September 7 NVRA meeting held at the Wine Train Culinary Arts Center, 801 Eight Street, Napa.
All the Rotary Clubs in Napa Valley are growing and have exciting changes. There are new fund raising events.
October 1- Napa Sunrise- Evening at Monticello.
October 8- Homebrewers Classic- North Napa
October 14-President Jim's (Jim Riley-President, Rotary Club of Napa)- Open house-4-7:30PM-1836 Second St. Napa-great food, great wine and great fellowship. All Napa Valley Rotarians are invited.
October 15-Harvest Hoedown-Calistoga
October 24-Monday-Rotary Night at Oxbow Public Market in First Street, Napa. All 5 Napa Valley Rotary Clubs participating.
With membership:
Napa-3 new members
Calistoga-4 new members Presentations:
PDG JIm Flamson- Invites everyone to celebrate at the Rotary Foundation Dinner- on September 24-Hyatt Hotel, Santa Rosa.
Pamela Tuft appeals for the Rotary Summer Camps- formerly known as Kool Kids Camp.Pam will speak to any club about the Rotary Summer Camp-1 week program. The camp needs club financial support. $450/child. Napa Social Services sent 9 children from Napa.
Warren Hernand stirs the interest of the clubs to sponsor a Rotaract club in Napa. Warren will speak to the club about the Rotaract and will help start the initial formation stages if the Napa Clubs are interested.
Other highlights:
Barry Thompson, Past President,Rotary Club of Napa Sunrise- Assistant District Governor-Elect 2012-2013- Napa Valley Clubs
Michael Parker, sponsored by Rotary Club of North Napa, selected for the District 5130 RI Ambassadorial Scholarship 2012-2013 The Napa Clubs will try to coordinate the early distribution of the dictionaries to the Elementary School Third Graders this year in the same time period. All the clubs seem have more social events planned this Rotary year. One of note: President Jim Riley's Open House.
Rotary Clubs of Napa and North Napa have District Simplified Grants applications. Rotary Club of Napa- for Connolly Ranch. And Rotary Club of North Napa for the Literacy program in the Napa County-City Library.
Rotary Club of Napa- shows a 4-minute-movie/video-educational and informative in its meeting. The Quilt for and Monday night Bowling with the Pathway Home veterans.
Rotary Club of Napa Sunrise serves at the Table (for the homeless) in Napa and BBQ with the Veterans at the Pathway Home.
Rotary Club of Napa Sunrise considering to continue the Rotary Fly-In with the 3 Napa Clubs participation. Also for consideration-all Napa clubs participation in the July 4th Parade organized by Doris Gentry, Rotary Club of Napa Sunrise. Both need more discussion.
Rotary Club of St. Helena has its Rotary Youth Exchange from Italy.
Rotary Club of Calistoga-every third Thursday has a program called "Look In" program. It is the time new members are inducted, anniversaries are celebrated and cake is served.It's also sort of a mini-club assembly.
More members's participation is happening in all the clubs.
Photos:courtesy of Barry Thompson
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