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Zea Smith-Creator Zone update
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Sep. 03, 2024
Our special guest speaker on Friday, August 30th was Zea Smith who along with her husband Chris founded/created the amazing Creator Zone in Lake Stevens, just over one year ago. Chris is a member of our Club as well. Creator Zone is a Not-for-profit Community Marketspace, a Creative Lab and a community gathering place.
 
In January 2023, they acquired the 6,000 sq. ft. building. After acquiring the space, Sherwood Williams provided the paint and with lots of alterations to the space, transformed the space to use able space to work with their clients. A safe, warm space, inclusive and inviting to everyone, with so many possibilities and opportunities.
 
 
 
 
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Welcome-Dr. Mary Templeton
Our newest member is Dr. Mary Templeton who transferred from her former Club in Camas-Washougal Rotary Club.  Gary O'Rielly, Club Secretary presented Dr. Templeton with her Lake Stevens Rotary badge and membership packet. Looking on is President-Elect Brian Rewis who was subbing for our President. Welcome Dr. Templeton to the Lake Stevens Rotary.
Martini Party Fundraiser
Bob and Ann Howe's Martini Party Fundraiser benefiting our Rotary Club was held on a dreary Saturday night under tents with a fantastic venue, food, fellowship and just plain old fun. Bob dressed in his official Martini Party suit coat gets ready to address all of the attendees. Featured performer was Lila Forde, who appeared on the Voice and was a runner up and was accompanied by Rudy and his band who was another runner up. Great, great performance and a very fun evening full of music, comedy (from Bob) but I cannot repeat and lots of
conversations.
 
Bob introduces Lila Forde and the band.  The party rocked to an array of music.
Service Above Self
A program shift at the last minute included our own Secretary of State Steve Hobbs discussing his recent War College experience.  Steve serves in many capacities, Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve,  elected as our Secretary of State and a member of our Rotary Club.  All important aspects of Service Above Self.  The War College started in 1901 and continues today along with many of our allies around the world participating.
 
Steve will be back on September 27th to discuss the upcoming elections, concerns about cyber attacks and the process in general.
Rotary - Lake Progressive Dinners
Posted on Aug. 19, 2024
One of the popular "Live Auction" bids at our annual Corks & Kegs Fundraiser is the Rotary Lake Progressive dinner. Save the Date:  Saturday, November 9th is the next annual Corks & Kegs fundraiser.  Amy & Brian Lewandowski were the boat crew, Pictured above are two photos of the first 2024 Lake Progressive Dinner with another to follow soon. Chris Jacobson and Rachel Horner were the appetizer/libations stop, Don Iverson and Eve Stern were the main course dinner while Sam & Mariah Low were the dessert and campfire stop.
The Popularity of Corn Hole Tournaments
Our guest speaker on Friday, August 16th was Suzanne Schalo, Emerald City Cornhole and the American Cornhole League. During our Club's Aqua Fest Corn Hole tournament Suzanne provided assistance and ran the Corn Hole Tournament.  To find out information on tournaments in Washington and around the United States, you need to download the Scoreholio app on your cellphone. All sanctioned tournaments are listed on the app by state or region. Everything you want to know and buy are on the app.
 
There are two corn hole tournament pros in Washington State according to Suzanne. The season starts on October 1st and runs to the middle of July. The American Corn Hole League along with its counterpart in Canada is a growing international league. The eventual goal is to have a corn hole tournment event at the Olympics.  According to Suzanne, the social aspect is a big part of her involvement. The tournament in Ventura, California will have over 1,000 teams. The event will include women's doubles, senior and super senior events and so much more.  The Taste of Edmonds has a two day Corn Hole Tournament.
 
Suzanne will be a big part of our going forward with an annual corn hole tournament. It was one of the highlights during Aqua Fest.  More to come in the future.
Rotary Exchange - A Year in Norway
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Aug. 13, 2024
Wearing a suit coat full of badges, Josie Jarillo Odegaard talked about her year long Rotary Youth Exchange in Norway that she completed in June. Josie was our guest speaker on Friday, August 9th, Josie commented that a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Brazil's jacket was lite up like a Christmas tree. The photo on the left is a banner from the Elksmarka  Rotary Klubb.
She started her Norway education in Oslo Handelsgymnasium where the rich and elite send their children but she didn't make any connections with fellow students. Josie transferred to Edward Munch Vidergaende Skole with much better success and interaction with her fellow Norwegian  classmates.
 
