Fremont Rotary’s Holiday Home Tour

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Fremont Rotary’s Holiday Home Tour

Featuring 4 Homes Beautifully Decorated For The Holiday Season

Tickets: $35 Per Person

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Ticket Price Includes

TOUR OF 4 HOMES

One In Glenmoor

One in Kimber Park

Two in Mission Hills

Assortment of Hor d’oeurves

and Desserts provided by

Local Restaurants & some

great Rotary Cooks

Wine & Punch

Live Music

For Questions or Phone Reservations

Call Home Pros (800) 756-7767

President Bob’s Message

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Fremont!

We meet at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays.

October 2009 through December 2009 - Papillon Restaurant - 37296 Mission Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536

http://www.papillonrestaurant.com/

January 2010 through June 2010 - Spin-a-Yarn Restaurant - 45915 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont, CA 94539

http://sakisspinayarn.com/

The Fremont Rotary Club was chartered in 1961.  Our membership is comprised of business, professional and community leaders who strive to exemplify the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” in their daily lives.  

We are an active group engaged in many local as well as international projects that offer our members opportunities to reach out to those who are in need.

Our service to the local community consists of awards to non-profits, schools, the Salvation Army, medical clinics, at risk children and the sick and needy.  We have a wonderful scholarship program for our graduating seniors going on to higher education. We have collected hundreds of pounds of food, personal supplies, and toys for the needy. 

We have many youth services programs, a dictionary project for third graders and leadership and mentoring programs for our high school students and opportunities for youth exchange programs all over the world.

Internationally we have brought much needed medical services around the world as well as projects that bring clean water to undeveloped areas in other countries.   Our flagship international project, Project SPAN, consists of testing and identifying HIV+ pregnant women in rural Yunnan, the epicenter of China’s AIDS epidemic.  By administering drugs using widely practiced and successful techniques, the transmission rate at birth can be reduced to almost zero.  We are also actively involved in Polio Plus, a world wide project to eradicate polio.  The Bill Gates Foundation is supporting our efforts with millions of dollars in matching grant funds to make sure polio is no longer a threat anywhere in the world.

We also have a strong fellowship component amongst our members.  We enjoy working, playing and laughing together and forming new friendships that will last forever.  The self satisfaction one can achieve when presented with the opportunities Rotary can offer is endless.  Many of our members have found richer and more meaningful lives through membership in our club.

Interested?  Come visit us – we welcome you!

President Lena’s March Message

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

Spring is definitely in the air; my red and watery eyes tell me so! Spring time is also revival time: Nationally, the Stimulus Plan is being instigated; Club-wise, Tim Tran and Nina Moore became Blue Badges, and Ken Hacke was inducted into membership on March 25^th. Congratulations to Tim, Nina and Ken! As we increase in membership, we are mindful that bigger does not always mean better if members are becoming “Rhinos” (Rotarians in name only) and newer members are “shying” away from participation. Please come back! We have missed you all. The Club has been actively involved in many things this past month and we need your help for the many more forthcoming activities, projects and fundraisers. For those who received brand new batteries from me when I first took over the helm, please put them to use before they corrode! The more you involve with Club activities, the more you’ll look forward to enjoying Rotary Fun through Service!

‘09 Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendar, if interested.

Feb. 27^th, Friday, 5:00 p.m. – Annual Fremont Education Foundation Gala at the Merriott’s, honoring Niles Rotary as the 2009 Community Honoree. (Congratulations to Niles Rotary).

Feb. 28^th, 7:00 p.m., Livermore’s Got Talent! 2009 Performance Competition at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 first Street, Livermoore. Tickets are $25/45/125/ea. Call (925) 373-6800.  Anyone interested in going and keep me company? I prefer not to go by myself.

Feb. 28^th, Saturday, 5:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Oakland (No. 3) turns 100 Years old and they are having “The Party of the Century” at the Claremont Hotel, dancing to the Music of Jules Broussard at $195/ea. Seating will be limited!

Wednesday, March 4^th – Dark at Massimo’s. Meeting will be held, instead, the next day, for the Area 3 Rotary Speech Contest, and attendance will be taken.

Thursday, March 5^th, - Club meeting at noon for the Area 3 Speech Contest at the Saddle Rack, 42011 Boscell Road, Fremont, 94538. (This counts as a regular meeting).

Thursday, March 12^th -  2008 Rotary Chili Cook Off Beneficiary Presentation Luncheon at Niles-Fremont Rotary, located at Washington West Building (West of Washington Hospital), the Conrad Anderson Auditorium, at 2500 Mowry Avenue, Fremont. All interested members, those who volunteered at the 2008 Chili Cook Off, and all Red Badges are particularly encouraged to attend (to fulfill one of your Blue Badge Chest List requirements). Remember, Bob Shaver’s secret recipe won us awards!

Wednesday, March 18^th, Areas 6-10, South West Regional Rotary Speech Contest, at Los Gatos Morning Club, Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Saratoga Ave., Los Gatos, at 7:15 a.m.

Friday, March 20^th, Areas 1-5, North East Regional Rotary Speech Contest, at San Jose North Club, HP Pavilion, 525 W. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, at noon.

Friday, March 27^th, Interact Talent Jam (Fremont, Milpitas, Newark and Union City high schools), at Newark Memorial Cafeteria - $8/ea.

Saturday, March 28^th, 1:00 P.M. – Club Fundraiser: Fremont Rotary Bowl-A-Thon at the Hillman’s Cloverleaf Family Bowl, 40645 Fremont Blvd., 94538 (510) 656-4411. Please participate and get pledges. (Brent H. pledged to sponsor yours truly, more are welcome). Red Badges, why not form a team?

Wednesday, April 1^st – Dark at Massimo’s (NO April fooling either!) Instead, we’ll have a joint meeting with our Interact Club at American High School, located at 36300 Fremont Blvd. (corner of Fremont/Alder). This is a regular joint meeting; attendance will be taken.

April 17-19 District 5170 Celebration, Santa Clara Marriott. Our Area 3 International Project SPAN will have a Display at the House of Friendship. All are encouraged to attend, especially the Red Badges!

April 25^th, Saturday Morning- Rotarians at Work Day at Don Edward Regional Wildlife Reserve Park. This will be followed by an Area-wide BBQ picnic. All are welcome. Details to follow. All are encouraged to attend, especially the Red Badges.

Saturday, May 2^nd – Our Club’s Major Fundraiser: “Rotarians Support SPAN (Stop Pediatric AIDS Now) – An Evening of Spectacular Entertainment! 6:30 p.m. at the Fremont Adult School Auditorium, 4700 Calaveras Avenue. Details to follow. Kids are welcome

May 19^th, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., Dancing with your Local Stars at the Saddle Rack at 42011 Boscell Road, (featuring 2 Rotarians: Nina Moore and Dirk Lorenz and other local celebrities).

May 26^th, Tuesday, need BBQ Chefs at Mission Valley ROP’s Annual Forensic Challenge. Ask Charlie Brown for details re flipping burgers and putting smiles on student’s faces……..at this event.