December 6 Meeting Notes

 

December 6 Meeting Notes

Meeting Leader - Kathleen McNalty

Four Way Test

Welcome guests: Francisca - Exchange Student

Welcome Rotary Guest:  Patty (attending for Taro)

Announcements

Christmas Party - December 15 - 6pm - Museum

• Dinner will be served
• Bring a white elephant gift ($20 or less) if you want to participate in the gift exchange

Bruce House Christmas Presents Needed by Dec 13th

• Our club is wrapping presents at the Woman's Resource Center (right next to the Bruce House) on the 13th
• Santa will be delivering the presents on December 16th
• Due to privacy concerns, only Santa and one helper will be allowed to participate. Santa's helper will be Francisca, our exchange student.

East Wenatchee Grace House Gifts Needed

• The East Wenatchee Rotary Club has asked for our help in donating gifts for Grace House. Their club is small like ours.
• Grace House needs gifts for:
• 28 Women 
• 25 Children
• Kathleen and Jackie will provide more information when it is available

Sunrise Rotary By-Laws

• The revisions to our clubs' by-laws have been sent to everyone.
• Most of the changes came from Rotary International.
• One key change was that we as members are no longer required to go to make up meetings when we miss a meeting.
• There was a quorum, and the revisions were approved.

Annual Board Meeting and Dinner - December 12th

• The District Governor will be attendance at the meeting and appetizers.
• The Board and committee chairs are welcome to attend. Please let Robin know if you are interested.
• He will also be the program for our December 13th meeting.

Attention: There will be no meeting on December 27th!

Introducing Future Sunrise Rotary Club Exchange Student - Pearl Spurrell

My name is Pearl Spurrell, I’m a sophomore at Wenatchee High School, and I’m so excited to be a part of Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program!

I love learning about the world, but, I also enjoy hiking, crocheting, and cooking. I used to think that foreign exchange students were so cool, but I thought I would never be brave enough to be one myself.

So, one of the reasons I initially applied to Rotary was because I wanted to break out of my comfort zone, and also because different cultures have always fascinated me. But, as I read more and more about Rotary and its mission,

I’ve also become so excited to become even just a tiny part of it and the good they do in the world. Getting a chance to be a part of the work Rotary does to promote international understanding by representing my country and culture well, while also getting to learn all about countries and cultures

I know nothing or very little about is an incredible opportunity I’m so grateful to get. I can’t wait to broaden my perspective of the world around me, and I hope to use my stories and experiences to change the perspectives of others at home when I return.

I look forward to learning new traditions, new customs, a new language, new recipes, meeting new people, trying new foods, and seeing new things. I want to build my understanding of the world, and better it and myself however I can. I'm excited to experience everything new my country placement and the world have to offer!

 

Program - Woody Lotts and Allie Schank - Dual Classification Talk

Woody and Ally took a unique approach to delivering their classification talks.

They decided to interview each other and then present the information about one another rather than talking about themselves. They presented pictures to support their stories.

Here are their stories.

Woody Lotts

Woody grew up in Parker Arizona. He was there for 19 years.

He has three older brothers ages 49, 44, and 42.

Woody's dream job was to be a pro wrestler. He is a huge fan of Wrestlemania. He can give you details on all 14 of the Wrestlemania events, including where they were held and who the wrestlers were.

Woody's favorite drink is Dr. Pepper. He loves combining Gusher's candy with Dr. Pepper.

Woody's favorite show as a kid was "Are You Afraid of the Dark" on Nickleodeon. He is a huge fan of all of the Rocky movies as well.

Woody fondly remembers going across the road to his grandmother's house to play games with her. He also spent time at the youth center playing video games, attending town dances, and youth movie nights.

Woody's first kiss was at a dance in the school gym. His dad was the principal of the school.

Woody was quite an athlete. He was the captain of the wrestling team and captain of the football team. He was so talented that he was approached by Harvard on a sports scholarship. Unfortunately, an injury prevented him from pursuing sports after high school.

Woody got his bachelor's degree from Northen Arizona and his Masters from Seattle University.

Woody's favorite show is called "Wednesday" and it airs on Netflix. His favorite network show was "Lost". His favorite movies are Lord of the Rings. He is also a 15-year Dungeon's and Dragon's gamer.

Woody's favorite drink is an "Old Fashioned".

Woody's favorite word is "immaculate".

Allie Schank

Allie was born in Atlanta Georgia on 2/4/96. She and her family were there until 2004. They moved to North Carolina in 2004. She then moved back to Atlanta.

Allie has 1 younger brother.

Allie's dream job was to be doctor. 

As a kid, Allie spent a lot of time in the creek behind her childhood home. She loved playing with and catching tadpoles, feeding them, and then releasing them back into the creek.

Allie's first kiss was after a track meet in the 7th grade behind the bus.

Allie was a very good athlete. She participated in soccer, gymnastics (until she was 12) and swimming. Allie was the captain of the swim team. Allie's swim team finished 2nd and 1st in consecutive years in the state competitions. She was a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons until she was 21.

In college, she was a member of the crew team at the University of Georgia. She participated in the USA crew National Championships.

Allie graduated from the University of Georgia. She is now the General Manager of the Apple Sox Baseball team in Wenatchee.

Allie's favorite drink was a Shirley Temple when she was younger. Now her favorite drink is a Mojito.

Allie is obsessed with Harry Potter. She went to the midnight showings of the 3rd and 4th movies. She also loves all Will Ferrell movies. She also watches a lot of Top Chef.

Allie's favorite word is "kerfuffle". (Her and Judge Judy!)

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Just a Thought

“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” 

- Henry Ford

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No one won the raffle this week.  $200 dollars and growing

Upcoming Events - Check Sunrise Website Calendar for more events and details

December 15th - Sunrise Christmas Party - 6pm at the Wenatchee Museum