LUCKY BALDWIN PING PONG BALL BONANZA WINNER ANNOUNCED

Bob Harbicht announced that Jeff Tookey’s #3 ball was the winner of the ping pong ball drop. Jeff walked away with the coveted prize: 2 tickets to the Irwindale Speedway! Bob mentioned that Rotarians generously supported the fundraiser with over 50 tickets purchased.

FEB. 22 IS THE NEXT RED BADGER’S MEETING

Rob Granger advised all Red Badgers that the meeting will be held at Matt Denny’s. He also asked the Blue Badge sponsors to give their new members a call and stress the importance of the meeting.

RED BADGER’S BOWLING EVENT

Tony Williamson is organizing this event to be held on Feb. 26th, 5 PM, at 300 Bowling in Pasadena. A sign up sheet was circulated at the meeting. If you didn’t have a chance to sign up, please contact Tony.

THANKS FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ROTARY AMIGOS TRIP

Dick Martinez and Tom Crosby thanked everyone involved in their roofing project at the Los Angelinos Ophanage in Tijuana. Jack McRae, Mary Salcido, and Rosie Mares kept the kids busy with crafts, gifts, and lunch while the others made the improvements to the facility. Steve Pellitier, Mary, and Rosie all shared their experience with the club. In addition to our members, 3 from the Montebello Rotary and 5 from the Tijuana Rotary helped with the project. Dick Martinez said this was the 33rd year we’ve been going to Mexico, and the member of the Tijuana Rotary who helped start the tradition was at the project.

ARBORETUM SURVEY

Richard Schulhof, CEO of the Arboretum and a member of our club, encouraged us to participate in the survey the Arboretum is conducting to “Help Shape the Arboretum’s Future”. You can get the survey by going to arboretum.org. So far they have had 730 participants and would like at least 1,000 responses.