On the evening of September 27th, The Rotary Club of Grass Valley met at the Wild Eye Pub for a Rotary Social Event. This was a great opportunity for members to get together in person and was enjoyed by all.
On September 27th, Jeanne Molineaux, Kathleen Shaffer, Kathy Egenes and Tim McCall volunteered to work at the Nevada County Food Bank sorting items and placing them in food boxes.
On August 28, 2021 the five Rotary Clubs in Area 4 came together for an evening social. They were entertained by the Auburn Winds Band Ensemble.
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On July 19th Kathleen presented at the meeting overdue (due to Covid) Paul Harris awards to Anita, Seth, Andrew, Scott, Diana, Tim and Bob
The Rotary Club of Grass Valley held it's first in person meeting in over a year. We met at the Wild Eye Pub on Monday July 12th.
It was also the first meeting presided over by our new president - Kathleen Shaffer.
Members of the Rotary Club of Grass Valley decorated Kathy's truck and rode in the 4th of July parade.
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Kathleen Shaffer begins her 2021/2022 presidential term with an IN PERSON meeting at the Wild Eye Pub on July 12th, 2021. Her first official event will be the 4th of July parade where the Rotary Club of Grass Valley members will be riding in the back of Kathy's truck in the parade.
Seth Leishman FINALLY makes an in person appearance on the last day of his presidency.
Also he managed to find his bell....
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Rotary Club of Grass Valley prepared and served breakfast on June 10th for the Chicago Park School graduating class.
Rotary Club members and Hospice of the Foothills - at the Butterfly Memorial Garden Honoring those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Rotary Club of Grass Valley - Rotary at Work TEAM - showed up at the Salvation Army and painted.
They moved cabinets, cleared the area, taped and spread floor coverings and painted rooms.
On December 19th 2020, Pat Ward, Dave Peeler and Jesse represented the Rotary Club of Grass Valley at the Wreaths Across America Ceremony.
The last picture is a wreath being placed by a Gold Star Mother who lost a son or daughter while on active duty in armed conflict. This wreath represents all members who were POWs or missing in action. The other wreaths were placed by members of each of the services in memory of the veterans of that service.
(Photos provided by Pat Ward)
(Photos provided by Pat Ward)
John Peplowski and Marcia Salter rang the bell for Salvation Army in front of SPD
Larry Faller organized and managed the Rotary Club of Grass Valley bell ringing service for Salvation Army on December 5th and December 12th. The participating bell ringers were Larry Faller, Kim Zwick, Kathleen Shaffer and husband Bob, Judy Faller, Monty East, Sandra Barrington, Bob Long, Tim McCall and Pat Ward.
Our new President Seth Leishman conducted his first 'ZOOM' meeting on July 6th for the Rotary Year 2020-2021.
Seth takes over from Past President Marcia Salter. We are looking forward to another great Rotary Club of Grass Valley Year.
June 22nd - Last meeting of outgoing President Marcia Salter. Marcia started her year with a field trip to Curious Forge, with many events to follow including Speakeasy Casino Night, Speech Contest, Community Awards as well as many stimulating speakers. The last three months she faced leading the Rotary Club of Grass Valley during a Corona Virus Pandemic and a Pandemic induced economic depression. The Rotary Club began meeting using Zoom starting with an April 8th Zoom Social.
Seth Leishman will begin his Presidential Year with another Zoom meeting in July.
On April 8, 2020 a group of Grass Valley Rotarians came together for a Social Event in the Time of Covid19. There were 16 to 20 participants joining together mostly by Zoom Video and a few on audio only. It was a great gathering from remote locations and was enjoyed by all.
Rotary Club of Grass Valley members shown in photo are Kathleen Shaffer, Diana Hendry, Marcia Sanders and Larry Faller. Representing the Food Bank of Nevada County is Nicole McNeely-Director Food Bank of Nevada County.
The Rotary Speech Contest was held on March 17, 2020. There were five contestants in this event. All of the contestants gave superb speeches. I would have hated to be a judge in this contest.
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Thomas Ingram - State Senator was the first President of the Rotary Club of Grass Valley and
his Great Granddaughter Patti Ingram was the 80th President of the Rotary Club of Grass Valley!
On February 1st the Rotary Club of Grass Valley held their annual Casino Night with 1920's theme "Speakeasy"
This event was a fabulous success and was enjoyed by all. Congratulations are in order for all of the volunteers and Casino Night committee that made this happen.
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The Rotary Club of Grass Valley was officially admitted to membership in Rotary International by the Board of Directors of R. I. on March 16, 1925. The club was granted Charter No. 1938 and became an official member club in Rotary International. In 1925 the population of Grass Valley was +/- 4,000.
The unemployment rate in 1925 was 3.2%. Other notable events in 1925 were Benito Mussolini declaring dictatorship in Italy, Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman governor in the U.S. (Wyoming), tornado struck Missouri, Illinois and Indiana killing 689 people, John T. Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated and was the first president to have his address broadcast on radio,
Also Al Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket and the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
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On February 19, 2020 the area Rotary Clubs named the Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and the Business of the Year.
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On February 10th, 2020 The Rotary Club of Grass Valley honored Students of the Month from Lyman Gilmore Middle School. The students from the left are Ruby Ehrlich 6th Grade, Taylor Browning 5th Grade, Raven Weikle 8th Grade, Sadie Anderson P.E. and Aiden Steinbach 7th Grade. Standing back are Patrick Brose Principal of Lyman Gilmore and Marcia Salter President of Rotary Club of Grass Valley.
Rotary Club of Grass Valley rang the bell for Salvation Army on December 7th. Pictured above are some of the members that took part in this activity.
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