Soundings (9/25/07)
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Visiting Rotarians: Homer and Phyllis Todd (Spokane), DC Morse (Big Club), Tim Carpenter and Pete Kremen (Whatcom North)
Guests: guest of Bob Jones.
Announcements:
Orphalee read a letter from Cindy Franklin thanking our club for the $1500 dollars given by our club for her daughter's funeral expenses.
Grape and Gourmet update: Tim McEvoy will have an organizational meeting at his house tonight (?) at 7PM!
New member application: Doug Wight, of Windermere Property Management, involvement in many community and civic organizations like the Hospital Foundation, WWU Foundation, and the Visitors and Convention Bureau. Sponsored by Mike Kirkland.
Bucks in the Bay
Bryant Walker $ for Club Foundation;
Barry Kramer for fishing trip in AK for silvers;
Alan K also missed meeting while at Suncadia Resort, and fishing trip with Barry;
Steve Brummel thanks for successful Viking Night last week;
Bill Geyer $ for Foundation, reported good progress on Food Bank, maybe start early October, may need volunteer help for the temporary move;
Patti Imhof was in Paris, $ for Cindy Franklin;
Anna for trip to upstate NY family reunion and wedding anniversary;
Stew Ellison for a great Boxx Farm Rotario dinner;
Phil X said demolition WILL take place, either on Food Bank or "some other building".
Cy Lindberg was a contractor in an earlier life, then a banker for 20+ years, now he's a contractor again!
Squalicum High School:George Bowman gave update on our sixth year of support for Squalicum HS "student of the month" program, which recognizes kids who are good students (but not necessarily the top students) and are involved with their community through volunteering. Debbie Granger helps to selects the student candidates. Debbie said she so grateful for our clubs' support for the school in three ways:
1) The Interact club;
2) The Six student scholarship awards;
3) The Volunteer of the month program.
Squalicum HS partners with Whatcom Volunteer Center to better partner kids with volunteer opportunities. The students have to arrange their own volunteering themselves. Then they log their hours.
Squalicum is divided into three "houses" or wings of the building - each "house" has its own councilor: Bay (Aramis Johnson) Sky (Steve Wiley) and Mountain (Terri White). Squalicum is the biggest HS in the city with a very diverse student body.
George presented plaques to Debbie Granger, Terri White, Steve Whiley and Aramis Johnson.
Sergeant at Arms by Lynn Templeton
Fines for UCLA, Lance Calloway, Bob Tull, Stew and Kathy, Tennesee Titans (formerly Houston Oilers), Byron Sprague, Phil X, Bill Yost, Alan Knutson, four dentists, George and Dennis.
Program
The club split up into committees to plan for the year ahead.
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot