~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

 

~ Call to Order ~

Immediate Past President Shannon Buckmaster welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Ralph lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Wendy 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 ~

 

  • The Peace Committee meeting will be held after this weeks meeting (on the first Wednesday of the month).  For more information about the Peace Committee reach out to Mike Caruso.  Also Mike was sporting the cool new Peace Polos.  Ask Mike if you are interested in a shirt or hat as well.
  • Last Wednesday was the Annual Installation Banquet.  Thanks to everyone who attended and even more thanks to everyone who played a part in organizing the amazing event!
  • Mike also announced a change to next week’s presentation.  Rather than hearing from Mike and Dan about the Rotary Foundation which was previously on the schedule, we will have an opportunity to hear from Florence Maher, a Peace Fellow, and her experience in the program.

 

~ Guests ~

Tai Harden-Moore, Guest, Moore Consultants

Amy Moran, Guest, Business Coach

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Stan: Had a brag as his socks were just like Paul’s.  His shoe also still has some pancake batter on it from the Pancake Breakfast.  He will wear that batter with pride.

Geoff: Geoff shared a story about his autistic son.  His son came back home from the store to someone rifling through his trashcan with a hoodie and a flashlight.  He was nervous to open his garage door and so he called the non-emergency line of the PD and they came by to check it out.  Geoff was very proud of the responsible, rational way his son handled this situation.

Auggie: Noted that he accidentally walked out with his badge last week and is borrowing Spike’s.  He reminded everyone as well that we always need volunteer Greeters.

Rick: This is Rick’s 53rd year in Rotary, and 4th year with our club.  He noted that the installation banquet was a great time last Wednesday. 

Lisa: Lisa commented about how she just met a new friend in person for the first time since they met 6 months ago.  They have been visiting over those 6 months on Zoom.

Paul: Thanked Kathie for her work overseeing the grants for the Resource Rooms.  He noted that week after next we will hear about some of our great projects our Club participates in.

Kathie: Went on a vacation to Crater Lake for the first time, many of her family members who have never been there before.  She reminded everyone how important it is to plan out these excursions to make the most of them.  

Dan K: Learned a lot about Paul sitting with him at the Installation Banquet and enjoyed their conversations.  Additionally, had a “Rotarian in the Wild” sighting when he bumped into Geoff at a Blood Donation hosted by the City.

Matt: Went on vacation to Florida, doing some Fishing and fun at Disney World.

Shannon K: Noted that there are some very important things happening with the School Board, encouraging us to seek out more information.  She also noted that she was excited to see Tai Harden-Moore visiting the Club.  She noted Tai and her Kids are all phenomenal people and encouraged everyone to take any opportunity to meet and get to know her.

 

~ Today’s Program: New Member Classification Talk by Daniel Roberts ~

Daniel Roberts, who you may remember from his being inducted into the club last week, is our newest member.  He was born in Missouri but moved to The Dalles, Oregon where he graduated high school where he was Valedictorian.  He then realized a greater challenge when he went to College at George Fox studying Engineering.  He met his Wife during College in 2014, where he did a year abroad with her in Italy.  They did a lot of romantic type adventures but only as friends until a bit later when her finally confinced her to marry him in 2017.  He bounded around a bit at a few different companies until he realized engineering was not quite for him and went into Sales.  He realized he wanted to make an impact with his career, eventually going down the self-employment route through real estate.  Within months he had a major career change, got married, and found out they were having their first child.  He how has a 3 year old, Elijah, and a 6 month old daughter Melody.

His friend convinced him to go into real estate and Daniel and his wife started the Joyful Roberts Group, which he does now with his mother Karen, as his wife has transitioned to staying home with the kids.  They also started blogging, starting the Joyful Roberts Blog/Podcast.  Daniel explained that their mission is finding Joy in real estate.  They find joy in excellence of service, in the joy of giving, and the joy in relationships.

Daniel also shared about hos podcast “The Elpis Project”.  Elpis is a Greek word for ‘hope’.  In this podcast, Daniel interviews non-profits with the goal to learn and help the non-profits through spreading the word of their Good work and highlighting the joy of giving.  To check out his project and learn more, visit https://www.theelpisproject.org/.  Per the website: “There is good happening all around you. Our goal is to help you be aware of that good and help you get involved.”  Dan invited us to give him recommendations on organizations that he may be able to interview in the future on this podcast.

~ Next Week’s Program:  Peace Fellowship Program by Florence Maher ~

 

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

~ Joke of the Day ~

How much does a roof cost?

Nothing: It’s on the house.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

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

– Winston Churchill

 

~ Published 8/13/2021: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~