Once a month, doctors and nurses fly into remote parts of Mexico to deliver needed medical services and medicine to villagers in remote parts of Mexico.  Unfortunately, villagers in these remote villages are not covered by the government for their health problems; so many go untreated and have no cure for some elemental problems.   The [...]

If he had more time, Fine Master Gerald Tamparong would have fined all 57,000 people who attended the Dodger game last Wednesday. To keep it short, he decided on recognizing only Club Rotarians who he knew were there: Eric Barter, Ernie Jensen, Gil Stromsoe, Allen Yack and Tommy Zampiello. [There may have been others named [...]

Tim Murphy is the July 31st speaker regarding the Flying Doctors of Mercy. Tim is an Arcadia resident and a pilot involved with LIGA International. He will present a slide show with an overview of LIGA’s work in Sinaloa and the Mexican villages where LIGA has established free clinic’s. This is a video form KSEE [...]

Thank you Rotarians for sharing your turtles with the Boy Scouts!  The Great Rubber Turtle Race was even more exciting than I expected! We were able to fit all thousand turtles into three large buckets, and we simultaneously dropped them into the “Amazon Ride”. There is video available to view the start: The turtles all [...]

Our speaker was the most enthusiastic and insightful we’ve had for some time.  Brittany Massey, get this; Steve Garrett’s granddaughter, and recent Cal State Long Beach grad, and Rotoract President (2008-09) gave a very informative talk about the “Net Generation”.  With a major in Communication Studies and minor in Psychology she understands how young people [...]

Gil Stromsoe, our PHF chairman, honored the following for their $1,000 contributions to the Paul Harris Foundation: Gerri Lin, Nancy Nien, Gena Post-Franco, and Tommy Zampiello. Gil explained that the money was used by Rotary for worthy projects throughout the world and then presented each of the recipients with a certificate, medallion, and a pin.

Ernie Aragon Pres. Imy announced that Ernie had 17 years of perfect attendance, both at the meetings and also at the 11:30 club! Ernie was presented with a pin for the honor. That is over 800 lunches and even more beverages at the 11:30 meeting.

MINGLE WITH MUSIC The Aluminum Marshmallow Band There will be a 60′s and 70′s Rock and Roll music festival at the Sierra Madre Memorial Park, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd (next to the fire station). The concert will be Aug. 9th from 5 to 8 PM. It is FREE! Just bring your own chairs and [...]

Rotary and the United Nations have a long history of working together and sharing similar visions for a more peaceful world. In 1942, Rotary clubs from 21 nations organized a conference in London to develop a vision for advancing education, science, and culture after World War II. That event was a precursor to UNESCO. In [...]

I am so excited to induct two new members this Friday for Arcadia Rotary. We are already starting to add new members in this new year of my Presidency so I thank all the members who look out and seek out the new potential members for the greatest club in the world. As all members are inviting and [...]

Jason just turned 47 the day before last Friday’s Rotary meeting. Looking back, he did not have a “from rags to riches” story like Horatio Alger’s stories to tell his fellow Rotarians. His life has been full of vicissitudes. He was born in a town about one hour from the City of Xi’an, which had [...]

Christine Shu, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Dist. 5300 Christine Shu, who just received her baccalaureate last May from Colby College, a small but nationally top-ranking liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, has been awarded the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for post-graduate studies and service in Kazakhstan in the 2009 – 2010 school year. Christie, standing at the [...]

Your Club Service team is “taking it up a notch” for your luncheons. About once a month we will have a theme, add some fun, change the menu, get it catered, go offsite, decorate or otherwise vary the luncheon. August 7 is the first of these Wear your best Hawaiian shirt or Mumu Be prepared [...]

It seems our illustrious ex-President Frank Griffith has been riding busses again.  You’d think after his disastrous experience at the RI Convention in Copenhagen, he’d have learned his lesson, but nooooooo!  He was in Russia this time and in yet another bus collision.  He was fined $50 for subjecting yet another group of travelers to [...]

Ever the astute businessman, Mike Real was lucky enough to pick up a new toy in Bernie Madoff’s fire sale.  In a feeble attempt to avoid parting with even more money, the proud owner of a ski boat was quick to point out that Matt Weaver and he were going to be planning a Rotary [...]

Finemaster Dave McMonigle, ably assisted by Assistant Finemaster Geoff Tookey, got right to it with “Crime and Punishment.” It seems that Mahlon “The Butcher” Chinn has violated Code Section 597 by maliciously and intentionally killing animals. Although Dirk Hudson wasn’t familiar with the section, he was deemed fully competent to prosecute Mahlon for his crimes. [...]

The California Philharmonic needs volunteers to help with ticket sales for their next concert.  They need 2 volunteers for each of the following days:  Thursday 07/27/09, Friday 07/24/09 and Saturday 07/25/09.  The volunteers will be helping out at their office at 1120 Huntington Dr., San Marino, CA and they need help on each of the [...]

The Arcadia Chamber of Commer is hosting its annual TASTE OF ARCADIA on 09/21/09 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Arboretum.  Presale tickets are $35 for adults & $15 for children 10 to 17 years.  Tickets at the door are $45.  For tickets call (626) 447-2159 or online at:  www.tasteofarcadia.com.  The proceeds will [...]