Earth Day Fun Run for the Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center

Although it was wet and cold, and the entire region was shut down for the Salt Lake Marathon, we had an impressive turnout of about 50 people for the Earth Day Fun Run, the proceeds for which benefited the Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center.

Three Rotarians turned out -- Chris, Andrea, and Frank. Two of us ran, and one of us ambled the course with his sister and friends. Run or walk, it was a great day, with a great turnout for a great cause!

Hello from Margareta in Sweden!

Millcreek Rotarian Margareta Vlasic had a nice lunch with Rotarians in her old home town Nyköping today. They exchanged flags and will spend some more time together this evening. Thanks for sharing this photo, Margareta. We'll hear all about it at our next meeting!

SPRING INTO SPRING WITH FUN ACTIVITIES AT ROTARY CLUB OF MILLCREEK

Meeting notes - April 11, 2013

Attendees:  Chris Casper, Laurie Summers, Dayna Revetti, Danny Schoenfeld, Susan Marks, Frank Lilly, Shannon Tilly, Ladd Tanner, Marlin Clark, Bill Kille, Sonia Woodbury
Guest speaker:  Kelly Atkinson, Rotary Foundation

SPRING FUN CONTINUES IN OUR CLUB.  PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE GREAT EVENTS:

• APRIL 20 - Walk for Sunnyvale - Frank Lilly to send details on how to register in an e-mail
• APRIL SOCIAL - We have two social leaders - Jenny Ferguson and Andrea White.  We may do our social after the walk next Saturday, or we may have an event on April 26 - stay tuned
• MAY 2 - Planning meeting for Rotaractors Garage Sale on May 18
• MAY 17 - PINOT, PIZZA, AND PRICING FOR THE GARAGE SALE ITEMS AT LAURIE'S HOUSE ON 1369 E WESTMINSTER AVE (1369 E 1895 S)
• MAY 18 - GARAGE SALE - FUNDS RAISED WILL HELP THE ROTARACTORS WITH THEIR NEPAL TRIP

KELLY ATKINSON GAVE AN OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION ON THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND HOW WE ARE INVOLVED IN EVERY PROJECT ROTARY PARTICIPATES IN.  NET-NET- GIVE WHAT YOU CAN

Spring has hit Millcreek-- 5 fun springy events you don't want to miss!

Read on to learn about our mystery Social coming up, how you can get help with that daunting spring cleaning (while also supporting Rotaractors), and enjoy an evening of Pinot Grigio! 

Below are 5 fun events you need to mark your calendars for:

1. Short notice: Saturday, April 6th, 11:30-1:30 (lunch served!), our 2 Rotaract Clubs will be having Speed Mentoring so youth can learn more about your professions.  Everyone is welcome!  If you can make it, contact Whitney (435.660.0882).
2. Saturday, April 20th at 8:30am at the SLCC Redwood Campus, bring your friends and family to SLCC's 5K Run/Walk.  Proceeds support the Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center!  For details and to register, click here. 
3. Friday, April 26th at 6pm:  SOCIAL SURPRISE!  Our lovely Social Chairs, Jennie and Andrea, will be surprising us with something fun and mysterious.  Stay tuned!
4. We'll be hosting a Massive Rotary Garage Sale to help the Westminster Rotaract Club raise $ for their upcoming Nepal Trip.  The evening before the sale, we'll have a Pizza, Pricing and Pino Grigio Party, Friday May 17th at 6pm at Laurie's home (1369 Westminster Ave.).  Another way to support them (like they've supported us), is to schedule a time when they (*multiple Rotaractors*) can help you with yard/house work.  They're hard working, and will do a rockin' job for you.  Call Courtney at 801.502.3018.
5. Finally, if you haven't already done so, there is still time to register for the District Conference in Ogden May 2-4th.  Click here for details and to register!

Some household items:

• THANKS LAURIE for another great meeting tonight.
• We have 26 members!  We're excited to have Dayna! 
• Thanks, Ladd for being our Treasurer.  By this time next month, we'll be able to make payments online!  You should have all received your statements from Laura.  Please email Ladd if you haven't (click on his name to e-mail him).
• We're getting excited for this year's Wine into Water fundraiser, which is scheduled for Friday, September 20th at Laurie's home.  
• We hope to get our Interactors involved in RYLA.  We'll discuss more at our next meeting.
• If you visit other Rotary Clubs, it counts towards your attendance.  We're all encouraged to get out there and visit other clubs.  To learn what clubs you can visit, where and when, click here. 

RC Millcreek to participate in the 5K walk/run to support Sunnyvale Welcome Center

Members: Get your running/walking shoes on, but first visit the website or call to register!
All proceeds go to Sunnyvale Refugee Welcome Center - our main service site!

