Welcome to the Sunrise Spirit –
the Weekly Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise
We hope that you will attend one of our lively Friday meetings,
whether or not you are interested in joining Rotary.
We meet most Fridays at 7 am in the Plaza View Room at Arcata’s historic Jacoby Storehouse.
The Calendar …
RISE: “Rotary Involvement Strengthens Everyone“
Friday, May 31: The last Foundation Final Friday of President Ray’s Year!!
Friday, May 31: The Third Annual Stephen Brodhag Memorial Golf Tournament at Baywood Golf & Country Club.
Saturday, June 1: RCAS work party at Bayside Community Hall
Friday, June 7: We congratulate the Academic Top Ten Percent of Arcata High School’s Class of 2019 at our 7 am meeting.
Saturday, June 8: The Lost Coast Rotaract Club hosts their 8th Annual Food & Wine Pairing (and Silent Auction) from 6 to 9 pm at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka.
Saturday, June 29: RCAS work party at Bayside Community Hall
Additional Important Stuff
The Arcata High School Interact Club meets every Friday at 12:20 pm during the school year.
The North Bay Rotaract Club meets in the Plaza View Room at Jacoby’s Storehouse at 6 pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.
Announcements & News from Both Exchange Students
President Ray displayed a photo of Sunriser Terri Clark and her husband (and fellow Rotarian) Marty Lay with Mt. Fuji as a backdrop. Several people commented that most tourists have to wait a long time to get such a great view of the mountain, but Terri and Marty are just lucky, I guess!
We then saw some photos of Outbound Exchange Student Travis Naman, who is winding down his year in Brazil … while getting wound up with a snake!
Meanwhile, our Inbound Exchanger, Finn Grewe, told us about his weekend in Reno for the District Conference. He said that it was very interesting to talk with Rotarians from other areas, and he told us that it was a “really, really fun weekend”. He planned to participate in the Kinetic Sculpture Race the next day, so we’ll hear how that went in a couple of weeks. Rebecca Crow said that Finn (and she) will be part of the Trilobike team, which has done so well in the past!
Recognitions and Rotarian of the Week
The first recognition was of JOYC herself – her daughter Kayla recently graduated from the University of San Diego!
Claire Ajina and her husband Haider were in Ireland and England not long ago. They visited the oldest pubs in each country while they visited their son.
Ray’s Rotarian of the Week was Patti Britt Campbell, who was quick to respond to Terri Clark’s recent email about the Rotary Foundation.
“Watch this episode of The Adventures of President Ray!“
(Click on President Ray’s photo to view the video of the full meeting.)