October 31, 2005 Spokesman

Posted by Pat Dye 
 

Happy Halloween  Spooksman for October 31,2005

President Joanne Primavera called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm.  The pledge was led by Al Hoviland.  Joanne then called the club's attention to the passing of Rosa Parks and her significant contribution to integration through personal courage.

 

Guests:  Stephen Gomes, Linda Lewiton, Suzan Danforth, Gail Auslander, Nick Thornton (student of the month from Juanita High School), his friend Amelia Kim, and Lynn Lawrence, Director of the Future School

 

Visiting Rotarians:  Lloyd Hara, Seattle International, Vernell Sutherland, Carmel, CA, and Stu VanderHook, Bellevue noon.

 

Our Exchange Student, Vlad, dressed as "Big Daddy" pimp, told us of his recent activities and everyone was encouraged to sign up to spend some time with Vlad. 

 

Announcements:

  • John Overleese presented the Duck Dash chairs:  George McAfee and John Overleese are Head Ducks.  Other committee chairs are: Scott Becker, Bob Webb, Patty Sims, Alice Volpe, Jeremy Meadows, Barbara Seaton, Pat Swenson,  and Joanne Primavera .  (See the Club Runner for more committee details and be sure to sign up to assist on one of the committees).  The goal this year is to sell 15,000 ducks.  The venue will be the 4th of July Picnic at Juanita Beach Park.
  • Felicity Burdick â¿¢ sign up on Club Runner for Nov. 11th games night at the Teen Center â¿¢ "Beat the Rotarian".  Be there from 5 to 7 pm and see if you can beat the teens!
  • Felicity and Jeanne McRea will be in charge of the 4th of July picnic and need assistance from Rotarian volunteers for the picnic, games, food, etc.  It is a big undertaking and we are proud of the leadership Felicity and Jeanne are providing.  They make Kirkland Rotary look good!
  • Pat Swenson â¿¢ As part of our Vocational Committee, we will have a program once a month called "Getting to Know You".  Next week, Bill Woods, Steve Shinstrom, Pat Dye, John Pruitt, and Francoise (can't remember last name) will each have 4 minutes to talk about themselves, followed by a random question posed by Pat Swenson.  Any talks that exceed 4 minutes will cost $5 per minute!
  • John Woodbury â¿¢ announced that a check in the amount of $20,000 has been sent to the Slidell, LA, rotary to assist in hurricane recovery efforts.

 

Induction:  Sharon Chambers was inducted as the newest Rotarian.  Sharon is the Executive Director of Residence XII, a chemical dependency treatment center for women.  Her sponsor is Felicity Burdick and her mentor is Pat Dye.  Welcome to the club, Sharon!  We will all look forward to getting to know you better.

 

Check out photos from the meeting http://www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/DxJournals/journal.aspx?cid=2187&jid=2242
 

The club sang "Happy Birthday" to Bill Woods, Ernie Norhead (who wasn't there), and D.V. Hurst, all celebrating Halloween birthdays.

 

A brief costume contest was held.  Those participating with guts, glamour, and panache were Bill Woods, Tom Sturgell, Alice Volpe, George McAfee, Al Hoviland and Vlad.  Vlad won the contest in his "Big Daddy" pimp costume.

 

Our guest speaker for the evening was Perry Dolan, President of the Washington State Senior Games.  He explained how the senior games are organized in Washington and around the country.  This is a rapidly growing organization that is representative of a very large segment of this country's population.  The events include track and field, swimming, tennis, golf, and table tennis, and has games for people of all abilities.  The event takes place in 17 different venues around the state.  It is based on a health and wellness model and the organization is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.  By 2010 there will be more than 3 million people over the age of 50, so the organization is expecting much growth in the future as a larger segment of the population enters their senior years.  Perry also told about a student athlete mentoring program that was started in Port Angeles and will be replicated around the country, where student volunteers serve as mentors for seniors, thus bringing together 2 large segments of the population.  The organization charges a nominal fee to enter the games, and is working with large corporations around the country to raise money to support the games.  At this point, this is an all volunteer organization.  They are hoping to grow to other countries outside of the U.S.   For more information you can go to www.pugetsoundgames.com, or contact Perry Dolan at perry_dolan@msn.com, or by phone at 425-889-9064.

 

Bill Woods, in honor of his advancing years, shared "10 Good Things about Getting Old".

 

Bob Auslander had the winning ticket to the Honey Pot, but came up with a Starbucks Card.  This way, everyone's a winner!

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted:  Pat Dye