FALL 2015
Monarch Beach
SUNRISE ROTARY ON THE CALIFORNIA RIVIERA
President’s P id ’ M Message by Gary Maxwell
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES… We kicked off the New Year with a meeting to discuss what we, the club members would like to see in the coming year and the universal consensus was essentially that we all wanted to see more hands-on projects. Being a more hands-on club tends to stretch our accomplishments further than simple money donations can allow. So far this year, it has been very evident that all our committees are truly putting forth the effort to make this goal a reality. The 2015 Lobster Beach Fest made for the biggest hit yet. San Pedro’s Fish Market show and food quality truly raised the bar for future events that won’t want to be missed. This along with the improved atmosphere made for the most elegant and smoothly run event to date. Our International Service Committee is preparing for our first venture down to Mexico in many years to participate in a couple of local projects down there in conjunction with Thousand Smiles and another Rotary club. One of our most impactful events of the year, Vocational Day, is set just around the corner on Nov 20th. We’ve secured Robert Grant, Tina Aldatz, and Jim Madrid to attend and inspire the local youth with invaluable expertise and insight that will prove to be priceless takeaway for the high school seniors. This year we are nearly doubling the number of students attending by drawing on four schools instead of two so that we may maximize the positive impact of this event on the youth of our community. Being able to expand this event
Student of the Month by Nan Eide
The Student of the Month Program is one of long standing and favorite events of the club. In order to recognize and encourage high scholastic achievement as well as social responsibility to the community among young people, the club coordinates with Dana Hills High School to select and honor one boy and one girl each month of the school year. The school supplies the names and contact information of the nominees and their parents, and our scholarship committee leader arranges for them to attend one of our meetings. At the meeting, the students and their parents are introduced to the club members, and the young people are presented individually where they tell the membership about their scholastic achievements as well as their extracurricular activities, and future plans. We get to know them - a little. After receiving certificates, and posing for pictures, the students leave us. We remain behind with awe for their activities and grateful for their bright future.
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