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

Reach Within to
Embrace Humanity

Our August 30 meeting will be devoted to charting the year ahead for Woodinville Rotary.

Learn how Woodinville Rotary can "grow" $16,000 in our charitable giving into $82,000 to benefit the mobility disabled in Mexico, to enhance our Rotary Community Park in Woodinville, to assist homeless mothers with children in Duvall and to provide the very first treatment program for the mentally ill in Kathmandu, Nepal.

There is NO meeting at the Grange August 23 as members enjoyed a special social time together at the Crabfeast on Saturday. Our sincere thanks to the Ecklands for hosting.

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_________46 Days, But Who's Panicking?________

Charity Event.  46 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. Auction Steering Committee Meeting: Tuesday, August 23, 5:30 p.m. at Rorry's Conference Room   Meet Pauline Robin-- Pauline arrived Friday from her home in France and, although a bit jet lagged, met many Woodinville Rotarians at the Eckland crabfeast on Saturday. Her first few days will be spent with Elna and Larry Duffield before moving to the Lazear home in Woodinville for the first of three host-family stays. Larry is seeking a family to host during the middle months of Pauline's stay. She is the third exchange student from France to spend a full year with our club.   Pauline Robin and Nan Hughes get acquainted at Eckland crabfeast    21 Acres Opening -- Woodinville Rotarians are invited to the long-awaited open house on Friday, August 26 at the newly completed structure at 21 Acreslocated on the city's south Ring Road. 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 having established a 21 Acres account in the Northshore Scholarship Foundation. Enjoy tours of the LEED building, special remarks by galloping gourmet Graham Kerr, along with local food and refreshments provided by Trellis Restaurant's Executive Chef, Brian Scheehser. We are hoping to hold one of our breakfast meetings at the new facilities in either October or November.   Rotary Community Park -- Our stewardship team has scheduled  a "power-washing" session at the Park for Saturday, August 27 at 8 a.m. Getting close to wrapping up this project and a good turnout Saturday could complete it. Questions on what to bring to Susan Webster and Tim House.   Rotary First Harvest Work Party Sept. 8 The general secretary of Rotary International will be paying a visit to the Puget Sound and District 5030 next month. One of the events being staged during his visit will be a Rotary First Harvest workparty on September 8 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the warehouse in Kent.If you are interested in participating, contact our RFH rep Jon Bylin or community service chair Greg Gratz. Or, contact RFH directly.  ___________________________________   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 16 Meeting Jorge Gonzalez reporting