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Lunch Meeting Program for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Chelan Library - Reimagining Spaces Project
Speakers: Tim Dillman and Deirdre Beltran del Rio
Program Sponsor: Jeanie Rieke
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This week we will be joined by Tim Dillman, Executive Assistant and Deirdre Beltran del Rio, Chelan Librarian, who will discuss the upcoming Chelan Library remodel, named the Reimagining Spaces project. NCW Libraries is investing more than $10 million in a multi-year project to redesign 29 of their community libraries. The Reimagining Spaces Project wants to ensure that all of their libraries are safe, accessible, welcoming spaces that are positioned to serve the diverse communities of North Central Washington for years to come.
Tim Dillman joined NCW Libraries in 2019 in the role of Executive Assistant. In that role, Tim has facilitated several large organizational projects including overseeing the district’s Covid response for staƯ and the public, serving on a regional behavioral health taskforce, piloting Teleservices Access Points, and facilitating the implementation of new contracts with partnering cities. From 2021-2022, Tim served as the Interim Director of Branch Operations where he oversaw the Area Manager team and branch staff at the 30 NCW Libraries. In 2023, Tim began focusing on the Reimagining Spaces project, a $10.3 million investment in the interior spaces of the region’s libraries. Tim lives in Wenatchee with his wife Leah and their four kids.
Deidre Beltran del Rio joined NCW Libraries 2008 as a Library Assistant working up to Branch Librarian in 2018. She has led numerous programs for toddlers to adults and is passionate about providing a welcoming and inclusive environment in our community library. Deidre and her husband Luis have lived in Chelan for 23 years, successfully raising two children.
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Meetings are held every Tuesday at noon at Sorrento's Ristorante at Tsillan Cellars. We offer a hybrid meeting format with the option of attending in person or joining on Zoom. The cost for lunch is $12, and for those not buying lunch, the sitting fee is $4. Each ticket is an additional $1. Ticket sales supporting club operations, half of which is paid to a lucky winner based on weekly drawings.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88624995488?pwd=MUoxUmMvUEtFVFNpc3ZHUWg5OU4vQT09
Meeting ID: 886 2499 5488
Passcode: 691859
Dial in: 1-253-215-8782
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Satellite meetings are not formal but are open for fellowship and some Rotary talk: 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month - Ancestry Cellars in Manson, 5 p.m.
2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month - Coffee meetings - The Family Bean, 131 S Apple Blossom Drive #101 Chelan, 7 a.m.
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Letter From the President | |
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Dear Rotarians,
We all know life is a series of hellos and goodbyes. This is true in both personal and professional contexts. This is also true in civic arenas such as Rotary.
Recently several club members said to goodbye to Rotary. I would like to honor these Rotarians for all they have given to the club.
In order of their time in Rotary, I give thanks for Julie McCoy and her herculean strength in breathing life into 911 Glass, to say nothing of her willingness to jump into the Club Secretary role. Thank you Julie.
I give thanks for Don Christenson and his tireless efforts in the community building ramps and railings. Thank you Don.
I give thanks for Karen Feek and her involvement in many of those ramps and railings projects and her support of our Kenyan projects. Thank you Karen.
And finally I give thanks for Ty Witt, dynamo wizard of getting things done and visionary behind the Pingrey mural, community service teams, and other projects. Thank you Ty.
I’ve been in Rotary long enough to trust in the process of regrowth. New members have always come in and stepped into vacated roles. But fellowship with old friends is missed and that will certainly be true with these individuals.
Thank you Julie, Don, Karen, and Ty for your years of good cheer and faithful service. Our club is the richer for it.
Yours in Rotary,
Guy Evans
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Lake Chelan Rotary Club inducted our newest member, Stephen Johnson, at our lunch meeting this past week. Stephen, who is sponsored by Guy Evans, leads business development at Blu Water Homes in Chelan. Stephen and his family are immersed in our local community, and he serves as a volunteer at his church and the Roots Community school, as well as having worked as a coach at the Barn Fitness Center and with youth football. We look forward to Stephen's contributions on Rotary projects and welcome him to our club.
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Join or Renew Life Flight Membership This Week | |
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The Life Flight Network Membership Rotary Group renewal deadline is coming up. In order to process the renewals and ensure we continue this group rate, please do one of the following by March 15th.
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Renewing members: if you have no changes to your household members or information updates, no form is required. Just send an email to kimdunbar@hotmail.com indicating that you would like to renew.
