Dantarian Dec 13 ’10

December is Family Month in Rotary

Today December 13 –Club meets at the BRASS DOOR for the Annual Peter Villa Awards honoring the outstanding football player in the Tri-Valley. ARRIVE EARLY for best parking. Greeter Steve Grote.

This Wednesday December 15 – Anniversary Party – If you have not received directions, see Vic G today.

December 20 – Walt Schafer from Chico Rotary Club will update us on the recently approved multi-club grant for sustainable clean drinking water to a village in Tanzania. Danville is one of the participating clubs. Greeter Bob Gibbs, RIS Bob Chace

20101206EricAdcockLast Week -Eric Adcock,  MVHS  Rotary Interact President, talked about Interact’s $50,000 gift to PACE Universal, a girl’s school in India, last year.

20101206Sathi Das-PaceWEBSathi Das is Danville Rotary’s PACE student at the Pyali India girl’s school. Sathi, currently a 1st grader, was enrolled in Kindergarten. She is six. She is a happy and smart kid, very good in studies and attends school regularly. Sathi ranked third in her grade in the last annual assessment. She is fond of drawing and coloring and is popular amongst her friends. She participates enthusiastically in school activities and cultural programs.

Her parents show a lot of involvement toward their daughter’s education. Being only functionally literate, they are keen to give their daughter a tool for a bright future through proper schooling. Her father earns a meager living by making and selling cardboard boxes while her mother remains at home to take care of Sathi and her newborn son. They live in a humble house near the school

Adopt-a-Family 2010 – Thank you for enriching the lives of 21 members in five needy families in this season of giving.

Welcome Tita Escalada, Danville Rotary’s newest member – Tita lives here in Danville and is a Mortgage Consultant. She was formerly a member of San Pablo Rotary. She is assisting with fundraising for the Crab Feed.

Prospective members –  Valerie Vicente and Evelyn Walker are both with Coldwell Banker here in Danville. They are currently members of Dougherty Valley Rotary.

Ten Club RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul officially received its license to operate from the State of California Thursday 12/9. Now we need your help to recruit volunteer Doctors, Nurses, and volunteers to register patients, to enter medical information into the electronic medical records, to assist in the Clinic, and bilingual translators, especially Spanish. Volunteer registration forms available soon!

Crab Feed February 5 – Tickets are $45 – See Dante Tosetti today for tickets.

SRVUSD  Third Grade Dictionary Distribution – The Six Rotary Clubs in the valley distributed over 1,800 dictionaries to every third grade classroom in the district. This photo from Montair School two weeks ago

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Speaker/Greeter Schedule –  See it in the club website at danville.rotary5160.net or use the CALENDAR button in the menu.

January 2 – Rotary Round Up with Trail Boss Ray in Fremont

February 15 – Food Bank Activity

May 21-25 – RI International Convention in New Orleans

June 6 – Golf  Tournament

June 21-22 – Reno Train

Gold Marble –  Bob Beaton empty handed.  This week the pot is $100.