January 19, 2021 Meeting Notes

 President Earl Crowe opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Ruth Dagg gave the invocation.

Announcements

President Earl share Jim Huffman's health issues. Please keep Jim in your thoughts and prayers.

Alan Walker reminded the club of the Bike Ride Meeting tonight, Tues. Jan. 19th at 5:30 pm. The link for the Zoom meeting will be sent in an email by Wayne. 

PJ discussed having a club ski day, every Wednesday at 1 pm at Mission Ridge Ski and Board Area. So, tomorrow, Wed., meet at the trail sign at the base next to the ticket office at 1 pm.

Earl said our club's flatbed trailer, donated by Tom Utigard, is now licensed and ready for duty.

Wayne explained that the Life Flight air ambulance memberships are due to expire on Jan. 31, 2021. If you have said you wanted to renew, and haven't gotten your membership application and $59 check to Wayne Massing, get going!! Taro, Rebecca, and Craig, head's up!! If you need another application, contact Wayne at: wkmassing@nwi.net

Earl reminded club members to check with Craig, our Club Treasurer to see if what you are purchasing for the club can or will be reimbursed. There may may not be a budget for what you are buying. The online reimbursement form is on our club's website: http://www.wenatcheesunriserotary.org/links . The hard copy can be obtained by contacting club treasurer Craig Reese.

Brags and Confessions

Ruth sported her new yellow/green unicorn wig that has been circulating through the club since last June! Nice, Ruth!

Ruth revealed that her 95 year old Mother-In-Law fell. She lives in an independent care facility in Arizona is will probably be going to an Assisted Living facility now.

Wayne donated an extra $1 that Ruth had overpaid for the Life Flight membership renewal (with her consent).

Carol announced she's living with birthday boy, Jim, and will give the club a check for the appropriate amount for his birthday! Jim added that Carol's birthday was coming up later this month! It will be a costly month!

Earl said that he and his wife Joy both have the same birthday this month, but he's 4 years older. He gave a check for $49.

Rotary Moment

Kevin Love read from the newest issue of The Rotary Magazine about the Future of the World, related to Rotary.

Program

Jackie and Dan Rector, our club's newest members shared their classification talk with the club today.

Dan was born in Portland, Maine, and moved to West Virginia. He attended the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and received an electrical engineering degree. He worked for Northrup/Grumman, a defense contractor in Chicago. A brother coaxed him to visit Portland, but he liked Seattle better, and so moved there. In 2013, he met Jackie.

Jackie lived in Seattle, but graduated from Omak High School. She attended WSU (Go Cougars!) and received a degree in Communications. She moved to Seattle in 2010 and became a property manager for 3 years until she met Dan.

They were married on 8/18/18 at Lake Chelan. 2 wedding dresses and 2 tuxedos were required because they both took a lake plunge in full wedding attire before the wedding!

They both received their real estate licenses and started working for Century 21 North Homes Realty on the West side of the mountains. 

Runs/walks/hikes, shoe shoeing and visiting National Parks are high on their lists of things to do.  They recently flew to Florida for Dan's birthday to visit several parks there; one was underwater! One of their yearly goals is to complete 100 different hikes.

They were attracted to Rotary because of their previous volunteer work and community giving.  They started volunteering with Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club BEFORE they were even members! Your smiling faces and warm personalities are welcome in the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club! Welcome!

January 12 Meeting Notes

 Announcements

Possible service project was presented to the Board.  This would be a one day job of sprucing up the sign shelter and surrounding area at the north entrance to Wenatchee where the service club signs are displayed.  More details to come.

Earl had Carol present the Rotarian of the Month to Jim Adamson.  He has been involved with the blog, setting up the Tuesday meetings on zoom, and is chair of the membership committee.

District Governor changes - Due to the weird COVID year, our DG Richard DeRock may get the chance for a do-over. DGE Jordana LaPorte has agreed to step aside for next year and reapply for the 2024-25 year. This would give Richard and Robin a chance to actually visit clubs and attend an international convention (assuming things open up be next spring). This is the fun part of the DG year, and they have done all the hard work this year, without the fun. This will be discussed further at an upcoming district business meeting.

