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Roosters Crow
Newsletter
Thirty-seven Years of Friendship & Community Service
Volume 56, April 2015
President’s Message
Greetings Fellow Roosters!
As I write this president’s
message I can feel the lull
before the storm as we are
quickly approaching our biggest
fund raising event of the year.
Contracts have been signed,
confirmations of participant
wineries and other vendors are
nearly complete.
Our Chefs are gearing up for
what turns out to be the culinary happening of the year in
Orange County through our very own “Orange County
Food and Wine celebration” (OCFWC) which includes
“Passport to Wine” and “Passport to Chefs”. Our event
Chair, Jeff Scheibner continues to focus on last minute
issues that will make our event a phenomenal success.
Penny Strenger, our Event Director continues to provide a
stellar performance as April 25-26 approaches.
Our Rooster wives recently came together and enjoyed a
great social with the objective of also providing wine for
the “Wine Wall”, one of our fund raising activities.
Roosters continue to provide auction items. I read an
email from Cheryl Gough where she stated “ what can it
hurt, I went ahead and asked for an auction item and they
responded positively” Thank you Cheryl!
We have a goal of achieving a higher net than ever
achieved in the past. With the help we have already
received along with every single Rooster and their wives
and significant others participation, we can do this!
It continues to be a pleasure to work with one of our past
presidents, Randy Fine. As all of you know, Randy has
been responsible for the Roosters ability to receive funds
from The Windsong Foundation in order for us to redirect those funds to Orange County Charities who focus
on the educational needs of children in need and at risk.
Our vetting process for our General Grant process, headed
by our Charity Chair Steve Smith is second to none
giving the Roosters the reputation for matching charities
and funding where needed. Randy was able to secure
$100,000 from The Windsong Foundation for 2015
educational grants. It was a team effort, but Randy was
very instrumental in making this happen. If any of our
members should be aware of Foundations who could use
the help of the Roosters Foundation in vetting charities
for grant purposes, please let me or any of our board
members know.
Finally, in behalf of our Board of Directors, thank you for
taking advantage of everything the Roosters has to offer
in a men’s organization. We have come together to make
our OCFWC a success. Our lunch meetings and socials
are showing strong attendance. New membership is
growing at a strong clip. Our past presidents continue to
be an example to all of us in demonstrating the meaning
of a helpful hand within our organization. The ability of
an organization to help foster close relationships while
doing good for children in need is a special organization
that cannot be duplicated.
I close with a timeless quote from a 1980 Daily Pilot
article on the Roosters:
IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEN TO GET A FRESH
START WITH NEW INVIGORATING FRIENDS. THE IDEA TO
FORM THE ROOSTERS TOOK SHAPE WHEN SHARP
EXECUTIVES DECIDED TO BRING TOGETHER MEN WHO
WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY
Lou Gardner, President
Support the Restaurants who Provide Delicious Food for our Wine Tasting Event!
Available at
Pavilions Markets
and Vin Goat (CdM)
www.sadierose.com
(619) 718-9532
www.ribcompany.com
Visit their Long Beach &
Costa Mesa Locations
LB: (562) 439-7427 CM: (949) 631-2110
www.johnnyrebs.com
Orange (714) 633-3369
Bellflower (562) 866-6455
Long Beach (562) 423-7327
True Southern Cooking and Craft Beers
Upcoming Calendar
April 1 Charity Committee Meeting
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm. Johnny Rebs' Southern Roadhouse
2940 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA, 92869
All Roosters, especially Ambassadors, should attend!
April 9 Monthly Luncheon
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Gulliver's Restaurant,
18482 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine:
Speaker:
Tim Mead, VP, Communications,
Anaheim Angels
34 seasons with the Angels, recipient of the
2000 Robert O. Fishel Award for PR
excellence. Graduate of Cal Poly Pomona
(‘80), Board Member of the Orange County
Sports Youth Association and Anaheim Western Medical Center
and assists the Amigos de los Niños and the Anaheim Family
Justice Center.
