Dear Rotarians and Friends,

Join us this Week on Zoom:  Thursday August 20 at 5:30pm Club Zoom
3:30pm Executive Board / 4:15pm Full Board 
August 20 - D5190 DG Roberta Pickett Visit via Zoom

An unforgettable 2020 ...

Please forgive our tardiness in getting our weekly newsletter to you - the Jones Fire has taken precedence for our attention.

As our community as a whole deals with this latest natural disaster, please keep in mind our fellow club members who have been directly impacted by the fire:

• Chris and Bill Newsom - mandatory evacuation
• John and Susie Monary-Wilson - voluntary evacuation (which turned to mandatory today) 
• Lynda Guthrie and her Wolf Creek Lodge buddies - voluntary evacuation
• Nathan, Ken and others of you who are waiting anxiously under advisory evacuations

We trust all of our fellow club members are safe, and as of Tuesday evening the fire has not come near your homes. Please keep us posted on your whereabouts. 

We continue to monitor the situation very closely.  I expect we are all prepared to throw a few last-minute things in our cars and evacuate should the fire come closer to us.

I am in communication with our District Governor Berta Pickett concerning her club visit on Thursday evening at 5:30pm via Zoom.  Executive Board Members will start with a Zoom Meeting at 3:30pm and the remainder of the Board join in at 4:15pm.  At this time we are planning to go forward with the meeting as scheduled.

I have let Berta know that if the fire situation gets more threatening, we will likely ask to postpone her visit.  My intent is to make that decision later in the day tomorrow (Wednesday the 19) when we should have a better idea of the status of the fire and evacuations.  We are hoping for a calm, quiet night tonight and tomorrow so fire crews can halt the advance of the fire.

For now, be safe, get your Go Bags packed if you haven’t already done so, and keep a close eye on the situation.

Prez Tom

August is Membership Month. 

PDG Doug McDonald and the District Membership team are hosting a Membership Seminar on August 26 at 5pm. Click to register at District5190.org.

You'll meet the District Membership Team, and New Member Attraction Chair Richard Forster, Member Retention Chair Pete Hochrein, and New Club Extension Chair Dave Bianchi will each share information about the resources available to clubs to attract and retain Rotarians. You can get questions answered and establish on-going contact with knowledgeable district leaders who are available to help your club grow and serve!

We hope you can join us. You might take a look at and become familiar with the resources available at https://district5190.org/page/membership, as we will be referring to them during the webinar.

The LLA sessions are recorded and can be viewed later if you are not able to participate in the live events.  This is just a sampling of what is available to all of us. With Leadership Learning Assembly, the District is highlighting and expanding key resources.  Learn more at Leadership Learning Assembly.

Your Happy/Sad Shares make a difference!

Your Happy/Sad shares give us glimpses of what is going on in your life beyond Rotary.  They are special moments together especially since so much of our time is on Zoom.  Your associated "bucks"  provide a base for us to continue our special services to our community and beyond.  Thanks for sharing you!

My Nevada County helps us stay informed about COVID-19 and Fire Season

Nevada County has activated its new Ready Nevada County Dashboard with the Jones Fire to keep our community informed.  If you have not discovered it yet, visit MyNevadaCounty.com and click the Nevada County Update Banner - Jones Fire in Nevada County.

Learn the latest on how to get tested and what reopening includes and other Nevada County updates through https://www.mynevadacounty.com/2924/Coronavirus 

Stay connected and informed

Robin monitors our news@ncrotary.org email. You can direct questions to that email or to me.  As we learn more and to stay in touch, we will send out regular or more frequent Rotarios.

Upcoming Events - VIA ZOOM

August 20: Social   DG Roberta Pickett Visit:  Exec Board Meeting 3:30pm, Board 4:15pm. 5:30pm Club

August 27: Lunch 12:15pm Peggy Wright, Treats Ice Cream

September 3: Social 5:30pm Dave Cowie, Three Forks Cafe and Brewery--COVID Business Update

September 10: Lunch 12:15pm Our On To Uganda Grant - Nancy Kemp and Gayle and Dave Denney
plus Foundation Mini-Moment: Chris Newsom

September 17: Social 5:30pm - Jon Gresley from the Truckee Rotary - Project Fairs

September 24: Lunch 12:15pm

October 1 - Social 5:30pm - Shelly Covert - California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP)

October 8: Lunch 12:15pm Pascale Fusshoeller from YubaNet

Feb 14, 2021:  Hungry Games, Miners Foundry - NEW DATE: VALENTINE'S DAY 2021

Save the Date for a really special Valentine's Day treat as Hungry Games II is now landing on February 14, 2021. 

In the coming months we will regroup and reconfirm raffle participants and many other details.  For now, Miners Foundry, Sgt Funky, The Ham Stand and our Club are lined up for a fabulous celebration. 

To be rescheduled: 

• Christina Giffin, Nevada Co. Sup. of Schools Office  “Career Pathways Partners”
• Randy Arnold, The Barefoot Spirit - with goodie bags!

Special Dates

Club Leadership