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Lake Views
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Official Newsletter of Lake Chelan Rotary
For more information about us go to the website
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Issue No. 20 for 11-15-2016
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Please enjoy the award winning Lake Views newsletter of Lake Chelan Rotary. The year
2016 is Lake Chelan Rotary's 90th Birthday having been Chartered in on March 24, 1926.
Our Club meets every Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. at
Tsillan Cellars in Sorrento's Restaurant.
Tsillan Cellars is one of the Chelan Valley's preeminent wineries.
Our satellite meeting is held at the Vogue - the valleys Gathering Place on the 1st and 3rd Thursday at 7 a.m.
Please join us at either of these meetings - an invitation is not required. Visitors are always welcome.
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Our Program for Tuesday, November 15
We are pleased to have Past District Governor Ezra Teshome from Seattle giving us a presentation on his many year dedication to ending polio.
Ezra Teshome
Ezra Teshome is an entrepreneur who has earned accolades worldwide for his philanthropic endeavors and efforts within Africa to impact the lives of children. He is passionate about global health issues, particularly focusing on the eradication of polio and bringing clean water to villages in rural Ethiopia. He has served notably on the board of several organizations, as well as a university. Professionally, Ezra has built a successful insurance and financial services business for over 35 years. He is also very involved in his local Ethiopian community, where he helped build the first church and establish the community center.
As a testament to his contributions to society, Ezra has been awarded with many of the highest honors in his community, including the World Affairs Council World Citizen Award; Seattle University's Alumni Community Service Award; Distinguish Alumni Award from Highline Community College; The Rotary Service above Self Award; Rotary International service award for world polio free Award, Martin Luther Jr. Distinguished service Award from UW Science center and being named a Time Magazine Global Health Hero.
Ezra served as the District Governor 2013-14 of Rotary District 5030. He is married to Yobi and they have 4 children and 3 grandchildren.
We are this close to ending Polio!
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Connections are important. The more we know and understand each other, the less likely we are to hate and hurt each other. On a recent visit to Blacksburg, Virginia, I had a chance to note an interesting connection. In the Episcopal Church courtyard there was a Peace Pole with the same words that are carved into our Peace Pole in Chelan - "May Peace Prevail On Earth". From one side of the country to the other, the same idea.
Later in the day, on a tour of the Virginia Tech campus, I was struck by a memorial erected to honor the memories of the 32 people killed in 2007 by a lone gunman on campus. People had spontaneously assembled pieces of stone used to face every building on campus called Hokie stone to honor the victims. Those stones are still in place, along with descriptions of positive actions taken in memoriam. It was an inspiring monument. The stones, like the lives of those slain, were seen as building blocks to something better. Just as we place stones at our Peace Pole to symbolize our intent to help build something more positive, the Hokie stones represented that same intention.
It made sense to me to bring back a small piece of Hokie stone and place it at Chelan's Peace Pole. The connection is between two sides of one country, two different forms of Peace Pole, and many people working to balance evil with good.
Rev. Linda Mayer, of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church offered to bless the stones last Sunday, making yet another connection.
The stones are small pieces of quarried limestone with the Virginia Tech logo painted on one side. Stop by and see if you can find them.
Rotarian Concie Luna
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Way to go Eric!
Below is
Eric Nampaso, one of the brighter future foundation kids. He is in eighth grade in Nkoilale school. He is sitting for his national examination today until Thursday.
I take this chance to wish him all the best in his exams. I took this photo on Sunday and he was so confident that he will come out with victory. He is our first student to complete primary school and will be joining secondary school in 2017.
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November 19 is World Toilet Day
Water and Sanitation - WASRAG's raison d'etre. In our early years the focus was often on water. Now however we've come to realize that sanitation is just as important, maybe even more so.
Such a basic human need - everyone visits the toilet several times a day. Yet, the impact of inadequate (or no) sanitation, especially on women, is devastating. One in three women worldwide risk shame, disease, harassment and even attack because they have nowhere safe to go to the toilet. Some 526 million women have no choice but to go to the toilet in the open. Women and girls living without any toilets spend approximately 97 billion hours each year "finding a place to go".
This has to be an irresistible challenge for Rotarians! The very first Rotary public service project instituted in Chicago in 1907 was the construction of public toilets (often coyly referred to as "comfort stations" in those days!).
Nowhere is sanitation more critical than in Kenya. At Nkoilale Primary School they have 10 open pit toilets used by 907 students and no hand washing facilities.
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Social Events for your calendar
On Wednesday,
November 16, the monthly after work social event will be held at the home of
Les and Carol Cooper. Following our usual procedure, it will be BYOB and bring along an appetizer for everyone to share. The Coopers live at 709 Golf Course Drive. Last month there were over 30 Rotarians and guests. If you haven't been attending you really have been missing out on some wonderful fellowship.
The Holiday party will be
December 20 (New Revised Date)
at 6 p.m. at Sorrentos. The cost will be $30 per person and reservations will be required by December 1 to finalize the head count. Make your reservation with Rick Nedrow. Any Suggestions for entertainment? If you have an idea give it to Kelly Allen.
