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Fridays at 7:25 AM
Lake Stevens School District Educational Center
12309 22nd St NE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
United States of America
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Tina Mandella
Dec 08, 2023
LS Resource Center

tmandella@voaww.org

Kari Hovde
Dec 15, 2023
The Backstage Foundation
Diane with Project Linus
Jan 05, 2024
Project Linus in Snohomish County
Classification talk
Jan 12, 2024
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Stories
Club Holiday Party
On Friday evening, our club enjoyed our Holiday party at Penn Cove Brewery in Lake Stevens. Rotarians work hard and play hard enjoying a fun evening with one another. The White Elephant giveaway was perfect with many surprises.
 
Included in the evening events was an UGLY SWEATSHIRT contest hence the reason for all of the outrageous costumes. So much fun and entertainment. Food was great, the company outstanding and the comments were various humorous.
 
 
Rotarian Guest from India
We had a special Rotarian visitor from India on Friday. Our guest was Nagar Mittal.Here is his comments below about his club.
I have received many blessings from God. The Rotary family is definitely one of the best ones. I believe the purpose of our lives is - to be happy and make others happy and I have found an opportunity to do both at Rotary. I currently serve as the President of Rotary Club Sri Ganganagar city in the state of Rajasthan, India.
 
Our club was formed in 2000 with 25 me ent to study water and sanitation at University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Since last year we have been operating an 24/7 fully equipped ambulance, which has saved at least 200 lives so far. In this year alone (since July), there were 15 new rotary clubs formed in our district - which is a new record for rotary clubs worldwide. 
 
And I have been fortunate enough to be able to personally donate $10000 this year to the Rotary Foundation. Thank you!
 
Please let me know once the bulletin is published, I would love to share it within my club as well. Thanks again for having me at the meeting. Looking forward to staying in touch.
 
Best, 
Nagar Mittal
President, Rotary Club - Sri Ganganagar City
RI District - 3090
 
Office No. 203, Sky Hi Tower,
36-E Block, Sri Ganganagar - 335001 
Rajasthan, India
+91- 9414273024

 
Classification Talk
Lance Morgan gave his Classification Talk on Friday.  He was raised on a cherry farm in the Dallas, Oregon. Attended WSU and was on the crew there. Instead of pursuing an interest in the cherry farm, he joined Morgan Stanley for his initial job as a receptionist. After participating in the mortgage lending industry, Lance opened his own Mortgage Lending Company through C2 Financial as a small independent business.
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District 5050 Corner
Posted by Jack Rae, District 5050 Foundation Chair on Nov 26, 2023
HOW DOES THE ROTARY FOUNDATION RECOGNIZE ROTARY CLUBS?
Donations to the Foundation are essential to securing and expanding our programs throughout the world. We recognize with gratitude clubs that make extraordinary contributions.
  • 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club: These are clubs in which all dues-paying members are Paul Harris Fellows. The club receives a banner. This is a one-time recognition, but the intent is that the club will maintain its status.
  • 100% Foundation Giving Club: This banner is given to clubs that have an average of US$100 in per capita giving and in which every dues-paying member donates at least $25 during the year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, the Endowment, or approved global grants. 
  • Every Rotarian, Every Year Club: This banner is awarded to clubs that have a minimum Annual Fund contribution of $100 per capita during the year and in which every dues-paying member personally contributes at least $25 to the Annual Fund in that time period. 
  • Top Three Per Capita in Annual Fund Giving: These banners are presented each year to the three clubs in each district with the highest per capita Annual Fund giving.
  • 100% Paul Harris Society Club: This banner is awarded to clubs in which every dues-paying member contributes at least $1,000 during the year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved global grant.
  • 100% Rotary’s Promise Club: These are clubs in which every dues-paying member supports the Endowment with an outright gift of $1,000 or more or a commitment of at least that amount in an estate plan. These clubs receive a certificate upon request.
Will you help our club be recognized by the Foundation this year?
District Governor David Lukov Visit
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Nov 21, 2023
District Governor-Elect Dave Duskin introduces our guest speaker, District Governor Davidk Lukov at Friday, November 17th meeting. Each year, the District Governors 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.
 
 
 
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Annual Corks & Kegs Fundraiser
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Nov 14, 2023
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.
Allison Jones - Apraxia Awareness
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Nov 07, 2023
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.
 
 
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Harvest Fest 2023
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.
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Social Model of Disabilities
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".
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Rotary International Corner - WHAT IS EVERY ROTARIAN, EVERY YEAR?
 
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.
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Ron Rasmussen
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