Northwind August 6, 2009
Posted by Sharon Robinson
MEETING TO ORDER: President Chuck called the meeting to order at 12:30.
INVOCATION: Was given by Tony Cubellis
VISITING ROTARIANS: Georg Tsakumis from Vancouver, Graham Harris from Pukekohe NZ, and Jim McCallum from Bellingham Bay.
GUESTS: Randy Carr's guest was Norm Vickery.
BIRTHDAYS: Tim Villhauer on 8/7, Jim Bliss on 8/8, and 8/14 would have been Jim McKeller's birthday.
RETURNING ROTARIANS: None volunteered.
FOUNDATION THOUGHT: Tim Carpenter shared that Arch Clump, the founder of the RI Foundation established it in 1917 with $26.00 that was left over from the annual convention.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: (1) New program this Rotary Year: A gift certificate winner will be drawn from the four tickets picked in the weekly drawing each month. I'm not sure what the odds are for winning this, but I think they're pretty good. (2) Dues statements will be out by tomorrow. (3) Greg Iwosaki thanked everyone who helped build the tables at Meridian H.S. The project was very successful, and the school is grateful for our contribution. text(4) Club Visioning Session will be on Thursday Evening, 9/17/09. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS. A GOOD TURNOUT IS IMPORTANT. text No lunch meeting that day. (5) If anyone is planning to update their laptop soon, the club would be happy to accept the charitable donation of your old one. (6) President Chuck reminded committee chairs that they should be getting starting on meeting and planning for the year - especially Career Fair and Youth Services. (7) Bill Grace needs any roster changes NOW.
HAPPY BUCKS: Bill was happy to be sitting at such an international table, with Graham and George. Mel was happier to be sitting with four ladies. Laurie was happy that it was cooler in South Carolina than Bellingham, Greg I. was happy for a family reunion and that his son is now in his third year of medical school and working in Ethiopia. Brian F. was happy that Kaylee will be a year old next week, but sorry he'll be away on her birthday. Dan Pasons was happy to close on a new house ÃÆ'¢â‚¬" He's got is Husky Keyring, and his beer fridge in the garage ÃÆ'¢â‚¬" what else needs to happen?
Bob Bowman admires that Jim Bliss is still having birthdays after all these years. Randy wondered if Sally Parsons agreed with Dan's assessment of the situation. Also, he had $20 for a 20 yr. high school reunion, a boat trip to Canada and what turned out to be a false alarm dental emergency from a sneaky Scott and Marge who happened to be in the same Marina at the same time. Dick mentioned that Larry Pollett was having his knee replacement surgery this week, shortly after they celebrated a 50-year anniversary with a trip to North Carolina. Jim Bliss noted that Bob is just jealous of his age, and that he'll never catch up no matter how hard he tries.
FINEMASTER: Ken Richardson again acted as finemaster. His first fine was President Chuck for not appointing a chairperson to the Finemaster Committee. Dan Baker was fined for not being here to introduce his program, Finnegan just for being him. Leah for creating an e-mail spam machine. Parsons was fined for improving his neighborhood ÃÆ'¢â‚¬" by moving out of it. Max was fined for some news in the paper. Rich Jacobson for bailing on a golf foursome, Gary and Pete for only being named as "other officials." Graham was fined for traveling too much, although we don't usually fine our guests.
BANNERS: Along with the banners, Stan shared a newspaper clipping dated 1978, and featuring some Whatcom North Rotarians. The banners were all brought back by the folks in the picture.
PROGRAM: Dan Baker introduced Ladd Shumway and his daughter Emily. Emily is participating in the Junior Livestock show and sale at the fair, and she and her dad shared some of the experiences that go into raising a show animal. In addition to learning about the animal itself, the participants learn business, fundraising and public speaking skills, as well as make a little money for the sale of their animal at the fair on Friday. They told us about several ways we could help with the fundraising process even without actually buying an animal. While the Lynden Rotary Club is a great supporter of this event, there's always room for more participation in this worthy event.
We also learned that FFA no longer stands for Future Farmers of America, because the organization is about so much more than farming. Emily spoke very well about the appreciation she has developed for what farmers do, the hard work it takes, and the business skills that are needed in farming. They also learned teamwork in the process of raising their animals. Out of over 8,000 clubs nationwide, the Lynden FFA took 2nd place overall in competition last year.
