June 8, 2021 Meeting Notes

President Earl opened the meeting at 7 am, the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag followed and Jim lead the members in the invocation.

John McDarment welcomed guest Tom Welch, former member of the Wenatchee Rotary Club.

Announcements

Kathleen reminded club members about the "Take-Over of the Farmers Market at Pybus

Market". Saturday, June 19 from 8 am to 1 pm. Rotary volunteers will collaborate with Pybus Market, the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market and Firehouse Pet Shop to host a pet parade at the market at 10:30 am. There is no charge or registration, but we are collecting donated pet foods and supplies to be given to the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society. Gather at 10:15 am on the grassy area south of the market, just below the walkway ramp.

Earl reminded members of our selling parking spots on 4th of July at Town Toyota Center, and the following day's cleanup on July 5th. This is an easy, fun fund-raiser for us! Times and sign up sheet next week at the Tuesday meeting.

Craig said club invoices have been sent out for Jan. through March. They include any brags, confessions and raffle tickets. Meals were not included in this invoice because they did not start until 2nd quarter.

This Saturday, June 12th, John McDarment is asking for 3 volunteers to sell parking spots in his various parking lots prior to the Apple Blossom Festival Parade. Show up at Ridgeline Graphics about 8:30 am on Saturday. This will probably only be a 3 hours volunteer session. 

John McD. talked with Lorraine Church, who was recently injured in a fall while trying to trim her hedge. She was asking if the club could help out. Plans are in the works. Stand by for time/date. Lorraine gave John a $96 check for the club in memory of her late husband Bob.

Not to hog the microphone, John McD reminded everyone that the Wenatchee Sunrise
Change-Over Dinner is Tuesday, June 29th, at 6:30 pm, at Ridgeline Graphics. $5 per person or $10 for a family. Contact John McD for your choice of BBQ meats (johnc@ridgelinegraphics.com). We have about 40 people attending to see Earl off and welcome Kathleen aboard as Club President.

The Bike Ride Committee is having a meeting to discuss a possibility of having a shortened version of our famous Apple Century Bike Ride in late September or early October. The meeting is Tuesday, June 15th, 5 pm, at Columbia Valley Brewing/Riverside Pub. If you're interested in providing an input or just want to have some munchies and a beer, show up! Contact Alan for more details or to pass along any ideas if you can't attend. (alanw@cdcac.org)

Sargent at Arms

Wayne thanked Robin for purchasing a new Four Way Test banner. An auction was held for the purple banner that has graced our meeting FOREVER! PJ parted ways with $30 to hang said banner....somewhere!

John S. forgot he was a greeter this month, and missed two greeting sessions. He'll also miss the $5 he was fined.

Rotary Moment

Kevin read from the Rotary magazine about various organizations that have been spawned from Rotary International:

• Easter Seals (Paul Harris and E. Allen)
• Shelter Box
• Aqua Box (water purification kits. 100,000 have already been distributed)
• Little Free Library boxes
• Roto-Plast (1992. 21,000 patients)
• Alliance for Smiles
• And others.

Brags and Confessions

Chris' wife Holly's cousin and husband from Oregon were in Chelan on Friday.

Taro found a bank money bag in his garage from his pre-CoVId Presidential reign. It increased the present treasury by $11.

Kelly pad $14 to brag about her granddaughter's birthday.

Robin reported damage to her home's interior from her mother's terror of a dog. This dog is up for adoption! See Robin if you're interested!

Carol and Jim graciously stepped up to be candidates for Vice Presidents and were elected to the position. Now they are asking for someone else to step up and actually be the VP. They feel that we have many club members who could fill the position.

Alan bragged about Kelly's birthday this week. His oldest son and girl friend from the Tri-Cities visited them and enjoyed a BBQ dinner.

Dave F. announced having a birthday (67 he says!) and his grand daughter turned 3, so all totaled it's 70 years!

Program

President Elect Kathleen McNalty presented her goals for the club for her Rotary Presidential year 2021-2022.

Most member agree that the club is a special place where you can meet your Rotary friends, but it's also a place to bring your non-Rotary friends! Introduce them to the club and its members and encourage them to join!

Opinions of others are tolerated. Volunteerism leads to service and fellowship. With CoVid rules being relaxed, more service projects can be planned and completed. This results in a stronger club and community while having FUN!

While membership has declined in the past few years, our goal is to increase our membership by 5. We look to having more members participate in club meeting, service project, and club committees.

Our service goals is to have a minimum of 30 participants attending at least 12 service projects during the year!

The goal of District Training is to have at least 4 club members attend training events within District 5060. Four leadership development event attendance is the goal for 2021-2022.

The goals for Financial giving goals are to have all members contribute to the matching funds of Every Rotarian Every Year, and to have at least 3 members plan to contribute $10,000 to the Bequest Society.

General Goals were discussed.

• The Strategic Planning Team will continue to plan for the club's future. The next meeting is Sat., June 26th. All club members are welcome to attend.
• Fundraisers have not happened during the past 2 years. We are hoping to work with the WA Gambling Commission to get permission to start the Road Apple Roulette fundraiser. Our Bike Ride may be modified or replaced (Meeting to plan that on June 15th.)
• Grants, both international and district, are there for application. Focus on both.
• ClubRunner app for mobile phones is a valuable tool. See Kathleen if you want help loading it on your phone. All club members in the District are listed, as well as their contact information. We can also store on ClubRunner important documents or frequently used materials.
• Programs continue to be a focus for our weekly meeting. The Board has been task with getting speakers for the meetings. Contact Dave Freimuth if you have a speaker for a future meeting. (dfreimuth@nwi.net).

John McD reminded the club that these are the club members' goals as well!

Committee Chairs have been polled and chosen for our club's committees. If you have a request to join a certain committee, please contact Kathleen and the committee chair(s). Various committee chairs and members contributed to the discussion:

• Youth Exchange: Chair Joel Banken reminded the club that we need to be thinking of an outbound student by Sept. 2021 for their August 2022 departure. It's approaching fast and much prep work has to be done prior to that for the students acceptance into the program. Also, hosting families are need (90 days per family per YE student) for the next group of incoming YE students. Again, the families must be vetted prior to the student's arrival and this takes some time!
• Program Chair Dave F. reminded the club members to get program speakers contact info to him.
• Fundraising Committee: Craig said there is a $10K budget placeholder for the Bike Ride or replacement fundraiser, when it happens.
• Fellowship Committee: Co-Chair Rebecca reminded the club that this committee seeks FUN! The club also takes care of members who are "hurting" in one manner or another.
• Challenge Scholar Committee: Co-Chair Craig opened a discussion regarding our scholarship goals, as written, about "finishing high school on time". This will be looked into and possible amended.
• Public Image Committee: Co-Chair Chris asked the club if anyone would like to assist in the weekly compilation of the club's blog! Another set of eyes and different writing style would be appreciated by Chris and Wayne, our club's duty bloggers! HELP!

Kathleen closed her presentation by asking for questions. Thanks to Kathleen for providing a lively presentation by using her Toast Master presentation skills!

Raffle

Kevin drew his own ticket (?!), then failed to find that illusive winning marble. Next week's potential prize will be North of $54. You can still win next week!

Closing

Earl ended the meeting with this thought: "Life is like a camera! 

Just focus on what's important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't turn out, just take another shot.” Ziad Abdelnour

Earl adjourned the meeting at 8 am.