The Rotary Club of Kirkland held a meeting online on March 29, 2021.
Attending were James Nevers, Dave Aubry, Dave DeBois, Ken Hollingsworth, Joanne Primavera, John Pruitt, Rick Ostrander, Rick Walter, Mike Hunter, Jim Meniketti, John Woodbery, Brandon Honcoop, George Anderson, Monica Fratita, Gary Cohn, Steve Shinstrom, Dan Bartel, Dwight Olson, Rich Bergdahl, Amy and Dave Mutal, and Tricia Stromberg.
President James Nevers rang the bell at 6:15 p.m. Rick Walter recited the Pledge.
Long-time members Ken Hollingsworth [again] and Dwight Olson are back!
Announcements:
Gary Cohn said 18 of 36 students have completed the application process for our scholarships. School counsellors are verifying the information – we have 18 awards to give out. Interviews will start about April 12.
We are looking to return to the Woodmark – let President James Nevers know your thoughts on the subject.
Oktoberfest in Kirkland will be in September and will include the Duck Dash on the 26th. Be prepared to sell Duck adoptions! Branding of Ducks will be September 20 at Lee Johnson Chevrolet. Need more sponsors and more coupons for the tickets. The Race Committee is being assembled. More people would be welcome.
District Conference will be in Coeur d’Alene in the first part of October.
Election:
We voted for and approved President Elect Dave DeBois’ slate of Board candidates unanimously. The motion to approve was made by Mr. DeBois and seconded by Dwight Olson.
President – Dave DeBois
President Elect – Amy Mutal
Vice President – Gary Cohn
Secretary – Margie Glenn
Treasurer – Jim Meniketti
Club Service – Monica Fratita
International – Joanne Primavera
Vocational – Mike Hunter
Community Service – Bella Chaffey
Membership – Dave Aubry
RI Foundation –Rich Bergdahl
Programs – Gary Cohn
Paul Harris:
Rich Bergdahl presented three Rotarians with their Paul Harris Awards – Brandon Honcoop PH+5; James Meniketti PH; and Mike Hunter PH+3. Congratulations and thanks are due to these members for their commitment to helping Rotary build a better world.
Program:
Joanne Primavera introduced our speaker Kathleen Davis, a fellow Rotarian from Ballard Rotary. She spoke about ways and means of organizing a successful partnership to accomplish a Rotary project in another country. Included is preparing and identifying a successful grant application internationally.
She helps others with the grant application process and is chair of District 5030 Global Grants Committee. She has worked overseas on several projects, including clean water.
She walked us through the process, starting with envisioning an overseas need that we might help by creating a Rotary Grant Application. Need to factor in location [country] and cost. Is the country stable enough for a project to succeed? Who will you partner with on the ground? Absolutely critical to have a reliable local partner. District 5030 has resources to help make the connection to a partner. There must be a good structure in place to actually accomplish the project goals.
A local Rotary club may be a good partner – can research the club’s reliability before moving ahead with the project. Similarly, evaluate the NGO/nonprofit that also might be involved. Evaluate the beneficiary community – can they prioritize? What will they contribute? Do their wants and needs match with what the U.S. club can provide?
Need to evaluate where the funds are coming from – your club? District grant? Other sources? May want to start with a smaller amount of money to see how well the project will work, and to evaluate how the host club and country functioned in the process.
Once the project is defined will it be sustainable? This means there must be follow-up.
The District 5030 Grant Committee is here to help!
We adjourned at about 7:07 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
David Aubry - Acting Scribe