Quarterly News
| Volume 06, Issue 3 |
Winter 2006 |
Preparations for the Ninth Annual Charity Sporting Clay Shoot have begun. April 22-23, 2006, is less than four month away and there is still a lot to do between now and then to have another successful fundraiser. In the past we have done our mail-out after the United Way fund drive and before year-end. Letters are edited awaiting printing and endorsement by Club members. This year’s coordinator, Doug Anderson, will get things rolling this month.
This is our big fundraiser. In each of the last few years we have raised about $35,000 through this venue. Our next milestone would be to clear $40,000—a do-able goal.
People are needed to prepare and serve the steak dinner, to register the sponsors and participants, to attend the grounds, to run the traps and games, to organize the auction (Normally a Boys & Girls Club responsibility), to solicit raffle items (Another B&G activity), to coordinate the campaign for donors, to operate the Saturday night bar, to put names with work tasks, to publicize the event, and to document the shoot with photographs and video. If you would like to be the team leader for one of these activities please contact Doug.
As announced in the last newsletter we plan to move the Shoot farther out Salem Road to another spot on John Beck’s ranch. It is a very scenic area along the creek and will all activities in one place. The downside is that there are no permanent shelters similar to the one that we use for the auction and steak dinner.
Our clay shoot is a two-day affair where shooters attempt to break clay targets at each of five stations. Each station has two traps, so two targets are launched on each “pull.” On Saturday the shooters register and practice. That night we serve a steak dinner and hold the auctions. There is a charity auction and a Calcutta. We only give trophies, but the shooters want a Calcutta for prize money. Sunday each shooter shoots 50 targets, ten at each station, to determine class. We normally have four classes. Finally, there is a shoot-off in each class to determine first and second place. Trophies and Calcutta purses are given for first and second place in each class.▲
Mary Hodgkinson, Joe Truman, Peggy Cunningham, Jerry FitzSimmons, Clara
Prater, Tanya Scott, Sally Covacevich, and Janice Jones went to a special
meeting during the 2005 Zones 25-26 Institute in Corpus Christi, October 21,
featuring Rotary International President Elect, Bill Boyd.
Bill and his wife, Lorna, are from New Zealand. He retired in 1995 as general
manager of Gordon & Gotch Magazines, Ltd., New Zealand's largest magazine
distributor. He is trustee of New Zealand's Trees for Survival Trust and has
represented Rotary on the National Kidney Foundation and the Hutt Valley
Intellectually Handicapped Society. He is chair of the Rotary Down Under
Management Committee. A Rotarian since 1971, Bill is a member of the Rotary Club
of Pakuranga. He has served RI as district governor, RI training leader,
International Assembly assistant moderator and moderator, committee member and
chair, task force assistant general coordinator, Rotary information counselor,
regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, treasurer, and director. He is a
recipient of The Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and its
Distinguished Service Award. He also received a Meritorious Service Award from
Rotary Down Under.
The group reported that it was an interesting meeting and they look forward to
Rotary under Bill’s leadership. They thought the rest of us missed a great
Rotary event.▲
The Christmas party was great this year. Please thank Sally Covacevich, Jo Ann Dreves, James Johnson, and Wondra Chang for planning and coordinating it.
One hundred forty-three attended. Our club had over half the people there
with 76 attending. Pictures of them all are posted in the scrapbook on our web
site. The good ones have been included in your quarterly bill.
Two representatives from the Police Depart were there to accept the 500
Christmas bears for their Community Services Crisis Bear Program. The bears are
successfully used to calm children subjected to traumatic situations—accidents
and domestic violence, for example. The Police Department’s Blue Santa
distributed some of the bears, also. Patrol Officer Daniel Boots and D.A.R.E.
Officer Nicole Law accepted the bears from Rotary Club representatives; Deborah
Branch—Victoria Sunrise Rotary Club President Elect, Mary Hodgkinson—Victoria
Rotary Club President, and Bill McArdle—Victoria Northside Rotary Club President
after part of them were used for decorations at the Christmas party.
Mary Hodgkinson tasked the planning committee to develop a community service
project as part of the Christmas party. Their response was the Beary Beary
Christmas theme. Rotarians were asked to donate ten dollars to purchase the
bears. In keeping with Service Above Self and the Christmas spirit all Victoria
Rotarians donated.▲
Mark your calendars for the weekend after the Clay Shoot. The District 5930 Conference will be held aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines’ Ecstasy, April 27-May 1, 2006. The Ecstasy leaves Galveston, cruises to Cozumel, and returns to Galveston. The registration form is available at http://www.victoriarotary.org/CruiseReg.pdf.
Infinity Travel agent, Pat Richey, is handling the arrangements. She can be reached at (800) 322-8186 or fax—(281) 859-9462. Register with Deyanira Serna (956) 740-4051 before making financial arrangements with Pat.
The cruise is going to be a big deal for District 5930 Rotarians and their
guests. ▲
Club volunteers rang bells for the Salvation Army on two successive Saturdays—Dec 10 & 17. The first was at the Moody Post Office and the second was at Wal-Mart.
See pictures of Jack, Mike, Mary, Henry, Bill, Sheila, Tim, Ann, Joe, and
Sally in the online scrapbook. It is a pleasant way to spend an hour visiting
with fellow Rotarians.▲
Tanya Scott coordinated the November 5 Adoption Awareness Picnic. About 300 attended. Attendance at the picnic has grown each year. This year the event was a joint effort of the three Victoria Rotary Clubs, the Port Lavaca Rotary Club, and Child Protective Services.
The idea is to show the children in foster care a good time and invite prospective adoptive parents to come to the picnic to see what a great bunch of kids are available. Maybe a match will be made.
In addition to seeing the zoo animals the kids played several games, got
their faces painted, and ate hot dogs and cookies. There was plenty of soda
available, too.
Thanks Tanya.▲
One joins Victoria Rotary Club in
the fall quarter
Jeff Bauknight
Make inviting a prospective new member to a meeting your New Year’s resolution. With Tim Braaten’s leaving we are down to 82 members.▲
Financial statements
Income statement for Quarter ended December 31, 2005:
Income
| Dues Initiation Fees Meals Paul Harris Donations Rotary Foundation Donations Wells-Fargo Interest Weekly Raffle Donations Total Income |
3,034 |
Expenses
|
Local Grants District Dues International Conference Meals Christmas Party RI Dues Subscriptions Supplies Bank Service Charge Printing Weekly Raffle Expense Total Expenses Net Profit / (Loss)
|
1,086 2,000 200 19,439 1,471 2,574 73 804 10 150 226 28,069 2,014
|
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2005:
Assets
| Wells-Fargo Bank Accts Petty Cash Total Assets |
11,143 |
Equity
| Member’s Equity Current Year Earnings Total Equity |
9,179 |