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SOMETHING NEW |
This week’s Rotary
Foundation Thought
is about a new volunteer
position within Rotary
called
the Rotary Foundation
Alumni Coordinators (RFACs).
These new volunteer
coordinators have been
asked to encourage
Rotary clubs and
districts to
involve Foundation
program alumni in Rotary
activities; to urge
clubs to consider alumni
as
potential members of
Rotary and as potential
contributors to The
Rotary Foundation; and
to use
alumni as effective
advocates for the
programs of The Rotary
Foundation.
Alumni include
individuals who have
been part of a Group
Study Exchange team or
have been
Ambassadorial Scholars
or Rotary Peace Fellows.
Do any of you know a
Foundation alumnus
that might be interested
in joining Rotary? If
so, contact your area
Rotary Foundation Alumni
Coordinator through your
district Rotary
Foundation Chair.
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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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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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Russ Rainwater & Elise Hui Voc.Talks |
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23 |
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Steering Committee Meeting 11:45 AM Community Center |
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26 |
27
Kayla Flores
Director of Academic Support
Embry:Riddle Aeronautical University |
28 |
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opening |
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Rolling out the
red carpet for incoming Rotarians were greeters Steve Larson
and Brent Adams.
After the club
enjoyed a delicious lunch, John Larsen got the meeting
officially under way with an inspirational moment, asking the club
to think about giving this spring. Dan Gardner directed our
attention to the flag and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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INTRODUCTION OF VISITING ROTARIANS &
GUESTS |
With a
full agenda to contend with, President Art asked for the
introduction of guests.
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Sheriff
and calendar model Jack Crabtree got the ball rolling by
introducing guest of the club, Jeff Sargent.
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Ryan
Arzner,
ever the
social butterfly, introduced two guests to the Club—Derek
Grundy and Don Sagers.
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Visiting
Rotarian and Californian, Dudley Frost, was introduced by
Dale Tomlinson.
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Walt
Haight,
thespian par excellence and father of a Rotary exchange student,
introduced outbound exchange student Amelia Larson.
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And
finally, Brian Owen introduced Randy and Amy McCreith, of
Bella Casa Realty.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION
& announcements |
Next up,
Ryan Arzner took to the podium to lead the club through the
much anticipated ritual of member recognition. And first on his
list? Ryan Arzner! The club helped Ryan celebrate
his 31st birthday.
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While he
didn’t say whether or not this was his 31st birthday,
Lee Vasquez did admit to celebrating another birthday on
April 8th.
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Unbelievably, McMinnville Rotary’s most devoted member, Ray
Fields, is celebrating the completion of seven decades of
birthdays with one more on the 14th.
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Fellow
birthday boy Craig Singletary celebrates his birthday on
April 14th as well.
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Moving on
from birthdays, Teresa Smith came up to the podium to
announce that it’s that special time of year again—the Rose
Sale! Rose sale captains were announced, and will be contacting
Rotarians to get the sale under way. Our goal is 1,200 dozen.
Roses will be delivered June 8. If you don't know who your team
Captain is, contact Teresa.
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And to
satisfy everyone’s curiosity Brent Adams gave the club
our periodic MHS Rugby update. In short: “We dominate every
game.” The Club was delighted to hear that we have a shot at the
state title.
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Van
Keck,
as devoted to the Oregon Ducks as Brent is to Rugby,
announced that Coldwell Banker will be hosting their Spring
Garden Swap on Sunday the 15th from 11:00 to 3:00,
rain or shine.
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John
Larsen
took the high road and fined himself for not recognizing Dudley
Frost at last week’s meeting. John also announced that
Walt Haight was in the paper three times for his role in a
new play at Gallery Players, a comedy called The Foreigner.
Check Walt out in the lead.
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Lee
Vasquez
announced that he would like Art and Wine committee members to
start taking save the date cards to wineries.
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April 21st
is National Youth Service Day and we are hosting a BBQ at noon
for the Interact Club. Please see Chuck Pattishall to
help.
Chuck
also announced that a Rotaract Club has been officially
chartered at Linfield, thanks to his sponsorship of the new
club.
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President Art
informed the club that May 4th is the District
Conference in Salem at the new Convention Center. Registration
is available online.
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And
finally, Dan Gardner announced that May 25th
is the Club Assembly. We will be brainstorming a new long-term
project, similar in scope to Rotary Park.
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MAIN EVENT |
Getting to
know new Rotarians through vocational talks is always a treat.
Today’s program featured talks from two new members—Brian
Owen and Sharon Larson.
 Leading
off was Sharon Larson, the Executive Director of our
local Boy Scouts. Sharon was born and raised in Tacoma,
and was very active with the LDS Church. She had a wonderful
international experience on her mission in Germany, and then
finished her education at BYU. Sharon was formerly a
member of the Lewis River Rotary Club, and was invited to join
this club by Ryan Arzner, and sponsored by Brent Adams.
Sharon
is passionate about scouting, and told the club a lot about the
history and origins of the organization. She says that she loves
having a job that is flexible and that creates a solid
foundation for children.
 Brian
Owen, AKA “Son of
Al”, is 39, which makes fellow Rotarian Al Owen REALLY,
REALLY OLD. Brian is a recent transplant from the Sunrise
Rotary Club, which he joined originally three years ago.
Brian
first came to McMinnville in 1986 when he got a job at
Audiotronics. At first he didn’t like McMinnville, and commuted
to work from Portland. Several jobs and many years later,
Brian loves our community, and is proud to be an active
volunteer.
After ten
years working at Nordstrom, a possible job transfer to Denver
encouraged Brian to take a job at Western Title in
McMinnville, where he worked for seven years. Brian has
recently taken a new job at Western States Insurance, where he
continues to be deeply involved with all aspects of community
life. Brian was the 2005 Junior Citizen of the year, and is
currently featured in a Habitat for Humanity Women Build
Calendar, amongst many other charitable activities.
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CLOSING
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  President
Art closed the meeting by presenting each of our speakers
with the official Rotary Club of McMinnville pen and having them
sign the book being presented in their name to the McMinnville
Early Reader Program.
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The Board of Directors has approved the following
for membership:
Jeff Sargent proposed
by Jack Crabtree with a classification
Management Analyst - Federal Government. He
will automatically become a member unless anyone
objects in writing within ten days of
publication of this notice.
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Photos by Dennis Gray
Meeting text Linda & Erin Stephenson
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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