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Rotary International is dedicated to causes that build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support peace efforts and to end polio forever.

The Rotary Club of Cameron Park is a dynamic organization with a reputation for getting things done. Members have opportunities for hands on service projects in our community and throughout the world. Examples of recent projects include:

The community observatory and sky theater.
Provides dictionaries for all local third grade students
Improved athletic fields
Scholarships for high school graduates
Vocational grants through our community foundation.
Improving conditions for populations in overseas countries, such as a medical clinic boat in the Philippines

Our club is made of individuals from many walks of life. All are welcome. If you are looking to create change in the world and in our community, Rotary is for you. We’d love to have you join us.

In normal times, we meet for lunch Thursdays at Noon
Cameron Park Country Club
3201 Royal Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682
Please RSVP to President Mike Dugan - mtdugan@comcast.net or 530-676-7860

Until COVID-19 is under control, we meet by Zoom on alternate Thursdays at 4:00. Contact me at mtdugan@comncast.net or 530-676-7860 and I’ll send you an invitation.

Please Join With Us to Make A Difference!

Next Meeting, June 17, 2021: Mike Crosby and Marsha Brown, Brentwood Rotary Club

Polio is a virus that few Rotarians know much about yet Rotary has been at the forefront of eradicating it since 1979. Why is it still the number one priority for Rotary? Where is it in the world today and how is it like COVID-19?

Rotarians Mike Crosby and Marsha Brown will share their personal story of providing polio vaccine to young children in India a little over a year ago. They will also highlight polio, how it is transmitted and what is being done to stop it – forever. Up to the minute numbers will be shared.

Mike is an Eagle Scout and retired USAF Lt Col. He served at the Pentagon and received numerous leadership awards in the Air Force including the top Leadership Award for Air Force Systems Command. He was involved in numerous classified defense initiatives, including the SR-71 Blackbird aircraft and the B-2 stealth bomber. His wife, Marsha Brown has a doctorate in Educational Leadership and retired from public education after 38 years of service.

Mike serves as the District 5160 PolioPlus chair. He is a past Assistant District Governor, past president of The Rotary Club of Brentwood and Rotarian of the Year for 2015-16. Marsha is the membership chair of the Rotary Club of Brentwood and a District Membership Ambassador. She was the Rotarian of the Year her club for 2019-2020. Both are Major Donors for the Paul Harris Society and members of the PolioPlus Society.

Last Meeting, May 20, 2021: Ben Young: Cryptocurrency

In the news, we have been hearing a lot about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. What is it? How did it start? Why does it have value? What does it mean to us? At our last meeting, our own Ben Young, a registered financial planner with Astute Wealth Management, along with guest Trent, explained it to us.

Ben provided a historical context on currencies used as a means of exchange to facilitate commerce and trade. First there was gold, then there were currencies based on gold, followed by currencies (not on the gold standard) based on the financial stability and trust of governments of the world. Then in 2009 came cryptocurrency. A cryptocurrency is a software object with units or “tokens” that can be transferred securely and verifiably from one owner to another. Transactions are recorded in a public, widely distributed database (a “blockchain”). The transfer verification mechanism is cryptographic. It employs a mathematical protocol for authenticating each transaction. The designers of the software object intend it to be used as a medium of exchange, or currency. Hence, cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is decentralized and not backed by any government.

When Bitcoin (BTC) was invented in 2009, it was designed that a maximum of 21,000,000 bitcoins could be discovered, aka mined, by a computational search process run on (many) computers. How many of the 21 million Bitcoins are left? There are 2.3 million Bitcoin left to be mined (as of mid-2020). Surprisingly, even though 18.6 million Bitcoin were mined in just over 10 years, it will take another 120 years to mine the remaining 2.3 million.

What are the ways to invest in bitcoin or other currencies? 1) Buy yourself a computer server farm and start computing to find them. There are several downsides to this, including the cost of the computers and other infrastructure, and the cost to power and cool the computers. 2) Buy the cryptocurrency on several open exchanges; 3) Buy shares of a fund or trust that invests in a particular cryptocurrency.

Cameron Park Rotarians Deliver Pallet of Clothing to a Church

On Thursday, October 29th , Cameron Park Rotary donated a pallet, including 221 pairs of pants, to Green Valley Community Church to be distributed to homeless people. The clothes were divided among the programs for the homeless of Green Valley Community Church, Job’s Shelter of the Sierra, Project Room Key and Federated Church including the Nomadic Shelter. These groups provide clothing to the homeless and very needy. Within Cameron Park Rotary, this project was initiated by Joe Ryan who was also our contact with a major supplier, managed by Dick Franks, and the clothing was delivered by Steve Long and Richard Grieco.

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