<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Dennis</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dennis@solarpowerissmart.com">dennis@solarpowerissmart.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 6:54 AM<br>Subject: Rotary gun policy<br>To: <a href="mailto:lsranch54@gmail.com">lsranch54@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div class="m_4139126456400236395WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Fellow Rotarians,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The RI Board of Directors voted last January to Clarify the Rotary Policy on Guns, Weapons, and Armament.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The result of that change in Policy is a political stand on guns, whether intentional or unintentional, and Rotary has always had a “no position on politics” stand. Our Club, and many others, would like to have RI amend the new Policy as stated in the attached cover sheet and Petition. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our Club has been using gun raffles as a source of fund raising for 30 years and this new Clarification eliminates that source. As long as we follow all laws and have a licensed dealer handle all transactions why can we not continue our raffles?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please review and discuss the attached Petition with your board as soon as possible. Only a Club President may sign a Petition and you may send this Petition as is, amend it as you wish, or develop your own Petition, but please send RI a Petition to ‘Change the Policy Clarification on Guns, Weapons, and Armament’ that they passed last January<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time is of the essence. These Petitions must reach RI before mid May to be considered by the board at the June meeting</b>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions please contact me.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Service Above Self, Dennis.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dennis Patterson<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Rotary Club of Anderson, CA<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Paul Harris Fellow x3<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><a href="mailto:dennis@solarpowerissmart.com" target="_blank">dennis@solarpowerissmart.com</a></u><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:(530)%20524-9652" value="+15305249652" target="_blank">530-524-9652</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"> GO A's<br>Gary "Hoop" Hopper</div>
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