Update on Baldwin Park Lake Clean Up, April 17th 9-11am:
Stefan Smith, PR Committee Chair, announced that planning for the lake clean up is in full swing, with information being spread through the Baldwin Park Weekly Email and a letter he will be sending out this week. We are asking volunteers to RSVP to BaldwinParkRotary@gmail.com so that we know approximately how many people will be joining the event.

The event begins at 9am and we'll have a welcome station located between the piers at Lake Baldwin. Volunteers will receive water, trash bags and a map. We encourage volunteers to wear clothes comfortable for an outdoor clean up. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring a snack so we can all have something light before we start the clean up. Special thanks to Elizabeth McCarthy (gloves, trash bags, O'Boys discount) & Frank Bartolomeo (trash pick up after event) for their volunteer efforts already.  Stefan is looking for a few more volunteers for various jobs (working the welcome table, creating a flyer, etc) - if you are interested in helping please email him at ssmith@ibisfingroup.com.

Thanks to our guest speaker tonight, Alice Lo. She introduced us to Permaculture, which is a movement with an extreme impact that we'll all be hearing more of the future.  For more information locally, regionally and beyond, Alice provided the following links: 

• Orlando Permaculture Meetup Group: http://www.meetup.com/The-Orlando-Permaculture-Meetup-Group/
• Barking Frogs Permaculture: http://www.barkingfrogspermaculture.org/
• Southeastern Permaculture Gathering http://www.southeasternpermaculture.org/
• Permaculture Institute of America http://www.permacultureusa.org/
• Permaculture Institute (USA) http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/index/

Our speakers for next week will be from within our club as we'll be doing our monthly Classification Speeches. We'll learn more from Elizabeth McCarthy (Care-For-Women.org) and Linda Loudon (New Broad Street Realty).

President Marilen Marnett announced the date of our Charter Banquet, a celebration of of our new club status where other clubs in the district join us for fun and fellowship. All members, please mark your calendar for Friday, May 21st, 7pm, University Club, Downtown Orlando.  Full details to be announced.

In conjunction with Earth Day's Global Days of Service, on Saturday, April 17th we'll be hosting a Baldwin Park Lake Clean-Up.  Several members offered to help organize the event which we'll open to the public for volunteering. Thanks to all who will be organizing and volunteering that day.  If you want more information on being a part of that events organization committee please email Stefan at ssmith@ibisfingroup.com.

We had the pleasure of welcoming Commissioner Robert Stuart, a fellow Rotarian and Past President with the Rotary Club of College Park, as our guest speaker. We thank him for his information on a multitude of topics, including the Performing Arts Center, Baldwin Park and various charity projects, including those that he is a part of at the Christian Service Center.   To learn more visit www.cityoforlando.net & www.christianservicecenter.org.