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Participate in the Richmond Rotary Club Holiday Auction to Benefit Richmond
December 3, 2020 |
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The Flywheel
Next Meeting: DECEMBER 4, 2020
VIRTUAL HOLIDAY AUCTION
Join us for our first virtual Holiday Auction!
This year's auction will include fun activities, games, and events. Join in on the fun, decorate your space on Zoom's "Hollywood Square" with a holiday background, wear a festive hat, scarf or a colorful sweater and win a prize!
Below you'll find instructions on how to "purchase" a ticket to gain entrance to the auction (tickets are free).
At the start of the meeting, Santina will give a presentation on how to use the virtual platform to bid and purchase.
You are welcome to share this email with friends and family - just be sure to let them know that the actual auction is from Friday December 4th to Friday December 11th.
And - it's not too late to donate! If you have a donation still to give, head over to the Richmond Rotary website (https://richmondcarotary.org/holiday-auction/) and complete the form to submit a donation. It will be added to the auction platform shortly after.
If you like to drop off your auction donations, please take them to:
Richmond Community Foundation (RCF)
3260 Blume Drive Suite 110
Richmond, CA 94806
Open Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
If you have any questions about dropping off or picking up auction items, reach out to Stacey Street-Spight.
AUCTION SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS & LINK:
Step 1 - Visit https://www.betterunite.com/RichmondRotaryClub-richmondrotaryholidayauction
Step 2 - Click on the green "Auction Access" button in the lower left
Step 3 - Complete the information fields and click the green "Register" button. The ticket is free, but if you want to add a donation at this point to kick things off, you're more than welcome to.
Step 4 - You'll be taken to a confirmation page & will receive an email.
From the confirmation page you can authorize your credit card right away OR you can wait, but you won't be able to view auction items until you've authorize your credit card (if you decide not to purchase or bid on anything, your card won't be charged.)
Step 5 - Keep the email confirmation you received, it's the easiest way to get back to the page (you'll also get a text with a link back). Once you're registered and you've entered your credit card information, you'll be free to browse items!
LINK TO THIS WEEK’S MEETING ON ZOOM
Click this link to join the Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/94860047682
Date & Time: December 4, 2020 12:30 PM
(please connect 5 minutes early to confirm Video and/or Audio)
12:15 — Informal Meet and Greet, Auction Seasoning
12:30 —Virtual Holiday Auction
1:30 — Adjourn / After-meeting for those who want to linger
Meeting ID: 948 6004 7682
Dial in: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
For security reasons, we are now sending invitations to our members and those who specifically ask to be invited each week. The link above is now a recurring meeting link, which will work for each week. You are welcome to forward this information to anyone you would like to invite.
Please email or text the names of your guests to Stacey prior to the meeting (staceyrcf@gmail.com, 510-501-0030) so they can be admitted quickly through the waiting room. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Ms. La'Tanya Dandie announced the Light Up Richmond project, asking home and businesses to decorate their spaces with festive lights. A theme for each block is proposed to encourage neighbor participation. As part of this program, she is also collecting gently used scarfs, gloves, and sleeping bags to distribute to the new families finding themselves without housing during these difficult times.
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PREVIOUS PROGRAM
November 20 Program - MIRAFLORES CENTENNIAL PROJECT DONOR APPRECIATION DAY
President Stacey kicked off the celebration by thanking our esteemed guests from around the country for joining this special club meeting. She shared her gratitude for the Miraflores project and its connection to our commitment to service and the community.
Jan Brown presented an in-depth presentation about the 100 years of the Richmond Rotary club in the context of the current events over the years, culminating in the Miraflores Centennial Project.
Joshua Genser reviewed the origins of the Miraflores project, the efforts to create the Miraflores Sustainable Greenbelt, and the partnership with Eden Housing to create 80 reduced rate senior apartments and 190 additional units in the future.
Donna Graves, a professional researcher working with the US Park Service, identified and met with the Oishi and Sakai families after the property sale. Donna visited the Park Plaza neighborhood and interviewed the descendants, who shared pictures and first hand accounts of the acres of greenhouses and their experiences before, during, and after the Japanese internment period. The families survived by joining together, forming a Japanese language school for their children while using non-Japanese names for their flower nurseries so that they could participate in the marketplace. The layout of the park is designed to demonstrate their journey and their struggle, with concrete around the park imprinted with barbed wire, carnations, and roses.
In addition, the Miraflores project consists of Door Frame structures showing the transition that other immigrants made during this time frame as well as the impact on the local Ohlone tribe. There will be Kiosks embedded with panels that will tell the stories of the various groups of people and the fruits of their labor that are still active today, like the Flower Wholesale Market in San Francisco.
Marcia explained that the shelter in place has slowed down the project timelines, but the signage is scheduled for display in 2021 and the placement of the Sakai and Oishi homes as markers on the site is forecasted for 2022/23. Marcia noted that this project is dedicated to honoring the work of David Ninomiya. David was President of Richmond Rotary in 1978-79, and was 4-years-old when his family was forced to vacate because of internment during World War II. He became a respected leader in the horticulture industry and is fondly remembered for his dedication to the ‘rose’ that would become the national flower of the United States.
Don Lau explained the strategy that was used to fund this monumental project. A combination of fundraising, community support, Rotary Club member support, and generous donations from the Ninomiya-Koda and Oshima families enabled us to reach the $50K goal. Don was honored to acknowledge the family members of David Ninomiya that were on the call and and able to participate in this celebration of his lifetime achievements. Jim Oshima shared his heartfelt thanks for the Miraflores project and how moved he was to see this acknowledgement of a painful chapter of his family's story and many other Japanese families here in California.
President Stacey thanked Jan and the team for the presentation on the 100 year history of Richmond Rotary and the club and our donors on helping us achieve our Miraflores project goals. |
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