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Thursday, August 31, 2017 VOL. NINETY-FOUR, Issue No. 9 The Biodiversity of Commencement Bay: It's Alive! |
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As we clean Commencement Bay, life is returning to its shores. We’ll explore the whales, birds, fish, and invertebrates of our local waters and discuss the future of biodiversity in Tacoma waters. Enjoy the insight from these three experts. Bonnie J. Becker is an Associate Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Washington Tacoma. With her students, she studies commercially and ecologically important shellfish in the Salish Sea. She is interested in the small but important invertebrates living in the mud at the bottom of Commencement Bay. Nathalie Hamel coordinates the Puget Sound Indicators program at the Puget Sound Partnership. The Puget Sound Partnership is a "backbone organization" working in support of the recovery of the health of Puget Sound. As part of the Science Team, Nathalie works with scientists throughout the region to report on the status and trends of the ecosystem, from water, all the way up to whales! Sherrie Duncan is owner of Sky Environmental, a small, woman-owned business specializing in natural resource management and conservation. Sherrie’s career as a fisheries biologist and restoration ecologist has taken her full circle, starting in her childhood home of Puyallup, ranging as far as Southeast Alaska, and returning to Tacoma in the Puyallup Watershed.
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They have arrived!! Looking forward to a great year with Veerle and Nick!
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MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL Unless written objections are submitted to the Board within 10 days of this posting, the following individuals will be invited to membership. Cosette Pfaff BUSINESS SERVICES - Consulting South Sound Group Leader Excell Puget Sound Sponsor: John Pfaff |
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Thanks to Our Volunteers Saturday August 19, found Julie Foley and her daughter Meghan, Debbie and Leo Regala and Greg and Sonja Rolsma busy at EFN. Thanks so much for your gift of time! There will be another opportunity on September 9 and we have 7 members who have already signed to to help from noon until 2:30; Carolyn Else, Jeremy Fogelquist, Whitney Grisaffi, Maria Harlow, Kathleen Olson, Carol Webster and Jim Whitacre. We need 15 volunteers to join us at the EFN Distribution Center, 3318 92nd Street South, Lakewood, 98499. Please keep in mind there’s always the potential to get food on your clothes so dress accordingly. Due to safety reasons, closed toe shoes are required. Minimum Age: The minimum age to volunteer as an individual at the Repack Project is 16. Youth ages 14-15 can volunteer with a parent or guardian. Liability Waiver Form: All new volunteers to EFN need to submit a Liability Waiver. Returning volunteers do not need to submit another form unless their information has recently changed. Volunteers age 14-17 need to have the form electronically signed by a parent or guardian. The Liability Waiver can be found here - Liability Waiver Please sign up at the meeting or let Jim Whitacre know if you are able to join in and lend a hand!
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8 little libraries in 3 hours...What a team!! Many hands truly do make light work. The libraries are ready for decorating by the residents of Salishan and then there will be a future opporunity to place them in the neighborhood and stuff them with books!! Thanks to those who made last week such a success! Mark Anderson, Susan Barbeau, Ali Criss, Robin Echtle, Stephanie Farrar, Becky Fontaine, Joyce Glavish, Shanna LaMar, Marty Lough, Kathleen Olson, Rick Olson, John Pfaff and Joy Vivar-Beeks
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Beer Garden Our club is hosted the beer garden at the new Courage ride in Eatonville (Pack Forest), August 26th. Reports are still coming in, but thanks to those who volunteered and to some of those below that took the first shift. The following were the volunteers who signed up; Erica Doctor, Brien Elvins, Joan Engle,Rusty Hersey, Diane Kelleher, Karena Kirkendoll, Jeff Lovely, Dane Meyer, Monique Nadeau, Kathryn Nelson, Stacey Ogle, Carlyn Roy, Amanda Savage and Christina Turner
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Thanks to the following members who supported this effort; Dan Bogart, Linda Kaye Briggs, Ali Criss, Cynthia Darland, Mike Dunbar, David Flentge, Jeremy Fogelquist, Laura Fox, Don Hansen, Maria Harlow, Rusty Hersey, Jackie Lindstrom, Fred Matthaei, Conor McCarthy, Cap Pearson, Debbie Regala, Carlyn Roy, Ray Schuler, Pat Steel, Diane Tilstra, Jack Warnick, Carolyn Weyrick, Jim Whitacre, Kathi Willis and Kirsten Willis, as well as the dozens of members who also put cash in the pencil boxes and who support projects through Project Greater Good!
