[Rotary] Subject: Rotary Raffle - Good News -  News!

[John Porter]

Happy holiday to all of you.  John P


On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 9:14 PM Donna Schuler via Rotary <
rotary at lists.mcn.org> wrote:

> Thank you Jeff, for the encouraging email and exemplary leadership, which
> brought us successfully to the midway point in our club’s year.
>
> Our club has shown resilience and adaptability, and we have had
> camaraderie  and fun meetings with many excellent guests.
>
> Winning the raffle was a welcome surprise for our son Monty (Monterey).
> He’s now the best friend of his two siblings :-)
>
> Sadly, Monty's close friend and housemate died unexpectedly in August. He
> and the other housemate had to move from their home in Caspar on December
> 1sr. The landlord is moving his sister in, who is relocating to our area.
> Legally, Monty could have stayed, but he decided to move out with a good
> reference.
>
> As everyone knows, the rental market is even tighter than it was, due to
> the pandemic and many people moving here.
>
> Monty is living in an off grid cabin inland while he looks for a 1 bedroom
> place on the coast, ideally from Cleone to Little River. He is a carpenter
> and can afford $900-1,100 month, but will consider a two bedroom rental.
> Please let us know of any leads on rentals!
> Wishing you all a healthy and happy holiday!
> Thank you,
> Donna
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 9:30 AM Jeffry Stubbs via Rotary <
> rotary at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear Rotarians,
>>
>> We held together as a club and as friends this very difficult year, and
>> can close it thankful that we have all kept a positive outlook and remained
>> healthy during this terrible Covid-19 pandemic.
>>
>> On Wednesday we had the drawing for the Restaurant Raffle, and...Donna
>> Schuler's son Monterey drew the winning ticket. He was caught unawares
>> since Donna had not told him she was buying a ticket for him, but he was
>> very happy and I cannot think of a better person to win the prize. As shown
>> in the attached photo I gave the certificates to Donna on Christmas eve,
>> and now she and her family have a substantial number of good dining
>> experiences to look forward to.
>>
>> The raffle was successful due to the efforts of most of our club members,
>> who went out and sold tickets and/or bought gift certificates. Ray Alarcon
>> was our focal point, who got the tickets out to each of us, kept track of
>> progress, checked and bundled up the tickets and funds received, and sold
>> an outstanding number of tickets himself. Please join me in extending our
>> heartfelt thanks to Ray for the support he provided.
>>
>> I will be turning the checks and cash received to Harold on the weekend,
>> but it looks to me for now that we have made our financial target of $8600
>> and possibly more.
>>
>> We are going to write each person who bought a ticket, thanking them for
>> their contribution to our club, but please do let each ticket purchaser
>> know the outcome of the drawing, and thank them personally.
>>
>> We accomplished a lot last year, and the funds received will let us
>> continue to serve the community in our town, in our region and abroad.
>>
>> Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
>>
>> Jeff Stubbs, President
>> Mendocino Rotary
>> P.O. Box 102, Mendocino, CA 95460
>> Home phone 707-937-6026
>> I phone 707-536-6190
>> Skype phone 707-397-5620
>> Skype name jeffrystubbs
>>
>>
>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> *From:* Toby <popcornpr at aol.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 24, 2020, 05:21:05 PM PST
>> *Subject:* Rotary Raffle - Good News - 🙃 News!
>>
>> Dear Friends:
>> The Raffle you so kindly invested in raised a net of ~$8800+ for local
>> Mendocino non-profits and will help offset many COVID-19 issues! Your
>> efforts are greatly appreciated!  We held the drawing in Mendocino’s Rotary
>> Park yesterday:
>>
>>
>>
>> - The Winnah - Monterey Thomas!
>>
>> We are sorry that you didn’t win this time.  We hope you do next time -
>> then you can take me to dinner! 😜
>>
>> You can be happy your $ went to good causes - Merry Christmas!
>>
>> All the best,
>> Toby
>>
>>
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