LakeViews Issue No. 31 for January 31, 2023 | |
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Lunch Meeting Program
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Program: Youth Service
Sponsor: Susie Hepner
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This week our program will be all about Lake Chelan Rotary's Youth Service projects. Join us to learn about how we serve the youth in our community through our Rotary scholarships, the Buzz on Biz program, Youth Exchange, the Book Buddies reading program, and the Interact clubs in Chelan and Manson, presented by the respective committee Chairs.
You are also encouraged to bring a guest to Rotary for this meeting. Our club's vibrant and extensive involvement with Youth Service is a great way to introduce a friend to some of the many ways we are involved in the community!
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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 club ticket is an additional $1, with ticket sales supporting club operations, half of which is paid to a lucky winner based on weekly drawings.
Join Zoom Meeting by clicking on this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89260341676?pwd=aGx4S3gxWkUwbWZ0bEczUWVTT082UT09
Meeting ID: 892 6034 1676
Passcode: RCLC
Dial in: 253-215-8782
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Satellite meetings are not formal but we keep these standing dates for members who want to gather 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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Dear Rotarians,
The ripple made by the impact of a good act or creation can touch many people –
many often unknown by the original actor/creator.
So it is with a particular video I found last week on the District website in a folder entitled “Inspirational” and shared at club. This video was produced and released in Thailand in 2014. Its stated intent is to help sell Thai life insurance.
But its actual impact is in softening hearts. Its actual impact is in reminding us of the value of doing good.
One of my favorite Rumi poems is the iconic “Love Dogs”. The poem ends:
There are love dogs
no one knows the names of.
Give your life
to be one of them.
Please take three minutes to watch this very heart-warming video. And then keep on keeping on as one of the love dogs in our valley.
Yours in Rotary,
Guy Evans
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Rotary Winterfest Booth in Manson | |
Last Saturday, January 21, Lake Chelan Rotary had a booth at the Winterfest vendor fair in downtown Manson. Shown above, from left, are Guy Evans, Doug Mourer, Bob Hargadon, Brian Patterson, Lester Cooper, and Susie Hepner, along with Kim Dunbar in the second photo. Also helping last weekend were Dan Hodge, Karen Pembroke, John Zimmerman, Phyllis Gleasman, and Daryl Ferguson. Thanks to all for representing our club to the community and showcasing some of our many projects, and to the Lake Chelan Chamber for sponsorship of the booth. | |
Life Flight Insurance Enrollment Period Now Open | |
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Our Rotary Club Life Flight membership renews on March 31, 2023. The discounted rate for this year is $65.00 per household. So that we can process your payments and deliver a group check in advance of the deadline, please provide your payments to Club Treasurer, Dan Hodge by no later than March 7, 2023. Please make checks payable to Rotary Club of Lake Chelan. You may mail checks to P.O. Box 601, Chelan, WA 98816 so that they are received by the deadline.
Not a member but want to be? Enrollment is now open for Rotary members, their friends and families who would like to join Life Flight under our membership.
If you would like an application for membership, wish to discontinue your membership, or if you need to make any changes to your membership information (including changes to mailing address or household members included in your membership, which will require a new application form), please contact Julie McCoy at julie@juliemccoylaw.com or (949) 422-2819.
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Foundation Moment - 2021/2022 Year in Review | |
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Last year, the Foundation raised over $434 million and funded more than 1,190 global grants, 470 district grants, and 225 disaster response grants to help communities thrive. Rotary Direct is one of the easiest and most secure ways for donors to support the Foundation; because contributions are automated, donors don’t need to worry about sending checks or remembering to make an annual contribution on time.
Rotary Direct saves time and reduces administrative costs. Monthly, quarterly, and annual gift options are available. Members can enroll at the Rotary Direct page, return a completed Rotary Direct enrollment form, or enroll by phone by calling the international office at 866-976-8279.
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Candice, our exchange student from Bruay La Buissiere France turned 17 on January 19th. She celebrated with all 3 of her host families! The Polleys, the Greens and the Neffs were all in attendance. Candice said, "My birthday was probably the best day I had here, everything was amazing!” She’s also excited to celebrate again with her Mom and Dad when they arrive for a visit to our area on February 15th. | Outbound Exchange Student Bake Sales a Success | |
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Shane Orton, currently a sophomore from Manson High School, will be going to Japan next year as one of our outbound exchange students. He had a bake sale and cocoa fund raiser at Winterfest last weekend. Shane raised almost $600 toughing it out in the cold and snow. A few folks came to the booth wanting to practice their Japanese language skills, but he’s not quite ready for that!
Thanks to the Rotary families who baked for Shane and Luke the last two Winterfest weekends. Each student made almost $600 through sales at their booths! MUCH appreciation goes to Roy and Molly Bennion, Cindy Buboltz, Kim Dunbar, Susie Hepner, Concie Luna, Diane Leigh, Julie McCoy, Kirk and Mary McGovern, Doug and Cindy Mourer, Karen Pembroke, and Mary Ann Warren. And Ivan’s Mom Leti pitched in with her amazing pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! If any donors were forgotten, we’re sorry - we just might be in a sugar daze after enjoying all those treats.
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Manson Interact Students Seek Donations for CVH | |
The newly formed Manson High School Interact Club is holding a community drive to collect hygiene and self-care supplies to help fill the shelves at Chelan Valley Hope. CVH provides these staples such as diapers, shampoo/conditioner, toothbrushes/toothpaste, body lotion, deodorant and other hygiene items to community members in need. They will be used in the hygiene pantry as well as the Little Essentials outdoor pantry.
