December 19 meeting notes

 ** No meeting next Tuesday (Dec. 26), but we will meet January 2.

We had one guest today, Allie's boyfriend Joel.  Welcome.

Kelly presented Shari, our set-up/coffee person, a gift from club members for the great work she does in having everything ready for our club meetings.

Club elections were held today to select officers and board members for the 2024-25 year.  Results:

President - Rebecca Lyons

Pres-elect - Allie Schank

Secretary - Alan Walker

Treasurer - Earl Crowe

Board members (2-year term) - Wayne Steele and Mark VanHorne

Brags and Confessions

Craig put in $62 for his birthday.

Kelly got to see all 5 grandchildren and her ring finally came.

Chris is going for his Masters in Business Admin.

Wayne M finally received the cell phone he ordered in August.

Becky's niece is coming to celebrate with her.

Kevin's cell phone went black and he lost about everything on it.

Program

Kelly introduced member Alan Walker, Executive Director of Chelan/Douglas Community Action council (CDCAC).  Alan gave some history of the non-profit and explained who they are and what they do for our communities.

CDCAC was formed on Dec. 21, 1965.  The mission of this non-profit is to end poverty by helping people and changing lives.  They serve over 17,000 people and 7000 homes.  CDCAC includes the AmeriCorp program and the Literacy Council.

One big part of CDCAC is food services and the food bank.  They have 20 pantries, including a mobile pantry, and goes through 2 million pounds of food each year.  They get food from donations, food drives, and grocery store products that have to be removed from their shelves.

Another major component is housing.  CDCAC has apartments, low income housing, weatherization, energy assistance, and other housing support programs.

CDCAC is run by a 10-person Board, 29 staff, 5 Americorp, and 361 volunteers.  They have been working out of a 6200 sq. foot building on .17 acres.  They recently purchased a 55,000 sq. foot building on 4 acres for $4.3 million, and are in the process of remodeling the building for $2 million.  The new facility will house the office, food pantry, dry and cold storage, and a commercial kitchen.

CDCAC is also remodeling a house that will house the AmeriCorp people.  The $65,000 came for grants, including a Rotary matching grant.  Some of the work is being done by volunteers, including some Sunrise Rotary members.

After notes

$248 in the raffle pot today will be increased and moved to next week since Kevin failed to pick the special marble after his ticket was drawn (again).

Milt ended the meeting with a joke.  See you all next year.  Merry Christmas.

Thursday Christmas Party

Here a some pictures from Thursday's Christmas party.  Over 50 people were in attendance for the fellowship, food, entertainment, and gift exchange. 

Food catered by Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center culinary arts program. Yummy!

Gifts for the white elephant exchange 

Baskets of goodies raffled off.  $470 was raised for the Grace house kids.

Thanks to Becky for getting all the gifts, gift cards, and making the baskets.

Bill and Sharon provided some great accordion Christmas songs.

The winners of the raffles.

Saturday crafts at Pybus

 Here are some of the pictures from the Sunrise Rotary craft table Saturday at Pybus.

December 12th Notes

The meeting today was run by President Craig Reese. 

Our guest today was our foreign exchange student Laerke.

Announcements

• Carol, Kelly, and Becky reminded everyone that the Christmas party is on December 14th, 50 people were signed up, there's no dress code
• If you signed up for Dancing with the Stars, pay Kelly
• Lark shared a bucket list that included things like bowling, she went skiing for the first time, she has a Christmas party coming up and a trip to Ocean Shores
• Julie announced that the rotary youth exchange group met and had a great meeting
• Mark is partnering with the museum to teach students how to use 3-D printers starting in February or March, he will need volunteers to help
• Earl thanked the volunteers who helped wrap Christmas presents at the Bruce house (Earl, Emma, Kathleen, Milt, Wayne and Chris Steele)
• Kathleen announced that the marketing committee decided to do a kids' craft table at Pybus' day of Christmas on the 16th
• Rebecca said she will continue to bring in treats for breakfast, she is asking for donations for the items such as oatmeal, no need for donations for the baked goods

