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Our Speech Contest participants along with their Speech
Coach, Beth Wittlesey (L), smile after an incredible
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The three contestants for our Speech Contest
were interesting. One was the Bear River Interact Club President
when she was a sophomore (she's a senior now), while another
was an exchange student from Germany. Phil
Ruble (our Speech contest Chair) was quite amazed that
a student whose native language was German would enter a SPEECH
contest. Thank you to Phil and our judges, timekeepers and score
tabulators – we couldn’t do it without you!
We will be moving next week's meeting for the Area
4 Speech Contest on Tuesday, April
1st at the Miners Foundry. We will
be passing around a signup sheet at today's meeting.
In April, our Group Study Exchange participants
will be visiting our area from Brazil. Eleanor
Kenitzer will be giving the Vocational Tour to one
of the young adults who is interested in mining, and David
will be giving the Vocational Tour to the individual who is
a Systems Analyst. Thank you David and Eleanor for your continued
above and beyond service to our club!
Our district is also sponsoring a team of young adults to
go to Brazil, and while they are there, they may visit
a school that has increased literacy there. In 2001, the Rotary
Foundation awarded a 3-H Grant in
Brazil to introduce a new reading and writing concept: CLE which
stands for Concentrated Language Encounter. This is a method
of education where students learn from group texts and activities
rather than rote memorization and repetition. It is low cost
and popular with students. Since the program started, over 1,900
teachers and educational experts have been trained in the method
and over 72,600 beneficiaries have learned to read and write!
This is just one small example of the work Rotary does to promote
literacy. March is what Rotary Month?
Thanks for the great push in getting Radio Auction
items submitted. As of Thursday morning, members have collected
122 items worth $60,764. We are finalizing
the myriad of details for the DAY OF and will have a lot of
fun on our big day: March 29th. And don’t
forget books for the Rotaract Club and books
for District Governor Vic's 5190 Pledge.
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Contest Chair Phil Ruble presents the check to the winner
of the Speech Contest, Christine from Bear River High School.
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2008 Radio Auction: This
year's Radio Auction is next Saturday
(March 29). The Dry-Run
is scheduled for next Friday (March 28) at 5:00pm at the Superintendent
of School's office (112
Nevada City Hwy, NC). All volunteers are encouraged to attend,
so that they can get the latest training for the day-of.
2008 District Assembly: The District Assembly is
a workshop to help clubs run better! The Assembly is scheduled
for April 4-5 at Harrah's in
Reno. New members, board members, future leaders, and anyone else
interested in Rotary's "behind the scenes" are encouraged
to attend. For more info, see www.rotarydistrictconference.org.
2008 District Conference: The District Conference
is the culmination of what the 53 Rotary clubs in our district
accomplish. And this Rotary year, we will all come together on
May 1-4, 2008 at the Peppermill Resort
Spa Casino in Reno to discuss, celebrate, and plan for
the future! Registration and details about the Conference are
already available at www.rotarydistrictconference.org.
Party Hearty: This year's Party Hearty
with Jimmi Accardi will be on Friday, May 16
at the Miners Foundry, which will benefit Women
of Worth! More details coming...
99th Annual Rotary International Convention: As RI President
Wilf Wilkinson says, "a Rotary convention is an event like
no other", and this year's RI Convention
is only going to be 450 miles away at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. June 15-18, 2008
is just around the corner, so please take a look at the Convention
Brochure available on the RI Website: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/c08_brochure.pdf.
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This Month's Birthdays
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| » Harvey Diemer - Mar 1
» Allan Rogers - Mar 7
» John Woodford - Mar 7
» Bonnie Hawthorne - Mar 31
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This Month's Anniversaries
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» David Fluke & Carol - Mar 18
» Michael Colantuono & Robert - Mar 27 |
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Meeting MOVED for the Radio Auction |
| » Mar 29 |
Event: 11th Annual Radio Auction, 9:00am-2:00pm,
Location: Superintendent of Schools Office |
| » Apr 01 |
Event: Area Speech Contest @ Miners
Foundry |
| » Apr 03 |
Meeting MOVED for the Area Speech Contest |
| » Apr 05 |
Event: District Assembly @ Harrah's
Reno |
| » Apr 07 |
Event: Board Meeting* |
| » Apr 10 |
Program: "Wayne Brown County Jail",
Hosted by: Laurie Powell |
| » Apr 17 |
Program: "The Real Estate Market",
Hosted by: Bob Aydelott |
For future programs
and events, please see the Club Calendar at: www.ncrotary.org/services/calendar.htm
* Board Meetings are usually held at 5:30p
on the 1st Monday of the month at John Woodford's Office: 140
Litton Drive, Ste 210, Grass Valley, CA 95945. All members are
always welcome!
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Rotary
Club of Nevada City - Established October 3, 1935
PO Box 74 - Nevada City, California 95959
Meets every Thursday at 12:15pm at the National
Hotel
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