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OPENING |
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Greeters: Jesse Davis, Van Keck
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President Chuck Pattishall
called the meeting to order at 12:15
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Pat
Fuchs provided the Inspirational
Moment Maryalice Russell
led the Pledge of Allegiance
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VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS |
Brent “Brenda” Adams
introduced SABRINA BROOKS, who
is a program manager with
Mid-Valley Rehabilitation
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Lynda Wiegan introduced
EDWINA CASTLE, founder of
Gallery Futures Ballet, a dance
studio located in downtown
McMinnville
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Colin Armstrong
introduced KEN TILL, Director of
Operations at the Evergreen
Space Museum
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Erin Stephenson
introduced TAMARA BORGES, our
current Rotary Inbound Student
from Brazil
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MEMBER RECOGNITION, BRAGS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Brent Adams, tastefully bedecked
in the glorious green and yellow of the
mighty University of Oregon Ducks,
announced his 51st birthday.
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Randy McCreith acknowledged the
passing of his 53rd birthday
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Lee Means accepted kudos for her
recent birthday
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Art Bradley happily announced 22
years of marriage to his wife Brenda.
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Lynda Wiegan announced plans for
a Caribbean Cruise that will double as a
fundraiser for Henderson House. The
cruise will occur in exactly one year,
departing on January 9, 2010.
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Norm Goss encouraged the entire
membership to attend the Linfield men’s
and women’s basketball game being held
on the night of January 9th.
Although both teams have suffered a few
setbacks, they both play a brand of
basketball that is exciting and fun to
watch. More victories are imminent!
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Darrick Price announced his five
(count ‘em) New Years resolutions,
earning robust applause for the last one
when he vowed to “not suck at Member
Recognition”
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John Larsen invited all members
to have their photo taken with Brent
Adams, the price of which was a
donated can of food or or a financial
contribution to YCAP
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Richard Weed read a letter from our
current Rotary Outbound Student, Caity
Bernards, currently living in Thailand.
Caity has done some traveling in the
country, but expressed some
disillusionment over the apparent lack
of Christmas spirit in the country. See
the letter below.
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Tamara Borges announced that
“Footloose” will be opening at
McMinnville High School on January 15th (she
will be helping backstage). The show
runs on the 15th, 16th,
and 17th, with two Saturday
performances
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Erin Stephenson applauded
Brent Adams for honoring a friendly
wager by dressing in the colors of the
University of Oregon. Last year, as you
may recall, Erin was obliged to
don the orange and black of Oregon State
after the Beavers won the Civil War
game. A word of advice to Brent:
keep that costume handy for 2010!
Click here or on Brent's picture to see
a video. It is a large file so it will
take a few minutes to download.
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President Chuck welcomed back
Mike McKenzie, Jon Triest,
and Johannes Goddick, all
recently recovered from some serious
health issues. President Chuck
spoke briefly about his optimism for the
coming year, and announced plans to
deliver a State of the Club address at
an upcoming meeting.
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MAIN EVENT |
  Chuck
Pattishall introduced Kyle Shelley,
a visiting Rotarian and
founder/president of All In One
Education, an organization dedicated to
educating young people about personal
financial responsibility. In Kyle’s own
words, the overriding mission of All In
One Education is “understanding
financial literacy by providing a
practical approach to “real world”
problems for young adults about the
dangers of financial irresponsibility”
Core
Purpose
This
generation (17-29) is playing a
financial game in which they do not know
the rules. I want to provide a clear
understanding of the rules and
consequences of the game to show them
how to avoid the financial pressures and
hardship derived from poor credit and
debt.
Mission
Statement
1.
Provide an “eye-opening” experience to
young adults by depicting real world
statistics regarding their financial
habits and the ramifications of such
actions.
2.
To leave the audience with clear
understanding, information and resources
to take immediate action to proactively
enhance their financial well being.
3.
To proactively reduce the amount of
young adults dropping our of college,
filing bankruptcy and divorce due to
financial pressures
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To provide ongoing resources through
seminars, work shops, individual
coaching and online resources
5.
Engage individuals in a manner of
understanding, respect and dignity
Of
additional interest was Kyle’s view on
the challenge of getting young people
involved in Rotary International. He
cited three major points:
a) young people are ensconced
in a “me” generation attitude, often
focusing on their own gain instead
of looking for ways to give back to
society;
b) they often have incurred
heavy student debt, a financial
liability as they head into the
mainstream workforce; and
c) their often-limited financial
situation inhibits their ability to
be active contributors as Rotary
members.
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CLOSING |
After answering
a few questions, Kyle accepted Chuck’s
invitation to sign a book for the Early Readers
Program at the McMinnville Library.
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Communications from Caity |
As my real parents pointed out, it's been a
while since I've written a group letter, or
a lengthy letter telling about my life here.
On Friday I got back to Korat after 2 weeks
of traveling with the 45 or so other Rotary
exchange students. We stayed along the Lao
border for a long time, which is the Mekong
River for the most part. Except for those
who live along the border for their
exchanges, we all were thrilled and wanted
to go into Lao. Of course, rules are rules
and laws are laws, so there was no way we
could get in. After 4 or 5 days along that
border, we went to the Golden Triangle,
where Myanmar, Lao, and Thailand all meet.
So there we could see the two countries we
would have liked to visit, but it was like "haha,
so close and yet so far."
After the Golden Triangle, which was at the
halfway point in our trip, we started back
south. I don't think we ever actually
entered the city of Chiang Rai, but we
stayed 2 nights in Mae Sai, which is in the
Chiang Rai province. There were supposed to
be border villages somewhere, but I don't
know what that was about. Next we visited
the long-necked hill tribes (Kalen tribe)
for a few hours. I did a lot of shopping
there, but the actual tribes were rather
disappointing. I think it's sad that they
are so exploited, like animals in the zoo.
That night, and the next 2, we stayed in
Chiang Mai. I do not like that city. Like
Pattaya, to which I went in October, there
are way too many
falang*. I don't even consider it a Thai
town because I know I heard more English
being spoken than Thai. That's one of the
cities I consider a Falang town. When my
parents and I come back next year, I will
NOT go to any of the Falang town with them,
that's how much I don't like them.
A few days after Chiang Mai Christmas came.
We had all done a Secret Santa gift
exchange, so everybody got at least one
present. The "Christmas Party" was just as
bad, if not worse, than the Halloween Party
in Chanthaburi. The next day I think I
wasn't alone in breathing a sigh of relief
and saying "thank goodness Christmas is
over." It really didn't amount to much this
year, but I'm not disappointed. I think
having the gift exchange and whatnot made
things all the harder on us.
And then the next day we got back to Korat.
Despite how much fun it was to be with those
friends, I was grateful to be home again.
Except that my parents were working in
another province, so I've had to stay the
last two nights at NaamPeth's house. All I
want to do is go to my own room in my own
house and unpack, give away the gifts I
bought, and wash all my clothes. But hey, at
least we don't have any school until after
the new year starts!
So, Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New
Year, replies are loved, as are letters via
snail mail.
Give my love to all,
me
*See
an article on this term in Wikipedia
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