Brags & Confessions

• Mark, didn't go to the meeting last week, was on the dance cam at the Wild game, saw Bill O. get on the kiss cam!
• Jim & Carol went to Cancun
• Jennifer, visited Florida and enjoyed yoga on the beach and kayaking amongst the alligators
• Allan, went to Bellevue
• Craig, went to Boise to visit his son and his family

Program - Carl and Jay's Classification Talks

• Carl is a food safety manager, specifically for produce
• He lives in Malaga with his wife Kirsten and daughter Colette
• Graduated from high school in California and was in the band
• Got introduced to rotary in high school where he was in the interact club
• Graduated from University of California Davis, studied animal science, was on the livestock judging team, met his wife there
• Started out his career by working at a pistachio plant

• Jay is a designated crisis responder
• His father is in recovery from a sub-dermal hematoma
• Jay was born in 1965
• Was a school counselor in Wenatchee for 22 years
• Navy brat
• Graduated from Olympic high school in Silverdale
• WSU Masters degree in counseling
• Moved to Wenatchee in 1993
• Jim introduced him to Sunrise Rotary, and he was a member before moving to Leavenworth and managing a restaurant there
• He still plays the alphorn on Sundays
• Spent 8 years in navy intelligence
• Has 3 children
• Was a chaplain at the scout jamboree this past summer
• As of January 1st, he'll have 1 year of full designation

 

Mark's raffle ticket was drawn, but he did not pick the winning marble. The raffle pot was up to $231. 

Joke

Allan: My friend David lost his ID, now we call him Dave. 

December 5th Meeting Notes

The meeting today was run by President Craig Reese. 

Our guests today were our foreign exchange student Laerke, and Mike Nicholson, from the East Wenatchee Rotary Club.

Announcements

• Mike Nicholson talked about the Water to Wine, a clean water project that uses the proceeds from wine sales to fundraise for the District 5060 HANWASH water project. You can purchase wine from now to January 31st.
• Kelly sent around the sign-up sheet for the Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 14th at the Wenatchee Museum and Cultural Cener, 6 pm. 
• Wayne Massing gave updates about the Road Apple Roulette committee meeting. They are working on getting tickets ready by the end of the month
• Earl shared that the Road Apple Roulette committee is thinking about partnering with a non-profit that will receive some of the net profits in return for helping with the event. We got a new sponsor for the event, Chapel of the Valley, thanks to Becky. We are wrapping presents on December 7th at 3 pm at the Bruce House
• Julie announced that the candidates for the youth exchange program are moving on to their final interviews, and our club is sponsoring one student
• Laerke has been having fun getting to know her new host family. She met a Danish Rotarian that lives in Leavenworth and spent some time with her. She is applying for the rotary trips in the Spring.

Brags & Confessions

• Chris spent time with his mother, and she just left for Germany to spend about a month with Chris' brother, his alma mater won the D3 water polo championship
• Rebecca went to PETs in Moses Lake and enjoyed the training
• Earl is obsessed with the Huskies and their latest wins

Program - Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center

• Dave Tosh is the Director of the Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center, has been in the position for 10.5 years, and he is an East Wenatchee Rotary Club member

• The slideshow shows the gist of the center, but Dave is also working on multi-generational programs
• They have one of the best senior activity centers in the state.
• They get about 50 new members a month
• They are currently raising funds to expand their current building, and they have already been granted permission from the city
• To get a membership, you need to be at least 50 years old, it costs $35 a year or $50 for a couple.

Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club will donate a childen's book to the Pinnacles Prep school in the name of the Wenatchee Valley Senior Center.

 

Kevin Love's raffle ticket was drawn, but he did not pick the winning marble. The raffle pot was up to $220. 

Joke

Carl: I was going to go jogging, but I decided not to. 

Craig: You said that last week. 

Carl: It's a running joke.