Fred Minter Will be Missed

Rotary Club of Placentia
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Club Assembly

Attendance: Ward, Glenn, Kathi, Roy, Ron, Turgut, Nate Jim, Craig, Alice, Kevin, Lisa, Elizabeth, Hugh, Paul, Gil.

Pledge: Lisa, 4 Way-Test: Kathi, Inspirational Moment: Glenn
Kathi shared some of the future events for the chamber.

Ward announced a mobile unit for the vaccine was operating @ the PYLUSD Office and was @ Valadez Middle School on 2/20, will return to the PYLUSD Office on 2/27. Paul asked about the possibility of a mobile unit for those interested and there is no confirmed date @ this time.

Kevin announced the Global Grant was approved for $125,000.00!

In his final week as Fine Master, Craig was in “Fine” Form!
Gil and Paul were fined $1 for being late. February 24, 2021, is the 116th Birthday for Rotary! Jim knew the answer and everyone else is fined $1.
What was the 1st Rotary Project? Glenn knew-comfort stations on the streets of Chicago! Everyone else was fined $1. What is the furthest away a Rotary banner has ever been displayed-the moon! Glenn knew the answer-Apollo 8 and Frank Foreman. Buzz Aldrin took the 4 Way-Test to the moon. Happy Bucks-Elizabeth had $10 for Fred being moved to Sorento, Hugh had $10 for his 2nd vaccine being scheduled for next week, Ron also has his 2nd vaccine scheduled for next week-$5, Turgut had $10 because he has had both vaccine shots, Paul had $10 for his 2nd vaccine being scheduled for next week, Lisa had $5 for qualifying for the vaccine, Alice had $10-5 for being scheduled for her 2nd vaccine and 5 for no longer having 2 huge palm trees on her property & replacing them with desert museum trees. Jim had $10 for his grandson finally being able to play high school football and not needing to shovel snow and clear the windshields this morning! Jim contributed $100 to a Paul Harris in honor of his mother, who passed away the previous week. Craig had $1 for being at the bottom of the list for the COVID vaccine. Nate had $5 for Hugh stepping into the position of fine Master for the month of March!

Harvesting will take place on Saturday, February 27, those volunteering are: Glenn, Alice, Turgut, William and Hugh.

Three students Fromm VHS will be attending eRYLA in April. We will schedule them to visit a meeting and share their experiences.

Easter egg-Citement is scheduled for Saturday, March 27 @ Placentia City Hall.

Love Placentia is scheduled for Saturday, April 24. There won’t be a rally in person this year, it will be via Zoom instead. They are anticipating 600 volunteers and 25-28 projects.

Since there will not be a Corazon House Build this year, the funds are being diverted to Veterans Village. They have provided a list of supplies for the club.
There is a Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 24.

There was a suggestion of holding the Wednesday, March 31 club meeting @ Tri-City Park as a BYOCC, bring your own coffee and chair. Contact Kathi if you're interested in attending in social distancing meeting.

Willam Cakiraga will be donating the funds for a tree, through the project sponsored by the city, in memory of his grandfather.

Meeting next week:speaker is Melina Michaels from the REACH Program.

Assignments: Pledge-Craig, 4 Way-Test-Lisa, Inspirational Moment-Craig .

Birthdays and Anniversaries
Glenn Club Anniversary 3/1/96
Jim Club Anniversary 3/1/91
Craig Wedding Anniversary 3/6
Elizabeth’s Husband, Fred B’Day 3/7
Paul’s wife Kathie B’Day 3/13
Robert Birthday 3/13
Lisa Wedding Anniversary 3/17
Lee Birthday 3/19
Andrea Club Anniversary 3/28/18