These talks are a cornerstone to our Rotary club and provide a great way to connect with each other. You will not want to miss learning about one of our newer members.
Kevin joined the club in October 2022. He is Plant Manager at Tekni-plex formally Dolco Packaging. He is a "Lake Chelan/Orondo native who has tried to live elsewhere but never could stay away. Lucky husband to wife Amy and 4 fantastic adult children who tries to become a better Servant Leader every day."
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 20 lunches available for purchase.
GREETERS THIS WEEK - Robert Jourdan, Joe St. Jean, Brian Wendeborn
CASHIER - PP Alice Meyer
6-Apr-23
Robert
Joe
Brian
13-Apr-23
Kintner
Rodgers
Alley, Lee
20-Apr-23
Galbraith
Salcido
Berg
27-Apr-23
Mickey
Scott
Litterell
Greeters are selected so as to combine one from each of 3 groups:
board members (club or Foundation), seasoned members, new members.
Britt Dudek gave a historical overview and history of the program. The roots of the program began in the late 1990s with the Washington land-use planning initiative, which led to the state Growth Management Act, which included the Critical Areas Ordinance.
After a 2-year pause in legislating land use and with lots of debate, three criteria were agreed on in 2012:
Protect critical areas (don't make it worse)
Voluntary enhancement
Maintain and enhance agricultural viability
Chelan and Thurston Counties were the first to implement the plans.
From the VSP website. The Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) is an optional, incentive-based approach to protecting critical areas while promoting agriculture. The VSP is allowed under the Growth Management Act as an alternative to traditional approaches to critical areas protection, such as “no touch” buffers. Twenty eight counties have “opted in” to the VSP by nominating one or more watersheds in their county where the program would apply. Chelan County received funding to develop a VSP work plan from the Washington State Conservation Commission and the Technical Panel adopted the April 2017.
The goals of the VSP program include:
Promote plans to protect and enhance critical areas where agricultural activities are conducted, while maintaining and improving the long-term viability of agriculture in the state of Washington and reducing the conversion of farmland to other uses.
Focus and maximize voluntary incentive programs to encourage good riparian and ecosystem stewardship as an alternative to historic approaches used to protect critical areas.
Leverage existing resources by relying upon existing work and plans in counties and local watersheds, as well as existing state and federal programs to the maximum extent practicable to achieve program goals.
Encourage and foster a spirit of cooperation and partnership among county, tribal, environmental, and agricultural interests to better assure program success.
Improve compliance with other laws designed to protect water quality and fish habitat.
Rely upon voluntary stewardship practices as the primary method of protecting critical areas and not require the cessation of agricultural activities (RCW 36.70A.700).
Incoming Assistant District Governor PP Mike Kintner presented PP Alice Meyer (2021-22) with a Rotary Presidential Citation for the club's generous donations to Rotary's PolioPlus fund ($2,310) during her year as president.
Jessi Mendoza announced Pair & Share 2.0.
Similar to the Pair in Share in the fall, members are encouraged to connect with each other outside of Rotary meetings. You can meet for coffee, lunch, cocktails or just sit in outside. The purpose to deepen our connections with each other. Fall 2022, we have over 25 Pair & Share connections.
For Pair & Share 2.0, the focus will be connecting with the new members since July 2022.
See contact information for new members HERE. Login is required.
Make sure to take a photo and send to Frank Clifton or Jill Leonard.
You can see all the Pair & Share photos to date on our website home page as a scrolling carousel.
UPCOMING EVENTS. All Wenatchee Rotarians should plan to attend all or part of the upcoming District 5060 Conference in Leavenworth. This will great fun, inspirational and informative. Click the image for information and to register. Discount deadline has been extended to April 15!
And don't forget about the putt-putt golf competition between Canada and the U.S.
AGN Mike will have a sign-up sheet at our regular meeting this week. Earn 100 bonus PHF points for attendance at any paid part of the conference.
SERVICE PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES.
APPLE BLOSSOM RECYCLING/COMPOSTING. Environmental Chair Natalie Williams announced:
"Please sign up for some fun volunteer time at the Earth Fair 4/22 and Apple Blossom Youth Day 4/30. Rotary has partnered with Waste Loop, Winton Manufacturing (commercial composting), Waste Management, Sustainable NCW, and Young Life to introduce Recycling, Repurposing and Composting to the Apple Blossom Festival. On Youth Day four local food fair vendors will offer compostable service items, and volunteers will staff waste sorting stations lent to us by the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce. These volunteers will help fair patrons deposit their garbage into compost, recycling, and trash receptacles. Please sign up to help at the link below. Throughout the Apple Blossom Festival the beer garden will use all compostable cups donated by Icicle Brewing and Münchenhaus and a Rotary volunteer will collect and transport all empty bottles to Chelan Rotary's 911 Glass Rescue. Young Life volunteers will collect and deposit cardboard from food vendors into a special container donated by Waste Mgmt. Compostable items will be collected and processed by Winton Mfg. Please sign up HERE for a 2-hour shift on April 30.
Also needed: help staffing the Rotary table at the Earth Fair at Pybus Market, 4/22. To volunteer, please contact Kris Cameron directly at kriscamken@gmail.com. Thank you for being the change you want to see in your community!"
Town Toyota Concessions - There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer and help generate funds for the Community Outreach Grants.
Thank you for supporting the club and volunteering your time.
Youth Exchange hosting - The Youth Exchange Committee is looking for housing for our inbound RYE student for next school year, 2023-24. If you would like to host a student for all or a part of the school year, contact RYE chair Brett Riley.
WVC SCHOLARSHIP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Rachel Evey called for volunteers to assist in screening some of the hundreds of applications received each quarter. Evaluator training is provided. Rachel also mentioned a free concert at WVC April 6 featuring world-class musicians. For more, contact Rachel here, or visitfoundation@wvc.eduor 509-682-6410.
MUSEUM GRANT. Marriah Thornock, Executive Director, gave an update on the District Grant to upgrade Coyote's Corner, to be unveiled at an event next Friday April 7.
Coyote's Corner is a hands-on children’s activity area with self-guided art projects and interactive learning.
Dick Reed promoted this worthwhile fundraiser to benefit CASA and SAGE.
Click image to register. (second listing)
Rotary Club of Osoyoos partnered with Community Services, Town of Osoyoos to create a skate library at the Sun Bowl Arena. Rotary secured funding from the Osoyoos Credit Union, the Town of Osoyoos and ourselves to build a skate rack and supply new and used skates. The Skate Library helps families who can not afford skates the ability to come out and enjoy free public skating. The Skate Library is on an honor system, use the skates then return them afterwards. The free public skating is also funded by the Rotary Club from our volunteer efforts at the beer gardens for the Coyote Hockey team.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK.
Check out the upcoming events for the Club, District 5060, and Rotary International
PROGRAM THIS WEEK 
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Jessi Mendoza announced Pair & Share 2.0.
All Wenatchee Rotarians should plan to attend all or part of the upcoming District 5060 Conference in Leavenworth. This will great fun, inspirational and informative. Click the image for information and to register. Discount deadline has been extended to April 15!
APPLE BLOSSOM RECYCLING/COMPOSTING. 
WVC SCHOLARSHIP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Rachel Evey called for volunteers to assist in screening some of the hundreds of applications received each quarter. Evaluator training is provided. Rachel also mentioned a free 
April 29. 
