Soundings 6/20/06

Posted by Stowe Talbot 
 
 

Flag Salute and Invocation by Ken Oplinger

Visiting Rotarians: Phil Gubbins, Pat Foley, Al Pemberton, Bud Ruth, Peg Larsen, Fred Sexton and Pete Kremen.

Guests: Steve Spitzer and Ruby Smith.

Announcements:

Denise Bosman gave update to the club on long-range planning and our proposed new mission statement. It will be our "template / guide" for the next five years.  Here is the proposed text:

The Bellingham Bay Rotary Club will be the pre-eminent community service organization for business and community leaders in Bellingham, WA, USA.

  • We will maintain a diverse membership of around 120 highly motivated individuals;
  • We expect good attendance and active participation from ALL members;
  • Our major fundraising effort will consist of two major fundraisers each year;
  • We will focus our charitable giving on "youth-focused" organizations;
  • We will participate in at least two major "hands-on" service projects each year;
  • We will participate in one or two International Service projects;
  • Our Website will be actively used as the main tool for communication and organization of club activities;
  • Avenue of Service allocations will be determined by an annual budgeting process
 

New Member Application
Tim Krell (proposed by Frank Chmelik) has been approved by the membership committee and the board.  Tim is the County Manager for First American Title Insurance Company.  Please write Frank Zurline or Bill Unrein with any comments or objections.

Bucks in the Bay
Bill:  Only two more weeks as Club President!
Bob Moles: Two weeks in Norway then attended the RI Convention in Denmark;
Curt Smith: Thanks for the $2K donated by our club to the ABC program for kids' dental health, and also thanks to all the dentist-volunteers who participated in the charity dental care program for adults sponsored by DSHS and Interfaith Coalition ($11K worth of work was donated);
Terry Brown: Daughter's graduation from BHS and planning to attend WWU, son in AK this summer working;
Denise Bosman: Son graduated from Lynden, daughter named "tennis player of the year".
Ed Zech: Spoke on the need for detecting the early signs of depression before it is too late;
Chuck Walters: Two daughters graduated from Sehome and UW respectively;
Phil Schwab: Three weeks in Italy, daughter's graduation and a birthday;
Christine: Son graduated from Mt. Baker HS;

Sergeant at Arms by Lynn Templeton
Eddie, Kathy, Paul McCartney's 64th birthday, Rotary pins, Todd, Orphalee, Dennis, Epicopalians, Dave Harding, rock-paper-scissors contests, Stan.

Program
Megan Busart owns and operates the Camden Cameleon, a tatto and body piercing salon located on State Street across from the Herald.  Megan started her business in Fairhaven in 1996, then moved to State Street in 2002.  Megan gave an interested report on an industry that most Rotarians don't know much about!

Respectfully Submitted,
Stowe Talbot