Life Flight Network has provided an opportunity for Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club to obtain air ambulance service for a discount:
 
• No out-of-pocket expenses for medically necessary emergent flights, if flown by Life Flight Network. The Life Flight Network works directly with your insurance company (if any) for their portion of the payment and the rest of the cost is covered by your Membership.
 
• Covers you, your spouse or domestic partner, and dependents you claim on your income tax return. Elderly (65+) and disabled family members living in the same household can also be covered. Coverage in Washington, Idaho, Northern Oregon and Western Montana.
 
• Life Flight Network Memberships are not an insurance policy but are secondary to insurance carriers.
 
This link can give you additional information about Life Flight Network: www.lifeflight.org . The Membership page has a short video on Life Flight Network.
 
Please contact Wayne Massing (wkmassing@nwi.net) , our club’s Life Flight coordinator prior to Jan. 20, 2021, if you wish to enroll in the Life Flight membership at a discount!

Brags and Confessions

Wayne attended a virtual meeting of a club in the Raade, Norway Rotary club.

Jim and Wayne attended a virtual RI meeting with 1700 Rotarians from around the world that featured RI General Secretary John Hewko, who talked about the future of Rotary.

Milt had an epoxy finish put on his garage floor by Drew Holmberg.

Chris and John McDarment both had the same thing done with Drew.

Kevin's daughter announce their new baby will be a girl, expected near the end of April.

Rebecca went snowshoeing at Echo Ridge above Lake Chelan.

Program

Jim A introduced Paula Mota, a former YE student from Brazil, was hosted by our club in 2001.  Paula, who is now 37, started her year in January, and had to go back home after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US.

Paula showed pictures and videos of her town, family, and career path.  She lives in a city of 2.5 million people.  She said that her exchange year was life changing for her.  Learning English, along with the experiences in Wenatchee, contributed to life decisions that have made her a successful person in business and in life.

2001 - came to Wenatchee in January, and enrolled at WHS.  Left for Brazil in September

2002 - entered physical therapy college

2006 - worked at college and taught English lessons to pay for school

2010 - taught post-graduate class at prestigious college -specialized in the esthetics and permanent cosmetics areas of PT

2014 - visited Wenatchee again - just ended 7-year relationship

2015 - got master's Degree and started permanent teaching career - met her husband

2016 - teaching at 2 universities

2018 - had her baby (Leo) 

2020 - traveled all over Brazil teaching workshops and has online classes - 

ambassador for big cosmetics line -awarded "Best Professional in Brazil", and the State Entrepreneurial Award - spoke to international congress

Follow her Instagram at profpaulamota

Jan 5, 2020 Meeting Notes

Announcements

Alan Walker, Bike Ride Committee Chair, reminded everyone that there is a Bike Ride Committee meeting on Tues., Jan. 19th at 5:30 pm. Zoom connection details forthcoming. All club members are invited to this important meeting.

Earl reminded the club of the Board of Directors' meeting on Monday, Jan. 11th at 7 am.

Earl also announced that Ron Griffith's wife Marilyn passed away on Monday, Jan. 4th. A separate email will be sent out with Ron's address if you would like to send him a sympathy card. PJ and Wayne are in contact with Ron to determine if the club can help out with any assistance. Check your email.

Rotary Moment

Wayne relayed information about a Zoom call/meeting with John Hewko, Rotary International's General Secretary and CEO about "The Future of Rotary" on Wed., Jan. 6th, 2021 at 8:30 am PST. This Zoom call is open to all Rotary members and guests, but you must register first at: - Register for "Future of Rotary" .

Thought provoking topics include:

• CoVid's impact on Rotary
• Maneuvering the challenges while realizing the opportunities
• Learn what's new in the 7 Rotary International focus areas.

