MONDAY’S PROGRAM UPCOMING EVENTS

Chartered August 1, 1916 Volume 32, No. 32 March 19, 2018The Rotary Club of Reno meets at Harrah’s Reno at Noon on MondayMONDAY’S PROGRAMKatie MoralesSupporting Education of HomelessChildren and YouthKatie Morales was bornand raised in Reno. Sheearned a bachelor’s degree from University Nevada Reno in Human Development Family Studies.Katie has been an advocate for the educationalrights of homeless students for the last 10years. She oversees theimplementation of the federal McKinney-VentoAct and Foster program in Washoe County SchoolDistrict, which identifies and provides resources toover 3,600 students experiencing homelessnessand/or Foster care. She has worked closely withWashoe County and the State to improve the educational outcomes for children and youth inhomeless situations.The Rotary club of Reno has provided a 7,500community service grant to the Children in Transition (CIT) program put in place to satisfy the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Act (non-funded federal mandate). The CIT program includes avariety of support strategies focused on ensuringhomeless students are provided with stability, security, and a safe place to learn. The target population is birth through 12th grade and CIT Homeless Liaisons work with schools and families toidentify and address students’ basic needs such asshelter, food, clothing, transportation and healthcare.Homeless students may or may not have parents,a temporary location is not unusual as homelessstudents frequently move around the communityoften changing schools, and a number of students are from the Record Street homeless center.Reno Rotary’s assistance supports the after schooltutoring conducted at the Bresson Boys and GirlsClub and transportation after the tutoring sessions. Reno Rotary also secured a 2,000 districtservice grant to provide clothing for students. Allelements of the CIT program are intended to normalize and main stream homeless students inways that will enhance their opportunities for success.UPCOMING EVENTSVisit www.renorotary.org to sign upClub Board ElectionsMarch 19, 2018Mardi Gras FundraiserMarch 24, 2018Reno BallroomRotarians At Work DayApril 28, 2018Bicentennial ParkupcomingmeetingsMarch 26, 2018NO MEETINGReno Mardi GrasApril 2, 2018Alan OliveCEO N. NV. Medical CenterApril 9, 2018Professor Debra Moddelmog UNREducation and Liberal Arts

The RenotarianReno Mardi Gras Minute:Reno Mardi Gras is our club’s largest fundraiserand generated almost 50% of the 193,000 RotaryClub of Reno donated in 2016-2017 to communityand global service projects.THE RENOTARIANPublished byTHE ROTARY CLUBReno, NevadaRotary Club of RenoOfficers and DirectorsBill Boon.PresidentPhil Mahoney. President ElectMary Brock.President NomineeCraig Wesner . Past PresidentCarl Fuetsch . SecretaryVic Bucher . TreasurerKirk Bailey . DirectorTina Doherty. DirectorDiana Hoffman . DirectorMark Meich . DirectorStefanie Scoppettone . DirectorMaria Sheehan . DirectorTrudy Nauman . DirectorGary Warren . DirectorTom Young . DirectorReno Rotary FoundationLaurie Leonard . PresidentCarl Fuetsch . SecretaryVic Bucher . TreasurerJohn Spears .InvestmentsBill Boon . Ex-officioPhil Mahoney.Ex-officioBrian Armon .TrusteeMary Brock .TrusteeHarvey Fennell .TrusteeSheila Hlubucek .TrusteeJim Pfrommer .TrusteePhil Stone .TrusteeTom Taelour .TrusteeNewsletter/WebsiteDavid Spillers . Newsletter EditorOliver Grosz . Web-masterAnd, it’s a great party with tons of food, wine, beer,spirits, entertainment and a can’t-be-beat silent auction!This year’s event will be held on Saturday, March 24at the Downtown Reno Ballroom. General admissionis from 7-10 p.m. and from 6-7 p.m. we’ll hold anexclusive pre-party for sponsors and special guest.All the details, ticket sales, silent auction donationand more are available on our website: mardigrasreno.com.We hope you’re planning to join us for this fantasticcelebration! Here’s some final details to keep inmind: Don’t forget your two bottles of wine for thewheelbarrow wine raffle! You’ll be able to drop yourbottles off right when you walk in the room. Check out our incredible silent auction! Youmay have already received your personalized link viaemail. Look for a message sent from “noreply@ggo.mobi.” In that message will be a link that’s just foryou! Click it and start bidding. If you haven’t receiveda link, visit tiny.cc/mgregister and register to bid! There will be a limited amount of parking available early in the evening in the National Bowling Stadium (located on 4th Street across from the EventCenter’s south wall). If you arrive later in the evening,park in the Silver Legacy or Eldorado. Taking a cab orLyft is also a good idea! If you haven’t picked up your wristbands for entry at a Rotary luncheon, you need to go to Will Callwhen you arrive. When you arrive at the Reno Ballroom, you can enter from either the southeast orsouthwestdoors.Laissez les bons temps rouler!Thank you for your support and help! We really appreciate it!If you need help or have questions, please contactany of the following people:Mary Brock:brockm9146@sbcglobal.net or 775-232-3073Annie Flanzraich:annie@flanzwrites.com or 775-230-6839

