Announcements
President Earl Crowe open the meeting at 7 a.m.
November is normally The Rotary Foundation month and our TRF chairman Craig Reese gives a presentation about it. Due to some family health issues, Craig is not available this month for that program. It will be given on Tues. Dec. 29th.
Dec. 8th is the date for club elections. We are still in need of a Vice President for the Rotary year starting July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. If you would like to step up to holding this prestigious office, contact Taro M. (taromasuda@hotmail.com).
Our morning meeting on Dec. 22 will be changed to an evening Zoom meeting with Santa Claus starting at 6 p.m. Santa, who lives in Earl's basement, will be there!
The Fellowship Committee announced that the Dinner-For-Six dinners in December is being put on hold due to the new CoVid virus restrictions. Watch this blog for more information when they start up again.
Road Apple Roulette - We need prizes - we all need to get a couple donations. Kathleen has a form for tracking donations. We can start selling tickets for squares after we have our gambling permit. Contact Kathleen if you have donations.
Dinners-for-6 may start up again in January. More details later.
Brags and Confessions
Earl and his son-in-law are trying a new diet. Earl has lost 40 pounds and dropped 5 points in his blood pressure.
Wayne met with his new mentee.
Kevin bragged about baby sitting his grandson Marshall.
PJ made a trip to the Sheridan, Wyoming area to help former club member Wendall Cayton and his son-in-law build two ranch buildings. A good time was had by all.
Wayne bragged about Tom Utigard (birthday Nov. 18) and Mansour Ravassipour (headed to winter-over in Arizona).
Program
The Women's Resource Center provides individuals and families experiencing poverty and homelessness with the housing and supportive services they need to be part of a healthy, diverse community. It has been part of the Wenatchee Valley since 1980. The agency currently runs the following programs:
- Permanent Supportive Housing at the 15 unit Parkside Apartments that houses individuals who were previously, chronically homeless, have a diagnosed mental illness and earn less than 30 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI)
- Bruce Transitional Housing at the Bruce Hotel provides a home to families and individuals transitioning out of homelessness
- Homeless Street Outreach to provide approved meals, water, hygiene products, information and a listening ear
- Wenatchee Valley Landlord Tenant Liaison Program is part of the City of Wenatchee's Ten-Year Plan to end homelessness
The Severe Weather Program will kick off on December 1st and run through February 1st. It wasn't used during the early months of 2020 because of the CoVid pandemic.
In January each year, the homeless count is taken. In 2017, the Chelan-Douglas homeless count was #5 in the state behind King County. In 2018, we were #2 behind King County.
If you are in need of housing in the Wenatchee area, you can call the Community Housing Network at 509-888-9035, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They can help determine the best service provider for your situation. Laurel thanked Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club for their support in the past.
President Earl said that a children's library book would be donated to the NCW Libraries in the name of The Women's Resource Center of NCW.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45 a.m.
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