June 16 Meeting Notes

Earl Crowe, President Elect, chaired the meeting. Club President Taro Masuda had a work-related absence.

We had 18 club members on the ZOOM call on Tuesday! A couple of members called in on their cell phones! Don't be shy! Try us out! ZOOM is easy to use! Ask Jim Adamson or Wayne Massing for help.

Announcements

Carol Adamson reminded everyone that next Tuesday, June 23rd there will be NO morning meeting. Instead there will be a Tuesday, June 23rd, 5:30 pm evening ZOOM call (same meeting number as the Tuesday morning one) for the Change-Over Program. Earl Crowe will be taking over as Club President from current President Taro Masuda, and the new board of directors will be inducted. Everyone is welcome. There will be a roasting of Taro, of course. Wear anything Hawaiian (No coconut shells, Robin!!) to make it seem more festive, and remind Earl of the trip to Hawaii he missed (Convention cancelled in Hawaii!)! Watch for the email reminder.

Jim Adamson reminded everyone of the "Drive By" to say goodbye to Adele, our Swiss Youth Exchange student. We will meet on Thursday, June 25th at Foothill Middle School, West parking lot, time TBD (email will be sent out with more details). Decorate your car. Cards and donations to Adele are encouraged! She will be leaving to go home on Saturday, June 27th!

Jim also announced that a "small," socially-distanced social was held at Mansour and Linda Ravassipour's home on Sat., June 13th was a huge success. Earl's neighbor George Broome attended, and announced that he was going to join the club! Everyone brought their own drinks, and Mansour & Linda furnished sandwiches, salad and side dishes. Many club members, spouses and guests were present.

The "travelling Unicorn Wig" made a brief appearance at the social, worn by Club President Taro Masuda. Who will get it next? Attend next week's Zoom meeting, or read this blog next week!

Joel Banken reported that the Rotary Youth Exchange for District 5060 has been cancelled for 2021 because of the CoVid-19 pandemic.









Robin DeRock reminded everyone that District Governor Elect Richard DeRock will be taking over as District Governor from DG Peter Schultz. The Change-Over will be Tuesday, June 30th at 5:30. They're suggesting get in mini-groups to participate via Zoom. More details to follow via email.



Speaking of Richard DeRock, our club's Governor Meeting with the new District Governor Richard DeRock will be on July 7th. More details to follow.

Kathleen announced that a staff member from the North Central Regional Library would be our speaker on Tuesday, June 30th to give a presentation on the renovation of the Wenatchee Library. Expect some volunteer opportunities for Rotarians to help in the moving of books again once the construction is done!

PJ Jones said the Hailey, Idaho Rotary Club has donated the software for us to use for our version of "Road Apple Roulette" for our fund raiser. This is about a $2000 donation to the club! Cookie, PJ's wife, offered to be the GPS marker person for the "deposits". Follow this link to see how the Road Apple Roulette works for the Hailey Rotary Club: Road Apple Roulette

Jim Adamson reported that the Wenatchee Rotary Club's Secretary, Frank Cliffton, announced the "Stuff the Bus" program. Fifteen thousand pounds of food and personal hygiene supplies will be collected by volunteers at the Grocery Outlet (Wenatchee) by June 27th. Volunteers should contact Selina at 509-699-0312.  Please bring a mask and work gloves.

Rotary International will have a Virtual Convention from June 20-26, 2020. Use this link to register for this Zoom Convention: 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention Free Registration This is FREE! See this speaker list and activities.

Brags and Confessions

Jim Huffman got a hair cut. The rest of the members didn't think so! Earl was fortunate enough to have a live-in hairdresser!

Wayne Massing got a new computer to replace the red laptop (NEVER buy a red computer!), and is able to get on the Zoom calls easier.

Alan and Kelly Walker got a new address and got all moved in! Kelly's birthday was last week on the 12th. Happy Birthday, Kelly.

Robin DeRock had lunch with Kathy Blare, a CoVid survivor. She traveled across the US back to Seattle after she was released from the hospital. (See the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary blog for April 7, 2020, for Kathy's full story.)

Alan Walker's daughter was married in Iceland recently. Only the bride, groom and minister were present for the ceremony.

John and Betsy McDarment celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary! Way to go, Betsy and John!

Robin DeRock, sporting an electric blue wig with removable pig tails, showed us her Rotary PJs, and announced that black mold had been found in her bathroom (hence all the allergy/sinus problems). Cleaning crews are working on its removal.

Speed Classifications

Instead of a program for today's meeting, Carol Adamson announced we would be doing a Speed Classification of two of our newest members, Kelly Walker and Sam Mack. Each received the list of about 40 questions to formulate answers prior to the meeting. When it was their turn, each had 3 minutes to answer as many questions about themselves as possible. Carol asked the questions, while Jim was the timer. A brief compilation of their questions and answers follows:

Kelly Walker

Q: Where were you born? A: Spokane

Q: Where have you lived? A: Lake Chelan and Ellensburg

Q: What's your favorite Holiday? A: Christmas!

Q: What's the worst job you've held? A: Dental Assistant

Q: What did you like best about Rotary? A: The members were so welcoming!

Q: Where was your best vacation? A: Italy

Q: What's your favorite song? A: Sweet Home Alabama

Q: Who is your hero? A: My grandfather

Q: Who would you like to have dinner with? A: Jane Goodall

Q: Where did you go on your first date? A: A winery!

Q: What's your favorite thing to do? A: Long Beach walks!

Sam Mack

Q: Where were you born? A: Marysville

Q: What's your favorite Holiday? A: Christmas!

Q: What's the worst job you've held? A: Bag boy

Q: What would be the ideal job? A: Right Fielder for the Chicago White Sox

Q: How long have you been in Rotary? A: .87 years (he's an accountant)!

Q: How nominated you to join Rotary? A: Chris Loomis (former club member)

Q: What amazed you most about Rotary? A: How BIG it is!

Q: What's your favorite song? A: Thunder Road

Q: Who is your hero? A: My father

Q: Who would you like to have dinner with? Warren Buffett

Q: Where did you go on your first date? A: Ice Skating

Q: If you could time travel, where would you go? A: The White House on August 24, 1814 (When the British burned the White House! A History buff!)

Q: If you had a special talent, what would that be? A: Pitch a 100 mph fast ball

Earl adjourned the meeting at 8:45 am.