We have utilized a set of applications from Google over the last year to put a calendar and photos on our www.arcadiarotary.org website. Unfortunately we ran afoul of their terms of service by having several people using a single user name and password.  We have now kissed and made up with the nice kids at Google. During the discussions [...]

The Rotarian Magazine recently featured an interesting artricle  Rotary and social networking: Rotarians help provide service through fellowship, and social networking is one of the many ways Rotarians are connecting online. Visit Rotary International’s official social networking pages and join the conversation. Get Connected by Clicking Here

At the June 30, 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Arcadia the following actions were taken that may be of interest to you: The resignation s of  Giancarlo Licata, Sheila Reed, Valerie Esguerra & Al Laghab wrere accepted. The membership  of  John Lee & Michael Lattanzio were terminated for lack of compliance [...]

Darned if I know what’s new in the zoo. But, I do know what is new to the Rotary Club of Arcadia website. It is called a wiki. The name comes from those quick little shuttle buses at Honolulu Airport. You may have experience with the biggest wki on the web Wikipedia. It is sort [...]

 Another part of the Club Budget is OPERATIONS which includes the dues you pay to Rotary International and District 5300, and our “Obligations to RI and the District:” These include attendance by our president at the Rotary International Convention and District Conference, attendance by our President Elect at the “President Elect Training” (PETS) session, attendance [...]

Many members of the Rotary Cub of Arcadia have become Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members with an annual gift to the Annual Programs Fund of $100 or more.  The Rotary Foundation offers a convenient and easy way to  makes contributing to The Rotary Foundation easy. It is called TRF-DIRECT (electronic fund transfer) you’ll be able to Support the programs of The Rotary [...]

The Council, Rotary’s “parliament,” meets every three years to deliberate and act upon all proposed enactments and resolutions submitted by clubs, district conferences, the General Council and Conference of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, and the RI Board. The Council itself also makes proposals.   The COL meet in Chicago over the past week [...]

The Rotarian, April, 2010 Letters to the Editor Fighting Diabetes The December issue contained very meaningful information on diabetes and the involvement of Rotarians in creating awareness and facilitating service projects by clubs and districts [Facts of the Matter].  From the Rotarians involved in the war on the epidemic of diabetes, thank you, thank you, [...]

They call them the golden arches for good reason; there’s gold at the base of those universal icons. One of the reasons the McDonald’s franchise has been so successful is the uniformity they deliver, to the point that Economist Magazine uses the cost of a Big Mac in different currencies as a basis of comparing [...]

Immediately following the International Assembly on January 25 through 29 the Rotary International Board of Directors met for their third meeting of the 2009-2010 year at One Rotary Center in Evanston. Interact Age Requirements Lowered To Age 12 (Jr High Schools Now Eligible For Interact Clubs). The Board Also Recommended Other Actions To Strengthen Rotary’s [...]

What happened at RYLA over the March 5-7, 2010 weekend? Click here to see.

It never fails that the traffic light is programmed to stop traffic just as I approach. Maybe that is why we call it a stop light; even though it allows traffic to progress as often as it requires me to stop and wait for those who are not going my way. The reality is that [...]

WHO WAS DAN STOVER AND WHY IS THIS SCHOLARSHIP NAMED AFTER HIM? The worlds of education and music transected in the life of Dan Stover, a secondary education professional whose musical talents were shared with his family, his community, and certainly with Rotary, at both the local and District levels. Dan Stover was an educator [...]

Sylvia Whitlock and her long time friend Mimi Hennessy   In 1982, at the invitation of one of the women whose admission had caused the ouster of the Rotary Club of Duarte, I joined the Ex-Rotary Club of Duarte. Mary Lou Elliott was an elementary school principal, as was I. Service clubs were not familiar to [...]

District Governor Tom Novotny announced the nomination of Sylvia Whitlock to serve District 5300 as District Governor for the 2012-2013 Rotary year.   Past District Governors John Fee, Ernie Jensen and Steve Garrett with District Governor Nominee Designate Sylvia Whitlock   The tradition of District 5300 is to have all of the Past District Governors [...]

Just i case you didin’t see it; here is the Rotary Float in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade

Rotary Inetrnational President John Kenny meets with Paul Palazollo – President Kiwanis International, Mark Shriver – President Optimist International and Eberhard Wirfs – President Lions International in Arcadia, California on December 30, 2009. This was the most recent in a long tradition of the four service organizations leaders meeting at the time of the Tournament [...]

The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Arcadia has been busy making policies. Now they have complied some of those policy decisions into a new document; the Rotary Club of Arcadia Policy Manual. This is an important effort on thier part. It provides a central location where every member of the Rotary Club [...]