December 20 Meeting Notes

Meeting Leader - Robin DeRock

Today is National Sangria Day! Celebrate after the meeting!

No Guests were in attendance.

Invocation

Milt quoted an Emerson: "Talkin' about it, didn't do it. Doin' it, got it done!"

Announcements

President's Christmas Raffle

President Robin had cards at every table for members to get their name into the hat for drawing of Christmas-related prizes. Winner, winner, Chicken Dinner! Carol, Milt, Taro, Stacy, Earl and Ruth all went home with Christmas gifts.

Bruce House Gift Wrap

Earl reported that the Bruce House gift wrap session was attended by Robin, Kathleen, Kaity, Earl, Jim A, Shanley (our Assistant Governor) and Fran (our Yother Exchange student from Argentina). There were 42 gifts wrapped for children. Confluence Rotary Club also helped.

Christmas Party 

• The Christmas party was well attended at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center on Thursday night. The folks at Depot Diner provided breaded chicken breasts, cream sauce over pasta, salad and dinner rolls. Members brought an assortment of desserts. The White Elephant Gift Exchange entertained the attendees and most went home with surprise gifts!

Kathleen McNalty - Craft Day at Pybus

Taro and his daughter Veronica, Glenn and his wife Dena helped Kathleen with the Kid's Craft Creation.

Brags and Confessions

Robin DeRock - Robin spent time with her son and daughter to celebrate their December birthdays.

Kevin Love - Kevin and wife Lynn traveled to Las Vegas where they attended several concerts and a rodeo. They came back home with CoVid and are recovering.

Jim Adamson - Jim and Carol traveled to Silverton, Oregon, to attend their granddaughter's graduation from nursing school. She already has a job!

Kelly Walker - Kelly visited with her mother in the Olympia area.

Election

Past President Kathleen McNalty passed around ballots to the 14 people in attendance to vote on the 2023-2024 Club Officers:

• Craig Reese - Club President 2023-2024
• Rebecca Lyons - President-Elect
• Alan Walker - Secretary
• Treasurer - Earl Crowe
• Board of Directors
• Jim Adamson (2nd year)
• Jackie Rector (2nd year)
• Kelly Walker (new term of 2 years)
• Allie Schank (new term of 2 years).

The election ballots were tallied and all those running were elected. There were no write-in candidates.

Program - President's Club Update

Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club President Robin DeRock presented the club with her 6-month report of club goals and their completion.

Robin has had a very successful year as Club President! 

Robin closed with a note from Chris Offer, Past Governor:

"Let us take a moment to remember all the religions represented in the Rotary family.
Let us also recall that when we were invited to join our Rotary clubs, we were not asked are you a Protestant, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Jew, a Catholic or a Buddhist, or a Sikh.
You were not asked because all religions are welcome in the Rotary family. Please join me in a moment of reflection and thanks with these words:

With our friends beside us,
And no person beneath us,
With the bonds of Rotary Between us,
And our worries behind us,
With our goals before us,
And no task beyond us,
With a thirst for knowledge,
And a dream of a Polio free world,
We are thankful for our Rotary friends.

Thank You, Shalom, Ah-men.

Chris Offer, Governor 5040/99-00

Raffle 

Milt tried to find the silver marble for the raffle. No one won the raffle this week.  $202 dollars and growing!

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Joke of the Week

A guy told me there was a shark attack! The shark took off his whole left side. I couldn't believe it when the guy told me he was all right!

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December 27th, NO MEETING!