Rotarians Scott Becker and Joanne Primavera wave and greet visitors to the Rotary booth at the Kirkland Waterfront Car Show on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Rotarian Rick Walter set up and provided free toy cars and trucks to give away with brochures at the Rotary booth at the Kirkland Waterfront Car Show.
The Rotary banner waves proudly at the Kirkland Waterfront Car Show booth.
The Rotary Club of Kirkland held a virtual meeting on July 10, 2023 using the Zoom platform.
President Gary Cohn called the meeting to order at 6:16 p.m.
Terry Cole led us in the pledge.
Attending were Dave Aubry, Bob Auslander, Scott Becker, Gary Cohn, Terry Cole, Donald Dicks, Sandy Ekins, Jocelyn Ellison, Rashmi Garimella, Margie Glenn, Jim Meniketti, Rick Ostrander, John Pruitt, Steve Shinstrom, and John Storbeck.
The club’s guests at this virtual meeting were the speaker, Chancellor Kristen Esterberg of the UW Bothell; Kate Koslosky, who has visited the club on at several other occasions and is qualified to transfer from her Rotary Club of Los Olivos in the Santa Barbara area; Michelle Cazeau, a Banner Bank manager who has met the initial qualifications for membership in the club, and Peter Peaquin, a health care judge who as also, with this meeting, met the initial qualifications for membership in the club. All three have visited at least three times, have applied for Club membership, and the club’s board will consider their applications this week.
Invitations to register for the 2023 Rotary Salmon Bake went to club members from ClubRunner on August 1. The salmon bake will be held at the Auslander Home on Yarrow Point. The reviews from last year's event were so positive that the same caterer has been engaged for the event, the menu will be repeated this year, and the cost has been held to $35. Similar to last year, Rotarians are invited to bring side dishes and refreshments. Please coordinate those items through this year's club services chair, Doug Evanson. Registration for the dinner is through the ClubRunner events system, and the deadline for the catering count is noon on August23,2023. This year a frozen margarita bar, courtesy of our host and club president, will be offered while supplies last.
Benni Howard was born and raised in Kirkland, attending Peter Kirk Elementary, Kirkland Middle School, and Lake Washington High School. She loves going for long walks, drives, or anything to get outside. Benni is a strong believer in environmentalism and mental health advocacy. Among her best friends are her pets: her cat, dog, and Homes Hingeback tortoise. As president of Kare Club and Civic Engagement Club, Benni plans to stay involved in social justice in college. This year, she is most proud of SB-5171, a state senate bill that she introduced to state Senator Manka Dhingra. Bennie testified multiple times before the Washington State Legislature. In college, she plans to study psychology, focusing on abnormal behavior. After college, she plans to pursue a Psy.D. in clinical psychology or attend law school. Either way, Benni looks forward to expanding her knowledge and discovering new passions during the next chapter of her life. Benni is a recipient of a $2,500 Rotary Club of Kirkland Scholarship.
The club is conducting a venue survey this past week, after the conclusion of the second meeting at Madison House, to determine members' opinions of Madison House as a meeting venue. The survey was sent to 25 members who attended at least one of the meetings at Madison House, and 24 responded.
About half the respondents feel the location is in the vicinity of where the club should be meeting in Kirkland. Over half feel it's easy to reach by car in the early evening. About 85 percent feel the food is either good or acceptable, and two-thirds feel its at the right serving temperature. Nearly one-fifth feel the food service wouldnot be attractive to new members from the business community, but more than twice that proportion were ambivalent while 35 percent felt the food service would be attractive.
Almost 80 percent felt the meeting space suits the needs of the club, and most were positive about being able to see and hear the guest speakers and other members speaking. Respondents were fairly split on whether the space would be attractive to new members, but more than not felt the space was inviting, convenient from the parking lot, and accessible. Finally, in a forced ranking Madison House was ranked quite similarly to SOI, Courtyard, and Heathman, but not as highly as The Woodmark.
The presentation version of the results and the tabular version (8 1/2 x 11) are both available on the club's website in the Documents section.
