July 25th Meeting

Announcements!

Club News:

Next week there is no meeting on Tuesday but please join the Thursday meeting at 12:00 at the Red Lion.  The District Governor Bill Jenkin will be attending this meeting and all the local clubs will be there!  Let's have a great showing for Sunrise Rotary!

On Thursday evening at 6:00 we will be having an all-club social.  It is $5.00 per person or $10.00 per family.  Main dish will be provided please bring an additional dish according to this list:

-Last Name A- I:  Salad for 10
-Last Name J-R:  Side Dish for 8
-Last Name S-Z:  Dessert for 12 (clearly our priorities lie in having LOTS of dessert!)

BYOB, wine and beer only, non-alcoholic beverages provided.

RSVP to John at johnc@ridgelinegraphics.com or 669-6965.

Directions:  At the intersection of Maiden Lain and Western, Continue North on Western.  Turn RIGHT on Sunrise Circle.  The gathering is in the middle of Sunrise Circle.  Enter at 2115 or 2125.

Save the Date:  September 16th, BBQ at Utigard's!

The Blue Cups on the Table are currently going to the Kamloops Fire Relief.

Other News:

Cash and Carry will have a Ribbon Cutting on August 11th at 12:00 noon but they will be open from 6:00-6:00 that day for Grand Opening Specials!

Rocky Reach Dam is hosting July Business After Hours.  This will be a fun one!

Volunteers needed:  
Sunrise Rotary has sponsored the Back to School Fair organized by Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) and the North Central Education Service District the past few years.  Again this year, the Board approved a $1000 donation to help purchase school supplies to be given away.  The event is Saturday August 5^th, 9am to Noon at CVCH.  Anyone interested in volunteering to help, or seeking more information, should contact Bon Felma:  bonfelma@gmail.com

Brags and Confessions:

Wayne spent the weekend in Waitsburg, WA doing some fishing and wine tasting.

PJ went to see is Mom in Bozeman.

Earl's daughter was in the paper for a 4.0.  Way to go Emma!

Lisa attended a small reunion with some high school friends and has found a new hobby: Fly Fishing!

Jill's daughter returned to Florida after a fun visit.

Alan spent the weekend in Chelan doing a whole lot of nothing and returned to spend the evening canning LOTS of salsa.

Leslie's dog had eye surgery and there were some complications but now the doggy is doing better and Leslie has a part time job as a dog nurse.

Erik went to visit his son in Sun Valley.

Program:

Our program today was presented by Linda from Small Miracles.  I feel like it would be difficult to do her presentation justice.  This is a woman who is passionate about feeding kids who cannot otherwise eat during the summer. She has grown this program from 952 lunches the first year to over 8000 per year now. (And the need is still not met)
The children who benefit are those that receive a feel or reduced meal during the school year but during the summer are left to fend for themselves.
Small Miracles has several locations throughout the valley.

Small Miracles needs the following:

Volunteers.  Can you donate ONE hour to Small Miracles?  If so, please do.

Money.  Donate $5.00, donate $5000.00- it doesn't matter, every little bit helps.

This is a beautiful way to help LOCALLY.   One of my (Annie) favorite quotes is from Krista Tippett who says "We are all healers of this world.  It is not about healing the world by making a huge difference.  It is about healing the world that touches you, that is around you.  The world to which you have proximity."   Small miracles puts this quote into action.

Please visit smallmiraclesncw.org to make a donation of time or money.