Lake Report (Jul 23, 2019)

Posted by James Monroe on Jul 22, 2019

This weekend is AQUAFEST!!! We will be meeting at The Buzz Inn downtown prior to unloading the trucks and setting up our Corn Booth. The Food Court opens at Noon! There are still many spots available that need coverage. Sign up for shifts at the World Famous Rotary Club of Lake Stevens Corn Booth! Click this link or the one in your email to sign up for shifts Friday afternoon and evening, all day Saturday, Sunday morning and afternoon and tear down after that! Also, there are needs for the Parade and the Viking Coin Quest events! This is an ALL HANDS ON DECK event!

Tickets for our annual Viking Coin Quest - Capture Your Riches (formally known as the Duck Dash) fundraiser will be available! SELL, SELL, SELL!!!

Thank you to those that have signed up to sponsor the weekly breakfast. Please look ahead to August and beyond to sign up for a meeting. Partnering with another member can help. Contact Club Services Chair Jim Haugen for more information.

PHOTO CONTEST: Be the first person to correctly identify from where the photo at the top of this bulletin and at the top of our website was taken from by 7:30 am Friday, July 26th. Send your guess to the Editor.

Viking Prince

Viking Prince Marcus waiting for Queen Laurie and her hordes of Viking pirates prepping the Viking ship for its Sunday voyage manned by those scary VIKING pirates with a treasurer trove of coins. The Viking ship took first place honors in last year's parade but wait for more surprises this coming Saturday at the AquaFest Grand Parade.

Cub Scouts Enjoy Resident Camp

Posted by James Monroe on Jul 21, 2019

This past weekend 24 along with 17 Leaders & Parents enjoyed Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Edward on the Cascade Scout Reservation. The theme was Excalibur and as evidenced in the accompanying photographs, everyone had a great time. Scouts did activities at the Craft Lodge, Climbing Tower, Waterfront, BB Range, Archery Range and more! There was even a camp-wide Campfire as well as one for the Pack.

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International Project Alliance Program

Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul 23, 2019

Marty Pease, a member of the Rotary Club of La Conner, speaking to our Club on Friday, July 19th, about the International Projects Alliance. The IPA is a consortium of several Clubs in District 5050 that work together on projects outside of the United States and Canada.

Marty joined the La Conner Rotary in 2016 and immediately launched into numerous activities that supported the local club, the La Conner community, District 5050, and Rotary International. She has demonstrated a life dedicated to "Service Above Self"; and she exemplifies what it means to be a Rotarian. On the District and International Service levels, Marty has become very involved with the multi-club International Project Alliance (IPA.) They work together to fund humanitarian projects in and around the town of Copán Ruinas, Honduras. Marty traveled with an IPA team to Copán assisting with numerous projects that benefited local communities and children in concert with IPA and Copán jointly determined goals and objectives.

Peter Martin is with the Fidalgo Island Rotary and is one of the founding members of the IPA which was formed in the spring of 2014, and comprises six clubs from Skagit and surrounding counties. The IPA plans to fund several small projects each year, so that service opportunities will arise at different times and require a diversity of skills. Larger projects will involve District and Global Grants from The Rotary Foundation.

Marty and Peter presented overviews of the IPA along with a description of the activities of the IPA that hit all of Rotary’s areas of focus. They will pay particular attention to school programs and to Rapid Development, which helps villages get out of poverty. They will also provide information on how our Club could become involved. Here is some more information about the IPA.