Arcadia Rotary’s Installation of it’s 98th President 
Let’s Recap! 6/21/24 1. MIKE REAL announced that applications are now available to apply for Rotary Youth Exchange, either for a long term or a short term exchange. Children of rotary members who are freshmen or sophomores in high school should apply ASAP as the applications are due by 09/30/10. The cost for a long term exchange is $4,200.00. If you have any questions, contact Mike.
2. BOB NOVELL passed around the Polio Pigs for donations to eradicate polio around the world and will do so each week during the rotary year. He announced that the club hopes to raise at least $1,000 this rotary year. The club raised $3,000 the last rotary year. Bob said that there are reported increases in polio around the world especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and India. Please be generous
3. BRAD MILLER announced that the club has raised $800 so far for the Pakistan flood relief effort . Anyone who wishes to donate should should make their checks payable to “Rotary International”, and we are in line to get a matching grant from RI for this project.
4. MIKE OJEDA told the members to put the following socials on their calendar: “Date Night” with dinner at the Outback Steakhouse will be on 09/17/10 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Try out the new bleachers at the football game at Arcadia High School on 10/08/10. Celebrate Octoberfest with other members at Matt Denny’s on 10/17/10.
5. ERIC BARTER encouraged all of the members to complete the club’s email survey each week to rate the club luncheons and programs each week. He said that only about 30% of the members respond. He took a hand count as to whether the members prefer a buffet lunch or a sit down, and he estimated that more than half of the members prefer a buffet lunch.
6. DICK MARTINEZ announced that Ensenada Rotary is having a barbecue “fiesta” on Saturday 09/25/10 including a bull fight. The cost is $50/person. If you are interested in attending, contact
Dick.
7. STEVE GARRETT discussed his work in updating the technology on the web. President MATT commended Steve for the countless hours he has spent on the project including posting the club’s records for the past 25 years on the webb. RI is so impressed that they have asked Steve to make a presentation on this project.
8. President MATT WEAVER announced that he is planning on going to Thailand for a week commencing 01/01/11 to work on the water project and he has asked members to join him on this expedition. He said there will not be “hard core work” but “hard core traveling”.
9. President MATT also announced that his gavel is missing (implying that it was “stolen”) and that he has had to borrow the gavel of Past President IMY DULAKE. He will give one of his Rotary glasses that he is giving as a speaker’s gift as a reward for the return of his gavel. I’m sure this is an incentive for the “thief” to return the gavel.