News & Updates
News & Updates
News & Updates

Archive for 2010

Cloverdale Rotary Holiday Party!
Robin Wilkerson, December 9th, 2010

Rotary Cloverdale got together for some good cheer to celebrate the holidays. We exchange gifts and stories about each one of our fellow members in our club, we had great food thanks to The Hamburguer Ranch and our bartender this year was the fabulous Lynn Hoyer.  This year we did our gift exchange a bit [...]


Asti Tour De Vine
Robin Wilkerson, December 9th, 2010

 Thank you for joining the Cloverdale Rotary Club and the community of Cloverdale for the third annual Asti Tour de Vine. As one rider said ” You’ve made it to the top 10 list of bike events”. Another said, “The event use to be good, now it is great” Best Food, Best Rest Stops, Best [...]


What’s Happening?
Robin Wilkerson, October 10th, 2010

Our wonderful president has spent a few days in Tulum, Mexico overseeing the delivery of chairs for one of our international projects.  I am sure you can see more pictures on facebook! And then…it is finally time for our Tour DeVine!!  Yes, this Saturday every Cloverdale Rotarian should be scurring about at this huge event.  As [...]


Jim Flamson, a Generator of a District Governor
Robin Wilkerson, September 23rd, 2010

Our beloved guest of honor, Jim Flamson, District Governor 5130 and rotary partner Kathy, also a Rotarian, came to Cloverdale to celebrate their wedding anniversary at our meeting!  Well not really, it was a nice coincidence though.  Jim gave a rousing but down to earth speech on his goals for the clubs this year.  The focus is [...]


End Polio Now
Robin Wilkerson, September 9th, 2010

Our club put together a raffle to raise funds for the End Polio Now Program.  By selling raffle tickets for a sea fishing expedition with one of our own Rotarians, a nights stay in San Francisco and a 6-pack of Lake Sonoma Wines, we raised $1000.  Our community got behind us and bought those tickets.  [...]


Cloverdale Rotary helps to Fill a Student Backpack
Robin Wilkerson, August 27th, 2010

President Elvia is pictured above with members from other service organizations who helped collect school items from the community.  Our schools are in need of the basics: paper, pens, folders, and binders.  One thing about our town is we support our schools no matter what!  Great job Rotary, and great job Community of Cloverdale!


The Miracles of Rotaplast
Lynn Hoyer, August 5th, 2010

The Miracle of Rotaplast   Photojournalist Jerry Meshulam of the Sebastopol Sunrise Club presented a heart rendering account of an expedition to Barquisimeto, Venezuela, to repair Cleft Lips and Cleft Palates.  The volunteers of Rotary have traveled the world since 1992 and treated 13,473 patients to repair this common birth defect.  It affects one in [...]


Golf Tournament set for Sept. 12th, 2010
Lynn Hoyer, August 5th, 2010

Million Dollar $$$ Hole In One Prize at 20th Annual Golf Tourney   In addition to the prize of $1,000,000.00 for a Hole in One, there will be a Cash Prize Putting Contest.  A “Shotgun Start” at 8:00 a.m. will launch Cloverdale Rotary’s annual golf tournament on Sunday, September 12, said event chair Rob Dailey.  [...]


Restorative Resources latest Program topic.
Lynn Hoyer, July 16th, 2010

Case of the Stolen Potato Chips   Through the County’s Restorative Resources program, conflicts are transformed, harm repaired and communities built according to Tori Coto and Karen Pino.  Youngsters from First through 12th grades sit in a circle, often with their teachers, to share and find ways to resolve conflict.  The group expects to work [...]


Amidi- Survival on $176/year
Lynn Hoyer, July 9th, 2010

Survival on $176 per Year-Cloverdale Rotary’s program on 7/8/10   Ana Maria Chali Calan in the isolated Guatemala Highlands village of Pancha y los Lomas gave a heart wrenching story of survival in her isolated community.  As leader of the 40 women who make up “Association of Mayan Women who Farm and Weave” she outlined [...]