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New members or renewing members with updates: print the attached form HERE or email kimdunbar@hotmail.com requesting a form and indicate you would like to get the group rate. There will be forms available at the lunch meeting as well. Return the form prior to March 15th to Kim or the cashier's table at the lunch meetings.
Payment arrangements will be made once we get the firm number of participants. Should we have 10 participants or more, we will get the rate of $75. If less than 10 participants, the renewal will be $85.
A Life Flight Network Membership relieves you from liability for out-of-pocket costs of emergency, medically necessary transports completed and billed by Life Flight Network. Your membership is not an insurance policy but secondary to insurance carriers and health care cost sharing programs. All available insurances will be billed first, including health, auto, workers compensation and third-party insurance. Life Flight Network will accept payment from insurance carriers and other third-party payers as payment in full.
Membership benefits are available for those eligible household members listed on the member record at the time of transport if the transport is an emergent, medically necessary transport to the closest, most appropriate facility, performed by Life Flight Network, its contracted agents, or reciprocal partners, subject to the reciprocal program’s rules.
Membership benefits are extended to the following household members:
- Primary member
- Spouse or domestic partner
- Any family members living at the same residence who are:
- Age 24 years old or under; or
- Legally disabled; or
- Age 65 years old or over
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What are District and Global Grants?
The Rotary Foundation has spent more than $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects around the world. Rotary members can work with communities through Foundation grants, and two key options are district and global grants.
District grants fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community and communities abroad. Your district chooses what activities it will fund with these grants, such as humanitarian projects, scholarships, youth programs, or vocational training teams.
Global grants fund large, international activities with sustainable and measurable results in Rotary’s areas of focus. These can include humanitarian projects, scholarships for graduate-level study, or vocational training teams. More information on Foundation grants will be provided in our next message!
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Action Needed - New Club Database DACdb | |
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We are transitioning from Clubrunner to DACdb (pronounced DAC-deebee) for our club database, and potentially our club communications.
DACdb and the associated phone app “IGNITE” are user friendly platforms that make it easy to find member information, track your Foundation giving and much more. DACdb was designed for use by Rotary Districts and Clubs.
There are a few steps you will need to take to have access to DACdb and IGNITE.
First: log in to myrotary.org and find “My Account” in the upper right. Select “account settings” and “change your password”. You will need to create a password that is at least 12 characters with at least one upper case, one lower case, a number and a special character.
After completing your password change go to dacdb.com and log in with your myrotary user name and select “forgot password”. Complete the new password creation and sign in. Take a look around the site and download the DACdb UI QuickStart Guide from the “Support/Learning” tab.
Next, on your phone, go to your app store search for “IGNITE” and install. Sign in to IGNITE with your credentials and explore the app. First, try finding a club member’s contact information. Next, check out the calendar and see what is up for April 20. Send an RSVP to sign up to volunteer for the Earth Day event (more detail will be added later).
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Lake Chelan Rotary to Sponsor Teen Center Taco Dinner Thursday, March 28 5:00 pm | |
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Lake Chelan Rotary will be the host of a taco dinner on Thursday, March 28 at 5 pm at the Teen Center in downtown Chelan. THRIVE Lake Chelan provides volunteers to interact with and support 30 to 40 middle and high school students each Tuesday and Thursday who gather at the Teen Center.
We need your help for this event! Thanks to those who have already signed up. If you are interested in providing food for the dinner or have questions, please contact Dan Hodge at dhodge@nwi.net or 509-860-9451 and he will let you know which items are still needed.
Learn more about the Teen Center HERE.
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Feed My Starving Children Needs Volunteers | |
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Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a world-wide non-profit organization that provides packaged meals for those in need. Thirty cents provides one meal for a starving child.
The Lake Chelan community has supported FMSC with a mobile pack over the past several years. This year RealLife is sponsoring a mobile pack on Saturday, March 23rd at the Community Gym in Chelan. RealLife has raised most of the money to support this mobile pack.
The FMSC comes with all the supplies for the mobile pack. The goal is to pack over 100,000 meals. What we need is about 500 volunteers for the mobile pack.
On Saturday, March 23rd there will be 3 2-hour sessions (9-11 am, 12-2 pm, and 3-5 pm) where groups of volunteers will pack meals. It is really an easy fun process.
Above is a ‘save the date card’ with a QR code. If you are interested in helping you can scan the code and go to the volunteer link.
We will have a group representing Rotary at this fun event. Watch for the sign-up sheet circulating at lunch meetings.
Contact Dan Hodge (dhodge@nwi.net) if you have questions.
