~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

 

~ Zoom Meeting Participants ~

Shannon B, Mike, Dan, Lynn, Auggie, Patrick, Amber, Paula, Dale, Michael P, Michelle, Ralph, Judy, Lisa, Kathie, Larry, Laura, Amy, Joe, Om, Shawn, Todd, Jeff, Kim, Brandy.

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Shannon Buckmaster welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The Rotarians split out into breakout groups to start the meeting.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Auggie lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Ralph lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#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?

 

~ Announcements ~

New Member Induction: Shawn Daley, the Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer at George Fox University, was officially inducted into the Club today! CONGRATS AND WELCOME!

 

~ Guests ~

Patrick Evans, Guest Speaker

James Beus, Guest of Om

 

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Auggie: Reminder that there are a couple of weekend Rotary training opportunities coming in April. These are a great introduction to Rotary and about all of the committees or positions you may be considering in the future.

Shannon B: District Assembly this year is fully online and is taking place over the course of two separate dates, is totally Free, and open to all Rotarians. Shannon Registered already. There are some general courses and some specific to certain Roles and Committees. Information was sent by email, go sign up!

Joe: Welcome To new member Shawn Daley!

Mike: Mentioned that Paul Chapelle will be speaking for all the Peace Builder Clubs. You may remember his amazing presentation to our Club a month or so ago. Mike will send out more information by email.

Laura: Will get her COVID shot tomorrow morning and then will have a busy day of meetings and work on the Violence Against Women Global Grant. Noted that the EMS Grant is signed off, fully funded, and now is in final stages of completion.

James Beus: Introduced himself as the new Community Sales Advisor at Astor House Retirement at Springbrook Oaks. Thanked Om for inviting him.

Ralph: Gave in support of work being done with homeless sheltering by the Club.

Shannon B: Reminded us all to vote for the Rotary Board and Club Positions. Also mentioned that there will be a special presentation next week announcing the official elected individuals and will also be celebrating the official Rotarian of the Year for the Club.

 

~ Today’s Program: Turtle Dove Shelters by Patrick Evans ~

Patrick Evans lives in McMinnville. Turtle Dove Shelters Inc was started last year by 5 individuals to combat homelessness. They realized they would work to keep homeless dry and out of the rain. Patrick presented the shelter (see picture) that they are making which provides mobile shelter that can be pulled by bicycle. He mentioned that he volunteers at a church which shelters during freezing time but are limited by capacity, which creates a problem that this project helps to solve. It is a lightweight, weighing 70 lbs and made out of similar material to that which is used on political signs. This is designed for people who have no other option. They do not ask for money or sobriety by homeless individuals who want one. There are 150 in Yamhill Co who live on the street, in tents, or in shelters during inclement weather. They got the idea from a homeless man who created a prototype concept design out of wood but it weighed way too much. They also are working with Veteran Groups. They gave the first shelters in July 2020 and have given out 23 and have 5 more in production. It takes a week to make and they build in their garages. They have no commercial space, truck, or employees. The interior can be locked for safety. They are hoping to be a stepping stone for people living on the street. Cost $500 in material cost to build one. They were also interviewed by KGW News and the segment can be seen online. Click Here for the News Story on YouTube. They are also passing the program and idea on to other areas around the nation in hopes that it will help more people nationwide. For individuals who have no bike, they try to supply one for free, and have even custom made one with wheelbarrow handles to be pulled by hand like a rickshaw.

Turtle Dove Shelters Inc is a registered 501(c)3 and your donations are tax deductible. For more information or to donate, Go to www.turtledoveshelters.com.

 

~ Next Week’s Program: Rotary Club of Newberg’s Annual Meeting ~

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

I always knock on the Refrigerator door before I open it…

Just in case there is a Salad dressing.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Be available for life to happen.”

– Bill Murray

 

~ Published 3/27/2021: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

 

~ Zoom Meeting Participants ~

Shannon B, Mike, Dan, Jeff, Auggie, Joe, Ralph, Judy, Walter, Todd, Paul, Paula, Patrick, Michelle, Michael S, Shannon K, Kim, Lisa, Kathie, Laura, Geoff, Doug, Larry, Amber, Patrick, Dale, Wendy, Lynn, Brandy, Jim.

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Shannon Buckmaster welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The Rotarians split out into breakout groups to start the meeting.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Paul lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Judy lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#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?

 

~ Announcements ~

Happy St. Patrick’s day! Also today is Polio Plus day for the Duck Donations.

 

~ Guests ~

Erin Thomas, Guest Speaker

 

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Mike: Could not make it to the meeting but donated for Polio Plus.

