News for Members and Friends
of Greater Woodinville Rotary Club
 

Tuesday, Feb. 22 meeting

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Feb. 17 Open House Invite from Evergreen Healthcare: Rotarians are invited to the special opening and preview reception for Evergreen Medical Center - Woodinville, a  new primary and urgent care facility in Woodinville. 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday with brief program at 6 p.m. The multi-story building is located at 16916 140th Ave. NE. The new center will be open for business Feb. 21.

New Woodinville Rotary office established: President Erv DeSmet and President-elect John Hughes announce the appointment of the club's first "CEO of Social Mischief", a member whose responsibility will be to oversee special, non-traditional meetings and social events for the club. The first events to fall in this category will occur in April. Other non-traditional meetings -- i.e. not the regular Tuesday morning business and information meetings -- will include the annual officer and director induction dinner in June, the summer family picnic, holiday party, charter night and others. Vice President-elect Eric Greenwood has been tapped to serve as the first CEO. He reportedly has already begun lining up "social directors" for the various events to be scheduled.

 Auction-Charity Event Theme for 2011: The steering committee met Feb. 8 and established Oktoberfest as the theme for our 21st annual fundraising Charity Event. Circle your calendars for October 8.
     A special kickoff for auction item procurement and audience development is tentatively set for the night of April 1st. Details later.

Reporter STILL sought: The Newsletter staff is in need of another Reporter to assist in the chronicling of the club's meetings. Please advise the president or Hugo if you would be willing to give it a try. The Reporters presently include John Abbott, Becky Clark, Jorge Gonzalez, Eric Greenwood, Larry Leonardson, Al Marsh, Cherry Tinker (on leave of absence) and Susan Webster.

 waiting for Reporter volunteer!

Dictionaries in February (an error filled report): Fred Kempe and the club are indebted to the following members who stepped up as Dictionary Captains for the 2011 distribution of new, illustrated dictionaries to third graders in Woodinville area elementary schools. The schools receiving dictionaries and the distribution captains are:
     Bear Creek, Gary Whitsell; Canyon Creek, Erv DeSmet; Cottage Lake, Cherry Tinker; Eastridge, Alex Racz; Woodin, Rorry Dunbar; Hollywood, Todd Banks; Kokanee, Gordy Green; Wellington, Al Marsh and Pam Johnstone; Woodmoor, Larry Duffield.

 

Erv's Presidential Recap Posted February 15     Great meeting today. Thanks to the three classification talkers.  And didn’t Miro look good in his Husky basketball shorts.  He is working on his 3 point shot and could start later in the season.    Miro had a great time at the Husky-Cal Bears basketball game last Thursday, and all of us who have had the pleasure of sharing an adventure with him find him to be a great young man.  Very enthusiastic about his year with us in the Great Northwest!! Thanks, Miro, for your great attitude.   RUMORS OF BIG CRAB FEED.  I have heard rumors of a big summertime crab feed. I will alert my field operatives to obtain as much info as possible about this event.    Great news on the dictionary distributions.  Our efforts to raise funds do make a significant difference in a lot of lives. All the third graders in the Northshore School District would certainly tell you that!! And the kids that got those much needed new warm winter coats. And the kids who go to our summer reading programs. And on and on.  Thanks for your commitment to leading a life that counts for something.  See you next week.     Consider, please, joining other Woodinville Rotarians at the annual District conference in Portland later this spring -- April 29, 30 and May 1 to be exact. Registered from Woodinville Rotary to date: George Phillips Terry Jarvis Erv DeSmet Steve Dolan John Hughes Max Zellweger Alex Hopkins