In his final day as our esteemed leader, President John Moffat welcomed us all to the annual meeting where the club changes its officers and directors. But first George Halsell led us in a rousing rendition of the national anthem. Then we broke for dinner.
IMPORTANT NOTICE, No meeting next week. The nation’s 250th birthday celebration is the Fourth of July, and we take this seriously and we take the day off. So, the next meeting will be Monday 13 July at the normal time and place.
Guests:
Steve Ban introduced his wife Janis, daughter Rachel Tefft and grandson Sam visiting
Spouses in attendance:
Kelly Booker
Sharie Burdick
Lynn Day
Gail Haines
Sandi Halgren
Melanie Halsell
Ann Kaiser
Ann Kuenzel
Donna McAllister
Karen Lerner
Jeanette Morse
Bonnie Trenouth
Susan Trimingham
Robin Williams
Diane Woods
Club Events and Committee Announcements
IMPORTANT NOTICE, No meeting next week. The nation’s 250th birthday celebration is the Fourth of July, and we take this seriously and we take the day off. So, the next meeting will be Monday 13 July at the normal time and place.
Michael K. Mischaikow International Service Award:
A major club award, the Michael K. Mischaikow International Service Award was presented to Sue Parsons by Scott Herman.
She earned the award for mighty efforts in the student exchange program, where she has become substitute mom for the international students. She helps prepare the American students for their foreign assignments and conversely helps the foreign students adapt to our way of doing things.
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Past President Steve Ban inducting John into PP Club
2025-2026 Board of Directors
2026-2027 Board of Directors
President Nathan Twining
Full house to celebrate
20 loaves of bread donated by Great Harvest Bread from credits the club has earned from weekly ordered sandwiches
Then our soon=to-be ex-leader John said a blessedly few words about the past Rotary year. He of course thanked the officers and directors for their steadfast work. He noted many of the accomplishments the meal packing event, and the Skookum Kids project leading the list. And he shamed the rest of us as the three newest members of the club were sponsored by him. C’mon people, can’t we do better? How can we allow the now ex-president to show us up?
Ex-pres. John then gave the oath of office to New President Nathan Twining. It was then John’s turn to be roasted. Steve Ban inducted John into the Past Presidents’ Club. It was a gentle roast, and the attending ex-presidents seemed reluctant to affirm the new guy’s induction, but it happened.
Steve then introduced the new president Nathan for his remarks. Nathan had obviously thought about what he was going to say. In a tightly reasoned and easily followed talk he pointed us in the direction he sees for the club. And he said, “…my focus is on you, our current members. If our own members aren’t having a great experience and seeing value in our club, why would we expect new members to?” And Nathan will judge how successful his term in office is by the joy we find in the club. If the members are happy then the club is happy – if I can simplify.
He wants to make the meetings resulting in thoughts like: “I’m glad I came.” Not just another item to check off the calendar. He wants to add variety to the meetings – maybe have the meeting go to the community. And he will be asking members for ideas to accomplish these.
Second emphasis for Nathan is respecting time. He will concentrate on starting and stopping on time, keeping segments from running long. Welcome new people, maybe recruit others who have lapsed attendance. Make it “feel like they belong to this club, that this club reflects their values, and that it’s a good use of their time and treasures.”
Thirdly, Nathan wants to strengthen local connections. Part of it is PR. We should get more recognition for club achievements. How can we celebrate the work our existing members already do and find new opportunities?
It all comes down to this, in Nathan’s own words, “the first part will be to reflect on what we want our club to be, this year and in the years ahead. Then I want to implement that; I want a few realistic, quantifiable changes we can make to improve our club. I want to add a little more emphasis on our existing members and our experiences, I want our members to take ownership and pride in this club, and I want us to be prominent in our local community.”
Closing
And after ringing the bell for adjournment, there were no tables to move or chairs to store. A good start to the year.
RCOB apparel, including polo shirts, dress shirts, vests and hats is now available. These are items that every Club member simply must have in his/her wardrobe! Besides looking great, Club members will be contributing to branding for the RCOB as well as supporting our Club's Foundation, which will receive part of the proceeds.
Click on the button below for the the clothing catalogue, with the Order Form on the last page. Fill out the order form, turn it into Vinson Latimore at a meeting or email a scanned copy to embroidery@choicesscrubs.com.
