The Annual Bishop Sunrise Rotary 5th Annual Scholorshop Fundraiser a big sucess, here are some highlights!

Over 100 people partied the night away with great food, great entertainment, and the topper red velvet cake, yummm red food color - hopefully not No. 9. Thank you to this great organization who throws this benefit for our local school children persuing higher education.

Food, drinks, and fun!

Silent Auction items:
    1      Play with a Pro - Deluxe Golf package:  Golf for 4 including 2 Carts and includes playing with Steve Shibley, the Golf Professional at Bishop Country Club.
    2     Float Trip down the Owens River.  8 people.  Gourmet picnic and wine at the end of the journey.
    3     Mule Day Package.  Concert Tickets and passes.
    4     Signed Print
    5     Signed Print
    6     Signed Print
    7     Rattan Serving Set
    8     Coso Geothermal Field Tour (8 people).
    9     Wooden Wine Box with Wine Utensils
    10     1-Week at Beach house in Nicaragua
    11     2-night stay at Bungalow at Inn at Benton Hot Springs.
    12     Western Bar-B-Que for 4 at the Arcularius Ranch.
    13     Horseshoe Wine holder with 3 bottles of wine.
    14     2 MillPond Musical Festival Passes + hats and water bottles.
    15     Playhouse 395 Theatre Tickets and Merchandise.
    16     Gourmet Dinner for 6 cooked by a Cordon Bleu Lawyer.
    17     One Hour with an Attorney.  You may ask any question

Stop by our office, or click the ad to the right for more info.

The ultimate silent auction item: Nicaragua is exotic, unspoiled, beautiful and only five hours from Los Angeles by air.  Considered the safest country in Central America and thought by many to be what Costa Rica was thirty years ago before the onslaught of tourists, condos and development.  So enjoy a one week stay in a luxurious four bedroom, seven bath beachside quinta.  Watch breathtaking sunsets from a huge wooden deck or breathe in ocean air while lounging in a hammock steps from the beach.

The quinta, Costa Del Sol, also has a small excercise room, entertainment room, a large dining room and well stocked kitchen. There is also a large 2,000 sq.ft. open air deck to relax and enjoy sunsets, breezes and marvel at the vastness of the ocean.  All bedrooms have queen size beds and air conditioning.

There is on-site 24 hour security, maid service and an English speaking guide to help you with all your questions and concerns.

The quinta is centrally located for lots of great day trips to volcanos, handicraft markets, historic towns and outdoor activities.  We have all the maps and information.  Or you can just relax, enjoy and dream!

The house is located 50 miles southwest of Managua, the capital. It is between two small and lovely towns of Casares and La Boquita.Carsares about 1 mile south is a typical Nicaraguan fishing village with a great
fish market.  La Boquita about 2 miles north is a rustic beach town with great surfing and several wonderful cabana beach resturants.

So come on out to the party, bid on this dream house and let the adventure begin!!!! Don't believe me check out the pix below...

Click here to buy tickets, or stop by our office BloggingBishop (E. Pine, across from Bishop Fitness)
 

Click here for details.

Plan on shaking off the mid-Winter blues, and take your honey to the "day before Valentine's" party of the season – MARDI GRAS!  

      Bishop Sunrise Rotary's Fundraiser of the Year is coming up on Saturday, February 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Tri-County Fair Home Economics Building!  Come support scholarships for young people throughout the Owens Valley and the many other worthy projects of Bishop Sunrise Rotary, including a new shelterbox for Haiti.  Tickets are only $40.00, and are available at the Bishop Chamber and Inyo Council for the Arts.  You will be greeted at the door with a free mask and beads, door prizes, and silent auction options. Bring your own mask, if you have one, as there will be a mask contest. Whiskey Creek will be catering the affair, so we're sure to have a great Cajun/Mardi Gras dinner for all, and great dancing music from the Eastside Four.
 
      It seems like every few weeks you open your Inyo Register and see some kind of an announcement from one of Bishop’s two Rotary Clubs, including this one—but many of you probably wonder just what a Rotary Club is and why it exists. 

      Rotary has been around for a long time—it was formed by four business associates in Chicago in 1905, and then rapidly spread to the West Coast of the U.S., and then around the world.  The second and third Clubs were founded in San Francisco and Oakland in 1908, and the original Rotary Club of Bishop was chartered in 1928.  Bishop Sunrise came along a little bit later, in 1998.  Now, there are over 32,000 Rotary Clubs in over 200 countries and geographical regions around the world, and more than 1.2 million Rotarians.

      What is a Rotary Club?  It is an organization of your local business, community, and professional leaders united under the motto of “Service Above Self.”  Rotarians are committed to serving their communities, to promoting high ethical standards in the performance of their vocations, and to promoting world peace and understanding.  Rotarians have contributed millions of dollars to eradicating polio, providing clean water and sanitation, promoting literacy, and completing countless other service projects around the world and in our own communities. 

      This year, the Bishop Sunrise Rotary graciously welcomed 4 new female members to the club including Karen Schwartz of Sage to Summit, Julie Faber of Telluride Websmith, Victoria Campbell, Attorney at Law and the newest member Bernadette Lovato, the new Field Manager of the Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Field Office in addition to the new token male members, John Helm, Director of Eastern Sierra Transit and Daniel Steinhagen, Executive Director of IMACA.  Rotary is open to any community, business or professional leader who is committed to the ideals of Rotary. Karen Schwartz said, “I am eager to be a part of an organization that supports so many others in Bishop”.

      Bishop Sunrise Rotary has opened the floor to many local services and business speakers. Don Mathewson said, “We’re a unique Rotary club – the women outnumber the men and the young balance out the senior members. We’re active in every sense of the word. Many come to ask for support, others come to educate or talk about their occupation, policy or procedure. We’d like to thank the following guest speakers that have visited our club this year; Tawni Thompson, Loretta Howard, Janet Howell-Maillet, Doris Santiago, Vicki Taton, Bill Lutze, Karen Ferrell-Ingram, Marvin Moscovitz, George Milovich, Sandra Fernandez, Nils Davis, Milne Molkenna, Lisa Reel, Katie Quinlan, Leigh Parmenter, Virginia Bird, Maria Kemp, Karen Little, and Lori Ciccarelli.”

      For more information on any of the events or to be invited to speak at Bishop Sunrise Rotary, please call Club President Don Matthewson at 760.873.8300.

Bishop Sunrise Rotary and the Rotary Club of Bishop want to thank everyone in our community who has donated to help the stricken people of Haiti.  So far, the people of the Bishop area have donated more than $4,000.00-- and donations continute to come in!  Click on "more" below for the links to detailed information on ongoing relief efforts.

The Bishop Rotary Foundation has created a fund to collect financial contributions to help with the rebuilding and relief efforts.  Contributions can be delivered to any Bishop area Rotarian, or sent to Randy Van Tassell, Treasurer, Bishop Rotary Foundation, 119 McIver Street, Suite G Bishop, CA, 93514, or given to any Bishop area Rotarian.  Note "Haiti Earthquake" on the memo line of your check. Or click here for the official Rotary Club of Bishop Sunrise Website.