This is going to be an awesome presentation!
Bring a Friend to this Lunch and show them what we’re about!
April 14 Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Meeting place: to be announced. Open to
the Membership. Call Lou Gardner to RSVP and for details.
Rooster April Birthdays
Our Social this month is our own awesome fundraiser—get your
ticket now, and bring all your friends!
Contact Social Chairman Lowell Dickson for details of
upcoming events 949-922-8701.
April 25 - Passport to Wine!
1pm-5pm
Old Ranch Country Club
3901 Lampson Ave., Seal Beach
Tickets: $80
Designated Driver $25 (no Alcohol)
40 wineries pouring their excellent juice!
Plus Champagne, Vodka, Whiskey and Cocktails!
Delicious Complimentary Food
Live Music
Silent Auction
April 26 - Passport to Chefs!
4:30pm-11pm
Old Ranch Country Club
3901 Lampson Ave., Seal Beach
Tickets: from $350
15 Premier Orange County
Chefs & Restaurants
Beau Joie Champagne Reception
Live Music
Live and Silent Auction
Don’t miss OC’s Premier
Wine & Food Experience of the Year!
Do you know your Roosters?
John Hinson
Jeff Austin
Greg Bates
Sal DiMascio
John Livingston
Eric Bell
John Hinson
Steven Smith
Dan Stone
Buy these guys a Beer!!
Hatched: LA & Fullerton
Been in the coop since: 2003
Incubated by: Jack Egan
Often found perching with:
Any Rooster that’ll drink a
glass of wine with me!
Struts his stuff: Financial Advisor/CFP
Also flies with: Donate to several, but my
actual involvement is limited to Roosters
Favorite place to spread wings: with my
family, & looking forward to visiting France
this Sept. for 1st time in (ugh) 42 years
Aside from cock fights: Love all sports. Favs
include golf, weight/cardio training, skiing.
New favorite kayaking in the Back Bay
Favorite places to forage: Old Vine in Costa
Mesa, Il Barone
Favorite drink: Red wine – Zin. – Cab.
It’s Time to STEP UP!
The ROOSTER Food and Wine
Celebration is here (April 25,26)
We need YOUR help now!
Buy tickets to the Chefs Event: this is our
main fundraiser that pays for turkeys for our
FOOD DRIVE!!! We are not sold out yet!
 Auction Items—we need 75 more items!
 Wine for the Wine Pull - raid your cellar!
Roosters DO NOT “just show up to
volunteer”. Roosters give wholeheartedly,
Congratulations
of their time, talent and money!
for his well-deserved
nomination as this year's
See the guy over here?
OneOC Spirit of
He’s asking for your help—and he’s earned it!
Volunteerism Award!!!

Volunteers are still needed. Please respond to the day
and time you would like to assist in this elegant affair:
SATURDAY APRIL 25, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm Set up registration, set up auction & Assist vintners
12:30pm- 4:30pm Guest Registration, Wine Pull, Auction closers
4:00pm-6:00pm Close Auction, Assist Guests @ Pick up, clean up
SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2015
11:30am-3:30pm Restaurant move-in, Set up auction WE NEED 4
people who are not attending the dinner!
3:30-6:30pm Registration, Wine Pull Sales, Direct Guests to Tables
6:00-9:30 Close & Sort Silent Auction
9:30pm to 11pm -Assist guests at Auction Pick up area, Wine Pull
MONDAY, 27, 2015
8:30 am-Clean & Pack, Perhaps Deliver
To Volunteer, contact:
Steven Smith 714-745-5050 SteveThePrincipal@gmail.com
to Steve Smith
Come support our Rooster
brother on Tuesday, April
14 at the Disneyland Hotel
from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm
for this 39th Annual Event.
The Spirit of Volunteerism
Awards Luncheon provides an annual forum and non
-competitive opportunity to recognize individual,
group and corporate team volunteers for their
dedicated service to Orange County.