John manages a combined budget of over $450 million and assets of more than $1 billion on behalf of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. He is a leader in managing Rotary's relationships with strategic partners and governments.

Brags and Confessions

Jill confessed to missing several meeting because she was in the hospital with a burst appendix. She was "washed out" and released on Christmas Day. Welcome back, Jill!

Chris said his sons are now back to school and that he and Holly are now "empty nesters" again!

John McD. bragged about recovering from CoVid-19 and sustaining 14 days of quarantine. Welcome back, John!

Sam said that he and his wife have recovered from having CoVid-19 and are feeling better. He now has a new job with ESD. Welcome back, Sam.

Alan bragged about his daughter being back to work after having her new baby.

Kathleen announced her birthday today! She will be sending a check to the Salisbury Fund for something "north" of 24 years! She also touted her being part of one of two Toastmasters Clubs in the valley and invited anyone interested to check them out.

Jim "Chuck Norris" Huffman bragged of getting a new toaster!

PJ bragged of being in the "early to bed" club on New Year's Eve.

Program

PJ Jones introduced Tony Hickok, Marketing Manager at Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort (MRSBR). He is also a member of the Wenatchee Confluence Rotary Club. Originally from Bozeman, Montana, he and his wife moved to Wenatchee when she got a job at Costco. He is also a member of the Central Mountain Bike Alliance. Tony shared with us changes that have been made at Mission Ridge, which included:

• New chairlift for run #2 , which has a bubble-covered seat

• Open 7 days a week from Christmas to end of February
• Wed. thru Sat. night skiing from 4-9 pm
  
  
  
• CoVid prevention precautions that include wearing of masks in the base area and on lifts, and social distancing
• Online ordering for tickets and food, with food to be eaten outdoors
• Childcare has been closed because of CoVid-19.

Tony showed some pictures for the web cameras on the mountain top which were breath-taking.

More information about the new lift can be seen in a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/24sQSCyZpI0

The new lift has a total length of 1 mile, and although some of the original lift towers were reused, some newer, lower ones were installed. This lessens the wind the riders experience.

Tony took questions after the presentation:

Robin Q: Were the towers on the new lift replaced?

Tony A: Yes, but there are less towers.

Robin Q: How is the expansion of MRSBR going?

Tony A: It is in the approval process.

Jim Huffman offered words of praise for MRSBR for employing locally and helping our local economy.

Jim Adamson Q: Will there ever be summer use of the chairs to get to the top for picnics?

Tony A: MRSBR has been granted a Special Use permit for the lifts which does not include transport of picnickers.

Milt Q: Did MRSBR get any overseas help with the purchase of the European lift?

Tony A: No, local expertise was used for technical and engineering support.

Rebecca Q: What percentage of the Mission Ridge skiers are from Wenatchee vs. Seattle?

Tony A: About 50% are from Wenatchee, 45% from Seattle area, and 5% from elsewhere. This has been pretty constant over the years.

Wayne showed a long-neck Pepsi Cola bottle, full of soda, from the 25th Anniversary of Mission Ridge in 1990, when he last skied there. He said he knows of only 3 bottles (his, PJ has one, and the Wenatchee Museum has one). Tony showed his 25th Anniversary bottle, but without soda, and then showed the 50th Anniversary Pepsi in a commemorative can.

Q: Will twilight snowshoe walks come back to Mission Ridge?

Tony A: They will probably return mid-January until the end of February. Sign up for tickets on-line.

President Earl thanked Tony for his enjoyable program, and presented him with a children's library book dedicated in his name, which will be donated to the Regional Libraries.

President Earl ended the meeting with a quote from Willie Nelson:

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts, you get positive results!"

The meeting ended at 8 am.

Holiday Social and December 29 meeting notes

Holiday Social Notes

Our Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club came together, via a Zoom call, for our annual Holiday Social on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd. Gone was the catered dinner, but many beverages flowed during the course of the evening!

