Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for July 20, 2022

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Club President Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Grant G lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Amber 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 ~

Community Announcement – The Sherwood Wine Festival, put on by the Rotary Club of Sherwood, will take place on August 5 & 6. You need to purchase tickets to this event. There is an Exclusive Winemaker’s Dinner on Aug 5 from 4pm to 8pm. The Wine tasting Festival is Aug 6 from 12pm to 7pm.

Newberg Rotary Sponsors Tunes on Tuesday – Tunes on Tuesday has started up. It is an amazing, fun, free event outside of the Chehalem Cultural Center every Tuesday from July 5 to August 23rd. The Noon and Early Bird clubs are the official sponsors for the July 26 show. There are a lot of different types of music throughout this year’s series. Volunteers are needed for this event. Gates open at 5:30pm and the Music starts 6:30pm. For more information check out their website http://www.tunesontuesday.com/ or look up their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/tunesontuesday. Volunteers looking to help set up need to show up early at around 4PM.

Voluteers needed for Interact Club Project – Need some Volunteer help for the next Interact Helping Paws Helping People project taking place on August 6th which takes place from 10am to 2pm. The Rotarian will be helping set up and tear down, which is important to meet the needs of the grant.

Pancake Breakfast – Note that tickets are now available. Everyone will be charged and given 4 adult and 4 child tickets, which cost the same as previous years: $7 adult and $4 kids. Aaron has these tickets, you can pick up from Aaron at a future meeting and will also have extras available if you want to pick up at his office at Lewis Audio and Video on 99. For extra tickets, you can buy some online (www.newbergrotary.org/pancakebreakfast) or ask Aaron for paper tickets. NOTE: WE NEED SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY!

 

~ Guests ~

Jan Polendy, Guest

Josh Duder, Guest

Dave Henderson, Guest Speaker

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Wendy: Shared that she will not be able to make it to the Pancake Breakfast as she will be heading home to visit family in Canada. She hasn’t been back for over 3 years.

Scott: Noted that he just celebrated his 49th birthday and also celebrated his Wife’s good health.

Walter: Told us a story about how he had 14 bee hives and how he pulled a great bee related prank on his neighbor.

Rick: Shared that the Car Show from the Forest Grove Rotary Club was amazing. It featured over 300 cars and is considered one of the best shows in the world. He was there to present awards and noted that the crowd was very big and the event was a huge success.

Becky: Attended the Car Show and loved it. The cars were beautiful and the first car she got behind the wheel of was a Rambler. She was most impressed with cars owned by single owners for 50 years and was amazed at the amazing condition of the cars.

Jim: Shared that he has been out for the last month and a half and was traveling America and Europe. He was taken aback by some of the huge wildfire damage that has recently happened. Overall his trip was great.

Grant G: Noted that his son was home for 2 weeks. His son now lives in Nebraska and works for the Nebraska Football team and Grant is now a big fan. The first game of the season will be Saturday, Aug 27th against Northwestern, which will take place in Dublin, Ireland, and Grant will be traveling to see that game and visit Ireland.

Shannon B: Announced that she had taken a few weeks off, where she moved into a new house. She also visited Las Vegas where she skated in Roller Derby. She is now officially a referee and a team skater. She also, at the convention, was a team captain in a dodgeball tournament that was a lot of fun (they also won!). Also she had her first day at her new job as the Development Director for the Community Wellness Fund at Yamhill Community Care, out of McMinnville. She is also now a top ranked roller derby official and starting her PhD. Congrats!

Karen/Rick/Grant: Expressed how important it is for us to continue the effort to eradicate Polio. They discussed how prevalent it used to be, how amazing Rotary and others’ work has been to spread vaccinations in an effort to eradicate the disease and end the suffering it causes. They also mentioned that until it is fully gone and dealt with, it CAN make a comeback. Thanks to all who donate to this cause.

~ Today’s Program: Introduction to Bee Keeping with Dave Henderson ~

Dave Henderson is a local bee keeper. He pointed out that there really is too much to cover in 30 minutes about bee keeping, so he kept it simple and told us about his experiences. About 5 years ago, after having entered retirement, his neighbor stopped by and talked to him about possibly keeping bees. He said he knew nothing about it but decided to go for it. He simply hung up a swarm box his neighbor made high up in his oak tree and caught a wild swarm within 24 hours. He had to hurry about to get the rest of the equipment needed. He soon after built a cold box but messed up and killed the whole pack of bees because they cannot get wet during winter. You have to keep bees dry in the winter. He simply spent a lot of time reading more and more books about bees, learning everything he could about bees and bee keeping.

