Get Driving Directions
OK now let's get down to work (and a little fun!).
We have a lot on the agenda this month and I really appreciate all your help and involvement. As I said in my last letter we have a road map for this coming year. Here's an update on its destinations…
1) The Queen Mary. Get to Rotary…We have some great meetings coming and Rotary 101 before of after twice a month.
Oh and did I say we are going to have FUN this year? Yep, on July 31st we went to THUMS Island for an exclusive introduction to White Island and this Long Beach resource. The event involved a BBQ and presentation on the future on THUMS in Long Beach and was an alternative to our meeting. On August 3rd "Rotary goes to the Polo Games" was a great success where we had a BBQ lunch and polo match at the Santa Barbara Polo Club in Carpinteria. Our 5th avenue is August 25th this month at Tantalum’s (in Marina Pacifica Shopping Center) and on September 11th we are going to the Hollywood Bowl.
2) Long Beach via the LB Rotary Charitable Foundation. This year we want to find some new ways to help the community in addition to our traditional programs. More info on these opportunities to come but of course we have our monthly Keep it Klean day at Rotary Centennial Park.
3) The World via Rotary International. Help us find a worthy project to get our hands on this year, eradicate Polio world wide by matching the $100 Million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant, join a potentially life changing experience next spring in Mexico, and meet our “extremely reasonable” goal of $240/member for the “Every Rotarian, Every Year” campaign.
That's it for now but remember we’ll be stopping for great fellowship and let's all look forward to helping make “Make Dreams Real” this coming year .
Brad Willingham
LB Rotary President ’08-‘09
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