Club Corner
Club Corner
What's going on in service clubs
Date Published: February 2008
[Susie Glover/Special to the Granite Bay View]
Three Daughters of the American Revolution medals were presented on Jan. 15 at the Renaissance at Sierra Point in Roseville. Mary Beth Watson presented the DAR Excellence in Community Service Award to volunteer Martha Riley of Roseville. The NSDAR Conservation Award was awarded to Lani Houck, a program manager for Roseville Shade Tree Program. Every year NSDAR members solicit recommendations for the Outstanding Teacher of American History award. The 2008 award was presented to Oakmont High School history teacher, Jeff Draper. Pictured are Mary Beth Watson, Annie White, Lani Houck, Martha Riley, Jeff Draper and Linda Winthers.
4-H
Eureka/Granite Bay 4-H Club will hold their next enrollment meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 12, at the Granite Bay Library, 6475 Douglas Blvd. Other meetings for this year will be held on April 1 and May 13.
Projects include rabbits, rocketry, baking, beginning sewing, organic gardening, knitting, primary arts and crafts, poultry, dog agility and scrapbooking.
Children 5 years and older are invited to attend. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to register.
For additional information, call 791-6385 or 771-6769.
Granite Bay Boy Scout Troops 48 and 331 meet 7 p.m. weekly on Mondays at Bayside Church. For more information about upcoming activities or joining Troop 48 or 331, visit www.troop48.us.
Troop 121 meets 7 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Cavitt Junior High.
For information on these service projects, to print flyers on them or to learn more about joining Troop 121, visit www.troop121.com.
DAR
Gold Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, charitable, lineage society dedicated to patriotism, historic preservation and education. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership.
Three prestigious Daughters of the American Revolution medals were presented on Jan. 15 at the Renaissance at Sierra Point in Roseville.
Mary Beth Watson presented the DAR Excellence in Community Service Award to Martha Riley of Roseville. Riley is known throughout the community as a dedicated and hard working with numerous activities in which she participates. A library is being dedicated at the end of this month, with the name of The Martha Riley Community Library, which shows how much she means to Roseville.
Since its creation in 1909, the Conservation Committee of the DAR has continued to recognize outstanding conservationist with the NSDAR Conservation Award. Annie White presented the 2008 award to Lani Houck. As Program manager for Roseville Shade Tree Program that provides trees that will shade homes and conserve energy. Using her education and experience as an arborist she teaches people how to use trees to provide shade and how to plant and nurture them. Since 2001, the program has provided over 8000 trees to more than 2000 locations-schools, businesses, homes and churches.
Every year NSDAR members solicit recommendations for the Outstanding Teacher of American History award. The 2008 award was presented to Oakmont High School history teacher, Jeff Draper. Draper brings history alive to the students through many different forms of media - through Power Point lectures, view video and audio clips about an event that has made history. He maintains a Web page for both his World History and Advanced Placement students. In addition to teaching, Draper serves as a football coach. He has worked with many students in sports, but he stated that his true passion is and always will be education.
Gold Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be meeting on Feb. 9 at 5161 Foothills Blvd., Renaissance at Sierra Point in Roseville. This meeting is dedicated to presenting awards to outstanding students throughout our communities.
For more information, contact Linda Winthers at 797-4956 or lindawinthers@surewest.net or www.californiadar.org/chapters2/goldtrail/.
Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation is a place where kids take what they know and what they are good at and learn to apply it to solve challenges, working together and cooperatively with a team and pushing the limits of imagination to best not their competition, but themselves.
The local DI group held their inaugural Bunco Fundraiser on Jan. 25 at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Granite Bay. Proceeds for the event, which included dinner, raffle and silent auction benefited the DI teams at EUSD and GBHS.
For more information on DI, contact Shelley Larkin at 782-2304.
Friends of the GB Library
Friends of the Granite Bay Library, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit support group that sponsors many events throughout the year. Its sole purpose is to enhance the quality of the library's services and collections through its memberships and fundraising activities.
For more information, contact Tom Gibbs at 652-5520.
Girl Scouts
The Granite Hills service unit serves girls in the Eureka Union School District, including Granite Bay.
The Girl Scout movement teaches school-age girls to be strong and comfortable in their own skin. Local troops meet at various locations and times throughout the year.
