sunday, October 22nd: Noon: Lunch will be served - 2pm play begins. Special pricing includes lunch, wine & water: first 6 rows center $55. All other tickets $45.
The food will either be a Mexican Buffet – or if we get the permits to close down the street – we will set up tables & canopies and Jouni will then provide BBQ for everyone. This is shaping up to be an even greater event than last year!!! So sell those tickets.
So far we have sold 185 tickets -- but we need to sell 300. Please contact all your friends, neighbors, and family members. Also talk to your PTA Club, your baseball team, your bridge club, the kids’ football team, your bar tender, your barber & your beautician ….. You get the message I am sure.. Sell those tickets.
Please contact Don Morrin for tickets at (909) 816-3474 e-mail brothrs@eartklink.net or Billy Tarozzi at (800) 938-9929 Check out www.menopausethemusical.com for more information.
It was discussed at the meeting to award Jouni with a plague for all the work he has done for our club. An honorary membership is also a possibility. If you have any ideas, please contact Don Morrin.
Red Ribbon Rally: October 28. Please sign up to help make pancakes - we need you from 6am till approx. noon. Mark Dettor is this year’s chair. Meetings are Thursday mornings at 7:30 AM at Denny’s on Azusa, in West Covina.
Red Ribbon Rally Thank You Dinner will be held at West Covina High School's Dog Rock Café November 15th at 7PM. All members are urged to attend in support of this event.

West Covina Taste of the Town: Roaring 20’s VIP Casino Night: Friday, October 6th, 6-11PM at the West Covina Westfield Mall.
NEWS: Because other clubs have sold all their tickets, Sunrise Rotary has given back our un-sold tickets. Members will not be required to buy tickets & the club will not buy tickets. If you want tickets, please contact Gary Lawson.
For more info visit www.tasteofwestcovina.com
PS. Gallo will be providing free wine from 6 til 7 PM…
so get your tickets now.

Volunteers are needed Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 am till 6PM. Please contact Gary Lawson to sign up to help. Don’t forget we share in the profits for this event, and so far we have not done any work……….

Center for Aging Resources: Join Vatche for the Fifth Annual Silent Auction, Fundraiser and Open House to benefit the Center for Aging Resources. Friday, October 20, from 6 to 9 PM. The event is free and includes dinner, drinks, live auction, and a 50/50 raffle. Also free entertainment by Vatche who will mc’s the event in his period costume.

Stepping Stones for Women:
Stepping Stones for Women will he hosting their Annual 2006 Dinner Auction, Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 6 pm, at the Upper Turner Center at Azusa Pacific University. There will be a great silent/love auction, live jazz music, gourmet dinner. All proceeds will benefit Stepping Stones for Women’s operations and future expansion of their facilities.
Potential Rotary Leadership Seminar: Would you like to sharpen your leadership skills? Would you like to receive advice from "the experts" on how to be more effective in leading in your Rotary Club, other community organizations or your business? Are you interested in being a Rotary Leader but don't know where to begin?

District 5300 is offering the 2006 Potential Rotary Leadership Seminar (PRLS) to provide you with these answers and more! The goal of PRLS is to provide a set of training sessions wherein current and future Rotary leaders learn to become more effective in their leadership roles. The program is designed to encourage those whose goals include a basic comfort with a leadership position. Every subject is intended to be of benefit either inside or outside Rotary.

The basic PRLS curriculum includes:
• Communications - Basic Leadership Principles - Leading a Meeting - Basic Public Speaking - Rotary, Your Club and You - Leading And Motivating Volunteers
Presenters include past and present District 5300 leaders and others from our community. Each PRLS seminar is different in content, so even if you’ve attended once, come again!
Those who attend a PRLS training meeting and participate in other Rotary leadership events receive recognition at the District Conference and a special PRLS pin.
This year's PRLS meetings will be held October 14, 2006 in Rancho Cucamonga and October 21 in Las Vegas. You can find details and the registration forms on the District website at www.district5300.org. Questions? Contact PRLS Committee Chair, Greg Jones ( Pasadena Sunrise) at mpgreg@yahoo.com.
The LA 2008 Convention committee wants you!

