The Kirkland Rotary Club meeting of November 24, 2014 began at 6:30 p.m. and was led by President, John Pruitt.  
 
The Pledge was led by Ernie Norehad.
 
Dan Bartell talked about the First Thanksgiving in 1621.  In 1863, President Lincoln made Thanksgiving a National Holiday after reading a letter from Sara Josepha Hale who had long advocated having a National Thanksgiving Day.
  Dan also reminded us to give Christmas gift cards from Rotary First Harvest to friends, family, and business associates.
 
Guests:
Sandy and Rick Ryan, parents of our Student of the Month, Celina Ryan.
H Bondar, husband of our speaker, NJ Shelsby.
 
Student of the Month:
Celina Ryan goes to Juanita High.  Celina said she started her school years as a soccer player.  She was selected for the Juanita High Varsity team in her freshman year, but tore her ACL and meniscus.  It was repaired twice and she is still able to play soccer.
Celina said her injury started her involvement with other clubs and activities at Juanita and helped make her the person she is today.  The injury really forced her to get to know others.  She is on the School Council, is very involved in Rebel Day when they clean up the campus, and loves to work with special needs students.
Celina thanked the members of the club for choosing her as student of the month.
 
Announcements:
Holiday Party will be:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
FIRST SAILING
DEPARTS: Kirkland City Dock, 3:30pm-6:00pm
CHOIR: Dickens Carolers
PERFORMANCES: 4:20-4:40 Medina Beach Park*; 5:30-5:50 Houghton Beach*
Boarding starts at 2:45 p.m.
It was announced at the meeting that the Argosy is leaving from Carillon Point, but the website states the Argosy is leaving from Kirkland City Dock.
 
Rick Ostrander solicited bell ringers for the QFC on December 12 and 20.
Joanne Primavera said she had quite a few squares left for the Chuck Brockway Annual Apple Cup square board.  The squares were $5 each.  (The board is filled and the numbers will be drawn on Thanksgiving and sent out to the members on Friday).
 
Dave DuBois thanked everyone who helped decorate downtown Kirkland.  They strung 7000 feet of garland and 11,000 feet of lights.  The tree lighting will be Sunday, November 30 from 4-6 and it would be great to have a Rotary presence.
 
Don Dicks talked about how the Rotary Foundation is eradicating Polio.  The vaccines have really been improved and we are so close.  The value of saving children from polio is enormous. 
 
There will be no meeting on December 8.  The meeting on December 22 will be held at the Marketplace Café, 1720 Market Street (425) 827-4117.  No meeting on December 29.
 
The meeting on December 15 will focus on a proposal for a Legacy Project at Waverly Beach Park that will be spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Kirkland
 
Program:
 
NJ Shelsby talked about the Three Traps that Sabotage Professionals:
  #1  Stress  - take time out of the day to do deep breathing, outsource the things you don’t like to do.
  #2  Unconscious Mind is more powerful than the Conscious Mind
            Give your unconscious mind clear messages, have vision and goals
  #3  Doing Too Much
            Remember the 80/20 rule  Twenty percent of your effort gives eighty percent of your results.
 
Mekonen Giorgis successfully bought the lucky ticket for the joker pool but did not win.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 P.M.,
 
Joanne Primavera
Scribe