Girl Scouts will host a Princess Party event Jan. 7. The event is free and open to all girls in kindergarten through third-grade who are not already Girl Scouts. Event is 6:30-8 p.m. at the Raley's Event Center, 1915 Douglas Blvd., Roseville. Wear a princess dress and bring a parent. Contact Jodie at 638-4475, ext. 2808 or Jodie.Hughes@girlscoutshcc.org.
Troops are currently selling cookies either through presales or site sales. Watch for girls in Granite Bay at Raley's, Safeway and Longs. The sale of Girl Scout cookies fund council training and events as well as provide the budget for the troops and local service unit. Your support allows girls to enjoy events that include camping, community service, leadership and career building.
For information on joining Girl Scouts or volunteering, call the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California at 638-4475 or visit www.girlscoutshcc.org.
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
The club holds regular meetings at 7 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Events Center at Raley's on Douglas and Auburn-Folsom Road. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings.
For more information on the Kiwanis Club, call John Barrett at 797-0105.
Key Club
The Granite Bay High School Key Club meets every other Wednesday (when school is in session) at 2:45 p.m. in Room 658 at Granite Bay High School.
All students are welcome to attend and encouraged to join this active community service club. For further information, contact Monice Lopez at 792-4738.
Lions Club
As an ongoing project in their efforts to help with blind/sight related relief, the Granite Bay Lions Club collects eyeglasses. Donations are received by Kevin Lockhart of Granite Bay Vision.
The Lions hold regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Activities Center of Granite Bay at Folsom Lake.
New and transferring members are always welcome. Call president Sherry Donovan at 791-2805 for more information on joining.
MOMS Club
The Granite Bay and East Roseville MOMS Club was formed in 2006 to provide a social network for families residing within the Eureka School District. The club provides the opportunity to meet local families and share activities with parents and their children.
They will have a couple's night out in February as well as a Valentine's Day Cookie decorating event. They will also hold weekly playgroups and have a field trip for all ages.
Non-members interested in finding out more about the club are welcome to attend public activities to meet other moms and their children.
For more information, contact membership@granitebaymomsclub.org or visit www.granitebaymomsclub.org.
National Charity League
The National Charity League (NCL) is a national philanthropic organization for seventh- through 12th-grade girls and their mothers. Its primary goal is to provide community service while fostering mother-daughter relationships and encourage leadership development and cultural experiences.
The 2008-09 membership drive for incoming seventh- through 10th-graders, kicks off on Jan. 28. For more information about new membership, contact V.P. of Membership Jan Barrett at barrett@surewest.net.
RANN
The Roseville Area Newcomers and Neighbors is a social club serving residents of Roseville, Granite Bay, Loomis, Rocklin, Folsom, Lincoln and Auburn. It is organized for the purpose of welcoming and introducing newcomers to the area, as well as giving established residents a chance to explore new interests.
Activities include book clubs, breakfast clubs, luncheons, game groups such as Bridge, Mexican Train, Canasta, Hand & Foot, Poker, Bunco and Scrabble. There are coffees, needlework, and singles groups. There are also activities for couples -- gourmet dinners, Bunco, Bridge, Poker, and wine tasting groups.
The Granite Bay and Folsom Breakfast Group of Roseville Area Newcomers and Neighbors meets for breakfast 8:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Susie's Country Kitchen Café in Granite Bay at the corner of Douglas and Auburn-Folsom Roads. All members and non-members are welcome. Call Sue Bennett at 791-9459 for further information and/or reservations.
Ride to Walk
Ride To Walk is a year round nonprofit therapeutic riding program for handicapped children that coordinates physical and emotional therapy into a unique experience. The program is specifically designed to address the needs of children who are neurologically handicapped. The goals of the program are based on therapeutic intervention to achieve increased balance and control, improved language and socialization skills while enhancing self-esteem and providing exercise and enjoyment.
The group serves children in a four county area and runs the program Wednesday through Saturday. They are always looking for volunteers.
For more information contact Susan at 434-0693 or ridetowalk@sbcglobal.net or visit www.ridetowalk.org.
Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Granite Bay meets 12:15 p.m. each Friday at Piatti Restaurant on Douglas Boulevard in Roseville.
Rotary members are business, professional and community leaders, chosen by their peers, who work as volunteers to improve the quality of life in their home and world community.
For more information on the Rotary, visit www.gbrotary.org or contact Membership Chair Jack May at 797-1773.
VFW
The Leslie W. Royall III Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9869 of Granite Bay meets on the second Thursday of each month at Round Table Pizza on Douglas and Auburn-Folsom. They begin with a pizza social hour from 6-7 p.m. and conclude with a meeting at 7 p.m.
