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Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction, 2 New Members, 4-Way Speech Contest and Foundation Gala
February is always the busiest month of the year for us Rotarians as we plan and execute our annual fundraising event the Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction. The Dinner & Auction helps raise fund which we use throughout the year to make a positive impact in our community. In addition, we also hosted the 4-Way Speech Contest, added two new members, and attended President’s Advance and the Foundation Gala.
Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction
Our Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction was a huge success. Our goals were to double our sponsorships, attendance, donations and money raised. Although we didn’t double these efforts we substantially increased all of these efforts from our 2017 Dinner & Auction.
Last year we had 75 in attendance and this year we had more than 120 and increased the money raised from around $17,000 last year to somewhere between $20,000 and $24,000 this year. (We’re still calculating)
Great work Chino Rotarians on making our Dinner & Auction a huge success.
Two New Members Added to Chino Rotary Club
We added two new members to the Chino Rotary Club this month. Delinia Lewis and Jon Monroe became our newest members. Delinia Lewis is the Community Resource Manager at the California Institution for Men and Jon Monroe works with the Chino Police Department.
Congratulations to Jon Monroe and Delinia Lewis on becoming members of the Chino Rotary Club.
Hosted 4-Way Speech Contest
We were excited to partner with the Rancho del Chino Rotary Club this year to host our 4-Way Speech Contest. We had an amazing speaker who will be representing us beyond our club. We’re very proud to be represented by such an amazing young lady.
Attended Foundation Gala and President’s Advance
Chino Rotarian Dale Bright was honored at the District 5300 Foundation Gala at the Queen Mary as the Chino Rotary Foundation Member of the Year. Congratulations to Dale Bright and thank you to Melinda Robbins, Linda Perla, Rick Bui, Chris Foster and Anthony Verches for attending to show your support for Dale.
Chris and I also attended the President’s Advance on the Queen Mary so we could set up a strong succession plan for the Chino Rotary Club moving forward.
New Members, Taxes, Books, Leadership, Escape Room & Dinner & Auction Preparation
In January, the Chino Rotary Club:
- inducted Regina & Eric Price from ReMax Champions
- learned everything there is to know about taxes in 2018 from Jeff Werner
- received 600 donated children’s books from Anne Kruse
- attended the Rotary Leadership Institute
- tried to escape from a room
- prepared for the annual Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction
Induction of New Members
Congratulations to Regina & Eric Price on becoming Rotarians yesterday. Past District Governor Gene Hernandez presided over the installation of our newest members and Rick Bui sponsored them.
Regina & Eric have a passion for service and helping others. We are excited to have them join the Chino Rotary Club.
Jeff Werner on Taxes
Chino Rotarian Jeff Werner shared everything there is to know about the new tax laws for 2018.
Children’s Books Donated by Anne Kruse
Rick Bui helped secure a donation of 600 children’s books from children’s author, Anne Kruse.
Rotary Leadership Institute
Several members or our team attended the Rotary Leadership Institute in January. The District 5300 Rotary Leadership Institute trains new leaders in Rotary. Thank you to Linda Perla for getting involved in Rotary Leadership.
Chino Rotary Tries to Escape Room
In an effort to be more social and participate in team building exercises, the Chino Rotary Club visited an Escape Room in Pasadena. The people at the Escape Room were very impressed with our deductive skills and although we didn’t escape we had a lot of fun and got to connect with one another on a more personal level. Thank you for organizing this CP Phan.
Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction
Our Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction is only 17 days away. Please help us secure sponsorships, donations and attendees for our annual event.
Visit and share our Chino Rotary Dinner & Auction Eventbrite page – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chino-rotary-dinner-and-auction-2017-tickets-42677068260?aff=eac2
District 5300 Rotary International Peace Conference:
In November, I spoke at the District 5300 Rotary International Peace Conference at the Huntington Library to hundreds of Rotarians on The Impacts and Uses of Social Media on Peace Building.
During the talk I shared insights on:
- How to Personally Use Social Media for Peace Building
- 3 Tips to Promote Peace through Social Media
- Social Media Success Stories from my Chino Rotary Club
Among other things.
If you have a chance to watch the video I’d love your feedback on the talk and the insights I shared on how impactful social media is in our world today.
Watch the video here – https://youtu.be/H5vSQsTU_CM
2018 Chino Rotary Board Selected, CVUSD Recognition, Rose Parade Float and More
The Chino Rotary Club finished 2017 on a high note. During the month we selected our 2018/2019 Board of Directors, were recognized by the Chino Valley Unified School District, helped build the Rotary Tournament of Roses Parade float, and assisted Isaiah’s Rock for the food giveaway and for their holiday giveaway.
