Feb 28 Meeting Notes

February 28, 2023, Meeting Notes

The meeting was called to order at 7 am by President Robin DeRock.

National Public Sleeping Day

Rotary Guests: 

• Pete Van Well - Wenatchee Rotary Club

Guests: 

• Veronica Masuda
• Hank, the dog!

Francisca Moment (Our current exchange student)

• Merritt BC visit
• Fishing, Snowshoeing, curling, cultural event (drum ceremony, ring dancing, jingle dance, dinner & bison)

Announcements

Robin DeRock

• Thank you card from the Stemilt presentation (Michelle and Emily)
• More host families are needed for exchange students
• Annual Conference in Leavenworth - 5/19, 5/20, 5/21
• KPQ Home Show (Fri. Mar. 10th - Sun. Mar. 12th) Sign Up Sheet (More volunteers are needed on Saturday.)
• Name tag reorder - if you need a new name tag, let Robin know.

Wayne Massing 

• Road Apple Roulette - 920 Tickets sold so far
• Deadline for ticket sales is Fri. May 5th, 2023.

Alan Walker 

• Board Update - "Apple Century Bike Ride" Handoff Top Item for the Board

Brags and Confessions

Robin

• She traveled to Huntsville Alabama to watch her former hockey player guest play 
• He scored 2 goals in one game and 1 in the next game
• The name of the team was: Rocket City Trach Pandas

Mark

• East Wenatchee Rotary Club Visit
• Wenatchee Wild hockey suite March 28th was promoted
• Sold 11 Road Apple Roulette Tickets

Alan Walker/Pete Van Well

• The Special Olympics Opening Ceremony is Friday 7pm @ Town Toyota Center
• 1500 athletes
• Pete Van Wells daughter won a gold medal in swimming at the USA National Event, she will be part of the ceremony!

Wayne Massing

• Wayne turns 75 on March 1st - Happy Birthday Wayne!

Pete Van Well

• Rufus Woods Toast and Roast
  
• See Pete Van Well for tickets to the event $100/pp.

Program - Stacy Gold,  Classification Talk

Stacy gave a wonderful presentation about her life and family.

She has two daughters and a wonderful husband.

Stacy grew up in Texas. She loved play-acting as an officer of the law. She was an FBI agent or other law enforcement officer chasing down bad guys on her grandparents' farm.

Stacy was raised primarily by her grandparents because her parents were working a lot.

Her faith has always been very important to her. The church she grew up in was made up of all boys, so she played tackle football at church events.

She moved to the Seattle area as a teenager. She ended up being best friends with someone that was completely different from her in nearly every way. They are still friends to this day.

Stacy and her family love Florida. They have a home there a mile from the beach and they travel to that location every chance they get.

Stacy is attending classes right now. Her ambition is to get the education required for her to become a real-life FBI agent! She and her family plan to move to Florida full-time in the next 5 to 10 years (or sooner if possible).

She is not sure where she will be assigned a position in the FBI, but she is excited to find out and live her dream.

Stacy will be with us for quite a while and we are excited for her to live out her dream.

Raffle 

Craig did not win the raffle this week.  $294 dollars and growing!

Joke of the Week

Remember when plastic surgery was such a taboo subject? Nowadays, you mention Botox, and no one raises an eyebrow.

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Upcoming Events

3/2 - Home opener of the Wenatchee Bighorn Basketball Team

3/7 - Anthony Williams - Wenatchee Bighorns General Manager

3/10-12 - KPQ Home Show at Town Toyota Center

3/14 - Taproom Get Together

3/18 - Wenatchee Wild Hockey game where we have rented a suite. See Mark Van Horne for ticket information.

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