News for Members and Friends
of the Rotary Club of Greater Woodinville

Acres of Diamonds

Tuesday's program will feature Acres of Diamonds
Executive Director Jackie Gould

The Duvall-based agency is recipient of our Homelessness
Matching Grant of $5000 made possible by our own
fund raising efforts and funds donated to our Rotary
District 5030 by the Gates Foundation

Learn how this grant will benefit mothers and families
who are finding safe, temporary housing.

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_________55 Days, But Who's Counting?________

Charity Event.  55 days to go until Oktoberfest. Have you procured an auction item or two or three? Do you have commitments from at least four guests to join you? Have you registered online? Focus on Kids and Education.   Crabfeast at Ecklands-- have you sent your RSVP to either hosts Stacie Eckland or our czar Jorge Gonzalez for the Saturday, August 20 Crabfeast at the Eckland residence north of Maltby. Please let them know the number attending and what you will add to the food spread. Friday was the deadline to sign in.   Breakfasts for Newer Members -- With no regular weekly meeting at the Grange on Tuesday, August 23, Membership Director Tana Baumler has invited new and newer members to the Maltby Cafe that morning at 7:30 a.m. for a special opportunity to inquire and share experiences with Woodinville Rotary. This no-host breakfast is held as an informal get-acquainted-with-Rotary session and provides a platform to answer such burning questions as: "How can I get plugged in to the club's many projects and activities." All club members welcome.   21 Acres Opening -- Woodinville Rotarians are invited to the long-awaited open house August 26 at the newly completed structure at 21 Acres. Open house from 4-7 p.m. with ceremony at 6 p.m. The program will include the presentation of our club's annual donation to the 21 Acres education program made possible through the club's establishing a 21 Acres account in the Northshore Scholarship Foundation. Enjoy tours of the LEED building, special remarks by Graham Kerr, along with local food and refreshments provided by Trellis Restaurant's Executive Chef, Brian Scheehser.   Sammamish Valley Festival -- A community-based, face to face, family event! Friday, August 19 and Saturday August 20 from 2 to 10 p.m. at Olympic Nursery. -Hay rides -Music -Food -Fun -Crafts -Wine tasting -Hot air balloon rides (limited) -Local vendors and organizations -SVA -SV Grange of Woodinville. $5 entrance fee and $5 for vehicle parking. Cash only. Parking and Entrance located south of Olympic Nursery.  ___________________________________   Register Yourself and Guests for Oktoberfest Our audience development team encourages you to follow these easy-to-do steps http://wrc.maestroweb.com When you open this webpage, note the "RSVP instructions", then look at the top for "RSVP" and click on this link. The link takes you to the registration form. Enter meal requests, names, e-mail info etc. Under Payment Method, answer "Prepaid Rotarian". http://wrc.maestroweb.com     SAVE the DATE We have provided an electronic SAVE the DATE document for members to forward or send to their invitees. Printed copies are available at Tuesday meetings. The plan is for all registrations to be done electronically this year. Members will be responsible for seeing that their guests are registered.   to open the Save the Date card   ______________________________________ For each procured auction item turned in at all future meetings through Oct. 4, the member bringing in either a silent or live auction item will receive a ticket or tickets for the marble box drawing!   Rotary Reporter for August 9 Meeting Salient Points from R.J. Clark