Tanya's earlier visit to the US
Tatiana Vinda, winner of our club's global raffle called It's Vegas, Baby, will be coming to us later this year from her home in Moscow with her daughter Victoria, 14.

Tatania, known to her friends as Tanya, already is an accomplished international traveler. Her VIP vacation to Las Vegas will be at least her second trip to the United States. She also has attended Rotary International conventions in Birmingham, England and Montreal.

At the Birmingham convention, Tanya met Wanda Day, then president of Florida's Marco Islands Sunrise Rotary Club who invited her to visit the Sunshine State.

The picture, courtesy of the Marco Islands club, shows Tanya, left, with Wanda when she visited Florida for two weeks after the convention in England.

Tanya also gave the club a short presentation about her home town of Moscow.

At the time, she was president of the Moscow East Rotary Club, one of nine clubs in the Russian capital.

Asked what she liked about Florida, Tanya said: "The beauty of Florida and the beautiful colors of the ocean and gulf."

Asked what most impressed her about the United States, she said, "The hot men here."

Here's hoping Las Vegas men measure up.