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Wenatchee Rotary  - Noon Thursdays at Red Lion
Meeting of November 08, 2018 - Volume LXVIII - No 19
  November is ROTARY FOUNDATION Month  
 
ROTARY AMBASSADORS SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Please try to arrive by 11:30 AM.   
All members are always welcome to greet.
Schedule changes are made for new members.
                
  Dick Linda Dan Sue
  -- Future Weeks Ahead -----------
1 Gillum Turner Ross Rounds
2 Gillum Riley Rowe Shermer
3 Gillum Sorom Singhose J. Smith
820 N. Chelan Ave.,
509-663-8711
We are dedicated to improving our
patients’ health by providing safe, 
high-quality care in a 
compassionate and cost-effective 
manner by investing in technology
 and resources to stay on the
leading edge of healthcare innovation, our communities 
receive local access to leading medicine.
Columbia River Room this week. Tentative Menu:  Beef burgundy, Mashed potatoes, Carrots and broccoli, Green Salad w/assorted toppings & dressings; Chef's choice Dessert, coffee service. 
     NEXT WEEK    - Apple Cup TailGate Friday Nov. 16 (no Thursday meeting)
See other important future program details below.

- CONTENTS -
  • PROGRAM THIS WEEK
  • AMBASSADORS
  • WEEK IN REVIEW/ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
  • EVENTS CALENDAR
  • AUCTION 2019 UPDATE
  • ALL SITE SPONSORS
  • UPCOMING SPEAKERS
  • TRIVIA QUIZ
  • CLUB-60 POLIO STATUS
  • PHOTO OF THE WEEK
 
 
     THIS WEEK - VETERANS' DAY     
With Ford Barrett and Lou Barrier
The club is honored to have retired naval medical corpsman Lou Barrier as the speaker. Lou joined the Navy in 1949, before graduating from high school. The Korean War broke out the next year and the young Lou found himself facing the combat medics' greatest challenges as he served as a medic with the Marines.
Little more than a decade later he was sent to Viet Nam. There he functioned in many combat areas as a medical technician sent to gather information about disease-carrying insects that were present. Lou retired from the Navy in 1987 after 28 years.
But Lou Barrier did not really retire. He went about finishing his formal education, completing his GED, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in drug and alcohol treatment and mental health. After graduation he was hired to fill the director's position in the Chelan County Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. He served there for 12 years. His next stint was at Wenatchee Valley College, where he developed the drug and alcohol treatment course of study. After a dozen years at WVC, Lou retired and lives with his wife in Wenatchee.
Few people have Lou Barrier's wide background as a combat medic with a rare insight into the drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges faced by our veterans. We can look forward to Lou's sharing his war stories and many observations and perspectives as to what drives the many veterans that we see in our community.  The public is invited.
 
 
 
SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR (w/links) SITE SPONSORS
 
November 13 - Pybus U.
Gil & Kay Sparks presentation
7 PM, Their trip to Kenya
 
November 15 - Tailgate Party
Applecup w/Lions Club
 
November 20 - Smitty's
New-Member Bkfst., 7:30 AM
 
December
13   Annual Christmas Program
20  Annual meeting/Elections  
 
January 26, 2019
"Building Communities" AUCTION
 
May 2-5, 2019
We appreciate all of our sponsoring merchants & businesses.
For complete details, see our web site.
  • Alpine Aire H&C
  • CARPET ONE/Inside Design
  • Cashmere Valley Bank
  • CliftonLarsonAllen, CPA
  •  
  • Colonial Vista, assisted living
  • Confluence Health
  • Eagle Transfer
  • Edward Jones Investing
  •  
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • JetPro Carwash
  • Lifeline Ambulance
  • MOSSADAMS, CPA
  •  
  • Noyd & Noyd
  • The Paradise Restaurant
  • The Thai Restaurant
  • WV Humane Society
 
 
    WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 01 - Classification Talks
    with Carin Smith and Jon Volyn    
 
President Pete presiding, welcomed all present to the "I Love Lucy in the Chocolate Factory episode" of service clubs, then introduced Alice Meyer to introduce our first Classification speaker, Dr. Carin Smith, a retired veterinarian.  
They met two years ago serving together on the board of the Confluence Health Foundation, reminding Alice to invite all to the "Spirit of AZ Wells Gala" November 9 (See Karen McCart).
 
