August 27

OPENING

Jeff Sargent and Kelly McGraw were today's greeters

Past President Jan Hartzell provided the inspirational moment

Wayne Bailey led us in the flag salute

INTRODUCTION OF VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Bruce Huffman’s grandson, MATTHEW ERICKSON.

Ken Dunn introduced DUDLEY FROST of McMinnville Sunrise Rotary.

Tom Tankersley introduced KATHLEEN GALVIN from St. Barnabas Church.

Maryalice Russell introduced PATTI WALTZ, who may be joining our club.

Molly Walker introduced NICOLE BLAKE.

Erin Stephenson introduced her “old, dear friend” CHELSEA NICHOL.

Ray Fields introduced his son, JOSH FIELDS, our outbound exchange student to Japan 27 years ago and JOSH’S former student KENTARO TAKAYASU. JOSH encouraged the club to continue supporting the exchange program.

Richard Weed introduced MADDY ANCONA, outbound exchange student candidate. MADDY’S family will be hosting our inbound exchange student, Laura Mori from Switzerland.

MEMBER RECOGNITION

Darrick Price conducted member recognition. Linda Stephenson and Steve Fitzpatrick were not present to acknowledge their birthdays. Dan Gardner was not present acknowledge his anniversary.

Tom Tankersley wrote a check to celebrate his recent wedding anniversary.

BRAGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Molly and Jim Walker have a new grandson, CHARLIE JACK, born Thursday near Toronto.

Bob Rhoads acknowledged his wife’s birthday with a check to the club.

Van Keck asked for club support of the Oregon Association of Realtors bid to prevent more tax on real estate transactions.

Jeff Sargent, chair of the 2010 Uncorked auction, said there are spaces available for both “party board” events from the auction. The September 11th event at Coelho Winery is a dinner and concert. The Texas Hold’ Em tournament takes place at Jill and Allen Methven’s on September 17th. Each event is $100 dollars per person. For tickets please contact Jeff or Pam Watts.

Past President Jan Hartzell presented members with certificates acknowledging their number of years of perfect attendance and wondering if they had lives other than Rotary. Those receiving certificates were: Walt Haight, Lynda Phillippi, Jeff Sargent, Rich Schieber, LV Van Blaricom, and Molly Walker each with 1 year of perfect attendnace, Lee Means with 2 years of perfect attendance, Carole Benedict and Robert Mason each with 3 years of perfect attendance, Chuck Pattisall with 5 years of perfect attendance, Guy Everingham with 6 years of perfect attendance, Jan Hartzell and Van Keck each with 7 years of perfect attendance, Maureen Chapman, Bruce Dickson, and Richard Weed each with 8 years of perfect attendance, John Larsen with 10 years of perfect attendance, Art Bradley and Lee Vasquez each with 11 years of perfect attendance, Teresa Smith with 16 years of perfect attendance, Ray Fields with 47 years of perfect attendance, and finally Norm Goss with 52 years of perfect attendance.

President Bruce wants our club to be energetic and filled with vitality. To inspire us, he planned to show a short video, but a malfunction caused him to scrap that idea. Instead he spoke about the fabulous work we do as a club and how our fundraising efforts contribute to our successful projects.

We need an Uncorked Art and Wine Auction Chair for 2011. If you are interested please let President Bruce know.

Panhandle for Polio
Darrick Price is Chairing the Panhandle for Polio Event taking place Saturday September 11th from 8:00 am to noon. You can choose the early or later 2 hour shift—just meet at Cornerstone Coffee 15 minutes before your shift and Darrick will fix you up with everything you need to be a successful panhandler. (Kind of like the firemen’s’ “Fill the Boot.”) You will exhort the passersby to make a financial contribution to eradicate polio worldwide. You will get to jump around and look a bit foolish for a very worthy cause. Best of all, you will be in the excellent company of your fellow Rotarians who believe passionately in our ability to change the world, one vaccination at a time. Please let Darrick know if you have a couple of hours to spare that morning.

President Bruce mentioned that 4,400 kids were vaccinated for polio last week as a result of our efforts.

MAIN EVENT

Scott Chambers introduced AMY WOODARD, 2010 RYLA scholar.
RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. The purpose of RYLA is to recognize young leaders and provide them with an opportunity to expand their perceptions and ideals. RYLA participants gain knowledge about themselves and learn to work with others in order to become a better person and a future leader.
Participants are selected through an essay and application process through their local Rotary Club. Once selected to receive the award, young adults are invited to attend a weeklong seminar aimed at further developing their interpersonal and leadership skills. Speakers included:

Bob Farrell of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlors and Newport Bay Restaurants

Junki Yoshida, Founder of Yoshida Sauces

During the week RYLA participants:

Share and explore new ideas

Enhance communications skills to improve their relationships with family, partners, co-workers, and society

Collect innovative ideas for key leadership and successful business strategies

Network with positive leaders

Explore family dynamics, interpersonal relationships and values

Learn about substance abuse awareness

Learn how to better understand ourselves and others

Learn Key stress and relaxation techniques

Learn about world fellowship, understanding the peace process (conflict resolution) and environmental issues

RYLA Eligibility

Open to men and women, 19-28 years old.

Candidates should hold a position of leadership or be interested in expanding and displaying leadership qualities.

Accommodations: Developed as a family estate during the 1920's, Menucha overlooks the magnificent Columbia River Gorge. It offers recreational facilities for swimming, volleyball, hiking, tennis and basketball in a beautiful wooded setting. The center features dormitory style rooms with showers, and provides home-cooked meals. AMY said that this year there were a lot more women than men attending RYLA—as a result there were 2 bathrooms for 25 women. When AMY arrived at the camp, she was overwhelmed with all the group hugging going on—but by the end of the week she understood that opening herself up to experiences that stretched her boundaries provided valuable growth and awareness. She enjoyed mentoring the younger students. AMY ended her presentation by thanking the club for the opportunity. In her “real” life, AMY is working on her MBA from Willamette University and works for Scott Chambers at Headwater Investment Consulting.

CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS

After the presentation, AMY signed a book for the Early Readers’ program and got to keep the snazzy tote bag. Next week, President Bruce will be in Tucson on family business and President-elect Maryalice Russell will preside over the meeting. Our guest speaker will be Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice BETTY ROBERTS. This event will be publicized so if you plan to bring guests, please contact Paul Elias at 434-6515. Members do not need to RSVP.

Photographs by John Larsen | Captions by Lynda Phillippi | Edited for the web by Ray Fields

Meeting Make-up Options Online

Did you miss this meeting and need a make-up? Here is a list of places that you can make-up on the web.

District model eClubs	Zone model eClubs
Rotary eClub of District 3310 - Singapore	Rotary eClub of London Centenary - London (Zone 18 - 1120)
Rotary eClub of District 3450 - Hong Kong	Rotary eClub of Southwest - Arizona (Zone 25 - 5510)
Rotary eClub of District 5450 - Colorado (Rotary eClub One charter)	Rotary eClub of Tampa Bay - Florida, Georgia, Caribbean Islands (Zone 34 - 6950)
Rotary eClub of District 7890 - Connecticut	Rotary eClub of Zente-Hellenas - Greece (Zone 10-2470) in English or Greek

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it was one of the obligations I accepted when I joined Rotary." -- A Rotarian

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