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The Rotary Foundation
The mission of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
TRF is a 501(c) 3 organization and manages our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Our club or district can apply for grants from TRF to invest in projects, provide scholarships and so much more. The Foundation also leads the charge on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as the eradication of polio and promoting peace. Rotarians and friends of Rotary support the foundation's work through voluntary contributions on an annual basis
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Beyond dues and the cost of the lunch each week, a commitment to financially support the club and The Rotary Foundation are part of being a Rotarian. The mission of The Rotary Foundation is "To Do Good in the World". Please consider making a contribution to The Rotary Foundation each and every year.
Your contributions accumulate from year to year. You are able to view your giving history in your online profile. When your contributions total $1,000, you will become a Paul Harris Fellow, named after the founder of Rotary. With each additional $1,000, your level of recognition increases.
Contributions to The Rotary Foundation drive our delivery of humanitarian service in taking action to improve communities everywhere. There is so much to learn about the programs of our foundation! Attend a club or district Grants Committee meeting and start the process.
The power of one person with an idea can bring change to the world. Through Rotary, you are part of something larger than yourself and you can make change happen.
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Make Up Meetings around the Area!
Did you know that you can make up a meeting at the following places?
Wenatchee Downtown @ Red Lion Thur. Noon
Wenatchee North @ Town Toyota Center Wed. Noon
Wenatchee Sunrise @ Red Lion Tues. 7 am
Cashmere @ Cashmere Presbyterian Church Wed. Noon
Leavenworth @ Kristall's Fri. 11:45 am
East Wenatchee @ Shari's Restaurant Thurs. 7 am
Lake Chelan @ Tsillian Cellars Tues. Noon
Quincy @ Quincy Senior Center Thur. Noon
Okanogan-Omak @ The Flour MIll in Okanogan Thur Noon
Grand Coulee Dam @ Siam Palace Restaurant Wed. Noon
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Henry Elsner - Chelan High School Interact President 2016-2017
Our Chelan High School INTERACT President Henry Elsner has been named a "Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program". Congratulations Henry! HS School Principal Wilson
will present a Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top five percent (5%) of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition.
"The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."
Henry will visit a club meeting in the very near future so that as Rotarians we can extend our congratulations personally.
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Do you have a room available during our bike ride fundraisers?
Ride General Chair Brent Morrison is looking for rooms to provide reasonable housing for the Century Challenge and Cycle de Vine visitors. Fill out the form and get it to Brent.
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This Week's Team
November 15
Greeter - Morgan Picton
Asst. Cashier - Bruce Hurst
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Do you have any good lake photos that you would like to share? Send them on to your editor as a jpeg. Thanks.
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Do you have a winter house rental available for a needy family? Please Contact Sandy Calicoat at 630-7437.
Food drive chair
Kim Skaar
needs 8 volunteers for November 19. Check your calendar.
The
Lake Chelan Sailing Club is returning the launch tractor to its owner and are in search of a vehicle to launch the boats for summer use, which can be numerous times a week. The larger boats can be launched with a personal vehicle.
We are in search of a vehicle, like a side by side 4WD ATV or UTV, that is easy to use, handle and store. If you know of any such vehicle please let us know by emailing
mail@sailchelan.com
or contacting Randy Brooks at
randybrooks@nwi.net
or call 682-9646.
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2016-2017
Officers & Directors
Kevin Abel
President-Elect:
Lester Cooper
Vice President:
Ty Witt
Treasurer:
Terry White
Secretary:
Tiffany Gering
Past President:
Jordana LaPorte
Directors:
Sandy Calicoat
Kirk McGovern
Rick Nedrow
Phil Moller
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Check out an E-Club to make up your attendance.
On November 4
Brent Morrison, Glenn Kerns, Lee Parker, Dan Hodge and Larry Bowers worked on the Rotary service project winterizing a trailer.
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November 10 - Board Meeting at 4 p.m. at the Chamber Rotary Room
November 12 - Service Team to
help putting Christmas lights on the trees along Main Street. Meet at the HDCA office (old Chamber office) at 10:00 am. Also
it looks like some trail work and some fall clean-up is on the agenda at the State Park. Works will begin at 8:00 am, meet at the Rangers office.
This project is expected to be completed by noon. They will have all the tools.
November 15 - Past DG Ezra Teshome to discuss the Paul Harris awards and End Polio
November 16 - Social event at home of Les & Carol Cooper at 5:30 pm at 709 Golf Course Drive
November 17 - Satellite Meeting at the Vogue at 7:00 a.m.
November 19 - Food collection drive at Safeway. Check in with Kim Skaar if you can help
November 22 - Hear Mark Evans and the history of unlimited hydros on Lake Chelan
November 29 - Meet & hear Mayor Mike Cooney, on the state of the city
December 6 - Program to be determined
December 13 - Election and President's Assembly
December 20 - Holiday party and no noon mtg.
April 28-30, 2017 - Dist. 5060 annual conference in Kelowna
June 10-14, 2017 - Atlanta International Rotary Convention
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The View of the Lake
Is it safe for Don & Jane Lloyd to be living on the South Shore?
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Are you interested in joining Lake Chelan Rotary? Please contact Membership co-chairs Mary Watson (509) 670-3169
PO Box 601
Chelan, WA 98816
Newsletter editor: Tom Warren
thomas.warren@lakeChelanRotary.org
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