This Week February 27: Four Way Test Speech Contest with contestants from Palo Verde High School. Also see "Avenues of Service" below.

Cathy Conger, principal of Ronzone Elementary School, will provide a brief update on the status of the mini-grant project.

Next Week March 6: Fencing demonstration and techniques by Frank Van Dyke, Director of Red Rock Fencing Center.

Mark Your Calendar
March 23, North LV Rotary Club Annual Fundraiser
March 31, LVNW Springfest (fundraiser)
April 20-21, District Assembly
May 24, District 5300 Conference

Senator Bites Dog!
Well, not really. But it does illustrate a very important point made by last week's speaker, Richard H. Bryan, former senator and Nevada governor, when asked how he felt about some of the negative political campaigns of late. Basically politicians will use whatever techniques catch the media's attention.

Although Senator Bryan expressed concern about the evolution of political campaigns, he was generally upbeat about Nevada, its history, and future.

TRF Major Donor Recognition
President Cliff congratulated Diane Cabral for becoming a Rotary Foundation Major Donor. Diane and Dave joined the ranks of Major Donors by making a gift of $10,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation.

There's no fellowship in an empty chair.
Your guests and visiting Rotarians help kindle the flame of fellowship

Rotarian George Eichacker from Keokuk, Iowa, visited for the last time this season. George will be returning to Keokuk to enjoy the humid summer weather. We look forward to seeing George again next winter.
Also Judith Filangeri, guest of Dennis Filangeri,
Robin and Robert Smith, guests of Ed Zimmerman,
and Christopher Carson.

I am particularly pleased to let you all know our club received a Matching Grant in the approximate amount of $5,000 for our Chile Project. We received notification from District 5300 last week. This is a grant that Edmee, Jim White, Ann Marshall and Angela Brooks worked on in the Fall.

The total project is approximately $12,000 and will provide materials and resources for schools in Chile. If you’d like more information on the project details, contact Edmee or Jim White. Click here for gallery.

Four Way Test Speech Contest: The speakers are from Palo Verde High School. If you'd like to see the contest rules, click here. This an elimination round.

The winner selected by our club will get a $250 check, and each of the other 3 contestants will receive $100 checks each. The winner goes on to compete against other Las Vegas Rotary club finalists. The next step is the regional competition. The finalist from the region will compete at the district level.

The district level competition will be held at District conference on May 24--27, 2007. The district-wide winner will receive $5,000. The three runners-up will receive $1,000 each.

Spring Fest: Spring Fest is fast approaching. We need members to attend area club meetings to sell tickets to the event. Jim has put together a sign up sheet. Please let Jim Cady know if you can attend any of these for the club. Click here to sign up online.

Proposed Member: Shawn Spanier has been proposed for membership. If you have any questions, please contact Darrell or Jim.

District Assembly Accommodations If you need hotel accommodations for the District Assembly April 20-21, contact Jim Cady.

Rotary Theme for 2007-2008: Incoming Rotary International President Wilfred 'Wilf' Wilkinson has announced that the Rotary theme for 2007-2008 will be "Rotary Shares." For a look at the theme and rationale, click here.

It's your turn to play. You do not need to be a member to play or win. However, we do invite you to join us for breakfast any Tuesday morning to meet the beautiful babies in person.

Go to the contest page from our home page, or click the link below to see the 38 pictures and try to identify them (crib sheet provided). The contestant who correctly identifies the most pictures wins a two night stay at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Palm Desert. The Rotarian whose picture is most mis- identified wins a two night stay in deluxe accommodations at the Hilton Oakland Airport (That's San Francisco for the directionally challenged).

Be sure to enter your name and contact information on your ballot!

Enter as many times as you like. Only your last ballot will be counted so don't be afraid to guess or try again, and again, and ...

Greeter: Vicki Wille
Pledge: Edmee Marcek
Inspirational:Dennis Filangeri
Musicologist: Dennis Ortwein

If you would like to be a guest for one of our programs, please contact Darrell Cavanaugh at membership@lvnwrotary.org