~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~
Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, June 8, 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 8, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.
~ Flag Salute ~
Karen 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 ~
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.
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.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards – Filled to half capacity and hoping to get more people registered before the June 10 deadline. Open to young adults ages 21 to 26.
~ Guests ~
Jan, Guest of Lisa
Carrie Bates, Hazelden Betty Ford, Olympic Gold Medalist
~ The Rotary Duck ~
Lisa: Introduced Jan, whom she met at Chamber Greeters and invited to Rotary. Also noted that she is very happy to be here today.
Michelle: Shared that her daughter just graduated High School.
Lisa: Noted her daughter is graduating from the University of Oregon Linquist College of Business this weekend. She finished classes in March but decided to walk for graduation, so she will be in Eugene this weekend Celebrating.
Walter: Noted all of the different stages of parental life over the years and noted that their current stage could be described as the “Wallet Grandparents”.
Spike: Noted Allen Methven’s Celebration of Life was held last Saturday and a lot of Rotarians attended. It was truely a celebration where Allen’s wife and kids all spoke and it was very well done. Also noted that the Pancake Breakfast is looking for sponsors. Talk to Spike for more details. Levels of sponsorship available include 500, 250, 100, and Table Sponsors which are $50, for which there is a limit of 40 table sponsorships available.
Aaron: Thanked Spike for handling the sponsorships. He also noted that it would be great for someone who might want to work with and learn from Spike this year on Sponsorships, with hopes of maybe taking over that responsibility in the future.
Paul: Nice to see Mike Caruso at todays meeting. Also invited everyone to contact them if they need removal of a rogue swarm of honey bees.
Grant: Thanked Brandy and her husband Miles who donated an auction item of a vacation to Cabo, from which Grant and his family have just returned from and had a great time.
Om: Noted that each table had a different scholarship name on it.
Auggie: Shared that his grandson who is graduating on Friday from Hood River.
Dan K: Reminded everyone that a very special episode of Dan Roberts’ The Giving Town Podcast is out, where he is interviewing Mike Caruso. It was a great episode and can be found here: The Giving Town Podcast Season 2 Episode 8. Dan also referenced his newfound beardlessness and noted that this was the first time in several years he has shaved.
Brandy: Mentioned that she is so excited for the graduating class of 2022. The scholarship awards banquet is happening this evening, Thursday is Catalyst High School and Friday is NHS Graduation.
Wendy: Reminded us all that the installation is happening next Thursday.
Becky: Noted that she went to St Paul’s high school awards night. She noted that the Leroy Benham Trade Scholarship went to a young man out of St Paul and on his way out he said to Leroy “Thank you so much, you have no idea what this means to me…”.
Denise: Shared that she has given us all an invitation to have dinner at her house which is on June 25th which will be an opportunity to meet Emily, who is a Rotarian from Kenya. Please RSVP to Denise if you are interested in coming to her social gathering.
Laura: Shared that she went on a 12 hour road trip to visit her son in California and even ate outside at a restaurant for the first time since COVID. It was wonderful to be out and she is exited to see COVID risk levels at low ratings.
~ Today’s Program: Hazelden Betty Ford with Carrie Bates ~
Carrie Bates is a Senior Outreach Manager for Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Hazelden Betty Ford is a drug and alcohol substance abuse disorder treatment center also treating mental health disorder. It is located right here in Newberg for almost 30 years, and was founded by and donated by the Austins originally. She spoke about her life. She was a young girl who dreamt of becoming an Olympic athlete, but also was living with her mother’s battle with addiction and shared how that pushed her towards her love of the pool and becoming a better swimmer each day, 5 hours a day. Eventually, in 1983, her coach convinced her to apply for the Olympics, for which she qualified at the trials and ultimately won 3 Gold Medals. She went on to college at the University of Texas. Once she was in her 30s, she started a family and had a great career but began to struggle with alcohol addiction herself. She learned about the stigma of addiction and realized that we are all members of a community and we all deserve a chance at recovery. We owe it to the next generation to reduce the stigma of addiction in order to raise awareness and make it easier for people who need treatment to be able to seek help. In her own case, people have always recognized her as perfect professional athlete, all the while she was struggling quietly. After years of recovery, she recently celebrated 10 years of sobriety and now helps others with their struggles.
For more information of about the Newberg location visit their website at https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/locations/newberg.
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~ Joke of the Day ~
Why did the bicycle collapse?
It was two-tired.
~ Happy Quotes! ~
“Growth today, is an investment in tomorrow.”
– John C. Maxwell
~ Published 6/13/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~
