May 11, 2015 Spokesman
Posted by Ben Premack
on May 11, 2015
Meeting opening at 6:30 led by President John Pruitt, Pledge led by Doug
Dan Bartell, Rotary First Harvest
· Grant of $10K from WA Dept of Agriculture to purchase food
· Work parties are 3x a year on the 2nd Saturday
· We’ve had too much corn and carrots, so we traded them for tomatoes and potatoes
· As a club, we donate $1k a year to Rotary First Harvest
Guests
· Erica, guest of Eric Olsen
· Bud, from the University Club
· David, friend of Dave D.
· Doug, because for some reason he doesn’t have his own badge yet
JoAnne, Foundation Auction
· We need volunteers to help with setup at 5:00
· Auction begins at 6:00 on the 31st at The Kirkland Women’s Club
Jason, Facebook page for Kirkland Rotary
· Ben Premack has volunteered to manage our new club Facebook page
· Send your event information and pictures to him Benjamin@Premack.com
Wavery Beach Park Shelter, Patti
· Mike had to miss our Monday meeting because he was representing us there
· We are up to 25% of our goal and the total estimate for installation is down $20K
Miracle League
· Last Saturday, the Pi Kaps fraternity from UW joined us
· Held at Perrigo park in Redmond on Saturday from 9:45 to 11:00
Scott Becker, question on donations
· Called a special meeting of the board after the conclusion of the club meeting, John Pruitt assented
Gary Bruner, Foundation
· Presented Paul Harris Fellowships to
o Anne Hamilton, Paul Harris +4
o Dave Dubois, Paul Harris inductee
o Bob Auslander, Paul Harris +2
o Bill Woods, Paul Harris +4
Dave Aubrey led Happy Dollars, everyone is very happy. Especially Steve Shinstrom.
Guest Speaker, Kevin Gilbert, photographer