District Conference

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Join us June 1-3rd at San Jose State University.

ROTARY AREA 3 GIVES THANKS $64,000 RAISED FOR LOCAL CHARITIEs

ROTARY AREA 3 GIVES THANKS

$64,000 RAISED FOR LOCAL CHARITIES

As Thanksgiving approaches, the Rotary Clubs of Area 3 would like to share thanks for the Rotarians, sponsors, and all the family and friends who contributed to the 2017 Rotary Hot Chili Pepper Challenge. We'd also like to thank our incredible nonprofit partners for actively working with us to make this drive a success.

We have exceeded our $40,000 goal by over 50% because of the generosity of people just like you. We raised $64,000 for local charities - because of the generosity of our wonderful sponsors and individual donors. Coming together like this is what Rotary is all about, and we are most thankful for your support.

Scroll down to see the list of donors to the Hot Hot Hot Chili Pepper Challenge!

It's never too late to give!

Rotary Rocks The Holidays

Our club's debut event, Rotary Rocks the Holidays, will be held on 12/16/17 at the Dominican Sisters Center, Fremont. There will be a wine/cheese reception, three courses buffet dinner - Carved Beef Tri Tips, Poached Salmon and Citrus Glazed Chicken, raffle prizes and "Oldies but Goodies" Classic Rock live dance music by the IdeaBand. We'll also play some of the newer songs for the younger members. Hope you will like our music.

https://youtu.be/hp4kxrGwqUk

https://youtu.be/-RRH9iZXB1E

https://youtu.be/oWo35wZhh9s

Please consider hosting a table of (10) and invite some of your friends/relatives, clients or some of your staff to kick off the Holiday celebration. You can treat your guests or collect $75/person (checks payable to Fremont Rotary Club) and forward them to Marlene on or before the event date.

Please note that the table will be reserved under your name and your guests only need to mention your name when they check in and they will then be directed to your assigned table. This will largely reduce Marlene's ticket collection and registration workload. I am happy to answer any questions that you may have on Wed when we see each other!

Thank you very much for your participation and support of the club!

Donations & Hashtags

Beneficiaries will partner with their sponsoring Rotary Club to bring in donations, and Rotary will match them two-to-one up to a $5000 combined amount. Donations above this amount go to the charity without the match.

When you make a donation or post a challenge, use the hashtag for your charity or club.

The two Rotary charities will be grandfathered in and will receive a donation from the proceeds. Their hashtags are just for fun and to call attention to our work.

How the Chili Pepper Challenge Works

Modeled after the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS, we use video and social media to drive engagement with Rotary. (Detailed instructions.)

Post a video on social media that communicates you made a donation and ate a chili pepper. Challenge two more people to do the same.
Each person makes a donation, eats a chile, challenges two more friends, posts the video.
Include info about the project and link to the donation page.

Donate Now: http://t.e2ma.net/click/etmur/ik6iih/i02mne

Rotary Theme for 2017-2018

Posted on Aug 09, 2017

2017-18 RI President Ian H.S. Riseley announces his presidential theme,

Rotary: 'Making a Difference'

Rotary International President-elect Ian H.S. Riseley made the case on Monday that protecting the environment and curbing climate change are essential to Rotary’s goal of sustainable service.

Riseley, a member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, unveiled the 2017-18 presidential theme, Rotary: Making a Difference, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.

Environmental degradation and global climate change are serious threats to everyone, Riseley said. “They are having a disproportionate impact on those who are most vulnerable, those to whom Rotary has the greatest responsibility. Yet environmental issues rarely register on the Rotary agenda,” he said.

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Follow the assembly on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitterusing #rotary17

Watch videos from the assembly

Read reactions from participants

“The time is long past when environmental sustainability can be dismissed as not Rotary’s concern. It is, and must be, everyone’s concern,” he said.

The president-elect challenged every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of the Rotary year on 1 July and Earth Day on 22 April 2018. Trees remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the air, which slows global warming.

“It is my hope that the result of that effort will be far greater than the environmental benefit that those 1.2 million new trees will bring,” Riseley said. “I believe the greater result will be a Rotary that recognizes our responsibility not only to the people on our planet, but to the planet itself.”

Chili Pepper Challenge News

Posted on Sep 20, 2017

Listen to the Chili Pepper Challenge Podcast

Local podcaster Remy Fortier's hour-long interview with Area 3 Rotarians and nonprofit leaders is a "must hear" for all Rotarians and especially for any potential CPC sponsors!

"At the start of this interview, I noticed a gallon size bag of chiles sitting on the table in front of us. My first thought was, I hope they won’t expect me to eat a chili and then give an interview! Of course, they didn’t. They are representatives from all the Rotary Clubs in the Tri-City Area...They are givers, people who get involved and take actions to help out those in need. Locally and all over the world."

Listen to Podcast: http://t.e2ma.net/click/etmur/ik6iih/6m0mne

The Campaign to End Polio

Posted on Aug 03, 2016

WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN TO END POLIO

One of the most important aspects of the fight to eradicate polio is detecting where the disease is present. This continuous surveillance is complicated and costly. Ninety percent of people infected with the virus show no symptoms, and those who do usually have mild symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and headaches. Only one in every 200 cases of the illness results in paralysis, which means that for every child with signs of paralysis, several hundred are carrying the disease and may not show it. Read the entire article in The Rotarian.

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Service Above Self

Donations & Hashtags

How the Chili Pepper Challenge Works

WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN TO END POLIO