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9 November 2016
Meeting on October 27th:
Gathered this morning were Theresa Hernandez, Pablo Hernandez, Gina Scherzinger, Jim Rico, Jim Pfafflin, Jose Ortiz, Candy Davis, Bear Lundquist, Bob Lewis, Esthermarie Hillman, Bobby Garcia, Paul Diaz, Dan Davis, Ed Bracamonte, Dave Beeson, Dave Arens and Willard Adams.
Guests:
Tony hung with Pablo & Theresa again.
Fines:
For “just because” = Jose, Bobby, Dan and the Bear.
For being late this week, or early for next week = Bob Lewis and Gina.
Our “Bear” learned from the Optimist International Foundation President that he earned the award of “Distinguished District Foundation Representative” for his work last year for the district. “Way to go William”.
He and Esthermarie (our Club Foundation Rep.) both reminded everyone to sign up for this year’s “Dime-A-Day” and/or the “President’s Club”. Candy has the forms for each and they are attached to this edition of our “Bull Sheet”.
Meeting on November 3rd:
Attendance today included Dave Arens, Stu Bagwell, Ed Bracamonte, Dan Davis, Candy Davis, Paul Diaz, Bobby Garcia, Esthermarie Hillman, Theresa Holmes, Bob Lewis, Bear Lundquist, Jose Ortiz, Jim Pfafflin, Jim Rico, Gina Scherzinger and Nadia Valle.
Guests:
Cholla football coach Ryan Scherling was Jose’s guest and left with an application.
Fines:
Jose for starting late and interrupting the fine collection.
Stu for sleeping in last week.
Paul for a haircut and getting a phone call during the meeting.
Bear for just being Bear.
Bob Lewis and Gina Scherzinger for being late again.
Plan for after November 10th meeting:
After the meeting this coming Thursday (today) we will have a work party to help clear the bay at the “Bat Cave” of school supplies, so we can lay in the Christmas stuff! Any and all hands that can stop by Adam’s Automotive (the Bat Cave) and help to inventory and box up the remaining school supplies PLEASE consider an hour!
Bits and Pieces:
For those of you who have tickets for the Ford Mustang drawing still out, you need to get them and the money collected to Candy ASAP. Remember, we keep 100% of the money that comes from these sales.It is coming down to; turn in tickets, stubs with money, or pay for those you have lost or given away. The deadline for this is November 17th. That’s next Thursday!!
Coming Events:
Thursday November 10th:This Evening - Wings For Women Whiskey Tasting
From 6PM to 10PM, “Wings” will host a Whiskey tasting at the Stillwell House, 134 S. 5th Avenue. Tickets are $40, VIP tickets go for $80 and will get you additional tastings and access to the cigar lounge. Taste various Whiskeys – Scotch and Bourbon brands and learn what makes each one unique. Beer is also available, and Wings” gets to keep 100% of the ticket sales! Call 272-5250 for tickets or go on line to ‘becausewhiskey.com’
Saturday November 19th: 34th Annual El Tour De Tucson
This will be the El Tour’s 34th year, and the Optimist Oreo Stop Aide Station’s 30th year. The Valencia Club began running this Aide station in 1986, and it continues today as a Pueblo Project after Valencia merged with us. We show up at 6:45AM to clean the rest stop area and get set up, and are usually finished by 10AM or so. There will be much more about this as the event gets closer, but mark your calendars. We are working on new signs and a banner for this event.
Our location will move about 100 yards to the east of where we have been the past few years. More to come next week!
Sunday November 20th – Park Mall fountain clean up.
Start at 6:00AM to finish before the mall opens. It usually takes about 2½ hours. Breakfast after this.
Wednesday November 23rd: IMPORTANT !!
Our meeting this week will be on WEDNESDAY rather than our normal Thursday due to Thanksgiving. This is a Pueblo tradition. After this meeting, we will meet at the “Bat Cave” to load up the Gift Wrapping supplies and take them to Park Place Mall.
Nadia and “Wings” are still looking for folks to sponsor families for this Christmas. Any amount of money will be helpful, and about $150 will completely cover a family. Wings is a 501-3-C, so what you give is tax deductible. If you just want to shop, and donate goods, there is a list attached to this issue. “Wings” is a 501-3-(c) organization.
Beginning Friday November 25th until Saturday December 24th:
Christmas Gift Wrap fund raising project. This year our booth will be at the west end of the mall in front of Macy’s and in the middle of the isle. Beats being tucked into a corner on the east side like we have been for a few years. BUT this brings up yet another need for volunteers. The more hours our club can cover, the ore we will have for our projects!
Esthermarie has the schedule and the sign up sheets. Please ask friends, relatives or folks you know to volunteer to help us cover as many hours as we can! It helps to pay for what we give back to the kids in the community; and …. You don’t even have to know how to gift wrap! You can help in other ways!
Saturday December 3rd - Food Box filling and building for Wings families:
Beginning at 8AM, and at the “Bat Cave” – (Adams Automotive). We will be filling food boxes that will go to the families adopted by “Wings”. The more help we have, the quicker this will go! It is actually fun!
Friday December 9th to Sunday the 11th – Fourth Avenue Street Fair
The “Winter Street Fair” will be over this weekend. We will need help to set our water stations up on Thursday the 8th, and then all and any help we / you can recruit to man the stations through the weekend.
Wings For Women Christmas Family Deliveries: December 10th And December 17th
Again this year, the “Wings For Women” will be splitting their Christmas deliveries into two Saturdays. If you, or your family want to help with these sessions, we will start from the “Bat Cave” and go from there. Schedules will be published before the dates.
And …. Finally, from a T-Shirt catalog that showed up at the ranch:
“I have stopped listening…….so why are you still talking?”
‘Till next issue.
Levi