Announcements:
Don Fuller: On Sept. 1, DG Jeff Gabriel will visit the club. The schedule for that day is roughly as follows: 10:00 am - Board Meeting, Noon - Club Meeting followed by visits to Christa McAuliffe Park and at the Community Observatory, and 5:30 pm - Social at Los Pinos. He hinted that the #2 shovel may make an appearance. Don encourages members to attend the luncheon and evening social. Still looking for a Rotarian to host DG Gabriel and his wife.
Don also asked members to sign up for the front desk, greeter and words of wisdom assignments.
Laurie Edwards: The 111th Annual RI Convention is being held May 28-31 in Melbourne, Australia. Howard Tours is arranging pre and post tours in Australia and New Zealand. If interested, see Laurie for Howard Tours contact info.
Laurie is also compiling the history of our observatory. If you would like to add input or review, please contact her.
Dave Sargent: 5 Rotarians have signed up for the Nicaragua project support trip from October 30 to November 9. There is still a week to sign up if you wish to participate.
Steve Long: 1) This Tuesday morning at 9:45 am is the next bicycle haul to the prison from the waste facility. Another truck or trailer is needed. If you can help, please contact Steve.
2) Please also sign up for the dictionary project and list the dates best for your participation. It is anticipated we will start distributing dictionaries to students in the first part of October.
3) (Post-meeting announcement) Steve spoke with President Don Fuller about having a work party of our members participate in the Cameron Park clean-up day described by Jeff Leikauf. This would be a community improvement activity which will not cost the Club any money. Steve is guessing there will be media coverage which will be good advertising for CP Rotary, especially if we wear our Rotary shirts, hats, etc. Don agreed. The event will start at the east end of Palmer Drive just past Ponte Palmero Senior facility at 7:30 AM on Saturday, September 10. There will be coffee and snacks provided by a couple of Cameron Park businesses.
Anybody planning to attend should bring a shovel, rake, etc. and gloves. Steve will distribute a sign-up sheet at the 8/25 meeting.
Marlyn Pino-Jones: On August 25, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, there will be a ground breaking ceremony for the Emergency Resource Center at the Food Bank in the Business Park. All are invited.
Sheriff-Elect Jeff Leikauf gave a presentation that demonstrated his passion for doing the right thing to protect residents of El Dorado County. Focused on the issue of homelessness, he identified several abandoned homeless sites in Cameron Park. He explained that homelessness is one of the bigger problems in the county; it often leads to theft in the area and that fire danger is a serious concern at the encampments. The Sheriff’s Office works with other agencies to help the homeless obtain services; however sometimes it is necessary to use the law to hold people accountable, such as those who chose to remain homeless and refuse services. In addition, he shared his thoughts regarding a 60-bed hub center for the homeless planned for the Missouri Flat Corridor..png)