2018/2019 Chino Rotary Club Board Selected
Congratulations to everyone who was asked to serve on the 2018/2019 Chino Rotary Club Board of Directors.
- President – Chris Foster
- President-Elect – Rick Bui
- Secretary – Arianna Fajardo
- Treasurer – Linda Perla
- Director – Ray Marquez
- Director – Gene Hernandez
- Director – Mike Faherty
- Past President – Zeb Welborn
Chino Rotary Club Recognized by the Chino Valley Unified School District
The Chino Valley Unified School District recognized the Chino Rotary Club for all the work we did for our community in 2017. Looking forward to helping more local youth in 2018.
Chino Rotary Club Assists Isaiah’s Rock
We helped distribute food to needy families for Isaiah’s Rock on December 20 and helped them by cooking food for volunteers at their toy giveaway on December 23.
Chino Rotary Club Assists Isaiah’s Rock Toy Giveaway
Holiday Luncheon
We invited the Chino Rotary Club, Chino Kiwanis, Rancho del Chino Rotary Club and Soroptimist International of the Chino Valley to attend our Holiday Luncheon on December 13. We loved spending time with other groups who are doing amazing things in the Chino Valley.
One of the coolest things about our Holiday Luncheon was having Kevin Sullivan reach out to many past-Presidents of the Chino Rotary Club to attend our Luncheon. It was great seeing these leaders who have helped impact our community in a substantial way.
Past Presidents of the Chino Rotary Club
Rose Parade Float
Several members of the Chino Rotary Club assisted on the Rotary Tournament of Roses Parade Float. It was a lot of fun creating the float for the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade.
9 New Members, Blue Star Boxes & Steven’s Hope at Chino Rotary Club
The Chino Rotary Club accomplished a lot in November. We inducted nine new members, put together Blue Star Boxes for veterans, attended a Steven’s Hope Luncheon, hosted a Thanksgiving event for local service clubs and sponsored a play for students at Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental School.
9 New Members Added to Chino Rotary Club
On November 15, our club added nine new members sworn in by District Governor Raghada Khoury and Past District Governor Gene Hernandez. Our new members were:
Chino Rotary Club adds nine new members
- Keith Malespin – Opus Bank Senior Relationship Banker
- Anthony Verches – Owner of The ESV Group
- Lea Fellows – Assistant Superintendent at Chino Valley Unified School District
- Daniel Bozart – West Coast Regional Manager at Valbruna Stainless Inc
- CP Phan – Business Director at Creative Squeeze
- JV Cuasito – Real Estate Expert at Keller Williams Real Estate
- Narvee Intarachote – Financial Advisor at Edward Jones
- Linda Perla – Spanish Medical Interpreter at Certified Languages International
- Ray Marquez – Chino Hills Councilman and Broker Associate at Advantage Real Estate
Blue Star Boxes Put Together by Chino Rotary Club
On November 8, the Chino Rotary Club got together to put together Blue Star Boxes for Veterans at the Chino Community Building.
Watch the video created by new member CP Phan about the Blue Star Boxes – https://www.facebook.com/ChinoRotaryClub/videos/10156631349213840/
Blue Star Boxes organized by Chino Rotary Club
Attended Steven’s Hope Luncheon
On November 2, several of our members visited the Steven’s Hope Luncheon. Steven’s Hope’s mission is:
To support the families of seriously ill or injured children
during a child’s extended treatment and care.
Chino Rotary Club attends Steven’s Hope Luncheon
Thanksgiving
We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Rancho del Chino Rotary Club and the Chino Kiwani’s Club. You can see the brief video we created for the Thanksgiving Luncheon here – https://www.facebook.com/ChinoRotaryClub/videos/10156670465818840/
Thanksgiving Lunch at Chino Rotary Club
The Magic Treehouse Night at Dawn Kids Play at Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental School
Earlier this year we gave out $5,000 via the Debbie Wilson Teacher Mini-Grant program to 15 different teachers in the Chino Valley Unified School District. One of those teachers used the funds to help put on a play at Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental School called The Magical Treehouse Night at Dawn Kids.
Chino Rotarians Attend Zone Institute in Reno
President Zeb Welborn and Past District Governor Gene Hernandez were invited to the Zone Institute as a representative of District 5300. Zeb is helping the District with Public Relations and Gene is attending as a Past District Governor.
Zeb Welborn, Louise Hernandez and Gene Hernandez at the Zone Institute in Reno, NV.
Rotary News (RSS)
- Rotary magazines 2023 Photo Awards June 1, 2023
- A song of their own June 1, 2023
- Rotary International Convention concludes with a message of hope May 31, 2023
- Rotary projects around the globe June 2023 May 31, 2023