Steve was sponsored by Jeff Austin and has been a
Rooster since 2008. Steve has served on the Rooster
Board of Directors since 2010 and has shared his
experience and insights which has led to the Roosters
reaching new heights in all of our endeavors.
Chef Mark McDonald celebrates
his 4th year cooking for Roosters!
Chef Mark MacDonald of the Old Vine Café, located in THE CAMP on
Bristol St in Costa Mesa. Now it its 7th year the Old Vine Café continues
to re-define dining in Orange County with fresh interpretations of
traditional food and wine parings.
Chef Mark’s passion for introducing unique foods and wines to
customers is built on collaborating with winemakers, sommeliers, and
culinary professionals from around the world. 2007 is when Chef Mark
opened the award-winning restaurant, Old Vine Café.
His menu offerings reflect a commitment to
regionalism and the use of local seasonal
ingredients, a hallmark of his culinary training in southern Italy. Chef Mark
studied at Laguna Culinary Arts before moving to Calabria, Italy to study
under Master Chef John Nocita at the Italian Culinary Institute. Chef Mark
also supports his local community, teaching cooking classes to both
young “aspiring chefs” at local elementary schools, and adult students
pursing professional culinary education.
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Ascension Cellars will be providing gifts, as well as wine
for our “wine pull” and for our bar service.
Founded by Erick Allen and Brian Sauls, Ascension Cellars is a boutique
winery specializing in premium limited production, barrel select, hand
crafted Rhône and Bordeaux-style wines from the central coast of
California.
Ascension Cellars began when friends were enjoying a glass of wine
together one summer day. “You know, this is good,” they said, “but there is something
missing.” And so, the quest for something better began. They wanted wines with elegance, body, and grace
that stimulated the senses. They wanted wines that they would be proud to offer to their family and friends.
www.ascensioncellars.com
Jed will be providing over $1,000 of wine to our
Auction.
Jed's three young Australian winemakers have travelled the world’s wine
regions in search of ideal vineyard sites.
Each year, Jed's winemaking team travel to the Uco Valley in Argentina
to produce wines that express the unique characters of this acclaimed
region. Jed has expanded its successful Australian operation and is now
distributing a range of fine Argenitinean wines in California.
www.jedwines.com
Yacht Club will be providing tastes, gifts and
our martini bar over the weekend.
A vodka from Bordeaux, France… gluten-free, distilled 5
times and cut with filtered spring water from the French
Alps, this is a super-clean, crisp, light tasting vodka with a
hint of Elderflower on the finish.
Packaging inspired by the legendary Riva “Aquarama” boat of the 1960’s, featuring custom
blown glass, mahogany and chrome.
www.yachtclubvodka.com
Charity Committee
The Roosters Foundation Charity Committee met on March 4, 2015, at Johhny Rebs in
Orange.
Roosters present: Paul Robidoux, Stan Smith, Membership Chairman, John Hinson, Past
President, and Steven Smith, Chairman. Agenda items focused on awarding Roosters
Foundation Grants in 2105. Discussion and thoughts included Prioritizing Charities: Type
& size of charity and the charities overall budget, specific purpose of the grant and its
effectiveness to its constituents, etc..
Steve Smith
Charity Chair
The Roosters Foundation will be receiving a Windsong grant this year. The Grant will be for $100,00.00.
Roosters Foundation Grant applications will be available on May 15, 2015, and a due date of June 17, 2015.
Interested charities need to contact Steven Smith: stevetheprincipal@gmail.com
The Roosters thank the following for their contribution to the Roosters Foundation: Dave & Mandy
Prohaska, Dean & Angela Stoecker, Ed & Penny Arnold, Jace Barbin, Jim & Elaine Ferruzzo, John &
Maggie Hinson, Douglas Johnson & Andrea Woolf, Andy & Erin Holden, Dennis & Irene Sweeny, Dan
Stone, Michelle Rodelius, Gene & Peggy Shelton, Richard & Pat Sullivan, Karen & Ronald Jordan, John &
Bonnie Livingston, Dan Vogt & Diane Cannon.