The RenotarianPLEASE ATTEND AND VOTE:ELECTIONS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORSWILL BE MARCH 19THFor the coming Rotary year, which beginson July 1st, our club will elect three newmembers of the Board of Directors. Runningfor these three seats will be six great Rotarymembers. The elections will take place atour regular membership meeting on Monday, March 19th. Please attend and vote.Thanks to the following Board memberswhose terms will be finished as of June 31st:Diana Hoffman, Gary Warren and MariaSheehan. Your service is appreciated.The following six members have stepped upto run for the three Board seats: Tom Hall,Liza Maupin, Dan Nichols, Grace Nichols andJim Urmston. Diana Hoffman is running fora second term, as she serves on the presentBoard of Directors.The nominating committee included: RewGoodenow, Pat Horgan, Bill Matthews, Marlene Olsen and Stefanie Scoppettone. Theyconsidered the following criteria when contacting potential Board members: be willingto chair a major club committee. be able toattend all Board meetings, be familiar withClub functions and assist where needed.Other requirements include at least threeyears of club membership and have goodclub meeting attendance.Don’t forget to attend March 19th and votefor the new Board of Directors.Club of RenoThe Rotary Club of Reno was charteredAugust 1, 1916. In the past year, we donatedover 94,000 to local projects, and gavehundreds of hours of volunteer service to ourcommunity. Learn more about our club at:www.renorotaryclub.org. Join us to makethe world a better place!LAST MEETING VOLUNTEERSScanner: .Zanny MarshGreeter: . Ryan HartRaffle Tickets: . John KadlicInvocation: .Debe FennellPledge: . Cate KeggSgt. At Arms: . Gayle ShermanSgt. At Arms: . Mark MeichPhotographer:. Dan NicholsPiano: . Genie MathewsHONOR ROLLBill Boon . 500Corry Castaneda . 100Dick Gammick . 500Mariluz Garcia . 100Laurie Leonard . 200Kim Mazeres . 500Jim Pfrommer . 600Bob Rusk . 500MEMBERSHIP MINUTEPEANUT or PLAIN? DICK vsDENNY?Don’t forget to invite your friends andcolleagues who would be good potentialmembers to a club meeting or event. You’llbe rewarded by a large bag of M&M’s(because “Membership Matters.”) If theyjoin, your team, captained by Dick Gammickor Denny Williams, will score a point towardour Membership Competition. We can’t waitto hear what our team captains pick think offor each other for winning this competition.It should be hilarious!

The RenotarianLAST MEETING PICTURESFOOD BANK PICTURESWe packed 27,600 pounds of food intoboxes for elderly people. 22 rotarians andguests participated.President Bill (left) and Charlie Dodson (secondfrom right) present a plaque to Linda Clift inhonor of her late husband Dr. Bob Clift for all thework he had accomplished on the PanamaOrphanage project where that plaque will be hungin the new hospital. Kurt Mische (right) presentedanother plaque for the hours and hours of workand the donations of books that Dr. Bob madepossible to Lemelson STEM Academy ElementarySchool. The principal will be naming their schoollibrary in Dr. Bob’s honor.The winners of the Speech Contest (all from RenoHigh School) flanked by Mariluz Garcia on the leftand Susan Mayes-Smith on the right. From left toright is 2nd place Kathy Morse, 1st place winnerSamantha Clements, and 3rd place winner ChloeKinerson.

The RenotarianClub of RenoAPPLY TODAY FOR THEROTARY DISTRICTSCHOLARSHIP 3,000SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT:CLUB APPLICATION DEADLINE:APRIL 2, 2018ELIGIBILITY:Eligible students include high school seniorsand undergraduate level students who attenda trade school, community college, or auniversity located in District 5190.Scholarship money is available for one yearand can be used for tuition, books, supplies,and other educational needs.Must be accepted to an accredited college oruniversity in the United States.District Grant Scholarships provide funds to help offset the cost of one year of study at the undergraduate level at anyaccredited college or university in the United States. The prospective scholar must complete the application and submit itto a local Rotary Club in District 5190. A club committee interviews and selects a qualified applicant for recommendationto the district 5190 Scholarship Committee, which conducts interviews and makes the final selection of District Scholars.FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO FILL OUT THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION VISIT: www.rotarydistrict5190.org 1. Click 7KH 5RWDU\ Foundation 2. Click Global & District ScholarshipsREVIEW - DISTRICT & GLOBAL GUIDELINES/IDEAL CANDIDATE THEN EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO:Loretta Bonilla OERQLOOD#IURQWRIILFHVWDII FRPRotary’s conflict-of-interest policy related to individuals receiving grant funds requires that the applicant does not fit in any of the categories below:Rotarian, including honorary Rotarian, employee of a club, district, or other Rotary entity, or of Rotary International; spouse, lineal descendant (child orgrandchild by blood, legal adoption, or marriage without adoption); spouse of lineal descendants; or ancestor (parent or grandparent by blood) of person(s);employee of an agency, organization, or institution that partners with The Rotary Foundation or Rotary International; former Rotarian or honorary Rotarianwho has terminated membership within the preceeding 36 months; person who is ineligible based on family relationship to a former Rotarian or honoraryRotarian, for a period of 36 months after termination of family member’s membership.