Shannon B: Celebrated her 40th birthday on Monday. Happy Birthday, Shannon!

Joe: Polio as well as all vaccines. Thanks to everyone and all the organizations around Yamhill County who has helped with the vaccine effort. Also wished Shannon a Happy Birthday and showed off his donut socks.

Geoff: Mentioned he is a few days from his 2 week wait period after getting his second vaccine and thanked Joe for sharing his socks. Congrats Geoff!

Dan: Wanted to give big thanks to Paula and Patrick for helping put together the latest Advantage Magazine article. Also mentioned that he enjoyed catching up with Dale at the breakout rooms. Finally gave a shout out to Rotarian Sean Andres who was on the cover of today’s paper for having been appointed to be on the Oregon Cultural Trust Board.

Laura: We now have, for the EMS Grant, 31,000 Club Funds. We also have a contingency donation from an anonymous donor that ensures us to our full goal of $35,000! How exciting! Way to go Laura, Paul, Paula, Patrick, and Mike!

Todd: Gave a Happy Birthday to Shannon.

Kathie: Welcomed Jeff back. Mentioned that she has had great opportunities to work with Jeff’s wife Jackie on various community projects. Celebrated her 32nd Anniversary to her husband, Nathan. Also reported that First Federal is donating $40,000 to 95 local non-profits. They received a total of 5,172 votes. Top service categories were to youth and education, then food and shelter, then animal rescue organizations.

Auggie: Acknowledged that it is St Patrick’s Day.

Ralph: Gave to support Polio in honor of his uncle who had Polio and was disabled as a result.

Wendy: Celebrated officially being a member of the Club! Welcome and congrats!

 

Total Collected today for Polio Plus: $367

 

~ Today’s Program: Every Woman Treaty Global Grant Update by Erin Thomas ~

 

About Erin:

Erin, a Portland Rotarian and Peace Fellow, was nominated to the Peace Fellow Program by the San Diego Club. She is now a member of the Rotary Club of Abina in NE Portland. Her family moved to and now lives for Ghent, Belgium at the end of 2020 for a job relocate for her husband. The town is beautiful in a mid-evil, Gothic sort of way. Erin has 2 kids: Gordan is 14 and Regina is 12. They are both in Immersion School over in Belgium. They don’t have a car but have free access to Tram passes and bikes. They also have been doing weekend adventuring around Belgium and are loving it. The trains and museums are pretty empty due to COVID and much of the tourist type experiences are contactless reservations. Offices are not open, work from home only. There is very strict mask-wearing rules everywhere for anyone over 12 years old. Vaccinations in Belgium are slow moving and will begin in May and then some outdoor restaurants will open.

 

About the Grant:

A few years ago, Erin presented to our Club about the organization she was working with, The Every Woman Treaty. At that meeting, Laura had spoken to her about our Club’s relationship with the Club of Kathmandu. This discussion opened the door to beginning this grant project. This is the first ever Peace Grant out of our District 5100, being worked on by Erin as well as members of our club including Laura and Patrick. These peace grants are not tangible like water or other, which results in a more challenging explanation/pitch to donors. This type of grant involves intangible efforts to change minds and hearts. This project is a great success in terms of being awarded funding from Rotary International as the Covid Pandemic has dried up a lot of global funds. Erin noted that the pandemic has lead to drastic increases in violence against women. In Nepal, despite the creation of the Domestic Violence Act of 2009, domestic violence is still the leading cause of violent death (approximately 1 in 3 women have experienced domestic violence). Now that domestic violence has been enshrined into law there is an opportunity for Nepal to move forward or backward at this point due to many seeing the law as having solved the problem, while it is still the case that the issues and statistics have not gone away. Erin and the advocates for women supporting this type of program see training and education as the roadmap to success in battling domestic violence and inequality for women. This is a great grant because the Kathmandu women helped with this and the men did not have big buy in as this being a true an issue until they saw the data. This is important for that reason. It is a real partnership that factors into the work towards world peace. Hopefully, the work being done in this grant will lead towards the formation of an independent, self-sustaining, coalition or federation that advocates jointly to advance womens’ rights in Nepal.

For more information on this project and organization, visit everywoman.org.

~ Next Week’s Program: Turtle Dove Shelters by Patrick Evans ~

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

This weekend I spent an hour attaching all of my watches together to make myself a belt.

It was a waist of time.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Be available for life to happen.”

