New Member Jennifer Dowd and her flute Doug Cole and new members Chris Lopez and Mike Tausen
Dr. Ben Kuiken New Paul Harris Fellowship presentations
Rotarian 1981-2013
January 23, 2023
Opening Welcome:
President Paul Grey opened the meeting shortly after 12:30. He welcomed the members back after our short MLK, Jr. break.
Proceeding the invocation, President Paul announced the passing of former Rotarian, Dr. Ben Kuiken on January 19, 2023. He was a member from 1981-2013 and a Paul Harris Fellow. We had a moment of silence.
Paula McCandlis gave the invocation centered on the Chinese year of the rabbit.
Jennifer Dowd played an interpretive rendition of Grand Old Flag as a flute solo.
Club and Committee Announcements:
Football Pool Dates:
1-29-2023 Game 15 AFC Championship Kansas City Chiefs vs Cincinnati Bengals(Click Here)
1-29-2023 Game 16 NFC Championship Philadelphia Eagles vs San Francisco Forty-Niners (Click Here)
February 6, 2023 - Annual Rotary Club of Bellingham Blood Drive 9:00 am-3:00 pm at Whatcom Community College (Click here for flyer)
Steve Ban urged all Club members who do not have a medical exemption to donate much-needed blood. Needle phobia is NOT a medical exemption!! You can sign-up at the remaining January Club meetings or by visiting bloodworksnw.org or calling 800-398-7888.
February 9, 2023 - 2023 Predictions New Fundraiser Event
President Paul announced that our Club is organizing the first of what hopefully will be the premier annual fund raiser for the RCOB. It is 2023 Predictions: A Look at the Global and Technological Trends to Come presented by world renowned predictions expert Mark Anderson, who has been 95% accurate with his prior predictions! The event is from 6-9 PM on Thursday, February 9 at the Bellingham Country Club; tickets are $100. Flyers were passed out to members and we were encouraged to recruit attendees and sponsors. Mark is an engaging and entertaining speaker, the center piece of what should be a fun evening. Dominique Zervas, a self-proclaimed tech idiot, has attended one of these and still found it fascinating. (Click Here to buy tickets) (Click Here for Flyer)
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. Here is the clothing catalogue, with the Order Form on the last page: (Click Here) Fill out the order form, turn it into Vinson Latimore at a meeting or email a scanned copy to embroidery@choicesscrubs.com.
Board Briefs – January 12, 2023
Resignations received after the 12-8-22 Board meeting and removed prior to 12-31-2022: Corey Chaplin and Scott Wallace. Both have submitted to be Friend of Rotary. They were accepted with regret by the board.
The Board meeting in February was changed from Thursday the 2/9 to Wednesday 2/8 at 4:30 due to Predictions Fundraiser. The board is looking for a location to hold in-person meetings.
FundRaising:
The 2023 Predictions Fund Raiser event with Mark Anderson – February 9, 2023, 6-9 at BGCC has been launched and encourages all members to participate. Sign-ups are now available. We are looking for sponsors who will receive 2 free tickets to the event. Also, if a table of 8 is reserved they will receive 1 free ticket.
Other fund raiser ideas were discussed including a Whiskey Tasting event being planned by Nathan Twining. Stay tuned for more information.
A Giving Circle appreciation function is scheduled to celebrate the Major Project donors $1,250 and over Saturday, February 18th at 2:30 at the Club House at The Village at Cordata.Sara and Andy are working on the event.
Foundation news - With the resignation of Bruce Clawson, President Paul needs to find a replacement on the RCOB Foundation Board. He is working with the Foundation on this.
The RCOB Foundation held its last meeting December 14th with the following elections:
President: Teri Treat
Vice-President: D.C. Morse
Secretary: Dave Blair
Treasurer: Dennis Williams
Board Members, Mauri Ingram and Nathan Twining
Doug Cole, Chairman of the Service Fund Grant Committee submitted the last grant for this Rotary year, and it was approved by the Board. A request for a grant will be submitted to the RCOB Foundation.
$1,000 – North Cascade Institute for Mountain School sponsored by Steven Ban - Mountain School is the Institute’s residential environmental education program for 5th grade classes that has served more than 40,000 students since 1990. In 2023, more than 3,000 local 5th graders will attend Mountain School, including nearly 1,600 students from across Whatcom County.
District conference attendance is encouraged May 5-7, 2023 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel
The District Assembly is March 25th at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey BC. Assembly is training for the income directors and committee chairs. There will be a session for the Secretary, Treasurer, PE, PEN, etc.
Doug and Margie are attending RI Convention 27-31 May 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. This will be the first time in three years a convention has been held due to Covid.
WE MOVED TO THE SYRE STUDENT CENTER - SYRE THEATER AT WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HERE ARE THE DIRECTIONS.
The buildings address is 235 W Kellogg Rd. But this is not where you park. There is no parking off of Kellogg Road. You must enter parking off either Eliza Ave or Cordata Parkway. You are looking for the YELLOW lot (look on light poles for Y2 or Y3).
Enter from Eliza Ave: the driveway between Kellogg Rd and Westerly Rd has a driveway into the campus, follow that about 200 yards until it slopes down, park in the area between the three buildings.
Enter from Cordata Parkway: Just north of the WTA station and Cruisin Coffee before the round about is Orca Lane, take Orca Lane around the first two buildings until you find a large parking lot between three buildings.