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You should have received a letter in the mail asking you to support your Rotary Club by making a pledge to our annual giving program. One thing the letter did not mention is that everyone who turns in their pledge form by August 31st, (even if you cannot donate - just turn it in!) will be entered to win tickets to a Mariner's Game: the drawing will be held at the meeting on 8-31 and you do not have to be present to win! - 2 Tickets for Sunday September 10th 1:10pm
- Versus Los Angeles Angels
- Front Row - Terrace Level - one level below the Executive Suites on First base/ right field side of Safeco Field
- Includes free parking pass for Safeco Garage – simply park car – garage has a private bridge to stadium
We have already received pledge forms from over 80 members and have gifts and pledges of over $30,000! Watch for the donor honor roll at the next meeting. What an amazingly generous club we have. If you would like more information about how your giving makes a difference contact a member of your PGG Committee; Kirsten Willis, Peter Comfort, Cynthia Darland, Kit Evans, Jim Henderson, Rusty Hersey, Larry Norvell, Rick Oldenburg, Kathleen Olson and Cap Pearson |
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September 30th we have a fantastic Rotary evening planned starting at 5:15 with a fun social at the highly popular Peaks and Pints - Taproom and Eatery in the Proctor District! Next we'll be attending Tacoma Little Theatre's production of "Rumors." It was Neil Simon's first farce . . . and reads like a classic Twilight Zone episode.
"Rumors," is a madcap, slamming door farce set in a large home located just outside of New York in the year 1988. The characters are arriving as guests at a 10th Anniversary Dinner. The first couple to arrive discovers that one of their hosts (Charley) has apparently attempted suicide...unsuccessfully. Charley's wife, Myra, is nowhere to be found and neither are the servants. Through the course of the show, the audience never meets Charley or Myra. As more guests arrive, there are cover-ups, deceptions, mistaken identities, and a lot of huge laughs.
Join us for the "Rumors" Social at Peaks and Pints - 5:15 pm on Saturday Evening, September 30th. Rotary members will receive a 10% Food Discount - "We're a mountain-themed tavern with tasty sandwiches, salads, appetizers and desserts." The address is 3816 North Proctor - (253) 328-5621
If you can't join us at the social, then curtain time is 7:30 pm at Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 North I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, (253) 272-2281.
For tickets, send checks (only $15 per person, so bring a friends) to the Rotary Office, PO Box 1777, Tacoma, WA 98401 or call for credit card purchases 253-473-7723. You can also pay for the tickets at any upcoming meeting.
Please, join us for a laugh filled evening on Saturday, September 30th! |
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OFFSITE MEETING THIS WEEK!!! We will be gathering at CI Shenanigans to hear a panel of speakers discuss the Health of Commencement Bay. Come down to the waterfront for a great meal, wonderful friends and an interesting program. Reservations are required! Here are the reservations we have, you should have received your bill on Thursday afternoon. Jeff Albers, Mark Anderson, Miriam Barnett, Kim Bedier, Barry Benson, Mike Bitterling, Dan Bogart, Jan Brazzell, Linda Kaye Briggs, Marsha Burns, Peter Carlstrom, Libby Catalinich, Anthony Chen, Ali Criss +1, Cynthia Darland, Stephen Deal, Carol Duris, Robin Echtle, Carolyn Else, Brien Elvins, Joan Engle, Stephanie Farrar, Jeremy Fogelquist, Julie Foley, Becky Fontaine, Rusty George, Joe Gordon, Cindy Grady, Whitney Grisaffi, Maria Harlow, Enid Harris, Jim Harris, Chuck Heaton, Jim Henderson, Nurhan Karakas, Diane Kelleher, Harrison Laird, Shanna LaMar, Jackie Lindstrom, Jeff Lovely, Fred Matthaei, John McMasters, Dane Meyer, Don Meyer, Kathryn Nelson, Stacey Ogle +1, Kathleen Olson, Rick Olson, John Pfaff, George Pilant, Gil Quante, Charley Rance, Debbie Regala, Michelle Roberts, Carlyn Roy, Carla Santorno, Ray Schuler, Jan Schwenger, Chris Serface, Sherri Stanton, Pat Steel, Diane Tilstra, Pamela Transue, Larry Treleven, Alex Trettin, Jack Warnick, Carol Webster, Carolyn Weyrick, Jim Whitacre, Kirsten Willis, Scott Winship and Missy Zenczak.
