Gail Jensen reminded us that the Annual Arcadia Rotary Holiday Party is set for Sunday, December 8th at Ernie and Gail Jensen’s home between 3 and 6 pm. Each year, this is a wonderful event for the Club! Thank you, Ernie and Gail, for opening your home to the Club. There will be several beautiful baskets raffled off at the party to help support the Arcadia Rotary’s projects in Mexico.

Richard Schulhof reminded us that Arcadia Rotary’s Annual Christmas Party for Kids will be next Friday, December 13th. Santa Claus will be here with gifts for the kids. Please wrap a new toy or other gift for a child and bring it to the meeting. Please be sure to sign up if you’re planning to bring a child.

Dick Martinez announced that the Rotary Amigos are leading the way to build trellises for the water tank and to stain the wood work that the Club recently installed in Mexico. The work project will be on Saturday and Sunday, January 25th and 26th. Along with a good day’s work everyone involved will also enjoy what has become a fun tradition … a terrific cocktail party and a great steak dinner on Saturday evening!

Dick also announced that Arcadia Rotary is helping to host a party for about 450 kids with Downs Syndrome in Mexico. We’ll be involved in supplying blankets and simple unwrapped toys (no batteries) to the kids. Donations of money are also needed and would be much appreciated. Please see Dick for more details.

Please mark your calendars!!! Arcadia Rotary’s annual BIG Fundraiser – – our annual Casino Night – – is scheduled for Saturday, March 8th. Our annual Casino Night is where we raise the bulk of the funds the Club uses to carry-out our many service projects. The Club needs YOUR help to raise the money it needs. This year, a significant amount of that money will come from the sale of Casino Night program ads. The Club is asking EACH MEMBER, including YOU!, to sell (or buy … if you don’t want to sell them) $100 worth of ads. Please contact Mike Real or Ray Bushnell for ad forms and/or additional information. With sale of $100 of program ads by EVERY member of Arcadia Rotary we’ll be able to continue conducting our service programs at the level that we have in past years. Please do your part – – the Club (and those impacted by our programs) appreciate it!

Finally, please remember that the Club will be DARK on Friday, December 20th and 27th.