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Rotary Theme 2025-26

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.

UPCOMING ACTS OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES...

June 16th Meeting

President Aniek Pflager openned the next to last meeting of her presidency with a pretty good size crowd on hand. Soon after we posed in the courtyard for our club photo of 2026. Pretty good looking group for a 100 year old club! Thanks to Woodland Sunrise Rotarian Byron MacConnell for taking the photo!

Bob Nakken introduced his guest & neighbor, John Murphy, a potential new Club member. Steve Venables introduced his guest & son, Skylar. Jim Nolan introduced his guest and prospective new Club member Tom Hall. Visiting Woodland Sunrise Rotarian Byron MacConnell joined us again today, and guest speaker Bill Wittich was joined by his wife Ann Wittich.

Woodland Rotary Endowment Board President Kris Kristensen explained every year Club members are asked to elect four Club members to serve on the Endowment's Board of Director for a two year term. Kris then placed in nominati Lisa Dunham, Tony Delevati, Aniek Pflager and Chuck Moore for a term starting July 2026 through June 2028. This opens the nominations period for these positions which will remain open until the election by the Club at next Tuesday's meeting, June 23. For more information about the Endowment and the duties of an Endowment Board member please contact Kris Kristensen.

Carl Rodegerdts and Mike Chandler were in today's Century Spotlight. President Aniek noted Carl is our senior Club member having served sinced joining in 1971 and serving as Club President in 1986-87. Mike Chandler has been a member since 2002, following in the footsteps of his father Herb Chandler, a long time Club member and past President. Mike served as Club President in 2018-19. In Rotary Fun Facts we learned we have some work to do to get our membership back to our Club size 10 years ago.

Tony Delevati celebrated his birthday on June 14. Lisa Dunham celebrated her 22nd wedding anniversary with husband Larry on June 4 (Woodland). Angela Lynn and husband Mike Lynn celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary on June 15 (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico). And Clyde and Krim Brooker celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 12 (Carson City NV) - Congratulations!! With the pot at $404 and 12 cards to choose from Shawn Seyk could only find a free lunch. Mark Ullrich opened Recognition today by thanking President Aniek for her excellent year as Club President which drew applause from the audience. Then, ignoring happy time, Mark launched into trivia questions about famous song lyrics and movie lines which made some money for the Club, but not many right answers.

Bill Wittich, speaker, author and past President, Laguna Sunrise Rotary Club (Elk Grove), was our guest speaker today, providing us with a program on Club membership, 'Stop Recruiting, Start Attracting'. Thanks to President Aniek for arranging for this timely program, and to Jim Nolan for introducing our speaker.

Join us for President Aniek Pflager's last meeting as Club President next Tuesday, June 23, where she plans to talk about 'A Year Worth Celebrating; What We Accomplished Together'

Nick Roncoroni at Rotary

International Convention in Taiwan

President-elect Nick Roncoroni, his wife Ellen and their two children Elizabeth and Adam, are in Taipei, Taiwan this weekend attending the 2026 Rotary International Convention on behalf of our Club. Rotary Youth Exchange Coordinator Dan Stroski provided us the photos above. Joy (raising the peace sign in one of the photos), a citizen of Taiwan, is coming to Woodland as a Rotary Youth Exchange student to attend Woodland High School starting this August. Joy and her family met with Nick and his family in Taipei and shared these photos with Dan. Joy's mother is also a Rotarian in the Ping-Tung Feg-Huang Rotary Club in their hometown, and is shown exchanging Club banners with Nick.

June 9th Meeting -

Yolo Fairgrounds/Auction Arena Visit

President Aniek Pflager welcomed a modest sized turnout today and led a brief, bare-bones, meeting prior to our road trip. Jim Nolan introduced his guest today, prospective new Club member Tom Hall.

Barbara Sonin fessed up to celebrating her birthday on May 23, born 'many years ago' in Austin TX. Brian Dwyer celebrated his 47th birthday on June 6 (La Mirada CA). And Gregg Kowes celebrated the 20th anniversary of his wedding to wife Kimberly on June 3 (Woodland). Gregg is also our Club's Beer Booth Coordinator this year and he is looking for signups to work this season's Booth at the Fairgrounds.

With the pot at $390 and 13 cards remaining, Dick Hoppin found a free lunch. We also had a brief Recognition for happy time. President Aniek was happy she will get a chance to visit Woodland Healthcare's maternity ward tomorrow evening as her daughter Elyse prepares for the upcoming birth of her first child, expected in early July. Don Huff 'rang the bell' in memory of this late father, Don Huff Jr., a Past President and long-time member of the Club, who was born in Woodland 100 years ago today. Don was also very proud of his son Adam who last Sunday, June 7, completed his third annual bicycle 'Ride Around Tahoe Race' coming in First place. Eric Sharp and wife Tia celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary May 28 (Pacifica). Eric was also happy for granddaughter Elly Heskett who graduated in Pschology from Pointe Loma University with a 3.8 GPA, and will be attending UC Irvine to work on her Master degree. Her brother Austin graduated from Woodland Christian with a 3.5 GPA and will attend Irvine Community College to play volleyball.