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Welcome to Lori Harnick Lori was introduced by Pat Steel at the meeting on August 17. Lori is the President and CEO of Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region. She comes to Tacoma from the Microsoft Corporation where she served as Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Philanthropies, a $1 billion+ annual giving program dedicated to increasing digital inclusion and empowerment. Her prior work at Microsoft included her position as General Manager of Citizenship and Public Affairs, where she led the company’s corporate citizenship team and initiatives. Lori holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Connecticut and a master of business administration from George Washington University. She has served in a number of nonprofit capacities, including the Board of Directors of City Year Seattle/King County, the Advisory Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center, and the Executive Forum of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. We are excited to have Lori join our club and look forward to her involvement!
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Toiletries is a Project That Has Continuous Needs We need your travel size and full size items. We support the families at Tree House, those experiencing homelessness, YWCA survivors of abuse, and more. Keep them coming. The need is always there. Shampoo, soap, conditioner, lotion, shower gel, razors, shave cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, makeup, hair brush, comb, feminine products or anything you would need if you find yourself in a crisis. See Maria Harlow for delivery or questions.
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THIS WEEK'S HELPERS Invocator - Kim Bedier
National Anthem & Four Way Test - Chris Serface Board Greeter - Carol Duris Membership Greeter - Becky Fontaine Greeter - Stephanie Farrar Birthdays - Kathleen Olson
Fine Counter - Dan Bogart
Meeting Reporter for Gearshift - Rusty George Meeting Sponsor - Becky Fontaine WANT TO HELP AT A ROTARY MEETING?
There are clipboards at every meeting for you to sign up to help out! --Leading the National Anthem & Four Way Test
--Giving the Invocation
--Playing piano
--Mentoring a Pandaka
--Greeter and Roving Mic
--Writing the Gearshift Meeting Notes
Birthdays to celebrate
Cindy Niemi - Aug 28 Michael Stewart - Aug 28 Scott Sutherland - Aug 31 Sandi Wollum - Sep 01 Anniversaries to celebrate Jeanne Werner-Spaulding - 7 years - Aug 27 Ron Langrell - 12 years - Aug 29 Rick Oldenburg - 15 years - Aug 29 Bob Swanson - 26 years - Aug 29 Elliot Stockstad - 10 years - Aug 30 Diane Tilstra - 5 years - Aug 30 Kathy Martin – 28 years - Aug 31 Joe Missel - 11 years - Aug 31 |
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ROAMERS Cindy Niemi - Twin Cities - Chehalis |
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OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK The office is open 830-5 Monday through Thursday. We will be closed on Labor Day. |
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UPCOMING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SOCIALS
The Fellowship/Relationship Building Committee invites all members of Tacoma #8 to join them on Thursdays at 5 pm. These socials are a great way to meet some new Rotarians or catch up with old friends. Pandakas, these meetings will fulfill your "social" requirement prior to graduation and, for all members, it’s fun! August 31 & September 7th No socials –Happy Labor Day September 14 Adriatic Grill 4201 S Steele Street Tacoma, WA September 21 Le-Le 1012 MLK Way Tacoma, WA September 28 The Crown Bar 2705 6th Avenue Tacoma, WA |
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HIGHLIGHTING YOUR BUSINESS -- MEETING SPONSORS NEEDED NOW!
Thanks to the members who have stepped up to help us through the summer! We are looking for meeting sponsors for October (and the rest of the year) . Now is your chance to help the club offset the cost of the speaker's meal and other program expenses, by signing up for a meeting. Have your company’s name highlighted and sign up today. Meeting Sponsor Cost: $100 per meeting. We are now allowing a 1 minute video in lieu of a slide and 1-2 minute presentation. To sponsor a meeting, contact the Rotary office or Vocational Committee Co-Chairs Kim Bedier and Missy Zenczak.