Why keep bees? It is fun, it is important to maintain the bee population for the balance of our ecosystem, in an environment where bees struggle more and more each year. You can keep them anywhere, and there is a lot of very pure honey. He noted how much of the honey we buy at the store is not natural honey, but synthetic honey that is not as healthy or tasty.

He explained that there are 3 types of bees: The Queen, the drones (males), and the worker bees (the females). The queen lays eggs, the drones just inseminate the queen, and the worker bees travel to collect pollen, etc. You can catch a wild swarm or buy them.

You need to buy enough equipment: A suit, a smoker, the hive equipment shown above, and some minor additional supplies and equip.

 

Check your e-mails for Zoom meeting access information, special announcements, and newsletter release notifications.

~ Joke of the Day ~

Q: What does a bee use to style it’s hair?

A: A Honey Comb.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“What does not benefit the hive is benefit to the bee.”

– Marcus Aurelious

~ Published 7/27/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for July 13, 2022

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Club President Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Paula lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Michelle 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 ~

Community Announcement – The Sherwood Wine Festival, put on by the Rotary Club of Sherwood, will take place on August 5 & 6. You need to purchase tickets to this event. There is an Exclusive Winemaker’s Dinner on Aug 5 from 4pm to 8pm. The Wine tasting Festival is Aug 6 from 12pm to 7pm.

Community Announcement – The Forest Grove Concours D’Elegance Car Show, put on annually by the Rotary Club of Forest Grove, is on July 17 and information is available at https://forestgroveconcours.org/.

Newberg Rotary Foundation Board Vacancy – The Club’s Foundation Board now has a vacancy and if you have interest in filling that open seat on the board, contact Auggie or Spike. There will also be 2 more seats that open and get voted on in the next month. They are three year terms where they meat bimonthly.

Voluteers needed for Interact Club Project – Need some Volunteer help for the next Interact Helping Paws Helping People project taking place on August 6th which takes place from 10am to 2pm. The Rotarian will be helping set up and tear down, which is important to meet the needs of the grant.

Pancake Breakfast – Note that tickets are now available. Everyone will be charged and given 4 adult and 4 child tickets, which cost the same as previous years: $7 adult and $4 kids. Aaron has these tickets, you can pick up from Aaron at a future meeting and will also have extras available if you want to pick up at his office at Lewis Audio and Video on 99. For extra tickets, you can buy some online (www.newbergrotary.org/pancakebreakfast) or ask Aaron for paper tickets.

 

~ Guests ~

Shannon Eoff, Guest, Co-chair of Tunes on Tuesday

Jan Polendy, Guest

Amanda Bayha, Guest

Nickole Brewster, Guest Speaker

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Shannon Eoff: Shared that Tunes on Tuesday has started up. It is an amazing, fun, free event outside of the Chehalem Cultural Center every Tuesday from July 5 to August 23rd. The Noon and Early Bird clubs are the official sponsors for the July 26 show. There are a lot of different types of music throughout this year’s series. Gates open at 5:30pm and the Music starts 6:30pm. For more information check out their website http://www.tunesontuesday.com/ or look up their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/tunesontuesday.

Becky: Noted that there was a typo / snafu when the bills were emailed out for the Pancake Breakfast tickets. It was accidentally labeled wrong. She shared that you can write a check or pay through Square for your pancake tickets. You can pick up tickets with Aaron.

Rick: Noted that he was one of the Founding members of the Forest Grove Concours D’Elegance Car Show put on annually by the Rotary Club of Forest Grove. This event, for anyone interested is on July 17 and information is available at https://forestgroveconcours.org/. This is the 50th year, but the 48th show theyve put on because they took a few covid years off. There are hundreds of cars featured.

Lisa: Shared that her house (not her personal house, but a house she rents to a couple in Newberg) burned down the other day due to a backyard fire pit. She encouraged that everyone check to make sure their insurance policies are up to date. Just remember, that even if the Firefighters are able to put it out, the water will damage whatever the fire doesn’t.

Paula: Leaves Friday for a vacation with 25 relatives. They are having a good time in memory of her late mother.

Becky: Reminded us of the Sherwood Wine Festival, put on by the Rotary Club of Sherwood, which will take place on August 5 & 6. You need to purchase tickets to this event. There is an Exclusive Winemaker’s Dinner on Aug 5 from 4pm to 8pm. The Wine tasting Festival is Aug 6 from 12pm to 7pm.