Photos from our Sunnyvale Service Project: Bigfoot Cinderella Reader's Theater

First you draw the castle. Thanks Laurie Summers-Pisani and all the other club members who helped .

Then you practice your lines. Thanks Miriam Kramer for organizing this great service project with the Sunnyvale  Refugee Welcome Center. Thanks, Andrea White, for providing the costumes.

Get the music cued. Thanks, Mustafa Can Celibi and friend!

Then you talk to the press! Thanks Deseret News for covering this story, and thanks Ellie Goldberg for all your coordination.

Assemble the audience.

Let the play begin! Thanks Bill Kille for standing in for Prince Charming!

Then everybody take a bow!

Much thanks to all the club members who participated: Christine Casper, Mustafa Celebi, Gina Coleman, Bill Kille, Miriam Kramer, Susan Marks, Dayna  Revetti, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Andrea White, Judy Zone 

Sunnyvale Children's Theatre Event!

Rotary Club of Millcreek—Service Project

March 28^th 5-7pm

For this month’s service project, we’ll be putting on a Readers Theater -- a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form – with 15 elementary aged children at Sunnyvale.  Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers.   No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Scripts are held by the readers.  The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures. It will help students become more confident in performing, while doing something fun

How the evening will go:

·         5:15pm: Arrive at Valley Center Park (just South of the Sunnyvale Center-- 700 W, and south of 3900 S.)

·         5:30pm :  Pair Rotarians with students 

·         5:35pm:  Practice run through script (below)

·         5:50pm:  Each child makes their own costume or helps make set/decorations

·         6:15:  Families arrive

·         6:30:  Students perform 

·         6:45:  Cookies and clean up

Rehearsing

• Hold your script at a steady height, but make sure it doesn’t hide your face. If there’s anyone in the audience you can’t see, your script is too high.
• While you speak, try to look up often, not just at your script. When you do look at it, move just your eyes and keep your head up.
• Talk slowly. Speak each syllable clearly.
• Talk loud! You have to be heard by the little old deaf lady in the back row.
• Talk with feeling.
• Stand and sit straight. Keep your hands and feet still, if they’re doing nothing useful!
• If you’re moving around, face the audience as much as you can.
• Characters, remember to be your character even when you’re not speaking.
• Narrators, make sure you give the characters enough time for their actions.

Performing:  Before an actual performance, discuss with your readers the “what-ifs.”

• If the audience laughs, stop speaking until they can hear you again.
• If someone talks in the audience, don’t pay attention.
• If someone walks into the room, don’t look.
• If you make a mistake, pretend it was right.
• If you drop something, try to leave it at least till the audience is looking somewhere else.
• If a reader forgets to read, see if you can read their part instead, or make something up, or maybe just skip over it. But don’t whisper to the reader!
• If a reader falls on their rear end, pretend they didn’t.

CINDERELLA BIGFOOT

By Mike Thaler

Parts(15):  Narrator 1    Narrator 2    Narrator 3    Narrator 4    Narrator 5    Narrator 6

            Cinderella    Elsie         Wheny         Whiny         Moe           Prince Smeldred

            King          Queen         Mom      

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Narrator 1:   CINDERELLA BIGFOOT By Mike Thaler

Narrator 1:   Now, there were a lot of funny-looking people in the Land of Make Believe, but

              Cinderella was the funniest.

Narrator 2:   Her most outstanding feature was her big feet. When she stood up, she looked like

              a seaplane.

Narrator 3:   Cinderella lived with her beautiful stepmother and three beautiful stepsisters,

              Weeny, Whiny, and Moe.  She had a beautiful stepcat, a stepdog, and a stepladder.

Narrator 4:   The size of Cinderella's feet caused her many problems.  She bounced off the ceiling

              in ballet class, she always lost at hopscotch, and she had to buy a sock for every

              toe.

Narrator 5:   However, the worst problem for everyone else was that when Cinderella's bunions

              bothered her, she'd take off her shoes and leave them around town.

Narrator 6:   The giant, smelly shoes would block doorways, stop traffic, and take up four parking

              spaces at the mall.

Narrator 1:   So, when the King and Queen of the Land of Make Believe gave a dance party, they

              naturally didn't invite Cinderella.

King:        "What about Cinderella?"

Narrator 2:   asked the King.

Queen:       "No, it just wouldn't be safe,"

Narrator 3:   replied the Queen.

Narrator 4:   As soon as they were gone, Cinderella put her feet up and turned on her favorite

              TV show, Lifestyles of the Royal and Famous.

Narrator 5:   Suddenly a cow wearing a blond wig and a pink tutu appeared on top of the TV.

