~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~
Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
~ Call to Order ~
President-Elect Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as the Chehalem Cultural Center was reserved for the Camelia Festival.
~ Flag Salute ~
Auggie lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance (English).
Becky lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance (Spanish).
~ 4 Way Test ~
A Rotarian 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 ~
Pancake Breakfast: Note that this is a lot of work and they are in need of volunteers. Please reach out if you would like to join it, it is a lot of fun. Aaron is in charge of the committee so get ahold of him to get involved. This is very important and we would be very appreciative to anyone willing to be on the planning committee.
Ukraine Announcement: Ukrainian relief pledges last week: Last week we collected moneys – 5 people still need to send funds related to funding Laura’s sister in law who is an RN looking to fly to help refugee effort.
Topenesh washington – Auggie researched this place which has 30 murals. They began doing murals in 1989 and are looking to touch up some of their murals. Something to consider for our murals
Metro Rotary Club is looking for Used Laptops or Tablets. Reach out if you might have one you are willing to donate.
Interact is collecting pet supplies and funds for their service project. Click here to donate by buying from their Amazon Account: https://a.co/8kuxOOc.
~ Guests ~
Rich Brown, Guest
Gage Hannan, Guest Speaker
~ Today’s Program: Friendsview Updates with Gage Hannan ~
Gage Hannan is the Residency Planning coordinator sharing updates on the Friendsview Retirement Community. They are adding 124 new homes in their big expansion underway, which is Gage’s specialty. Gage is a 3rd Generation Newbergundian, living here his whole life. He started working in HS for FriendsView, working different roles for the community off and on over time. He was recently married. He has served roles from independent living to high levels of care. FV is a type A life plan, which is all inclusive with different levels of care available. Type B and C are usually for profit while A is usually non profit. FV is the only Type A in Oregon. Originally a community specifically for Quakers, FV is now open to all faiths, though they still offer religious activities and serve their residents with many Religious values in mind. Originally FV area was a rhye field, and now evolved. FV with the help of its residents, has created and maintained Hess Creek area. They work hard to stay involved in the community. They also maintain a relationship with GFU, where they have opportunities to pursue discounted educational opportunities as well as offer social interaction between the residents and GFU students.
FV has an Intent list where people have signed up with interest to retire there. There is a $325 application fee with a date to the future. Once a home becomes available, they will go down the Resident Transfer List and the Intent list. Regarding the new expansion, the lists have already been gone through and now they have vacancies that anyone can look into. They have half of the Sutten Terrace reservations left which is a year from completion.
Reach out to Gage or Molly Lister to get more information about FV or about becoming a Resident.
For more information on the organization, job or volunteering opportinities, visit their website at https://www.friendsview.org/.
Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.
~ Joke of the Day ~
Q: What do you call a person who loves Mondays?
A: Retired.
~ Happy Quotes! ~
“Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of an open Highway.”
– Unknown
~ Published 4/13/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~