We then carpooled out to visit the old and new Livestock Auction Arenas at the Yolo Fairgrounds. There, Darlene Thomsen, Executive Director (Volunteer), Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation met us in the arena that has been used by 4-H and FFA kids over many years to show and auction their animals, and explained the facility constraints that started the Foundation in what would be a 10 year effort to replace the structure with a new auction arena completed last year. Costing nearly $750,000 to complete, the project was funded entirely by donated funds and services, with no financial support by the Fairgrounds or government. Our Club raised a total of $38,900 for the new Auction Arena including $25,000 in 2024 Dinner Auction proceeds, a $13,400 Rotary District grant, and a $500 sponsorship from Woodland Sunrise Rotary. Darlene explained our contribution was essentially equivalent to the cost of two of the portable metal seating sections acquired. The old arena will be kept and repurposed to other animal program uses. Thanks to Chuck Moore for arranging our visit, and to Sarah Pelle, Yolo County Fairgrounds Chief Executive Officer, who also joined us.

Welcome Our New Member - Craig Perrin

Craig Perrin, sponsored by Membership Chair Lori McGrath, was installed as a new member of the Club on May 26, 2026 by President Aniek Pflager. At our request, Craig provided the following bio. If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to introduce yourself to Craig when you meet and welcome him to the Club.

I'm a native Iowan and a University of Iowa Poli Sci graduate who relocated to Marin County with my future spouse Suzanne in 1991 after working for family farms in Washington, D.C. After landing in Marin, I joined the Bay Area technology industry. Over a 30-year career, I helped five companies achieve successful exits. We spent 12 of those years raising our daughter in North Carolina, where I sold technology and artificial intelligence to large enterprises, federal agencies and defense contractors.

We ended up in Yolo County after our daughter was accepted to UC Davis in 2016. We always knew we'd return to California but we never really thought about living in the Central Valley. It turned out to be a great move as Davis and Woodland are both wonderful places to live and work. In 2021 we found our perfect home in Woodland and settle here. Stop by anytime to check out the pollinator-friendly yard I maintain.

In February 2026, I left the tech industry and formed Climate Action & Sustainability Planning, LLC. We help people take climate action in four areas: forests, solar energy, transit, and food. Taking climate action is easy. We can help you plant a biodiverse native forest that will reach self-sufficiency in one to three years and sequester 40x the carbon of a typical forest.

WOODLAND ROTARY

CENTENNIAL -

CELEBRATION & PROJECT

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CELEBRATION A BIG SUCCESS!!

Rotarians from all three Woodland Rotary Clubs - Noon, Sunrise & Luna Vista - combined efforts under the leadership of Noon Club President Aniek Pflager and President-elect Nick Roncoroni to organize a great celebration of 100 years of Woodland Rotary with approximately 400 members and guests attending at the Woodland Community & Senior Center on Saturday evening, April 25th. Some event photos are offered below:

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SWAG STORE

Woodland Rotary Swag is still available to purchase.

THE PROJECT

Project partners breaking ground on the Woodland Rotary Stage Project (from left to right): Jia-Min Rosendale, President, Woodland Opera House Board of Trustees; Myra Vega, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Woodland, and Treasurer, Woodland Luna Vista Rotary Club; Tania Garcia-Cadena, Woodland City Council Member; Don Easton, President-elect Woodland Sunrise Rotary Club; Doug Bevier, Executive Director of Development, Clark-Pacific; Aniek Pflager, President, Rotary Club of Woodland; Tom Stallard, Mayor, City of Woodland; Tom Burmester, Executive Director, Woodland Opera House; Xochitl Rodriguez, President-elect, Woodland Luna Vista Rotary Club; Mary Sandy, Yolo County Supervisor, District 3; and John Fraser, Capital District Superintendent, CA State Department of Parks & Recreation.

The Rotary Stage at the Woodland Opera House Intermission Garden has been selected by Woodland Rotary as its Centennial Project. Woodland Rotary held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Project on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, one hundred (100) years ago to the day the Rotary Club of Woodland was founded on April 29, 1926. In collaboration with Clark Pacific, Woodland Rotary expects to complete the Rotary Stage by the end of 2026 and gift the facility to the City of Woodland for use by the Woodland Opera House who originally provided the concept to Woodland Rotary.

Woodland Rotary Leadership (left to right): Nick Roncoroni, President-elect, Rotary Club of Woodland; Myra Vega, Treasurer, Woodland Luna Vista Rotary Club; Aniek Pflager, President, Rotary Club of Woodland; and Don Easton, President-elect Woodland Sunrise Rotary Club.

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Camp Royal '26

Our Club's Board of Directors have approved sponsoring local Woodland High School student Leah Pinkston to attend the June 11-16, 2026 Rotary Camp Royal in Mineral CA. More information about Camp Royal is available at https://rotary5160.org/camp-royal/, or from Dan Stroski.

News From Club Polio Warrior Mark Ullrich:

Polio Update (December 23)

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