September 12 Meeting Notes

The meeting was called to order at 7 am by President Craig Reese. "Good morning, Sunbeams!"

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Glenn King.

The Invocation was delivered by Jim Adamson. 

District Governor Visit

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, our Rotary District 5060 District Governor Marjolein Lloyd will visit and address the club during our meeting. The Wenatchee Sunrise Board of Directors and Executives will meet with her the previous night. Please plan to attend the October 17th meeting to give her a warm welcome.

Here is a link to this month's video from the District Governor. Click here

Birthday Celebration

Craig announced that Milt Herman and Emma Crowe were both celebrating their birthdays in September. The club sang Happy Birthday to them. Seems cruel since they were already getting older, and then they had to hear our voices too! :) 

Youth Exchange Program Update - Julie Banken

Inbound Orientation

The program volunteers and the students met for an Inbound Orientation. There were 17 students from throughout the district in attendance.

The classes included:

• Dealing with home sickness
• Culture shock
• Conflict Management
• Ways to adjust
• How to have a successful year
• Rules and regulations.

They met the other students from around the world. The Rotarians in attendance also got to meet and get to know each other, share ideas, learn how to follow Rotary Youth Exchange, and State Department rules.

Circled numbers on the following map show the number of YE students related to that club.

Flag Ceremony - Each student walks with other students from the same country. They bring their flags.

Introductions - The students introduce themselves. Here is Laerka during her introduction.

Group Session - The students and Rotary volunteers get to know each other.

The next event is a weekend trip to Siivesta at Vernon, BC in December.

Application process to identify the next group of students.

• Applications will be reviewed on September 24th and 25th.
• City Interviews will be held on October 21st.

Environmental Committee - Volunteers Needed

• Film Festival
• Sept. 24th - Pouring wine at the museum
• Pollinator highway project

Board Meeting Updates

• Robin DeRock and Ruth Dagg have left the club.
• Jim Huffman is moving to honorary membership/status for health reasons.

Second Tuesday Social/Fireside!

• Alan Walker reminded everyone that we get together at 5:01pm at Hellbent Brewery at Pybus

Guests in Attendance

• Carl French - Guest
• Nadine Stika - GM of the Hilton Hotel next to Pybus (currently a member of Moses Lake)
• Judge Allen Blackmon - Stacy Gold's guest
• Jay Higgins - New/Old member of the club thru Jim Adamson.

Brags and Confessions

Chris McDarment

• He moved one son to Scottsdale for his job.
• He moved another son to Ellensburg for school.

Emma Crowe

• Gave $22 for her 22nd birthday.

Stacy Gold

• She is excited about a new course being made available concerning Child Predators.

Kelly Walker 

• She is excited about having her grandchildren closer in Ellensburg so she can enjoy them.

Jay Higgins - Reintroduction to Sunrise Rotary

Jay is a Nor'wester at heart having been born in Seattle, but he only made it two weeks then moved four times before his first foray into the Apple Capital where he made it all the way through 1st grade at Washington Elementary School. 

Thereafter, he grew up in South Carolina near Fort Sumter where the first shots of the War of Northern Aggression were fired, through middle school, then started high school in the Avocado Capital of the World, Fallbrook in San Diego County, before returning to God's Country graduating from Olympic High School in Silverdale. 

He made his way back to the sunny side of the state by matriculating to Cougar Country, completing a Master's degree in Counseling and finally returning to the Great Northwest Power Belt Buckle in 1993 to serve as a counselor at WHS and later at John Newbery Elementary. He was a school counselor for 22 years where he became aware of and joined Sunrise Rotary mostly through Jim Adamson. 

Jay recently returned a third time to Wenatchee after a fascinating sojourn in the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth where he managed a busy restaurant for a bit and then taught 5th-12th grades at Upper Valley Christian School where he got to use his degrees in French and Biology.  He was a Rotarian there, active in youth services until his teaching assignment interfered with meetings. 

In 2022, he completed training to serve as a Designated Crisis Responder / Mental Health Professional for Chelan-Douglas counties through Catholic Charities, which he had contemplated for twenty-five years and is glad to finally be bringing hope to life for those most in need. 

Interesting side note: Jay served for 8 years as a US Navy Reserve Intelligence Specialist. Jay has been privileged to be a lifelong Scout and then Scouter, earning the rank of Eagle at Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton in California.

Jay has three children, two Eagle Scout sons and an Apple Blossom Princess daughter who was in the senior coed Venturing division. She is married and has two daughters of her own (4 and 6) whom she and her husband are holding hostage against Jay's will in Pullman, almost at the ends of the earth. Her brothers remain in this happy valley so far. 

Jay has had the joy of attending 9 National or International Scout Jamborees in numerous countries and most recently as a Chaplain this summer in West Virginia where he renewed his interest in Rotary by encountering members of the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians, but really, it restarted during Apple Blossom where the Adamson's sold him losing Road Apple Roulette tickets. The thing is, though, with Rotary, even if you lose, you win, because it went to a truly great cause and led him back here to the best Rotary club! 

Program - Mark Van Horne - 3D Printing

Mark is uniquely qualified to present a leading-edge technology like 3D printing. His engineering background includes Boeing and MIT.

He presented an overview of the technology involved. He also brought a number of examples of his printed projects.  

Not only is Mark an incredibly talented and brilliant engineer, but he is also someone who demonstrates a clear passion for lifelong learning, and for sharing his gift with others.

Click here to see Mark's presentation in a PDF.

Raffle

Nadine Stika (guest Rotarian) missed finding the special marble in the bag, and also missed winning $130! Better luck next time!

Next Week's Speaker

Next weeks program "Port District News"

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