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Saturday, April 6, 2013

• REGISTRATION FORM
  

10 GLEANINGS IN FALL 2011:

Kids did a lot of the gleaning on Sunday, November 20 in the mud as it was raining most of the time. MORE PHOTOS: http://goo.gl/3VHwG

• Potato Gleaners Instructions PLEASE READ BEFORE COMING
• Preparing Potatoes for Winter Storage
  

Thanks to Kathleen Creighton Fuchs and her brother Dale Creighton, Rotarians and others gleaned Dale's fields so the potatoes left after commercial gleaning went to good use.

Rotary Club of the Kern River Valley
PO Box 2844
Lake Isabella, CA   93240-2844

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

As of June 23, 2015, the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley is assisting the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK.ORG) with the Emergency Food Assistance Program at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella 10:00am on the 4th Monday of each month.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) provides United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities to a network of food banks for distribution to eligible individuals and households within their service area. In order to be eligible for USDA commodities, a recipient or household must reside in the geographical area being served and meet established income guidelines. Under no circumstances shall a recipient be required to make any type of payment in money, materials, or services of any kind in connection with the receipt of USDA commodities.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is responsible for overseeing EFAP and ensures that USDA commodities are provided and distributed to eligible individuals and households in all 58 California counties.

At its Annual Step Up / Step Down Dinner on June 18, 2015, the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley awarded 4 Rotary Paul Harris Fellowships (2 to members, 2 to non-members all deserving special recognition):

James R. Davis, past president, lead on Nigerian water project

Reid Hopkins, One Spade Youth Packers

Luz Polcik, past & next president, youth programs
Bruce Vegter, exceptional volunteer

$4,000 was donated to the Rotary Foundation to accomplish this.

WHAT IS A PAUL HARRIS FELLOW?

WHO WAS PAUL HARRIS?

Newest member of the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley, Deanne Shulman sworn in by District 5240 official Patty Brandon Wharton visiting from the Rotary Club of China Lake http://portal.clubrunner.ca/2828  with Rotary KRV Past President Paul Cromwell at Ewing's on the Kern on June 18, 2015.

Deanne has lived in Kernville since 1988.  In 2011, she retired from a 37-year career with the U.S. Forest Service, working in fire management and international programs.  She enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.  She is married to Bill Jewell, a longtime resident of Kernville and retired Forest Service employee. 

2015 Rotary KRV Car Show FLYER http://bit.ly/193cWxs 
2015 Rotary KRV Car Show REGISTRATION http://bit.ly/1FCfvn3

The Rotary Club of Kern River Valley is accepting applications for an Educational Transfer Scholarship to be awarded for Fall 2014 with student notification occurring in June. The intent is to aid students graduating from Cerro Coso Community College in Lake Isabella who are transferring to a four year college or university.

Application materials may be picked up at the campus front office. Applications are due by May 8, 2014 and should be submitted to

Cerro Coso Community College
Front Office, Attention: Lisa Stephens
5520 Lake Isabella Blvd.
Lake Isabella, CA 93240

The over 50 year old Rotary Club of Kern River Valley is one of over 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries. The club hosts weekly dinner meetings every Thursday at 6pm at the Kern River Valley Elks Lodge. Rotary’s mission is to promote peace through service to others. Last year, the Kern River Valley Rotary Club raised more than to $24,000 to support dozens of groups, projects and events in the Kern River Valley and around the world. If you are interested in the Rotary, contact club president Lisa Stephens (760) 379-5501 president@rotarykrv.org.

• APPLICATION: http://bit.ly/1ceEDxz
  Writeable PDF file, open, type in, print out & submit

DEADLINE: Monday, January 20 | 4 students have been selected & will be announced soon
For information, contact Luz Polcik (661) 803-2012 luzeholguin@aol.com

Thursday, June 20: 6pm
KRV ROTARY CLUB MEETING
Rotary Club of Kern River Valley meets almost every Thursday for a dinner meeting at the KRV Elks Lodge, 6708 Wofford Heights Blvd. (next to The Reel Cinema), Wofford Heights MAP: http://g.co/maps/p77jp.
SPEAKER: REID HOPKINS reports on 2013 Mule Days Celebration in Bishop
The One Spade Youth Packers is a program started in 1995 by Reid and Eileen Hopkins to develop both character and leadership skills in boys and girls ages 9-17.

Ikpem Nigerian Water Project Grant

Ikpem (E-BEEM) Nigeria --- A Water Well System

We join with Rotary International, Rotary District 5240, Downtown Bakersfield Rotary and the Rotary Club in Okigwe, Nigeria to implement a water system project in Ikpem, a community of 5,000 in southeastern Nigeria. This project will change their lives. People must walk seven miles to get their water. Families will spend nearly 25% of their lives in getting their water. So many more health benefits come from drinking clean water. Join us, we are looking for people like you, businesses, and organizations to support this effort. Our goal is to raise $15,000 in our community. We now have a commitment of matching funds for this project of $20,000 from Rotary International. You will change lives by supporting this effort. The walk/run will begin at 7:30AM and a BBQ sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will follow at a modest cost with the proceeds benefiting the project.

 Walk for Water SPONSOR FORM http://bit.ly/WYRUHd

INFO: Jim Davis, 2012/13 Rotary KRV President (760) 223-3468 davistalodge@aol.com

• Rotary Club of Kern River Valley