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THIS WEEK - OCTOBER 14, 2021
TAXES AND DONATIONS
With Kevin Williams & Ken Robertson
Presented by PP Tom McNair
(ZOOM #78, Hybrid # 27)
Our first speaker Thursday will be Kevin Williams. His topic will be "The Washington State Long Term Care Tax".
Kevin is a native of the Tri-Cities and has worked in the family-owned insurance and investment business of Insurance and Financial Consultants, Inc. since 1982. Current past president of the following organizations: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Kiwanis Club of Pasco, Greater Pasco Area Chamber of Commerce, Lourdes Foundation (charitable arm of local hospital and psychiatric care center). And more.
Married to Rhonda; they have two children, Tyler and Marissa. His personal interests include Camping, fishing, snow skiing, golfing, boating, vocal and instrumental music.
Our own Ken Robertson will be our second speaker. His topic will be "Donating to a charity using a QDC". His bio is as follows:
Ken was born in West Point, New York, so, naturally he grew up to become an U.S. Army officer. After twenty years in the Army, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1974. He spent the next twenty three years working in HR for the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Virginia Employment Commission, and the Virginia Department of Retirement Systems. Then, he and his wife, Heather, picked up and moved to Wenatchee to be close to family here. Lucky family, and lucky Wenatchee Rotary Club!
Ken will be speaking to us about something near and dear to his heart; gifting to his favorite charity from a qualified retirement account.
The Hybrid/ZOOM meeting was opened and led by president Alice Meyer, with Jill Leonard & Thomas Everly as ZOOM hosts at the Pybus Market Event Center. Masking was required.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS
[All announcements are repeated in the Appleseed.]
UPCOMING.. At the Museum (see above), then default meeting venue is Pybus except November 18 at Wenatchee Valley College (lunch snack provided); more later.
Women in Rotary- October 26, 5:30-7:00pm, Hilton Gardens on Worthen. See details and wish list below.
Weekly text reminders will continue.
OKTOBERFEST 10/21.PP Don Myers gave an invite to all members to attend his (and Heidi's) annual outdoor social event at their home at 1030 Canyonside (#2 Canyon), 5:30 PM. Bring a side dish and a favorite beverage. They will provide brats, buns and trimmings, and yes, even saurkraut.
POLIO DAY FUNDRAISER. From the home of Carmen Bossenbrock in Dryden, PP Pete Van Well gave two important announcements regarding annual World Polio Day, October 24.
1) We join with all Rotary Clubs of the valley in raising funds for Polio-Plus by providing "From Scratch by Us" dinners at the close of Make-A-Difference Day (MADD), 10/23. This info is on our website, www.wenatcheerotary.org
Cost of each meal for two is $55. Pre-order by 10/18, and pickup at WVC on 10/23 between 4:30 - 7:30 PM*. Deadline to order is 10/18.
Meal includes lasagna, caesar salad, garlic bread.
Info and order online here - HERE . Questions? Call 509-679-5214
To view full size, clickPoster link . Please promote to friends and family.
* We also need 10 hours of volunteers during the pickup period.
2) Pete also announced that Carmen has donated $1000 to become our Auction "Baloon-Pop" sponsor.
AUCTION UPDATE. PP Mike Kintner gave a progress report on procurement, and referred to "Dear Applesauce" for advice on procuring auction items and repeated some suggestions from prior meetings, especially gift cards from local businesses. Pete praised Carin Smith's donations. We are reminded that we are only 100 days out!
MILITARY VET OPPORTUNITY. Vets - please contact Ford Barrett aboutan upcoming program.
YOUTH NEWS. From our Interact Club at Wenatchee High School. "In our meeting today (10/11) we discussed club t-shirts and some of our upcoming events. Some important dates are October 14th which will be our walk of Jacobsen Preserve with Susan Ballinger and November 5th which will be our Be the Light Walk. I'll send pictures from these soon!
Sophia Kinninger, VP"
PEACE ESSAY CONTEST. Susan Albert is coordinating this, 09/21 - 10/24 at all Wenatchee high schools. See home page (www.wenatcheerotary.org). She is also working with the Interact club to get us some reports for the Appleseed.
GUESTS. In person, we welcomed once again, Rick Edwards, a friend of both the speaker and president Alice. He works with Scott Johnson on the landscaping at the rescue mission, and has ties with Sustainable Wenatchee. On ZOOM, Natalie Williams joined us again, but now she is approved for membership. See below.
WVC OPPORTUNITY. Rachel Evey announces that the WVC Foundation is currently seeking to hire a coordinator.
APPLESAUCE. 'Dear Applesauce' has returned. Scroll way down.
NEW-MEMBER. Natalie Williams has been approved by the board for membership. She is proposed by Meliesa Tiegard. She will be inducted as soon as possible.
DID YOU KNOW? All issues of the Appleseed are stored in our website archives? To access, click HERE, NO login required.
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.
Click HERE and/or HERE for the latest COVID-19 local health news.
