March 9, 2021 First Hybrid Meeting Notes

President Earl Crowe opened our first Hybrid meeting at Pybus Public Market at 7 am. We had 17 club members physically attend the meeting, and another 6 attend via Zoom. It was good to see other members in person!!

Carol lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Rotary Moment

Wayne described the birth of our Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club. The Wenatchee Rotary Club had

recommended the creation of a "breakfast club" to honor Dr. Ed Cadman, Wenatchee resident, who went on to be a Rotary International President. The club's first meeting was on Tuesday, January 7, 1986, and it was officially Chartered on February 17, 1986.  The Charter Ceremony was conducted on April 11, 1986, and there were 425 attendees. Dr. Ed Cadman was the primary speaker.

Two Charter Member of our club, Mansour Ravassipour and Jim Huffman, are still active club members!

Gordon Law was the first president of the club. His notes said the big money fundraiser was selling hot dogs and sodas at the Apple Blossom Festival. They only profited because the food was donated by the Cannon Gold Mine. No doubt that club member Mark Anderson, mining supervisor, had something to do with that. More history to follow in subsequent Rotary Moments.

Announcements

Rebecca with the Social/Fellowship Committee said our next social will probably be at Martin-Scott Winery in April. More details to follow.

Robin shared an idea for a fun fundraiser: Mixology Classes. A person with some knowledge about liquors (mixologist) is needed, and club members will pay $50 to attend all the classes offered from 4-6 pm on planned evenings over 4-6 weeks. The mixologist sends out a list of ingredients early in the
week for that week's drinks. The attendees have the rest of the week to buy the ingredients for that week's class. Sponsors and mixologist are needed. More information to follow.

"Take Over Pybus Market" will start the 2nd Saturday of May and continue through the summer. Volunteers are needed. Contact Kathleen if interested.

President Earl shared the Board Meeting notes:

• Service Projects - Cleaning and painting the Service Clubs' sign board at the entrance to Wenatchee near the Wenatchee River bridge. Date later when weather warms.

• 
  Bike Ride - The Board of Directors voted to cancel the Apple Century Bike Ride for 2021 due to the restrictions from CoVid. Alan Walker, Chair of the Bike Ride Committee shared that other similar rides were also cancelling, and a ride scheduled later in the year would conflict with late pear and apple harvests and extra road traffic generated. Calculations about funds need to support our Challenge Scholarship Program would be self-sustaining at $300k. We now have about $282k. It was also suggested to contact previous riders and sponsors to solicit donations to our Challenge Scholarship Program.

Brags and Confessions

Robin bragged that she took her mentee to an Ax Throwing competition, then read a text she received from the mentee about Robin being the "coolest old person" the mentee knows!

Jim Huffman said he is in his 3rd week of chemo treatment and still has all his hair!

Jim and Carol Adamson's grandson played in his first tennis match in Oregon and had 5 wins!

Eric's granddaughter just turned 2 years old. Also, on a recent trip to Coeur d'Alene, he ran into Craig's daughter. He also explained about sleep apnea and a device he is touting that can help with poor sleep. 

Robin received a card from our Youth Exchange Student Adele from Switzerland. She missed us and
says she is loosing her ability to speak English. Chocolates were sent to the club and Robin shared them with club members at Pybus. Sorry "Zoomers"!

Earl paid off his car and someone T-boned it the next day. There's a lesson there....

Club's Goals for 2020-2021

Earl cited the following club goals and their status:

• Club membership: (goal of 45, now at 39)
• Service Projects: (goal of 10/yr, now at 9)
• Service Project volunteers: (goal of 25 met)
• Sponsoring new members: (goal of 2 met)
• Leadership training: (goal of 5 met)
• District Trainings: (goal of 4 met)
• Annual fund contributions: (goal of $4500, now at $1650)
• Polio Plus contributions: (goal $1500, met at $1625)
• Bequeath society: (goal of 2, met) (Minimum of $10k in will to The Rotary Foundation)
• Benefactor society: (goal of 4, now none) ($1000 gift to The Rotary Foundation in estate plan)
• Strategic Planning: Schedule for May 2021)
• Social events: (goal 8, met)
• Media coverage: (goal 2, met).

Shotgun Classification - Robin DeRock

In 3 minutes, Carol Adamson asked Robin as many questions as she could, and Robin had to answer each. The following were some of those questions:

• 
  Where were you born? LA
• What was your first job? Del Taco
• What was your worst job? Del Taco
• What did you want to be when you grew up? Teacher/cop/nurse
  
• How long have you lived in Wenatchee? 18 years
• What's the most fun Rotary Club in Wenatchee? (Robin's husband is in the Wenatchee Confluence Club.) The Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club
• Why a morning club? The coffee!
• What's your best vacation? Beach and mountains
• Who's your hero? My Grandmother
• What's your greatest accomplishment? Having and raising 2 good kids
• What's one word to describe yourself? Shy (?)
• What's your favorite song? "Born to Run'
• Who's your favorite world leader? Nelson Mandela
• Where did you go on your first date? Movies to see "Logan's Run"
• Why did you choose Wenatchee to live? 4 seasons.

Kathleen announced that next week's speaker is Amina Ahmed Al-Tarouti, a mother and her son who escaped from Saudi Arabia. She is a member of the Saudi American Justice League. She will be accompanied by Bethany Al-Haidari, a previous speaker at our club, and who is also affiliated with the SAJL.

Earl asked for feedback from the first hybrid meeting. "Get a better microphone." "Some of the audio on the Zoom part was breaking up." Pybus Facilities Manager Johnathan said he would like to try a device called "Owl" to see if the audio and video improves. Overall, the club seemed to like the meeting format.

Please note the need for greeters at Pybus. Check this blog for the greeter needed next week!

Earl adjourned the meeting at 7:50 am.