Santa Claus, President Earl's Father-In-Law David Hardwick, made an appearance, and presented Santa's history throughout the ages.

A White Elephant Gift Exchange was modified for our online format. Those wanting to participate bought gifts which were collected by Santa Earl and his elves. The gifts were then scrambled up and returned to different club members. Everyone was surprised with the gifts they got to take home! Lots to eat and drink in those exchanges!

During the course of the evening, President Earl presented Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) awards to 14 club members and one family member. The awards were given by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary 
International in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world. It was signed by Holger Knaack, President of Rotary International.

Those receiving awards were: Robin DeRock +3, Bill McDowell +2, Milt Herman +2, Matt Eastman +1, Taro Matsuda +1, Kathleen McNalty +1, Kathy Hamilton +1, Alan Walker +1, Rani Sampson PHF, Craig Reese PHF, Joel McDonald PHF, Rebecca Lyons PHF, Gregory Lyons PHF given in Memory of Gregory, Rebecca's husband, John Schapman PHF, and Wayne Massing PHF. The "PHF" indicates the initial award presentation. The "+" indicates that this has been awarded multiple times in the past.

Jim Huffman sported the traveling yellow/purple wig. His Zoom background complemented the hair perfectly. Who will get the wig to wear next?

On a sad note, our beloved club member Leonard Noss passed away on Dec. 20th of complications from a recent fall. Len was just short of his 96th birthday. His quick wit and sense of humor was enjoyed by all he met. RIP, Len! Our prayers to his family.

Dec. 29th Announcements

Our public image grant was approved for new club canopy.  The grant will provide $200, and the club budget will cover the rest.

PJ reported that our application for the Road Apple Roulette was not approved by the gambling commission, so we will need to come up with another fundraiser for this year.

Bike ride committee meeting January 19 at 5:30.  A zoom link will be sent out prior.

Members needing our prayers

John McDarment fighting the COVID virus

Earl dealing with medical problem (not COVID)

Ron Griffith, whose wife Marilyn is on hospice.

Brags and Confessions

Robin has her Christmas décor down.  She and Richard enjoyed a virtual Christmas party with their district governor classmates, and even did a gift exchange.  She got a stuffed mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers that she immediately gave to her dog for a chew toy (since she is a Chicago Blackhawk fan).

Jackie and Dan picked up a friend of Dan's in Spokane last night at 10:30.  He's from W. Virginia, and will be visiting for a week.

Alan and Kelly celebrated Christmas with families in Olympia, Ellensburg, and Lake Roosevelt.

Craig and PJ announced their birthdays, and donated money for their years.

Milt added $96 in honor of Leonard Noss, who would have been 96 on New Year's Day.

Kathleen's daughter is out of quarantine.

Joel talked about effects of Co-Vid and his experience of getting the vaccine.

Program

Craig (our club Rotary Foundation chairman) shared about The Rotary Foundation (TRF).

What it is - advances world understanding, goodwill, and peace through initiatives that include health, education, alleviation of poverty.

Why we give - to support six areas of focus:

• peace and conflict prevention/resolution
• disease prevention and treatment
• water and sanitation
• maternal and child health
• basic education and literacy
• economic and community development.

How money is collected - individual donations and club fundraisers.

Where the money goes - 50% to districts for community and international grants, 50% the world fund for global grants and peace scholars.

Polio Plus - donations go to help pay for vaccinations and supporting costs.

Recognitions for our contributions - different recognitions for different giving levels, both for the program fund and the endowment fund.

Our club goals

• club contribution of $4500 for our member donations ($50/member plus $50/member club match)
• polio plus contribution of $1500
• 2 new Bequest members ($10,000 pledge to endowment fund when we die)
• 4 new Benefactors ($1,000 pledge to endowment fund when we die).

Meeting Notes Dec. 15, 2020

 

Announcements

Earl reminded us of next week's meeting will be a night visit with Santa on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, at 6 pm. Santa is scheduled to visit. The White Elephant exchange gifts have been collected and redistributed, thanks to Earl and his elves. Please refrain from opening your gift until the night of the social. 

