NOW we are onto Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years. In this season of giving, we have special opportunities with our Rotary Food Challenge and our Mt St Mary’s REGL coat drive. Hope you all rejoiced with family and friends on Thanksgiving … we sure did.
Special thanks today go out to Lynda Guthrie as she brought us up the Congo River with the unique costumes and her recognizable smile in the saved pictures. Thank You Lynda. Craft talk meetings are amazing.
Thursday’s Social 5:30pm Round Table meeting December 4th will feature Noel Brownell. Here’s a busy man we would like to get to know even more. Come a little early and get some grub and libation for a festive hour.
Eudaemonia…Onnellisuus… a couple of new words in our Rotary magazine this Month. Perhaps they caught your eye, too. The Happiness Issue was filled to the brim with great accounts on this topic. Could hardly put it down!
December is Rotary’s Disease Prevention and Treatment Month as President Arezzo details so well in his Message. Unite for Good he reminds us…for healing, friendship and access to HAPPINESS.
Enjoy your Rotario…!
Peace,
Pearce
ps Next week, December 11, is our festive Holiday Party! See below to RSVP if you have not already.
December 1-12, 2025 for Food Bank of Nevada County
We are gearing up for the Area 4 "Inaugural Nevada County Rotary Food Drive." The winning club will receive a custom-engraved Rotary Food Drive Bell, which they can proudly keep until next year's challenge. Needless to say, our club immediately accepted the challenge. Cathy has starting bringing food boxes to Club meetings. Thursday we filled our first with food and money! We enjoy the exhileration of seeing much-needed food collections come in to restock the depleted shelves at the Nevada County Food Bank. The challenge will be based on the weight of food collected.
What to Donate (Food Bank Preferred Items) Please avoid glass containers and all homemade foods. Shelf stable donations do best when placed in bins.
10. Mac & cheese (with cheese sauce included—no butter or milk needed)
Monetary donations: Scan our club’s unique QR code on the bin, click NCRotary donation or share it digitally. Every $1 donated = 1 pound toward your total!
On your mark, get ready, because the contest runs from December 1 - 12, 2025.
Please support our2025Mt St Mary’s REGL team'scoat drive by bringinggently used coatsto donate at our nextSocial Thursday December 4. Building on her request at recent club meetings, here is an update from Karen:
I will be at the Dec 4th social to gather any gently used coats our members would like to donate. This coat drive is part of our Mt St Mary's service project, which they are to complete as part of their REGL camp experience.
I'm expecting at least one of the kids to attend the meeting and say thank you for the coats and for the camp experience.
A warm THANK YOU to members who already completed our Club Membership survey! Next Sunday’s deadline is fast approaching!
As we continue strengthening our Club and planning for the New Year ahead, your input has never been more important. We want to ensure our meetings, programs, fellowship, and future venue options truly reflect what you value most.
If you haven’t done so yet, we’re inviting you to take part in our Nevada City Rotary Club Membership Survey—a quick and meaningful way to share your ideas, experiences, and hopes for our Club.
The survey takes only a few minutes, and every response matters. To complete, click:
Thank you all for being an essential part of our Rotary family and for helping guide our next steps forward. Together, we can create an even more vibrant, engaging, and welcoming Club experience.
Nevada City Rotary will be doing our annual bellringing with the Salvation Army Saturday December 13 from 9am-5pm at SPD. See Walt if you want to participate! We will be joined by First 5 Nevada County who is hosting a table to enroll children in our Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library project. Salvation Army is hosting a Kick Off Party on November 20 at 5:30pm for bellringers.
Nevada County Toy Run - GV South Rotary
Grass Valley South is sponsoring the 34th annual Nevada County Toy Run. While we ring bells at SPD on Dec 13, 2025, hundreds of motorcycles will rumble through the streets of Nevada City and Grass Valley en route to the Fairgrounds to deliver toys, gifts and food to local families in need this upcoming holiday season. To sign up click volunteer.
Last year the Toy Run served over 1,200 families and 2,300 kids and the need is anticipated to be even greater this year.
Join In the Holiday Cheer at the PV Rotary Club Holiday Party
Player's Pizza, Penn Valley on Tuesday, December 16 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM Prizes for Ugliest Holiday Sweater and Funniest Holiday Hat Choose from a Selection of Pizzas, Desserts and Tea/Soft Drinks $10 per person (kids free) ~ Please RSVP to via email or call/text Lori Hope @ 916 975-4329
As Chris shared, our Nevada City Rotary Climate Action Team (RCAT) is conducting a survey to establish a baseline for our Club's carbon footprint.
Please participate by completing the online surveyof estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Club member/couple. Please Estimate January - December 18, 2025 and submit by December 20, 2025.
Board Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month. Our next Board meeting is December8 at 5:30pm via Zoom.
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/schedule is subject to change, please ask.
NOW we are onto Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years. In this season of giving, we have special opportunities with our Rotary Food Challenge and our Mt St Mary’s REGL coat drive. Hope you all rejoiced with family and friends on Thanksgiving … we sure did. 
We are gearing up for the Area 4 "Inaugural Nevada County Rotary Food Drive." The winning club will receive a custom-engraved Rotary Food Drive Bell, which they can proudly keep until next year's challenge. Needless to say, our club immediately accepted the challenge. Cathy has starting bringing food boxes to Club meetings. Thursday we filled our first with food and money! We enjoy the exhileration of seeing much-needed food collections come in to restock the depleted shelves at the Nevada County Food Bank. The challenge will be based on the weight of food collected.
I will be at the Dec 4th social to gather any gently used coats our members would like to donate. This coat drive is part of our Mt St Mary's service project, which they are to complete as part of their REGL camp experience. 
The survey takes only a few minutes, and every response matters. To complete, click:
Grass Valley South is sponsoring the 34th annual Nevada County Toy Run. While we ring bells at SPD on Dec 13, 2025, hundreds of motorcycles will rumble through the streets of Nevada City and Grass Valley en route to the Fairgrounds to deliver toys, gifts and food to local families in need this upcoming holiday season. To sign up click 
