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SOMETHING NEW |
This
week’s
Rotary Foundation
Thought is about how
a Group Study Exchange
can make a difference.
A GSE team from the
Netherlands was
scheduled to visit a
district in Indonesia
shortly after the
tsunami disaster of
December 2004. The GSE
team members were aware
of the damage that had
occurred in their host
district and embarked on
a mission: to return
home with a project that
would benefit tsunami
victims. During their
visit, they discovered
that many Acehnese
students were no longer
able to support their
studies because they had
lost homes and families
in the tsunami. The GSE
team leader launched the
appeal to Dutch Rotary
Clubs who, through the
coordination of the
Rotary Club of Bandung
in Indonesia, were able
to identify deserving
Acehnese students that
needed support to
complete their study
programs.
The
project, which was
created through a GSE
relationship, will
ensure that many
students from
tsunami-stricken West
Java have the resources
necessary to realize
their dream of obtaining
a university degree.
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What would you like to add to the Calendar? Programs for our
club are listed in the Calendar below.
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April -
Magazine Month |
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Robert Brunner- Securities Investigators Enforcement
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Steering Committee 11:45 AM Community Center |
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Board Meeting 11:45 AM Tequilla Grill |
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Brian Owen & Sharon Larson Voc. Talks. |
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opening |
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  President
Art Bradley welcomed the
group and thanked:
Greeters: New
members Brandon Malloy and Leslie VanBlaricom
Invocation:
Sharon Larson
Pledge: Al
Hansen |
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INTRODUCTION OF VISITING ROTARIANS &
GUESTS |
Dale
Tomlinson introduced outbound candidate to Japan - Amelia Larsen
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Wayne
Bailey introduced his
new baby girl, Aspen, and thanked the club for the college fund
donation
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Brent
Adams
introduced Dudley Frost who is visiting Rotarian from Santa Cruz
California and may soon be a "regular" member of our club.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION
& announcements |
Van Keck
filled in Ryan Arzner's big shoes again this week..
Missing for recognition were Dick Ecker, Skip Huwaldt and
Erin Stephenson
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Al
Hansen
was recognized for bailing on the Steering Committee
meeting that he scheduled...and he paid for it as well as for
his birthday.
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Jeff
Long
was prodded to brag about his #1 son that was chosen for the
Portland traveling basketball team.
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Van
Keck
announced his disappointment in the Duck loss...but made sure
the club was aware of the contests the Ducks have won.
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Nicole
Wahlberg
was asked to stand and talk about her tv appearance earlier in
the week (thanks John Swenson)
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Doug
Bartlett
talked about his retirement and his story in the News
Register...it must've been a slow news day and there was no
"mystery" in the submission of his resignation as the paper led
readers to believe. He will stay around and continue living in
Dundee.
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Dave
Pfendler
slipped in a plug for Purdue...as he always does this time of
year.
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Sharon
Larson
told the club about her time and photo with Rotary's President
Bill Boyd.
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President
Art Bradley
thanked club members for helping with the dictionary project and
the Rotary Four-Way Test Speech Contest. He also announced
meetings after the regular meeting for just about everyone: the
Board, International Committee, Wine & Art Auction and Rose
Sales.
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Maureen Chapman
announced she will be a Grandma at the end of the summer.
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Ray
Fields
announced that the Adventist School dictionary distribution
event had been postponed until after Spring Break. If anyone
else would like to participate, please email him.
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MAIN EVENT |
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 Theresa
Smith talked about a November 2006 New Orleans trip to see her son and the
devastation she viewed in the St. Bernard Parish. The Club watched
a PowerPoint presentation including video footage from Louisiana
and told the group about St. Bernard Parish. Prior to the
hurricane, St. Bernard Parish had 67,000 people and now has 15,000.
Most of the population lives in FEMA trailers. 15 of the 20 schools
were severely damaged and no libraries survived. She talked about
the St. Bernard Project and the opportunity for our club to get
involved. All money donated goes directly to the home owners. The
needs are many and include: play grounds, school supplies, Parish
roads, dictionaries, bullet proof vests for officers... What can we
do? There are opportunities for hands-on work rebuilding houses, as
well as the need for donations.
Ray Fields
talked about how we can make each dollar of our contribution become
three and a half dollars. He indicated that we need to make it an
international project by getting a club or clubs from outside the
United States involved and have them contribute an amount of funds
equal to more than half the contribution that comes from our club
and district.
The group
referred the project to the International Committee for research and
recommendations.
Wayne Bailey
suggested each Club member donate $50...he was willing to put in his
$50 and challenged other members to do the same. |
CLOSING
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President
Art Bradley closed the
meeting. |
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Photos by Jon Triest
Meeting text Nicole Wahlberg
Edited for the web by Ray Fields
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Did
you miss this meeting and need a makeup? Here is
a list of places that you can makeup on the web.
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District model eClubs
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Zone model eClubs
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"When
meeting day comes around, I do not have to decide
whether to attend or not, for that has already been
decided for me . . . it was one of the obligations I
accepted when I joined Rotary." -- A Rotarian
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