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Fellowship in the Evenings!
Every Tuesday @ 5:15 pm

CURRENTLY, CLUB MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD AT:

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

4925 Kietzke Ln, Reno, NV 89509

TO OBTAIN THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT MEETING LOCATION, CONTACT:

President Ann Easley

1-775-750-1569

RCS in Action

Davis Creek Park, /Washoe County has a major restoration underway after the Davis Creek fire in September 2024 forced closure of the park. RCS was able to fund a new bridge with funds from President Ann's philanthropic budget. A bronze plaque will be attached to the bridge memorializing our club's gift.

Chicken Story

The Pollos Story

By Chip Lindloff

Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset

In March of 2023 the Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset partnered with Carson City and a newly formed club in Penenome, Panama on a Global Grant that allowed for the installation of a 12,000 gallon -water tank in Sofre, Panama. The tank and filtration system provided running water to 300 households in the village of Sofre that had never had that luxury. Lifelong friends were made.

I have returned to Panama on numerous occasions and on my visit in January 2025 I had lunch with a few Rotarians from Penenome. We continue to seek opportunities to collaborate in the future.

After lunch, and prior to departing, I inquired, “what do you need”. Rotarian Carolina Goez responded, “Pollos”.

What?

Chickens?

Carolina enlightened me about the Interact Club in Penenome and how they were raising chickens that could later be sold and consumed. The funds would then be used for community projects focused on upgrading underprivileged elementary school facilities.

Naturally I asked, “how much do you need”? She replied, $180 USD. I texted my buddies from the club, Larie and Curt, and I handed her the money as I left.

This week I emailed Carolina and asked, “how are the chickens”?

Her response, with the photos:

With the money raised from the sale of chickens through the “Wings of Progress” project, the school community built a complete bathroom for kindergarten students, equipped with a sink and a shower. This improvement significantly enhances hygiene and well-being for the youngest children, demonstrating the direct impact of the project on school infrastructure and students’ quality of life.

Special thanks to my fellow Rotarians Larie Trippet and Curt Chapman for their financial support as well. I guess it just never hurts to ask, “what do you need”?

Serving the Youth of Reno

Community partners are a big part of the education system in northern Nevada. Many service organizations focus on youth and none more than Rotary International and the Knights of Columbus.

ACE High School has long been a community partner of the Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset and in 2024 the school built a shed for the equestrian center at Marvin Picollo School. Marvin Picollo is also a partner school of our Rotary Club and KofC Council #13842 at St Rose of Lima catholic church.

These two entities worked together to understand the needs of the equestrian center and the skills of the construction students at ACE. The result was the delivery of a much needed 10’x12’ tack shed that was delivered in mid-May. Recently, members of the Knights of Columbus painted the shed and turned the keys over to program director Sue Lennon.

We are most grateful to Bob DeRuse at ACE Charter High School and Sue Lennon at Marvin Picollo for their efforts in seeing the project through. We also thank Don Eberlein with the Knights of Columbus and Joe Burgess with RCS Rotary for their vision and co-operation.

Together, we can. Chip Lindloff

Serving Northern Nevada

October Saturday serving the Food Bank.

A Hot July Morning at the Food Bank,

Recording setting August Saturday at Northern Nevada Food Bank. Way to go Rotary!!

YOUTH ON THE MOVE

Ace High School Administrator speaking interested Rotarians at January meeting.

Workday at ACE High School, August Saturday 2024.

Girls On The Run

5K COMPLETES GIRLS ON THE RUN FALL SEASON

400 girls completed a 5K run on November18 at Reno High School to wrap the 2023 fall season for Girls On The Run (GOTR) https://www.girlsontherunsierras.org/ Reno Centennial Sunset Rotary (RCS) club members joined more than 200 volunteers to help make the event a huge success. A light rain and cool morning did not dampen the spirits of the 400 and their families as they circled the track and ran on nearby streets, cheered on by volunteers like RCS President Tom Keller.

GOTR seeks to help girls build confidence and create positive relationships through mentoring, physical activity, worthwhile projects and connection. With programs for Grades 3-5 and 6-8, GOTR develops a sense of responsibility and giving back. And these girls can think big - as one GOTR staffer said when projects were being discussed there were girls who would say “Let’s clean up Lake Tahoe!” “Let’s clean up the forest!”.

Adult coaches are critical to the GOTR program. Applications for the 2024 spring season - April through June - will be accepted through mid December. See the GOTR Sierras website above for more information. Since its launch in 2007, GOTR Sierras has worked with than 5500 local girls to help them connect with their inner strength and each other.

NEW SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING. LET'S LEND A HELPING HAND!

Welcome to Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset

Airport Welcome to Our International Exchange Student, Felina from Germany!

Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset Music Contest

Custom Rocking Chair winner John Anderson

Congratulations to the Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset on the success of our inaugural Rocking Chair Raffle sponsored by Your Family Rocking Chair and club charter president, Jim Annis.

Our winner is John Anderson and the winning ticket was sold by member Tom Keller. One hundred tickets were sold, Proceeds will be used to fund future service projects.

Thank you to all that participated.