February 18, 2019NO MEETINGPresident’s Day

February 25, 2019Allen FerrenbergClimate Change

March 4, 2019No Noon Meeting

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Chartered August 1, 1916 || Volume 34, No. 24 || February 11, 2019The Rotary Club of Reno meets at the Eldorado Resort Casino at Noon on Monday

Upcoming EventsVisit www.renorotary.org to sign up

Tahoe City Rotary Club Ski RaceMarch 1, 2019

Northstar Ski Resort

Food Bank VolunteersMarch 2, 2019 | 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Food Bank of N. Nevada

Mardi GrasMarch 5, 2019 | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Reno Ballroom

Monday’s ProgramTom Hall

A Journey Through Fire: What You Should Know and Do

James Pfrommer, 64, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019, surround-ed in love by his family. Jim is survived by his wife of 41 years Gail; sons: Jonathan of Seattle, WA, and Chris-tian, with Lauren, of San Jose, CA; granddaughter, Olivia; and brother, Mark of Portland, OR. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Jeanette Pfrommer.

Jim was born on July 27, 1954, to Fred and Jeanette Pfrommer in San Mateo, CA. He at-tended Santa Clara University, graduating in 1976, and then moved to Reno and began his 42-year career in accounting. Jim also earned a Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate Universi-ty. It was at Santa Clara that Jim met Gail. They were married in 1977 and settled in Reno where they raised their family of two wonderful sons, Christian and Jonathan. In 2002, Jim and his best friend and business partner, Chris Mc-Cune, founded the accounting fi rm of Pfrom-mer & McCune. Jim was an active member of the American Institute of Certifi ed Public Ac-countants and Nevada Society of Certifi ed Pub-lic Accountants (NVCPA). He was awarded the 2016 Public Service Award Recipient by the NVCPA.

At Santa Clara University, Jim learned the 3 C’s: competence, conscience, and compassion. In Reno, Jim found his real passion in helping to serve the community. He believed that educa-tion was the key to everyone’s success, and he

James Lewis Pfrommer1954-2019

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF RENOReno, Nevada

The Rotary Club of RenoOffi cers and Directors

Phil Mahoney .......................PresidentMary Brock ..................President ElectTom Young ...........President NomineeCarl Fuetsch ........ Executive SecretaryOliver Grosz ......................... SecretaryVic Bucher ............................TreasurerStefanie Scoppettone .............. DirectorMark Meich ............................... DirectorTom Hall ................................... DirectorGrace Nichols ............................ DirectorDan Nichols ............................... Director

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Laurie Leonard ....................... PresidentHarvey Fennell ................Vice PresidentPhil Mahoney ....... Ex-officio Club PresidentMary Brock ..................................TrusteeAllen Gray ...................................TrusteePhil Stone ....................................TrusteeTom Taelour ................................TrusteeCraig Wesner ..............................TrusteeAndrea Cantlon ..........................TrusteeCarl Fuetsch ............................. SecretaryVic Bucher ............................... TreasurerJohn Spears ........................ Investments

Newsletter/WebsiteDavid Spillers ......... Newsletter EditorOliver Grosz .................... Web-master

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worked tirelessly to further education, particu-larly for those less fortunate. Jim joined the Community Foundation of Western Nevada (CFWN) as a community advisor, and he served as a trustee for several years before becoming the Board Chair. Jim lived the motto of the CFWN, in his professional, philanthropic, com-munity, and personal life: “Connecting people who care with causes that matter”. In addition to his work in education, he was also spear-heading the CFWN’s work on affordable hous-ing.

Jim was also a 31-year Reno Rotarian. He was the Past President of the Reno Rotary Founda-tion. Jim was awarded 4 Paul Harris Fellows and the Rotary District 5180 Quiet Rotarian of the Year Award. Over the past years, he had chaired and worked on many Rotary Club of Reno Committees including: leader of the High School’s Rotary Interact Club teaching the prin-ciples of Rotary, Youth Services at Innovations High School, and Community Services leading the Reading Literacy Program at Sierra Vista School and Lemelson STEM school. Jim also read with his assigned students every Wednes-day.

