South Sacramento Welcomes Aniceto Balingit

Michael DiGrazia (right), Membership Chair, welcomed Aniceto Balingit into the membership of South Sacramento Rotary on Monday, March 28. Aniceto was excited about being in Rotary because of what it stands for and because several family members have been Rotarians. Welcome, Aniceto!

Another Top Student

South Sacramento Rotary congratulated Lucia Escobar for being selected as March's Student of the Month from Luther Burbank High School.

Congratulations, Lisa Tran

South Sacramento Rotary congratulated Lisa Tran, a Luther Burbank High School senior, on her selection as February's Student of the Month. Lisa received a certificate and a check and shared a little about how she has been serving and her plans for the future.

Annual Speech Contest

South Sacramento Rotary held its annual speech contest on Monday, February 7. Four speakers representing two different high schools spoke on the topic "Dare Mighty Things." Picture above with JR Spring (far left) are from left to right Katheryn Contreras, Country Day School, 4th place; Rizelle Murallon, Inderkum High School; 3rd place; LaRantxa Ross, Inderkum High School, 2nd place; and Amari Nixon, Inderkum High School, 1st place. Amari now moves to the zone level in competition on March 16.

2011 Dictionary Deliveries

One of the joys that South Sacramento Rotarians have each year is delivering dictionaries to 3rd graders in seven South Sacramento schools. All 3rd graders at John Bidwell, Susan B. Anthony, Freeport, Fruitridge, Ethel Phillips, Bret Harte, and Hollywood Park Elementary Schools received their very own dictionary. Rotarians visit the classrooms to distribute books and help students explore their new resource.

Entertainment by Ed & Peck

South Sacramento Club members were given a real treat when their own Ed Trujillo (left) was joined by his friend Peck in a classical guitar concert. While they featured Christmas music in preparation for their appearance at the Governor's Mansion, they added a few other special pieces to their program.