Visalia Breakfast Rotary News - Archive  Aug 23, 2008

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August 28, 2008

VBR Meeting

	Our illustrious leader, President Dennis, brings the meeting to order.
Little Gary Heffelfinger makes conversation with Sam Romero
	Our speaker, Laurel Fireston, talks about grant funding for clean water

August 21, 2008

VBR Meeting

	VBR Membership Chair, David Hernadez, inducts 4 new members into the club. Please help us extend a warm welcome to our newest members, Dr. Parag Sharma, Dr. Andre Edmonds, Paul O'Donnell and Katherine Kawaguchi.
Our program presenter for the day, Tim Burns, from the City of Visalia Code enforcement speaks to the club regarding housing and code enforcement activities within the city of Visalia.
	The fun parts of Rotary are everywhere during the club meetings. Here, Dave Hernandez gives Bob Dickey the "rabbit ears treatment" while Kevin Daniel looks on approvingly.

August 15, 2008

Youth Exchange BBQ

Mark and Karolina Perry hosted a welcome barbeque and swim party for all of the inbound students and their host families. We have students from Brazil, Germany, Japan, Australia, Ecuador, Argentina, Belgium and Norway with us this year. Please consider inviting one of our students along when you take a trip anywhere, maybe a ball game, Disneyland, Yosemite, etc. 

	2008-09 Inbound Exchange Students Bottom row, from left to right: Thamires / Brazil - Reedley Rotary Kaori / Japan - Visalia Breakfast Rotary Ines / Argentina - Fresno Sunrise Rotary Jasmin / Germany - Tulare Sunrise Rotary   Top row from left to right: Brede / Norway - Visalia County Center Rotary Oscar / Australia - Corcoran & Visalia County Center Rotary Tanguy / Belgium - Tulare Rotary Fabio / Brazil - Woodlake Rotary Pedro / Ecuador - Hanford Rotary
What better way to welcome our students than with hamburgers and hotdogs? Karolina Perry on the grill
	District 5230's Youth Exchange Officer, Peter Golombek, welcomes the students and talks about the exchange program before dinner.

August 14, 2008

VBR Regular Meeting

Our program today, Steven Peck from the Visalia Chamber of Commerce's Governmental Affairs spoke to VBR about all of the current things that the Chamber is working on in regards to the City of Visalia and Tulare County long-range planning. They are updating the "Master Plan", which hasn't been re-worked since the mid-1960's. Very interesting.

Larry Jones announcing that we need 5-6 Rotary readers today to read to the first grade classes at Washington Elementary School. We also donate the books to the school after reading.

August 7, 2008

VBR Regular Meeting

Our inbound Youth Exchange student from Japan, Kaori, exchanges Rotary club flags with President Dennis

New Member, Glenn Black, gives his craft talk

Our program, Daniel and Heidi Elizarraraz from Open Arms discussed their day care centers helping the impoverished families in Northern Mexico

August 6, 2008

August brings with it our first New Member's Orientation meeting of President Dennis's year. Our membership chair, David Hernandez, organized the Orientation followed by a great Club Social at Crawdaddy's Restaurant. The highlghts of the night were definitely hanging out with new members Parag, Cal, Glenn, Andre and Kevin. Looks like we've got a great fresh crew to spread the blessing around the globe.

This is the first time that the new members have been captivated by Mike Clancy

Harold captivated by the camera man?

Tom Fife, Mark Perry and our new Youth Exchange student, Kaori

Glenn Black and his wife, Terry

Carole Firstman and new member, Kevin McCusker

June 11, 2008

Cookout for Camp Royal. Approximately 15 Visalia Breakfast Rotarians and family members drove up to Lake Sequoia and barbequed dinner for 170 campers and staff members. Camp Royal is a leadership camp for incoming high school senior that have completed a rigorous interview process. Typically, these campers are made up of up to 2 members of most of the high schools within the area of District 5230, from Tulare to Monterey, California.

 This is a Rotary Legacy Moment. Bill Mathis serving campers with his Father's Rotary vest.