– Bill Murray

 

~ Published 3/21/2021: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

 

~ Zoom Meeting Participants ~

Shannon B, Mike, Dan, Geoff, Michael, Kim, Todd, Amy, Christy, Gene, Lynn, Brandy, Michelle, Denise, Larry, Kathie, Auggie, Joe, Michael Sipes, Shannon K, Ralph, Paul, Walter, Amber, Jim, Om, Matt, Paula, Patrick, Michael P.

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Shannon Buckmaster welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Rotarians split out into breakout groups to start the meeting.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Kim lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Larry lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#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?

 

~ Announcements ~

Laura and Paula are not at today’s meeting as they are attending other Club Meetings to present global grants in hopes of fundraising for the final $7,000 for our Nepal Global Grants. Thanks Laura and Paula for all of your amazing work, time and energy!

Also, Shannon reminded us all that if you sign up for and do Amazon Shopping through smile.amazon.com rather than just amazon.com, you can set it to donate to our Club Foundation on every purchase. There is no difference using this version of Amazon vs the regular version besides the small % of the purchase price that Amazon donates. It is small change but can add up over time. (Editor’s note: I have been trying to remember to do this over the last few years and have earned our Foundation nearly $7.)

 

~ Guests ~

Karen Roberts, Guest of Om

 

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Brandy: Working with Kristen Stoller on a project called Rise Up through the school’s wellness collective. This is project designs an informal type mentorship for students who are struggling with school during the Covid times. It will be a great way to serve in the community, would not take a lot of time, and is an opportunity to connect with a student. Contact Brandy using her email address if you are interested in volunteering in this program: brancoff@gmail.com.

Om: Celebrated that March 8 was International Womens’ Day. Also gave thanks to Brandy for help and advice with her daughter’s scholarship efforts and also happy bucks for Gene’s progress.

Joe: Celebrated the Kindergartners coming back to school and celebrated International Women’s Day.

Paul: Paul had written a grant that was to help Soroptimists’ Dream It Be It program which unfortunately was canceled. Paul also is looking to get volunteers to come help packing food boxes this Sunday March 14 from 3-4pm. This is a service project to package food boxes for Catalyst students. Paul is looking for 3 volunteers. Contact Paul to participate.

Todd: Celebrated the 220 vaccine injections happening today at Friendsview. He gave appreciation to the County for their work on this. This is the last clinic for Friendsview as this is the second round of shots for FV.

Auggie: Acknowledged that Monday was International Womens’ Day. Also told a story about Tricia Hornbeck (previously worked for George Fox) who had shared a song in celebration of the day, which Auggie shared with women in his life. The song is called “Put Women in Charge”. He recommended we check out the song.

Walter: Acknowledged that he was proud of his daughter and Wife for being Women In Charge, and proud of his daughter who is an RN and had sore hands from giving out so many Covid Shots.

Geoff: Acknowledged that Joe has the Mars landscape as his background and Geoff enjoys the celebration of technology.

Ralph: GO BEAVERS!

Shannon K: Got to go to Amy’s Christmas Tree Farm this last Christmas season and had a great time and was thoroughly entertained by Amy’s fun and hilarious father. Her kids also had a great time.

Total Collected today for The Duck: $181

 

~ Today’s Program: Classification Talk by Amy Kutzkey ~

Amy has enjoyed being part of this Club so far and is thankful for all of the amazing ways people have come up with to help the community. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is the owner of Oak Hill Tax and Accounting in Newberg and her and her husband also own Oak Hill Tree Farm which is in Yamhill. Her aspirations growing up was to be an accountant and to own a Christmas Tree farm and now has achieved both. She was inspired by the campus of Arthur Anderson which, as a kid, seemed like always was full of fun activities and sports being enjoyed by the workers on their breaks and she decided she wanted to be an accountant.

Amy met her husband in College at San Jose State University and got married in 2007 on the same day that she passed the final section of her CPA Exams. She had other parts that were to expire and the only day available to take the final test was her Wedding Day right before her wedding so she did that and received the results during her Honeymoon that she passed. Her husband comes from a Fishing Family, and fun fact, his grandfather has the very first issued fishing license in California. She had her first child, 8 year old Maxwell, back in 2012, and then left California to move to Sherwood in 2014 in search of a less hectic lifestyle. They had their second child, 3 year old Emma, a Sassy little darling in in 2017. In 2018 they bought Oak Hill Tree Farm and started Oak hill Tax in 2020.

