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100 Acts of Service

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We’re on a mission! For our Centennial Year the Rotary Club of Woodland is taking on the challenge of completing 100 Acts of Service!

What qualifies as an Act of Service? Simply ask yourself: Does it pass the Rotary Four-Way Test? We’re tracking every project, big or small, and celebrating as we go. Follow along as we work toward 100 and beyond!

Got questions, an idea or want to join in? Click here for more information or email Angela Lynn at angela@lynn-capital.com.

Rotary Centennial Celebration

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January 13th Meeting

Club Foundation Chair Tom Schwarzgruber presented Paul Harris Fellowship pins from the Rotary Foundation to Chuck Moore (+8) and Ann Taylor (her first!) in recognition of their significant financial support of the Foundation.

President-elect Nick Roncoroni updated the Club on the efforts underway and yet to come to make Rotary's Centennial Project a reality. He urged members to sign-up for one of the projects committees and to answer the call when asked to help. View the Project committee structure. President-elect Nick also presented the final version of the member pledge package showing how members can provide financial support for the project at various levels. View the Pledge Form. If you have questions about either of these items please contact President-elect Nick directly.

Tom Schwarzgruber, Clyde Brooker and Chuck Maltese were in the Century Spotlight today. Tom Schwarzgruber was especially grateful for Rotary's work internationally as well as here locally. Clyde Brooker initially joined to expand his professional network, but eventually decided to remain in the Club for the comradery. Chuck Maltese first became a Rotarian in 1965 in Warren MI. When he transferred his membership here, he got 6 months of free lunches, courtesy of Steve Venables, before his membership paperwork got processed. In the Rotary Fun Fact, we found out there are currently 134 Rotarians in the three Woodland clubs.

President Aniek Pflager gave us the sad news that Reggie Powell has resigned from the Club for personal reasons effective immediately. She said he hopes to rejoin the Club sometime soon, and said he would be welcomed back when he does. President Aniek reported the Club's Board of Directors have appointed Jim Nolan to serve out the balance of Reggie's current term on the Board.

Jayne Williams was in charge of today's Recognition. During happy time Jayne was happy to announce she has personally pledged $1,000 toward the Woodland Rotary's Centennial Project. But Jayne also had chocolate on her mind, because she learned that the Davis Odd Fellow's Lodge is holding their annual Chocolate Festival on February 1. She went on to ask a variety of questions about chocolate today. Also under happy time, Linda Walsh had a wonderful holiday season spent with her kids and grand children. Mark Ullrich was happy about the SF 49ers win over the Philadelphia Eagles last weekend.

Our own Joe Cadelago, Public Services Manager with Waste Management, was our program speaker today, providing us with a look at Waste Management's work nationally, as well as here in Woodland and Yolo County. More about Waste Management can be found on their website: https://www.wm.com/us/en/location/ca/sacramento/commercial-trash-service-sacramento-ca

Rotary Helps Veteran's Cemetery

President Aniek Pflager and Lori McGrath joined many other volunteers in the cold early morning hours of Saturday, January 10 to help remove the holiday wreaths from gravesites at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery outside of Dixon. President Aniek found the experience very fulfilling and encouraged others to participate in this service in the future.

January 6th Meeting

After a three week holiday break President Aniek Pflager welcomed members to the 100th anniversary year of the Rotary Club of Woodland -

our Centennial Year.

With the pot at $183 and 25 cards to choose from, Roger Kohlmeier found himself another free lunch. Woodland Sunrise Rotarians Don Sharp, John Roncoroni and Byron MacConnell visited us today. John Roncoroni told us a meeting about local non-profit organizations regaining access to the Yolo County Fair was set for 5:30pm February 17 at the Yolo Fair Museum.

