1. The American Cancer Relay for Life to fight cancer will be held on Saturday 08/01/2015 Santa Anita Race Track from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We will have a booth selling hot pastrami sandwiches for $25 donation. Wear your Rotary shirt and hat. Yvonne Flint announced that the club has already raised $1,730 on line which will be in addition to the donations collected from the sale of the pastrami sandwiches. You can still donate on line or by sign up sheet passed around at the meeting. Make your checks out to “American Cancer Society”.
2. Richard Schulhof introduced 2 interns from the Boys and Girls Club who are working at the Arboretum this summer. Richard praised them for the great work they are doing.
3. Mike Real announced that the club’s social committee is planning a day trip to visit wineries in Santa Barbara in February 2016. Mike also announced that the beach party to Huntington State Beach the prior Sunday was a huge success.
4. Bruce McCallum thanked all of the club members who volunteered to host Trinidad and Tobago and Kyrgyz Republic prior to the opening of the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. He especially thanked Denise Weaver for lining up the volunteers and Sandra Caldero who was photographer.
5. Mike Real announced that Arcadia Rotary’s exchange student is arriving 08/21/2015 and will be here for the next school year.