Our ClubRunner system offers members three way to pay for club activities. One is for dues and other billings, one is to register and pay for events, and one is to donate to Rotary causes. Keeping these activities separate when making payments is very important for club accounting.
Dues and other invoices may be paid with a credit card by clicking on the PAY NOW link in the invoice. All dues payments should be processed through the Dues & Billing System invoice link. Once the invoice is paid, it should be deleted and not used for any other payments.
Rotarians may register themselves and guests for events using the Events & Volunteer system. If an event has a registration button on the website, then registration has been turned on. If there is a fee associated with the event, then the registration will include a payment option, usually by credit card. Once the registration and payment are complete, the system generates a confirmation and receipt for the registrant.
The club's website offers club members and community members an online donation platform to contribute to Rotary projects and programs. The page is accessed by clicking on the DONATE link on the club website homepage banner. The donation options are:
Happy Bucks
Rotary Scholarships
Rotary International Foundation
Kirkland Rotary Foundation
Nourishing Networks
Holiday Gift
Operation Warm
Harvest Against Hunger
Ukraine Refugee Aid
Rummage Sale Sponsorship
After completing the personal and credit card information, a donor selects the amount and uses the drop-down menu to select the designation. There is also a dialog box for typing in special instructions for the donation.
The club held four meetings during July 2023, which was a somewhat anomalous month. The first meeting was the rummage sale, the second a virtual meeting, the third Monday was the first in-person at Madison House Retirement Community, and the fourth meeting was an all Rummage Sale team debrief meeting. Overall club attendance for the month was 65%, an increase over the prior month, and affected by the significant club turnout for the rummage sale, by the lower turnout for the debrief, and by a reduction in the club's membership from 36 to 32 active members effective July 1.
Club members' readership of the bulletin, The Spokesman, in July fell compared to the past few months. Readership rates were 61%, 73%, 64%, and 70% for the four editions, and 67% for the month. A bulletin is "read" when the email containing it is opened by the recipient. Beginning in July, 32 active members plus one honorary member receive the bulletin.
Invitations to register for the 
Benni Howard was born and raised in Kirkland, attending Peter Kirk Elementary, Kirkland Middle School, and Lake Washington High School. She loves going for long walks, drives, or anything to get outside. Benni is a strong believer in environmentalism and mental health advocacy. Among her best friends are her pets: her cat, dog, and Homes Hingeback tortoise. As president of Kare Club and Civic Engagement Club, Benni plans to stay involved in social justice in college. This year, she is most proud of SB-5171, a state senate bill that she introduced to state Senator Manka Dhingra. Bennie testified multiple times before the Washington State Legislature. In college, she plans to study psychology, focusing on abnormal behavior. After college, she plans to pursue a Psy.D. in clinical psychology or attend law school. Either way, Benni looks forward to expanding her knowledge and discovering new passions during the next chapter of her life. Benni is a recipient of a $2,500 Rotary Club of Kirkland Scholarship.
The club is conducting a venue survey this past week, after the conclusion of the second meeting at Madison House, to determine members' opinions of Madison House as a meeting venue. The survey was sent to 25 members who attended at least one of the meetings at Madison House, and 24 responded.
Our ClubRunner system offers members three way to pay for club activities. One is for dues and other billings, one is to register and pay for events, and one is to donate to Rotary causes. Keeping these activities separate when making payments is very important for club accounting.
The club held four meetings during July 2023, which was a somewhat anomalous month. The first meeting was the rummage sale, the second a virtual meeting, the third Monday was the first in-person at Madison House Retirement Community, and the fourth meeting was an all Rummage Sale team debrief meeting. Overall club attendance for the month was 65%, an increase over the prior month, and affected by the significant club turnout for the rummage sale, by the lower turnout for the debrief, and by a reduction in the club's membership from 36 to 32 active members effective July 1.
Club members' readership of the bulletin, The Spokesman, in July fell compared to the past few months. Readership rates were 61%, 73%, 64%, and 70% for the four editions, and 67% for the month. A bulletin is "read" when the email containing it is opened by the recipient. Beginning in July, 32 active members plus one honorary member receive the bulletin.
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