It's the start of December and we are still waiting for the big snowfall.  Truckee Rotary had a big month in November with a lot of activities.  It started with a mixer at Mike Horn's house.  Thanks to Mike for hosting.  Next came the Area Foundation Dinner which Truckee was the host.  The event was held at the Community Art Center and our own James Conley and Donna Landeros were two of the speakers at the event.  Over 70 people attended a great event.  Thanks to Jerry Blackwill and Nelson Van Gundy for coordinating the event for our club.  Next in line was the Senior's Thanksgiving luncheon which was held at Martis Camp.  Over 90 people attended and we were entertained by dancers from Inner Rhythms.  Thanks goes out to Kelly Turner and Brent Collinson for organizing the event.  The next day was the Bud Fish tree lighting ceremony in Downtown Truckee.  Kids were everywhere decorating trees and then we lit the big tree when it got dark.  The club provided hot chocolate, cookies, candy canes and Santa Claus (Nelson) for the event.  There were hundreds of kids participating.  A couple of days later was the Career Fair for the High School which was held at the Community Recreation Center.  Our club partnered with the high school to put the event on.  Over 500 juniors from Truckee & North Tahoe high schools attended.  Thanks goes out to Gerald Herrick and Greg McDougall for their work in coordinating the event for our club.
 
Our guest president in November was Brian Marsh.  He spoke about how the international side of Rotary really got him interested in joining Rotary.  
 
Coming up in December is the club's White Elephant "Auction".  Steve Randall, Mitch Clarin and Patrick Flora will be auctioning off all the treasures that club members bring.  The money raised will offset the cost of the club Holiday Party which is scheduled for December 15 at the Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center.  There will be great entertainment, food and fellowship for everyone attending.  The club will then go dark for two weeks and then start up again the first week of January.  Enjoy the holidays.