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

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Tuesday's Program-September 13

Oktoberfest Auction Update

Members bring procurement forms and the good
news about more auction registrations

     Also, a bottle of wine for the coolers to be included in the auction!

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____ 26 Days,  so we better have momentum ___

Here's the Date October 8 5:30 p.m. Meydenbauer Center Bellevue 21st Annual Woodinville Rotary Charity Fundraising Event For Kids and Education John Curley Emcee/Auctioneer Charity Event.  26 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.   The auction steering committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Rorry's conference room.   Auction Breaking News: New auction items just posted -- four hours handyman services from Westhill, Inc.....paella dinner for eight.....glass blowing art experience for five...."First Citizen of Grace" appointment with your name and photo in headlines....wine cooler stocked with 12 fine wines! Need ideas? Check with Rorry or Pam.   Welcome Pauline Robin-- You are now one of us with many months to look forward to. Pauline received her blue badge at historic Aug. 30 meeting. Pauline will continue to help us with the French phrase for "Where Shall We Have Dinner?" Ai alloms mous diner?     Board Meeting -- Officers and Directors will meet Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at Brittany Park. Agenda includes continued review of club bylaws, organization and procedures. Not to mention membership, off-site meetings, etc.   SATURDAY -- Plans are to complete the power washing at Rotary Community Park in two shifts on Saturday, Sept. 17. Details at this Tuesday's meeting. Need hoses and "bodies".   Membership Proposed --  The club officers and directors have voted to extend an invitation of membership to Bob Platte, a guest the past two meetings, who is taking over a Farmers Insurance office in Woodinville. This is the first of two postings of this membership proposal. His sponsors are Tana Baumler and Pam Johnstone. Inquiries as to this proposal should be directed to the club secretary.   Sept. 20 at Brightwater -- On Tuesday, Sept. 20 we will meet at the Environmental Education and Community Center at Brightwater for a preview of this new facility. There will be NO meeting at the Grange that morning. We will be guests of King County and the Friends of the Hidden River. We will learn a bit about the plans for the Center and have time for a tour of the facilities, including the two science labs. The official grand opening of the facility is a daylong happening Sept. 24.  ___________________________________   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". The cost of the evening is $125 per person. 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!