Cameron Park Rotary Gear Up (Dec-14-2023) (Jan. 02, 2024)

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Service Above Self

Thursdays at 12:15 PM

Cameron Park Country Club

3201 Royal Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
United States of America

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(916) 761-7012

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At 12:15pm on Thursdays.

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Next Meeting, Jan-04-2023: Annual Meeting and White Elephant Gift Exchange

At our next meeting, there will be an Annual Meeting to elect officers and board members for the 2024-25 year, and a (first time ever for our club?) White Elephant gift exchange.

Pursuant to club By-Laws, the Nominating Committee has recommended the following nominees for officers and board members:

President: Cathy Dugan

Vice-President: Dan Gott (Dan will also be the Christmas Dinner chair mentored by Dave Sargent).

Secretary: Bill Ettlich.

Treasurer: Janet Yarbrough.

Membership: Adam Marshall (mentored by Anne Eckert. He will also be the auctioneer at the next Christmas Dinner).

Public Image: Tom Elken.

International: Dave Sargent.

Community: Joe Ryan.

Administration/Programs: DeBORaH Demander (mentored by Marlyn Pino-Jones).

Sid Bazett.

Past President: Don Fuller.

RI Foundation: Bill Hughes.

There will also be nominations from the floor, if any, before the club votes on these nominees.

After the voting on the Board, we will have fellowship and fun. Let’s break up the winter doldrums and start the year with a laugh. At this meeting, we will have a White Elephant gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped white elephant gift from home. Don’t buy anything. Go through your stuff and bring something you’d like to pass on. It can be funny, serious, inexpensive, expensive or homemade.

We look forward to starting the year off with you on January 4!

Last Meeting, Dec-14-2023: Eric Aiston, Director of Cameron Park CSD

Our speaker was Eric Aiston, Director of the Cameron Park CSD. Some background: He settled in Cameron Park in the summer of 2005 with his wife and two sons. Eric is always engaged in and supported his sons through sports and music in the community. Eric is serving in a four-year Board of Directors term which ends in December 2024. He is a past President and currently appointed to the Board of Directors’ Fire Annexation Ad Hoc Committee, Fire and Emergency Services Committee and CC&R Committee. Eric provided us with an update on the current issues and programs of the Cameron Park Community Services District.

The CSD provides the Cameron Park community with the following services: Fire Dept., Architectural Review Committee, CC&Rs, Parks & Facilities, Recreation, and Waste Collection. The CP CSD is somewhat unique in providing such a wide range of services for a Services District. A big issue during the past year, given the increase in Fire Department expenses, was to find Sustainability Measures for the CP Fire Service. If you look at how the CSD spends its money, it is clear that the Fire Service, at 64% of budget, is the biggest concern for the district's financial stability. In the Parks and Recreation area, Eric noted that pickleball and the noise that it generates was one of the big issues and that there are more than 600 youth who take advantage of the aquatic facilities at the Community Center.

The CSD considered the following when considering what to do about the potential budget shortfall: 1) Considered closing Station 88; 2) Set up a 2-year agreement with Cal Fire; 3) Canceled County Emergency Medical Service (Ambulance); 4) Study annexation of fire services by the County or El Dorado Hills; 5) Explore additional taxes; and 6) Talk with the County about needed resources.

The next steps: a) a Fire Annexation Feasibility Study expected in January 2024; b) Review the cost to provide Fire Services and District Services; c) Determine steps to preserve the district's financial health; d) Engage the community about ideas, opinions and expectations; and e) Find a solution within the next 3 years.

Eric also introduced the district board and staff members who were at the meeting, and we showed them all our sincere appreciation for their dedication to our community.

Jan 04, 2024 12:15 PM

President Cathy Dugan and Deborah Demander

Annual Meeting and White Elephant Gift Exchange

Jan 11, 2024 12:15 PM

Bonnie Rea

Introduction to Alzheimer’s

Jan 18, 2024 12:15 PM

Mike Coppola & Alene Pichley

DWL USA Inc. Transcranial Doppler

Jan 25, 2024 12:15 PM

Greg McCormic & Brian Robertson

Dean of Instruction and Dean of El Dorado Center, Folsom Lake College

Feb 01, 2024 12:15 PM

Mary Cory

History of Railroads in El Dorado County

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CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Jan 09, 2024 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Feb 13, 2024 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

CP Rotary Board Meeting
On-line Zoom
Mar 12, 2024 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Announcements:

Cathy Dugan: Joe Ryan recently applied club stickers to many bike helmets. Approximately 200 bikes will be given away at the annual ceremony at the Folsom Prison. Coverage of that event, which resulted in great Public Image for our club is in this Mountain Democrat article.

Steve Long: Requested a meeting of the bicycle Teamsters after this meeting.

Tom Elken: Announced that there would be a White Elephant Gift Exchange after the Annual Meeting part of the Jan. 4th meeting.

Guests:

Several staff and board members of the Cameron Park CSD.

Happy (or Not) Bucks

Don Fuller: $25: Two parts: $15 Happy for the success and fun of the Christmas Party; and $10 as a fine for going first to the CC today before remembering that the meeting was at the CSD.

Steve Long: $10 fine for same reason.

Mike Dugan: $19 Happy that Cathy accepted his proposal at Versailles, yea these 19 years ago.

Cathy Dugan: $25 Happy to hear that proposal.

Gary Clarke: $10 happy for the Christmas Party and the successful auction of his family's Pearl Harbor Album.

Birthdays in January

JoEllen Brooks

Anne Eckert

Bill Ettlich

-----Spouses-----

Linda Grieco

Kathe Hughes

Anniversaries in January

Bill and Kathe Hughes

Upcoming Words of Wisdom/Greeter/Front Desk Assignments

Greeter Front Desk Words of Wisdom

Jan 04 TBA TBA TBA