Trunk or Treat at Sunnyvale is fun for all ages

Several members of Millcreek Rotary Club joined forces with Salt Lake Rotaract to put on a carnival and a Trunk or Treat for kids at Sunnyvale Welcome Center Thursday October 30. Thanks so much too to the new Director, Kevin, for organizing the event for Sunnyvale, and Margareta Vlasic for organizing for our club.

In attendance for Millcreek Club: Mustafa Celebi, Frank Lilly, Susan Marks, Dayna Revetti, Shannon Tilly, Margareta Vlasic, Andrea White, Judy Zone. Shannon's parents, Earl and Barbara also helped with the frivolities.

Support the Sunnyvale Halloween Carnival Thursday October 30 5:30pm

Hope to see you at the carnival Thursday October 30th at 5:30 PM. Please RSVP Margareta.Hjorth-Vlasic@mhtn.com  So far, we have about 8 members from Millcreek Rotary Club, but we always welcome more.

The address is:   Valley Center Park, 4013 south 700 west (right by the Sunnyvale apartment complex).

A few members of the Salt Lake Rotaract Club will be there before 5:30 to set up the carnival games, tables and chairs. We do not have to be there earlier than 5:30 PM.

We have been asked to bring candy and/or small toys to hand out from our decorated car trunks, and if we would like also some extra for the carnival games. Please also dress up for Halloween to make it more fun for the kids.

Last time we participated we had all the kids playing the carnival games first. We then rounded everyone up and the kids did the trunk or treat all at once, and then returned to the games. This worked well and I think we will do the same this year.

Looking forward to seeing you Thursday!

Margareta Hjorth-Vlasic

Millcreek Rotary Club Community Service Chair

October 2, 2014: Regular Business Meeting

Members: Chris Casper, Rose Defa, Jennie Ferguson, Susan Marks, Dayna Revetti, Danny Schoenfeld, Liz Sherlock, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Shannon Tilly, Sonia Woodbury, Judy Zone, Brian Rollo

Guests: Terri Nicole Sawyer (Youth Exchange Officer for District 5420), RYLA students Lynn and Jason, and Lynn's mother

Reminders and Upcoming Events:

Saturday, 11 October - Oktoberfest at the Sherlock's!
6:00pm
934 E Pennsylvania Place (park on 200S between 900 and 1000E)
Bring your book donations for the Utah International High School book drive. Our goal is 500 books!
Please contact Liz to RSVP and to let her know what you are bringing (wine, desserts, sides, etc).

Saturday, 18 October - Club Strategic Planning Retreat
9:00am-12:00pm
Salt Lake Country Club- 2400 Country Club Drive, Salt Lake City
$30 will be added to total quarterly dues for everyone this quarter to cover the meeting area and the breakfast, so please come! Please RSVP to Stephanie.

Saturday, 25 October - Rotary Day at Liberty Park
1:00 Registration
2:00 Zombie Walk
3:00 and 7:00 Concerts

RYLA update was given by Lynn and Jason. They thanked our club for sponsoring them and providing them the opportunity to meet and by inspired by amazing people, learn about themselves and become more motivated to make positive changes for their school and community. Thanks to Lynn and Jason for donating books for our book drive and good luck with starting your school's Interact Club!

Our RYLA attendees, Lynn and Jason

Our guest, Terri, educated us on the ins-and-outs of Rotary Exchange programs. We will plan on discussing more at our retreat.

Wine into Water update: We raised $8,250!! Way to go! What a fun event this year, too.

2014 Wine into Water is a record breaking success!

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Millcreek, I want to thank you for joining us last night at our third annual Wine into Water.

It was a great and memorable evening - even before it started to rain -- and its success and the continued viability of the club would not be possible without your love and support. 

Thanks to your generous contributions, we broke a record last night: 122 people attended and you raised $8,250! This will help finance a water filtration system for 2,000 people living in the Peruvian Amazon. This money will also help the Rotary Club of Millcreek further its vision to improve lives and empower communities, both locally and internationally.  

We would also love to have you join our club! You are welcome to attend a business meeting, which are held on the first and second Thursdays of the month, at 5:30 pm, at Cafe Madrid, 5244 South Highland Drive, in Holladay, Utah. 

If you have any questions about Rotary membership, future volunteer opportunities, or Wine into Water, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Sincerely yours, 

Francis Xavier Lilly | 2014 President, Rotary Club of Millcreek 

Mobile 801.201.0712 |francis.lilly@gmail.com