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Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester - Our Guest Speaker On May 1

Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester Joins Us on May 1

At our weekly club luncheon on May 1, Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester will join us as our guest speaker. Chief Lester stepped into her position as 46th Chief of Police for the City of Sacramento after many years of service to our community. She started in the department in 1994 as a dispatcher and became a sworn officer in 1996. Chief Lester served in a variety of capacities over her years in the department as well as being active in many community groups.

Join us to hear her share more of her experiences and background as she gives us insights on some of the current needs within the Sacramento community.

St Francis High School Interact Club is Chartered

St Francis High School Charters their Interact Club!

How to Help the Island of Maui Fire Victims

How to Help the Maui Fire Victims

Helping the Island of Maui Fire Victims

From our District Governor Sidney Smith:

By now you may have learned about the devastating fires in Hawaii. For me, this devastation is personal having friends and colleagues there. The island of Maui has been a special place in our family for generations. District 5000 Governor Mark Merriam is a personal friend. We mourn with them as dozens of lives have been lost.

Many of you have asked how we can serve. Rotary District 5000 Foundation has created a Maui Fire Relief Fund. Use the QR code on the flyer above. Donations can be made via PayPal, Debit or Credit cards.

Thank you to Roseville Club President Ken and Elk Grove Club President Cathy for being out front on this!

Thank you in advance for your support!

Delta Night Fundraiser

Africa Classroom Connection

EAST SAC ROTARY WORKS WITH

AFRICA CLASSROOM CONNECTION (in MN) and

ESHOWE COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP

(in SOUTH AFRICA)

TO BUILD 2 CLASSROOMS

in FORMER ZULU KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA

GREENHOUSE REMODEL

EAST SAC ROTARY WITH PROJECT MANAGER EMIL REA

(AS HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT) UPGRADES GREENHOUSE

AT TAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Clean up time!

Hard at work!!

Finished Product!!

Eagle Scout Emil Rae receives

a Paul Harris Fellow

for his dedication and hard work

in developing the

Greenhouse Upgrade Project

Books Delivered to Tahoe Elementary School During Pandemic

East Sacramento Rotary Delivers Books to Tahoe Elementary School During Pandemic

Walk with Those Who Cannot Get Out

East Sacramento Rotarians Walk With The Residents of

Oakmont of East Sacramento During Their Walk a Mile a Day Fundraiser

Sac PD K-9 Get Together

East Sacramento Rotary Meets With Sac PD K-9 Unit

East Sacramento Rotary had a special meeting on Wednesday, May 19th to meet the new officers of the Sacramento Police Dept. K-9 Team and to watch one of their weekly training sessions. Since 2007, East Sacramento Rotary has been instrumental in both funding and sweet equity in the building of the foremost K-9 Training Facility on the west coast, shade structures for summer work and lighting so training can be conducted at all hours of the day. We are so proud of our officers (human and K-9) who dedicate their lives for our safety.

Rotary House

TWICE A YEAR CLEAN UP AT ROTARY HOUSE NEAR UC DAVIS MED CENTER

Rotary Meeting, April 14, 2021

East Sacramento Rotary Meeting on

April 14, 2021

What a special meeting. We honored long time member John Lionakis. We also learned about the special festival each fall in "Chalk It Up" and the art grants that it provides to the next generation of young artists. Here is the link to enjoy:

https://youtu.be/OTBwSLhL5_c

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Ring the Bell for Salvation Army

An Over 30 Year Tradition

Raising over $10,000 during this time of need!!!!!

Happy Holidays

East Sacramento Rotary

Wishes Happy Holidays to All!!

From East Sacramento Rotary to You: https://youtu.be/w-yAYcNO5V8

East Sac Rotary Meeting, December 16

East Sacramento Rotary Meeting

December 16, 2020

The last meeting of the year brought fun to our members but also a touch of reality during this time of COVID-19. Sara Arbabian, the owner of The Rind, Cheese, Wine and Bear Restaurant explained the plight of restaurants, especially with the second shut down this year just starting. If you were not at the meeting, watch our recoding to get the real story from first hand knowledge. The link is https://youtu.be/2qk2dn45Xaw.

YWCA

CLEAN UP DAY AT YWCA!!

Foundation Month

NOVEMBER IS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH. SEE WHAT A FEW DOLLARS CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD. CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

EAST SACRAMENTO ROTARY MEETING

East Sacramento Rotary Meeting on

December 9, 2020

Did you miss East Sacramento Rotary's meeting on December 9th? If you did, you missed a great meeting highlighted by author Tom Carroll discussing his adventure in writing a mystery novel. His book, "Colt's Crises" is the first in a series of five books done in the Tom Clancy style. Go to the following link to hear this presentation: https://youtu.be/mkwOXxICyq4

Promoting Respect

Join Rotary's Volunteer Surge

Join Rotarians around the world help by training and volunteering to help take some of the tasks performed by health care workers so that they can do what only they can do. Training is performed by the Yale School of Public Health and teaches you how to contact homebound seniors, people with disabilities and people with acute care situations and be able to get information to medical professionals for follow up care. For more information, go to https://volunteersurge.com/.

New Van Purchased for the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy of Sacramento

The Rotary Club of East Sacramento along with the Rotary Clubs of Sacramento, Point West, Rancho Cordova, Pocket Greenhaven and Vacaville with the help of a Rotary District Grant have purchased a mobile home to be used by the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy of Sacramento.

Tahoe Elementary School Greenhouse Dedicated

Tahoe Elementary School new has it's own greenhouse to teach the children who attend the school the wonders of growing plants and what we eat.