During her year long visit to Norway, she was able to travel to Sweden, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Amsterdam and met her mother in Italy.  Odegaard is a common name in Norway and she has pictures standing in front of Odegaard Men's Clothing store. There were 15 Rotary Youth Exchange students in Norway from many backgrounds and countries. Rotary brought together the students who became friends for life. She is having an in-bound exchange meeting this weekend so she can tell the youth coming here what their year will be like. Skiing was on the agenda during her stay in Norway. There were two mandatory meetings and two optional meetings during the year long visit with fellow Rotary Exchange students. Josie's family visited during the Easter holidays.
 
Syttende Mai is a big event in Norway. Josie is pictured above in front of the Palace where the King, Queen and Princess were seen by all of the attendees. Josie is wearing the holiday outfit worn by her mother when Kristin visited Norway many years ago. This major event is on May 17th. Josie showed some of her favorite foods and she brought a wonderful treat to share with us. Josie was a tremendous representative of our Club and the City of Lake Stevens. Bright, young and ready to begin college at Western Washington. 
Rotary Scholarship Recipients Updates
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Aug. 06, 2024
Our two special guest speakers on Friday, August 2nd were Rachel O'Malley and Sean Sanchez. They returned to our Club to talk about the benefits they received from receiving a Lake Stevens Rotary Scholarship. 
 
Rachel O'Malley received a $3,000 scholarship in 2023 to attend Brigham Young University for Elementary Education. Rachel talked about the benefits of our scholarship. She has met some awesome members at BYU and has been able to volunteer in an elementary school in Utah. Rachel will work on her Master's Degree after earning her elementary education degree. Before that, she will be working abroad this year and is looking forward to the experience.
 
Sean Sanchez received the largest award of $5,000 Vocational Scholarship in 2022 to attend WyoTech in Wyoming for Auto Collision/Upholstery. Sean worked with four generations of upholsters who have continued to be his mentors. During his time at WyoTech he worked on hot rods and receiving an Outstanding Student award. After the upholstering class, he took courses in collision repair, welding frames, painting autos as well as metal fabrication. He has rebuilt his truck from inside out with a new motor, custom paint job and interior upholstering. According to Sean, his truck has turned out great.
 
He had the chance to work for either Boeing or Duncan Aviation. He chose Duncan Aviation so that he could work on the interiors of private jets owned by some well known people in the entertainment world and more. Sean's goal is to own his own firm sometime in the future. In his spare time, he is coaching wrestling.
 
Following their presentation, Lance Morehouse, Chair of the Lake Stevens Rotary Scholarship Committee asked each of them some follow up questions. Two very inspiring young individuals.
Rotary Membership
Posted on Aug. 06, 2024
 

August is Membership & New Club Development Month

August is celebrated as Rotary Membership and New Club Development Month by Rotary International. This period highlights the importance of growing and retaining Rotary's membership and fostering the creation of new clubs. It's an opportunity for current Rotary clubs to evaluate their membership strategies and discover fresh approaches to attract and engage new members. Learn more about Rotary membership here and starting new clubs here.

 
The heart of any Rotary Club is our dedicated members, who share the ideals of service, friendship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.  Rotary clubs bring together people across generations who wish to create lasting change in the world, in their communities, and in themselves.  Just look at the contribution Lake Stevens Rotary has done in the community.  Join the Lake Stevens Rotary and make an lasting impression on our community and in the world we live in.
Aquafest Corn Hole Tournament
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul. 29, 2024
Corn Hole Tournament Chair Don Iverson with Club President Ron Rasmussen and President Nominee Lance Morehouse showcasing our corn hole tournament sponsors.
 
1st Place:  All In
2nd Place: Schroeder + Savage
Our first annual Lake Stevens Rotary Aquafest Corn Hole Tournament was a huge success!  Thank you to our sponsors, Chair Don Iverson, Rotary Club volunteers and the amazing teams for a great event. 
 