As Treasurer and founding member of the Washoe K-12 Education Foundation, Jim cham-pioned the AVID program (Advancement Via Individual Determination), which supports un-der-resourced, fi rst generation students by pro-viding them with career-ready skills. Jim had served as a Board Trustee of Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, where both of his sons attended and graduated. He was also involved in: Education Alliance of Washoe County (Past President), KNPB (Board Member), Nevada Op-era (Past Board Chair), EDAWN, Washoe Medi-cal Foundation, Lakeridge Tennis Club, Hidden Valley Golf Club, and Prospectors’ Club of Reno.

Jim also made time to travel with his wife, play golf with his sons, hike with his friends, attend numerous performing arts events, attend Notre Dame football games, and was a founding member of the Grape Basin Wine Club.

Jim was admitted to Renown Hospital on Monday, January 28, where a large melanoma was discovered in his brain. He went into

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RYLA APPLICATIONS

The RYLA committee is currently accepting applications for participants to the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly (RYLA) to be held this summer in Grizzly Ranch by Porto-la. The deadline to submit applications is February 15. It is a week-long camp in which campers will learn skills including leadership, teamwork, communication and self-awareness. Participants must currently be a junior in high school. In addition to Reno High School, other high schools will be considered. We encourage students who are related to our club members to apply. Please contact Tom Taelour for more infor-mation 771-4008 or ttaelour@charter.net. Info: www.Camp-RYLA.org

Camp RYLA 2019 Dates:Week 1: June 16 – 21

Week 2: June 23 – June 28Week 3: July 7 – 12

The Rotary Club of Reno invites you the 27th Annual Reno Mardi Gras, on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at the Reno Ballroom. Celebrate Fat Tuesday and indulge in some of the area’s best wine, beer, spirits, and cuisine.

The party starts at 5:30 PM and will conclude at 9:30 PM. VIP tables can be purchased for $1,200 and include reserved table for 10 and recognition. Individual tickets to the event start at $65, and prices increase to $75 on February 9, 2019. Sponsorship opportunities are available, with packages including reserved seating, enhanced recognition and additional benefi ts starting at $2000. Special room rates for Reno Mardi Gras are available, courtesy of THE ROW.

For more information and to buy tickets or sponsorships, visit mardigrasreno.com.

POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERThe following individual has been approved for membership by the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Reno. If you have any comments on their proposed membership in the Rotary Club of Reno, please submit them in writing to the Club Secretary.

Stacy SilvaPrivate Investment

Sponsor: Steve Mestre

emergency surgery to remove the melanoma, but it had caused too much damage too quick-ly. Jim had been diagnosed and treated for a skin melanoma 9 months previously, and en-courages his friends to visit their dermatologist and doctor yearly. The family would like to thank those who sustained them, whether through presence, texts, or emails. A special thank you to all the superior doctors and ICU nurses at Renown who with their knowledge, skill, professionalism, and utmost compassion did everything to secure the best outcome for Jim. Reno is very fortunate to have the skilled doctors and nurses at Renown.

A mass and a celebration of Jim’s life will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Our Lady of the Snows Church at 1 pm.

In lieu of fl owers, Jim had directed the family that any donations be made to:

GIAR Grandmother’s First Generation Scholar-ship, c/o Community Foundation of Western Nevada, 50 Washington St., #300, Reno, NV 89509, https://nevadafund.org/jim-pfrommer/ or Reno Rotary Foundation, Scholarships, PO Box 1750, Reno, NV 89505, https://renorotary.org/

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We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships & through that we’re able to get things done in our community and in countries around the world.

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For more than 110 years, our guiding principles have been the foundation of our values: service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.

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Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:

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President Elect Mary Brock stood in for President Phil at today’s Club Meeting and introduced, to her left Ryan Radtke and Chris Cron.

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The Rotary Club of Reno was chartered August 1, 1916. In the past year, we donated over $193,000 to local projects, and gave hundreds of hours of volunteer service to our community. Learn more about our club at: www.renorotary.org. Join us to make the world a better place!