~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Vice President Wendy McArthur welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Live meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 01, 2022 at the Pollinate Farms in Dundee.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Rotarians recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Rotarians recited 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 ~

Rotary Installation Dinner and Past Presidents Dinner – The event will be celebrating outgoing and incoming officers, presenting awards, giving thanks to past presidents’ service.  It will take place at the Chehalem Wine Tasting Room on June 16 at 6:30pm.  Plus ones are welcome, and it is VERY IMPORTANT to RSVP as soon as you can to ease the stress and make for a smooth planning process for the event.  To RSVP, email [email protected].  Contact Michelle Colvin regarding payment:  Tickets are $35 per person and include dinner, wine, and fun (it really was an amazing value and a lot of fun last year).

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Denise: Announced the Interact Pet event went amazing they took care of 41 pets during their event with one Vet and several interact kids. The grange was a great venue for this event and the turnout was impressive. This event was to have pets seen by a Veterinarian for no cost.

Judy: Gave praise to the Scholarship committee they have read and made their selections for Award recipients. June 8th Becky Ankeny and Other scholarship committee members will have a booth at the graduation event to hand out the scholarships.

Shannon K: Noted that the very first Auction meeting of the year will be after the noon meeting June 8th. The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss themes and ideas for caterers. The auction date has been reserved for October 28th. Also to say the pancake planning committee is looking for sponsors and Spike will be the point of contact for those sponsorships. There are still tickets available for the George Fox University Dinner please contact Geoff Gilmore or Shannon Knight for tickets.

Auggie: Contributed the very first money to be a sponsor for The pancake breakfast. 

~ Today’s Program: Regenerative Farming with John Peterson ~

Our presenter was John Peterson he talked about regenerative farming and how he is building his flower farm to be more of a Biodiverse habitat to create balance. His farm is 2.5 acres in Dundee the focus is building permanent no-till beds, and an ecosystem of insects and microbes, and vibrant cut followers.  Johns presentation spiked a lot of interest with Rotarians asking several questions and encouraging John to start a podcast or start teaching kids in schools this alternative way of farming.

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~ Joke of the Day ~

The person who invented the “High Five” was probably left hangin’ a lot that first year.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“It’s nice to be important, but its more important to be nice.”

– John Templeton

~ Published 6/7/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~