Dear Members of the Placentia City Council, June 14, 2022 The Rotary Club of Placentia received a charter from Rotary In- ternational on December 7, 1936, to form our club, this is our 87th an- niversary. During the past 87 years, the club has contributed to the fami- lies, children and schools in Placentia.
This year we provided $21,000.00 in scholarships to graduating seniors, meals for less fortunate families from the Whitten Center area, Train and candy for the children and families attending Easter Egg-Citement, 10 Placentia -bags of emergency hygiene products for individuals in situa- tions where they need a hand up, flagpole & flags @ Bradford Park, tree dedication to Bradford Park, pancake breakfast @ Heritage Day, back- packs for the children from LOT 318, welcome home barbecue for the seniors returning to the Senior Center in July, the Community Prayer Breakfast, partnering with the Placentia Round Table Women's Club, cookie decorating @ the Whitten Center, a visit with Santa Claus @ the Tamale Festival.
For the past 12 years, our annual fundraiser, Cowabunga, has been held to raise the necessary funds to accomplish these lofty goals. We are hoping the city will consider supporting our efforts to once again con- duct this necessary fundraiser on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Kraemer Memorial Park.
We would plan for 350-400 attendees, there would be food available, beer and wine, a silent auction and a live band. We are all volunteers and all 31 members of the club participates in one manner or another.
The timing for this fun event would be 3-8 PM, with set up in the earlier part of the day and clean up beginning by 8:00 PM if not before.
This is a family friendly event and the high school and college members of Rotary, Interact and Rotoract respectively, would be part of the event, providing set up and clean up.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Kathi Baldwin
President 2021-2022
Alice Shiozawa
President 2022-2023
Rotary Club of Placentia