Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali, B.C. visits Groveland
October 14, 2008 Uncategorized Comments OffBy International Chair, John Brunk
Mexican Rotary Club in District 5220
On the morning of Oct. 11 four members of the Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali, B.C. Mexico met with several Groveland rotarians and provided the Groveland schools with there international work. They bought the paint to repaint the map of the United States at Tenaya Elementary School and help fund and install “ Drive Safely – Protect our Children” signs at both Tenaya and Tioga High Schools.
Pres. Rene Meuly, P.P. Arturo Duenas, P.P., Sec. Felipe Leon Ruiz and Omar Chaidez are members of the number one club for six years running in Dist. 4100, which has 60 clubs. Their club is made up of seventeen members.
After work a Groveland Rotary Social was held at the home of John and Jeanne Brunk, among the seventy-five attendees possible future Groveland Rotary members, and members from four other service clubs, which included Twain Harte, Oakdale Sunrise, San Francisco (#2) Rotary clubs and the Oakdale Lions.
On Sunday the Calafia club was treated to a lunch donated by the Oakdale Lions and Trap shooting and the Brunk’s ranch, after which they were taken to Tuolumne Trails a camp in the Groveland area for children with medical deficiencies to show them the Groveland Rotary work of erecting three cabins on “ Rotary Lane”.
Our brother club left for home at 3 PM. We will see them on our treks of good will in Dec. and then in April.
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- John teaching the Calafia Rotarians to trap shoot
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- the Calafia Rotarians looking at the finished project.
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