Did you know that in the United States 1 in 5 children live below the poverty line? Did you know that 50% of the children and youth in Nevada County are on MediCAL, or that 1 in 20 experience homelessness in one form or another. We had a wonderful field trip to Bright Futures for Youth (BFFY) on October 3, an organization whose mission it is to address these issues. BFFY has three major programs and serves over 500 youth weekly. NEO hosts after school connections with games, music, art and food. The Friendship Club serves young women with food, workshops, mentors, college tours and more. The SAFE program is connecting youth experiencing homelessness with food, clothing and help accessing resources.
Rotary Clubs in Nevada County have long been supportive of these efforts. Through a multi-club grand Rotary helped fund the café and ADA upgrades. A team of 5 Nevada City Rotarians built an outdoor pergola. If you didn’t have a chance to go on our field trip, BFFY will be hosting an open house on October 22. It is always so rewarding to see the results of our efforts at work changing lives.
Nevada City Rotarians with
BFFY hosts Sienna Crawford & Cheryl Rubin
Pop Quiz: Why does Louise carry around that silly pink rabbit all of the time? (A) He’s her emotional support rabbit. (B) The Rotary International Theme for the 24-25 Rotary Year is “The Magic of Rotary. She pulled him out of a hat to honor the theme. (C) His name is Rotary Rob and he loves all things Rotary. (D) All of the above.
We’re looking forward to hearing from Erin Tarr, the Executive Director of the Bear Yuba Land Trust at our October 10 lunch meeting. Please RSVP! Did you know we have the trifecta of watershed advocacy in the Nevada City Rotary Club with SYRCL (South Yuba River Citizens’ League), Sierra Streams Institute and the Bear Yuba Land Trust all represented within our membership.
Then on October 17 we will have our club Pumpkins for Polio event at our social at Round Table Pizza at 5:30. The harvest is rich this year and the artists are busy painting beautiful creative pumpkins. Wear a costume if you wish and bring your checkbook; let’s meet our Polio goal for Rotary International.
It’s all hands-on deck for Paws and a Cause on Sunday, October 20 from 12:30-4:30 with setup starting around 9:30am. It’s shaping up to be a tail wagging good time for our new FUNdraiser. We’ll need you each to sign up for a volunteer job and sell tickets. Tickets are $20 for a dog with a family of up to 4. Unaccompanied humans are $5. Many thanks to Robin for coordinating and the hard work of the committee. It’s sure to be a tail wagging fun time for all!
The Caesar with Chicken: Classic Caesar dressing, local gems, shaved parmesan, deer creek sourdough crostini, shallot jam.
Meat Option
Fish & Chips: Hand dipped Alaskan cod, fries, house remoulade
Vegetarian Option Veggie Sandwich: Deer creek sourdough, roasted beets and fennel, English cucumber, wild arugula, sherry vinaigrette, harissa, whipped feta.
Menu is subject to changes due to availability of ingredients. Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday and specify your choice for lunch. Meeting charges are $25 if you are eating and $10 if you are not eating. You may pay with cash, check or credit card (+$1 fee - $26/meal) at lunch. If you wish to prepay, after you have RSVPed, go here to prepay. Add $1/meal (i.e. $26) to cover fees and notify Tom Ryan via Email that you have prepaid.
Calling all Nevada City Rotarians, friends, and family! We need YOU!
This is our most important event of the year. Funding our ability to provide our youth and community services depend on the success of this event. We need all hands on deck Sunday October 20. Please make participating in this event a priority for the full day. We are now less than 2 weeks away. We urge you to recruit friends and family to assist and sell tickets. We will be signing up for specific roles next week! Setup will start around 9:30am, the event runs from 12:30pm - 4:30pm, and we intend to tear down before dark.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 ~ 12:30PM - 4:30PM
A Dog and Family Friendly Event
Paws and A Cause will be a tail wagging community event with fun activities, competitions, animal services & food vendors, prizes, raffles, a photo booth, and more.
We have our doggie bandanas - thank you again John and Nevada County Properties! In addition to EventBrite sells, see Robin for printed tickets to sell to friends, family, clients and soon to be friends!
Check out our sponsors, booth hosts, and details at Paws and a Cause!
This year’s harvest is in and we are preparing for a fun-filled, colorful October 17 Pumpkins for Polio Social. We are now cleaning up the fields and pulling the irrigation lines. Cathy has a batch waiting to be painted or sold in their natural skins! Thank you to Judy, Andrea, and our team of artists!
Board Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month. Our October 14 meeting is at 5:30pmto better accommodate schedules among our new board. It will be via Zoom with President Louise.
Not a Board member but want to join us? Contact Robin or reply to this Rotario for instructions. All club members are encouraged to attend a meeting. Location subject to change, please ask.
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