Carin used an informative PowerPoint to tell a little of her life story.  Click here to listen to the audio.  The photo shows Carin with 2 famous race horses, Affirmed and Seattle Slew.
Carin was born in Moses Lake on the USAF base. She showed photos of her family when young, including 3 sisters, all relocating to Los Angeles when she was 6 months old.  At age 12, they moved to Oregon, where her grandparents saved her from a troubled childhood and paid for her college at OSU, earning her 2 doctorates including OSU and WSU.  She worked in Billings, MT and Albuquerque, NM, before this valley in 2015.  She loved Montana.
Her college senior paper changed her life, because it was published by a peer-reviewed journal.  This led to other publications, and several books, some of which she says can now be bought for a penny on Amazon.  She won a writer's contest, and was licensed in 6 states, and was an international public speaker.  Now, retired, she and her husband Andy love to travel, and she enjoys volunteer work, and mosaic creations.  For much more, ...  Click here to listen to the audio .  You will discover a very entertaining speaker.
President Pete then surprise everyone by singing a serenade medley to Carin, which she wanted as a prize for winning a recent Appleseed trivia quiz.  Listen to the hilarious Audio of Pete's serenade.
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President Pete introduced attorney Jon Volyn, his neighbor, who also used an excellent PowerPoint.  Click here to listen to the audio.  Jon's brother Scott is a prior member.  Jon first took a minute to praise Pres. Pete.
He was born near Spokane and has been a trial lawyer for 18 years, beginning in Boise with Idaho's 3rd largest law firm.  Now is in a partnership with brother Scott.  
Growing up, he attended a boarding high school, then Walla Walla college, and Idaho U because it was least costly.  Some career highlights:
•Argued before Idaho Appellate and Supreme Courts, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
•Idaho District Bar President
•Multiple award recipient from Idaho and Washington for both excellence and service
•Named top 40 Lawyers under 40, top 100 Litigation Lawyers statewide
Jon brought and introduced his lovely wife Cindy.  For much more, click here to listen to the audio.  
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THESE TO WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CLUB!
 
         ANNOUNCEMENTS        
 
Jon Volyn, at the end of his Classification talk, noted the next New-Member Breakfast (which he leads) Nov. 20.
Pete emphasized the need for members to support the concessions sales at the Battle of the Bridges Thursday night, to attend our Veterans' Day program, and to support planned rock-spreading at Rotary Park Monday AM, and other upcoming events (including Gil & Kay Sparks' presentation at PYBUS U Nov 13, 7 PM).
AUCTION update.  Auction teams sat together at lunch.  Jay Smith and gave an update explaining how members may visit our web site to buy tickets, sponsor or donate.  Tom Everly praised the work of our volunteers on Make A Difference Day at Camp Zanika, and donated a gift certificate for a one week of summer camp.  Gary Provo gave some statistics on past auctions, stated our goal of $115K, and outlined a plan to be contacting other members of the Chamber of Commerce for sponsorships.
Leonard Singhose gave some tips on how to solicit sponsors.
 
     BUILDING COMMUNITIES AUCTION UPDATE     
 
We invite you to help continue the impact Rotary has on the community.   By supporting the 2019 Rotary auction, you can help build communities.  How can you help?
1.  Become a sponsor.   From Presenting sponsor to Table sponsors, we have something to fit your marketing budget.  Contact Doug Button for all the options and details.  Also, see our home page.
2.  Donate an experience or item.  Love to host dinner parties?  Let’s auction an unique dinner party.   Have a boat?  Let’s go for a Sunset lake cruise.   Extra tickets to Vegas?  Donate..   Get the idea?   Contact Dan Maher or Gary Provo for more info.
3.  Want to help on a committee?   Bring is your talents and we will find the right fit.   Contact Jill Leonard or Jay Smith.
 
We look forward to raising $125,000 net to put back into making our community one of the best places on earth!  More later.

- APPLESEED TRIVIA CONTEST -
1.  All correct submissions are eligible to win if received before next meeting.
2.  Winner will be drawn from the "hat" at the meeting (you need not be first).
3.  Prior winners may not pick the same question or prize.
See previous Appleseed for other rules (board members now eligible).
Week 9, November 8.
   SUBMIT ANSWER HERE     before Deadline -  Next meeting.
 
QUESTIONS - Choose one
PRIZES - choose any prize, send w/answer
Name 2 songs sung by Pres. Pete 11/01. Sit at head table for one month
Pete sang to whom & why?(she is ineligible) Be greeter for entire year, or not
Name our speaker on 1/31/19 Club officers to serenade your lunch table
Name our speaker on 1/04/18 10 free raffle tickets
Date of original club charter? Be Sponsor of the Month
Club number assigned on charter? Free brags for one month (choose)
Meaning of Rotary acronym RYE? 100 PHF points
Most recent RYE female (before Chloe)?  
     What country was she from?  
GOOD LUCK (and have fun)!  

 

 ROTARY PARK  
Rotary Park Activities this week...  
Three dedicated Rotarians had fun on Monday spreading rock on top of the recently-placed ground cloth around the new parking lot (Jenniman, McCants, Clifton; arrangements by Rich Peters)
Photos by Frank who thought this would be something worthwhile to do on his birthday.
 
 
 
End Polio Now/Club 60:  
Our ambitious goal has been set by President Pete at $10,000 ($192 per week!).
We continue our 10-year relationship with the Gates Foundation; since 2013, they have matched each dollar with $2 toward polio eradication.
Donations by club members on Nov. 1 = $56.88 are added to our share of the Area-9 polio meal of $227 thus bringing our total $1135 or $3405 with the Gates match.  This equates to 5686 lives saved. Collections at KPQ were $1133.  Read about World Polio Day, October 24
        $1135                      
 
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Guess who was at the Trick-or-Treat Social!
 
 
Speakers
Nov 08, 2018
Veterans Day
Nov 16, 2018
Applecup Tailgate, (Fri) Wenatchee Center
Nov 22, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 29, 2018
Youth Services
View entire list
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
ClubRunner
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