May 2 Meeting Notes

 April 25, 2023, Meeting Notes

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

World Tuna Day

Guests: 

• Bill Ostheimer (Wayne M's guest)
• Emma Crowe
• Julie Banken
• Jennifer Moraski

Fran Moment

• Fran has been busy with track, swimming, and prom

Announcements

Road Apple Roulette Update - Wayne - 5/6/23 The big event

• Over 3000 Tickets Sold (of 5000 available)
• All tickets to Wayne (sold or unsold) by Friday
• SELL! SELL! SELL!
• Volunteers on the big day
• 9am setup
• 10:30 Observers for the winning horse
• 3 pm drawing - Orondo by the park
• Fran will be there to draw the winning ticket

 Concession Volunteers Needed - 5/5, 5/6, and 5/7 (Check your email)

• Toyota Center - Rodeo

5/12 - Dose de Mayo fellowship event - Rebecca and Carol

• Event will be at Robin's house - 6pm
• Bring an appetizer and BYOB (if you don't care for margaritas)

6/13 - Tuesday 5:30pm - Change over dinner - Robin passing the torch to Craig

• Will be held at Pybus!

Community Paul Harris Award

• Robin is looking for nominees for someone in the community that would deserve recognition from Rotary.
• They should be making a difference in the community in line with Rotary values.

Paul Harris Award Presentation - Mansour Ravassipour

Brags and Confessions

Wayne Massing - Youth Parade

• Wayne, Milt, Allie, Alan, and Woody
• All participated as Parade Marshalls for the youth parade

Ruth Dagg - Music Students

• Two of her students got 1st place in the Soul Ensemble Competition

Glenn King - New Photography Business with his Father

• His dad is dealing with Dementia
• He has been a photographer for over 60 years
• He has always wanted an online place to sell his pictures
• The Etsy Store is https://www.etsy/shop/yourfavoritepics
• Everything is 50% off for the month of May

Program - Ryan Graig, Project Manager and Volunteer Coordinator for T.R.E.A.D.

Web Site: TREAD (tread-cw.com)

TREAD - It is a volunteer-based organization with 3 consistent roles filled part time to conduct the business of the 503c nonprofit organization.

Ryan works half time right now. The needs are likely to justify a full-time position in the near future.

TREAD's Mission

We are leading 50+ partners in Chelan and Douglas Counties to enhance and protect our regional outdoor recreation for all who live, work, and play in our communities. TREAD works in collaboration with our partner organizations and agencies to find creative solutions in Chelan and Douglas Counties for sustainable trails, diverse partnerships, community leadership, and economic development. Our focus is improving regional outdoor recreation for sustainability and accessibility for current and future users. Through our relationships, we are able to identify the intersections and needs of our partners. We accomplish our goals through grants, project management, and collective impact work. We identify needs and leverage our relationships to efficiently fund, plan, and execute projects for the next 5, 10, and 20 years.

TREAD holds quarterly meetings with the outdoor groups and agencies.

They work with trail schools, and trail college groups as well. Ryan would like to facilitate getting a trail school for the Wenatchee area.

TREAD has a Facebook group. If you search for tread, their non-profit shows up at the top of the page.

Stemilt provided the original funding. The group will be looking for more organizations to help keep the momentum going forward.

TREAD is the glue that brings all other stakeholder organizations together.

• They participate or lead studies such as:
• Environmental impact of trails
• Multi-use trails (Walking, biking, horseback riding, and motor vehicles.)

New Trails in the Wenatchee Area

• The extension of the Loop Trail to Rock Island is underway

TREAD is doing an inventory of all of the official (and unofficial) trails in the area.

• They are looking at making the trails wheelchair accessible where possible.

There is an app underway. It is called TREAD Map.

• Here is a link to the project: TREAD Map — TREAD (tread-cw.com)
• The goal is to make an app that provides more detail about our local area than other apps like AllTrails.
• Mapping ethics is an issue. TREAD wants to make sure that trails that cross private or restricted areas are not publicized on their app. 
• Other apps in use today are sending people into areas that should not be publicized.

The raffle was $521. Only 9 marbles in the bag. NO WINNER! The pot keeps growing.

Next programs

• 5/9 - No morning meeting - Evening social from 5-7:00 at the Taproom in Pybus
• 5/16 - Travis Hornby - Pybus Market

Joke: Why did Adele cross the road? So she could say, "Hello From The Other Side!"

Rotary Anniversaries

• Kelly Walker - 5/26/2023 - 3 years
• Glenn King - 5/20/2023 - 1 year