The NEXT Roosters foundation Charity Committee will meet APRIL 1, 2015 at 6:00 PM at Johnny Rebs
Orange.
ROOSTER GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW DUE!
If you have any questions, please contact: Steve Smith - 714-745-5050 / steventheprincipal@gmail.com
Beau Joie Champagne
A Knight in Shining Copper welcomes guests at
Passport to Chefs on April 26th
BEAU JOIE (pronounced: bō-jwah) Dubbed the first true
luxury Champagne, is made from the highest quality wine —
60 % Pinot Noir and 40 % Chardonnay — derived from
the finest grapes of Epernay, France.
The champagne, which has the slogan of Tonight's the
Knight comes in a bottle encased in a 100% copper, handcrafted suit of armor.
Without the added sugars of other champagnes, Beau is a
unique, zero-dosage Champagne with a "perfect level of
sweetness and a clean taste from start to finish." The suit of
armor not only keeps the champagne colder longer, but
provides improved grip when opening and serving. It has a
rubber punt to ensure enhanced stability when pouring.
Roosters Foundation proudly presents our Annual
OC Food and Wine Celebration
Benefiting Children’s Charities
in Orange County
Hosted by Old Ranch Country Club
We invite you to participate in a weekend that will both delight your palate with great food and wine, while providing
an uplifting experience focused on creating a community of care for children in need. In addition to supporting many
worthwhile children’s charities, this 2-day event highlights the best in food and wine.
WHEN:
Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2015: “Passport to Wine” 1pm-5pm Tickets: $80 (Roosters Presale $65)
Designated Driver $25 (no Alcohol)
Sunday evening, April 26, 2015: “Passport to Chefs”
4:30pm-11:00pm Tickets start at $350
WHERE: Old Ranch Country Club; 3901 Lampson Ave., Seal Beach, CA
On Saturday afternoon, April 25th, guests will sample premium, highly rated
wine and delicious hot and cold hors d’ouvres. Famous names pour
alongside exclusive boutique wineries that you may never have the
opportunity to taste or purchase outside of this event!
Sunday evening, April 26th, a dining extravaganza takes place, with 15 premier Orange County Chefs &
Restaurants. Guests will be greeted with a Beau Joie Champagne reception, and then savor a sumptuous
five-course gourmet meal paired with fine wines, prepared tableside by one of our premier chefs. The event
also includes musical entertainment, an extensive upscale live and silent auction and an after party with the
chefs. Attire: black tie optional. This event will sell out soon!
WHO: Our 2015 Participating Chefs &
Restaurants:
Franco Barone/IL Barone Ristorante, Nick Weber/The Cannery,
Michael Rossi/The Ranch Restaurant & Saloon, Eddie Garcia/Silver
Trumpet Restaurant & Bar, Kina Deth/ McCormick & Schmick's,
Michael, Nirtaut/Old Ranch Country Club, David B. Martin/The
Pacific Club, Lewis Butler/Center Club, Mark McDonald & Carli
Savedra/Old Vine Café, Ryan Adams/Three Seventy Common Kitchen
+ Drink & The North Left Restaurant, Steven Mary/Catal Restaurant
and Uva Bar, Ross Pangilinan/Leatherbys Café Rouge and Marcel
St.Pierre/Steakhouse 55, Aaron Anderson/Hanna’s Restaurant, Chad
Urata/Cucina Enoteca.
Purchase Tickets at:
www.ocfwc.com
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OCFoodAndWineCelebration
Proceeds from the 2015 Food & Wine Celebration allow us to award grants to various children’s charities
and fund the Roosters Foundation Annual Food Drive, which will feed up to 3000 families with needy and
at-risk children living below the poverty line in Orange County.
For additional information contact: Jeff Scheibner, Chairman 949-462-4208 jlsfirm@cox.net
2015 OCFWC Reservations & Sponsorship Opportunities
□ PLATINUM SPONSOR $10,000 ($6,660 is tax deductible)
* One Premier tables at “Passport to Chefs” seating 12 guests, with 1st choice of menus
Note: Each table seats 14 people, which includes 2 personal guests of the chef.
