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

[John Porter]

Specially to Donna. JP

On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 12:36 PM John Porter <johnporter631 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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