Scott was sponsored and introduced by President Alice who gave an overview of his interesting background and experience, especially in the military and as an officer of the Los Angeles rescue mission, perhaps the nations largest. He has directed the local Wenatchee Rescue Mission for only a few months, along with his wife Monique, now Director of Women’s Services at the mission's 'Haven of Hope'.
They reside on site as they have been unable to locate suitable housing in the area.
Scott used an excellent PowerPoint and was confident and articulate in describing the history, current activities and needs, as shown in the video above. He showed photos of the facility and his expansion plans. Some of his images are shown below.
Essentially he seeks more community involvement in the mission. See previous Appleseed (above) for more bio on Scott & Monique. He praised Rotary's polio-eradication efforts, as he has an uncle who experienced polio.
Sadly, the Rescue Mission is the "best hidden secret" in Wenatchee, because it has had little outreach. Thus he is personally reaching out to the local homeless. He wants no government help because many homeless don't trust them, and because of red-tape and paperwork.
He wants to offer HELP, HOPE, AND OPPORTUNITY, and offer a disciplined hand up, not a handout. He has some BIG HOLY AUDACIOUS GOALS. He outlined the type of help needed:
Volunteers, donors, advice, more directors for the board, legal counsel for some of the residents (to expunge minor infractions from their past), and donations of goods and services (such as clothing, food and supplies). For much more, visit the website Wenatchee Rescue Mission .
Attendance (Advise secretary if you were not counted).
7-Oct
ZOOM
Pybus
Pybus
1
Bossenbrock*
Anderson*
Reed
2
Campbell
Barrett, PP
Robertson
3
Conner, PP
Bridges
Ross
4
Cooper
Button, PP
Scanga
5
Dudek
Clifton
Shermer
6
Evey
Everly
Singhose
7
Foster
Galbraith, PP
Smith,J
8
Jourdan
Heminger, PP
Sparks
9
Kintner, PP
Henkle
Stuller, PP
10
Mendoza
Jinneman*
11
Michelsen
Kulaas
Guests
12
Nelson
Leonard
Natalie Williams
13
Parlette
McNair, PP
New member
14
Peters, PP
Meyer
Rick Edwards
15
Sharp
Monette
Scott Johnson
16
St. Jean
Myers, Don, PP
speaker
17
Stach
Provo
18
Van Well, PP
Rasmussen, PP
Women in Rotary
October 26, 5:30-7:00pm
Hilton Gardens on Worthen
Jill Leonard's details and WISH LIST.
No host beverages and time to socialize.
As part of a service project, we will be collecting donations for the Women's Resource Center. Bring items to the meeting and we will get them distributed.
Wish list for Bruce Transitional Housing - Important Needs.
Gifts or Gift cards to buy teens and tweens presents for Christmas and Birthdays. We have a stash of toys for kids 9 and under but we don’t have anything for the older kids and teens when the parents do not have the means to provide gifts.
Two cordless hardwood vacuums or stick vacuums.
Curtains for windows in resident rooms. We have 50 windows that need curtains size 42x84
30 kitchen size trash cans for resident rooms and also trash bags.
Gift Cards to buy an interview outfit or clothing items they need when they find work (such as non-slip shoes or work boots).
Gift cards for Supercuts or Great clips for job interviews or back to school haircuts.
Laundry soap and dryer sheets.
Hair brushes, combs, Shampoo, Conditioner, and bodywash.
Tampons.
Winter gloves and Beanies for men and women and children.
Gift cards to buy snow pants and snow boots for kids.
3 electric can openers.
Multipurpose cleaner.
Diaper rash cream
--- DEAR APPLESAUCE ---
Dear Applesauce: So you think you can keep this silly distraction going indefinitely? Some have doubts that you have the fortitude for such a challenging goal!
--- From Skeptical Rotarian
Dear Skeptical,
Finally, a missive Dear Applesauce can appreciate! Rest assured, after surviving countless hospitality rooms at District Conference, Dear Applesauce has fortitude to spare! So GAME ON!
P.S. As for the term “silly distraction”, you’re a cheeky one, aren’t you, Skeptical? Dear Applesauce is going to keep an eye on you.
To see the most recent answers by Dear Applesauce, visit previous editions of the Appleseed HERE .
HAVE A QUESTION FOR APPLESAUCE?
Click HERE . Watch for your answer in a future Appleseed.
PP Don Myers gave an invite to all members to attend his (and Heidi's) annual outdoor social event at their home at 1030 Canyonside (#2 Canyon), 5:30 PM. Bring a side dish and a favorite beverage. They will provide brats, buns and trimmings, and yes, even saurkraut. 
PP Mike Kintner gave a progress report on procurement, and referred to "Dear Applesauce" for advice on procuring auction items and repeated some suggestions from prior meetings, especially gift cards from local businesses. Pete praised Carin Smith's donations. We are reminded that we are only 100 days out!
Susan Albert is coordinating this, 09/21 - 10/24 at all Wenatchee high schools. See home page (
Rachel Evey announces that the WVC Foundation is currently seeking to hire a coordinator. 
Natalie Williams has been approved by the board for membership. She is proposed by Meliesa Tiegard. She will be inducted as soon as possible.
