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The Club's Senior BBQ is coming up September 24th. There will be no Club meeting that day. All members are expected to participate if you are well and are in town that day. Please sign up for what you would like to do (kitchen set-up, chicken dipper, morning crew, griller, server, and cleanup crew.). Contact President-elect Aniek Pflager for details. We are hoping for 300-400 guests. Invite your neighborhood seniors to attend! Event advertising is underway. View the article in the Daily Democrat: https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2024/09/07/woodland-noon-clubs-senior-picnic-luncheon-set-for-sept-24/

The number of wild polio cases for 2024 as of September 4, 2024 is 34. There were 16 in Pakistan and 18 in Afghanistan.

The total number of wild polio cases for 2023 were 12. There were 6 in Pakistan and 6 in Afghanistan.

The total number of wild polio cases in 2022 were 30. There were 2 in Afghanistan, 20 in Pakistan, and 8 in Mozambique.

The total number of wild polio cases in 2021 were 6. There was 1 in Pakistan, 1 in Malawi, and 4 in Afghanistan.

The total number of wild polio cases in 2020 were 140. There were 84 in Pakistan and 56 in Afghanistan.

Rotary has contributed $500,000 toward the purchase of the polio vaccine for the Gaza vaccination initiative. This could not happen with our contribution and that of the Gates Foundation!?

More information about Rotary's End Polio Now can be found at its website: https://www.endpolio.org/

Past President Jim Nolan took the helm today as President Bob Nakken was traveling.

Woodland Sunrise Rotarians Byron MacConnell and Don Sharp 'visited' again today. Ann Taylor introduced her guest and friend Linda Welsh. Don and Byron presented Mike Chandler with a metal wall hanging with 'Chandler' across the middle for all the times Mike has had to introduce them.

Marie Galbo will celebrate her 79th birthday on Sep 11 (Trenton NJ). Don Huff mentioned a Celebration of Life will be held for his father, Don Huff Jr., at 11:30am, Wednesday, September 18 at the Yolo Fliers Club; Hawaiian Attire; No Ties Allowed. Don Huff Jr's obituary can be viewed at https://www.dailydemocrat.com/obituaries/charles-donald-huff-jr-woodland-ca/

Clyde Brooker was in charge of today's Recognition. IPP Karl Diekman spent the last several weeks traveling in England, Ireland and Iceland. Mark Ullrich was predictably ecstatic about his SF 49ers win on Monday Night Football last night and pledged $100 to the Club if they win the Super Bowl. Ernie Hodges hopes Donald Trump will stick to the issues in tonight's debate, but expects he'll go off the script instead. Tabb Randolph enjoyed a great a fishing trip to Alaska with his kids.

Spencer Langen, Communications & Member Services, Woodland Chamber of Commerce, was our guest speaker today, providing us with a review of the operation and services provided by the Chamber to its 400 members. Thanks to Mark Ullrich for arranging and introducing our speaker today. More about the Woodland Chamber of Commerce can be found at: https://www.woodlandchamber.org/

Lori McGrath, sponsored by Yvette Roy, was installed as a new member of the Club on September 3, 2024 by President Bob Nakken. At our request, Lori provided us with the following bio. If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to introduce yourself to Lori when you meet and welcome her to the Club.

I am a Bay Area native who happily moved to Woodland in 2015. I have always thought that serving my community is important, both in my professional and private life. I was in law enforcement for over thirty years, first as a Correctional Officer and then as a Deputy Sheriff for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. In 1979 I graduated from Mount Diablo High School in Concord CA and attended City College of San Francisco. I am a member of the International Police Association.

Since moving to Woodland after my retirement, I have been active in this wonderful community. I belong to the Yolo County Retired Peace Officers’ Association. I am a member of the Vacaville Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, where I chair the Drug Awareness Program. We participate in educational and community events to inform young people about issues related to drugs and alcohol. I was grateful to be named the Elk of the Year for 2024-2025, by the Vacaville Elks. I am an associated member of the Woodland Elks. I am also a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Woodland Parlor No. 90. I have especially enjoyed being a part of their program to provide scholarship assistance to deserving young women.

I also enjoy hiking, walking and touring and photographing lighthouses. I learned about the great work of Rotary Clubs from my cousin, who recently became a member of the San Mateo Rotary Club. I look forward to meeting all of you and working with you for the benefit of our community.

President Bob Nakken got us going on our first meeting of September. President Bob noted he would be traveling the next two weeks and Jim Nolan and President-elect Aniek Pflager will be presiding over the next two meetings. Today we had our first lunch prepared by Ludy's Catering with the assistance of Jordi Richter (left) and Judy Whisker. Ludy's has taken over catering for the Hotel Woodland. Woodland Sunrise Rotarians Don Sharp and Byron MacConnell visited again today, as did District Governor Nominee Woody Fridae (Winters). Steve Venables introduced Woody's guest Linda Walsh, a Woodland resident and artist.

