1. President Eric announced that he is almost done with the radiation treatments and that he now has his voice back and is well on the road to recovery. This is great news, Eric.
2. Bring your Rotary Magazines in to share with others in office waiting rooms.
3. The Rotary Rose Float theme, “The Places we Go.” go to www.RotaryFloatorganizers.org to donate to the special needs folks, and go to Decorate.com for fun decorating the float.
4. The Rotary Club of Monrovia is celebrating its 90th birthday on October 23, 2012. Monrovia was the sponsor of Arcadia Rotary 85 years ago, October 27. So wear your appropriate outfits for the Group Photo next week.
5. The annual Monday Night Football party will be held on October 22, 2012, at the home of Paul Kalemkiarian at 1328 Rodeo Road, Arcadia, CA 91006. The cost is $20/person which includes food ( including pizza ), beer, wine and more. The Debate will also be playing, and George will be running the betting pools for the game and debate. Two special drink concoctions will be featured. Armenian Hors d’ouvres will be featured. Members are encouraged to bring their spouses or significant others. This is always a great party. Starts at 5:30.
6. The deadline for signing up to be a facilitator at TLC (Teen Leadership Camp) the weekend of 11/02/12 – 11/04/12 has been extended. More facilitators are needed. If you are interested in being a facilitator at this great event, contact Celeste Kelley or Club Administrator Sandra Caldero.
7. The “Walk to Cure Junior Diabetes” is set for 11/11/12 at Dodger Stadium. They need persons to walk and persons to get sign ups for donations. Contact Mike for further information.
8. International Chairman Aaron Rose announced that the annual trip to work at a Tijuana orphanage will be on the last weekend of January 2013. Everyone planning on going is requested to apply for a Passport Card. right away. This is separate from a regular Passport. and is for use to enter Canada and Mexico. You can order it at the local Post Office at a cost of approximately $70.00, and you must bring a certified copy of your birth certificate with you at the time you apply for the Passport Card. It is recommended that you order it right away as it takes approximately 1 month for it to be sent to you. The reason for using a Passport Card rather than a a regular Passport is that automobiles whose passengers all have the Passport Card are put in the fast lane that can cross the border much faster than automobiles with passengers using a regular Passport which are put in the slow lanes that can take about 2-1/2 hours to cross the border. If you have any questions, contact Aaron Rose.
9. Aaaron Rose announced that there is a separate District 5300 work project set for 04/13/13 in Tecate, Mexico entitled “Corazon Super Build ” where Rotarians will build 5 homes for poor people in Tecate, Mexico. This is not connected with our annual work project at orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico. More information will be given on the district project at a future time.
10. Arcadia High School Football v Psadena, big game . Arcadia will end up co – champ of the league. Program meeting at Matt Denny’s 5:30, October 26. Free tickets are available if you sign up ahead of time.
11. Interact Work Group Meeting: November 6 at Mat Denny”s. Jim Rider.
12. Rotary International Meeting: Lisbon, Portugal, June 22-26, 2013. Get a group together to go.
13. Arcadia High School Performing Arts Center is finally here, and beautiful. A fund raiser is coming with Paul Anka.