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Palm Desert Rotary
Meetings: Tuesdays at 11:45 in the Palm Valley Country Club, Club House. Also available via Zoom.
Unusual grey skies greeted us at today’s meeting!🌧 President Priscilla kicked things off at noon, and Carol Winston led the flag salute. Guest speaker Michelle Wallace shared eye-opening facts about human trafficking, followed by a lively Q&A😭😭. Jack Fitzsimmons reported we collected 40lbs of batteries🔋 at Saturday’s event. Cathy Malone announced “Read Across America” 📖on March 2 at Lincoln Elementary, and Maryalice gave updates on the Tour de Palm Springs and upcoming Rotary 5330 events. Congrats to Jack👏 for joining the Polio Plus Society! Mary Scott won the ticket draw, and Carol wrapped up with the Four-Way Test. Another great week for our club in the Coachella Valley!
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Palm Desert Rotary Meeting February 17th
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Unusual grey clouds awaited us as we came to the meeting. Jackets and long pants are back!
All attendees were brought to order by President Priscilla at precisely 12:00 noon! Carol Winston led the flag salute in her own inimitable way. Then the fun begins.
Not exactly fun, our guest speaker, Michelle Wallace, CEO of Big Stistteerrrs the need for a proactive approach to educating our youth and communities about human trafficking, a growing pandemic in the US, especially in California. Her talk involved some really astonishing and frightening statistics that shocked us all. New Zoom Manager, Bill Smyth, expertly guided the screens through multiple videos and viewing options. In conclusion, there was a spirited question and answer session which opened up more possibilities (and challenges).
Following on, Jack Fitzimmons stepped up to report on the Lithium-ion battery collection event on Saturday. There were not too many visitors, but still, we collected over 40lbs (18kg) of salvageable batteries!
Next there was a swath of different announcements, the first being Cathy Malone regarding “Read across America” on March 2nd at Abraham Lincoln Elementary school. Many have signed up. Maryalice had some more reports on the Tour de Palm Springs and the upcoming Rotary 5330 events, including the four-zone District Conference coming up in Otay Mesa.
I would like to say that Jennifer Loretta jumped up to the podium, but her hip problems meant her address was from her seating location. However, it was to announce yet another admission to the Polio Plus Society by presenting a certificate to Jack Fitzsimmons.
In the ticket draw, Mary Scott had the winning number and, unfortunately, drew yet another (non-winning) blue stone from the dwindling numbers in the bag.
In conclusion, Carol Winston led the Four-Way test in her own “special way”. With that, we were off for another week of charitable work in the Coachella Valley.
Mark Stanley
President Elect Elect (P.E.E) 2027-2028
cmark.stanley@outlook.com
www.palmdesertrotary.com