You will still receive an email from Sandee each week prior to the Monday 12:30 meeting if you are unable to attend in person (you can start logging in at 12:00 for short socializing) with the link for that privacy-protected meeting. If you have n done so, please download the Zoom app on your computer (you need a camera and microphone on it), iPad or phone. There is no cost to you. If you cannot do either, you can also call in. On the invitation, there are US phone numbers you can call and enter the meeting ID number also indicated on the invitation.
Lunch will be $22 for a buffet meal. We must notify them by Monday at NOON the week prior to the Monday meeting as to the number of members attending. We are sending out meeting "Invites" weekly and members are asked to sign-up ASAP. You can also sign-up by going to the event section of our website at bellinghamrotary.org. If you sign up for a meal at the meeting, you will need to pay the $22 even if you don't wind up attending the meeting after the numbers are turned in. If you plan to attend but not eat, PLEASE indicate that on your sign-up so we don't overorder meals and still make sure there is enough seating.
The Club will collect payments prior to the meeting or at the door.
We urge members of the RCOB to set up a Venmo account for ease in payment of Meeting lunches, Happy Bucks, Minister of Fun, Dues or donations to the club. Our account is @RCOB- Bellingham. If you do not have a Venmo account you can set up an account with your computer then download the app. on your phone (just Google "Venmo" and you will find all the information you need) You then attach it to a debit or credit card (a fee on your end) or attach to your checking account at no cost. Payment will be sent di ctly to the RCOB checking account. When you use it for the first time it may ask you the last 4 digits of the RCOB phone number which is 0282. Give Sandee a call if you need help. 360-734-5532
Other payment options are to bring a check in the correct amount to the meeting made out to RCOB or cash in the exact amount to speed up the payment process. There is also the PayPal option as usual and we are set to take payments at the meeting. We have a QR Code that you scan and simply click to pay thru paypal also.
Website and Phone App instructions:
Here is a tutorial on how to login for the first time. (Click here) Go to belling mrotary.org first. In order to login you need t know your user name and password in your Clubrunner account. The user name is Your first name.Lastname.264 unless you have changed it. Example: Sandra.Lindhout.264 the password is initially set by Clubrunner at 264 unless you have changed it. Sandee can see your Username from her computer but not the password. She can also change your password for you from her computer at your request if you run into problems.
Once you have originally created your User Name and Password you can download the ClubRunner Mobile app on your phone:
Please contact Sandee at 360-734-5532 or rcob@comcast.net if you run into any trouble.
Guests:
Ward Naf introduced Barry Robinson, PhD, Vice President for Instruction at Whatcom Community College
Vinson Latimore brought his wife Roma. Vinson was our speaker.
Zoom attendee visitors: Bob Morse, Jack Westford, Monty McAllister, Rick Kaiser, Fred Kaiser and Steve Hager. And Chuck Snyder from Arizona
Presentations:
Paul Harris Fellowships: President Paul presented Paul Harris Fellowship pins to five members: Paula McCandlis who received her first award, Tim Farris and Ron Jepson received their 2nd, and David Blair and Tom Grinstad each received their 6th awards.
Paul Grey introduced two new members, Chris Lopez and Mike Tausen, sponsored by Doug Cole and Paul Grey. They will represent accounting and tax. They purchased Susie Thomson's accounting business and are called North Star Accounting. Welcome Chris and Mike
Program:
President Paul introduced today’s speaker, Vinson Latimore. Vinson owns Gibralter Business Group which provides equipment and services for seniors and disabled people. He has a BA in Health Sciences from the University of South Carolina and a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Washington. He moved to Bellingham in 2012 after acquiring an assisted living facility. He serves on several Boards of non-profit organizations in the area.
Today’s presentation is titled “Youth is Wasted on the Young: Navigating Aging in Place, A Guide to Long-term Care” which is oriented to help people prepare for aging. He noted that people are living longer. In 1940 men lived to an average of 61.4 years and women averaged 65.7 years. However, in 2022 men lived to an average age of 76.3 years and women to 81.4 years.
He noted the top 10 causes of death in the US:
Heart disease and coronary vascular disease
Cancer
COVID-19
Accidents
Stroke and cerebrovascular disease
Chronic respiratory disease
Alzheimer’s disease
Diabetes
Influenza and pneumonia
Renal disease
His recommendations for preparation for inevitable aging and death:
Designating a general power of attorney who would be able to manage any financial matters in case of if incapacitation or death.
Designating a durable power of attorney who can make medical decisions, end of life decisions and funeral arrangements.
Writing wills and trusts, including whether you want to be resuscitated.
Medicare began July 30, 1965 during the administration of Lynden Johnson. It provides coverage for 80% of medical costs for hospital care. Medicare advantage and prescription coverage are also included. Supplemental medical insurance plans can be purchased to cover expenses not covered by Medicare, including the “donut hole”.
Medicaid also started July 30, 1965. Medicaid is a public health plan administered by states to assist those who qualify financially.
There are four options which can be progressive.
Staying at home which is preferred by many. It may require in-home care which can be very expensive.
Independent living in small apartments, generally with organized activities and optional meals.
Assisted living provides 24-hour care for ADL’s, medications, and meals. Some provide specialty care units, such as memory or mental health units.
Nursing homes provide a higher level of care, generally coupled with rehabilitation, and are designed for temporary care. These a covered by Medicare Part A and/or private medical insurance.
Finances are a critical part of planning for aging well. These can consist of pension benefits, personal savings, including a personal retirement program, and sale of assets, such as a house. Long-term care insurance helps buffer the costs of long-term care, including in-home services. Medicaid will also cover these expenses if the person has spent down below a threshold. Family members can also be a source of financial support.
He identified multiple resources that will help guide planning, including the Whatcom County Council on Aging.
