March 1 Meeting Notes

 Announcements

Welcome guest Tina Vinson, Wayne's sister from Spokane came to help Wayne celebrate his birthday.

New Member Induction

We are proud and excited to welcome three new members into the club today.  Kelly introduced them, and she, Jim, and Robin handed out the new member goodies (Rotarian at Work shirt, license plate frame, pin, membership certificate, and other Rotary paraphernalia).  Here is more about of new folks:

Marcy Treat - I grew up in Selah Washington. I began attending college at Yakima Valley Community College for chemical dependency studies program in 2004. I received my counselor certification in 2004, began working as intern, and obtained my Chemical dependency Professional certification (CDP) in 2009. I relocated to Wenatchee, Washington in 2019 to begin a new job at Columbia Valley Community Health CVCH as a Clinical Supervisor of the New Path SUD outpatient program with CVCH. I was recently given a new job title as Associate Director of New Path CVCH. I am a single mom and I have two children.  I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I love camping, hiking, swimming, paddle boarding, and snowboarding. I enjoy crafts such as painting, crocheting, and making jewelry.  I belong to Sage Hills Church.  I am Christian and I consider myself to be more spiritual than religious. I love being involved in my community and I am very excited for this amazing opportunity to join the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary club. 

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Allie Schank is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she majored in marketing and minored in sports management and consumer economics. While in school, she served as a special events coordinator for her sorority for two years and then on an academic advisory board the following year. Allie led a corporate fundraising team through another student-run organization for two years, the fundraising and direct assistance going to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Upon graduating in May of 2018, she took a job across the country and moved to Wenatchee and in January 2021, was officially appointed as the AppleSox general manager. Since moving to Wenatchee, Allie has been able to enjoy so many new outdoor activities that North Central Washington has to offer, including cross country skiing, kayaking, snowboarding, and simply enjoying the beauty in the mountains around Wenatchee.

Steve Cope grew up on Whidbey Island and has a long history of public service.  He has spent more then 20 years combined serving as both a Lt. firefighter and providing life saving support as an Emergency Medical IV/Airway Technician. Now, Steve lives in Wenatchee with his family where he is the Sales and Project Manager for Arctic Refrigeration & Heating, but still has a passion for public service.  Discovering, and joining, the Sunrise Rotary Club is a way for him to re-engage into actively participating in public service efforts.

The Century Bike Ride will be September 10, beginning and ending in Walla Walla Point Park. We are thinking a chili and baked potato dinner at ride's end.  Next committee meeting will be March 29, 5:00 at Residence Inn.  Everyone welcome.

Amber announced that the Blueberry Hill pie day fundraiser is fast approaching.  If you want to buy a pie ($30) to help support the Humane Society, contact Amber soon.

Sign up for a shift at the KPQ Home and Garden Show, March 11-13.  We need to sell raffle tickets and promote Rotary.  Speaking of raffle tickets, Earl said we have sold 865 tickets, almost 20% of our goal of 5000.  If you don't want to sell tickets, how about buying $50 - $100 worth to support our club's fundraising efforts.  This is a project for everyone in the club.

District Conference in Wenatchee May 12-15, and District Training (zoom) on March 19 (9-12:00).  Watch for links to registration and more information coming soon.

Women in Rotary will meet at the Residence Inn at 5:00 on March 15.

Brags & Confessions

Wayne announced his birthday (74) and donated that amount to our Community Foundations fund.

Robin confessed to not bringing her dog this week.

Kelly spent time with her daughter and a couple of her grandkids.

Kathleen spent time in Washington DC (zoomed from there this morning), and saw all the monuments and memorials.

Rebecca spent the weekend at a retreat in Mazama and did some X-country skiing.

Alan announced they booked a trip to Italy ion September (after the bike ride).

Program

One of our newest members, Amber Halberg, gave her classification story today.  She was born in southern California, then moved to Nebraska in 3rd grade.  She was a goof-off (editor's words) until a teacher asked her why she shouldn't be first in her family to go to college.  Form that time on, she has learned to take negatives and turn them into positives.  She studied in South Dakota University (why?), and U of Nebraska in Kearney.  She studies abroad in Finland and got to visit other counties in the area, as well as 28 states so far.  She joined Cross Fit gym and lost 65# in three years.  After graduating, she helped with a Community Response Program, and then with coordinating the  care for New Path at CVCH.  Amber now works at the Humane Society in fundraising and marketing, and uses her passion for grant writing and non-profits.  She also is interested in politics, and would like to run for an office someday.  Amber now serves on the City of Wenatchee Enforcement Board.  Amber is a Christian, and one of her dreams os to write a devotional book of how God works in our lives, highlighting people's testimonies of this.  Another dream is to start a homeless non-profit that deals with the root issues, and not just temporary help.  She loves her little Chiwawa-Corgi, and enjoys trying new things (like x-country skiing and snowboarding).  Amber has already made a positive impact on our club, and we are fortunate to have her as a member.

                                                                       Amber modeling the new badge 

After Notes                                           

Milt drew his own raffle ticket today, but didn't draw the right marble.  The $125 continues to grow, and the number of marbles continues to shrink.  Odds are getting good.

Program next week is a Private Investigator.  Robin suggest we all come incognito.

Can you guess who this belongs to?  Give your answer to Jim A.