Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Meeting Notes Feb. 18, 2020

Start of Meeting

Club President Taro Masuda opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Visiting Rotarians

None

Visitors

Barry Kling, Administrator, Chelan-Douglas Health District

Announcements


-Sam Mack was inducted as our newest member to Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club. Welcome, Sam.

-Mark Saturday, March 21 as the Wenatchee Sunrise "Senior Dinner". This will be at the Wenatchee Senior Center. We will be announcing the entertainment schedule for the dinner as it is finalized. This is an ALL CLUB function. We will have a short program regarding Rotary, and our club members will serve the dinner to the 150 attending seniors. Save this date on your calendar!!

-District 5060 Conference is being held in Kelowna, BC, on April 23-26, 2020. Register early for savings. Our club reimburses your registration fee. Click this District Conference registration link

-Kathleen McNalty announced the Club Building Team Experience, May 16th, 10 am to 3 pm. Social gathering from 3 pm to 5 pm. If our club gets over 10 members to attend, the club will be refunded $200. See Kathleen to sign up.

-Honolulu, Hawaii, is the site of the 2020 Rotary International Convention, June 6-10, 2020. Discounted registration rates are still available. Register at this link: Hawaii Convention register

Brags and Confessions


-Chris McDarment bragged about his sons. One got a job offer, the other was elected as Vice President of his dorm at Central Washington U. in Ellensburg.
-Robin DeRock confessed to having been sick. She did a make-up meeting at the Cashmere Rotary Club and was fined $15 there for various offenses.
-Milt Herman bragged about skiing with his grandson at Mission Ridge. During the day, they got separated. The grandson scored a free hotdog from an adult who was helping him find his grandfather. Later they met up at the lower lodge!
-Taro Masuda, Club Prez, confessed to having missed the Board Meeting (work related) and last week's meeting (work related). He got to be in the operating room with the doctors performing open heart surgery on a patient. He also bragged about being at Stevens Pass Ski Area with his young daughter. She did well in the ski racing, but got disqualified for not going through some gates.

Program


Barry Kling, Administrator at Chelan-Douglas Health District, was our scheduled presenter. He defined Public Health. Some of the functions of the C-D Health District are sewers, drain fields, restaurant inspections, certifying food handlers and other functions. The Health District is funded with Local, State and Federal funds. The buying power of the monies received has decreased by 56% since 2001. Their goal is to provide the best public health services.
Barry gave an update about the Corona Virus (now called COVid-19) as of 17 Feb. 2020. He compared the lethality of COVid-19 with that of Influenza. The flu has killed more people in the same amount of time since the discovery of CoVid-19.
Barry answered several questions about masks (they MUST fit tightly on the face. Masks work best on those who are infected, rather than those who are trying to keep from getting infected.), tips for air travel (Center For Disease Control), and hand sanitizers (they don't work on COVid-19! Use soap and water to wash your hands completely!)
President Taro Masuda presented Barry with a book that will be donated in his name to the Children's Library at North Central Regional Library.

Raffle Results

Wayne Massing was the $4 winner (again!) from the raffle and wheel spin.

End of Meeting

Club President Taro Masuda adjourned the meeting at 8 a.m.

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