You do not want to miss our program for May 8th, 2017! Rotary Club of Morgan Hill's Chuck Berghoff will be joining our club to present on the 2016-2017 Orkeeswa School Project in Tanzania. The Area 6 International Service Committee was formed over 10 years ago to collaborate on Global Projects in order to make a larger impact with pooled funds. The committee consists of representatives from all Area 6 Clubs including Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, Gilroy Sunrise, Morgan Hill and Almaden Valley. Come hear what we are doing globally to change the world.
On Saturday April 22nd, the Rotary Club of Hollister along with San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, Gilroy Sunrise, Morgan Hill and Almaden Valley Rotary Clubs came together to make improvements to San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The Area 6 Community Project at the San Benito County Historical and Recreation Park took place on April 22nd (Earth Day). Area 6 clubs include (Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, Gilroy Sunrise, Morgan Hill and Almaden Valley) The Area 6 clubs formed a collaboration called the Area 6 International Service Committee or (World Community Service 6) over 10 years ago to pool together Rotary District 5170 Designated Funds that come from Rotary International's Foundation contributions. The Rotary Foundation contributions are invested for a 3 year cycle and then allocated back to the clubs in the Districts. Each year the Area 6 International Service Committee funds 2-3 Global Projects around the world, and also funds a community project which rotates each year through the Area 6 clubs. This year it is Hollister's turn. Area 6 club volunteers gathered together to spend their Saturday making upgrades to the Historical Park. We'd like to thank all of our Area 6 Rotarians for your time and financial support of this wonderful project.
Much of the groundwork of construction and planning was put in place by Hollister Rotarian and native Rich Marcus, who graciously took the lead on this project. This year’s Area 6 Improvement Project consisted of constructing a new BBQ area and upgrading an existing building for a serving area adjacent to Dunneville Dance Hall. The Project had several work project days prior to the final Work Day.
The 2017 District Conference will be held Saturday, May 6 - Sunday, May 7, 2017.
The conference opens with breakfast on Saturday in the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom at The Santa Cruz Boardwalk. We are offering a complete Saturday meal package (Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner) for $100 including a free parking pass. Just add $15 for a pass for all Boardwalk rides on Saturday. Meals may also be purchased separately. Overall conference registration is free.
Enjoy this fun fellowship event with Rotarians, family and friends. RSVP to Jayme Stewart. Caravan to mystery location. Meeting spot to be announced. Don't miss out on this fun event
Concession stand volunteers needed for all 3 days at the Rodeo! This is one of our big fundraisers and we need all members, family and friends to get their boots on and help us make this event a big success! Please email Anne Hallfor Volunteer sign-ups
The San Benito Olive Festival is scheduled for October 14, 2017 from 10am – 5pm. It will be at a new location this year: San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway (Hwy 25), Tres Pinos CA 95075. We are working hard to revive this wonderful event.
If you or your business are interested in becoming a sponsor, we are actively seeking Sponsorships now. Please see the attached “2017 Sponsorship Presentation” document for all of the sponsorship levels, benefits, and options. You can print and complete the sponsor application and submit to Bob Marden, along with your check, at any Rotary meeting.
We are also looking for vendors to participate in the Festival; please see the “SBOF Vendor Application 2017” document attached for more information. We are currently accepting vendor applications.
Also, if you have a place to display our flyer, we would love to get more exposure. Please print the “2017 Olive Fest info flyer” document and post at your place of business.
Rotary will be running the Beer and Wine booth, Bob Marden is the chair for this fundraising activity. Please contact Bob to sign-up to volunteer.
Countdown to our 35th Annual Mission 10 Race on Saturday, January 27th, 2018. We will need ALL Rotarians to volunteer as well as family and friends. We also need Rotarians to run as we are having a friendly competition with Rotarians from Los Gatos and Santa Cruz Sunrise Clubs. This is going to be an exciting anniversary celebration as we are adding vendor booths and Live Music by local rock band, Racing Time. Please contact Bob Marden for volunteer sign-ups.