Newsletter - Archive  Feb 12, 2010

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Rotary of Templeton Newsletter

                                                             February 12, 2009         

Club Calendar   Programs     Wednesday Feb 17 Joint Meeting with Paso Club    Feb 23 County Budget Update   February District Newsletter   District Calendar

Colonel Barbara A. Nuismer, Commander and Manager of Base Operations, Camp Roberts, was our guest speaker last meeting.

Col. Nuismer is a true “Mustang” (one who goes from the enlisted ranks to become an officer) and holds some of our military’s highest honors like the Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation. She completed a tour in Kuwait and was selected to attend the Army War College and was promoted to the rank of Colonel in 2006.

Col Nuismer’s primary responsibility is to carry out the mission of Camp Roberts which is: “to facilitate the training, mobilization and security of the National Guard, Army Reserve and Active Component units in support of Federal, State and community missions.”

Training at Camp Roberts is available and utilized by all branches of our military including civilian agencies and other organizations. The Camp has provided training not only for California based units but also for at lest 15 other states. 

According to Col Nuismer more than 460,000 received training at Camp Roberts this past year. The revenue generated for the state and local communities through Camp Roberts has been over $86 million annually.  

Camp Roberts was named after Corporal Harold W. Roberts, who lost his life at age twenty-two in the Argonne Offensive of World War I—the largest and bloodiest battle in American military history—and was awarded the Medal of Honor, our Nation’s highest honor. Visit the Museum on line for more information and hours. (Photo submitted by Brent Watson) 

Rotary and the Boy Scouts

A longtime friend of Rotary -- the Boy Scouts of America -- marked its 100th birthday on 8 February.

The two organizations have worked together since their early days. Rotary founder Paul Harris, after meeting with Chief Scout Executive James E. West in 1910, urged Rotarians to assist in the expansion of the Scouts. By 1930, Rotarians had organized more than half of the then 500 Boy Scout councils, and today Rotary clubs sponsor 1,483 Scout units for 45,528 youth. Read more...

(Picture source, RI website)

Happy Valentine's Day!