Soundings (3/10/09)

Posted by Stowe Talbot 
 
 

Flag Salute & Invocation by Stan Dyer

Joke by President Tim.

Visiting Rotarians: Addie Brown from Whatcom North.

Guests: Dr Aaron Lemperes, Tonja's daughter Miranda, Joel Hile.

Announcements

Kudos to Steve Brummel for the great basketball fellowship event.

Board meeting 7 in the morning on the 19th IHOP on Samish.

Brad Cornwell and the giving committee gave to the CHIP program

Tim Krell community service committee meeting today after lunch.

 

Bucks in the Bay

  • Tim for baseball successes: UW and WWU;
  • Curt Smith also for college basketball successes;
  • Eddie also thanks Steve for the great basketball fellowship event;
  • Tonja reminded us that the production of Shakespeare's King Lear (with Rob Slater and others) is playing at the Fairhaven Firehouse Theater, and this will be the final weekend! Also she went to PETS and thanked to the club for sponsoring her, special thanks Orphalee!
  • Ron Hardesty for getting older;
  • Lesa Boxx $50 for foundation for birthday, missed meetings and convention in Las Vegas;
  • Lynn Templeton was the speaker at Kiwanis gathering, thankful to be a Rotarian!
  • Orphalee said thanks and congrats to local architects (including our own Terry B, Brad Corwell and John Stewart), and for teaching at PETS;
  • Steve Kimberly reminds us about Gonzaga basketball;
  • Doug Wight thanks to Steve B for great fellowship event, attended with dad and son;
  • Dan Moore thankful bucks that economy may actually be recovering, and for successful Homeshow this weekend;
  • Tonja honored passing Fred Fragner.

Sergeant at Arms by Barry Kramer
Fines for Scott W, Dave E and Bob T, Zach Jones, Mike Werner for the Rotary boat cruise, New Rotary slogan 2009: "The future of Rotary is in your hands", Rotary acronyms: RCC, WCA, HHH,

Program

Bill Gorman introduced John Sleeth with CHIP (Child Identification Program): A volunteer effort to provide identification to families so they have the needed records and information on their children, in the event that child ever becomes lost, missing or kidnapped.

The program "kit" includes:

  • a short video;
  • fingerprints;
  • a tooth impression;
  • a DNA swab.

Jerry Mason (NW Regional Coordinator) talked about the program.  Initially started working at the NW WA Fair, and provided 1,200 kids during that event alone.  50 volunteers put in over 600 hours of time.  Our club gave $1,500.  Each kit costs $5 - but the service is provided free of charge.  This year, the program will be conducted at other small local events where kids and their parents will be.  CHIP does not keep any of the information; the kits are given over to the parents for safe keeping. This program is organized by the grand lodges of the Free Mason organization.

Sincerely submitted,
Stowe Talbot