Serving at Curtis Park's First Friday

South Sacramento Rotary helped out at the Curtis Park First Friday dinner on October 7. Serving dinner and providing drinks gave members the opportunity to share about Rotary and tell interested persons how they could become a part of the organization. There was also plenty of time just to socialize and meet old and new friends.

RYLA Students Share Experience

Teddy Chang and Kaysa Lao visited with South Sacramento Rotary members at their meeting on October 3. They shared the highlights of their experience and talked about how their thinking has changed as a result of RYLA. Look for a picture of Teddy and Kayza as part of this post soon.

Playmakers Coach "Roz"

South Sacramento Rotary welcomed Greg "Coach Roz" Roeszler (pictured above right with President Dave Lambros) of Playmakers to its meeting on September 19. Greg outlined Playmakers, a program with character-building at its heart. Four Rotary clubs--South Sac, Natomas, Arden-Arcade, and Point West--are proud to have joined together in a grant to support the program.

South Sac Participates in "Paint the Town"

On Saturday, September 17, ten members of South Sacramento Rotary joined with representatives of other organizations to "Paint the Town." They spent the day painting homes, landscaping, and doing general clean-up in Oak Park. The event was sponsored by NeighborWorks and had the support of The Home Depot Foundation, Bank of America, Holt of California, CAT, US Bank, Glidden Paints, and Councilmember Jay Schenirer. Pictured in the group picture above are (top row from left to right): JR Springer, Aniceto Balingit, Michael DiGrazia, Jim Tracy, and Laura Reich and (front row from left to right) Barbara Tracy, Leslie Springer, Kim Williams, and Anne Hasbrook-Smith. Not pictured is Titus Thomas. The picture on the right shows Kim Williams and JR Springer prepping a house for painting.

South Sac Rotary Greets DG Jack Taylor

District Governor Jack Taylor spent his morning and lunch with South Sacramento Rotary on September 12. Jack met with the Board before addressing those attending South Sac's regular club meeting. He shared his vision for the year as well as critical dates/events for 2011-12. Pictured above on the right are Jack (left), his wife Dianne, and South Sac President Dave Lambros.

Jack also had the privilege of presenting Paul Harris awards to two members of the club. Pictured with Jack above on the right are Frank Cook (middle) who received his seventh Paul Harris and Jim Simmons who received his third.

Awarding a Paul Harris

Barbara Tracy was surprised to learn that she had earned her 4th Paul Harris Award. The presentation was made by club president Dave Lambros on Monday, August 29.