Amanda: Shared that she is starting another project at the Cultural Center (recall that she presented to us before about her flower based art). They are building a new flower sculpture out of memorial flowers. People can drop off flowers in honor of someone or something they are missing. It will be called “Growing in the Dark”. They are building this over the next 3 months. There will be workshops and other fun things as well.

Becky: Reminded us that Lunch went up to $11 as of July 1, that pancake tix are available, and that voting is underway for the new Foundation positions. She also announced that Shannon Knight resigned from the club and we are hoping she comes back, but remember to wish her well and let her know we miss her!

 

~ Today’s Program: Elevate Him with Nickole Brewster ~

Nickole Brewster is the founder of Elevate Him, a nonprofit located in the Portland area. In March of 2011, she was having a normal day with her family. Her brother was a frequent visitor with a habit of stopping by to see the family given his close residential proximity. She realized in his visit that something was off and he expressed his struggles related to limited visitation to his children. They made plans to meet up the next day but tragically the next day she learned that he had committed suicide. This was personally devastating to her and led to join support groups. Immediately she was asked to facilitate a regional support group in Washington County. Helping others was healing for her. Many major life changes and career changes later, she learned as much as she could about the world of non-profits and ultimately founded Elevate Him. She shared some statistics about men:

  • 78% of suicides are men
  • 80% of homeless are men
  • 70% of homocide victims are men
  • 64% of men serve longer sentences than women for equal crimes
  • Culturally men are not encouraged to share their feelings or hurt
  • 95% of work deaths are men
  • Men die on average 6 years earlier than women
  • 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused
  • 75% of premature deaths in men are heart disease

The mission of Elevate Him is to empower men by providing resources that build and creates mental, emotional, and economic stabilitiy.
The vision of Elevate Him is to eliminate suicide by men through awareness, support groups, professional attire, and community corrections.

They serve men by providing Professional clothing (Suits), hair cuts, mens groups, community resources/connections, and suicide bereavement support groups. She shared several really heartfelt and genuine examples of men that the nonprofit has provided life changing help to. Some of the men they help are in severely desperate situations and some are just looking for a little boost to take a step up in their lives. Elevate Him has partnered with many different businesses including Goodwill, who donate clothes to her cause. Other businesses have partnered, donated, and fundraised for Elevate Him.

In order to help, you can spread the word of the organization and its services, buy their merchandise for which the profits go to the programs, make monetary donations, donate needed goods, and just speak love and be kind to people in your life. To learn more about Elevate Him, or find ways to donate/volunteer, visit their website at www.elevatehimnow.org.

Check your e-mails for Zoom meeting access information, special announcements, and newsletter release notifications.

~ Joke of the Day ~

Don’t ever bother using a dull pencil.

It’s pointless.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Allow your pain to move into purpose.”

Nickole during todays meeting

~ Published 7/19/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for June 29, 2022

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Elect Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Scott lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Paula 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 ~

NEXT WEEK’S MEETING – Will take place at the alternate GFU location.

Community Announcement – The Willamette Valley Lavender Festival is at the Chehalem Cultural Center on July 9th and 10th.

Newberg Rotary Foundation Board Vacancy – The Club’s Foundation Board now has a vacancy and if you have interest in filling that open seat on the board, contact Auggie or Spike. There will also be 2 more seats that open and get voted on in the next month. They are three year terms where they meat bimonthly.

Voluteers needed for Interact Club Project – Need some Volunteer help for the next Interact Helping Paws Helping People project (two dates to be determined after confirming with the Grange). The Rotarian will be helping set up and tear down, which is important to meet the needs of the grant.

Pancake Breakfast – Note that tickets are now available. Everyone will be charged and given 4 adult and 4 child tickets, which cost the same as previous years: $7 adult and $4 kids. Aaron has these tickets, you can pick up from Aaron at a future meeting and will also have extras available if you want to pick up at his office at Lewis Audio and Video on 99. For extra tickets, you can buy some online (www.newbergrotary.org/pancakebreakfast) or ask Aaron for paper tickets.

 

~ Guests ~

Chad, Guest, from Avamere

Jan Polendey, Guest

Elizabeth Schrader, Guest Speaker, United Way

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Paul: Pointed out that the more tickets we buy in advance, the more our club makes. This is because presold tickets we sell, goes direct to our club, while tickets sold at the event get split between the clubs.

