The Award Winning Rotary Club of Las Vegas Fremont
"The Downtown Club" |
Join us Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., inside Hugo's Cellar at
The Four Queens Hotel & Casino, 202 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV. |
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President Elect Michael Woodfield stepped in to lead our meeting this week during President Teresa's absence and did a "fine" job. Our usual opening rituals were kicked up a notch when Marilene Nevins passed out our song - "The Hokey Pokey" - which we all performed fairly well. Past President and Charter Member Jim Main provided a great meeting team and shared a little about himself. He joined the newly chartered Las Vegas Fremont Rotary Club in February, 1986, serving as President in 1987-88. He is a CPA and founding partner of a boutique accounting firm, Main Amundson and Associates, with his life-long friend and partner, John Amundson. He has been married to his wife April Stearns Main for 32 years and they have a daughter Kaitlin, and twin sons Mike and Matthew.
Visitors:
Judge Richard Scotti, Green Valley Rotary Club Russell Swain, Past President Las Vegas Rotary Club Phil Bailey, Red Rock Rotary Club Roy White, Fair Oaks Texas Rotary Bruce Bentley, Hanford Sunrise Rotary Club, California, Vocational Chair, who also presented PE Michael with a banner from his Club.
Immed. Past Pres. Robin Smith also presented a banner from her recent visit to Hawaii.
Announcements:
Putting for Polio - Phil Bailey announced the upcoming Putting for Polio event on March 14, from 2-5 pm. They are seeking sponsors for various components of the event. Contact Phil at 702-688-9306 if you want to play and/or sponsor. Downtown Rotary Charitable Fund - Board held their recent meeting at the Tabor's home which went very well. Past Pres. Roger Tabor gave a few updates and reminded our members that all members are welcome and the next one will be in March. Mexico Super Build - Immed. Past Pres. & District 5300 Super Build Co-Chair Robin Smith reminded everyone to sign up for the Super Build. Currently two homes are listed and there is a good possibility that two more will be added. We will be travelling by vans into Mexico. Contact Robin or International Chair Steve Reiter if you need more information.
Cross-fines:
To meeting greeter Bernice Davidson for not giving out the member's badges; to Past Pres. Roger for his "unfailing effort to uncork a screw-top wine bottle;" to Rob Goldstein for his obsession with Tabor's wrinkled table cloth; to Asst. Gov/Past Pres. Linda Bertuzzi for chairing a great Presidents Advance; and to Russ Swain for wearing his Rotary jacket to a West Care meeting at Green Valley Ranch on the same day as Presidents Advance.
Program:
Christina Moon, Program Director for Miracle Flights for Kids, was our featured speaker. Miracle Flights is a national charity with Las Vegas roots. Founded in 1985, Miracle Flights for Kids� is a national, 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low income very sick children overcome financial obstacles that prevent them from accessing proper medical care and second opinions .The core program provides airline tickets for families to travel to medical treatment facilities anywhere in the continental US at no cost. The agency also covers life skills needs, such as providing assistance dogs. Their key partners are Southwest and Frontier Airlines. The charity is always in need of donated miles, as well as dollars. Christina stated on of the best things we can do for them is to continue to spread the work about the organization and bring more awareness to others about what the services it provides. Learn more at their website at
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2013-14 Platinum Sponsor
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JDRF Ambassadors Indoor Soccer Event
A big shout out to our Fremont Rotarians for spending their Sunday afternoon hosting the 3rd Annual Indoor Soccer Social for the JDFR Ambassadors. I would also like to thank Meir and Kyle for donating the field and for Phil and his staff for helping out with the event. Even though we had the soccer field for an hour, the kids wanted to play dodgeball and kickball. We never played soccer but the kids (and adults acting like kids) had a ball anyway!
January Agassi Birthday Bash
Past Pres. Paul Bell served as the Birthday Bash Captain for his third month in a row, providing pizza and juice, along with a little bit of fun. This is one hour a month worth sharing with these deserving kids at Agassi Boys and Girls Club and it's especially fun as we celebrate in the Las Vegas Fremont Rotary Reading room, establish in 2011. February's Bash is on the 18th - we are looking for a captain. If it's your birthday, step up and share it with these great kids!
2015 Block Party
With the Block Party just a few months away, the Committee is moving full speed ahead with planning and organizing our biggest fundraiser of the year. The most recent committee meeting was extremely productive and great new ideas are being implemented to provide more visibility to our very important sponsors. Chairs Terry Wong and Colleen Malany will have updates for the members at the next meeting. In the meantime, they are asking everyone to bring in the sponsors and start selling the tickets which are being printed. The first three charities benefiting from the Party will be JDRF, Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome, with more grants being accepted throughout the year by the Downtown Rotary Charitable Fund. As in the past, Platinum sponsor is $5,000, Gold is $3,000, Silver is $1,500 and Bronze is $750. Another great addition this year will be the ability to sell raffle tickets ahead of time and our guests will not need to be present to win. Get ready to party!!!
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Programs
February 3rd: Vaha Esikia, Head Rugby Coach for UNLV February 10th: Open February 17th: Open February 24th: 4 Way Speech Contest March 3rd: RYLA Students March 10th: Dan Stover
February 11 - Spread the Word Nevada Book Cleaning, 5:30 to 8:00
February 14-16 - Las Vegas Mayors International Soccer Tournament
February 20-22 - President Elect Training (PETS), details
February 22 - National Immunization Day, India
April 23 - Block Party - Celebrate Rotary Las Vegas Style
INTERESTED IN SPEAKING? If you or someone you know is interested in making a presentation at our regularly scheduled luncheons, please contact Speaker's Bureau
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2014-15 Presidents Advance
District 5300 Presidents Advance Chair Linda Bertuzzi of the Las Vegas Fremont Rotary Club, along with co-chair Raghada Khoury of the Apple Valley Rotary Club, organized and led the recent Advance at Green Valley Ranch. In an effort to make the weekend ALL about the Presidents, each one was provided with a questionnaire to assess their needs at a club level and this information established topics for all of the break-out sessions on Saturday. The attendees, which included many presidents-elect, rotated to new groups throughout the day, meeting and interacting with many leaders they had previously not met. They left with pages and pages of notes and ideas to share with their clubs - in fact, one President was so excited about her experience, she called her Public Relations chair at 10:00 on Saturday night! Robin Smith of the Las Vegas Fremont Rotary Club was also on hand, organizing the Governor's Hospitality Suite and tending the wine & vodka bar.
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February 1, 2015
Celebrating
29 years of
"Service Above Self"
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Leadership
President
Teresa Sowers
Michael Woodfield
Secretary
Larry Goldstein
Treasurer
Al Guida, Jr.
Past President
Robin I Smith
Club Administration Marilene Nevins
Bulletin Editor
Linda Bertuzzi
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Club Anniversaries
Jim Main
29 years
Albert Guida, Jr.
29 years
Gary Prater
29 years
Bonnie Helms
1 year
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Lisa Prall
February 4
Carla Smith
February 5
John & Claire Chmela
February 13
Amy Tabor
February 15
Kathy York
February 16
Tami Bridges
February 26
If we have missed your special day, let us know!
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Meeting Captain
John McInerney
February 3
Kevin Mills
February 10
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The Four WayTest
Of the things we think, say or do
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Rotary at a Glance
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