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ROTARY CLUB OF PLACENCIA NEWS
The past month featured two successful fund raisers for the Rotary Club of Placencia, however, the success was tempered by sadness as we noted the passing of one of our newest Club members in a tragic accident. As several members of our Club were attending the District Conference in Belize City, word was received that Carl Laws, a recent member transfer from Maine, was involved in a motorcycle accident on the Peninsula Road resulting in his death. Carl had become very involved in the activities of our Club, including being elected Treasurer for the 2010-2011 Rotary year, and was a Paul Harris Fellow (an award signifying significant financial contributions to the Rotary Foundation). Carl will be missed by all.
AUCTION
The Rotary Club of Placencia’s second annual auction was held February 13 at the Arts Festival. Numerous donated items were auctioned off in sometimes spirited bidding under the skilled direction of Auctioneer Bill Butcher from the Rotary Club of San Ignacio. The prizes, donors, and successful bidders were:
French Connection – Dinner for 2 won by Terry Broker
Lamps donated by Bill Butcher won by Lucky
Miramar – 2 Night Stay + D’Tatch – Dinner for 2 won by Terry Broker
Laru Beya – 1 Night Stay + Danube - $50 Gift Certificate won by Lucky
Los Porticos – 2 Night Stay + Paradise – Dinner for 2 + ZTouch – Massage & Facial won by Lou
Decked Out House – 2 Night Stay + 4 Hour Canoe Rental + Wendy’s – Dinner for 2 won by Zach & Allie
SEA – Trip for 10 to Laughing Bird Caye won by Lucky
Moorings – Sunset Sail with Dinner for 4 won by Ron Steele
Splash Dive – Scuba Lesson won by Lou
Auto Medic – 1 Hour of Service + Dorans AC Service + Patricia Celenza – 1 Hour Massage won by Wayne Warnica
Bill Butcher (Aguada) – Lodging won by Linda & Charlie and Package won by Sandra Steele
Hofius – Wheelbarrow, Garden Hose and Sprayer won by Miss Sonja
Chabil Mar – Large Painting won by Greg & Wanda
Chabil Mar – Small Painting won by Zach & Allie
Chabil Mar – Slate Carving won by Terry Broker
Lola – Painting, Print and Wood Painting winner unknown
Wallen’s – Gift Certificate + Blue Crab – 1 Box Each of Dark and Milk Chocolate + Joe Carlson – Cutting Board won by Linda & Charlie
Sea Horse – Diving or Snorkeling for 2 + Tutti Frutti – Gift Certificate won by Ron Steele
Joy Tours – Snorkeling for 2 + Tutti Frutti – Gift Certificate won by Lou
Victoria House – 2 Night Stay + Tropic Air - Round Trip Air to Ambergris Caye from Placencia won by Lucky
Pine Lumber – Picnic Table + Cardelli’s Shrimp Farm – 5 Lb. Box of Shrimp + Rumfish – Bottle of Wine + Running W – Gift Certificate won by Linda & Charlie
Jaguar Lanes – Bowling, Dinner, Cocktails + Ninna Miller – 1 Hour Massage won by Sandra Steele
Cozy Corner – Dinner for 2 + Secret Garden – Gift Certificate + Singing Sands – Dinner Gift Certificate winner unknown
Placencia Bazaar – Ceramic Fish winner unknown
MnM Hardware – Margarita Set won by Miramar
Painting won by Nettie Vernon
In addition to the Auction Items, Muzamanzie Photo (photo package ), Belize Buy/Sell (ad), Caribbean Cabinet and Furniture (2 cutting boards), Cardelli’s Shrimp Farm (mirror), Peninsula Distributors (10 gallons butane), Prosser Fertilizer (sprayer), and Greg & Wanda (bottle of rum) donated prizes that were raffled off. Also, the winner was drawn for our big raffle for an all expenses paid trip to Belize. The winner is Michael Porter of Vancouver Canada.
The evening resulted in a significant amount of money being raised that will go to the Peninsula Volunteer Fire Department and the Schools. We wish to thank all who donated and all who participated with special thanks to our Auctioneer Bill Butcher and Dr. Wayne Warnica for selling many tickets in Canada for our trip raffle.
BINGO
On February 20, the Rotary Club of Placencia once again held a Bingo game at the Paradise. As was the case with the first game held in January, the event was well attended and everyone enjoyed the evening. Since this is a relatively new fund raising idea for our Club, we are still trying different games and will rely on feedback from the players as to what will be done for future games. The next Bingo night has not been scheduled at this time, so, please watch the cable TV access channel, listen to LOVEFM, and watch for flyers around the Village for the date and time of the next Bingo night. We wish to thank, once again, Alan and Janet of the Paradise Resort for providing the venue.
BOOKS
After nearly a year of e-mails and other contacts, a shipment of books provided by the Rotary B.I.G. organization arrived in Placencia. These books are presently being sorted and catalogued for the Library at St. John’s Memorial School in Placencia and will soon be available to the children. Thanks go out to Wanda Stakutis for all of her hard work obtaining these books, Rotary B.I.G. for the donation of the books, the Parole Rotary Club of Annapolis, Maryland for paying the shipping costs, Rotarian Ellis Flowers for providing brokerage services and Harald and Carl Wallen for bringing the books to Placencia in one of the Wallens’ trucks.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Every year, Rotary holds a District Conference in the country of the current District Governor. This year’s District Governor is Dr. Marcelo Coyi and the conference and the conference was held in Belize City the last weekend in February. The Rotary Club of Placencia was represented by Harald Wallen, Sandra Johnson, Lydia Villanueva, Eugenie Adderly Gabourel, Bob Edmunds, and Sandra Steele. The attendees met with members from other Clubs in our District (District 4250 which is comprised of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras) for social activities, seminars and conferences to discuss issues relating to our District including Rotary International’s Future Vision pilot project which will evaluate a new funding mechanism for Rotary Grants. All who attended reported that the conference was enjoyable and that they came away with valuable information that should help our Club function more effectively.
UPCOMING EVENTS
As previously mentioned, plans are being made for more Bingo nights with the idea that Bingo may be scheduled on a regular basis. Also, Club members are assisting the Peninsula Volunteer Fire Department with the annual Flaming Heart Ball scheduled to be held on March 6 and planning will begin for Lobsterfest, which will feature, as always, our infamous Duck Race. News on all events will be available on the cable TV public access channel, on LOVEFM (with thanks, as always, to Rene Villanueva), on flyers posted around the Village, or from any Rotarian.
OUR CLUB
The Rotary Club of Placencia currently consists of 18 members working together to make a difference in our community. We actively encourage those who care about their community and who wish to give something back to join us in our work. We appreciate the support we receive and will continue to do our best to get things done. Anyone who is interested in being involved is asked to attend one of our meetings (Tuesdays at 12:30 PM at Yoli’s), visit our web site at www.rotaryclubofplacencia.org, or speak to any Rotarian. This is your community, please help us to make it the best it can be.
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