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The students of Venture Academy did a wonderful job of harvesting 500 pounds of ripe grape fruit at a local home. The members of the Rotary Club of Placentia participate in a local project every few weeks.

Founded in 1963 Troop 723 is a long established troop in the Placentia area. The Rotary Club of Placentia is now the Charter organization for this fine youth group.

Our club continued in it's support of the Miss Placentia / Miss Yorba Linda Scholarship Program by sponsoring two candidates, one for Miss and one for Teen. We also awarded scholarships for the platform which best reflected one of Rotary's 7 Areas of Focus.

Ruben Skipper is the Current president of the Placentia Library Friends Foundation Board. Ruben provided our club with important information regarding upcoming events.

In order to raise awareness, Rotarians are "Riding for Hope" to raise funds. One of our members has already ridden over 80 miles. Pictured here are Alice, Jo-Anne, Al, Kathi, and Glenn wearing blue.

Ward recently returned from a second trip to Ukraine, along with four other members of his church. They took backpacks of medical supplies, some supplied by our club. The supplies were distributed to medical relief teams at locations throughout Ukraine.

LOT 318 has made such a difference in the community that it has now begun operating in a second location. The name is derived from 1Johs 3:18 - Loving Others in Truth. The focus: Invest in a Child, Change a Generation, Build a Community.

The Rotary Club of Placentia sponsored HIS-OC participants in the District "Art for Peace" project. One adult and six children submitted their drawings. First place drawings will compete at the District.

Under Kevin & Lorraine's leadership, our club has been the lead for three Foundation Grants centered on Quetzaltenango Guatemala. The first grant provided water and sanitation facilities. The Second grant provided school facilities. Third added computer labs and WIFI to the school.

The Rotary Club of Placentia hosted a community meeting with OC District Attorney, Todd Spitzer. Local civic leaders were anxious to hear how Mr. Spitzer was differentiating OC from LA County.

Rotary District 5320 will hold the 9th annual Corazon House build in March and it will include a sanitation system. If you are interested in helping with this project.Let us know ASAP. Spots are filling up quickly.

The Rotary Club of Placentia has been cooking pancakes at Heritage Day for fifty years. Many in the community know it wouldn't be Heritage Day without a Rotary pancake breakfast. Thank you to Loaded Cafe' for your generous food donation. Thank you to Golden State Coffee Roasters for your delicious coffee.

Our program speaker was Katie Savant. She has had a varied career. She is currently the Director of Local & Community Relations at CSUF. 41,000 students attend CSUF, many the first in their families.

The last few weeks we have been focused on club business, Cowabunga, and such matters. Therefore, we have not had any speakers. But we have been busy!

LOT 318 backpack distribution took place last week at the Gomez Center and at Cypress Street. The kids were so excited to receive their own backpacks! Thank you to all who helped with the stuffing and distributions!

Last week, we had a hands-on project: stuffing the pencil cases for our Backpack project. Many hands make for short work.

Last week's Tuesday evening social was held at Rembrandt's. The gathering included a neighbor interested in community service. We shared how our club could help fulfill that interest.

District Membership and Foundation training workshops will be at the District office. Sign up now.

This past June, Kathi & Glenn Baldwin, Kevin & Lorraine Padilla, and Turgut & Maria Cakiraga attended the RI Convention in Houston. There were great opportunities to get to know Rotarians from around the world.

The club was able to honor Letty Galli of LOT 318 with a Paul Harris! Letty gives so much of herself to provide guidance, love, and support to the youth in our at-risk community.