Soundings (1/24/12)
Flag Salute & Invocation by Brad Cornwell
Visiting Rotarians: Ken Richardson, Dean Fulton, John Stewart, Ray George
Guests: None
Homestays needed for incoming delegation from Germany: District 5050 is excited to announce a call for clubs to host a Friendship Exchange team from District 1870 in Germany. The team will be 10-12 Rotarians from May 22 to June 12, but homestays only needed for a few of those days.
District Conference will be held June 1-3 at Semiahmoo, with pre-event golf tourney.
RYLA will start accepting applications for the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards fro young people ages 18-25) on Feb 1. The event itself will take place April 26-29 at a camp in Deming. See Bill Geyer for details.
Board meeting this coming Thursday (1/26/12, 4:30pm at Dennis Archer's office on Cornwall Ave)!
Steve announced fellowship basketball event in 2 weeks, Thursday night Feb 9 vs. Alaska Anchorage.
Grape&Gourmet results were about $46K in total!
Bucks in the Bay
- Anna to Memphis for mom's 90th BD!
- John T went to Kauai;
- Lance for 42nd BD and wife has a new hip!
- Scot $36 for his BD!
- John Gargett missed meetings, B'ham Yacht Club raised big $ for Amy's Place;
- Glen Groenig told any Oly joke;
- Doug Wight missed meetings, proud of his new building on Bakerview - will be an open house soon, and dad's 93rd BD;
- Dick Stark for successful Boys & Girls club banquet;
- Patti for missed meetings in Hawaii, hospitals' recent Cancer Center groundbreaking ceremony;
- Bill Gorman for the Boys & Girls Club banquet, said Dick Stark was awarded a B&G Club letterman's jacket;
- Bob Becker was in Kauai, trouble getting home in the snow;
- Mimi Ferlin Panama Canal cruise with other Rotarians;
- Barry Kramer going to AZ soon for couple months!
- Henry Klos will be going to Lima Peru in July.
Sergeant at Arms by Henry Klos
Fines for 30+ year Rotarians, international travelers, those not on subcommittees, Lance, Frank Chmelik, Bill Gorman, Dannon and Lynn for nice coats.
Program
Bill Gorman gave a presentation on various interesting demographic statics. First he covered demographic trends here in Whatcom County for the various generations:
- Millenials (echo boomers)
- X-generation
- Boomers
- Pre-boomers
Then he talked about larger national trends - for ex. there seems to be more pop. growth and immigration in the West and South, less in Mid-West and Northeast.
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot