Meeting Notes August 11

Surprise, Surprise!

                                                                                                                                                            On our club's Tuesday morning ZOOM call, the club members were pleasantly surprised by the appearance of our former Youth Exchange Student Paula Mota, all the way from Brazil! She now is married, has a 2 year old son, and is a professor at a local university! She has agreed to join our Zoom call on Tuesday, August 25, at 7 a.m., and be our program! Don't miss catching up on her life! We have another surprise for that morning as well!!

Announcements

August 22 is the Rotary Pybus takeover.  Kathleen had a sign up sheet with times of 7:30 - 9:30, 9:30 -11:30, and 11:30 - 1:30.  Contact her if you can take a shift.  We are just being there to greet people, offer masks, and be hospitable ambassadors at the Farmer's Market. Other dates this Summer and Fall also exist for volunteering: Sat. Sept. 19th and Sat. Oct. 17th. Same times.

President Earl Crowe announced that Erik Holmberg has requested to be removed from the President-Elect position for the time being. Personal matters necessitated this action. The Board of Directors approved moving Kathleen McNalty from Vice President to the President-Elect position. Kathleen also approved the move. The Board also decided to leave the VP position open until the December 2020 elections to offer the position to more candidates.

Earl also told the club about the District 5060 Online Store. The Ellensburg Morning Rotary Club has already modeled their on-line store after the District's. Our club's online store would allow money collected for Brags & Confessions, Happy Bucks, Fines and other purchases to be added to a member's quarterly bills. The Club Treasurer Craig Reese would manage that. More information is coming on this.

Committee Reports

The Social and Fellowship Committee, Ruth Dagg, Rebecca Lyons and Carol Adamson, have these events planned for our club and their families:

• August Appetizers will be held at the home of Rebecca Lyons. Spouses and families are invited.  Child care can be provided with a donation to Rebecca's daughter Mari and her friend.  Each member is asked to bring a bottle of wine, or favorite beverage, and an appetizer to share.  Rebecca has a lovely home with a large deck and lawn, so we can be outside and spaced.  Her address is:  7491 Pot O' Gold Lane, past Rocky Reach Dam.  More on directions later.   Date Sunday, August 23, 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Please RSVP to Rebecca, 509-230-9378, Ruth 860-377-9800 or Carol 509-630-2120.  Great time to meet family members and prospective members. Bring your masks.  

• Six in September. Will be dinners for 6 at members' homes.  If you would like to either host or participate, please email Ruth @ rldagg@gmail.com.  The social committee will assign groups and the host will call to arrange a time to meet. Hosts will provide the main dish and guests can bring a side dish. This should be a great way to meet in a smaller setting.  So far, Jim and Carol and Robin have signed up to host.

The Bike Ride Committee (Alan Walker, chair) said 2021 Apple Century Bike Ride is still being planned. Alan Walker will have more information about this classic event later.

The Fundraiser Committee (PJ Jones and Pete Blanksma, co-chairs) announced that the Road Apple Roulette at the 2021 Apple Blossom Parade is into the planning stage. Our club has secured exclusive rights to use the software provided by the Hailey, Idaho Rotary Club. We anticipate selling tickets to win a chance on the prize drawings. Our club's budget has been approved to fund this event. Stay tuned for more info on this unique drawing!

The Youth Exchange Committee announced that Youth Exchange has been cancelled for 2021. Stay in touch for when it starts up again!

The Public Image Committee (Chris McDarment and Wayne Massing, co-chairs) have been hard at work; updating the club's website, blog, Facebook page, Instagram page, and getting some newspaper stories readied. Robin DeRock would like everyone to "LIKE" her on Facebook to get wider coverage on our club's Facebook page! Check them out.

The Challenge Scholarship Committee (David Barshes, chair) is working with 9 scholars this year; 8 from West Side High and 1 from Eastmont High. Mentors are being collected and training is being planned. President Earl said he is arranging, though a program with the Washington State Patrol, to get free background checks for the mentors, rather than have the club pay for each one.

The Rotary Foundation Committee (Craig Reese, chair). President Earl asked Roni Samson and Bill McDowell to be members of this committee and both agreed.

Brags & Confessions

President Earl and his wife Joy have been married for 24 years. He's donating $24 for the brag!

Robin DeRock's Black Hawk Hockey Team qualified for the playoffs. Same thing for the Pittsburg team. She donated $10 for the info. Also, starting Aug. 26th, Robin will be home schooling her grandchildren 3 days a week, while their mother teaches other grades.

Kevin Love made a rare appearance to brag about his and Lynn's 42nd anniversary, and a newly painted house! He gave up $1.

Carol Adamson bragged about taking part of Jim's office at home and turning it into a big pantry! Husband Jim did some high altitude work putting on a new roof! $2 changed hands.

Rebecca confessed to missing yesterday's Board Meeting!

Craig Reese's son turns 30 years old tomorrow and is the last of his children to leave the nest. $30 for that brag!

John McDarment las been living in the same house for 43 years, and just got his door bell fixed. His son Chris did the high voltage work! $5 bragging rights!

Kelly and Alan Walker also had a door bell story. Their new condo's door bell is now fixed!

Program

President Earl Crowe presented his 2020-2021 Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club Goals:

1. Club Membership - Number of club members on 06/30/2021: 45

2. Service Participation - Number of different club members participating in service projects during the year: 30

3. Member Sponsors - Number of club members sponsoring a new member during the year: 5

4. Rotarian Action Group Participation - Number of club members participating in a RAG during the year: 1

5. Leadership Development Participation - Number of club members who participated in leadership development training or opportunities during the year: 5

6. District Conference Attendance - Number of club members who attend the district conference: 20

7. Rotary Fellowship Participation - Number of club members who participated in fellowship activities: 25

8. District Training Participation - Number of club members who attend the district spring training: 4

9. Annual Fund Contributions - Donation to the Rotary Annual Fund: $4,500.00

10. Polio Plus Contributions - Donation to the Polio Plus Campaign: $1,500.00

11. Bequest Society Members - Number of club members making a $10,000 pledge to become members of the Bequest Society during the year: 2

12. Benefactors - Number of club member making a pledge to become a foundation benefactor: 4

13. Service Projects - Number of service projects will your club complete this year: 10

14. Strategic Plan - Does your club have an up to date strategic plan: We Will

15. Online Presence - Does your club’s online presence accurately reflect your current activities: Yes

16. Social Activities - Number of social activities outside of club meetings will your club host this year: 8

17. Update Website and Social Media - Number of times per month will your club’s website and social media accounts be updated: 4

18. Media Stories About Club Projects - Number of media stories will be printed or broadcasted about club projects during the year: 2

19. Use of Official Rotary Promotional Materials – Will your club use RI’s promotional materials to promote your club and projects during the year: YES

President Earl Crowe also requested that anyone attending training, to please let him know the dates and hours attended.

Earl closed the meeting with the quote: "Do what is RIGHT! Not what is easy or popular!"