Vol 2. No 17 December 15, 2015

MERRY CHRISTMAS ROTARIANS

Abraham Lincoln said once: “Whatever you decide to be, be a good one”. In spite of a challenging start as president of the Rota-ry, with hurdles like not knowing Robert’s Rules for meetings, being the first woman taking the gavel in Jackson and having to function in a language which is not my first, nor second or even third, I loved every moment of being your president and remain honored for having been elected. I can assure you that I do whatever is in my power to do the best for our club. The membership’s trust and appreciation are the best Christmas presents I can wish for and I want to return it to all my fellow club members with my utmost grati-tude. My life has been a succession of uprooting and replant-ing in different soils, but by now, here in the United States, I ended up in fertile ground where I can thrive and pursue learning with the support and friendship of all of you. Leonardo da Vinci , far in his eighties, declared:

“Ancora Imparo”, “I am Still Learning” , I totally un-derstand what he meant. The bond of camaraderie we have as Rotarians is not only the greatest gift but a precious daily practice and way of life. Our “Service Above Self” and this year’s “Being a Gift to the World” are beacons of guidance we can apply in everything we think, say or do as Ro-tarians. So, if we choose to be Rotarians, let us not on-ly be good but the very best ones. With our 4-club joint venture in making the Rotary float and participating in the Parade of Light, I consid-er it closes my mid-year with a golden key. From the very beginning in Rotary I always dreamed of doing things with all the four Area 7 clubs. And we did it, it was gratifying to hear the public shout “Rotary, Rotary” when they saw our humongous float! I wish you all and your families a very Happy and Joy-ful Christmas and a Great Start, Health and Prosperity

and many pro-jects in 2016. Yours In Rota-ry Service

President Irene wins “Ugly Sweater” Contest at Chamber Mixer

“Outstanding is not

owned, it is rented.

And the rent is due

every day!”

PLEASE make your PHF

Sustaining payment as

soon as you can. This is the

method used by RI to raise

money for our great pro-

jects, both local and inter-

national. We are once

again trying to achieve

100% status like we did last

year.

INTERACT STUDENTS IN ACTION

On Dec 11th, the Jackson Interact club gathered some books

and took them to Jackson Elementary School.. After reading to

the 2nd graders, the Interact Club donated the books to the

school . Great community service by some great Rotary Interac-

CURRENT LEVEL OF MEMBERS WHO

HAVE PAID DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR

PARADE OF LIGHTS 2015

A number of Rotary clubs in Amador County collaborated on the Ser-vice float. Good folks stepping up to make a difference in our commu-nity. Rotary clubs do and give so much. Irene Perbal, Mike Spence, Roberta Pickett and more. The float, and all those enthusiastic, happy faces, looked great in the parade.

Larry Angiers shared some photog-

raphy tips, rules of composition to help

make better photos and a few of his trav-

el images from his recent trip to Serbia at

last week’s meeting. Thank you Larry, for

sharing your talents with the club.

Tuesday, Dec 22nd Club Dark for Christmas

Tuesday, Dec 29th Club Dark for New Year

Tuesday Jan 5th (Meeting at Thomi’s) Speaker: Ray Porto from Chaw’Se

Tuesday Jan 12th (Meeting at Thomi’s) Bowl-A-Thon checks to be distributed

Tuesday Jan 19th (Meeting at Teresa’s) Speaker: Jack Mitchell from Amador Ledger

Tuesday Jan 26th (Meeting at Teresa’s) Speaker: Meet the Member

Saturday Feb 20th Interact Club’s trip to Glide Memorial in SF

Saturday, Mar 12th Trivia Challenge at Sutter Creek Auditorium

May 13-15, 2016 2016 District Conference at Atlantis Convention Center in Reno

>>CLUB CALENDAR: SAVE THE DATE<<

President— Irene Perbal

Past President— Marv Hampton

President Elect— Mike Flagg

President Elect Nominee—Dirk Wentling

Secretary— Bruce Platt

Exec. Secretary— John Sullivan

Treasurer— Richard Campbell

Foundation Chair—Pat Crew

Directors

Club Service—Dirk Wentling

Community Service—Keith Des Voignes

Director at Large—Rick Sprenkel

Director at Large—Anne Platt

Director at Large—Sharon Hampton

Director at Large—Richard Muller

Director at Large—Stan Lukowicz

Membership—Tammie Crabtree

Rotary Club of Jackson 2015-2016 Board of Directors

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

THANK YOU

We appreciate the assistance offered by the follow-

ing members in creating this week’s newsletter:

Dirk Wentling—Editor , Photography and Content

Irene Perbal—Content

Bill Lavallie—Photography

Sue Slivick—Content

Platt Bruce December 9

Wyckoff Damon December 9

Benson Denise December 17

Porter D'Arcy December 19

Crew Pat December 21

Crabtree Tammie December 25

Christenson Erik December 26

Congratulations Presi-

dent Irene on success-

fully completing the

first half of your year

as our club president!