Northwind, October 4, 2012

MEETING TO ORDER:    President Laurie called the meeting to order at 12:30  and thanked Dale for being the Greeter.  Jim Blaney once again gave short and sweet invocation. 

GUESTS:  Margaret Brunner accompanied Stan today.

VISITING ROTARIANS:  Bill Kirby from Carson City NV. 

RETURNING ROTARIANS:  Julie returned from Cape Cod and Vermont. Jim was back from Edie (?) Ontario, the place of his birth.

ROTARY ANIVERSARIES:  Today is the 39^th anniversary of the founding of our club.  It is also the 14-year anniversary of Greg Thulin’s joining the club.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

·         Membership seminary in mount vernont eh 13^th of this month.  Gary and Rocky are attending.  Laurie noted that the key note will be a very good speaker.

·         Gary announced that he and Mel took the Traveling Peace Arch back across the border to the Whiterock club.  According to Gary, Mel is considered a Rockstar of Rotary there, and he was able to catch up with many good friends at the meeting.

·         Wine tasting at Sound Beverage will be on October 23^rd.  Orders will be delivered at the club meeting on the 15^th of November.  If you can’t attend the tasting you can still place an order for your favorite wine, and help benefit the club.  See Tim V. for this.

·         Dale and Rollo said that they have been thinking about Make a Difference Day and are going to team up with the Credit Union to collect food donations for “Feed the Need,” October 15^th – 19^th.   They asked that our Happy bucks and fines for that week be donated to the Food bank and are going to visit other clubs in the area to ask that they do the same. Haggen will also be helping with the donation and collection process.   There is nothing specific planned for MADD itself, which is October 27^th.

·         Laurie circulated some thank yous from 4H kids. 

·         Gary noted that October is Vocational Services month.  District Governor Sean is making a focus on helping disabled veterans return to the workforce.

·         Ken notified us that November 8^th is the Foundation Dinner.  5:30.  $40/person.

 HAPPY ROTARIANS:   Alina did the collecting.  Expressions of happiness included:

·         Laurie: $17 found when taking out her winter clothes.

·         Ken – standing in for Bill Grace, and he’s happy himself, as well.

·         Norm was $13 for running a half marathon.

·         Julie $10 for her trip to Hyannis Port and Mystic Seaport where Steve Mayo received a national award for his artwork.  They also saw Bill and Carolyn Meub, from Pure water.  It was WARM in Vermont.

·         Rocky is hoping for a San Fran/Oakland World Series, but not an earthquake.

·         Gary for his first experience as instructor at the Leadership Institute.

·         Greg for his son being in the paper for his Tennis achievements.  Better than some other reasons to be in the paper.

·         Dale for the weather – it’s nice to be at the soccer fields when it’s not freezing/raining. And also for the marathon – where he worked but did not run.

·         Mel was happy for his trip to White Rock.

FINEMASTER:  Ken Richardson

·         President Laurie, for thinking the finemaster schedule had changed.

·         Anyone not wearing their Rotary Bling.

·         Anyone who never ate at the Bayside Café, as they are closing now.

·         Greg was fined because Parsons was not at the meeting but will be a waiter at Lawyers take Orders.

·         Tom Lallas was fined for being new, and for driving a nice truck.

·         Dale – no fine – thanks for Greetering.

·         Alina for not letting Stan introduce his own guest.

·         The “New Rowdy Table” for the running dialog throughout the meeting.

BANNERS:  The banners recognized the anniversary of the club’s founding. Thanks Stan! 

 PROGRAM:  Gary Tomsic gave a program on this month’s theme, Vocational Service.  He filled us in on the history of Business and Vocations in early Rotary days, including some of the so called “Giants of Industry” who were involved with Rotary in the early days.  Vocational services has been focused on ethical standards in business, versus simply financial gain.  The Classification system distinguishes Rotarians from other clubs.  By limiting membership from every area of business the club will be more diverse.

It is the task of members to represent their vocation in Rotary as well as representing Rotary to members of their vocation. 

At the Portland convention of 1911 the motto “One who Profits Most Serves [his fellows] Best” was coined.   Gary told the story of how another Rotarian, Herbert Taylor coined the Four Way Test in response to ethical issues he saw in his own work experience.

 Our club addresses Vocational Service primarily through the dictum to Honor all Useful Vocations.  We hold Youth Service Awards and the Career Fair to introduce students to different professions.

 Gary finished up talking about the fact that it’s not always easy to be a Rotarian, it requires time as well as financial commitments, and a commitment to doing the right thing, even when others around you are taking shortcuts.  If it was easy, everyone would do it,  Our club is the support system that regenerates us in doing the good and sometimes difficult things we do.

 DRAWING:  Our guest Bill Kirby had his ticket chosen by Margaret.  He did not win, but that’s okay, the pot is still small after his last win.  Bill reminded us that he graciously donated a portion of his winnings back to our club!