Amy and her husband love to travel. Some of their notable trips include deep sea fishing in Alaska as well as a trip to Austrailia. They also did a glacier hike that was a lot of fun. Emma, her 3 year old, loves to drive around on her 4 wheeler keeping everyone working on the farm in check and also loves the animals and being like her brother, including doing taekwondo. Maxwell got the honor of being the youngest blackbelt in his taekwondo club having earned it at 6 and a half. He also loves working on things with his Dad and playing outdoors. Hes got an amazing memory and is a great little person. During the pandemic they have taken on more animals for the farm to keep them company. They currently have 7 goats, 2 geese, and a lot of chickens.

Amy and her husband have a passion for supporting charities. When they moved to Sherwood they started an event called We Color For Kids where they raised money for families who were having trouble with medical costs and childrens hispitals. Buzzy Bees is an organization her friend started that helps families who have lost a child. They also have support the NCC, the Ewing Young Fun Run, the Sherwood Foundation for the Arts, Team of Training Marathons, and volunteering as coaches for kids’ sports.

In 2020 she started Oak Hill Tax and Accounting LLC. She has been doing accounting for more than 20 years, and previously was a partner at a larger Portland Firm before going off and starting her own firm. They created the business to provide tax advice that customers can trust. They also wanted to be able to be more of a part of the community and to be able to give back more locally. They can do anything from large complex taxes to quick and easy returns. They tailor their services to what clients actually need. They also service estates/trusts, non-profits, small businesses, and more. For more information on her business go to www.oakhilltax.com

~ Next Week’s Program: Every Woman Global Grant Update by Erin Thomas ~

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day Early Celebration of Pi Day on March 14 ~

Q: What do you call a snake that is 3.14 feet long?

A: A πthon.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”

– John Lennon

 

~ Published π/2021: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

 

~ Zoom Meeting Participants ~

Shannon B, Mike, Dan, Paula, Todd, Joe, Michelle, Christy, Ralph, Larry, Paul, Auggie, Brandy, Kathie, Laura, Lisa, Walter, Gene, Shannon K, Judy, Om, Jim, Kim, Doug, Amber, Amy

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Shannon Buckmaster welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The Rotarians split out into breakout groups to start the meeting.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Auggie lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Paul lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#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?

 

~ Today’s Program: Newberg Rotary Club Housekeeping ~

Announced that Wendy McArthur has been accepted as a new member of our Club and will be inducted!

Shannon welcomed everyone to look into the following volunteer opportunities:

 

Vice Presidency opportunity: This is a 4 year commitment of volunteering as an officer. In the first year you are Vice President, which has a lighter role which includes helping with scheduling speakers at the meetings, filling in for the President as needed, beginning your education process, email monitoring, and project involvement. In the second year you transition to President Elect, for which you are in charge of programs for the club, as well as mandatory President Elect education, In the third year you transition to President, where you will be at the helm of the Club running the weekly meetings and monthly Board meetings. The fourth year you are asked to transition to the role of immediate past president, which is a lighter role whereby you are assisting the current president and ensuring continuity of leadership.

Public Relations Chair: We are looking for someone to serve in this position which will be managing Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, minimal work on the Website, management of the upcoming Google Suite system).

Auction Committee: Shannon Knight is the chair and is looking for assistance running and managing the auction through a committee. Your participation can be light or heavy, as willing, and can be strategically directed to meet your interests or skill sets by working on just one aspect of the auction.

Membership Committee: work with new members, answer questions about membership, get to know all of the members of the club, new and veteran. You can help designate mentors and mentees and help with outreach to members who have become less active to check in on members. Over the last 6 months we have taken on A LOT of fantastic new members in a time where most social Clubs are shrinking.

 

Joe – President Elect: Pointed out that all of these opportunities are fantastic ways to get more involved, which is a very valuable AND valued aspect of being a part of the Club. You get to know the Club functions and organization better, you get to know the members of the Club better, and you even can find opportunities to make connections outside of the Club, especially in the Presidency role. These connections are valuable for growing as a Rotarian, growing as a professional, and growing as a citizen. Joe invites everyone to seek any opportunities that they have interest in and can add value to. The most important quality you can have as a volunteer is just the burning desire to serve others.

Kim – Membership Chair: Is organizing the membership committee to support with new members and also with reengageing members that have seen a reduction in activity as of late as an attempt to reach out to stay connected and retain some of these very valuable and knowledgeable members to ensure they stick with the Club through this COVID period. She invited anyone with ideas or who are interested in serving in this committee to contact her. Lisa has offered to help so far and she is looking to designing a recurring monthly meeting to be scheduled after one of the Wednesday Meetings. This is an amazing opportunity to greatly get to know all fresh, new members as well as with the members serving in leadership roles. It is a lot of fun and can be very rewarding in many ways.