DRAWING: No winner today.
INVOCATION: Was given by Tony Cubellis
VISITING ROTARIANS: Georg Tsakumis from Vancouver, Graham Harris from Pukekohe NZ, and Jim McCallum from Bellingham Bay.
GUESTS: Randy Carr's guest was Norm Vickery.
BIRTHDAYS: Tim Villhauer on 8/7, Jim Bliss on 8/8, and 8/14 would have been Jim McKeller's birthday.
RETURNING ROTARIANS: None volunteered.
FOUNDATION THOUGHT: Tim Carpenter shared that Arch Clump, the founder of the RI Foundation established it in 1917 with $26.00 that was left over from the annual convention.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: (1) New program this Rotary Year: A gift certificate winner will be drawn from the four tickets picked in the weekly drawing each month. I'm not sure what the odds are for winning this, but I think they're pretty good. (2) Dues statements will be out by tomorrow. (3) Greg Iwosaki thanked everyone who helped build the tables at Meridian H.S. The project was very successful, and the school is grateful for our contribution. text(4) Club Visioning Session will be on Thursday Evening, 9/17/09. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS. A GOOD TURNOUT IS IMPORTANT. text No lunch meeting that day. (5) If anyone is planning to update their laptop soon, the club would be happy to accept the charitable donation of your old one. (6) President Chuck reminded committee chairs that they should be getting starting on meeting and planning for the year - especially Career Fair and Youth Services. (7) Bill Grace needs any roster changes NOW.
HAPPY BUCKS: Bill was happy to be sitting at such an international table, with Graham and George. Mel was happier to be sitting with four ladies. Laurie was happy that it was cooler in South Carolina than Bellingham, Greg I. was happy for a family reunion and that his son is now in his third year of medical school and working in Ethiopia. Brian F. was happy that Kaylee will be a year old next week, but sorry he'll be away on her birthday. Dan Pasons was happy to close on a new house ÃÆ'¢â‚¬" He's got is Husky Keyring, and his beer fridge in the garage ÃÆ'¢â‚¬" what else needs to happen?
Bob Bowman admires that Jim Bliss is still having birthdays after all these years. Randy wondered if Sally Parsons agreed with Dan's assessment of the situation. Also, he had $20 for a 20 yr. high school reunion, a boat trip to Canada and what turned out to be a false alarm dental emergency from a sneaky Scott and Marge who happened to be in the same Marina at the same time. Dick mentioned that Larry Pollett was having his knee replacement surgery this week, shortly after they celebrated a 50-year anniversary with a trip to North Carolina. Jim Bliss noted that Bob is just jealous of his age, and that he'll never catch up no matter how hard he tries.
FINEMASTER: Ken Richardson again acted as finemaster. His first fine was President Chuck for not appointing a chairperson to the Finemaster Committee. Dan Baker was fined for not being here to introduce his program, Finnegan just for being him. Leah for creating an e-mail spam machine. Parsons was fined for improving his neighborhood ÃÆ'¢â‚¬" by moving out of it. Max was fined for some news in the paper. Rich Jacobson for bailing on a golf foursome, Gary and Pete for only being named as "other officials." Graham was fined for traveling too much, although we don't usually fine our guests.
BANNERS: Along with the banners, Stan shared a newspaper clipping dated 1978, and featuring some Whatcom North Rotarians. The banners were all brought back by the folks in the picture.
PROGRAM: Dan Baker introduced Ladd Shumway and his daughter Emily. Emily is participating in the Junior Livestock show and sale at the fair, and she and her dad shared some of the experiences that go into raising a show animal. In addition to learning about the animal itself, the participants learn business, fundraising and public speaking skills, as well as make a little money for the sale of their animal at the fair on Friday. They told us about several ways we could help with the fundraising process even without actually buying an animal. While the Lynden Rotary Club is a great supporter of this event, there's always room for more participation in this worthy event.
We also learned that FFA no longer stands for Future Farmers of America, because the organization is about so much more than farming. Emily spoke very well about the appreciation she has developed for what farmers do, the hard work it takes, and the business skills that are needed in farming. They also learned teamwork in the process of raising their animals. Out of over 8,000 clubs nationwide, the Lynden FFA took 2nd place overall in competition last year.
DRAWING: No winner today.