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Rotary Theme 2024-25

Stephanie Urchick, 2024-25 Rotary International President 

https://www.rotary.org/en/stephanie-urchick-celebrates-magic-rotary

Daniel Geraldi, 2024-25 Governor, 

Rotary District 5160 

VIEW VIDEO HERE DG Welcome letter

2025 Dinner Auction

PROGRAM

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BENEFICIARIES 

The Woodland Rotary Club/Woodland Rotary Endowment are raising funds this year to assist the efforts of the following local, non-profit organizations:

Yolo Farm to Fork - (https://www.yolofarmtofork.org/) Up to $11,000 for construction of two large instructional gazebos for the outdoor edible gardens at Beamer Elementary and Gibson Elementary schools.  Currently the gardens are not shaded and have no seating. Materials will be procured from local suppliers, individuals and firms for the construction.  The structures will provide an outdoor classroom (shaded with seating) for teachers, staff, volunteers and students to learn about outdoor gardening.  Construction is planned to be completed by August 2025. This is the first priority for Auction proceed funding.

Woodland Healthcare Foundation – (https://www.supportwoodlandhealthcare.org/) The balance of 2025 Dinner Auction proceeds, up to $38,387, would be used to complete the purchase of state-of-the-art surgical tool to assist in orthopedic surgeries.  The equipment is radio-graphic camera technology (x-ray machine) called the C-Arm (due to its shape) and is used in spinal, hip, knee and other orthopedic surgeries.  Woodland Healthcare already has 4 C-Arms, but with curent demand for use all are in operation creating 30-minute or longer delays in some surgeries.  The new machine will have updated technology including the ability to capture precise measurements and a map for surgeons to use. The new machine captures 3-D imaging allowing surgeons to view a multi plane image.  The machine allows for precise confirmation and analysis of structures not currently available with the existing machines. The total cost of this C-Arm is $399,467, and the Foundation has assembled all but the requested amount, $38,387.

Amounts awarded will be dependent on proceeds from this Dinner Auction.

A GREAT EVENING OF RAISING FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY!

While the event generated over $70,000 in revenues, we are waiting for an invoice from Velocity Island to learn how much net income we have raised. Stay tuned!! 

April 22nd Meeting

President Bob Nakken greeted a good sized crowd today on a beautiful Spring afternoon. Jim McGibbon joined Jordi Richter and Dan Stroski in leading our Rotary Grace. And, like a rite of Spring, we saw Tony Delevati and Mark Ullrich both attending for the first time this year in celebration of the end of tax season!

With the Club's 2025 Dinner Auction just four days away, President-elect Aniek Pflager urged us to bring some cash that evening to pay for 50/50 raffle tickets and tips. Peter Holmes reminded us to be ready to bid on the broad arrangement of items assembled, for both the Live and Silent Auctions. Our ability to help our beneficiaries this year depends largely on how the bidding goes. Jim Nolan is hoping a few members can spend 10-15 minutes after the event to help clean up.

Lots of birthdays and anniversaries today. Rob Beggs fessed up to celebrating his 70th birthday on April 21 (Pasadena CA), and Bob Nakken celebrated his 73rd birthday on April 27 (Woodland). Gena Bravo and husband Scott plan on celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary coming up on April 24 with a trip to Disneyland; Eric Zane got reminder on his 21st wedding anniversary (St Luke's Church, Woodland) with wife Jennifer on May 1st; and Christian Sherrill appreciated the warning he received on his 21st wedding anniversary with wife Holidae coming up May 8th (Woodland). 

Blair Voelz took the lead on Recognition today. After happy time, Blair asked select members to share the things they like to do when they have some free time, and went on to volunteer he likes to raise vegetables and do some hiking when he is not tending to his farming. Jim McGibbon is proud he will have 4 grandchildren attending the University of Notre Dame during the coming year. Lori McGrath was happy about a visit Capitola near Santa Cruz this past weekend. Don Huff III 'rang the bell' for traveling to Maryland last week where he got to hold his granddaughter for the first time. 

In response to Blair's question about what you do in your free time, Angela Lynn said when not developing her business she likes to spend time with her son and his sports, along with managing a new puppy and traveling. Barbara Sonin says she likes to tend her container garden and read. Reggie Powell enjoys rock climbing, running, and is getting more involved in ironman competitions. 

Long time Woodlanders Larry Love and Kathy Trott with Woodland Opportunity Village, a local affordable housing non-profit organization, were our guest speakers today giving us a look at the Village's first 'Tiny House Project - Freeman Garden Court', a 12 unit development at the SE corner of Freeman Street and Kentucky Avenue which is anticipated to break ground in June '25. Additional information about the project is available in this statement by Woodland Opportunity Village. Thank you to Jim Nolan for arranging for and introducing our speakers today. More about Woodland Opportunity Village can be found at its website: 

https://www.woodlandopportunityvillage.org/

April 15th Meeting

President Bob Nakken greeted everyone today with 'Happy Tax Day'. Joe Cadelago introduced his Waste Management colleague Derek Fujii as his guest today. Steve Venables and his wife Lydia are celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary (Carson City NV) today. Steve also celebrated his 83rd birthday (Visalia CA) on April 6th. Woodland Sunrise Rotarians Don Sharp and Byron MacConnell visited us again today. 