Cinderella:  "Would you please move your tail?  You're blocking the screen,"

Narrator 6:   said Cinderella.

Elsie:       "I'm Elsie, your Dairy Godmother, and I'm here to send you to the ball."

Cinderella:  "I wasn't invited,"

Narrator 1:   said Cinderella.

Narrator 2:   The cow waved her golden wand.  Just then, an invitation dropped through the mail

              slot.

Cinderella:  "I don't have a thing to wear,"

Narrator 3:   whined Cinderella.

Narrator 4:   Elsie waved her golden wand again.  Cinderella was suddenly wearing a glamorous,

              glittering gown.

Cinderella:  "I can't find my other sneaker,"

Narrator 5:   sniveled Cinderella.

Narrator 6:   The cow twirled her wand.  On Cinderella's feet sparked two glass sneakers.

Cinderella:  "I don't have a carriage,"

Narrator 1:   moaned Cinderella.

Elsie:       "Take the bus,"

Narrator 2:   said her Dairy Godmother, handing Cinderella some change.

Cinderella:  "Thank you, Dairy Godmother,"

Narrator 3:   said Cinderella. She turned to leave.

Elsie:       "One more thing,"

Narrator 4:   said the cow.

Elsie:       "You have to be back before the clock strikes twelve,"

Cinderella:  "Sure, sure. Bye,"

Narrator 5:   said Cinderella.

Narrator 6:   When Cinderella arrived at the ball, everyone pointed and said,

Narrators 1 and 2: "Who's that funny-looking girl?"

Narrator 3:   Prince Smeldred, who was quite funny-looking himself, raised his head from the

              punch bowl and sputtered,

Prince:      "Who's the doll!  Wanna dance?"

Cinderella:  "Let's trip the light fantastic, big boy,"

Narrator 4:   said Cinderella, twirling.

Prince:      "Ouch! You stepped on my foot!"

Narrator 5:   said Smeldred.

Narrator 6:   The two began to dance.

Prince:      "Ouch!  Ouch! Ouch!  Maybe we'd better sit this one out,"

Narrator 1:   howled Smeldred, hopping up and down.

Narrator 2:   Just then the clock struck twelve. (Time goes fast when you're having a ball.)

Cinderella:  "I have to go,"

Narrator 3:   shrieked Cinderella.

Prince:      "But who are you?"

Narrator 4:   cried Smeldred, rubbing his feet.

Cinderella:  "I'm late!"

Narrator 5:   she replied.

Prince:      "That's a funny name,"

Narrator 6:   said Smeldred, who wasn't too swift.

Prince:      "What's your address? What's your phone number?  What's your sign?"

Narrator 1:   But Cinderella was gone.

Narrator 2:   She'd left behind one glass sneaker- size 87, triple A- that blocked the doorway, so

              everyone had to leave through the back door.

Prince Smeldred: "I'm going to find that girl,"

Narrator 3:   vowed Smeldred.

Narrator 4:   Using a "toe" truck, he hauled the sneaker to every maiden in the kingdom.

Narrator 5:   Each girl would put in one foot, then two feet, then both hands.

Narrator 6:   Finally, Smeldred arrived at Cinderella's house.  Weeny sat in the sneaker.

Weeny:       "It fits!"

Narrator 1:   she shrieked.

Prince:      "Next,"

Narrator 2:  said Smeldred.

Narrator 3:   Then Whiny and Moe stood in the sneaker together.

Whiny and Moe: "It fits!"

Narrator 4:   they shouted.

Prince:      "Next!"

Narrator 5:   sighed Smeldred, feeling a little discouraged.

Narrator 6:   Just then, Cinderella lumbered into the room.

Cinderella:  "Oh, there's my other sneaker!"

Narrator 1:   she cried, and slipped it on.  Everyone stared at Cinderella's foot.

Wheeny, Whiny and Moe: "It fits!"

Narrator 2:   they gasped.

Prince Smeldred: "Will you marry me?"

Narrator 3:   said Smeldred, throwing himself at her feet.

Cinderella:  "Only if you'll marry me,"

Narrator 4:   replied Cinderella.

Narrator 5:  The Prince grabbed a doughnut and put it on her finger. Then they rushed out the door

             to live happily ever after.

Wheeny, Whiny and Moe: "Well, at least the Prince will be our stepbrother-in-law,"

Narrator 6:   cried Weeny, Whiny, and Moe.

Mom:         "Yeah, but it's going to be hard to fill Cinderella's shoes,"

Narrator 6:   sighed their mom.

Narrator 1:   Just then, Elsie appeared on top of the refrigerator.

Elsie:       "The shoe must go on,"

Narrator 2:   she uttered with a wink, and poured them each a glass of milk.

Scripted by Jill Jauquet