August 26, 2014 Spokesman
Posted by Scott Rethke
on Aug 26, 2014
John Pruitt called the meeting to order at 6:30.
Jason Overleese was the greeter, and Carl Boruck led the pledge of allegiance.
Guests/Visiting Rotarians
*Todd Morton visited us from the Bellevue Rotary Club. He attended the Everett Silvertips game with us a while back, and works in Human Resources.
*Pam Going was a guest of Jim Going.
*Assistant Governor for 5030 Son Michael Pham visited us from the University District Club. They meet at the Seattle Yacht Club (and John Pruitt was quick to point out that they pay $25 for lunch.)
Dates
*8/26 at 5PM at Hector’s: New member drive event + happy hour. The more the merrier!
*9/1: No meeting due to the holiday.
*9/8 at 6PM: Salmon bake at the Bergdahl’s.
*9/13 6-8PM: Autumn beer and wine tasting at Total Wine in Bellevue. $10/head.
*10/11: Rotary First Harvest and Bunco
Scott Becker gave an update on the Duck Dash
*$36,000 in ticket receipts/sales so far (this number does not include sponsorship dollars)
Top Sellers
Ernie Norehad $2,995
Bill Woods $2,175
Scott Becker $2,135
John Pruitt $1,665
Anne Hamilton $1,605
Brett Johnson $1,500
Rick Ostrander $1,095
A big thank you to all Rotarians and guests who worked so hard to make this a great event!
8/13 Rotary Board Meeting
*Minutes are coming soon.
Dave DeBois gave a recap of the 8/18 golf tournament at Bear Creek (Editor’s/scribe’s note: We should have the tournament every year at Bear Creek! Course is fantastic, and they take good care of us.)
*A team of non-Rotarians won.
*Normally there is debate for who should be the recipient of the infamous monkey trophy, but this year there was a landslide/”lifetime achievement” award winner – Patti Smith. Patti knocked Anne Hamilton down with her golf card….and then ran over her. Anne has a broken foot.
Rotary District 2015 Conference
*5/15-5/17/2015 at the Tulalip.
*Sign up before the end of August to save money on registration costs.
*Visit www.rotary5030conference2015.org
Dan Bartel gave an update on Rotary First Harvest
*10/11 is the next work party. We will sort and pack food, and then go have lunch together.
John Pruitt led an activity about how to best invite somebody to be a guest at one of our meetings.
*Rick Walter delivered the winning spiel – Dave Aubry, Dan Bartel, and Ben Premack gave him the script.
Duck Dash final to-do
*Return all unsold tickets.
Jim Going introduced the program speakers – his daughter Christine (sales rep for Sharp) and his son-in-law Greg (an AV specialist)
*They demonstrated a Sharp Aquos board. Long story short: technology continues to change the world, and an Aquos board has no shortage of applications to how we live and work.
Joker Pool
*We have 28 cards left.
*Joanne Primavera had the winning ticket, but drew an 8.
Next Meeting
*9/15: The District Governor will join our meeting, and John Pruitt wants to have a theme for this meeting (Hawaiian, Husky colors, etc). Please email him your ideas.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45.
Duck Dash final to-do
*Return all unsold tickets.