Meeting Notes October 24

Announcements:


-This is a big weekend for Sunrise Rotary:

• Friday, October 27th- Concessions at WHS.  Meet at 6:00m p.m.
• Saturday, October 28th- Make a Difference Day.  Meet at 8:00 a.m. at Hydro Park Boat Launch.
• Sunday, October 29th- Costume Party at Kathleen's House.  

-Elza has some free time this week for lunch.  She is available November 1st or 3rd.

-Small Project Committee meets Friday afternoon, 3:30 at Tastebuds.

Brags and Confessions:

• Alice just came back from a cruise on the Rhine river.  She lost her wallet but a friendly German found it and called her!
• Mansour is headed south for the winter.
• Kevin's kid had a 28th birthday!
• Jim Richardson spoke at the college recently and is excited about the two Four-year programs at WVC
• John's youngest son was accepted into the Kellogg school of management.
• Alan is babysitting a puppy and is enjoying every single minute of it....not really.
• Kathleen's son finally had a score that was NOT overturned due to a penalty.

Program:

Today's program was from Our Valley, Our Future.  Steve Maher presented and overview of what the organization has been doing and where it is headed.  It was very informative!  Check out more about this great group by clicking here.

Meeting Notes: October 3rd

Announcements:

• Invoices will be coming out this week- watch for them and check your spam folder.
• The changes to our Red Lion Meeting place will be announced soon.
• The upcoming Board Meeting may be delayed- stay tuned.
• Rotary Leadership Institute is coming up 10/14, 10/28 and 11/18.  Click Here for more information.
• The District Conference for 5060 is in Prosser.  Save the date:  May 17-19, 2018.  Sign up before October 31st and save $50.00.  Click Here for more information.
• Upcoming dates to remember:
• October 27th we are helping with concessions at the WHS football game.
• October 28th is Roadway Clean-Up
• October 29th is a club costume party! 
• Peter VanWell from the Downtown Club is interested in starting an inter-club committee for the local Rotary groups.  If you would like to be on this committee, let Carol or Erin know.

Our Rotarian of the Month is Leslie Coleman.  Leslie works A LOT of hours keeping the club books and money in order.  It is not an easy task and we appreciate everything she does.

Brags and Confessions:

• Bill McDowell was glad to see his name tag was still in the box.
• Mansour Ravassipour spread two trucks of gravel and is feeling it.  Apparently he forgot he was 75, not 25
• Lisa Parks irrigation project is finally done- just in time for winter.
• Kathy Hamilton had a birthday.
• PJ saw snow on his drive back from Salt Lake City.  His grandson passed the National EMT certification.
• Earl Crowe's daughter, Emma, passed her driving test.
• Wayne Massing missed the last meeting due to having a pool flown into his yard.  Save the date for the Massing Pool Party '18
• Tana Nichols is having surgery at the end of the month, thoughts and prayers requested.  
• Ron Griffith had pictures on Live Wire.
• Jerry Karney's son visited for the first time in 11 years and they played a lot of golf.
• Alan Walker is headed to Boise for the weekend.

Program:

There was no official program today so Jim Adamson led a fun round round "get-to-know-you" game at each table.  Great idea!

September 26th Meeting Notes

Announcements:

• Elza went to Lake Chelan.  She also went to a Mariner's game.  Last weekend was her first performance as an Applette.
• There will be a costume party on Sunday, October 29th from 5:30-8:30 p.m.  Wear a costume or be fined $25.00 (all proceeds go to Small Miracles).  Kathleen's House, Family welcome!
• The next club social is October 11th at Riverside Pub at 5:30 p.m.

Brags and Confessions:

• Danae Fowler missed the last couple meetings due to back pain.
• Chris McDarment realized he is a Harvey Mudd fan but not a great one because he isn't sure when exactly they won or lost their games.
• Erik Holmberg missed a meeting.  His wife's grandma turned 100!
• Alan Walker's Daughter and Son-in-Law returned from a trip to Denmark and Switzerland.

Program:

• One of our Rotary Scholars, Alex Rodriguez, came today to speak about his trip to Nicaragua.  He is currently in his second year at University of Washington and will be graduating next year.  He hopes to go on to Medical School.  He had a great time and Nicaragua and it really helped him realize how much he wants to be a medical professional.  He hopes to come back to Wenatchee to practice.

Elza dances at the Panther game

As part of the football halftime show, the Applettes drill team performed a dance routine.  Our Elza is part of the team, and did a great job.  Check our the short clip (Elza is 2nd from the left).

