March 6, 2006 Spokesman
Minutes for March 6, 2006 Rotary Meeting
The meeting was called to order by President, Joanne Primavera at 6:30 p.m. The flag salute was lead by (sorry the name was not heard in the back of the room) and the inspirational moment given by Joanne. (The footprints on your heart.) Joanne also announced Bob Gasson would be taking pictures during the meeting and after the meeting.
Visiting Guests (except students and parents) were introduced. They included Ellie Nash, the fabulous pianist from Sweetheart Night, Dave Honeycutt from Honeycutt & Associates, George Rivera (Student of the Month from BEST High School with a part-time job at Lee Johnson Chevrolet) and George McKinney, visiting Rotarian from Seattle Four.
Bob Auslander reminded us about NW Harvest Saturday, which is this Saturday, March 11th . We are to meet at the Houghton Place Park & Ride in
Bob Auslander also reminded all Rotarians that a St. Patrick's themed Bosanova Party will be at his home on March 18th, starting at 7:00 p.m. There will be a live band providing the music, lots of food and the wearing of the green. Please bring your favorite wine to contribute to the celebration. Reminder to the decorating and set-up committee to be at Bob & Gayle's by 5:45 p.m.
Joanne acknowledged our Spelling Bee participants. The team members were Alice Volpe, Dave Aubry and John Woodbery who placed 4th in the first annual Spelling Bee contest held at the
New Member Inductions by Steve Brown:
Two new members were inducted into our Club, both individuals were current members of other
Debra Wakefield is joining the Club from
John Spangenberg is joining the Club from
Both Debra and John were sponsored by Dave Aubry.
Other Announcements:
Craig Neil reminded the Club members of the upcoming Rotary Auction on April 2nd , starting at 5:30 p.m. in
There is quite a story to go with their trip and will be shared with those that want to have further details. This Scribe will allow each of the Mexican 10 to give their own version of events.
PROGRAM---SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:
Mike Hunter, Chairperson of the Scholarship Awards Committee organized this evening event. He thanked each of the Chairs that lead the Interview Committees for each of the 7 schools and the special committee (Brian Tucker) that interviewed all the DECA applicants and Charles O. Morgan applicants. Mike arranged for decorations with balloons furnished by Brett Johnson of Lee Johnson Chevrolet. Mike provided each student and their parents or guests, along with the school counselors/advisors seating among the Rotarians. This allowed each table to "host" a student. Mike also had special certificates printed with the recipient's name and their award.
The following are the recipients and their school:
Rebecca Berry,
Award presented by Rotarian: Val Gurin.
Jenny Serrato,
Award presented by Rotarian: Patrick Fitzgerald.
Walter Busch,
Award presented by Rotarian: Vernell Sutherland.
Julia Kuehn,
Award presented by Rotarian: Pat Swenson
Tatyana Korottseva,
Award presented by Rotarian : Alice Volpe.
Edgar Vargas,
Award presented by Rotarian: Rich Bergdahl
DECA Scholarship:
Award presented by Rotarian: Brian Tucker
Two Charles O. Morgan Scholarships were presented this year:
Award presented by Rotarian: Sinclair Jones
Award presented by: G.G. Getz
Mike Hunter closed the program by thanking all the school counselors and advisors for their help in arranging the interviews and supporting the Rotary scholarship program.
Group pictures were then taken by Bob Gasson.
Joanne closed the meeting with our drawing for the Honey Pot. Lucky number and lucky winner was our student from
Respectfully submitted,
Scribe: Pat Swenson