* 12 Tickets to “Passport to Wine” tasting event Saturday afternoon, April 25th
* “Passport to Wine” VIP registration by-pass & VIP area
* VIP self parking both days for you & your guests
* Special email and website recognition at event, pre & post event, and in Roosters newsletter
* Opportunity to distribute materials at both events.
□ GOLD SPONSOR $6,000 ($3,660 is tax deductible)
* One Premier table at “Passport to Chefs” seating 12 guests, with 2nd level choice of menus
Note: Each table seats 14 people, which includes 2 personal guests of the chef.
* 12 Tickets to “Passport to Wine” tasting event Saturday afternoon, April 25th
* “Passport to Wine” VIP registration by-pass & VIP area
* Recognition in event materials; Mention in Roosters newsletter, roostersfoundation.org, ocfwc.com
□ Table SPONSOR $4,200 ($2,400 is tax deductible)
* Twelve (12) seats at “Passport to Chefs”, 3rd level priority choice of menus
Note: Each table seats 14 people, which includes 2 personal guests of the chef.
Does not include “Passport to Wine” event admission.
“Passport to Chefs”
MENU Selection Format & Hierarchy
Format: 1 week prior to the event, in order of hierarchy, each “Table
Captain” will be emailed to choose the menu for their table. The chef
preparing the menu chosen will not be known to the guests until they
enter the ballroom which adds to the excitement of the evening! Within
each level, menu selection priority is set when the table is paid-in-full;
therefore, a table can pay in full at a later date than a table that pays for
six seats, and still move up in priority.
Hierarchy
1) Platinum Sponsors receive first choice for menu selection, and are seated closest to the stage area.
2) Gold Sponsors receive 2nd choice for menu selection; by order of date sponsorship was paid in full.
3) Table Sponsors will begin menu selection after the Gold Sponsors have chosen, in paid in full order.
4) After the Table Sponsors have chosen their menus, other tables will have opportunity for menu selection.
 PLATINUM $10,000
 GOLD $6,000
 Tickets “Passport to Wine” Saturday, April 25 (Presale by April 1)
 Tickets “Passport to Wine” Saturday, April 25 (After April 1)
 Designated Driver “Passport to Wine” April 25 (No Alcohol)
 Seats “Passport to Chefs” Sunday, April 26
Payment AMOUNT: $
 Table $4,200
_____ X $70 = ________
_____ X $80 = ________
_____ X $25 = ________
Seats ______ X $350 = ________
 CHECK*
Please bill my:
 VISA  M/C
 AMEX
CARDHOLDER’S NAME:
CARDHOLDER’S ADDRESS:
CARD NUMBER:
EXP. DATE
CVV CODE
If paying by credit card, please fax to 949.209.3200 or email to ocroosters@cox.net
*If paying by check, please mail to: (check payable to: Roosters Foundation) Roosters OC Food & Wine Celebration
c/o Penny Strenger; 21 Santolina; Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
The 2015 Roosters Honor Roll of
Great Chefs
Chef Ryan Adams
Chef Franco Barone
Chef Michael Rossi
Three Seventy Common
& North Left Restaurant
Il Barone
The Ranch
Chef Nick Weber
Chef Chad Urata
The Cannery
Cucina Enoteca
Chef Mark McDonald
Chef Carli Savedra
Chef Marcel St. Pierre Chef Michael Nirtaut
Steakhouse 55
Old Ranch
Chef Steven Mary
Chef Kina Deth
Catal
McCormick & Schmick
Old Vine Café
Chef Ross Pangilinan
Chef Lewis Butler
Chef Aaron Anderson
Chef David Martin
Chef Eddie Garcia
Leatherby's Café Rouge
Center Club
Hanna's
The Pacific Club
Silver Trumpet
Which one will be cooking for you on April 26?
Buy your tickets now at www.OCFWC.com
Our Chefs are committed—are you?