RI's World Peace Conference coming to California

Rotary's World Peace Conference Coming to California

Rotary International is hosting it's World Peace Conference in Ontario, CA over two days in January (Jan 15-16, 2016). Rudy Westervelt, Conference Convenor says, "The mission of the Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 is to bring together experts with solutions to major issues that are occuring in our personal lives, homes, schools, businesses and communities, not just in Southern California, but around the world. We are inviting leaders from health care, academia, government, public safety, religions, business, and communities to meet together to share the solutions presented by experts. The format will allow for action plans to be developed such that real and measureable actions can be undertaken when attendees return home." Visit the World Peace Conference website for more details and to register.

Local Boy Scouts of America Executive Visits Eas Sac

Golden Empire council, BsA's scout executive/ceo visits east sac

Chuck Brasfield from the Boy Scouts of America gave an update about the impact Scouting is having on our local communities. Hundreds of Scouts earned the rank of Eagle Scout this past year along with the thousands of Cub Scouts & Boy Scouts who attended a week long summer camp last year and this summer. He shared some of the challenges they're facing including the need for a new summer camp location below the snowline, something they can use year round. Chuck shared some local statistics that reminds us all of the importance of Scouting and why we need more boys and young men in the program and adults to serve as leaders and role models. If you're interested in helping Scouting please visit their websites at www.gec-bsa.org and www.scouting.org.

Sac Kings are Ready for a New Season & Looking Forward to the Arena

Sacramento kings' Phil horn, shares the new philosophy of the kings

Our speaker, Phil Horn, was introduced by Past President Marsha Vacca. Phil has been with the Sacramento Kings franchise for six years. Phil shared the new philosophy of the kings. One, the Kings would have a world involvement. Two, have a community impact. Three, be technology oriented. He stated that since the new ownership took over, they have donated over three million dollars to the local community.

Next, Phil shared some photos of the construction of the new arena. Then he went on to talk about the new line up of basketball players for the new season including De Marcus Cousins and the new coach, George Karl. Phil stated that Coach Karl has been a head coach for over 25 years. In his career as coach, he has always had the team he was coaching be in the play offs in the first full year he coached the team.

Check out the new arena & follow it's progress at golden1center.com - it's going to quite something when it's finished!

Rotary's Passport Club is Looking for New Members

Rotary's Passport Club is looking for new members

A form of eClub, the Rotary Passport Club is a civic organization of consisting of people who seek to make a difference in their community by providing volunteerism and financial resources to the 40 Rotary clubs throughout Rotary District 5180 Greater Sacramento. Unlike traditional Rotary Clubs that meet weekly, the Rotary Passport Club has only four "in-person" meetings per year, sponsors no service projects and performs no fundraising activities. Instead, members are encouraged to attend any of the meetings of any of the 40 Rotary clubs in the District on days and at times that are convenient for them. Members are also encouraged to support the service projects and fundraising activities of any Club in the District that they find appealing as their schedule permits. The primary objective of membership is making a difference by achieving desired outcomes on demand.

Check them out at http://portal.clubrunner.ca/12232/

EAST SACRAMENTO GOES TO CAL EXPO

EAST SAC ROTARY GOES TO CAL EXPO

We took a field trip to Cal Expo to meet with Rick Pickering, CEO of the California State Fair. He shared an update on what's happening at Cal Expo and what to expect at the upcoming State Fair. A warm and welcome invitation to come to the Fair was extended. Thank you Rick for a most informative talk about Cal Expo and the history of fairs and agriculture.

QUILTS OF HONOR

Quilts of Honor showcases their special quilts for veterans

The mission of Quilts of Honor is to bestow a universal symbol and token of thanks, solace, and remembrance to those who serve in harm's way to protect and defend our lives and freedoms. Quilts of Honor are made by the loving hands of countless volunteers who wish to thank those who have served so that they know their sacrifices are appreciated.

WE GOT THE BAD GUY!

"President Marsha Takes One for the Team"

The police dogs are trained to get the bad guys! What does that say for President Marsha. Enough Said!!! You make your own decisions.

ESR SPONSORED K-9 FACILITY VISIT

SPENDING THE AFTERNOON WITH SACRAMENTO'S FINEST K-9s

East Sac Rotary took a field trip to visit the Sacramento Police K-9 training facility at McClellan Park. Our Rotary club has been very involved with Sac PD's K-9 team through our efforts of building projects at the training center and sponsoring the purchase of a dog for the city. We enjoyed our visit and look forward to taking on future projects with Sacramento's finest K-9s.

COMPUTER LAB AT ENCINA HIGH SCHOOL

EAST SAC JOINS ARDEN ARCADE & POINT WEST ROTARY IN DEVELOPING COMPUTER LAB AT ENCINA HIGH SCHOOL

The Rotary Clubs of Arden Arcade, East Sacramento and Point West joined forces in a six-month project to donate more than $20,000 to develop a Technology Room at Encina Preparatory School. "When the community embraces a school, powerful things happen for the students and their learning," said San Juan Unified School District Board President Pam Costa. "We have seen that today with Rotary's gift to Encina. We truly appreciate their long-standing support for the students and staff at Encina, and the opportunity that Rotary is helping provide for our students."

SAN QUINTIN, MEXICO INTERNATIONAL TRIP

EAST SACRAMENTO ROTARIANS SUPPORT FLYING SAMARITANS BY UPGRADING CLINIC IN SAN QUINTIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

East Sacramento Rotary sent eight able bodied individuals to the Flying Samaritans Medical and Dental Clinic in San Quintin, Mexico three hours south of Ensanada in Baja California. Our projects included building new cabinetry for the Medical Clinic so medicines could be stored without getting dirty and grimy. This task was taken on by master carpenters Lewie Donhost and Bob Deering (with a little help from Carroll Dudley).