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Reflections from the meeting of August 24 by Kim Bedier |
Rotarians were warmly greeted upon arrival, receiving a lucky number for the day’s seating assignment (Go Table #15!). President Mark Anderson rang the bell at noon – yes, meetings now run from noon to 1 pm – with Christina Turner encouraging us through her thoughtful Invocation to “live out the Four-Way Test”. Jan Brazzell conducted us in the National Anthem (accompanied by Barbara Mead) and the Four-Way Test. President Mark noted a card was in circulation for Terry Arca who is recovering from surgery. Our warmest thoughts go out to Terry. Our consternation goes out to anyone who parked over more than one spot in the lot where parking is quite limited – you know who you are. No visiting Rotarians today but a number of guests: Christina Turner introduced Jasmine Goodwin from Columbia Bank; Marsha Burns introduced three former youth exchange students; and Carolyn Weyrick introduced a former exchange student from Venezuela who is now studying at TCC. Harrison Laird and Malcolm Russell from the Membership Committee coordinated a table topic for discussion: Who is the most famous person you have ever met, and where? Our Rotarians have been in lofty circles, meeting Kings and Queens, rock stars, politicians, sport idols, media figures and moguls. Of note, Past President Becky Fontaine’s childhood brush with fame involved Adam West of Batman fame - “in the Batroom” as pointed out by President Mark to a chorus of groans. Today’s program focused on Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE). Marsha Burns, co-chair of the RYE Committee noted the program began in 1929 with the goal of creating a more interconnected and understanding world. Today, 9000 students are placed in 80 countries each year. Tacoma has participated since the 1960’s in the short term exchange (3 – 4 weeks) and the long term, year-long exchange. We annually send 2 – 3 students abroad and host a similar number. Netsie Carlson, our outbound student to Salvador, Brazil in 2016-17, presented an overview of her year away. She stayed with 3 families and attended 2 schools, bonding with her host families but also her Rotary Exchange student family with whom she travelled to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (and more than a few gorgeous beaches). She returned having learned a second language (Portuguese) and gave us a heartfelt “obrigada”: thank you. Latasha Wortham from the RYE Committee reminded us that even if we cannot host a student, there are other ways to assist including acting as a counselor to the students. Carol Webster and Dane Meyer are this year’s counselors. Our 2017-18 outbound students (both from Stadium HS) are Abby McDermott who is headed to Chile, and Ali Simyari, headed to Taiwan. We will meet our inbound students soon, and enjoyed video introductions from both: Veerle Obdeijn is from the Netherlands, and Nick Rimanek is from the Czech Republic. Thank you to all of our host families and everyone involved in RYE. Karen Larsen, also from the RYE Committee asked for all Rotarians to participate: 1.Sign up to be Youth Exchange Officer – a 2-3 year administrative position with commitment of about 15-20 hours per month 2.Help recruit outbound students - only two applications were received this year 3.More host families are needed – one more for this year and 6 for 2018-19 for the program to survive. If you can’t commit to full hosting, please sign up to spend time with our students for a day, overnight, weekend, or special activity. At very least, sign up to host a student at a regular weekly Rotary meeting. President Mark accepted a Rotary Club banner from a short term exchange student who is visiting from Germany. Thank you to Meeting Sponsor Bob Swanson of Ben Bridge – there is an Opal Party at Ben Bridge at 5:30pm on Wednesday, Sept 6th featuring Australian opals and wine. Bob encouraged members to take a look at the new Ben Bridge magazine, “Timeless”, on the way out. Carolyn Weyrick celebrated birthdays for Christina Turner, who told us her once in a lifetime (for now) memory was the Seahawks Super Bowl parade and Fred Matthaei, who was proud of his son working to cure cancer. Other birthday celebrants not in attendance were Laurie Jinkins, Pete Taylor, Ron Lunceford and Michael Wark – best wishes to all. Carolyn reminded us of the volunteer opportunity at the Courage ride beer garden. President Mark recognized Club anniversaries for Christina Turner (1 year), Rob Roth (17 years), Stephanie Christensen (25 years) and Past President Jim Henderson (33 years). Kirsten Willis thanked everyone who has already contributed to Project Greater Good. $29k has been raised to date. Turn in your pledge form by August 31, and you are in the drawing for great Mariners tickets to the Sept 10th game. Susan Barbeau of the Literacy Committee recognized those who constructed 8 Little Free Libraries in 3 hours. These will go to the Salishan Community to be decorated by local children. Shout out to President Mark who did all the pre-cutting of materials. Another Emergency Food Network repack opportunity is coming on Saturday Sept 9th, please sign up. There was only time for one fine, to Carol Webster for a cell phone violation, and for one True Confession: Past President Pat Steel confessed he was happy Jim Whitacre has a new shirt. REMINDER: August 31st meeting is offsite at CI Shenanigans and will feature Bonnie Becker, Sherri Duncan and Nathalie Hamel on the Biodiversity of Commencement Bay. Sign up for this meeting was required by August 24th. Meeting was adjourned by President Mark at 1:05 pm with encouragement to “Live Rotary” and regroup at the 5pm social at Casco Antiguo on Dock Street. |
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Sound advice for Service Above Self Living, by Past President Bill Baxter |
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"Thought is the seed of action." Emerson
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