MHS Interact is asking our club to support their drive by bringing hygiene items to this week's meeting. Cash donations or checks made out to Chelan Valley Hope are also welcome and will be delivered to CVH. Please help them as they launch their first community service project.
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911 Glass Rescue Reaches Milestone | |
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This past Saturday, 911 Glass Rescue reached a big milestone with more than 200 tons of glass crushed since July 2021. All of our volunteers, sponsors, and community members have continued to make this project sustainable. Thank you!
Bring in your glass this Saturday as 911 Glass Rescue will be open from 10 am to noon.
Interested in volunteering in the future?
Go to our website 911glassrescue.org to sign up for any Saturday.
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Rotary Club of the Rivers Satellite e-Club | |
Plant-Based Cookbook Fundraiser - Share Your Recipes | |
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The Rotary Club of the Rivers is working on a fundraiser by compiling an International Plant Based Cookbook, and Lake Chelan Rotary is invited to get involved. As we know, Rotarians are People of Action, and to sustain our community leaders to keep the Rotary gear moving, this cookbook will contain nutrient-dense “food as fuel” recipes.
They are looking to showcase delicious and nutritious recipes coming from the perspective of food as medicine. They would like to collect recipes from as many Rotary clubs as possible in order to put together a recipe collection in a book, which will also highlight the contributing Rotary Club Member and recipe author.
Sales and distribution of this excellent reference book will be through third parties such as the Rivers Club and Lake Chelan Rotary Club, with 1/3 of the proceeds staying with the club that sold the book. This provides a fundraising opportunity for other clubs and is the same distribution model Kamloops West Rotary uses for their well-established Golf Card community fundraiser.
Plans are to sell the book for around $30, so each club would keep $10/ book. Please email Rivers Club Co-Chair Diane Golchert if you have questions or to submit your favorite plant-based recipe at dgolchert@shaw.ca.
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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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District and Rotary International Announcements | |
Join the New Member Chat January 31 | | |
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Lake Chelan Rotary members, if you are somewhat new to our club or just want to learn more about Rotary, please join this District 5060 sponsored chat online at 6 pm on Tuesday, January 31.
Pre-registration is not required. Access the meeting using the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88943215695?pwd=MGNGb2hhcnpvSmIza3lmWnlLcU1UUT09
Meeting ID: 889 4321 5695
Passcode: Rotary
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Leadership Fundamentals Course Offered | |
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The new Leadership Fundamentals program can help Rotary and Rotaract members build the skills to take on leadership roles. This online program presents key leadership skills, and participants will learn to lead and motivate others, create a positive team environment, delegate responsibilities, build consensus and inclusive environments, recognize the strengths in others, understand, manage, and resolve conflict and create and deliver effective speeches and presentations.
This is an online, 4-month program which includes eight modules, each focusing on a specific skill, from building consensus to delivering a speech. Registration is open through February 6. Classes start on February 20, and end June 12.
This program is run through the Rotary Learning Center, which requires a My Rotary account and is open to members of Rotaract and Rotary clubs.
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Wenatchee Rotary Roast & Toast | |
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Make plans to join the Wenatchee Rotary Club on Saturday, March 11 at the Wenatchee Convention Center for the Roast & Toast of NCW's favorite newspaper man, Rufus Woods.
Help gently rib (or perhaps spit roast) Rufus and his past career as owner/operator of The Wenatchee World, as well as his good works in the community and region.
Proceeds benefit Alatheia Riding Center and Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council.
Dinner tickets are $100 and other sponsorships are available (see attachments HERE and HERE). Tickets are available at www.wenatcheerotary.org or you can call Pete Van Well at 509-679-5214 or email: pete2@vanwell.net.
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District Conference Registration is Open | |
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Registration is open for this year's District 5060 Conference, will be in beautiful Leavenworth. Mark your calendars for May 18 - 23, 2023. Learn more at Leavenworth Conference . Registration will be open soon!
Let's have a big showing from Lake Chelan Rotary Club!
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January 31 Lunch Meeting: Committee Talk - Youth Services Review
February 7 Lunch Program: District Conference Preview
February 14 Lunch Program: Chelan High School Principal Scott Granger
February 21 Lunch Program: Mike Steele - Legislative Update
February 28 Lunch Program: Committee Talks - Preserve Planet Earth and 911 Glass Rescue
April 11, 12 or 13: District Club Spring Training Experience (CSTE), Zoom, 5:00pm- 6:30 pm. Watch for details soon
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President: Guy Evans
President-Elect: Russ Jones
Vice President: Kim Dunbar-Wall
Treasurer: Dan Hodge
Secretary: Julie McCoy
Past President: Karen Pembroke
Director: Cindy Buboltz
Director: Tom Tochterman
Director: John Ausnes
Director: Lee Parker
Lake Chelan
Rotary Fund Board Trustees
Guy Evans
Dan Hodge
Connie Lorenz
Lester Cooper
Barry Leahy
Diane Leigh
Russ Jones
Susie Hepner
911 Glass Rescue
President: Julie McCoy
Vice President: Tom Tochterman
Treasurer: Brian Patterson
Secretary: Amy Mills
Directors:
Barry Leahy, Concie Luna, Lee Parker, Kirk McGovern
Admin Assistant: Megan Clausen
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Members are responsible for tracking your own attendance online. Watch for your weekly Wednesday email and let Brian Patterson know if you need assistance.
Lunch, Satellite, online and committee meetings, community service work and other Rotary participation all counts! View the attendance report at December 2022 Attendance
Watch for a weekly email with a link to self-report attendance.
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Photo was taken by Chris Millsap while flying over Chelan during Winterfest 2023.
If you have a photo of the lake or interesting sights around Chelan, please share with Lester Cooper or Karen Pembroke for publication in a future issue of the Lake Views.
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