President Chuck opened the meeting by welcoming visitors, guests and members. The Rotary Brass, composed of Del VandeKirk, Brad Burdick, John Dunne, and Doug Cole, accompanied the members in singing "America the Beautiful." Kevin Allen gave the invocation.
Announcements:
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- President Chuck welcomed Club Member Bob Gibb and recognized him for his 61 years of membership in Rotary. Bob joined the Rotary Club of Bellingham in October 1954; the 61st anniversary of his membership is this week.
- Kevin Allen announced that Harold Heiner, a long-time member of the Rotary Club of Bellingham and former President of Whatcom Community College, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015. A service honoring Harold's life and leadership will be held at the Heiner Center (on WCC's campus) at 2:00 PM on Tuesday October 27th.
- Tom Beaumont reminded members that the fundraising for our major project is well underway (supporting the Bellingham Theatre Guild). The fundraising goals for this Rotary-year are: (1) Raise $100,000; (2) Have 100% member participation in the fundraising effort; and (3) Complete the fundraising by the end of 2015. Envelopes were on the tables and members were encouraged to take an envelope and make their donations promptly.
- President Chuck announced a "Rotary Day of Dialogue" is scheduled for November 21 in Vancouver, B.C. He asked members who are interested in attending to contact him for information regarding, time, location, etc.
Guest of Rotarians:
Teri Treat introduced Phillip R. George with George Law PLLC
Sandy McIntire brought John Inglis who has recently moved from Portland
Margaret Curtis introduced Dee Dee Chapman with Film is Truth
Rud Browne brought his wife Sheila
Dick Tucker introduced Dr. Matt Dorsch
Arlie Norman introduced Squalicum Math Student of the Month, William Schjelderup and his father Robert and Grandfather Dr. Hassel Schjelderup.
John Macpherson introduced Sehome Math Student of the Month, Maddi Cummins and her parents Shari and Dr. David Cummins.
Megan Stanfield introduced Bellingham Math Student of the Month, Choji Yamamoto and his brother Yoshi and Mother Kate Yamamoto
Presentations:
Under the Committee Leadership of Cathy Buckley, John Macpherson, Megan Stanfield, and Arlie Norman presented the Students of the Month in the area of Math. Following is a brief summary regarding each student:
Choji Yamamoto -- Math Student of the Month for Bellingham High School and National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Student
Academics include: Honors Chemistry and Drama; and AP Biology, Calculus (AB), Computer Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Statistics, and World History.
School Activities include: Choir (Co-President), Showstoppers, and participation in the school productions of Pirates, of Penzance, You Can't Take It With You, Lend Me A Tenor, Oklahoma, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Music Man, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Community Activities include: Mount Baker Theatre's The Producers, Mount Baker Planned Parenthood Teen Council and Bellingham Theatre Guild's Spamalot.
Maddi Cummins -- Math Student of the Month for Sehome High School, studies primarily focused on Math and Science with a 3.85 GPA.
Academics include: AP Calculus as a Junior; as a Senior enrolled concurrently in AP Statistics, Physics and Calculus (BC).
School activities include: Plays bass in the Sehome Honors Orchestra and was recently awarded the All Academic Orchestra Award. Participates in the Science Olympiad team and placed 3rd in the Regional Science Olympiad. Peer mentors at Sehome High School.
Community Activities include: Plays soccer on the WFC Rangers select team which has placed in several tournaments with 2 silver medals and 1 gold state medal; rows for the Whatcom Rowing Association earning silver and gold medals from the Northwest Regional Rowing competition; and participated in trail clean ups and food drives through Girl Scouts.
William Schjelderup -- Math Student of the Month for Squalicum High School; National AP Scholar, AP Scholar of Distinction, AP Scholar of Honor, Crew Most Reliable, and Character Award recipient with a 4.0 GPA.
Academics include: Honors classes in Chemistry and English 10; and AP Calculus (AB and BC), Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Government and Politics, Statistics, Physics (2 and C), Chemistry, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, US History, and Human Geography.
School-affiliated activities include: Zodiac trip, Honor Society and tutoring other students in math and physics.
Community activities include: Whatcom Rowing Association, Java Junction - Barista
Other activities and interests include: Unicycling, biking, filmmaking, skiing, videogames, hiking, rowing, boating, swimming, diving and more.
Program:
Vice-President and Program Chair Teri Treat introduced Club Member Rud Browne who spoke on the 2015 Whatcom County Charter Amendments. Rud prefaced his remarks by informing Club Members that the comments that he would be making are his individual thoughts and do not represent any other individual or entity.
In his remarks, Rud stated that there are ten proposed County Charter amendments on the ballot this year, and briefly explained them. Some of the proposed amendments are more controversial than others. During his presentation, Rud encouraged Club Members to become educated about the proposed amendments in preparation for the election. Rud then took questions from the Club.
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