June 14 Meeting Notes

Welcome guests Allen Blackmon, Wayne Steel, and Shanley Crane (Asst. Governor)

New Member Induction:  Stacy Gold

Jim introduced Stacy as our new member.  Stacy was a Sunrise member years ago, and we are glad to have her back.  Stacy grew up in Texas, moved to Seattle when she was 12, returned to graduate in Texas and got her AA degree, moved to Wenatchee and started in the nursing program at WVC.  She had to leave the program when she was pregnant with her first daughter, and had a second daughter a couple years later.  After various job, and being a stay-at-home mom for 5 years, she found a dream job at SAGE, a domestic abuse treatment center.  A few years ago she met Dan Gold.  They were married 2 years later in Hawaii.  Welcome Stacy!

Announcements

Assistant Governor for our area, Shanley Crane, was here to present the club with district awards from Earl's year.  We received the RI Presidential Citation for completing goals in several required areas.  This award is earned by few clubs in the district.  The other award was for our polio plus contributions of at least $100 per capita.  Way to go Sunrisers, and way to go Earl for getting us through a tough COVID year with such great accomplishments.

Robin was presented her correct Paul Harris Fellow +5 pin for contributions to The Rotary Foundation.

Kathleen presented the Rotarian of the Month to John Schapman to give to his wife who takes care of their 5 children.

Mark your calendars

June 18 - Pybus greeters and Pet Parade (7:30 - 1:00 - sign up for a slot)

June 21 - No morning meeting - Presidential Changeover Dinner at the Museum. Bring family, fiends, and/or guests along with your beverage of choice.  Around $20, which can be added to your quarterly invoice. 5:30

July 4 - Manning the parking lot at the Toyota Center (sign up for a slot) 

July 5 - Morning meeting at Walla Walla Point Park and park clean-up as a fundraiser.

September 21 - Dedication of the Peace Pole Project at Rotary Park at 5:00.

Brags & Confessions

Jim H completed his last day of immunotherapy.

Stacy's daughter scored 22 points to help her team win a basketball tournament.

Robin had fun at the RI Convention in Houston. She again mentioned her broken ribs that she blames her husband for.

Jim and Carol celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their grandson's high school graduation (and his AA degree) in Kent.  Their daughter is getting married next weekend.

Kathleen attended her first RI Convention, and is signed up for next year in Melbourne, Australia.

Wayne and Rebecca went to Chelan to observe and work at the glass recycling center started by the Chelan Rotary Club.  Check it out at https://911glassrescue.org.

Program

Newer member, Marcy Treat gave her classification talk today.  She came to Wenatchee to be the director of CVCH's New Path, an outpatient substance abuse program. How she got here is quite a story.  Marcy, one of 5 siblings, was born in Selah on her dad's birthday.  She got her GED at age 16, and had a full-time job to help the family finances.  Marcy is a single mom.  She had her first child at age 17, and he second daughter 12 years later.

Marcy started on her career path when she worked as a secretary at a social service agency, then in a residential facility for youth, and at 19, got a job at a Yakima detox center.  She went to college at 21 and got certified as a substance abuse counselor.  At 26 she became a certified substance abuse professional.  Ten years later she took her previous boss' job, and eventually moved to Wenatchee.

New Path started small, but now has 6 staff and 150 clients. They do outreach to youths and adults, as well as outpatient substance abuse work.  Marcy is passionate about helping people, loves her work, and enjoys volunteering and connecting people.  She like hiking, snowboarding, and camping.

After Notes

Chris McDarment's raffle ticket was drawn, and he picked the right marble, winning $436.  Way to go Chris.

Coming programs:

June 21 - no morning meeting - Changeover Dinner at the Museum.

June 28 - Chris McDarment - fire mitigation with the PUD.

July 5 - morning meeting at Walla Walla Point Park and park cleanup.