Bill McDowell showed us his purple/green wig! Nice locks, Bill Who gets this wig next! Watch your doorstep!

John Schapman recapped the Board of Directors meeting notes from Monday, Dec. 14th meeting:

• Dues structure and discounts were discussed. The Membership Committee will look into the discounts
• Donor advised fund was discussed
• Club Runner was discussed. The Public Image Committee will offer input next year as to whether or not we migrate our website over to that base or not
• The board voted to contribute $1000 to the Friends of Emmanuel University-India
• The board decided to wait for any funding to The Sister Connection.
• The board decided to drop one member from the club roster due to lack a payment of dues and lack of participation in club service projects.

Shanley Crane, Assistant/Area Governor for Area 6, gave words of encouragement to members of Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club during these difficult times! She has been enjoying the visits to all the clubs in her area, Wenatchee, Wenatchee Sunrise, East Wenatchee, Wenatchee Confluence, Cashmere, Leavenworth and Chelan Rotary Clubs.

Ruth thanked the club for the "Widows Boxes" collected for the Sisters Connection in Burundi. The Wenatchee Sunrise and East Wenatchee Rotary Clubs participated.

Rotary Moment

Wayne discussed a Public Image grant that the Public Image Committee applied for. A new canopy will be purchased, and after submitting a photo of it and the receipts, District 5060 will reimburse us about $200.

Brags & Confessions

Robin has returned from Southern California after a visit with her aging mother, who might be moving to Wenatchee. Robin's Romba vacuum robot hit a "cat dropping", then tracked it throughout the house! The robot also spread it inside its inner, mechanical workings! What a mess!

Erik and his son are headed to Sea-Tac airport so his son can fly to Israel. He will be a construction manager there for a 3 year contract. Not bad for 24 years old!

Erik asked Tom about his wolf and deer conflict at his feeding station near his house. Tom said 4 wolves had chased off most of the deer he feeds. Tom said a 5-point buck deer was in his yard last night, however.

John Schapman was preparing for a school online auction for St. Joseph Catholic School. More details at www.stjoesauction.com The auction is Feb. 7th-13th. Check out the video (forthcoming, but check the website) showing the items to bid on.

Rebecca thanked the club for participating in the "Stuff-A-Sack", where clothing and personal care items are collected for high school students. She had several co-workers at the Washington Apple Commission help out as well.

Earl and his daughter were headed across the mountains to Covington to the Tahoma National Cemetery. A local Wenatchee veteran's ashes were not claimed, so Earl and his daughter were going to have them interred at this veterans' cemetery. While in the South Sound area, they will visit with their family and exchange gifts.

Kevin said the "gender reveal" of his daughter and son-in-law's newest grandbaby-to-be was postponed because the son-in-law was exposed to CoVid. He's in quarantine and after that, will be back to the gender reveal!

Program

Our program was supposed to be our former Youth Exchange student (2001) Paula Mota, but she wasn't on the ZOOM call. PDG Jim Adamson led a discussion about recent YE students, club members who have been YE students before, club members who have had their children go abroad as YE students, and club members who have been YE family hosts.

Joseph Bernard, a recent YE student from France, was on today's call. He is currently studying in Switzerland. He said it didn't seem like a year ago that he was here in Wenatchee. When he first arrived, he could not wait to get back home. He had 3 great host families that changed his mind about leaving America! He enjoyed our country's diversity, and its people. His time here really helped his English language skills, which he is using now in college.

Rebecca was a YE student back in 1979-1980, and went to West Germany for her year. She had hope to go to France, but the YE travel person thought her name sounded German and that she looked German! She confessed that the YE experience was the most dramatic event in her life. It benefited her getting an international sales job with the Washington Apple Commission.

Robin has a daughter who spent a year in Switzerland while she was 15 years old. One host family had a difficult time before and during her time there, and ultimately got a divorce! Her daughter came back with a better appreciation of chocolate and cheese. Robin's son went to Turkey after graduation and only had 1 host family during his entire stay there. He still wants to return to Turkey.

