Soundings (9/5/06)

See Website for Upcoming Rotario Dinners:  Good food, good company, for a good cause.  Supports our club's Rotary student scholarships.
Next dinner: Wine Tasting at the Kramer's
Heavy Hor d' oeuvres -  wine accompaniments
Friday, September 22, PM
Anne & Barry Kramer
12 Guests- 8 spaces available

Bucks in the Bay
Gerald Baron: Welcome to Dick Dewaard, Gerald had helped him get into the computer field, also thanks to Zurlines for the "Pure Water" fundraiser dinner;
Bill Boyd: 26th birthday, and golf tournament with Chuck and Shannon;
Curtis Dye: crab dinners and an anniversary;
Curt Smith: Huskies;
Stowe: Under house arrest in Russia;
Lance: In big trouble for missed meeting last week, bachelor party for a friend;
John Hulbert: 10-yr anniversary, trip to Banff, missed meetings;
John Sleeth: googled to find out about his 41st anniversary;
Dave Nichols: St. Lukes art opening;
Stephanie: successful remodel project at St. Pauls Middle School (by Pearson), and start of school year (178 students, plus 140 preschoolers);
Bill Gorman: son starts at Sehome, announced his candidacy for Mayor for next November elections!
Matt Rose: great fishing trip in Canada with his kids and Shannon Terrill;
Steve Brummel: son gave him a train set for his birthday;
Orphalee: birthday, Husky win, reminder to always express your love to those close to you;
Dick Stark: Huskies;
Steve Kimberley: Imhof's going fishing with the Kimberley's next week, wife taking leave of absence from teaching this coming year;
Phil X: successful project at St Pauls School;
Ken Oplinger: wife's involvement with Vancouver's Jewish Community Center - she helped organize the recent "Maccabi Games" (an international Olympic-style sports competition for young Jewish athletes);
Patti: missed meetings, and thanks to Zurline's for hosting the Pure Water dinner.

Sergeant at Arms by Patti Imhof
Fines for those running for Mayor, Gerald's cell phone, Lance not showing up for his new member induction last week, fined entire club for Todd Ramsay's various blunders, John Stewart, John Sleeth, Bob Becker and Byron for Bob's new Porsche Boxster; Ron Hardesty and all attorneys for his articles, crabbers.

Program
Tim McEvoy introduced Debbie Granger, our liaison for student scholarships at Squalicum High School.

Debbie explained that our club is now giving scholarships through the "Dollars for Scholars" program, which will make our money go further and simplify the process, while still allowing us to keep the same criteria we had before.  Dollars for Scholars is a national network of more than 1,200 grassroots scholarship foundations throughout the United States. Last year, Dollars for Scholars chapters raised more than $58.3 million ($29 million went to scholarships for more than 35,000 students, and the remainder went to endowment funds for future scholarships). The common element in Dollars for Scholars chapters is community-based fundraising for scholarships awarded to local students.  Besides scholarships, some chapters offer academic support programs, mentoring and tutoring programs, and help securing grants and loans.

Whatcom County has seven chapters.  Our chapter is growing; last year it provided 36 scholarships, this year it will be 75.  The benefit to students is that it is one application / one deadline for all the possible scholarships.

Kaitlin (Caitlin?) Peterson, graduate of Squalicum and a scholarship recipient, talked about her goals for college.  She was a 3.9 GPA student who will be going to UW to study molecular biology.  Her culminating Girl Scout project involved donating dental supplies at migrant worker camps.

Respectfully Submitted,
Stowe Talbot