The Rotary Club of Kirkland held a meeting on June 13, 2022 at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel.
President Dave DeBois rang the bell at 6:16 p.m., calling the club meeting to order.
John Pruitt led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attending were George Anderson, Pete Anderson, Bob Auslander, Scott Becker, Gary Cohn, David DeBois, Jocelyn Ellison*, Doug Evanson, Margie Glenn, Brandon Honcoop, Isabelle Kalisa, Jim Meniketti, Amy Mutal, Rick Ostrander, Joanne Primavera, John Pruitt, Steve Shinstrom, and Rick Walter. *Attended via Zoom.
Guests:
Guests this evening included Keith Buechler, principal of Franklin Elementary, Heidi Jones, outstanding educator from Franklin Elementary, Cindy Blair, outstanding educator from Peter Kirk Elementary, Kevin Blair, guest of his mother Cindy Blair, Allison Blair*, guest of her mother Cindy Blair, Lucy Davies, principal of Ben Rush Elementary School standing in for the principal of Peter Kirk Elementary, Amy Dennehy, outstanding educator from Alexander Graham Bell Elementary, Peggy Dennehy, mother and guest of Amy Dennehy, Sara Schmied, associate principal at Alexander Graham Bell Elementary, Brian Story, principal at Alexander Graham Bell Elementary, and Marsha Mitsui*. *Attended via Zoom.
Guest Rotarian:
A special guest Rotarian was attending this evening Jim Moore of the Seattle 4 club, and his guest Modestine from Zambia who updated members on the multi-million dollar Malaria project in Zambia that Rotary has sponsored with over $6 million dollars to date. Kirkland Rotary International Committee voted to donate money to this cause in 2021.
Greeter:
Our greeters this evening were Gary Cohn, Rick Walter and Jim Meniketti, who were at the front desk to greet attendees, collect dinner fees, and distribute Duck Dash ticket envelopes.
Announcements & Club Business:
President-elect Amy Mutal requested confirmation of the 2022-2023 Rotary officers and other board members, whose names were announced at the last meeting and published in the Spokesman last week. On a motion by Joanne Primavera, seconded by Doug Evanson, the following slate of candidates for 2022-2023 Rotary year was unanimously approved by the attending membership:
- President, Amy Mutal
- President Elect, Gary Cohn
- Past President, Dave DeBois
- Vice President, Pete Anderson
- Treasurer, Jim Meniketti
- Secretary, Margie Glenn
- Community Service Co-Chair, Joanne Primavera
- Community Service Co-Chair, Doug Evanson
- Vocational Service Chair, Mike Hunter
- International Service Co-Chair, Joanne Primavera
- International Service Co-Chair, Doug Evanson
- Club Service Co-Chair, Monica Fratita
- Club Service Co-Chair, Amy Mutal
- Membership Chair, Rick Walter
- Rotary Int'l Fndn Liaison, Rich Bergdahl
- Program Co-Chair, Scott Becker
- Program Co-Chair, Amy Mutal
- Webmaster, Gary Cohn
- Head Duck (2022), Gary Cohn
Dave DeBois announced the next board meeting, June 16, will be a combined meeting of 2021-2022 current board and the incoming 2022-2023 board.
Joanne Primavera attended the Rotary conference in Houston, Texas. Joanne shared the opportunities she had to meet Rotarians from around the U.S., to be a guest in a local Rotarian’s home, and to attend the District 5030 social event.
While in Texas, Joanne attended a presentation during Home Hospitality Night. There was a presentation by Galveston Distillery of Vodka. Joanne brought a bottle of the vodka for Dave DeBois.
Program:
The program this evening was Outstanding Educator Awards Night. Gary Cohn introduced each of the awardees and their principals and asked them to come forward to receive their honors and for the principals to say a few words about these elementary school staff members.
- Heidi Jones from Franklin Elementary
- Amy Dennehy from Alexander Graham Bell Elementary
- Cindy Blair from Peter Kirk Elementary.
Happy Bucks:
Rick Walter put $200 in the Happy Dollar bucket for his successful trip to Las Vegas.
Joker Pool:
There was not a Joker Pool this evening.
Adjournment:
President Dave rang the bell at 6:50 p.m. to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully Submitted
Margie Glenn, Secretary