With no flick of the wrist and banging of the bell President Teri opened the meeting at 12:30. She also closed it with no bell ringing, what are we to make of this? Don Anderson accompanied the singing of the Star Spangled Banner and Joe Coons delivered the invocation.
Announcements:
Past President Del VandeKerk is pleased to announce that we had a total of $8,650 donated to Polio Plus by members. Thank you for your generosity.
If you are interested in becoming a website sponsor, now is the time to sign up. The costs is $300 for one year for a rotating ad on the home page. The link takes people to your business website. There are up to 100 hits on the website per week.
Golfun, the District 5050 fundraiser for the Foundation, is on Friday, August 18 at the Homestead Golf & Country Club. Contact Del VandeKerk for more information.
The first Rotary Rally will be on Saturday, August 12 beginning at 4:00 PM. This will be a fun event, requiring a driver and a navigator and will end with a social gathering. You don’t need a sports car to participate. Nathan Twining is coordinating this event.
Lisa Saar announced the Rise against Hunger (formerly Stop Hunger Now) meal preparation event will take place on November 4 at the Peace Health Education Center. 1,000 volunteers will be needed to assemble meal packages. The International Service Committee has given the equivalent of $30 per RCOB member to fund the cost of this program.
In order to attract new members, President Teri advised that attendance requirements will now be “much less demanding” than in times past.
The 2017-2018 RCOB rosters are being printed and will have a unique format to highlight our 100th anniversary this year.
Guests of Rotarians:
Scott Hume introduced Nathan Conant with Praise 106.5
Jan Marchbanks introduced her friend from Cabo, Paty Lozano
Dominique Zervas brought Felicity Dye
Jack Westford introduced Paul Pelot and Bill Adamek with WorkSource
Presentations:
Paul Harris Fellowships were awarded to the following: Bruce Clawson – first; Fred Kaiser - +1; Dick Tucker - +3; Bob Boule - +3
Program:
Nick Caples, Vice President of Operations for the Bellingham Bells (and a member of the Bellingham Bay Rotary Club) provided an overview of the Bellingham based team. The Bells participate in the 11 team West Coast League, which include two teams in British Columbia and teams in Washington and Oregon. The Bells were the 2014 League Champions. Players and coaches come from college baseball teams throughout the country who are on summer break and feature those whose dreams are to eventually play professional baseball. The Bell’s “mission” is three-fold: To provide a community gathering place, to provide players and staff a chance to chase their dream of becoming professional athletes, and lastly, to provide the business community a platform to reach a wholesome audience. There are 54 games on the summer schedule, which goes through August. Home games average 1300 fans. General admission is $7, Grand Stand seats behind home plate are $10 and dugout box seats are $12. Mow get out and support those guys. Who knows there may be another Ken Griffey Jr. in their midst.
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