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From our Rotary family to yours, may you have a bountiful time with family and friends:
District Governor-Elect Dave Duskin introduces our guest speaker, District Governor Davidk Lukov at Friday, November 17th meeting. Each year, the District Governor's visit each club in District 5050. After his remarks, he took time to welcome a new member Daniel Volkert with his badge and membership packet and Certificates of Appreciation to Loren Hole and Gary O'Rielly for their dedication to Rotary.
Our annual Corks & Kegs fundraiser was held on Saturday, November 11th at Carlton Farms in Lake Stevens.
President Don Iverson opened up the Live Auction as he introduced Paul Rogers as our Auctioneer for the second year in a row.
Our Fund-A-Cause was for The Bridge Receiving Center. Providing some background on Bridge Receiving was Tracy Rubstello, Director of Development-Bridging Receiving Center and a regular visitor to our Club. The Club through generous donations of our members and guest raised $20,100 for the Center. Wow, what a fantastic tribute to our members, special guest and Bridge Receiving!
We could not have done this without the outside help of five members of the First Financial NW Bank thanks to Club member Steve Carmody from the bank. They staffed the registration desk, rechecking in attendees and closing out the final sales. We couldn't have done this without their very generous donation of time and expertise with the Greater Giving software.
Joining us for the evening was District Governor Elect Dave Duskin, Assistant District Governor and District Governor Nominee Kathleen Olson who were introduced by President Don Iverson. Thanks to everyone who made this such a special event.
Our guest speaker via Zoom on Friday, November 3rd was Allison Jones who wanted to give us information on an Apraxia Awareness campaign that she is involved in because of her daughter Grace's apraxia. Understanding what everyone tells her, knowing what to say and fully aware of people not understanding her, she is constantly two steps ahead of trying to get whomever she is talking to understand what she is saying.
Early sunny skies, chilly but a delightful evening downtown at the Mill as trick or treaters surrounded the area with kids of all ages vying for candy, dressed in fantastic costumes. Lake Stevens Rotary shared a tent with the Lake Stevens Arts and Parks Foundation greeted by Fred, the Honory Rotary Dragon, loaned to the club by Mike and Laurie Westover. Fred was a huge fan favorite the whole evening as families took pictures of their costumed kids and Fred. Fun evening.
Our guest speaker on Friday, October 27th was Lance Morehouse, CEO of Sherwood Community Services and a member of our club talking about a Social Model of Disabilities.
Lance showed a number of slides, the first outlining the mission statement of Sherwood Community Services which is "Sherwood provides innovative, inclusive services for children and adults with disabilities in their communities".
WHAT IS EVERY ROTARIAN, EVERY YEAR?
This initiative encourages every Rotary member to:
- Participate every year in a Rotary Foundation program that makes a difference in the world
- Contribute every year to the Foundation’s Annual Fund at a sustainable amount
The Foundation recognizes a club as an Every Rotarian, Every Year Club if its giving reaches US$100 per capita or more and all dues-paying members give $25 in a year.
Today, about one-third of Rotarians participate in this initiative. Thanks in part to the generosity of these donors, the Foundation awarded more than 1199 global grants in 2021-22 for large-scale, sustainable projects. Think about how much more Rotary could accomplish if every member gave at least $25 to the Annual Fund.
Thank you for supporting the Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative.
Mayor Brett Gailey spoke to the Club on Friday, October 20th updating members on the latest city activities. The Mayor announced that the City Council made the decision to have a permanent City Hall. The City would buy both buildings by the current Lake Stevens Police Department. Cost of the City Hall project would have been $18 million dollars if they located on Chapel Hill. The new location is expected to cost around $10 million dollars and be funded through a bond issue which would include finishing the Lake Stevens Museum.
A great start to our meeting on Friday, October 20th was a visit by Kathleen Olson, Assistant District Governor, Area J as Don Iverson, Club President looks on.
ADG Kathleen commented that besides attending our Corks and Kegs Fundraiser on November 11th, that she was willing to help with the Greater Giving program.
She also spoke to our Club about the violence in Gaza, reading a statement from Rotary International as well as discussing Rotary's Core goals and values around shared beliefs.
Interact is a service club for youth ages 14-18. The name is a combination of the words international and action. We join Clubs in over 120 countries around the world. The global youth network is dedicated to community and international service. Every Interact Club project, great or small, has a lasting impact on society worldwide.
Club Meetings
The Interact Club does not meet during the summer. Find out the latest at our Facebook site.
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