Meeting Notes, Oct. 29, 2019

Announcements

President Taro Masuda thanked all the volunteers who helped at the Senior Activity Center on Saturday's "Make-A-Difference-Day". Those in attendance were Taro Masuda and his son Reagan, Milt Herman, Rebecca Lyons, Kevin Love, Wayne Massing and his wife Karen. Over 28 bags of shrubs, grasses, and tree trimmings were collect, then hauled off by PJ Jones later on Monday.

Kathleen McNalty asked for a club volunteer to help set up the weekly breakfast at the club meeting on Tuesdays. Glaze Bakery delivers the breakfast sandwiches, and pastries, but someone is needed to cut the sandwiches and pastries in half and put them out for the club. Ruth Dagg stepped up to the challenge.

Jim Adamson spoke about "The World's Greatest Dinner to End Polio" held on Thursday, Oct. 24th at the Wenatchee Senior Center. Over 90 people attended bringing with them raffle items, pot luck foods, and desserts. Over $8,000 was raised by the Rotary Clubs of Leavenworth, Cashmere, Wenatchee, Wenatchee Sunrise, Wenatchee Confluence, and East Wenatchee. This donation was doubled by one Rotarian, and then matched at 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a total of

$48,000. This included the donations collected by Rotarians in front of KPQ Radio on Thursday morning, and from the Senior Center tables for the Dessert Dash.

Sue Rose from the Wenatchee club.

Carol, being Carol to get some donations.

PJ Jones gave a brief description of his discovering the fire above Rock Island on Monday night. Someone else had already called it in! The 15 acre fire was finally extinguished later.

See the November birthdays and anniversaries on the right hand column of the blog.

Brags & Confessions

Club President Taro Masuda bragged about his Utes football team winning over California.

Erik Holmberg bragged about having to wear an Oregon Duck's hat after the Husky-Duck game..

John Schapman bragged about taking garden tools to Pybus Public Market to be sharpened by the Master Gardeners. He exceeded the limit of the number of tools that they would sharpen, but they sharpened them anyway! He also bragged about taking his family to the Riverfront Railroad line for rides.

Alan Walker paid a fine for not attending "The World's Greatest Dinner to End Polio" because he had to prepare his office at the Community Action Council for painting on "Make-A-Difference-Day".

President Taro Masuda bragged about when he accidentally dropped in on the Apple Blossom Festival Auction, when he and his wife meant to attend the Drag Queen Show (a YMCA fundraiser!) at another venue!.

Sargent at Arms

Erik Holmberg asked those who attended  "The World's Greatest Dinner to End Polio" to stand. All others paid a $1 fine!

Program

Joy Robertson and Makenna Lake from the TEAMS (Training, Educating, and Mentoring Services) Learning Center were the presenters at Tuesday's meeting. TEAM Learning Center's early childhood learning program emphasizes learning through play. Teachers Joy and Makenna showed many examples of how children learn basic concepts of their surroundings, such as gravity, balance and getting muddy; all while having fun! The center staff educate the students, parents, and community. Parenting classes are held weekly at Pybus Public Market. The Wenatchee Follies and Wenatchee Home Depot have been major contributors to the TEAMS Learning Center. Their Facebook and website pages give more details on this non-profit organization and how it serves our community.

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/teamslearningcenter/

Website: www.teamslearningcenter.org

Club President Taro Masuda presented Joy and Makenna with a book that will be donated in the name "TEAMS Learning Center" to the North Central Washington Children's Library. The book is "Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun."

Pot Draw

Robin DeRock was the big $30 winner. She donated the money to TEAMS Learning Center.

Meeting Notes Oct. 22, 2019

Announcements

Thursday, Oct. 24, is World Polio Awareness Day.  Carol Adamson reminded us of the area wide potluck at the Senior Activity Center on Maple St., 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. $5/person, or $15/family.  This is a good time to socialize with fellow Rotarians from our club, and the other clubs in town.  A member of a local Rotary club will match up to $26,000 raised in our district.  The Gates Foundation will match that total 2 to 1, giving a potential gift of $156,000 to The Rotary Foundation's polio eradication program. That will translate to thousands of kids who can be immunized around the world.  Let's see if we can get at least 20 members plus family, to this event. Since it is a potluck dinner, A-H bring a main dish, I-Z bring a side dish or salad. Bring your own beverages. Wine/beer are okay. Bring cash or check for donations. No credit/debit cards.

Thursday, Oct. 24, is World Polio Awareness Day.  Our club will be in front of KPQ Radio on North Wenatchee Avenue to collect donations for the End Polio Now campaign. 7 am to Noon. Please plan to attend, even for a short time.

