Program - Wenatchee Football Club

Erik Holmberg introduced WHS football head coach Scott Devereaux and assistant coach Dave Jagla who talked about the WHS football program and  the new booster group, the Wenatchee Football Club.  The goal is to build the program from youth (ages 8-12), to middle school, and high school.  Some highlights include strength, conditioning and nutrition counselling, developing coaches, and instilling "real men" training with real life skills and character building.  The coaches talked about program expenses, and some of their fundraisers.

Announcements

There will be a club visioning follow-up with Board members and committee chairs sometime this summer to work on specific goals and action plans.  Stay tuned.  Carol thanked the club for participating in the visioning exercise a couple weeks ago with 26 of our members there.

We have over30 people signed up to go on the "Ride the Route" social on May 31.  Spouses welcome, and families can attend the pizza party at Godfathers afterwards.  If you want to go, contact Alice Thompson (670-7000).

June 4th is the Applesox opener.  Bill McDowell has a block of tickets.

June 24 is our presidential changeover dinner at the Wenatchee Valley Museum.  Ivy Wild will be catering. Let's all turn out to congratulate Alan on a great year, and welcome Carol in as the next club president.

Program - Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center

Dave Tosch, Executive Director of the WV Senior Activities Center, was joined by Bob & Jean Aldridge (King & Queen of the Senior Center).  They gave a summary of the activities at the Center, ranging from yoga to tours around the US.  Dave discussed the history, of the Center, along with the current structure, and future challenges.
The Senior Center was founded in 1971, and has been in the current building since 1993.  It is a 20,000 square foot building with over 200 parking spaces, and is debt free.

• They serve an average of 100 people for lunch M-F.
• Activities include fitness/exercise, dancing, crafts, games, computer classes, trips, etc.
• They have a thrift shop, which is a big profit center for them.
• Fundraisers through membership, craft fairs, dinners, dances, sponsored events, and bingo.

Program - Club Assembly

President-elect, Carol Adamson, ran the meeting today.  She outlined the committee structure for the coming year, discussed the expectations, and gave members a chance to sign up the the committees they had a passion for.  If you were not there you need to contact her to get on one of the committees listed below (chairs in parenthesis).  Call her at 630-2120, or email her at jcadamson@frontier.com.


Program (Jim Huffman)
Fellowship (Bill McDowell)
Membership [recruitment/retention/education/orientation] (Erin McCool)
Public Relations (Kathy Hamilton)
Service Projects [community/international] (Wayne Massing)
Challenge Scholarship (Joan Wright)
Bike Ride (Matt Eastman)
Small Fundraisers (Gary Looney)
Salisbury Fund (Ron Stephenson)
Rotary Foundation [annual/permanent funds/polio/grants] (Kathy Weafer)
Senior Dinner (Jill Courtney)

Seeds of Love Garden Project

Our community garden is growing.  Trellises will be put up shortly for the beans and tomatoes, and we now have a new Rotary sign.  Everything has been planted, and green things are starting to pop up.  Since much of that green will be weeds, we will be asking members to come to the garden to pull weeds from time to time.  Harvested
crops will be donated to local shelters or others in need of food.

IF Project

Seattle police officer, Kim Bogucki, gave a great presentation dealing with successful programs for offenders re-entering society, and for the children of offenders.  IF gets its name from the question posed by the group facilitators - "IF there was something someone could have said or done to change your life before problems began, what would it have been?"
Former felons, David Lujano and Honey Herman, gave their stories of how they landed in prison, and how they are now working with youth through the IF program.  They have become successful role models.  The key to success seems to be having positive role models who believe in the person, and in focusing on successful life events.  Both Kim and Honey have given TED Talks.
This program has special relevance to our club's desire to mentor our challenge scholars,
and other high school students.

New Members Inducted

Jeff Niderost, Patty Rush, and Josh Meziere were all inducted today as new members of Sunrise Rotary (looks like they got the "white" memo). Jeff is a real estate developer, Patty is a health/nutrition consultant, and Josh is in health insurance.  We are pleased to have them in our club.  Sponsors Ron Stephenson, Bill McDowell, and Alan Walker were given new sponsor pins with a blue back.

Highway Cleanup

Fourteen of our members were involved in cleaning trash along 2 miles of State Route 28 near Hydro Park.

Program - Cascadia Conservation District

Mike Rickel, Program Manager for the Cascadia Conservation District, discussed the history of conservation efforts and the creation of the conservation districts.  Cascadia is a soil conservation district, but works to reduce soil erosion, upgrade irrigation, promote more efficient use of water, conduct education and outreach, restore habitat and riparian areas, and enhance crop production.  More information can be found at www.cascadiacd.org.

Program - Wild Hockey

Coach Bliss Littler gave a history and an update on the Wenatchee Wild Hockey team.  This is their sixth year, although they are in a different league this year.  The organization generated $4.3 M in economic impact to the community, and they have also given time and money opportunities to service organizations.
Bliss said junior hockey teaches a lot, regardless of college scholarship opportunities.