Karen: Noted that posters and yard signs are available to put up at your home or business.

Geoff: Shared that there are still tickets available for the GFU Lecture. There are 4 tickets at the cost of a $100 donation to our Club Foundation. The event is on July 23 and will include a dinner and a Lecture by Dr Robin Baker on Civil discourse.

Rick: Brought Amy up to the front for his unveiling of his Japanese Treasure Box which he presented to her live. She was the winning bidder on his hand crafted ware. He opened it and demonstrated/explained all of the artistic meaning and design, which was all original design of Rick’s creation. He also, as one of the Founding members of the event, gifted her 2 tickets to the Forest Grove Concours D’Elegance Car Show put on annually by the Rotary Club of Forest Grove. This event, for anyone interested is on July 17 and information is available at https://forestgroveconcours.org/.

Kathie: Invited us all to attend the Picnic in the Parking Lot First Federal was putting on as a celebration of their 100 years in business. It is at their Newberg location with free hotdogs, soda, chips and cake from 11 to 2pm.

Karl: Noted he was happy to be back as he has not been to a meeting in a while.

Walter: Encouraged us to grab some pancake signs and put them up.

Spike: Noted that next week will be the election for the two open seats within the Club Foundation Board. Currently Larry and Daniel R have expressed interest, but if anyone else wants to be on that ballot, then please let Spike know.

Lisa: Gave a shout out to Kathie for her awesome cookies she makes and sells. If you have any events that might benefit from cookies, let Kathie know and she can make some.

Laura: Noted that her nextdoor neighbor came by last week to chat, and she mentioned that her English teacher was Becky! She even shared that Becky used to have pretty wild and colorful hair in those days. Thanks Becky, for stepping up as president.

Amy: Thanked Rick for his box and gift of tickets.

Denise: The Universe has been very good to Newberg and that the future is looking brighter than we might think.

Christy: Thanked Denise for the awesome event at her home welcoming Emily from Kenya. Kathies awesome cookies were also at this event.

Auggie: Also loved those cookies Kathie brought.

 

~ Today’s Program: United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley with Elizabeth Schrader ~

Elizabeth Schrader has been with the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley and is the Chief Development Officer. They serve Yamhill County. She recently sold her home in Salem and her and her husband are in the process of renovating the Family Heder Homestead on Parrett Mountain. The original 1870 log cabin was originally part of this structure. She seeks to help our community thrive among all of our challenges we’ve seen over the last few years.

United Way identifies the gap between the need and the services available in a community. They sometimes address that gap through grant funding, but also use collaboration with other organizations or programs to serve those gaps. She then introduced and explained several of their projects:

Cottages United Program – Provides affordable, safe housing for Seniors at risk of Homelessness. They build intentional communities and have them be at a price point of no more than $500 per month, or 30% of their income. Their first community is in Salem, which is 25 little 1 bedroom, fully equipped cottages with washer/dryers and kitchenettes.

Good 360 Gifts in Kind Program – is a National model that works to connect with big box retailers like kroger, walmart, and Amazon to be able to collect their unsellable, clearance, or returned items and donate those to local non-profits in an effort to fill critical needs of in kind goods. They have an 8,000 square foot warehouse in Salem, and they also opened a second hub in March. It is only for Registered Non-Profits and they can pick up goods from the warehouse to take what they need to serve their communities. Last year they moved $3,000,000 worth of goods which all went to serve the local communities.

SafeSleep United – The United Way’s low-barrier women’s shelter. In partnership with Inside Out Ministries, they established SafeSleep in 2020, providing a safe, warm, secure place exclusively for unsheltered women to sleep, eat a warm meal, and have access to support needed to rebuild their lives.

Santiam Wildfire Support – They serve as the fiscal sponsor for Santiam Long Term Recovery Group, helping survivor families in the canyon.

Community Impact Grants – Many different small grants funded by their workplace campaigns. They find needs and fill them.

Women United – Their women’s philanthropic member group dedicated to positively impacting the lives of local girls and women.

Enrichment Academy Salem-Keizer – Before and after school programs designed to support academic acheivement.

To learn more about the United Way of the MWV and its programs, or find ways to donate/volunteer, visit their website at https://www.unitedwaymwv.org/.

Check your e-mails for Zoom meeting access information, special announcements, and newsletter release notifications.

~ Joke of the Day ~

Why is church the best place to learn how to make a banana split?

They teach Sundae School.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

Winston Churchill

~ Published 7/3/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~