SPRING/SUMMER 2014
Monarch Beach
SUNRISE ROTARY ON THE CALIFORNIA RIVIERA
President’s Message
Interact Celebration
by Alan Wickstrom
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES… As the old saying goes, time sure flies when you are having fun! This past year as president of your Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club has been more than fun… it has been a blast! I’m proud to have served our club and the charities we support. This year our club won 3 Rotary District 5320 awards for our service to others. 1st place large club for Community Service (Anita Houston), 1st place Club Service (John Coffman) and 2nd place Vocational Service (Gary Maxwell). WOW!! What a great accomplishment. Thanks to each of you and those that helped them achieve this. As President Elect John Coffman prepares to take the reigns for “his year” as president starting July 1, I want to thank John for all he did to support “my year” as president. YOU ROCK!! Your year as president is going to be fantastic. A big thank you to Gary Maxwell (VP & LobsterFest chair), Michael Maxwell (Sec), Ellen Turnbull (Past Pres) and my dear friend and Rotary sponsor, Nancy Baumann (Treasurer) for her support, wisdom and guidance during this past year. Thank you all!! I want to thank Anita Houston (Community Service), Margarita Martin (International Service), Gary Maxwell (Vocational Service), Linda Hess (Foundation & Orientation), John continued on page 3
On Tuesday, May 27, we held the 1st Annual Year-End Celebration of our DHHS Interact Club. Over 100 members and guests, Interactors and family, and other special guests were in attendance at the Dana Point Senior Center. The event was catered by Ricardo’s Place. As always, the food and service were outstanding. Our thanks to our great member Ricardo Beas for his great support. Prior to the Interact program, a check from our Club to SOCSA was presented to representatives from that organization. The main program included opening comments from Interact President Kate Fulton, a year-in-review video, and a presentation to the Shea Therapeutic Riding Center from the Interact Club. Allison Peterson talked about RYLA and then introduced the Interactors that our Club sponsored for the RYLA camp this year. Each student talked about what attending RYLA meant to them. Jessica Timberlake announced special awards including the Interactor of the Year, which went to Colin Hicks, and the Rookie Interactor of the Year, which went to Rachel Clark. The Interact Club had a great year and participated in over a dozen projects and fund raisers. They raised over $500 for Water for South Sudan and almost $700 for the Shea Center. There were over 80 members on the roster and the Club regularly had over 50 members in attendance at meetings. Our thanks to our Rotary Advisors, Jessica, Allison, Cyndi Elders, and John Coffman for their work with these amazing kids. We also thank Mike Sullivan as the Faculty Advisor who generously turns over his classroom to the Club twice a month.
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