March 14, 2016 Spokesman
Posted by Bob Webb
on Mar 14, 2016
President Rich called the March 14, 2016 Kirkland Rotary Club meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
Ernie Norehad let us in the Pledge of Allegiance. John Pruitt provided an inspirational moment.
VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS Patty Doherty visited again and is hoping to join our club. Brad Hunt, a 32 year member of the Bellevue Rotary Club visited and is helping bring a program on an African safari in the near future. Davis Kenney is our Student of the Month from Lake Washington High. He plans to major in Pre-Med in college next year.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Eric Olsen updated his wife's excellent progress. Terri had emergency surgery for a brain aneurysm about three weeks ago. She had an excellent recovery and went back to work as a school teacher today.
- David DeBois reviewed last Saturday's First Harvest. There was a small group and some confusion exists regarding importance of signing up for those events.
- David also announced that he is evaluating the possibility of having a new fundraiser in the form of a Halloween Haunted House in partnership with another organization. A small group will report back in a month or two.
- James Nevers announced scholarship applications are being received and he will be setting up groups to choose recipients in the next month.
PROGRAM
Jenny Martin, a member of Conscious Capitalism, presented her group to us. Conscious Capitalism is a nationwide group which supports and encourages businesses to have a higher purpose than simple profits by harnessing business to serve humanity. It encourages businesses to speak to and support all stakeholders in business including customers, employees, leaders and the public. It emphasizes a culture of trust, accountability, loyalty, and transparency. To be successful leadership has to value these attributes and serve as examples for all contacts of the business.
Conscious Capitalism, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating the theory and practice of Conscious Capitalism through events, presentations, publications and social media. We also support an emerging network of Conscious Capitalism Chapters, which serve as communities of inquiry for business leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches and consultants and others.. (from ConsiousCapitalism.org)
HAPPY DOLLARS were collected this evening with lots of enjoyable examples presented for happiness.
JOKER POOL Rick Walter officiated for the Joker Pool this evening and John Pruitt again had the lucky number. John could not spirit the Joker from the deck so we continue next week.
President Rich thanked our guests and speaker Jenny Martin. The meeting was adjourned about 7:40.