Joel Banken was a YE student in high school and went to Mexico. His learning to speak and read Spanish has helped him in his current job as a healthcare doctor at Stimelt Growers. He and his wife Julie have hosted YE students from France, Thailand, Italy, and Brazil. His two sons have been YE students to Thailand and India.

Chris' son went to Thailand without knowing any Thai language or reading skills. After about a month of immersion into the culture, he was very fluent. All host families in Thailand speak Thai only; no English! Chris and wife Holly had more free time with him being gone!

Many of our club member have been host families for inbound Youth Exchange students. Jim and Carol said you gain a child and become attached to them. They traveled to Europe and visited their YE student after 19 years.

Joseph Bernard said he has hosted 2 American YE girls since he has been back to France, and looks forward to hosting more!

Earl closed the meeting with a quote from Steve Jobs: "Work fills a major part of your life. Do what you believe is great work!"

Meeting adjourned at 8 a.m. 

December 9 meeting notes

Announcements

Congratulations to the newly elected officers for 2021-22 

President - Kathleen McNalty

Vice-Pres - Jim & Carol Adamson

Pres-Elect - Robin DeRock 

Secretary - John Schapman

Treasurer - Craig Reese

Board members -Chris McDarment and Rebecca Lyons

Board meeting Monday, Dec. 14, 7:00 am.

Theses officers will be joining current Board members Kaity VanWeerdhuizen and David Barshes

Congratulations to John Schapman, our Rotarian of the month for November.  John has done a great job as secretary, got the elections organized, gets out club emails, and keeps up our Clubrunner website.

Craig thanked all who donated to the Burundi widows and orphans.

White elephant gifts will be collected this week and distributed Saturday (don't open until the Christmas party Dec. 22).

It was announced that due to COVID, the District Conference scheduled for May in Wenatchee would have to be cancelled.

PJ reported that a huge trailer full of leaves were raked at Ron Griffith's home, loaded into a big trailer and taken to the yard waste disposal site.  Thanks to PJ, Kevin, Kathleen, Chris, Earl, and Jim & Carol.

Braggs and Confessions

Jill - celebrating 48 years of marriage.

Pete - oldest daughter expecting a son - Pete & Kristine's first grandchild.

Rebecca - thanked Kathleen and Steve for mowing her yard and hanging some lights.

Chris - son Brian selected to be a residential advisor at CWU.

John Mc - Chris and Brian helped clean out the garage and haul 7 loads to Veteran's Warehouse. He can now park his truck inside.

Program

PJ and Pete gave a presentation of our upcoming Road Apple Roulette fundraiser.  PJ gave some history of how it came about, how it works, and what our club members will be expected to do.

Basically a mile of street will be mapped out in a grid.  Ticket will be sold that are attached to a square. During the Apple Blossom Parade, when a horse poops, it is recorded by GPS and links to a ticket.  The ticket holder wins a prize. Our role will be to sell tickets, obtain prizes, and scoop the poop.

Pete gave an update on our petition to the gambling commission.  we are waiting approval.  Stay tuned.

Meeting Notes for Dec. 1, 2020

Announcements

Elections will be held December 8th, next Tuesday.  Be at the meeting so you can see the ballot and vote.  The Board has approved to put Jim & Carol Adamson on the ballot as co-vice-presidents for next year.  Unless someone else has the desire to step in, they will continue to be co-pres-elect, and co-president in 2022-23. We will be using Survey Monkey for the online election.

John McDarment showed us his purple/green wig which made its way from Milt Herman's house! Who gets this wig next! Watch your doorstep!

Carol and Jim Adamson said the Shuswap (Salmon Arm, BC) Rotary Club sent a club banner and Christmas card to our club.