Shannon K- Secretary and Auction Chair: Reminded us all that we can, on a personal level, reach out to members who have not attended or say hello to members at meetings after a brief break from attendance to let them know you are excited to see them. She pointed out that you can join multiple of these teams/roles if you have multiple interests. You also should be aware that where ever you might choose to serve, you can find opportunities to reach out and get assistance from others in the club as needed. She has found so far that our club is full of members and leaders willing to answer questions and help out when needed. Don’t be afraid to volunteer outside of what feels naturally comfortable.

Shannon B – President: Pointed out that due in large part to various transitions, we are behind schedule on establishing the next year’s board. So if you are at all interested in serving, please hurry and contact Shannon or Joe. We are hoping to have a full ballot for the March 11 Board meeting in order to get Board approval for the ballots. Then we will have a hybrid voting system where everyone will be emailed and you can either print and send, print and scan back or reply by email with your votes. This is a new process since it has in the past been in person. At the end of the Month the results should be officially announced. The timing issue has been corrected for next year and next year’s election meeting has been scheduled for December 15, 2021.

Other notes:

Foundation Board Members: we have 2 vacancies on the Club Foundation Board, for which we have received 4 nominees to take those spots. This is another shift in leadership coming up.

Auction note: currently we are scheduled to do the auction live at the cultural center, but if it does happen live, we will certainly also do virtual components to be able to expand participation.

Virtual Meetings: Our Virtual Meetings have been a new challenge and a hurdle, but have also definitely proven beneficial: We had a large amount of auction participants that were out of state, including some of the biggest donors. We have had great attendance from many members. We have had a huge spike in Polio-Plus and duck donations. (Editors Note: Dan has seen a significant reduction in Caloric intake on Wednesdays). All of that considered, we hope to get back to in person events and meetings soon, but intend to keep some of the things we learned and benefited from during this virtual era.

Boy Scouts Partnership Update: For those that missed the announcement of the board decision, the Club Board voted to end its sponsorship of the Local Boy Scouts Troops due in large part to the Club’s Volunteering Capacity and inability to properly meet fiduciary responsibilities that come with the partnership. The delivery and explanation of this decision was not properly communicated to the 3 Scout groups which led to some bad press with some members of the community who believed that the decision was for religious purposes. She pointed out though, that we had determined, after discussions with the District, that we could approve the sponsorship and would not be in violation with the District, but ultimately realized that we were underserving in our responsibilities and could not in good faith continue based specifically on that issue. Shannon, Brandy, and Joe immediately scheduled a meeting with members/representatives of the Boy Scouts of America to ultimately successfully restore that relationship going forward. We will continue our interactions and support of those Clubs, but simply without the legal and fiduciary ties. Those Clubs have chartered new agreements with American Legion and will be able to continue on in their activities, which is great news.

EMS International Project Fundraising Update: This week, Newberg Early Birds granted $1,000, the Beaverton Club gave $1,500, and the Wilsonville Club gave $1,000. That means that we have now raised $21,161 and still need to raise $13,839 to meet our $35,000 commitment. Paula has more presentations to do to other clubs and the District.

 

~ Other Special Announcements ~

Wendy McArthur was inducted officially as a New Member! She was inducted at todays meeting. Congrats and Welcome Wendy! Her mentor will be Brandy. She is very excited to get to know everyone and get involved in some committees to help serve the club and the community.

The GFU Muralist Art Team has a question for the Club Members: “If you can give a message to the people of Newberg, or those visiting our town, what would you want to tell them?” Please email Geoff Gilmore with your answer at extralife4all@gmail.com. Deadline is March 4 at 5pm.

Fellow Earlybird Rotarian, Dennis Reilly, is offering to prune fellow Rotarian’s Fruit trees, agratis. If you are interested or have questions, please call him at 503-473-5708.

On Sunday, March 14th from 3-4pm, Paul and members of the United Methodist Church will be assembling/packing 40 food boxes to Students at Catalyst as part of a grant project funded 50-50 by our Club Foundation and the United Methodist Church. Paul needs 3 volunteers to help pack these boxes to be delivered to recipients for Spring Break. Please email Paul if interested.

~ Next Week’s Program: Classification Talk by Amy Kutzkey ~

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

When I was young, you could stop at a gas station and fill up the air in your car’s tires with just a few quarters. Now it costs more than twice that!

That’s Inflation for you…

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“The most important quality you can have as a volunteer is just the burning desire to serve others.“

– Dr. Joe Morelock (during this meeting)

 

~ Published 3/7/2021: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~