1.  The club’s Board of Directors meeting will be held Wednesday 10/16/2013 at Foothill Federal Credit Union, 30 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA, at 5:30 p.m.   All members are invited especially Red Badgers who are required to attend a board meeting in order to get their Blue Badge.

2.  The club’s social for District Governor Miles Petroff will be held Friday 10/18/2013 at the Arboretum.  The cost is $45/ couple and the theme is Hawaiian.   Come early for a tram tour of the Arboretum from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m..  Reception and dinner will be held at the Peacock Cafe starting at 5:30 p.m. 

3.  Rotary Partners are hosting Octoberfest on Sunday 10/20/2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to honor the Red Badgers at the home of Jim and Sandy Rider, 137 Mauna Loa, Monrovia, CA.   There will be plenty of german beer, authentic german food and german music for everyone.   There is no cost to Red Badgers.

4.  Rosie Mares announced that the annual JDRF “Walk to Cure Diabetes” will be held at the Rose Bowl on Sunday 10/27/2013.  JDRF (Junior Diabetes Research Foundation) is the leading global organization funding research for Type 1 Diabetes  with the goal to remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D.   Check-in is at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K walk begins at 11:00 a.m.  Rosie is looking for walkers and donors.  The club’s goal is to raise $3,500 and as of 10/11/2013 we are about half way there.   Contact Rosie for more information or contact her Team Page at http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/TeamRotary.

5.  The club’s annual Monday Night Football party will be held on Monday 10/28/2013 at the home of Paul Kalemkiarian, 1328 Rodeo Road, Arcadia, CA.  The cost is $20/person and includes dinner, snaks, beverages and dessert.

6.  District 5300’s “March to End Polio” walkathon will be held on the weekend of 10/26/2013 – 10/27/2013 at the Western Little League Regional Field, San Bernardino, CA.  There will be prizes, food, entertainment and fun for all.  For more information look on District 5300’s web site, or on MarchtoEndPolio.com.  The Gates Foundation has given a generous grant that will triple all donations collected.

7.  Eric Barter announced that the October work party at Camp Trask has been canceled.  The next work party will be on Saturday 11/02/2013  to refurbish the Fort at Camp Trask.   Eric is looking for a chairman to spearhead the work partyon that date as he will be at a conference.  Contact Eric for further information.

8.  Welcome to our newest member Teri Muse who was inducted on 10/11/2013 with the classification of “Environmental Waste Management”.  Her sponsors are Bob Harbicht and Aaron Rose.