Meeting Notes- January 16th, 2018

Announcements:

You will be getting invoices for dues and also the $50.00 Rotary Foundation Donation.  The Donation is optional but everyone will know if you don't and are we are hoping  that we don't have to call you out  everyone participates.

John Schapman handed out packets for the membership drive.  Prizes for people every week who gather up Bike Ride sponsors!  Let's make this is the biggest sponsorship year ever.

Our next social is on February 14th and is in place of the normal meeting on February 13th.

Brags and Confessions:

Earl is 46!

Kevin forgot the flag which forced everyone to do the pledge to "Flag in their Heart" -Erin McCool

Alan was lucky enough to be on the pass when it closed for four hours and spent a lot of time contemplating trees.

Jim Huffman left the Navy 44 years ago and just got the hat that says so!

Program:

David Barshes (Lithuanian name) gave us a fun powerpoint outlining the life that led him to the moment in which he found himself giving a powerpoint about his life to a group of Rotarians.

David is the oldest of 3 kids.  His life has been heavily influenced by his sister Krista.  He worked at Misericordia before turning to fundraising for the AMA.
He has also done the Peace Corps in Armenia and afterwards founded Friends of Armenia.

In 2009, David and his future wife moved to the Northwest and were married in Wenatchee.

He now manages the campus at Charter College.  He has two children:  Aren, age 6 and Calla, age 4.