September 19th Notes

Announcements:

• Elza is a new applette for Wenatchee High School!
• The Blue Cups are still going towards Hurricane Relief
• Save the Date for Make a Difference Day on October 28th.  We will be doing the Hwy litter clean up project
• District Assembly is the weekend of October 28th
• We are adjusting our contract with the Red Lion and there will be a sitting fee for everyone attending.  Those who want breakfast will be able to go to the buffet in the restaurant.
• Updates on Rotary Scholars: AJ works at Fresh in Leavenworth and Jasmine works at Alma's Cafe
• The Fellowship & Small Projects Committee is meeting on Friday, October 27th at 3:30 at Tastebuds
• We need volunteers for the Apple Bowl Concessions on Friday, October 27th at 6:00 p.m.
• There is a Costume Party planned for Sunday, October 29th around 5:00- families welcome!
• Wayne updated the group on the four bylaw changes and all passed a club vote

Brags and Confessions:

• Earl Crowe's daughter, Emma, turned 16.  She will be attending a mission trip in Haiti.
• Callie Klein attended the Wellness Place Gala which was themed with the Love Boat and 50K was raised for the fight against cancer!
• Jim Adamson threw in $1.00 because he always gets fined for being a Coug!
• Kevin Love spent 12 days in the San Juans with his wife and they got a nice close up view of a whale.
• Carol Adamson said that Jenny is just super busy right now getting ready for the Maker's Faire.

Classification Talks:

Today we had a special treat today with a Father/Son Classification talk.  Chris and John McDarment.  They had several family members there and it is was a treat to have Chris and John go back and forth and talk about each other.  Also, Chris joined the ranks of other family Rotarians and became a Paul Harris Fellow

September 12 Notes

Announcements

The picnic at Utigard's orchard has been cancelled due to smoke and not being allowed to have a fire.

We will be having our monthly PUB Social at Riverside PUB (538 Riverside Dr) on Wednesday (13th) from 5:30 on.  Spouses welcome.

Our Blue Cup donations are going to help the victims in the areas affected by the hurricanes.

Bill McDowell's wife, Pat, passed away Sunday.  Keep Bill in your prayers.

Make-a-Difference Day project will be the highway cleanup on October 28.  More details to come.

Bike ride meeting at Bob's Burger and Brew at 6:00, Monday, Sept. 18.

The Board will be proposing a new policy starting after our Red Lion contract ends.  The meeting will be a beverage service only, with members paying a sitting fee to cover labor costs and beverages. Those who want breakfast can use the buffet in the cafeteria, and pay about $7 at the cashier's stand there.

The small projects/social committee (Ruth and Kathleen) will be setting up a meeting soon.  One of the events on the schedule is working at the Town Toyota for the Nov. 22 Wild hockey game.  We will be selling 50-50 raffle tickets and chuck-a-puck chances as a small fundraiser.

Brags & Confessions

• Jim Huffman reported that his brother-in-law survived Irma, but has water and no power.
• Erik Holmberg told of his father-in-law passing away on his 80th birthday hike.
• PJ said that Cookie broke her ankle in a ladder fall.
• John Schapman's oldest son started pre-school, and he (John) turned 35.
• Jerry Karney had a gourmet dinner at Kathleen's home by purchasing an auction item at the Weantchee Rotary Club auction a few months ago.
• Rebecca is back from Hong Kong and the family has adopted a new dog.

Program

Dorry Foster, CEO of the Wenatchee YMCA, talked about her background of YMCA service, which started in 1999, and the state of the organization.  Her goal was to expand the culture of philanthropy. The Y is offering more youth scholarships, and allowing adults to work to help pay for the dues. They are also offering free babysitting, new exercise equipment, and unlimited guest passes for members.  They will be working on a capital improvement plan for the 107 year-old building, and hope to renovate instead of building a new facility.  They would also like to have more collaboration with other agencies, and broaden services outside the building.

So far in 2017, 2390 children have been served, with 1296 scholarship needed.  They have had an increase in membership, more YMCA campers, started 8 new programs, and 6 new collaborations (CVCH, WSU Extension, Land Trust, etc).  The main service goals of the YMCA are youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Family of Rotary

September Birthdays:  Milt Herman, Jill Courtney, John Schapman, Don Sangster, Bertha Goehner, Taro Masuda, Jason Underwood, Erin McCool, & Kathy Hamilton

September Anniversaries:  Erin McCool (Paul), Joel Banken (Julie), Ron Griffith (Marilyn), Bobby Black (Brooke), John Schapman (Jennifer), David Barshes (Eloise), & Alan Walker (Kelly)

Erik Holmberg's father-in-law passed away over Labor Day weekend.

Bill McDowell's wife Pat, passed away Sunday.