99th Annual RI Convention * Los Angeles 2008
A collaborative venture of RI Districts
5240, 5260, 5280, 5300, 5320, 5330, & 5340

24,000 Rotarians from around the world are expected to attend this Convention and we need your help. Sign up and be a part of the Convention experience as a volunteer participant. Our volunteer needs are great. We will need 1,200 volunteers to help make this the best ever Rotary International Convention. Sign up today and become part of the Rotary International experience.
Here’s how:
Go to www.Rotary2008.info and click on volunteers sign up. Review the assignments and pick the one that interests you. Fill in the blanks and submit. It is that easy. All volunteers
will need to register for the convention. The Convention dates are Saturday June 14th thru Wednesday June 18, 2008.
Thank you taking the time to read this. If you have additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me or the current District Governor.
Stew Anderson PDG 2005-2006, 760-245-8816 Home, 760-271-5778 Cell
sldanderson@msn.com

Every Rotarian, Every Year
Can you not afford less than $1.93 a week?
• As a Rotarian you are encouraged to support the work of OUR Rotary
Foundation by donating a minimum of $120 a year.
• Here are some suggestions for reaching this commitment painlessly:
• Have your club add $10 per month on to your bill.
• Sign up through www.rotary.org “member access” for an annual charge to
your credit card or checking account.
• Take your change out every night and then send into TRF.


An Invitation to Participate
By: Cliff Houser, Marketing Chair for 2007 District Conference.
Earlier this year we began the process of providing a venue filled with programs that would draw Rotarians from the most distant portions of our district 5300 to the 2007 District Conference. The planning is not only exciting but it is one of the finest events I’ve had opportunity to help plan. What is on-going as we read, is the development of small committees that will be organized at the club level to get the word out and encourage other fellow Rotarians to get the wheels moving and become a part of the excitement. It really is contagious!
If you have fun being in on the action, helping to plan, eager to serve, you are needed. Call me now so we can begin to spread the workload out and at the same time, Share the Adventure. We are on the road to success and we need to be able to share this with hundreds of Rotarians and their friends. This Conference will also be a great opportunity for you to bring an interested party to see what Rotary District 5300 is all about. This event has all the potential of being the most attended conference in years. If you believe that we Rotarians are doing the right things, then step up to the plate and share Rotary with your friends and
neighbors.
A desire is only an idea held in expectation, that may come to pass!
The thing that brings us to fulfilling a desire is action. Now the ball is in your court! Let me hear from you and the role you want to play in this great opportunity.
Climb aboard the adventure train and become a productive and interactive member of the Marketing Team for the 2007 District 5300 Conference!
Cliff Houser (day) (626) 568-4320, or e-mail: cliffhouser@sbcglobal.net


Program: Today's speaker was Rosalinda Buckwald, from the Azusa Rotary Club. She is the advisor to the Rotoract Club at Citrus Collge and provided an overview of what the club does, and how Rotary Clubs can sponsor Rotoract clubs.

Calendar: The information below and more can be found on our very own web site.

Oct 6: Taste of West Covina Casino Night
Oct 11: Program Speaker - Sylvia Whitlock. Today's speaker is Sylvia Whitlock, the first woman club president in Rotary International 1987-1988. She is a member of “The Mouse That Roared, the Rotary Club of Duarte.” She tells and interesting story on her trials and tribulations in becoming the first woman club president.
Oct 14: Potential Rotary Leadership Seminar PRL Seminars,
Oct 14: Stepping Stones for Women annual fundraising dinner
Oct 18: Regular meeting
Oct 20: Center for Aging Resources Annual Silent Auction
Oct 22: Menopause the Musical
Oct 25: Regular meeting
Oct 28: Red Ribbon Rally
Nov 15: Red Ribbon Rally Thank you Dinner.