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From the Desk of Rotary Reporter Erv DeSmet

 Meeting of November 22

The meeting was called to order by an elegantly dressed Guest President, Gregg Riggs, at precisely 7:30 a.m.

The flag salute and invocation were given and met the high standards of our illustrious Rotary Club.

Numerous notable guests were introduced.

Then it was on the Fight Song competition.  The Washington State University Cougars delegation was the clear victor in this sacred competition.

 

President Hughes presented noted Rotary Club member Max Zellweger with his “Paul Harris Fellow Pin Plus 6.”  This means that Max has contributed $7,000 to the Rotary Foundation.  Congratulations, Max! (Editor's Note: But, it turned out to be the wrong pin, much to Rotary Foundation director Zellweger's  dismay. The pin pictured here will be presented to it's rightful owner at the November 29 meeting, according to the president who noted that Woodinville Rotarians enjoy seeing repeated presentations of this nature so members absent at one meeting can still enjoy the ceremony and pomp of such events at the next.)

Bob Platte was welcomed into our club as a new member by Erv DeSmet and Membership Director Tana Baumler.

There was a discussion regarding the proposed new Bylaws.  It was moved by Jay Soloff, seconded by Jorge Gonzalez, to approve the proposed Bylaws.  There was a unanimous vote in favor of approval.

 

Sun Devil Soloff made the motion....	President Hughes received pin for 51 years of Rotary service

Charter Member Terry Jarvis continued his life saga.  He told some incredible stories, most notably about his honeymoon which consisted of several days of loading tons of auto parts into a large trailer.  Some of his best-remembered honeymoon spots were Umatilla, Oregon and Visalia, California, the scene of several auto parts stores whose contents made their way north to become part of the Jarvis’ growing vintage auto parts business.

 

Charter Member Terry Jarvis continued his life saga.  He told some incredible stories, most notably about his honeymoon which consisted of several days of loading tons of auto parts into a large trailer.  Some of his best-remembered honeymoon spots were Umatilla, Oregon and Visalia, California, the scene of several auto parts stores whose contents made their way north to become part of the Jarvis’ growing vintage auto parts business.   Gracefully wresting the microphone from the classification talker, President Hugo promised that Snappy would be invited to present chapter 3 at a future meeting. Karen MacDonald gave a report on the upcoming Operation Warm which will take place on December 10, 2011 at Northshore Junior High School.

Gordy Green gave a report on the holiday party which will occur at 6 p.m. on December 6, 2011 at the Crystal Lake Lodge.  Black tie attire is optional.

There were several birthday boys in attendance.  Alex Hopkins and Jay Soloff gave their birthday reports.

The program consisted of reports on the five (5) unique projects that our Rotary Club does in our community.  The first one was the Summer Reading Camps at Kokanee Elementary School and Woodmoor Elementary schools.  This program was started about 12 or so years ago at the urging of Larry Leonardson and his wife, Karen.  Many elementary school students have benefited from this Summer Reading Program.

The second project is our “Operation Warm.”  This started around 2002 - 2003.  Jay Fiske introduced this project to the Club after he had seen it in action in Pennsylvania.  He explained that a new coat means more to these kids than just having a warm coat in the wintertime.  It helps them build pride and self-esteem.  Many of the kids have never had anything new in their life.  They have had to wear hand-me-downs from other siblings.

The third unique project is our dictionary project for third graders.  There was a discussion about these dictionaries and how important they are in modern times.  There was also discussion about the possibility of using some of the money to buy books to be read by the children from their third grade classroom library selection.

The fourth unique project is “Josh The Otter” Water Safety Program.  Erv DeSmet reported on the progress being made to introduce this program next spring to the Northshore School District and to the Northshore YMCA. 

The fifth unique program of our Club is the Scholarship Program.  Steve Dolan talked about the importance of these scholarships to the recipient of them.  Mea Pen has been one such scholarship recipient and she told us all about what these scholarship dollars have meant to her.  A Woodinville High School graduate who received Rotary scholarships while attending Cascadia Community College, Mea is now a senior at the University of Washington Bothell and will earn a degree in finance next June.

President Hughes showed a summary of these five unique programs.  The total cost to continue with these programs is about $60,000.

Raffle Time.  Charlie Russell got a chance to find the money marble inside the famous white marble container box.  Sadly he did not locate this gem. Guest President Greg Riggs did not appear sad, however.

The meeting concluded at approximately 8:30 a.m.

                                                          RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

                                                          Ervin A. DeSmet, Rotary Reporter