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THIS WEEK - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
TEAM NATURALEZA
With Elisa Lopez (ZOOM #75, Hybrid # 24)
Elisa Lopez’s passion for the outdoors started at a young age, collecting lady bugs on Stemilt Hill in Wenatchee. In the past few years, Elisa has been learning about the plants, animals, land, and waters in NCW and looks forward to a lifetime of learning our home. In 2017, she earned a bachelor of science in Zoology from WSU and has been working to connect people to the outdoors since.
From 2009 to 2013, Environment for the Americas worked with partners across the U.S. to examine ways to improve Latino visitation to natural areas and participation in science and outdoor experiences. Team Naturaleza in Washington’s Wenatchee River Valley is a result of outreach in that area. With the support from multiple agencies, including U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other non-governmental agencies, the community works together to introduce youth and adults to the Valley’s natural resources.
Team Naturaleza invited the Latinx/Hispanic community to outdoor recreation events such as birding at the Horan Natural Area or hiking up Ski Hill. Staff provide bilingual environmental education for all ages so people can learn about nature in the language they need. Our goal is to increase our participant’s knowledge about the trail systems so they can return to the sites independently. See also the local Facebook page.
The Hybrid/ZOOM meeting was opened and led by president Alice Meyer, with Thomas Everly as ZOOM host at the Pybus Market Event Center. Masking was advised due to recent CDC guidance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS
[All announcements are repeated in the Appleseed.]
FOOD SERVICE. President Alice will provide a lunch snack for a donation at the Museum.
APPLE CENTURY BIKE RIDE. REGISTER HERE for September 25th. Sunrise Rotary 34th annual event begins in Wenatchee continuing to Lake Wenatchee and returning for the full 100 mile experience, or riders can opt to return once arriving in Leavenworth. Registration fees help support our Challenge Scholarship Program, focusing on at-risk high school students. Our club, while working with school counselors, identify 10th grade students that are at risk of not graduation high school. See last week's Appleseed for more on the program.
NEXT WEEK. Carin Smith presents Team Naturaleza, with Elisa Lopez, a hybrid/ZOOM at WV Museum and Cultural Center. See above. Weekly text reminders will continue. On October 7, we meet at Wenatchee Valley College; more later.
PLAQUE. The Sargent-at-Arms Team (led by Dick Reed) continues doing excellent unheralded setup work for our meetings. Now they have arranged to post a plaque at Pybus showing when we meet there.
TRIVIA . President Alice again closed the meeting with some baseball trivia, in keeping with our auction theme. Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. hit back-to-back home runs for Mariners On Sept. 14, 1990, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. made history when they became the first father-son duo to hit back-to-back home runs in a game against the California Angels.
APPLESAUCE. On vacation.
Rotary District Training. Visit the D5060 home page site and view the "Upcoming Events" panel on the right side of the page. Click the link to register for any event.
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PP Mike gave an overview of some of the details of the auction preparations, especially urging everyone to save the date of January 29, and plan to attend.
Three-part procurement slips should be completely filled out. Turn in the white copy to Pete, Jill or Mike, give the pink copy to the donor. The yellow copy stays with the item, which can be stored according to instructions from Mike. Jill assigns the item ID number. If downloading the forms, print 2 copies, one for the donor. Sponsors are still being sought. Table sponsorships cost $600.
Event tickets will be available in November at $75 per person. If COVID prevents a gathering, preparations are considering an on-line event.
Mike then recognized PP Pete, dressed as the "Cool Aid Man" on the beach at Westport, where the weather was COLD! This was to be the first event that Pete would do as the seed money pledges reached the minimum threshold. Amazingly the goal was exceeded raising $11,350, The members cheered as Pete took the 'Polar Bear Plunge'. What will Pete do next!? Stay tuned.
Gary Provo gave some background on himself and wife Jane, beginning when they arrived in Wenatchee in 2013. Recently distracted by personal matters, he promised to become more active as soon as he steps down (in January) from leadership in another organization which has helped him. He is honored to be part of this great Rotary club. (Watch the video)
Michelle Shermer also spoke about her current life in and out of Rotary, showing some family photos as well as a video related to her involvement with the international "ONE Campaign". She raised 5 kids, including one set of twins, and has just recently become a grandma. In recent weeks, one son was married, and one had a new baby in New York. Thus she and husband Ken travel there next week (after a brief stop in Dublin, Ireland, to visit their daughter and her fiancee, and perhaps see her favorite band, U2, which the club may be greatly exposed to during her year as president, 2023-24). She also encouraged the members to continue supporting the Migrant Camp Outreach. This lady is a force of nature!. Watch the video.
She also addressed:
THE ONE CAMPAIGN, with which she has been heavily involved for many years.