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Upcoming Vocational Visits

March 28th we will be visiting Arroyo Grande Physical Therapy at 117 S Halcyon Rd at noon. Lunch will be provided so if you haven't sign up yet please let Terry or Bev know your joining us.

April 25th We have an opportunity to tour our new Airport Terminal. We'll start with lunch at Spirit of San Luis at 12 with the tour starting at 12:45. Sign up is required and space is limited.

Our final Vocational visit is to the Avila Lighthouse on May 30th at 4:45pm We'll park our cars and ride to trolley up to the lighthouse where we will start our tour. Following the tour we will have a lite supper, enjoy the fabulous views and of course there will be wine. Make sure to bring your cameras! We need a minimum of 20 people but no more than 28. As of today we have slots for 14 more.

March 21st we have a very special guest speaker, Wade Nomura

Wade Nomura is Foundation chair for our District 5240. You'll not want to miss learning more about the Foundation!

Your Rotary Legacy

Scott Nichols, immediate past president and current Foundation chair, discussed bequest society membership. What it is and how to enrolled, Bequest society members are those that give $10,000 or more via your estate plans. Forms were passed out and by signing up you can do good in the world beyond your lifetime.

Lorena Chavez guest speaker

Lorena Chavez of the California Strawberry Commission spoke at our luncheon on Wednesday. Ms. Chavez is the first Latina woman to chair the commission. The commission is comprised of 40 members. Ms Chavez is a second-generation Mexican-American strawberry farmer from Santa Maria. She is the controller of L & G Farming, a family-operated business and works with her father and brothers. She and her brother also own and operate DL Farm Management in Santa Maria, where they farm 500 aces of strawberries.

Strawberry tivia: Do you know how many seeds are on a strawberry? 200

Social coming up!

On Wednesday January 31st 5:30pm Will be meeting and eating at ManRock. This is a great opportunity to invite your friends to hangout with fellow Rotarians in a relaxed setting.

Community Grant Program

Our community grants program is starting soon. Do you have a favorite charity you'd like to see receive a donation from our club.? Get your presentations ready and share on February 7th & 14th why we should pick your charity. A brown bag will be put out for each charity presented and you'll be given funny money to vote by placing bills in the bags of your choice.

Weekly meetings

Happy New Year! We will resume our weekly luncheon meetings Wednesday, January 3 12pm at Rosa's Looking forward to seeing you all!