Bike Ride Committee Meeting report: Wayne Massing gave a brief run down on the Bike Ride meeting that happened last Tues. Oct. 15. The route will be the same as last year. Permits are being submitted and collected from the various jurisdictions governing our route. On November 12 at our club meeting, Alan Walker will present more information about the Bike Ride and its needs. Please plan to attend that meeting.

Service Project-Future - PJ Jones said that our club's Make A Difference Day project is a clean-up of the area around the Senior Center on Maple Street on Sat. Oct. 26th (This Saturday!). Meet at Smitty's for breakfast at 7 am, or meet at the Senior Center at 8 am. Bring gloves and garden tools (pruners and loppers). Put it on your calendar. If you haven't volunteered for awhile, make this easy one! Wayne will head up the work party in PJ's absence.

Rotary Learning Institute (RLI) in Yakima: Club President Taro Masuda announced that on Sat., Nov. 2nd and Sun., Nov. 3rd, the RLI-South will be held in Yakima. RLI is a grassroots learning and development program whose mission is to strengthen Rotary clubs. District 5060 pays for half of the tuition, and the club reimburses you for the other half. See Taro or Kathleen to sign up.

Cashmere Apple Gleaning: Taro announced that he and his son Reagan gleaned apples on Saturday at Ringsrud Orchard in the Cashmere. A West side organization collected the apples. The picking was a wet experience, but they had fun filling the bins!

Club President Taro Masuda read a thank you card that he had received from fellow club member Ruth Dagg on behalf of the Habitat for Humanity organization. They thanked club volunteers who cleared trees and shrubs from blocking a city sidewalk at the Habitat for Humanity project house in Wenatchee. Members were Taro Masuda, Wayne Massing, Dave Freimuth, PJ Jones, and Milt Herman.

Rebecca Lyons gave the club a heads up about a survey that they would be receiving from Survey Monkey regarding the club.  It's important that everyone respond.

Brags & Confessions

Kathy Hamilton enjoyed a birthday with husband John while touring through Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Greece. John meet some friends there to celebrate an anniversary.

Jim Richardson enjoyed another birthday, and spent that day in Port Angeles, Washington, with other college presidents. Rain dampened the event.

PJ Jones paid a fine for his Ute's winning again!

Ruth Dagg completed ESL training in order to teach that subject. She traveled to Bliss, Idaho, where it never rains. Rain and hail damped the event!

Leslie and Mike Coleman traveled to Chicago for their grand daughter's christening, and then went to Mountain Home, Arkansas, to seek a retirement spot!

Jill Courtney had bad news that the son of former member Diana Oltman had been killed in a plane crash in Alaska. Diana can be reached at (509) 856-7755.

Sargent at Arms

Wayne Massing was fined for a picture of him and his wife on the 2020 Rotary International Hawaiian Convention registration page. (Wayne says it was an old picture from the 2014 Sidney Convention!)

Program

Milt Herman introduced Caroline Seibert from the Wenatchee office of Lilac Services for the Blind. Milt gave a brief background of his optical practice in Twisp, and the special equipment that is available for the blind.

Caroline described the affiliation between the Wenatchee and Spokane Lilac Services for the Blind organizations and the vast area of the state they service. She also talked about her history of blindness and hearing loss. The Wenatchee office is a "Low Vision" clinic for those who have gone beyond glasses or contacts, but still can't see. Special devices are available to magnify reading materials, and then read the text to the blind person.

The Lilac Services for the Blind in Wenatchee has a twice yearly fund raiser. In June, meals at Applebee's provide income to their organization. On September 26, 2019, at Pybus Public Market, a fund raiser auction, called "Blind Date with Lilac Services for the Blind" was held to raise donations.

The Lilac Services for the Blind in Wenatchee is open Monday and Tuesday each week from 10 am to 3 pm.

Club President Taro Masuda presented Caroline with a book that will be donated in her name to the North Central Washington Children's Library. The book is "Rhyming Dust Bunnies".

Pot Draw

Milt Herman was the big $4 winner.

Oct. 15, 2019, Meeting Notes

Announcements

Adele: Joel Banken suggested that the club members submit hints of October activities for Adele, our Youth Exchange Student from Switzerland.
Email him things you can do with her throughout the year.
jbanken@yahoo.com

Thursday, Oct. 24, is World Polio Awareness Day.  Carol Adamson reminded us of the area wide potluck at the Senior Activity Center on Maple St., 6:00 pm to 9 pm. $5/person, or $15/family.  This is a good time to socialize with fellow Rotarians from our club, and the other clubs in town.  A member of a local Rotary club will match up to $26,000 raised in our district.  The Gates Foundation will match that total 2 to 1, giving a potential gift of $156,000 to The Rotary Foundation's polio eradication program. That will translate to thousands of kids who can be immunized around the world.  Let's see if we can get at least 20 members plus family, to this event. Since it is a potluck dinner, A-H bring a main dish, I-P bring a side dish and Q-Z bring a salad. Bring your own beverages. Wine/beer are okay.