Thank you to our sponsors:
  • Northwest Security + Sound
  • Mudville 9 Baseball Club
  • Sherwood Community Services
Aquafest Parade
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul. 29, 2024
The Rotary Citizens of the Year are Chris Jacobson and Rachel Horner--key members of the community and part of the Aquafest Leadership Team that brought us this year's Aquafest event for the 64th Year in Lake Stevens. Lake Stevens Rotary congratulates them on achieving this goal due to their commitment to the community.
Aquafest Booth 2024
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul. 29, 2024
 
The Lake Stevens Rotary Corn Booth at Aquafest 2024. Celebrating 64 years of Aquafest has become an annual attractions each year at the end of July. This year was no different. This year, Lake Stevens Rotary logged over 299 hours of volunteer service during and leading up to this year's celebration, July 26-28th. Other events included the annual Saturday parade and this year a Corn Hole tournament. A full report will be provided at an upcoming meeting.
Convergint Social Responsibility Day
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul. 23, 2024
Joining us on July 19th was Club Member Chris Jacobson and 2023-2024 Rotary Citizen of the Year who shared the award with his wife Rachel Horner, for a presentation about Convergint Social Responsibility Day and their Step Up Program. Chris was joined by several members of Convergint team in Lake Stevens today to provide work to benefit the Lake Stevens School District.
 
Convergint is the largest privately held Fire and Security firm in the world with 10,000 employees world-wide. In 2002, the Founders created their Social Responsibility Day. It is the first time that Convirgent employees in the United States and Canada (9.200) workers fully paid, shutdown on the same day under the Step Up and Social Responsibility Day to help local communities. The Step Up program has served 100 schools with donations. Their donations through their partner-Verkada donated $30,000 and another $50,000 with labor and materials.
 
Here are the employees from around the area that were in Lake Stevens on Friday, July 19th volunteering for projects with the Lake Stevens School District.
 
You can see more of Chris presentation on YouTube-Lake Stevens Rotary-July 19th.So much more interesting information about "what" Convergint has done for our community. Lake Stevens has been the recipient of over $230,850 from Convergint and they showed a video about Enhancing School Security.
 
Thank you to Chris and Convergent for supporting Lake Stevens!
Distribution of Funds to Non-Profits
Posted on Jul. 23, 2024
 
On Friday, July 19th we completed the distribution of funds to our local non-profits. Jerry Stumbaugh, President of theLake Stevens Senior Center accepted $3,000 from Past President Don Iverson and Tracy DeLorm.
 
Accepting a check for $2,000 from Past President Don Iverson and Tracy DeLorm for the Lake Stevens Education Foundation was Leslie Elsmore, Ilene Levering and Christine Egelstad.
 
Laura Bettelheim accepted a check for $1,000 for the Lake Stevens Film Festival from Past President Don Iverson and Tracy DeLorm.
 
The amount of funds to our local non-profits who filed and application with our club amounted to $15,000 this year.  The funds were for the 2023-2024 Rotary year where Don Iverson was President of the Lake Stevens Rotary.
 
Distribution of Funds to Local Non-Profits
Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul. 17, 2024
Each year our Club raises funds through the Corn Booth at Aquafest and our Corks & Kegs fundraiser. Funds from those two major fundraising events go to the following:
$25,000 to Lake Stevens High School Scholarships for seniors going to college or trade schools for our Rotary year, 2023-2024.
$15,000 is distributed to local non-profits. This year is no exception.
 
Receiving funding for the 2023-2024 Lake Stevens Rotary year are:
$   500  Mari's Place for the Arts
$3,000  Sherwood Community Services
$1,000  Creator Zone
$4,500 Lake Stevens Community Food Bank
 
These organizations are pictured below, receiving their funds from Ron Rasmussen, President and Tracy DeLorm, Club Member and CCommittee.
Accepting the funds from President Ron Rasmussen is Mary Towe's Founder and staff members Dayanara and Devon.
 
Joli Butler and Anna Gibson appeared on Zoom explaining where the funds would be used and Lance Morehouse, CEO of Sherwood Community Services accepting the funds from Ron Rasmussen, President and Tracy DeLorm.
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