The Rotary Club of Kirkland held a meeting online on April 12, 2021.
Attending were James Nevers, Dave Aubry, Dave DeBois, Joanne Primavera, John Pruitt, Rick Ostrander, Mike Hunter, Jim Meniketti, John Woodbery, Brandon Honcoop, George Anderson, Monica Fratita, Steve Shinstrom, Dan Bartel, Dwight Olson, Rich Bergdahl, Bill Taylor, Brian Tucker, Scott Becker, Margie Glenn, Bob and Gail Auslander, and Kristin Olson.
President James Nevers rang the bell at 6:15 p.m. Bob Auslander recited the Pledge.
Announcements:
Sign-up for District Conference in October in Coeur d’Alene. District Governor Cathy Gibson may come speak to us in the near future. District 5030 golf tournament is June 28 at Newcastle, and the cost is $200 per person. Money goes to good causes. We sang Happy Birthday to Scott Becker.
Happy Dollars:
We did Happy Dollars with a number of happy Rotarians. Thank you to Dave Aubry, Bob Auslander, Scott Becker, Margie Glenn, and Dwight Olson for your generosity!
Student of the Month:
Dan Bartel explained what the Duck Dash is all about for the benefit of our speaker and our Student of the Month.
Emma Sammons, our Juanita High School Student of the Month, is a senior and gave us a rundown on herself, her activities, and her future plans. She does a number of volunteer activities, including acting as a counsellor at an Oregon summer camp for disabled children. She plans to attend Montana State and study nursing. COVID-19 has reinforced her desire to go into nursing and to help people.
Program:
Scott Becker introduced our speaker, Mary Miller, the marketing director at the new Aegis retirement facility under construction on Lake Washington Boulevard in Kirkland. It should be open July 17. She showed a short video on the development of the new facility. The focus is on independent living and on memory care. Once the facility is open and she has an office there, she wants to get more involved in the community.
The facility will include a coffee shop that is open to the public, with some of the proceeds going to local charities. She discussed the three main categories of services available, from independent living to light assisted living. She also discussed the types of costs involved from buy-in properties which includes 25 meals a month. A monthly fee is charged for care. After death, the heirs can get 70-80% of the buy-in amount back. Units can also be rented, with studios starting at $5,000 per month, with a $10,000 move-in fee. One-bedroom units start at $7,000 per month. They are a high-end establishment, with additional fees and costs for additional care.
Many questions from Rotarians about types of care, how to pay for care, and mental vs. physical impairments. She discussed how to cope with specific types of needs. Memory care involves a higher level of attention and assistance for folks who are not functioning in life as well as before. The focus is on having residents be secure and happy.
She encouraged everyone to contact her in Bellevue if there are further questions. She expects to be in the Kirkland facility beginning in May.
We adjourned at about 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
David Aubry - Acting Scribe