The meeting was opened by President Del, and we had the following announcements:
Dee Carlson, from the LaConner Rotary Club, announced that tulips were for sale today, with many already sold. She provided excellent instructions for keeping them fresh for at least a week. She then sent the following greetings: Thank you from the Rotary Club of La Conner for the enthusiastic response to our tulip sales. This is one of our fund raisers and your club's support is greatly appreciated. I enjoyed your program and was very impressed with the two young men who you honored.
Del thanked club members for completing the 50/50 survey; Sandee will send us the results soon.
Marty Haines announced the Rotary cruise for June 19 aboard the Salish Sea. For $80 we will cruise to Jones Island where we'll have lunch; Scott Wallace will handle sign-ups.
Del generously raffled off a sweatshirt; Lynda Hinton donated Mariners tickets which were also raffled.
Announcements:
The April 13th Board of Directors meeting has been changed to Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 4:30 at the Dorothy Haggen Building.
The new batch of Rotary Club of Bellingham shirts has arrived! If you already ordered one, or even if you didn’t but wish you had, please see Dominique at the next meeting—she has a number of sizes available in both men’s and women’s styles. Cost is $35.00 (pay Sandee).
These shirts will help bring visibility to our Club’s work in the community when you wear them to District events, and when doing work out in the community on Rotary’s behalf—including when you’re working on one of our environmental projects, helping with the Sunnyland Memorial clean-up project, and so forth.
The Rotary Club of Everett is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. This means that the RC of Everett has been thru the "Great War", the "Roaring Twenties", the "Depression Years", "WWII", "Baby Boom", "Viet Nam", "Watergate", "the Berlin Wall", "9/11", the "Millennium" and they keep on going. They are holding a (click on invitation) Charter Day Party, May 2, 2017 from 5:30-7:30. NW Corner of Hewitt & Wetmore Avenues in downtown Everett (this is the site of the former Weiser's Café where the Everett Club met 100 years ago) After a brief re-enactment, there will be a Charter Day party in the lobby of Coastal Community Bank, 2817 Colby Ave. $30 for appetizers and no-host cash bar. This is a party and not a fundraiser.
The annual Major Awards nominations are being accepted by the Executive Committee for The Will J. Griswold Club Service Award, The David C. Morse Sr. Community Service Award, The Michael K. Mischaikow International Service Award and The Karen W. Morse Vocational Service Award. They will be presented on June 26th at our changing of the guard. Please turn in nominations to President Del, Past President Chuck Snyder, Teri Treat or Sandy McIntire.
Here are documents explaining the criteria and past receipients: RCOB Major Award CriteriaRCOB Major Award Winners Nathan Twining announced Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner date is April 28, 2017, 6:00 pm and urged us to sign up as a host or participant using the Sign Up sheets on our tables.
Guests of Rotarians:
Dominique Zervas introduced Izaac Burrows with Corion Landscape
Dick Tucker brought Gorgin Arasteh with Dick Tucker Dental Office
Lynda Hinton introduced her daughter Kirstin Hunt with Chicago Title
Students of the Month - Most Inspirational
Tom Grinstad introduced Koa Hanks from Bellingham High School and his parents Dr. R. Von Hanks DDS and Michelle Hanks
Kim Perry introduced Ben Peterson from Squalicum High School and his parents Gary and Kimberlee Peterson
Presentations:
Tom Grinstad introduced Koa Hanks from Bellingham High School. Koa talked about what inspires him, and as an aspiring Eagle Scout, looks to the Boy Scout Law for inspiration.
Host Kim Perry introduced Ben Peterson from Squalicum High School. Ben leaves for the Air Force Academy in two months. As an athletic, spiritual, and compassionate young man, he will use these last two months to help leave Squalicum High School a better place.
Lastly, our student from Sehome, Emma Oppenheimer, was unable to attend to receive her award, so Cathy Buckley read her teacher's recommendation letter, as well as a letter from Emma.
Program:
Sandy McIntire introduced our own Doug Cole, who spoke about his transatlantic voyage from Capetown, South Africa to Trinidad. As many of you know, Doug is a retired Captain for Delta Airlines, but he is also an accomplished sailor. He provided a great presentation about the trip he made with two friends in a 48 foot sailboat. Stops included 45 square mile St. Helena Island, and Fernando de Noronha Island, where they had a chance to sightsee and buy provisions.
Doug flew to Capetown, a grueling 17-hour trip. Once there, they readied the boat and had a chance to see the sights, including Robin Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years. Doug recounted four important comfort items for such a voyage:
1. A generous amount of electricity
2. A water maker, making 40 gallons per day - a bath is very welcome!
3. A freezer for food
4. A "robust" autopilot; it steers 99% of the time. Doug shared that there are usually 3 "manned" shifts at night when the autopilot is carefully monitored. Otherwise, it is monitored more casually during the day when everyone is awake.
Doug's presentation included several video clips illustrating the mood of the water, the boat, and beautiful sunsets - and flying fish! The trip was approximately 6,000 miles, and was taken "just outside" the hurricane zone and hurricane season. Smart. Guess he deserved to be an airline pilot.
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