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Lunch Meeting Program for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Chelan County PUD Snow Survey Overview
Speaker: John Wasniewski, Energy Analyst
Program Sponsor: Stacy Willoughby
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This week we will be joined by John Wasniewski from the Chelan County PUD who will discuss how and why snow surveys are conducted, and how the PUD plans for and reacts to weather conditions and water inflow to Lake Chelan.
John is an Energy Analyst with six years of experience at Chelan County Public
Utility District (PUD). As part of the Lake Level Management Team, John schedules generation and spill at the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric project to balance license objectives and refill targets. John also manages the District’s snow survey program and water supply forecasting for the Lake Chelan Basin. Prior to joining Chelan County PUD, John served as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army for five years. John enjoys spending time in the great outdoors and is inspired by his wife and their 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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Clubrunner is Going Away - Sign up for 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 Still Seeking 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. More volunteers are still needed.
Contact Dan Hodge (dhodge@nwi.net) to sign up or with questions.
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Rotary Scholarship Applications Open Through April 19 | |
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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 at Earth Day Fair April 20 | |
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Rotary will host a booth at the Chelan Earth Day Fair on Saturday, April 20. Club members, we need your support!
- Volunteers are needed to set up the 20x20 tent on Friday, April 19, and to take down the tent at the end of the fair on Saturday, April 20 (times TBD).
- We need Rotarians to staff the Rotary booth during the Fair.
- And we need donations of empty plastic water bottles - standard 16.9 ounce size - about 50 of them! They will be used as construction materials for Mason Bee houses, as Rotary will have a kid's area set up to build bee houses and learn about the importance of pollinators.
Please bring your plastic bottles to Russ Jones at an upcoming meeting, and let him know if you can volunteer.
Learn more at https://www.chelanearthdayfair.org/
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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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March 19 Lunch Meeting: Chelan PUD Snow Survey Process - John Wasniewski
March 26 Lunch Meeting: Classification Talks and Manson Interact Club
April 2 Lunch Meeting: Chelan Valley Hope
April 9 Lunch Meeting: WA State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti
April 16 Lunch Meeting: Guatemala Literacy Project - Leavenworth Rotary
April 23 Lunch Meeting: Lake Chelan Community Center
April 30 Lunch Meeting: Apple Blossom Festival and Classification Talks
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 Don Lloyd for sharing these colorful photos from recent travels to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. | | | | |