The VFW is open to any veteran who was stationed overseas during wartime.
For more information on the Granite Bay VFW call Commander Gary Muawski at 774-4013 or Quartermaster Bob Miller at 791-1047 or visit www.vfwpost9869.org.
Eureka/Granite Bay 4-H Club will hold their next enrollment meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 12, at the Granite Bay Library, 6475 Douglas Blvd. Other meetings for this year will be held on April 1 and May 13.
Projects include rabbits, rocketry, baking, beginning sewing, organic gardening, knitting, primary arts and crafts, poultry, dog agility and scrapbooking.
Children 5 years and older are invited to attend. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to register.
For additional information, call 791-6385 or 771-6769.
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Boy ScoutsGranite Bay Boy Scout Troops 48 and 331 meet 7 p.m. weekly on Mondays at Bayside Church. For more information about upcoming activities or joining Troop 48 or 331, visit www.troop48.us.
Troop 121 meets 7 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Cavitt Junior High.
For information on these service projects, to print flyers on them or to learn more about joining Troop 121, visit www.troop121.com.
DAR
Gold Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, charitable, lineage society dedicated to patriotism, historic preservation and education. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership.
Three prestigious Daughters of the American Revolution medals were presented on Jan. 15 at the Renaissance at Sierra Point in Roseville.
Mary Beth Watson presented the DAR Excellence in Community Service Award to Martha Riley of Roseville. Riley is known throughout the community as a dedicated and hard working with numerous activities in which she participates. A library is being dedicated at the end of this month, with the name of The Martha Riley Community Library, which shows how much she means to Roseville.
Since its creation in 1909, the Conservation Committee of the DAR has continued to recognize outstanding conservationist with the NSDAR Conservation Award. Annie White presented the 2008 award to Lani Houck. As Program manager for Roseville Shade Tree Program that provides trees that will shade homes and conserve energy. Using her education and experience as an arborist she teaches people how to use trees to provide shade and how to plant and nurture them. Since 2001, the program has provided over 8000 trees to more than 2000 locations-schools, businesses, homes and churches.
Every year NSDAR members solicit recommendations for the Outstanding Teacher of American History award. The 2008 award was presented to Oakmont High School history teacher, Jeff Draper. Draper brings history alive to the students through many different forms of media - through Power Point lectures, view video and audio clips about an event that has made history. He maintains a Web page for both his World History and Advanced Placement students. In addition to teaching, Draper serves as a football coach. He has worked with many students in sports, but he stated that his true passion is and always will be education.
Gold Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be meeting on Feb. 9 at 5161 Foothills Blvd., Renaissance at Sierra Point in Roseville. This meeting is dedicated to presenting awards to outstanding students throughout our communities.
For more information, contact Linda Winthers at 797-4956 or lindawinthers@surewest.net or www.californiadar.org/chapters2/goldtrail/.
Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation is a place where kids take what they know and what they are good at and learn to apply it to solve challenges, working together and cooperatively with a team and pushing the limits of imagination to best not their competition, but themselves.
The local DI group held their inaugural Bunco Fundraiser on Jan. 25 at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Granite Bay. Proceeds for the event, which included dinner, raffle and silent auction benefited the DI teams at EUSD and GBHS.
For more information on DI, contact Shelley Larkin at 782-2304.
Friends of the GB Library
Friends of the Granite Bay Library, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit support group that sponsors many events throughout the year. Its sole purpose is to enhance the quality of the library's services and collections through its memberships and fundraising activities.
For more information, contact Tom Gibbs at 652-5520.
Girl Scouts
The Granite Hills service unit serves girls in the Eureka Union School District, including Granite Bay.
The Girl Scout movement teaches school-age girls to be strong and comfortable in their own skin. Local troops meet at various locations and times throughout the year.
Girl Scouts will host a Princess Party event Jan. 7. The event is free and open to all girls in kindergarten through third-grade who are not already Girl Scouts. Event is 6:30-8 p.m. at the Raley's Event Center, 1915 Douglas Blvd., Roseville. Wear a princess dress and bring a parent. Contact Jodie at 638-4475, ext. 2808 or Jodie.Hughes@girlscoutshcc.org.
Troops are currently selling cookies either through presales or site sales. Watch for girls in Granite Bay at Raley's, Safeway and Longs. The sale of Girl Scout cookies fund council training and events as well as provide the budget for the troops and local service unit. Your support allows girls to enjoy events that include camping, community service, leadership and career building.
