October 10, 2011 Spokesman
President Brandon opened the October 10, 2011 Kirkland Rotary meeting at 6:32. Scott Becker led us in our flag salute. Inspirational Moment by Terry Cole about a financial workshop he lead at a Senior Center. Point was, make sure you have a will!
Guests:
John Castleberry-Bellevue Breakfast-President of NW University
Lacie Angel-Kalispell, MT Daybreak-Massage Therapist
Kyla Terashima-Juanita HS Student of the Month
Gary and Elizabeth Redfern-past members of our club!Announcements:
Bunko, Oct. 22nd, 6:00 at the Shinstrom’s. Remember, the theme is the Bob Webb inspired NEON!
Dan Bartel wanted to thank all that helped out at Rotary First Harvest on Sat, Oct. 8th. There were 16 members and spouses from our club helping out. Way to go!
The Cabernet Classic is a fundraiser for Rotary First Harvest. It is being held Wednesday, Oct. 26th at the Bell Harbor Conference Center, 221 Alaskan Way, from 6-9 PM. Ticket price is $50 and reservations can be made at www.firstharvest.org.
Anne Hamilton shared the Pathways to Learning benefit breakfast will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25th, from 7:30-9:00 AM at LWIT Kirkland Campus, East Building Cafeteria, 11605 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland. Suggested donation is $150. The honorary chair is our own Bill Woods, with Robert Malte, Evergreen Hospital CEO, as the Keynote speaker.
John Overleese’s memorial will be held Mon., Oct. 28th at 2:00 at the KPC.
Pat Dye thanked all for their help distributing coats for the kids at John Muir Elementary on Friday, Oct. 7th!
The annual Kirkland Rotary Christmas Party will be held Sunday, Dec. 4th , 6:00 PM, at Lucia in Kirkland Parkplace. Signups soon to come!
Scott Rethke was announced as our new VP! Congratulations Scott!
Megan Nakanishi was announced as our new Head Duck! Way to go , Megan!
We will have a Duck Dash meeting Monday, Oct. 17th at 4:30 PM in the lower lobby (adjacent to our usual meeting room). The meeting is open to all!
Our program this evening was classification talks from 4 of our newest members, Chris Morgan, Anne Hamilton, Scott Becker and Megan Nakanishi. We learned a bit more about all of them, where they’re originally from, their education, career paths and passions. All 4 are very community and service oriented, which makes them a great fit for Kirkland Rotary. We are very fortunate to have them as part of our organization!
We ended the evening with Rick Walter and the Joker Pool. Doug Carter picked the 4 of spades, which won him $10. Better luck next time!