Flag Salute & Invocation by Eddie
Visiting Rotarians: Brad Burdick from the Monday Club
Guests: None
Announcements
President Curtis with birthdays and Rotary anniversaries.
RYLA (end of May, 60 spaces for young people 18-23 years), registration is open. www.ryla5050.org.
Carlye BBRC Networking Lunch (Third Thursday on Feb 15th at noon at Hearthfire).
Carlye also announced the Luck of the Irish Game Night (fundraiser for Youth Engaged in Service - YES - meet the outgoing student participants and raise money for the team’s projects in La Laguna, Honduras) $50 ticket, March 3, 6-9pm at Burlington Community Center. Contact Suzanne Radenkovic for tickets (360-755-1424).
Brad Burdick announced the Monday Rotary Club’s “Vegas Night”, $100/ticket, at Mount Baker Theatre, Friday night March 2nd 6-10pm.
Fellowship event on March 10th dinner (venue TBD) and show at Mt Baker Theatre (“Gobsmacked”, see http://gobsmackedtheshow.com), please sign up!
Business Promo minute Bryant Engebretson announced Tradewinds was nominated as one of the four Small Businesses of the Year by Business Pulse!
Bucks in the Bay
- Lance Calloway was in Orlando for the national soccer federation gathering;
- Andy Clay missed meetings, complained about onerous nursing home regulations!
- Dean Fulton and spouse in Seattle to see Hamilton - totally worth it!
- Jim Logghe reported on a Doug Wight practical joke;
- Rod Bring was a week in Palm Springs;
- Sean Cool several missed meetings;
- Tresha Dutton finished half marathon last weekend Birch Bay with sister!
- Bryant Engebretson and son will be going to Africa this summer (Zambia and Kenya) - look for details on an upcoming “limoncello” fundraiser-party for the trip;
- Steve Kimberly was at Sun Peaks, then AZ, then saw Hamilton in Seattle;
- Inga D’s son turned 8!
- Curtis for Olympics watching, and thanks to Sean Stimac for stepping up to fill vacant BBRC board position.
Program
Club-wide discussion about our annual fundraisers, costs associated with being a member, and more generally about how to improve member engagement. Another club-wide discussion will follow in about a month.
Tony wins the raffle!
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot