What an exciting meeting we had with RCS on Tuesday October 13, 2020! David Zybert, Charter RCS member and long-time District RYE Committee member, arranged a special treat for us. Over the last 12 years, RCS has hosted 12 students from around the world. On Tuesday, five of them joined our Zoom meeting!
Fellowship in the Evenings!
Every Tuesday @ 6 pm
BECAUSE OF COVID CONCERNS,
THIS CLUB IS MEETING VIA ZOOM.
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US!
TO OBTAIN THE LATEST ZOOM LINK, CONTACT:
President Mark Leiser
Email: mleiser3@gmail.com
The District Governor's annual visit always includes the presentation of the Quiet Rotarian award.
Our September 22nd visit to Sierra Bay Aqua Golf brought a lot of hilarity. And oh, Jim, what were you thinking?!?
If you were around during the 60's, you may remember an ad campaign for sunglasses that asked "Who's that behind those Foster Grants?"
Past President Ken passed along a copy of a citation received by our club from Rotary International.
The Rotary Website’s call-to-action for Rotaract reads, “Join the global movement of young leaders who are developing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.” Reading this shines a beautiful light on the potential of our small communities in District 5190 as many Young Adults attempt to enter a new phase of their lives – whether university or the workforce – and are faced with such unprecedented situations.
During her recent visit to our club, District Governor Berta Pickett introduced a new program, “Step Up for Rotary.” The new program offers Rotarians a fun way to raise money for Rotary, while pursuing their passion for physical activity.
During Ken’s year as president, our club donated funds to purchase a bench for veterans and guests to use at the Northern Nevada State Veteran’s Home. The intent was to visit and tour the facility on May 5th and allow our club members to see the bench for themselves.
What is it that happens from one Tuesday to the next? What will we remember when we look back on the summer of 2020?
Rotary International President, Holger Knaack’s theme for 2021 is Rotary Opens Opportunities and asks, in part, that as Rotarians we create opportunities and improve the lives of those in need.
We are pulling together Club photos from the last 15 years and we need your input. Please email me any pictures you have of our meetings and events! If you can, please include names, dates and activities to help us organize them. :-)
For now, enjoy some of the pictures that we have in the “Gallery” on the Club’s homepage. Hover over the word “Gallery” and there is a drop-down menu with a few of the photo albums we have by year.
From its inception, our club has dedicated itself to “hands on” projects. We donated money when it was necessary, but we far preferred to donate our time and labor. As a result, we’ve had some extremely satisfying times making a difference where we could.
As stated on the Rotary.org website, “Rotary International President Holger Knack’s theme for 2020-21, is Rotary Opens Opportunities, to create opportunities that strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into action, and improve lives of others in need.”
Past President Mark Schauss is our club’s vocational chair and has plans to give members the opportunity to share their work experiences with the club. In the past we have presented “Percationals” as short speeches during our club meetings. We want to expand that to the newsletter! Would you write a couple of paragraphs about your work? Would you like to participate in a written or video interview? Think about it. I’m going to ask you.
Typing out the title of this article immediately reminded me of the opening of the classic Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ."
RCS Rotary Foundation Inc. is a (501) (C) (3) Nevada non-profit corporation. The Foundation was established in 2009 for the purpose is to oversee fundraising activities and charitable contributions of the Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset. The RCS Rotary Foundation Inc., distributes 80% of the net amount raised each year to the Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset. How the funds are spent each year is at the discretion of the current Club President and the Board of Directors of the Club. The remaining 20% is conservatively invested by the Foundation.
My first exposure to Rotary was as a high school student, competing in speech contests. I won my first Rotary Club contest, and took home a desk pen set with the Rotary emblem on it. It looked so official and grown up. I appreciated Rotary Clubs and Lions Clubs for inviting me and other students to speak to them, for fostering our skills, and showing that they were interested in what we had to say. And, let's be honest, taking home trophies or money, along with bragging rights, was also pretty cool. (Yes, I still have my trophies.)
A Message about RYE...from a mom and a counselor
The idea of sending your child off to another country may seem terrifying to some, or a rite or passage to another, but in a way it is a matter of trust most of all.
Rotary is an amazing organization that offers so much to each Rotarian. What is your favorite part?
“As long as we have books, we are not alone.” Laura Bush
“When I walk out of a library with my arms full of books, I feel rich.” My mom
“When I walk out of a library with my arms full of books, I feel rich.” My mom
Interesting words came out of the last decade, including binge-watching, mansplaining, autotuned, and guyliner. Have you used any or all of these in your day-to-day speech lately? What new words are going to be added to our vocabulary in our new decade?
In the December issue of The Rotarian, “The Sustainability Challenge” captured my attention. The word “sustainability” has become popular in the last few years and addresses the ability to maintain at a certain level. The article summarized a Rotary-USAID water and sanitation project in Ghana over the last 10 years. They reviewed the work that was done and more importantly, discussed lessons learned in order to make the project more successful as they move forward.
Recently, we received notice of a price increase at Zeppelin that we just couldn't afford. After much discussion and consideration, we have decided that, effective with the January 14th meeting, we will be moving back to the Tamarack Junction Casino for our Tuesday meetings.
Happy New Year!
As 2019 closes, I think back on the many things we have done for our community in the past six months. Here are some of them:
The RCS holiday party, held on December 10, was a truly international affair, with food from Germany and music from Hawaii and the Czech Republic.
.jpg)