Roosters, the time is NOW to sell this event out!!
Passport Membership
For A Few Good Men"
to Wine "Looking
Yes Gentlemen were still
Saturday,
April 25,
2015
1pm-5pm
Old Ranch
Country Club
3901 Lampson Ave.
Seal Beach
Tickets: $80
Designated Driver $25
(no Alcohol)
Purchase Tickets at:
www.ocfwc.com
looking for a "Few Good Men".
I'm happy to say we are up to
just over 80 men and are within
our goal of 100 members. If
you look at our website on top
you will notice
"Membership". Please go to the
site and run off a couple of
applications to give out to future members.
Applications will also be at monthly luncheons.
Hope to see not only the Ambassadors at our
April luncheon but the rest of our fellow
Roosters.
Welcome New Ambassadors!
Make a point of meeting our newest members:
Tim
Geiman
Darrin
Walter
Plesh
Membership Committee Meeting: Same date,
time and location as the Charity Meeting.
It’s easy to propose a new member!
Just get your candidate’s business card, put your
name on it, and forward it to Membership
Chairman Stan Smith 714-330-2913 or
seamoshe@hotmail.com or use the
membership application at www.Roosters.org
New Members:
Proposed members are presented to the
membership of the Roosters for review.
If you have objections to a proposed new
member, call Membership Chairman Stan
Smith. Calls are confidential. 100% of
membership must approve a proposed new
member. With no objections, the proposed new
member will be presented to the Board of
Directors once their application and
membership fees are received.
Please keep track of your name badge. At the
end of the luncheon(s), I try to get the name
badges and put them back in alphabetical order
for our next luncheon. Members sometimes
forget to take the badges off their shirts, jackets
or even leave them in their car. At the next
luncheon or function, they forget they still have
their name badge and start looking a the name
badge tray for their badge and complain that I
lost their badge. Please return your name badge
to the tray at the end of the luncheon to insure
that all the badges are in order. Thank you for
help.
Words of Wisdom
We have wealth of experience in those who have served Roosters
as President in the past.
Here is some fascinating background on the origins of the
Roosters from Scott Zimmerman, President 1989.
I was drafted in the summer of 1988 to replace our President, Christian
Dubia, an Attorney, because a Female Attorney in his firm complained
because he was a member of an all male club that excluded women. My full
term began in January, 1989.
Our biggest challenge during that era was membership. It ran between 30
to 40 members. I sponsored Jon Giberson, Doug Davidson and Gary Stacey
and drafted Margarita Martin as my Secretary. She has spent 27 years helping
us out. Jon and Gail Giberson designed and printed our first Rooster Roster
and Directory. Gary Stacey filled in at the last minute as our Golf Chairman
because our “Banker”, Mike Jones, went AWOL and the tournament was
successfully pulled off in 3 days. The Tournament was in San Clemente.
During that time, my wife Pat and I owned an Executive Suite in Irvine called Skypark Executive Suites. I
was a mortgage Broker and had an office in the Suite.
For over 20 years the club met for lunch and partied almost daily at the Chanteclair Restaurant. We also
traveled together, several fishing trips to southern Baja and a trip to Cabo in 87 and a Copper Canyon trip
planned by Margarita and I in October 1989.
The club became more serious about fundraising several years later spearheaded by Gary Draper, Mike
Wiley, Harvey Dorland and Doug Davidson.
In 1999, I moved to Los Barriles, Mexico, developed a Bar/Restaurant, gym, and a Beauty Salon.
My experience with the Roosters helped me to be President of Baja Shakespeare, the Exchange club of
Irvine and the Articulate Athletes Toastmasters Club.
I am currently working as a Reverse Mortgage Professional dealing with seniors over 62 and am also an
Executive Director of a New Nationwide Company based in Irvine that offers Personal and Home Security and
in the US, Roadside Assistance. The company will be expanding to Mexico and South America in March and
April, 2015. www.247Helpalert.com.