President Bob Nakken and Membership Chair Yvette Roy inducted Lori McGrath as a new member of the Club today. Lori is a retired Deputy Sheriff with San Mateo County who moved to Woodland in 2015. Introduce yourself to Lori and welcome her to the Club.

President Bob Nakken presented Tim Pettit with his 8th Paul Harris Fellowship pin in recognition of Tim's significant financial contributions to the Rotary Foundation.

District Governor Nominee Woody Fridae presented Darlene Thomsen, Executive Director (volunteer) of the Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation, with a District 5160 grant check for $13,400 for the completion of the FFA/4-H livestock auction arena at the Fairgrounds, specifically for the bleachers and related infrastructure. President Bob Nakken noted these grant funds, which were applied for by the Club, go along with $25,000 2024 Dinner Auction funds the Club will donate to the project. Chuck Moore explained the progress on the arena's completion.

With the pot at $258, and lots of cards to choose from, Yvette Roy found a free lunch. Tim Pettit fessed up that he and wife Nadine celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary on Aug 31 (Murphys CA). Les Engelman got an early warning on his 56th wedding anniversary with wife Gail coming up Sep 7 (Joliet IL).

Don Huff took the reins of today's Recognition, asking for stories on our favorite Labor Day weekend experiences. Christian Sherrill was happy he attended Woodland Soccer Club's 'Labor Day of Love' fundraiser at Velocity Island Park on Sep 1. Mark &Audre Ullrich recently enjoyed a trip to Maui. Yvette Roy brought back some favorite childhood memories by attending a car race over the weekend. George Burger had a great time getting out on the first day of dove hunting season. Over the Labor Day weekend David & Rebecca Pinto flew to Arkansas, rented an RV and visited the Hot Springs National Park outside of Little Rock, part of their ongoing challenge to visit all the national parks. And in the best story of the day, Jim Nolan explained he spent the weekend preparing for a colonoscopy (know what that means??) and avoided unnecessary journeys. On Monday Jim went to the Clinic's Surgery Center only to find out it was closed. He rechecked his instructions and realized his procedure was set for December 2nd!

Ben Purcell, Ticket Sales Coordinator for the Yolo High Wheelers was our guest speaker today, giving us a program on the High Wheelers, a developmental league team founded in 2024 who began their first season of play in May. Team members have less than three years of professional experience and are looking to advance their careers. The team is part of the Pioneer Baseball League and plays its home games at the Dobbins Baseball Complex on the UC Davis campus. He invited us to come out and see some games this weekend. More about the Yolo High Wheelers can be found on their website: https://highwheelers.com/landing/index

Five Rotary Youth Exchange students who recently arrived in the United States from Belgium, Bolivia, Italy, Germany and Thailand to live with local families and attend local high schools in Rotary Districts 5160 and 5180 for the coming academic year gathered with their host families at Wild Wings 'Nest" on August 25 & 26 to continue their orientation. District 5160 & 5180 Governors Dan Geraldi and Steve Turner were on hand to welcome the students. Rotary Clubs including Woodland Noon, Luna Vista, Redding East and Vacaville provided food for the 25 attendees over the two days. Thanks to Inbound Youth Exchange Coordinator Dan Stroski for his leadership. View more information;.

YOLO COUNTY'S 10 ROTARY CLUBS COMBINED TO FILL 150 SCHEDULE SLOTS AT THE ROTARY BEER BOOTH THIS YEAR. ASSISTANT BOOTH CHAIR GARY WEGENER THANKED...

TABB RANDOLPH, FRITZ VAN DER HOEK, CLYDE BROOKER, REGGIE POWELL, ANGELA LYNN, ANIEK PFLAGER, BRIAN DWYER, ROB BEGGS, DAVID PINTO, JIM NOLAN, BARBARA SONIN, BLAIR VOELZ & DAN STROSKI

...FOR THEIR EFFORTS. EXPENSE FIGURES ARE BEING ACCUMULATED. FINAL FINANCIAL RESULTS EXPECTED SOON.

Rotarians Jayne Williams and Angela Lynn meeting with new Woodland High School Interact Club officers to plan for 2024-25.

The Club lost its eldest member Sunday, August 4, as Don Huff, Jr. passed away at 98 years of age. Don was a Paul Harris Fellow, and served as Club President in 1980-81, as both his father (1929-30) and son (2012-13) have also done. He was an active and enjoyable Rotarian and will be missed. Our thoughts go to Don Huff III and the entire Huff family.