Thursday, Oct. 24, is World Polio Awareness Day.  Pete Van Well, from the Wenatchee Rotary Club, asked for club members to join his club in front of KPQ Radio on North Wenatchee Avenue to collect donations for the End Polio Now campaign. 7 am to Noon. Please plan to attend, even for a short time.

Bike Ride Committee Meeting: Alan Walker announced the first Bike Ride meeting, Tues. Oct. 15th, 5:30 - 7 pm at the Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council, 630 Lewis St., Wenatchee.

Service Project-Future - PJ Jones said that our club's Make A Difference Day project is a clean-up of the area around the Senior Center on Maple Street on Sat. Oct. 26th. Time and tools to be announced later. Meet at Smitty's for breakfast at 7 am, or meet at the Senior Center at 8 am. Bring gloves and garden tools (rake, shovel, pruners, loppers, etc.) Put it on your calendar. If you haven't volunteered for awhile, make this easy one!

Breakfast: Kathleen McNalty, Club Treasurer, announced that the new breakfast price was $8.00 (down from $10.25). Pastries and some delicious breakfast sandwiches were provided from Glaze Bakery! All food items were gone at the end of the meeting!

The Gorge payout: Wayne Massing, lead for The Gorge fundraiser this year, presented the club with a check for $3017.30, our share of the beer sales at The Gorge Amphitheater. Club members who volunteered for the Watershed concert, and Dave Matthews Band concert this year were (from left to right): Dave Freimuth, PJ Jones, Robin DeRock, Erik Holmberg, David Barshes, Wayne Massing (and wife Karen), Kathleen McNalty, and Taro Masuda (and wife Patty). Thanks to all!!      

March Skiing In Austria: PJ Jones announced an opportunity for club members to join him and Cookie for skiing in Austria. Only $3500 per person. Contact PJ for details.

Rotary Learning Institute (RLI) in Yakima: Kathleen McNalty announced that on Sat., Nov. 2nd and Sun., Nov. 3rd, the RLI-South will be held in Yakima. RLI is a grassroots learning and development program whose mission is to strengthen Rotary clubs. District 5060 pays for half of the tuition, and the club reimburses you for the other half. See Taro or Kathleen to sign up.

Cashmere Apple Harvest Volunteers: Gleaning of apples for those in need will be done this Saturday at Ringsrud Orchard in the Cashmere. 9:30 - 12:30.  Bring family and friends.  Get all the info at this link:
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1432033/2c07308be6/572676739/b1a5e35134/

Brags & Confessions

Erik Holmberg enjoyed a Dental Convention in Las Vegas. He visited Yosemite National Park, drove the winding coastal highway, and stayed in Depot Bay for 4 days. He celebrated his birthday this last week.

Kevin and Lynn Love enjoyed their daughter's wedding in Boise, Idaho, despite the showers and cold weather. They spent some time repairing their retaining wall at their cabin in Conconully, Washington.

PJ Jones paid a fine for his (and Taro's) Ute's winning!

Robin DeRock said that her hockey team (Blackhawks) finally won a game after losing their first 5! Pick a new team!

Kathleen McNalty met with her Challenge Scholar (finally!) and took her out to enjoy Asian soup. A good time was had by all!

John Schapman announced that he'd had a baby girl, then correctly reported it was his wife who had the baby! Friday, August 30th her daughter was born!  The club presented him with a card and gift certificate to Garlini's.

Jim and Christine Huffman celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary at Ohme Gardens.

Sargent at Arms

John Schapman was fined for claiming to give birth to his new daughter!

WSU Cougar fans paid fines (again) for the Cougar football loss!

Club Assembly

Club Secretary John Schapman read the previous day's Board Meeting minutes.

- Dues were sent out and collected by Kathleen McNalty, club treasurer. Only one member has not paid their dues yet.

- Money from a CD that is maturing will be moved into The Salisbury Fund ($25,000), our donor-advised fund ($18,000), and a money market account ($80,000).

- The Challenge Scholar program was changed slightly to make it easier for the scholarship awardee to gain access to their funds.

- The board approved a $500 donation to the Pioneer school's 6th grade outdoor camp. They are attempting to raise $12k.

- Ethan VanWeerdhuizen announced his resignation from the club.

Craig Reese gave a brief explanation of the Marv Salibury Fund, and who manages it.

A suggestion was made for the club to include a short presentation of the Rotary Bequeath Program at the Senior Dinner in March, 2020.

Programs - Milt Herman has contacted the Lilac Society for the Blind in Spokane to have them speak at one of our club meetings. So reply so far!

Pot Draw

PJ Jones was the big $5 winner. He donated it to the club.

Scroll down to see the first quarter accomplishments of our club.  Way to go Sunrise members!