Our four new members will be introduced and inducted next week.
Our Christmas Party will be held at Ridgeline Graphics on December 15th. Please be sure to sign up at the next meeting. Family and friends are welcome.
The club social for December will be held at Columbia River Brewing company on December 14th.
We will be having a club social on January 14th, 2017 at the Wenatchee Wild Hockey Game.
Remember to check out Lucas' wish list. Lucas is here until June so has plenty of time to check off a bunch of these but don't wait! Lucas can be reached at 509-881-8616 or lhourdin123@gmail.com.
Here is a picture of his wish list!
Congratulations to Sunrise Rotary's Newly-est Weds: Leslie and Mike. They had a great time in Vegas and are now Happily Hitched.
On November 29th we will have a Club Assembly which is just a "taking care of business" kind of day. Jim has been very busy preparing an onslaught of horrific jokes to lead us into 2017.
The Rotaract Meetings last week went very well with a total of 8 students showing interest. 20 are needed for a charter so keep getting the word out.
Earl mentioned a fundraiser that is being put on by Columbia Elementary school. Donate $20.00 and get a free 3 month subscription to the Wenatchee World and the Washington Post. 100% of the money goes to the school.
Brags and Confessions:
Confession of the Blog Writer: You all do your B & C too darn fast for me to write them down so these are just the ones I could catch!
Lisa Parks attended the Rotary Leadership Institute in Yakima and said it was really great. The next one for our district is in Ellensburg, March 4, 18 and April 1.
PJ: Go Utes. He has visions of a UW/Utes championship game.
Renee: Go Cougs
Tom: Went to Chicago and drove around his grandkids for two days. Spent a nice time on his son's boat for his pre-80th birthday bash. He is now officially retiring (again) so he can travel more!
Presentation today was about The Rotary Foundation. Thanks, Jerry, for a great presentation!
The Rotary Foundation was first conceived in 1917 by Arch Klumph and was officially named in 1928.
In 1947, Paul Harris had requested before his death, that money be donated to the Foundation in Lieu of flowers.
By 2006 there we over One Million Paul Harris Fellows (donors of $1000.00 or more).
In 1980, The Rotary Foundation committed to ending Polio. As of 2015, the number of polio cases has decreased 99.9%. We are SO CLOSE!
The basic idea of the fund is that each year, money is donated. That money is held for 3 years to collect interest. It is released three years later. So, money donated in 2013 is being used in 2016. This interest collected is used for the administration of the Foundation which means that 100% of the money YOU donate goes to the work that the Foundation does, NOT the management of that Foundation. (be aware that this is often difficult to find in organization, many times, a large percentage of your $1.00 goes to administration)
Click here to learn more about The Rotary Foundation.
Have you made YOUR donation to the Foundation this year? If not, it should be on your next invoice.
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