The Tuesday, Dec. 22  meeting will be at 6:00 pm (no morning meeting) to celebrate Christmas with Santa Claus (virtual).  Same zoom link.  We are doing white elephant gift exchange. Gift should be about $20 or less.  If you'd like to participate, contact Earl Crowe (ejcrowe1@yahoo.com ) by Friday, Dec. 4th.  He and his elves will pick up your wrapped gift over that weekend (put your name on it with a Post-It Note), and deliver one to you. He will give you a different gift to save and be opened on Dec. 22nd at our social.

Wayne said that Life Flight Network, a Northwest air ambulance company, notified him about renewal notices to the club members who signed up last January. For those club members, he sent an email with a renewal application and directions for payment. Other club members will receive a separate email with information if they wish to enroll. Follow the directions on the email you receive to renew or initialize your membership.  If you didn't receive the email, check your SPAM folder on your computer, or contact Wayne (wkmassing@nwi.net ).

Our club received a Certificate of Appreciation, from RI President Mark Daniel Maloney, for Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club's contribution to the 2019-20 End Polio Now: Countdown to History campaign. The award was also signed by Gary C.K. Huang, Chair, The Rotary Foundation Trustees.  Earl presented the certificate to last year's president, Taro Masuda.

Kathleen announced that there is a meeting for those interested in the club's Road Apple Roulette at the Apple Blossom Festival Parade next year. The Thursday, Dec. 3rd, 5:30 pm. meeting will be on Zoom (same ZOOM meeting number as our Tuesday meeting).

Craig said that club dues invoice have been sent. If you didn't get one, check your SPAM folder in your email.

On Saturday, Dec. 5th at 8:30 am, club members are needed to help clean up the leaves in Ron Griffith's yard (1316 Kittitas, Wenatchee). Bring a leaf rake, if you can help out!

Brags & Confessions

Kathleen made her first pumpkin pie, and has joined the local Toastmasters club, which meets Monday evenings. She is working on her storytelling at Toastmasters.

Earl praised his daughter Emma, a 19 year old college student, for writing her first book, "The Mayor's Daughter" (available at Amazon). She joined a local writing group and is working on her second book, a mystery novel.

PJ said he got out of driving to Wyoming to help Wendell Cayton put windows in his barn. "That's a good thing!' he said.

Rebecca confessed to having little knowledge of internal combustion engines on lawn mowers. Hers sputters and smokes, and she needs someone to loan her a mower, or help her get hers going properly. Shade-tree mechanics, please step forward! Her other option is to get an electric or push mower.

Rotary Moment 

Jim Huffman gave the Rotary Moment today. In its early days, Rotary recognized the differences between nations and proposed a tolerance of differences in 1933. Local customs vs. international customs was to be "thoughtfully avoided" without interfering with laws. It seems to be working!

Program

Craig Reese introduced our featured speaker, David Goodnight and his wife Shelly Goodnight from the Immanuel University (India). David is a Seattle lawyer, who was voted one of the Best Lawyers in America for the past 6 years.

The Immanuel University (IU) was set up as a Christian-based school within a predominantly non-Christian country. The caste system is part of the Hindu religion and is still in place in India, especially in the rural areas. The caste system has 4 levels that are tied to God. They are: 1) the mouth of God, 2) the shoulder, 3) the belly or working, and 4) the Dalit, the Untouchables. The Dalit group numbers between 350-400 million people. The IU was set up to work with the Dalit and tribal groups within India. 

The UI has been in existence since 2011, and has a governing board. It provides legal protection for the children attending the school. A guest house allows traveling professors and teaches a place to stay on campus with security protection. During their schooling, they are given loans for their tuition, and are required to repay those loans after graduation.

After graduating, the students tour the United States, staying on the campuses of Partner Universities, and talking with employers. There has been a 100% placement of these students. 

Scholarship support and load funding gifts are always welcome.

Link for information or to make donations: Friends of Immanuel University.org

Kathleen told David that Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club was donating a children's book in his and Shelly's names to The Libraries of North Central Washington.

Meeting adjourned at 8 a.m.