Merry Christmas to ALL!

According to Auggie, the joint meeting on Thursday, December 20th, with the Kiwanis went very well…thoroughly enjoyed by all! Thanks for the report, Auggie…and the great PHOTOS, too!

Rather than a lot of words this time, how about mostly pictures!

Merry Christmas!!! Happy New Year!!!

REMINDER! No Rotary Meeting Wednesday, December 26th and Wednesday, January 2nd. Our January 9th Rotary Club Meeting will be at the Chehalem Park and Recreation Department’s new pool and fitness center at noon. Join us for a TOUR conducted by Jim McMaster!

SO…go out there, follow the Four Way Test of Rotary, and…

~ Be The Inspiration! ~

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Kaufman

Newsletter Editor

 

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for December 12, 2018

REMINDER: THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR MEETING ON DECEMBER 19! Instead we will be having lunch with the Kiwanis Club on Thursday, December 20!

Diana Fisher was our friendly GREETER today!

Prez Om opened the meeting with ENTHUSIASM…ENERGY…and an INSPIRATION to us all!

Gene Piros led us in the PLEDGE.

Guest Cathi Young was hosted by Auggie G….with a “plug” for Cathi’s current career offerings.

Marge passed around some “Get well, Jack!” cards to sign….

Walter handled the DUCK today….masterfully eliciting contributions from Leah, Om, Jim McM., Judy R., Stan, Rick, Walter, Rebecca and Karl H …with each having their own brief story to tell, and paying for the privilege to tell it…

Our program for the day is a “two-parter”….first is Prez Om and some important intra-club business….then on to Auction Action:

With appropriate images on the big screens, President Om reviewed the Club’s organizational structure, principally discussing the Officers’ positions, as well as the make-up of the Board. She also went over the various chair positions…and their attendant responsibilities…for Rotary’s five [5] Avenues of Service…followed by paper ballot voting for the slate of officers for the Rotary year 2019 – 2020. She looks seriously focused here!

New Rotarian Kim Abraham, equally focused, listening intently to Om, and taking it all in!

THEN….on to AUCTION ACTION! March 23, 2019! Leah started with a reminder as to how important this is…where the proceeds go…and that the 2019 Auction will be held right HERE at the Chehalem Cultural Center...helping the Club realize significant cost savings. Each Rotarian had a 45th Rotary Auction form entitled “Who do you know that would have compelling auction items?”…with plenty of room to list three [3] names/items.

Denise took it from there and had each table’s occupants spend time “on-the-clock” to come up with a list….to then be shared with everyone…and added to the Master List. Surprisingly there was very little overlap from one group’s list to another’s….and with a LOT of creativity demonstrated. This all bodes well for our 45th Annual Auction!

AND….if you have not yet signed up for a specific duty assignment…do so NOW!

REMEMBER…MARCH 23 is coming up FAST! So the time for AUCTION ACTION is NOW!

A big THANKS to Leah and Denise!

Prez Om rang the closing bell with the reminder to…live by Rotary’s Four Way Test, and to….

Be The INSPIRATION!

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Kaufman

Newsletter Editor

 

 

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for December 5, 2018

Kim Abraham was GREETER today for her very first time….GOOD JOB, KIM!

President Om opened the meeting revisiting the FUN weekend activity of the Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration in the front courtyard of the Cultural Center. This was the 34th Annual Event and there were 600 – 800 folks there having F U N! [Ed. note: The picture of the tree is before the crowd was there!]

…and then she asked Karl Hughes to lead us in the PLEDGE.

Leah introduced her guest, Lacey Carroll, who will be managing much of the “gnittty gritty ” of the Auction, as Auction Assistant…with the reminder that next week, the 12th, we should all be considering Special items for the Auction…receipts now available…AND the Auction will be held at the Cultural Center! The meeting on the 12th will be an “Auction Jumpstart Meeting” to get our club members on the same page and excited about collecting donations for our 45th Newberg Rotary Auction.

Rod Federwisch, EarlyBird Rotarian President-Elect joined us today with a reminder of one of their fundraisers happening the morning of the 6th!

Activity to happen on Thursday, Dec. 6….an AUCTION to support their philanthropic projects.

Leah Griffith provided us with a Rotary Moment in relating how grateful she was to see the Newberg High School Interactors…10 – 12 of them…just “diving right in” to help out with whatever was needed during the Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration. Whatever the tasks…they jumped right in with VIGOR, enthusiasm, and excitement and “got ‘er dun!”…Leah called them “AWESOME & RESPONSIBLE!” What an Interact Club we are so proud to sponsor! Judy and Denise are doing a great job with mentoring these FUTURE ROTARIANS! And Gene Piros was right in there with the Interactors.

Becky A. wielded the DUCK today…starting with a reminder to Dr. Stan of his not having been here on his birthday….for which he gladly made a contribution…with a big smile, too!

Marge is headed to Orlando and Mazatlan…with her VISA card! There should be some stories coming out of THAT trip!

Leah needs a plumber [?]…bet there’s going to be a story here, too!

Lacey then bragged on the Cub Scout Pack & Boy Scout Troop and the 50 lbs of food raised during the Christmas Lighting Show!

Tricia…Dr. Hornback…our speaker today…said there been a contribution of $600 made to “Every Child Oregon”.

Gene P. was delighted to work with the Interactors…claimed he didn’t do much other than watch THEM work!

Mike C. said that Providence will help recruit a representative to our Rotary club…and they also have the newest Peace Pole site!

Laura spoke briefly on a grant program in-the-works to deal with youth suicides. The Foundation Committee met after the regular meeting to discuss various “matching grants” projects in the works…including a 911-type of Emergency System for Nepal that Patrick is leading…and projects in Uganda, etc., with which our local Interactors can be involved.