Pat and I like the balance of Great Social activities and Solid Fundraising Events.
The Roosters Organization is 38 years old and I think that I can speak for Jack Crawford, Helga, Pat and
myself that we have enjoyed 37 of them a great deal. Salud to the Board and to Jon and Lowell for a fine job!!!
Scott Zimmerman
Roosters President, 1989
Our next Mobile Pantry will be at:
H.O.P.E
11022 Acacia
Pkwy # C,
Garden Grove,
CA 92840
Learn About Wine &
Have Fun
Classes from novice to expert
Held in beautiful local vineyards
Friday May 29,
8:15-11:00AM
Private events at your home or office
Celebrations, Incentives, Team-building
We could use some Volunteers – Please call Pete Robie
(949)230-4564 or email, peterobie@cox.net
Learn and be entertained by
internationally-recognized
wine writer & fellow
Rooster, Peter Smith.
March 21st Lady
Roosters event, chez
Vilma Scheibner and
organized by Leslie
Gardner.
Left to right: Margarita
Martin, Jeannie
Krever, Vilma, Leslie,
Gloria Merchant,
Maggie Hinson,
Cheryl Gough
Giracci Vineyards
Events for any size group, from simple
sommelier service to full conference
programs.
We work with our clients, their event
planners and caterers to ensure that
every event runs flawlessly.
Newport Beach Vineyards
www.ocwineschool.com
info@ocwineschool.com
888 499 WINE (9463)
Thoughts from an Ex-Ambassador
Arnie Wilkins—joined Roosters March 2014
Sponsor: My good friend and
golfing buddy, John Trapani
(Ginny too) were nice enough to
invite Sharon and I to many of the
very special Rooster social events
for the past two years. John and I
also joined each other in those
most interesting speaker/luncheons
at Gulliver’s. Plus, we won a few
table bucks to boot!
Events: 2015 was my first experience with the Food
Drive and I was most impressed with the distribution
process, as well as the focused management of many of
the experienced and not so experienced folks, including
young children….Stan Smith and I excelled at directing
traffic!
Socials: Although we were unable to attend all of the
events, Sharon & I did attend a few and were clearly
impressed with Lowell Dickson’s selections. Truly
class events! The luncheons I attended in the past year
were the best. A comfortable restaurant matched with
good Rooster friends as well as excellent speakers.
Forward: Being a part of the Old Ranch CC Board of
Governors, I, as well as the management team there, am
very pleased with the Roosters choosing our Club as
the site for their most popular event. The Food and
Wine Celebration!
Hopefully for years to come
Get the word out!
Email Crow Editor to reserve your
ad space: peter@avalon-wine.com
1/4 pg: $25
April Social is our own fabulous
OC Food and Wine Celebration!
April 25 & 26, at Old Ranch Country Club
Mark your calendar for our next events!
 May 30: Tour of Modjeska House & party @ Bates home
 June 11: Fight Night at the Fairgrounds & happy hour @ Marakesh
Call 949-922-8701 for details.
1/2 pg:$50
Full pg: $100
Steve, Lowell and Lou enjoying
our March Social at the races!
Roosters of Orange County
2222 Michelson, Suite 300
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 949-559-0292
www.roostersfoundation.org
Editor: Peter Smith
Rooster of the Year
peter@avalon-wine.com
Bernie Dailey:
Forever a Rooster
Award
Roosters Creed
An organization that stands for
friendship, fellowship, charity and good
times. It stands for busy, worldly men
who take the time to give those less
fortunate a helping hand. It stands for
warmth, strength, and shared laughter.
Mission Statement
To facilitate and encourage lifelong
friendships while performing charitable
works on behalf of children in need.
Mission Statement for the Roosters
Foundation of Orange County
T o rai s e n ecessary fu nd s f or
disadvantaged and at risk children in
the Orange County area and to support
public and private programs with
necessary services for children in need.
We respectfully request that all Roosters and the
friends of Roosters patronize the businesses and
establishments that support and foster Roosters
charity causes. We are grateful!