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

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Tuesday's Program-September 6

Oktoberfest Auction Update

A follow-up to last week's excellent presentation and interactive discussion among the 40 attending on how our Rotary Club has become the community's unofficial
'Center for Sustainable Giving'

     Members attending the Aug. 30 meeting learned 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.

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____ 33 Days,  but we got momentum ___

Charity Event.  33 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. 6, at Rorry's conference room.   Auction Breaking News: New live auction item procured -- week's stay at Grand Cayman's Westin Hotel with airfare for two from Seattle! More details soon! Tell your prospective guests. What a vacation opportunity.   Welcome Pauline Robin-- You are now one of us for many months to look forward to. Pauline receives her blue badge at historic Aug. 30 meeting.     21 Acres Opening -- Woodinville Rotarians joined supporters of the 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living for the opening Friday. 21 Acres has promised an item for our Oktoberfest dinner auction and the club is planning to schedule one of our November breakfast meetings at the Center once the commercial kitchen and events spaces are up and running.   Rotary Community Park -- Stand by for the schedule for the last session to complete the boardwalk power washing. Thanks to all members who have helped so far. The club envisions continuing our stewardship commitment and has sent in a grant application to Rotary District 5030 to install an informational kiosk at the north entrance to the Park. Woodinville Rotary Club is asking the district to match our $3,500 commitment as part of the District Simplified Grant program for community projects. This is the first time the club has taken advantage of the grant program for such a project. Further plans at the Park entrance are being developed in concert with the Parks and Recreation Commission of the city. Our thanks to Susan Webster and Tim House for taking on this stewardship effort.   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". 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!