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 [...]

The luncheon tables were all decorated to represent countries of the world, with center pieces indicating the country. The countries were as follows Israel, Poland Iran, Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, England, China, Italy and Korea. The first part of the program was Bob Deao calling on the assigned Ambassador from each table to give a [...]

Each January, as Rotary district governors-elect convene at the International Assembly for training and fellowship, they can be certain of two things: a lot of take-home reading and the announcement of a new RI theme.    Click Here To Visit Rotary International Site ande Read More      

According to RI president Jihn Kenney December is Family Month. In his December message, RI President John Kenny talks about celebrating family during Family Month. “Every club should strive to achieve a balanced interaction between Rotarians and their families — and the family of Rotary. Only by working together, as a family, can we ensure [...]

Hello fearless leaders, I hope all is well with you and yours, and that you’re enjoying this holiday season. Thanks to the generous support of our District Finance Chair, Sho Tay, the Lucky Baldwin district has the opportunity to host a safe, informal, fun pistol shooting fundraiser at an indoor range. Please join us for [...]

Our December 18 Christmas Program included a great variety of entertainment.  President Imy led us in honoring our Embassy Suites dining staff.  Sharon Pica and Bob Deao introduced various Rotary members who informed us about Hanukkah, Christmas and other seasonal traditions from other cultures.  Our Hanukkah representatives (Dan and Saul) directed our attention to our [...]

Attention all Trojan supporters.  As you know our football team will play Boston College in the Emerald bowl.  This game will be played December 26th in that wonderful tourist city of San Francisco.  Surprisingly tickets are still available so call your friends, get a group together then call the ticket office at 213 – 740 [...]

Our former first lady of the Rotary Club of Arcadia underwent surgery for two clots and is home recoverring and doing well. I’m sure she welcomes your well wishes and cards. We urge you all to exercise caution in loading your car trunks. Be sure the lid is open completely and  be careful not to [...]

We will be dark the next two fridays in light (no pun intended) of the holidays. The next meeting is Jan. 8, 2010.  Matt Weaver will be conducting, in the absence of our president.

(For those of you wondering about Al’s Laghab’s holiday presentation…) I intended to do a little comedy and did not understand that I was expected to talk about Christmas traditions in Iran.  I decided to echo the Iranian Ambassador’s political view (none of which I agree with).  I tried to pretend to be the Iranian [...]

This week, December 11, 2009 our weekly speaker brought us into the world of religion in Japan and nano-technology.  Dr. Orang Chen, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by the San Marino Rotary Club, received his doctorate in Materials science from Kagoshima University in Japan.  Currently, he is an associate professor at Kochi National College of Technology  [...]

Were you there on the evening of November 14, 2008 when the District 5300 Vision Facilitation Team met with one third of the members of the Rotary Club of Arcadia. The purpose was to create a vision of what our Rotary Club might look like 5 years from then; 4 years from now. We said that [...]

See how Rotary International and its partners are fighting to eradicate polio, and bringing hope to children and families worldwide.

The Dave and Geoff Show didn’t have much time to really nail a lot of people but, under the circumstances, did a great job.   Victim Number 1 was Frank Griffith who was charged $50 for having a parking pass for his BCS football game tickets at the Rose Bowl. Not bad. The actual parking [...]

To keep on top of New Zealand news that might affect my Rotary Trip in February 2010, I pay attention to the national newspaper – The New Zealand Herald which is online. Last week the Herald, quoting the British Meteorological Office, that in 160 years of measurement 2010 is expected to be the warmest on [...]

Dave Didier announced the students of the month for November, 2009.  They are Kristin Kimura, David Schuil, and Tiffany Yeh. The honoree for Performing Arts is Kristin Kimura (17). Kristin is active in both the Orchesis Dance Company and basketball.  She has served  as Orchesis President, as a volunteer substitute dance teacher at Foothills Middle [...]

Mary Salcedo reminded the members that the club’s holiday luncheon is scheduled for the club’s meeting on Friday 12/18/2009.  Spouses, significant others, children and grandchildren are all invited.  Make sure you sign up at the next meeting and give the number of people you will be bringing.      The members of the Rotary Club of Arcadia [...]

Ray Kotroczo of Legacy Financial of California gave us the benefit of his 35 years in the field of personal finance. His “financial commentary” started with a survey of recent business cycles and “where are we in the current economy, followed by a discussion of investments to protect against the current decline. A Brief Survey [...]