July 20, 2009 Spokesman

Posted by Pat Dye 
 

Kirkland Rotary Minutes:  July 20, 2009

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm by President Jim Feek.  The pledge was led by Wilson Anhar, and the impromptu inspirational moment was given by Rich Bergdahl.  There followed a "moment with Sven" as Pres. Jim donned a silly hat and had a moment of silence.  Will we ever know what he will do next?!

Guests:

Cisco Smith - Tukwila Rotary

Shellie Gehring - guest of Bill Woods, will be inducted as a new member soon

Dick Carlson - Tucson, AZ Rotary

Steven Sifuentes - outbound Ambassadorial Scholar

Wilma Bartel - wife of Dan Bartel

Robert Miller and his mother Andrea - represented Miracle League.  Robert has played on the Miracle League team for 5 years and sold more than $300 dollars worth of Duck   Adoptions for our Duck Dash.

Helen and Ali Nieni (not sure of spelling)

Don Dutton - Kirkland Breakfast Rotary - announced party at his home on Aug. 15th. See Don            for more information.

 

Past President Bob Webb presented Helen Nieni with the grand prize of $5,000 from the Duck Dash.  Bob was pleased to have sold the winning ticket.  Congratulations, Helen!

 

Announcements:

  • Pres. Jim read a letter from Francois Dumard in which he sent his regrets on leaving Kirkland Rotary due to other obligations, among which is his new family and the opportunity to attend the Wharton School of Business to work on his Masters Degree.  We wish Francois the best and will welcome him back to Kirkland Rotary whenever he is able to return.
  • Pat Dye announced that Rotary Business Cards are available at the registration desk each week for those who wish to use them when you invite guests to attend a meeting.  They are also available online on our Rotary home page if you wish to download your own supply.
  • Pat D. is also developing a Mentor Pool.  No, we aren't swimming, but this will be a group of people who indicate they would like to serve as a mentor and can be called upon when a new member joins the Club.  Please contact Pat if you would like to serve in this capacity.
  • Don Dicks - Save the date for the KPC Gala and Auction on Sept. 26th.
  • John Overleese pointed out the calendar of social functions on each table.  They include:
    • Party in the Park - next Monday evening at 6:00 pm at EverestPark in Kirkland , in the pavilion that we built as part of our centennial                                              celebration.  Cost is $5.00 per person or $10.00 per family.
    • Salmon Bake on Aug. 10th at the Norman's home.  Sign up to bring an appetizer or dessert.  It was pointed out that this event has been taking place for more than 50 years and is quite a Club tradition.
    • Rotary Golf Tournament will take place on Sept. 14th at Mt. Si Golf Course in North Bend.  If you don't want to play, come for dinner and a pre golf fun!
    • Chili Cook Off! - Sept. 20th at the Kirkland Women's Club.  More details to follow.
    • Holiday Party will be December 5th at one of our local restaurants, Lucia's  in Park Place.

·         Community Service announcements by Mary-Alyce Burleigh:  Warm coats and shoes for eligible John Muir students.  More info on dates with    sign up sheets to follow There will be a list of community service projects made available at our next regular meeting and each Rotarian can sign up for those in which you are interested.

·         Brandon Honcoop announced the meeting of the Vocational Service committee       scheduled for Wednesday, July 22nd at 2:30 at his office.  Those interested are welcome to participate

·         Joanne Primavera, our "Head Duck" gave a report on the success of the Duck Dash 62 members of the Club participated this year - Outstanding!  We raised a little over $30,000 to be spent on future service projects.

 

Patti Smith introduced our speaker for the evening, Peggy Ostrander, wife of Rotarian Rick Ostrander.  Peggy is a Docent and member of the Speakers Bureau for the BellevueArtsMuseum.  She spoke about the Past, Present, and Future of the BAM.  The BellevueArtsMuseum had humble beginnings in September of 1947 when it began as the Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair in front of the Crab Apple Restaurant in what is now Bellevue Square.  At the time, Bellevue had a population of 8,000 and was just a "strawberry, country village".  It's first real home in 1975 was in the Green Chapel of Flowers - a mortuary, but moved to the 3rd floor of the new Bellevue Square in 1983.  At that time, it was the first museum to be located in a mall.

 

In December of 2000, the BellevueArtsMuseum (designed by renowned architect Steven Holl) moved into its new building at its current location on Bellevue Way.  After struggling for a few years the museum was closed in 2003, and reopened in 2005 with a new mission to return to its roots.  The current Executive Director/CEO is Mark Crawford.  As part of its vision, Peggy shared pictures of current exhibits which represent local and nationally known artists. 

 

Peggy pointed out that the future of the BellevueArtsMuseum is all of us.  There are many ways to be involved.  The Arts Fair will take place on July 24, 25, & 26.  There are hands on crafts for kids in the museum, Free First Fridays, and a variety of tours.  Peggy encouraged everyone to get involved as a member, a donor, or a visitor.  Be sure to visit the Museum Store and you can check out more on the BellevueArtsMuseum at www.bellevuearts.org .  Thank you to Peggy for a very interesting and informative presentation.

 

The Honey Pot was won by Bob Norman!