The Rotary Club of Kirkland held a meeting online on April 12, 2021.

Attending were James Nevers, Dave Aubry, Dave DeBois, Joanne Primavera, John Pruitt, Rick Ostrander, Mike Hunter, Jim Meniketti, John Woodbery, Brandon Honcoop, George Anderson, Monica Fratita, Steve Shinstrom, Dan Bartel, Dwight Olson, Rich Bergdahl, Bill Taylor, Brian Tucker, Scott Becker, Margie Glenn, Bob and Gail Auslander, and Kristin Olson.

President James Nevers rang the bell at 6:15 p.m.  Bob Auslander recited the Pledge.

Gary and Sue Cohn are leaders in the Rotary Club of Kirkland Scholarship Program.  Last year the Cohns, along with Margie Glenn and Darcia and Gary Tudor, funded the Kirkland Rotary Diversity Leadership Scholarships for students attending Lake Washington and Juanita high schools.  The scholarships are intended to draw students who demonstrate financial need, academic promise, a record of community service and leadership, the promise of societal contribution, and members of one or more diverse ethnic groups recognized by the state. The first recipients of the Diversity Leadership Scholarships were Tiffany Zang, who graduated from Lake Washington High School, and Emily Le, who graduated from Juanita High School.  For 2021, the Cohns, Tudors, and Margie Glenn continued the scholarships and made them available to all of the eligible Lake Washington high schools.  In addition, the Cohn's funded the license for the SmarterSelect scholarship management system that has permitted the club to move to an entirely digital scholarship platform.  Thank you to Gary and Sue Cohn for exemplary support of the Rotary Club of Kirkland Scholarship Program.

The club’s board of directors met on Thursday, April 15.  Highlights included another update on progress of plans for the Duck Dash during Kirkland's Oktoberfest in September, which will include new ticket purchase options, one named the Duck Dash Double Down; updates on the plans to move to "hybrid" meetings combining Zoom access and in-person attendance at The Woodmark Hotel, and work with the city's parks department staff to overcome the community service challenges presented by social distancing necessary during the pandemic.