HANWASH is the acronym for The Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Strategy, the Haitian effort to begin the serious work of bringing clean drinking water to Haiti. Carin Smith is chair of our International Service Committee and has led this effort for District 5060.
She will bring an update on the latest information with this important humanitarian program for which our club is a major participant. Don't miss it!
A recent development is highlighted below in this week's "Where in the World is Rotary?"
MEETING INFORMATION. This week - Pybus Event Center
IMPORTANT - To help make purchasing lunches easier, we will have a cashier each week. Lunches are $12 per person. You can purchase by cash, check or Venmo. We have 25 lunches available for purchase.
Cashier Alice
Rachel
Michelle
Tom
GREETERS THIS WEEK - Rachel Evey, Michelle Price, Tom Leonard
CASHIER - PP Alice Meyer
Greeters are selected so as to combine one from each of 3 groups:
board (club or Foundation), seasoned members, new members.
Thanks to Marriah Thornock (member and museum director) and her amazing staff for accommodating our meeting at the Museum after a last-minute unexpected scheduling conflict at Pybus.
Rachel provided an update on what is happening at WVC and the Foundation. She also introduced the newest WVC President, Dr Faimous Harrison, who took office as the thirteenth president of Wenatchee Valley College Jan. 3, 2023. He brings 32 years of experience in higher education to WVC and is a former Rotarian. He briefly described some of his Rotary history.
Rachel has been Executive Director of the WVC Foundation since 2018; she has a team of 5 including President Jill. For the complete program, watch the ZOOM video here.
She described some demographics of the student body, both at Wenatchee and Omak campuses, and the Learning Centers on the Colville Reservation and in Winthrop (covering about 10,000 square miles). WVC also has international students (about 50) WVC is both a Community College and a Tech school.
Other topics included tuition and its many factors, Pell scholarships, Running Start, adult learners, 50 various programs, instruction modes, and campus improvements.
WVC is a "Tree Campus" with more than 500 trees on campus.
MEETINGS
Noon PT, Thursdays at Pybus Event Center, #3 N. Worthen Avenue, Wenatchee, WA USA 98801 (unless noted otherwise)
Lunch is available for $12.
Join us in-person or on ZOOM. Or dial 253-215-8782;
Rachel expressed deep appreciation to community donors, allowing the foundation to provide about $828K to the college in scholarship funds and programmatic and emergency assistance support this year. She is proud of the campus community events arranged by the foundation, as well as alumni awards for which nominations are welcomed. She also welcomes Rotarian support such as volunteering for campus events and scholarship evaluating.
Some of Rachels's images:
THANKS TO THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED AT TTC
This week's News and Announcements.
IMAGINE ROTARY MOMENTS.
What an event was our TOAST & ROAST!! It was everything promised. Laughs, great people and we raised some serious $$. Final results will be announced soon.
At the event, President Jill acknowledged all Rotarians in the room, she also invited non Rotarians to come check out a meeting to see what we are about. Jill is encouraging those who has non Rotary members at their table to invite them to a meeting.
In order to show the success of the event, we need your photos. Please tag us on your social media phots using the following hashtags your photos! Use #ToastandRoast #WenRotary #Rotary
Guest Rotarian (and former member) Daryl Ferguson bragged that his wife Mona made the crown worn by Rufus in the photo, as well as the crowns for our Festival Royalty.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANTS. Joe St. Jean explained how these grants have helped many community groups over the years and promised that the new grant information will be posted on our website very soon. He thanked and named his excellent team and described some recent projects. We currently have about $11,000 available to award with the average grant being between $200 - $2000.
The main source of these funds are from member dues and volunteering at the Town Toyota Center concessions. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase Rotary and also have funds for Community Grants. Applications will open on April 1. See website for details.
UPCOMING EVENTS.
WOMEN OF ROTARY. President Jill invited all women to gather at "Women of Rotary"- March 23, 5:30pm Riverside Pub. The agenda includes fellowship with women of all local clubs and discussing a possible all-female service project.
INTERACT SERVICE PROJECT. Laurie Flarity-White, Interact club mentor, asked for volunteers to work with Interact Club students to collect trash at Wenatchee High School, Tuesday March 21, 9 TO 11AM, or come for just for an hour.
CASHMERE ROTARY AUCTION. Visiting Rotarian Julie Ryan asks us to support the annual auction at Chelan County Fairgrounds on April 1. She promises lots of fun! Donations are appreciated. The $35 ticket includes a wonderful meal.
Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce. Business After Hours on March 30th, 5-7PM, at the Weinstein Company warehouse in Olds Station. The Rotary Clubs of the Wenatchee Valley are now members so everyone is encouraged to attend. Wear your ROTARY PIN.
FUND-RAISING/SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.
March 17-19 -We need volunteers at TTC!!
We will be running the Grill Zone concessions at the Town Toyota Center (TTC) on March 17-19. This is the perfect way to share the fun of Rotary, hang out with some cool people, and make some money for the club. A portion of the proceeds of the concessions will come directly back to the club. These funds are part of the Community Outreach budget. This committee provides grants to organizations in our community. The application date opens in spring! We need 5 people each date.
March 17-18 are Wenatchee Wild Hockey games, and March 19 is the Bighorn Basketball game.
It is recommended you acquire a Food Handler permit, and MAST (Mandatory Alcohol Server Training) permit. Once completed, please bring a copy for Confluence Rotary President, Wendy Dalpez the day of your shift.
No special knowledge is required. These events will focus on how and what to recycle. We need volunteers to "man-the-bins" effort. To sign up please contact Natalie Williams or sign up below.
Here are links to sign up to help staff the Rotary Booth.
GLASS RECYCLING. Save your wine bottles and other glass. One of our members is planning a trip to the Chelan Rotary Recycle Center in the next few weeks. More later. Or you may receive a text alert stating when to bring glass to a Rotary meeting.
NEW MEMBER PROPOSAL. Becky Berg has been approved by the Board for membership. She is transferring from Marysville noon Rotary. She is Superintendent of Eastmont Schools and will become a member after this listing if no objections are filed. Provide feedback here.
In 2018, Wenatchee Rotary began corresponding with the founders of a larger group that is working to bring clean water to all of Haiti. HANWASH is an acronym for The Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Strategy. in 2019 the club committed to become a "Champion" of one of the first four pilot projects organized by this group, In 2022 We were approved for a Rotary Foundation Grant for the first phase of a water system in the Ferrier region!
This $490,000 grant will pay for a large well, pressure tank, chlorination system, and piped water to homes in the village of Artaud. Subsequent stages will extend the piped water to 4 other villages with a total of over 5,000 people getting potable water piped to their homes at less cost than they currently pay to fill jugs from a traveling water truck.
This photo is the first well site for HANWASH, and was taken just this month!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK.
May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more......
and nothing but happiness come through your door~ Irish Blessing
Check out the upcoming events for the Club, District 5060, and Rotary International
PROGRAM THIS WEEK - HANWASH
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IMAGINE ROTARY MOMENTS.
This $490,000 grant will pay for a large well, pressure tank, chlorination system, and piped water to homes in the village of Artaud. Subsequent stages will extend the piped water to 4 other villages with a total of over 5,000 people getting potable water piped to their homes at less cost than they currently pay to fill jugs from a traveling water truck.