Newsletter - Sept 16 2008

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CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G

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Dinner Service, 10/13

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With some of our regulars on vacation the next time we serve at the Emergency Housing Consortium, we NEED YOU! Sign up with Jerry Cummings and enjoy a great experience.

BLOOD DRIVE IS BIG SUCCESS

Avenues of Service Thursday, October 16 Centennial Hall, Hayward Dinner Speaker: PDG John Blount Seminars on Best Practices for various Avenues of Service. Network wtih other Rotarians. http://www.rotary5170.org/ calendar/Event.asp? EventID=1050 to Register. 

Coming Events

The annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive, organized by Jerry Cummings and the American Red Cross netted a record number of donations this year. With donors coming from Robinson Oil, EMQ and even Campbell’s Lions Club, we were able to cross over the 50 pints mark. Several “walk-in” clients also helped us reach the record level of donations. Club member Neil Reid, in photo, was the first member of our

Oct. 4: Child Advocate’s Picnic

Sept. 21: Area 8 Family Picnic (a great time to wear your Campbell Rotary Shirt!)

Oct. 6: Board Meeting (new date)

Oct. 1: Town Hall Mtng w/ Sen. Joe Simitian @ Campbell Library

Oct. 18 & 19: OctoberFest in downtown Campbell

Oct. 16: Avenues of Service @ CSU Hayward.

club to donate on Friday, and was the 2nd appointment of the morning. Other club members also were on hand to donate, including first time blood donor, Delbar Jahanian. (See photos on page 2.) The whole process takes a little over an hour, including reading the educational information, going over your health history, actual donation (about 10 minutes) and then the rest time in the canteen. The ARC even gives you juice and cookies! And, you have the knowledge that you are helping to save lives right here in the Bay Area.

Red Badger, Adam Beck gives a pint for the cause.

Veteran member, Marv Bamburg is happy to make a donation, as usual!!

Rotarians Give ‘til it Hurts, Even if it Doesn’t Hurt!

Dueling bandages: Kathy Williamson & Delbar Jahanian show their proof of donating!

There’s always room for one more!

Phil Nielsen reads the pre-donation Educational Material.

President of the Los Gatos Morning Rotary, Dan Lawson.