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Rotary Scholarship Applications Are Open | |
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Scholarship season is here! Lake Chelan Rotary is now accepting applications for scholarships from high school seniors in the Chelan and Manson School Districts. This year, thanks to club fundraising efforts and generous donors, we will be offering a total of 8 academic and technical scholarships, and 4 Shine On scholarships, which are intended to assist graduating seniors who have overcome significant adversity in life. Scholarship awards are to be used during the 2024-2025 academic year and may be used for tuition, class fees, supplies and books.
Do you know a local high school senior who should apply? Please direct them to our Rotary website at Lake Chelan Rotary Scholarships. The deadline for application is April 19.
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Rotary Club of the Rivers Satellite e-Club | |
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The Rotary Club of the Rivers is online the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5pm PT/8pm ET. All are welcome and encouraged to join on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82337965825?pwd=c3RtSjFiSjlzUTdqWmRxR2lGcmM3QT09
Meeting ID: 823 3796 5825 Passcode: 651849
This club focuses on the environment and projects to preserve planet Earth, with members from Kamloops, Salmon Arm, BC, and Ontario. Join for fellowship and great speakers. This is a Satellite E-Club of the Rotary Club of Lake Chelan. For news and to learn more, go to the website at Rotary Club of the Rivers.
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The Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary club is holding its 3rd Annual Road Apple Roulette raffle. Participants guess where the horses will leave their “road apples” during the Apple Blossom Festival Grand Parade and can win a grand prize of $10,000 cash or one of four $500 prizes. They are selling $5 raffle tickets now through May 4. The drawing for the lucky winners takes place at 3 pm on the stage in Memorial Park on the day of the parade, May 4.
Tickets can be purchased using the link above, from any Wenatchee Sunrise Rotarian, at the Apple Blossom Headquarters, or at the Wenatchee Valley Senior Center. You need not be present to win!
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District 5060 Conference 2024
Make plans now to attend the next annual District Conference May 2-5 in beautiful Penticton, BC. You will have the opportunity to hang out with fellow American and Canadian Rotarians, be inspired by compelling speakers, and participate in valuable breakout sessions, local tours, and a Bocce tournament! Learn more and register HERE.
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Chelan Schools are a very important part of our community. Read the latest in the District's newsletter HERE
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March 12 Lunch Meeting: Chelan Library Remodel - Deirdre Beltran del Rio and Tim Dillman
March 13: Club Board Meeting, 4 pm, Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce
March 18: Fund Board Meeting, 4 pm, Zoom
March 19 Lunch Meeting: Chelan PUD Snow Survey Process - John Wasniewski
March 26 Lunch Meeting: Classification Talks and Manson Interact Club
District 5060 Conference: May 2 - 5, Penticton, BC. Register at learn more at
https://rotary5060conference.ca/
June 22: Cycle Chelan
June 25: Rotary Area 8 social at Wenatchee Applesox game - details to follow
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Officers & Directors
2023-2024 Rotary Year
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Co-President Guy Evans (November - February)
Co-President Russ Jones (March - June)
Co-President Tom Tochterman (July-October)
President-Elect: Kim Dunbar
Treasurer: Amy Mills
Secretary: Teresa Shover
Past President: Guy Evans
Director: Tom Koenig
Director: Tom Tochterman
Director: John Ausnes
Director: Lee Parker
Lake Chelan
Rotary Fund Board Trustees
Chair: Karen Pembroke
Co-Presidents Guy Evans/Russ Jones/Tom Tochterman
Vice Chair: Kim Dunbar
Treasurer: Amy Mills
Lester Cooper
Secretary: Barry Leahy
Susie Hepner
Valerie Rohrich
911 Glass Rescue
President/Legacy Director: Julie McCoy
Vice President/Legacy Director: Tom Tochterman
Treasurer/Legacy Director: Brian Patterson
Secretary: Amy Mills
Legacy Director: Barry Leahy
Director: Lee Parker
Director: Kirk McGovern
Admin Assistant: Megan Clausen
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Rotary Attendance and Participation | |
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Please track your own attendance online through the weekly Wednesday email. Let Brian Patterson know if you need assistance.
What counts as attendance? What really matters is your involvement and connection with others! Going to a lunch meeting, a Satellite meeting, attending online, participating in a committee meeting, project work sessions, community service work and other Rotary participation all count. View the attendance report at February 2024 Attendance
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Thank you to Bill Fass (left/top) for sharing these photos from a recent trip that he and fellow Rotarian Roy Bennion (right/bottom) took to the Trinity River in California to do some steelhead fishing. | | | | |
