Dear Members of the Placentia City Council, May 15, 2024 The Rotary Club of Placentia received a charter from Rotary In- ternational on December 7, 1936, to form our club, this is our 88th an- niversary. During the past 88 years, the club has contributed to the fami- lies, children and schools in Placentia.
This past year we provided $19,000.00 in scholarships to graduating se- niors, meals for less fortunate families from the Whitten Center area, ii Placentia -bags of emergency hygiene products for individuals in sit- uations where they need a hand up, flagpole & flags @ Bradford Park, tree dedication to Bradford Park, pancake breakfast @ Heritage Day, backpacks for the children from LOT 318, the Community Prayer Break- fast, 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 14 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 7, 2024, at Kraemer Memorial Park.
We would plan for 1,000 attendees, there would be food available, beer and wine, a silent auction, car show(75-100), booths for vendors (15-20) and a live band. We are all volunteers and all 30+ members of the club participates in one manner or another. The timing for this fun event would be 2-9 PM, with set up in the earlier part of the day and clean up beginning by 9:00 PM if not before.
This is a family friendly event and the high school and college members of Rotary, Interact and Rotaract respectively, would be part of the event, as well as local Boy Scout Troop 723, providing set up and clean up.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Kathi Baldwin
President 2021-2022
Alice Shiozawa
Incoming President 2024-2025
Turgut Cakiraga
Current President 2023-2024