For information on joining Girl Scouts or volunteering, call the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California at 638-4475 or visit www.girlscoutshcc.org.
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
The club holds regular meetings at 7 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Events Center at Raley's on Douglas and Auburn-Folsom Road. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings.
For more information on the Kiwanis Club, call John Barrett at 797-0105.
Key Club
The Granite Bay High School Key Club meets every other Wednesday (when school is in session) at 2:45 p.m. in Room 658 at Granite Bay High School.
All students are welcome to attend and encouraged to join this active community service club. For further information, contact Monice Lopez at 792-4738.
Lions Club
As an ongoing project in their efforts to help with blind/sight related relief, the Granite Bay Lions Club collects eyeglasses. Donations are received by Kevin Lockhart of Granite Bay Vision.
The Lions hold regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Activities Center of Granite Bay at Folsom Lake.
New and transferring members are always welcome. Call president Sherry Donovan at 791-2805 for more information on joining.
MOMS Club
The Granite Bay and East Roseville MOMS Club was formed in 2006 to provide a social network for families residing within the Eureka School District. The club provides the opportunity to meet local families and share activities with parents and their children.
They will have a couple's night out in February as well as a Valentine's Day Cookie decorating event. They will also hold weekly playgroups and have a field trip for all ages.
Non-members interested in finding out more about the club are welcome to attend public activities to meet other moms and their children.
For more information, contact membership@granitebaymomsclub.org or visit www.granitebaymomsclub.org.
National Charity League
The National Charity League (NCL) is a national philanthropic organization for seventh- through 12th-grade girls and their mothers. Its primary goal is to provide community service while fostering mother-daughter relationships and encourage leadership development and cultural experiences.
The 2008-09 membership drive for incoming seventh- through 10th-graders, kicks off on Jan. 28. For more information about new membership, contact V.P. of Membership Jan Barrett at barrett@surewest.net.
RANN
The Roseville Area Newcomers and Neighbors is a social club serving residents of Roseville, Granite Bay, Loomis, Rocklin, Folsom, Lincoln and Auburn. It is organized for the purpose of welcoming and introducing newcomers to the area, as well as giving established residents a chance to explore new interests.
Activities include book clubs, breakfast clubs, luncheons, game groups such as Bridge, Mexican Train, Canasta, Hand & Foot, Poker, Bunco and Scrabble. There are coffees, needlework, and singles groups. There are also activities for couples -- gourmet dinners, Bunco, Bridge, Poker, and wine tasting groups.
The Granite Bay and Folsom Breakfast Group of Roseville Area Newcomers and Neighbors meets for breakfast 8:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Susie's Country Kitchen Café in Granite Bay at the corner of Douglas and Auburn-Folsom Roads. All members and non-members are welcome. Call Sue Bennett at 791-9459 for further information and/or reservations.
Ride to Walk
Ride To Walk is a year round nonprofit therapeutic riding program for handicapped children that coordinates physical and emotional therapy into a unique experience. The program is specifically designed to address the needs of children who are neurologically handicapped. The goals of the program are based on therapeutic intervention to achieve increased balance and control, improved language and socialization skills while enhancing self-esteem and providing exercise and enjoyment.
The group serves children in a four county area and runs the program Wednesday through Saturday. They are always looking for volunteers.
For more information contact Susan at 434-0693 or ridetowalk@sbcglobal.net or visit www.ridetowalk.org.
Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Granite Bay meets 12:15 p.m. each Friday at Piatti Restaurant on Douglas Boulevard in Roseville.
Rotary members are business, professional and community leaders, chosen by their peers, who work as volunteers to improve the quality of life in their home and world community.
For more information on the Rotary, visit www.gbrotary.org or contact Membership Chair Jack May at 797-1773.
VFW
The Leslie W. Royall III Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9869 of Granite Bay meets on the second Thursday of each month at Round Table Pizza on Douglas and Auburn-Folsom. They begin with a pizza social hour from 6-7 p.m. and conclude with a meeting at 7 p.m.
The VFW is open to any veteran who was stationed overseas during wartime.
For more information on the Granite Bay VFW call Commander Gary Muawski at 774-4013 or Quartermaster Bob Miller at 791-1047 or visit www.vfwpost9869.org.
Susan Jameson is the editor of the Granite Bay View. She can be reached at susanj@goldcountrymedia.com.