President Bob introduced ‘Our Own Hero’ Jayne Williams as the leader of today’s Recognition. After taking Happy Time, Jayne posed a series of situations, each with three possible outcomes to and asked which outcome was actually true for that situation. Jayne went around to various tables in the room, and had someone selected to answer one situation. If the selected individual got the correct answer then everyone else at their table paid a fine, but if they were answered incorrectly, they had to pay the fine themselves. Gary Wegener, David Pinto, Dave Molinaro, Dick Hoppin, Eric Sharp, Clyde Brooker and Marie Galbo each stood, but not one of them got the right answer.

Ann Taylor shared that her mare gave birth last Saturday to a black stallion (Onyx, shown above) who is now galloping around her corral. Nick Roncoroni was happy for his daughter Elizabeth whose cheerleading team won the Western Regional Summit Championship in Phoenix last weekend, and will compete again in Rocklin on April 27. Don Huff III enjoyed a visit to Hawaii last week to check on their property, and to make sure the sunsets still go into the sea. ‘Everything is good’ says Don. Shawn Seyk was happy his U-19 Girls Soccer team won ‘big’ in their quarter finals match at the State Cup this past weekend against a short handed opponent. They will go for the finals later this week.  

Woodland Police Chief Ryan Kinnan was our guest speaker today, providing us with a look at what is going on with the Woodland Police Department. More about the Department can be found on its website: https://www.cityofwoodland.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=25 

Meet Our New Member

- Ryan Burger

Ryan Burger, sponsored by his father Jeff Burger, was installed as a new member of the Club on February 11, 2025 by President Bob Nakken. At our request, Ryan provided the following bio. If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to introduce yourself to Ryan when you meet and welcome him to the Club.

As a Woodland native, I have had the pleasure of growing up in this fine town. My family has lived in the area for quite some time with my mother, Lea Burger, who is from Arbuckle and my father, Jeff Burger, from Dunnigan. I went through Woodland’s school system starting at St. John’s Preschool and ending at Woodland High School, after which I spent a brief period in Merced, CA where I acquired a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of California, Merced.

After graduating college, I moved back to Woodland where I acquired my real estate license. I currently help my fellow community members in Yolo County, as well as surrounding counties, buy or sell their homes. I am one of five members of a team within RE/MAX Gold led by Don Sharp, who is a fellow Rotarian and another of the members is my father, who is also a Rotarian. I thoroughly enjoy what I do for work and one of my favorite parts of the job is networking and meeting new people, which is part of my motivation for joining Rotary.

In addition to being a member of Rotary, I am also the 2025 Chair of the Young Professionals Network (YPN) and an active Toastmasters member. YPN is a group that helps new real estate agents engage with their community as well as providing education to ensure our clients are getting the best service possible. Toastmasters, as an organization, has been around for a very long time but our club is fairly new, and its members share the goal of developing public speaking skills through practice and education.

As a third generation Rotary Member (with my father and my grandfather George Burger), I understand the positive impact this organization has on our community, and I am excited to be a part of it. I am looking forward to supporting the town I have been able to call home my whole life as well as making new connections and meeting like-minded individuals who share my passion for further building our community.

Rotary Gives Children's Books

to Gibson School Kids

Lori Ross reports our Club presented the kindergarten and first grade students at Gibson School with their own personal copies of children's books on January 23. The author of the books, Leticia Ordaz, along with Club President Bob Nakken, members Lori McGrath, Gary Wegener and Woodland Sunrise Rotarian Wayne Ginzburg were also on hand to make the presentation. Thank you to Kelly Timothy, Gibson School Vice Principal and Acting Principal for making the presentation possible.

News From Club Polio Warrior Mark Ullrich:  

Polio Update 

2024 is now in the books.  Here’s where we stand:
Officially reported WPV1 and cVDPV cases as of 31 December 2024
Wild poliovirus (WPV)
·         Total global WPV1 cases in 2023: 12 

·         Total global WPV1 cases in 2024: 92 (compared with 12 for the same period in 2023)

Variant (Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus) (cVDPV) cases
·         Total global cVDPV cases in 2023: 528 

·         Total global cVDPV cases in 2024: 252 (compared with 447 for the same period in 2023)

When thinking about Rotary’s ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, one can easily become disappointed about what happened during the calendar year 2024. As of Dec. 31, 2024, there were 92 confirmed cases (children) of paralysis caused by wild poliovirus type 1 and 252 confirmed cases of paralysis caused by one of the variant polioviruses - nearly all type 2. That could mean the final total could be over 100 cases when the 2024 totals are finalized. This has been especially unnerving when we consider that the total number of cases of wild poliovirus caused paralysis in all of 2023 was twelve!

But for those who joined our February 5th call with Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick, we know there are reasons to be hopeful for calendar year 2025. She reminded us that we are making good progress decreasing the number of cases of paralysis caused by variant polioviruses, especially type 2. Moreover, Pakistan is keenly aware that the world is watching, and they are working hard to reduce wild poliovirus cases. Historically, the number of cases of wild polio has always increased in election years in Pakistan, such as 2024, because the active government officials all resign as soon as an election is announced, and a “caretaker” government is put in place for about six months before the newly elected government officials take over. With elections passed, we are hopeful the government will redouble its efforts and partnership with Rotarians. 

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

Here you can sign up to receive the End Polio Now newsletter.