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RIP Dave King, Isaiah’s Rock, Peace Conference, Business Expo and Big Brothers Big Sisters
RIP Chino Rotarian Dave King
October was a productive, yet sad month for the Chino Rotary Club. We lost member Dave King who passed away due to pancreatic cancer. The Chino Champion wrote a great article about the impact Dave and Charlene King have made on the Chino Community which I encourage you all to read here – http://www.championnewspapers.com/news/article_43cdcb28-b5cf-11e7-a8ce-c3d23fc8244c.html
Chino Rotary Club Feeds Needy Families with Isaiah’s Rock
Our Rotary Club was fortunate enough to visit Dave, his family and Isaiah’s Rock one last time before he passed and donated $2,000 to the organization. Our club worked at Isaiah’s Rock on Wednesday, Oct. 11 to provide food for needy families in the Chino Valley. It’s amazing how many lives Dave and Charlene King have impacted because of their kind and giving hearts.
You can watch this video of us helping needy families with Isaiah’s Rock – https://youtu.be/xISNjIEI6Lw
Chino Rotary Club Attends Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Expo
Dale Bright, Lorraine Sacca and Melinda Robbins set up a booth at the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and met lots of new potential Rotarians.
Gene Hernandez Moderates and President Zeb Welborn Speaks at Rotary District 5300 Peace Conference
Zeb Welborn was chosen as one of the speakers at the District 5300 Peace Conference where he spoke on the Impact and Uses of Social Media on Peace Building – Read the speech Zeb Welborn gave at the Huntington Library here – http://welbornmedia.com/the-impacts-and-uses-of-social-media-on-peace-building/
Chino Rotary Club Supports Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters came to the Chino Rotary Club to share how they are helping make young peoples lives better by providing mentors to them. Chino Rotarian Chris Foster is on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters and Arianna Fajardo became a Big Sister last year when Big Brothers Big Sisters came to speak to our organization.
We gave $500 to help support Big Brothers Big Sisters on October 4 during our regular Chino Rotary Club meeting.
Arianna Fajardo Wins Putting Contest and a Bottle of Chardonnay from Los Serranos Country Club and Kevin Sullivan
Our Meet & Greet was held at Los Serranos Country Club on October 25 where we held a putting contest, thanks to Kevin Sullivan, for a bottle of Chardonnay. Arianna’s putt was the closest and she took home the bottle for her efforts.
Congratulations Arianna!
CARE Closet, $61,000 Student Scholarship & Chino Day at the Fair
The Chino Rotary Club did a lot of good in September. We worked the CARE Closet, attended Chino Day at the Fair and secured a Global Grant for our sponsored student, Anna Casalme to attend the University at Edinburgh in Childhood Studies for $61,000.
We started the month visiting the CARE Closet, a program run by the City of Chino and the Chino Valley Unified School District. Through the program we helped prepare clothes and supplies for homeless and needy families in the Chino Valley.
The video we shared on Facebook and YouTube received thousands of views and had dozens of people ask for the address so they could donate clothing and supplies to the CARE Closet. Thank you to Arianna for arranging the opportunity to work with the CARE Closet.
Watch the video here – https://youtu.be/ZR1SrwO4cl0
Jack Parra, a retired Anaheim PD Captain spoke to us about Self-Defense, we attended Chino Day at the Fair and…
Thanks to Chris Foster, Gene Hernandez and Melinda Robbins for helping secure a Global Grant for Anna Casalme. Anna reached out to us back in February asking if we would sponsor her to be a global grant recipient. Our club agreed to offer her a scholarship of $1,050 and she was nominated to receive a Global Grant from Rotary International which she received!
Anna, a Chino Hills resident, is now attending a Masters Program in Childhood Studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. A great job by Chino Rotarians, our Rotary District 5300 and Rotary International for helping Anna get a Global Grant.
Journalism, United Way and $14,400 Distributed at the Chino Rotary Club
August was another busy month for the Chino Rotary Club as we worked with the Inland Empire United Way and distributed $14,400 in checks to worthy charities. Melinda Robbins spoke about human trafficking and the Rotary International Convention. And Larry Welborn spoke about Why Journalism is Important.
On August 2, Larry Welborn, my father and hero, a retired journalist for the Orange County Register came to speak to the Chino Rotary Club about Why Journalism is Important.
Larry Welborn Speaking at the Chino Rotary Club
My Dad discussed the main four reasons journalism is important. Those reasons are:
- to stand up for those who can’t stand up for themselves
- to bring out the truth
- to make your readers care
- to make a difference
On August 16, the Chino Rotary Club visited the Inland Empire United Way to take a tour of their facilities. The United Way does a lot for our local community including manning the 211 call center and collecting food and clothing for needy families.
Several Rotarians stuck around to write cards for terminally ill children to help brighten their day.
We shot this video to document our visit: Chino Rotary Club Visits the Inland Empire United Way.
Chino Rotary Club Visits Inland Empire United Way
On August 23, Melinda Robbins shared her experience at the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, GA where they focused on one of the biggest issues facing our world today, human trafficking.
And on August 30, we distributed $14,400 to five different local charities: Boys Republic, the Chino Rotary Club, Love Them All Foundation, Priceless Pet Rescue and The Let It Be Foundation.
The Southern California Charity Golf Classic Raised $14,400 for Local Charities
Want to get involved in the Chino Rotary Club? Email Chino Rotary President Zeb Welborn at Zeb@WelbornMedia.com
Charity Golf Tournament, Softball Tournament, District Governor Visit at the Chino Rotary Club
The new Rotary term started July 1 and we got to work right away serving our community. In July, we:
- Donated $500 to the Love Them All Foundation and played in their Annual Softball Tournament
- Met with District Governor Raghada Khoury and other local Rotary Clubs at Chino Concerts in the Park
- Raised $14,401.87 at the Southern California Charity Golf Classic for Boys Republic, the Chino Rotary Club, the Love Them All Foundation, Priceless Pet Rescue and The Let It Be Foundation.
The Love Them All Foundation Softball Tournament helps raise funds to benefit children and adults with disabilities to play organized sports and participate in social activities.
Watch the Chino Rotary Club video from the event – https://youtu.be/SF6T6T8Swog
Rotarian Jeff Werner gives $500 to the Love Them All Foundation on behalf of the Chino Rotary Club
Raghada Khoury visited the Chino Rotary Club along with other Rotary Clubs at Chino Concerts in the Park. It was great getting together with fellow Rotarians to learn about each others clubs and create opportunities for us to collaborate with one another.
District 5300 Governor, Raghada Khoury with local Rotary Club Presidents at Chino Concerts in the Park
We also raised $14,401.87 at the 3rd Annual Southern California Charity Golf Classic held at Los Serranos Country Club. Rotarians Zeb Welborn, Rick Bui and future Rotarian, Anthony Verches organized the golf tournament.
Organizers of the 3rd Annual Southern California Charity Golf Classic at Los Serranos Country Club
It’s been a productive first month for the Chino Rotary Club and we hope to keep that momentum going for months to come.
Please remember to bring a guest at every Chino Rotary Club meeting.
Thank you all for everything!
Zeb
Rotarians Lorraine Sacca and Melinda Robbins at Chino Concerts in the Park
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