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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.

 UPCOMING ACTS OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES...

January 27th Meeting

 President Aniek Pflager kicked off our last meeting of the month with the new Woodland Rotary Centennial Celebration flyer which has a QR code that provides a direct link to tickets to the April 25th event at the Woodlland Community and Senior Center as well as Sponsorship Opportunities. President Aniek also acknowledged our own Ryan Burger for receiving the 'Realtor of the Year' Award from the Yolo County Board of Realtors earlier this week. A proud grandfather, George Burger, 'rang the bell' and father, Jeff Burger, joined in congratulating Ryan. 

 President-elect Nick Roncoroni reported on recent efforts to raise funds for and pledges received for the Centennial Celebration. He emphasized the need for all members to find interested businesses and individuals who would like to help Woodland with a sponsorship.

 Rob Beggs who became a member three years ago, was in today's Century Spotlight. We were reminded in Rotary Fun Facts that Taipea, Taiwan was the site of the Rotary International Convention in 2021 that had to be cancelled and changed to an online format at the last minute due to the pandemic. Taipea is the site of the 2026 Rotary International Convention. 

 Immediate Past President Bob Nakken had Recognition duty today, and challenged Dick Hoppin to name each of his ten great grandchildren. Dick made a good try, but had to get bailed out in the end. Shawn Seyk was happy the Woodland City Council finally approved a lease agreement with Shawn's Woodland Soccer Club to develop two soccer fields at the Woodland Sports Park. Shawn says work on the new fields will begin in February. Nick Roncoroni was happy his daughter Elizabeth, a freshman at Woodland High School, has joined the Community Interact Club and will be serving as its Treasurer this year. Nick also shared that he, wife Ellen, and their two children are traveling together to both Japan and to the Rotary International Convention in Taiwan later this year. Dave Molinaro was welcomed back after a few weeks away. With the raffle pot at $245 and 22 cards to choose from, Brian Dwyer drew himself a free lunch. 

 Local football legend Craig Penrose was our guest speaker today, giving us a program called 'Football Then & Football Now', that looked at what pro football was like when he played in the 1970s and what it is today. Thanks to Kevin Haarberg for introducing our speaker today. 

Yolo County Realtor of the Year -

Ryan Burger

 Our own Ryan Burger received the 'Realtor of the Year' Award for 2025 from the Yolo County Association of Realtors at the Association's Board Installation on January 22, 2026. Congratulations Ryan!!

January 20th Meeting

President Aniek Pflager welcomed members that we are about 3 months away from our Centennial Celebration on April 25th. Work is underway to make this a once in a lifetime occasion. So he wouldn't be lonely, Jim McGibbon joined Dan Stroski on leading the Rotary Grace today. Chuck Maltese warned we may be at an end for the Rotary Mystery Golf trip because its difficult to find a golf course willing to take us and transportation costs are going up. But Chuck says he and Woodland Sunrise's Chuck Santoni are still trying to put something together. 

 Joe Cadelago was in today's Century Spotlight. Joe joined the Club because of its strong tiese to the community. In Rotary Fun Facts we learned the Woodland Opera House was reopened in 1989 after a complete renovation. 

With today's 50/50 raffle pot at $226 and 23 cards remaining, Bob Nakken found himself a free lunch. Byron McConnell of the Woodland Sunrise Club visited us again today. While he couldn't quite arrive in time to do it himself, Christian Sherrill's guest today, Craig Perrin, was introduced by President Aniek. 

Brian Dwyer took the Recognition helm today with questions about Martin Luther King and the holiday commemorating him. Roger Kohlmeier was sad about the SF 49ers loss last Saturday, and Mark Ullrich was not even here. Ernie Hodges was happy for Indiana University winning the NCAA football championship game last night since he has several friends from Indiana. Don Huff was especially happy at the news the California Parole Board denied parole for the man convicted of his son Brandon Huff's 1982 kidnapping for a 19th time following a hearing last Friday. (For more information about this story read the Daily Democrat's recent article.)

 Chip Maxson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Sacramento River Cats, was our guest speaker today giving us a closer look at the 2025 baseball season at Sutter Health Field in West Sacramento where both the River Cats (AAA franchise of the SF Giants), and the Sacramento A's (formerly known as the Oakland A's; temporarily playing at Sutter Health Field for three years before their move to Las Vegas.) played what Chip said was 'A Season Unlike Any Other'. Thanks to Joe Cadelago for arranging for and introducing our speaker today. 

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. 

News From Club Polio Warrior Mark Ullrich:  

Polio Update (December 23)

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.