President-elect Nick Roncoroni explained efforts made to find and develop a Centennial Project for the community's benefit during our 100th anniversary. The Club's Grants and Services Committee has selected a Woodland Opera House proposal to develop a Rotary Stage for the Intermission Garden adjacent to both the Opera House and Heritage Plaza as the Club's Centennial Project. The anticipated cost of the project is $100,000-$150,000, with final costs determined through detailed design & engineering. (View the Opera House proposal). The proposal has been reviewed with the representatives of Woodland Sunrise Rotary and Woodland Luna Vista Rotary who have agreed to partner with our Club on this effort. City of Woodland officials have also agreed to work with us on the proposal. The Club's Board of Directors and the Woodland Rotary Endowment Board of Directors have also approved the project proposal. President-elect Nick spoke about the Club's Fund Raising Committee, which he is leading, to find the sponsors and member pledges necessary to fund this project, and outlined draft member pledges being proposed. Club members are encouraged to get involved with the Committee's efforts. (The next Fund Raising Committee meeting is set for 4pm Monday, Jan 12 at the Woodland Soccer Club office). The Woodland Rotary Centennial Celebration has been set for Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Woodland Community & Senior Center. Celebration details will be announced.

There were several birthdays and an anniversary since we last met. Peter Holmes celebrated his 66th birthday (Fresno) today! We serenaded him with Happy Birthday! President-nominee Gena Bravo couldn't really celebrate her birthday on Dec 10 (Anaheim) because she was at home with the flu. Christian Sherrill celebrated his birthday Dec 13 (San Leandro), by attending the Woodland Holiday Parade. David Pinto celebrated his 63rd birthday on Jan 5 (Old Delhi, India). David and his wife Rebecca celebrated their wedding anniversary on Jan 4 by recently traveling to the U.S. Virgin Islands and visiting the Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John. Kris Kristensen (no photo) 'rang the bell' in celebration of his 75th birthday on Dec 21 (Ross CA).

Yvette Roy led today's Recognition with a story about her 9 hour drive up to Tahoe due to weather and heavy traffic. Dick Hoppin announced the news of the birth of his 10th great grandchild. President Aniek shared how happy she was for making it to 2026 and for her gratitude towards her fellow Rotarians. Dan Stroski said he just returned from a vacation to San Pedro, Belize with his daughter and wants to go back some day. Jeff Burger was happy his youngest son Matthew has graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Ernie Hodges was sad for the recent passing of his wife Kay's sister, as well the news of the passing of area Congressman Doug LaMalfa.

Hollie Mallamud, Development Manager for the Pence Gallery of Davis, was our guest speaker today, providing an update on the extensive efforts of the Pence Gallery, a non-profit organization, supporting the local arts. More about the Pence Gallery can be found on its website: https://pencegallery.org/

News From Club Polio Warrior Mark Ullrich:

Polio Update (December 23, 2025)

A message to all PolioPlus Society members, and those thinking about becoming one:

Greetings PolioPlus Society members! Happy holidays and best wishes for ever-decreasing numbers of polio infections in 2026. Hopefully, someday soon, we will end polio forever!

Thank you for your generous commitment to contribute at least $100 annually to the PolioPlus Society. Your donations are making a difference! These past eight weeks, there have been zero reports of a child paralyzed with wild polio in the world. Since October 28th, the number of wild polio cases for 2025 has held at 39 children. Still 39 children too many. The poliovirus is still circulating, so we need to keep vaccinating to protect the world’s children from becoming ill.

To keep updated on the most current information about the fight against polio, see the link:

· https://www.endpolio.org/

You might also appreciate this video (6 minutes):

· https://drive.google.com/file/d/192tRizvMsgLcxnAdtNQkubJ4IcqXamIl/view

Every dollar helps vaccinate a child. If you aren’t already signed up for a recurring donation through My Rotary, for your convenience, you can go to https://my.rotary.org/en/polioplus-fund to set it up. Be sure to log in to My Rotary so can track your donations.

Sincerely,

Karin Lightfood, RN, PhD

District 5160 PolioPlus Chair 2025-26

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

Here you can make a donation and sign up to receive the End Polio Now newsletter.

Club Holiday Social

The Club held its Holiday Social at Morgan's Mill on Tuesday evening, December 16. Members donated over $1200 in gift cards from various local vendors and placed them on a giving tree to benefit Yolo County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). The gift cards were later presented to Yolo CASA Executive Director Doni DeBolt by President Aniek Pflager.

Holiday Parade Cleanup

Our Club helped cleanup after the 2025 Woodland Holiday Parade as members (left to right) Angela Lynn, President Aniek Pflager, Bob & Gaye Nakken, Lori McGrath, Blair Voelz, Gregg Kowes, and Christian Sherrill turned out the next morning to do some litter pickup.

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