Paula said Kim Abraham did an AWESOME JOB as Greeter for the first time! Also mentioned need for volunteers for Meals for Seniors…AND….she SURVIVED her Mom’s 100th birthday celebration!

Auggie is pleased that the U of W Huskies are likely going to the Rose Bowl!

Reminder….we will NOT be meeting on the 19th, but have been invited to join the Kiwanis on the 20th…but still here at CCC at noon!

President Om introduced our program today…the Classification Talk by new Rotarian, Dr. Patricia “Tricia” Hornback, from George Fox University.

After providing us with fascinating information on her part-Cherokee/part Irish heritage….including a few well-chosen First Nations language “lessons” …and that she is a “Story Keeper”…she gave us background on her personal…and often international… history that led her to pursue her current efforts toward “Strategic Peacebuilding”. She provided us at each table with printed material that outlined core considerations on this subject. A few, but not all, of them, in no particular order, include: Education, Humanitarian Action, Dialogue/Conflict Resolution Strategies; Transitional Justice, Dealing with Transnational and Global Threats, Violence Prevention/Conflict Response and Transformation, Restorative Justice. She has spent years in many places across the globe in pursuit of “Peace Building”, with interesting/eye-opening stories from the Middle East, Northern Thailand, SW China, SE Asia, and other locales. Once again we have managed to add yet another terrific personage to the ranks of Newberg Noon Rotary Club! Thanks, Dr. Tricia!

President Om closed out the meeting with the ENTHUSIASTIC reminder to follow the Four Way Test of Rotary…

1 – Is it the TRUTH?

2 – Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3 – Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4 – Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

and…

BE THE INSPIRATION!

 

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Kaufman

Newsletter Editor

 

 

 

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for November 28, 2018

We were greeted by Paula Radich…THANKS, Paula!

Corey Z. took the reins today at the microphone, opening the meeting, as Prez Om “worked the room”. Kudos were given to the many Rotarians who helped with the new playground equipment…pictured here:

Walter Want then led us in the Pledge.

Guests:

Margit Jameson was hosted by Shannon Buckmaster.

Mike Fotre is the proud father of our speaker, Corey Fotre.

Taylor McMaster is one of Jim McMaster’s sons…taking a bit of teasing from his Dad!

Corey showed us a short video on the history and objectives of The Rotary Foundation [TRF] as his “Rotary Moment”…”November was Rotary Foundation Month and it was important to me that everyone is reminded of our foundations purpose…”….very INSPIRATIONAL, Corey!

Per announcements:

Leah reminded us of the Christmas Tree lighting on the 1st in front of the CCC…with only a 10% chance of rain….

Denise mentioned that Auction Receipts are now available for any/all sponsors we recruit.

Laura T. gave us a run-down of a few of the District Matching Fund projects we are involved in or looking at: Nepal Clinic; Kenya; Zambia; Uganda. And she also spoke of NHS Interact involvement in the Newberg Middle School’s Resource Room. More details in subsequent newsletters and announcements.

Om was willing to share with anyone the donut she received from Jim McM more than a week ago! [We still do not know for sure what the green splotches on the donut are….any guesses?]

Tony L. reminded us that we need to check the right box with any Amazon purchase so that a certain percentage goes for Rotary donations.

Auggie echoed Tony’s Amazon comment…then spoke of a positive/Thank You e-mail he had received from a Guatemala program where we are successfully helping “drop-outs”…

The program for Dec. 5, will be the Classification Talk by new Rotarian, Patricia “Tricia” Hornback, PhD.

Beth Pent handled the DUCK and collected from: Shannon, Leah, Denise, Auggie, Fred, Becky and Dale…did I miss anyone?

Shannon B. – An upcoming Chamber speaker: Patrick Gavin, Portland Rotarian, Keynote speaker/author, will present “The Connector’s Way” at Hazelfern Cellars [4008 NE Zimri Drive, Newberg] on Tuesday, December 18th, 4 – 7 PM. RSVP to the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Leah mentioned an in-the-works SOCIAL event…details to follow soon.

Denise had planned a quiet Thanksgiving…yeah…right…but ended up with a house full!

Auggie was pleased to see the Huskies adding one in the “win” column…hopefully a sign of things to come for the “dogs”!

Fred proudly announced that Shannon Buckmaster would be an inspirational speaker at George Fox University on the 15th.

Becky – observed that a grandson had just turned 2! ……and NOW the FUN begins!

Dale W. gave a “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to his father-in-law…Dr. Stan Kern. And mention of a specific age was purposely avoided.

Today’s program speaker was introduced by Todd Engel…nursing student Corey Fotre spoke at length…and very articulately…on the Certified Nursing Assistants program at Friendsview.

Corey’s primary focus was on the efficacy of the CNA program for high school students…allowing them a “leg up” in terms of their pursuing personal career objectives. By being professionally-trained “on site” at Friendsview, while still attending/finishing up high school classes, the CNA program accelerates the students’ career/job preparedness…while also allowing them to see/experience a number of healthcare career options…even before finishing high school. The work experience and transferable certification credentials make it much easier for those completing the program to access further education opportunities at schools like the Nursing Program at OHSU. Todd & Corey presented healthcare career opportunity projections that bode well for those choosing to go into that rapidly expanding segment of the job market[s]. Those students who complete the CNA program “hit the ground running” when it comes to pursuing the next level[s] in their healthcare careers. EXCELLENT JOB, Corey! With KUDOS to Friendsview for providing the training site and opportunities….and Todd for helping implement this valuable program!

The meeting was adjourned with the ringing of the Rotary bell…and the encouragement to…live the Four Way Test of Rotary…and….

BE THE INSPIRATION!

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Kaufman

Newsletter Editor