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Presidents welcome scholarship recipients - President Tom Dodd and in-coming President Rob Ishihara posed for a photo with two of the Kelseyville High School Class of 2019 graduating seniors who were awarded scholarships by the Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise. Left to right, Rob Ishihara, Allison Daniella, Sayra Cacho Torres and Tom Dodd. Courtesy photo.


KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – June is a busy month for the Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise.

Front and center is an all-out effort to get ready for the Denim & Diamonds fundraiser. Club members are pulling out all the stops to make sure that the event is a fun evening and huge success. June is also the month that the Club bids farewell to its current President and welcomes the next one.

Tom Dodd, owner of California Exterminators in Kelseyville, is serving the last three weeks of his presidency amid the flurry of activity for the Denim & Diamonds event. Dodd has been a member of Rotary since joining in September 2011.

When asked why he joined Rotary, Dodd said, “I grew up on the receiving end of many charities. When I finally got to a point where I could give back, I looked at Rotary as a way to do so. I like the goals that Rotary has as far as giving. Rotary has a lot of good programs like ending polio and providing clean drinking water, meeting very basic needs throughout the world. The global aspect is pretty impressive. Rotarians with a single goal can accomplish great things. On a smaller scale, you can do that on a club level and better the community where you live.”

The club gave out nine scholarships to graduating seniors at the Kelseyville High School awards ceremony on June 6 and supported many other school programs. Members also painted the Kelseyville Community Center and created an initial fund to be able to apply for an international project in the future.

Dodd also noted, “I am happy that I am leaving the Club on solid footing with the roster of leaders for the 2019-20 year and a solid budget and high expectations to continue our good work”.

President-elect Rob Ishihara is getting ready to take the reins as President. Ishihara is a California licensed Realtor with Country Air Properties in Lakeport. He joined the Kelseyville Club two years ago at the invitation of Rotarian Allison Panella.

“Rotary provides me with a great opportunity to give back to my community where I grew up,” Ishihara said.

In addition to real estate, Ishihara is a noted photographer, with his artwork offered for sale on www.fineartamerica.com , at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro and many other local establishments.

Ishihara has been the Rotarian contact for Kelseyville High School and Kelseyville Middle School this year for the Club’s Student of the Month program. He was also the chairman of the scholarship committee.

Ishihara said, “I believe it is great to recognize students for their achievements and their hard work and dedication. We invite their parents and their counselors to breakfast at one of our 7am meetings and let their counselors tell us about why they are such great students. They receive a certificate, gift certificates to Tutti Fruiti and the Lakeport cinema as well as a keychain light to light up the world.”

When he takes the reins as president, Ishihara has big plans for the year. “My big goal is to help feed kids in Kelseyville on weekends and during the summer when they do not have access to free meals at school. I hope to accomplish this by partnering with other organizations who are already involved in helping to feed the community and implementing a sustainable program to help feed the kids in our community.”

Denim & Diamonds Benefit Dinner

The June 22 Denim and Diamonds event will help the club raise funds to support Ishihara’s goal.

The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. at Boatique Winery in scenic Red Hills and will feature dinner, dancing and both a silent and live auction. Guests will feast on a menu prepared by The Saw Shop Gallery Bistro and dance to the music of the Fargo Brothers.

The live auction line-up includes a cruise on Clear Lake in one of Boatique’s fabulous antique boats with lunch and wine for 4, a Farm to Fork dinner in a century old Lake County pear orchard, an overnight and dinner at Thorn Hill Vineyards and a few more surprises.

A huge thank you to the sponsors of Denim and Diamonds including presenting sponsor Lake County Tribal Health, Diamond sponsor Calpine Corporation, and Denim sponsors Adventist Health Clearlake, Beckstoffer Vineyards, Bella Vista Farming Co, LLC, Boatique Winery, California Exterminators, Lake County Waste Solutions, Lakeview Health Center, Saw Shop Gallery Bistro & UCC Rentals, Shields Construction, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, and The Travel Centers.

The event is almost sold out.

A few tickets for this fun evening are still available at $75.00 per person or tables of eight for $600. Tickets are available from members of the Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise, from the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville, or on Eventbrite. For more information and tickets, call Terry Dereniuk at 707-337-2871 or Kim Baldwin at 707-349-7913.

If you can’t make the event, but want to help – send your tax-deductible donation to LARCA, Rotary District 5130, and P.O. Box 2921, Clearlake, CA 95422. Please specify Denim and Diamonds on your check. Lake Area Rotary Club Association (LARCA) is a 501©3 organization, tax ID number 46-1149482.

The Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise chapter is made up of local business, professional, and civic leaders. Members meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships, and through that, get things done in the community. For membership and other information about the Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise, visit http://www.kelseyvillesunriserotary.org .

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