1. January 24-25: Rotary Amigos Project in Tijuana, Mexico:
a. Need more people to sign up to work on orphanage following which will be dinner at Tijuana’s finest steak house (per Dick Martinez).
b. Orphanage also needs cash contributions, gift cards (e.g., to Smart & Final), clothes, as well as help with the project (per Rosie Mares).
2. Social events (for Red Badge and Other Rotarians) (per Chris Haddow):
a. January 27 at Villa Catrina, 251 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006
b. February 21 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center, 188 Campus Drive, Arcadia 91007 (featuring concert by “the Four Tops”)
c. March 15 at the Magic Castle, 7001 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles 90028 (tentative only)
3. February 14, 2015: Valentine’s Day Social Event (Rotary Partners, Red Badge, etc.),- save the date, details to follow. (per Mike Ojeda).
4. Sign-up sheets (for greeters, leading pledge of allegiance, commencement prayers and thoughts, etc.) are being distributed – in lieu of being “hunted down.” (per Rosie Mares).
5. Liga Children’s Heart Program (www.ligainternational.org): Contributions needed in making Rotary International grant to finance children’s heart surgery at Liga Children’s Heart Clinic in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. (per Francisco Aguilar, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico Rotary and Aileen Arias, Chino Hills Rotary)
6. Ferguson, Missouri Public Library book donation project. Book donations sought. (per Jim Rider).
7. February 6, 2015, 7 p.m.: San Gabriel Valley Council Boy Scout Golden Eagle dinner at West Covina Elks Lodge, 841 West Merced Avenue, West Covina 91790. Rotarians are welcome to make arrangements to attend. (per Lucia Bernal).