Soundings (1/28/14)

Posted by G. Stowe Talbot 
on Jan 28, 2014
 
Flag Salute & Invocation by Dr. Curtis Smith
 
Visiting Rotarians:  Darren Collins (DeSoto, TX)
 
Guests: Michael Reams (Windermere Real Estate)
 
Announcements
  • Donna asks everyone to consider signing up for the next fellowship event March 1st:  Dinner at the Table, then Tao Phoenix Rising show at MBT.  
  • Mike Kirkland announced that the Corinthian Yacht Club will have a dance this weekend supporting the Bellingham Community Boating Center.
Student of the Month
Riley Wendling is our SOM.  Steve Riley, counselor from Squalicum HS, introduced Riley.  She is a straight A student, takes many AP classes, drama, performing arts, and active volunteering.  She might pursue a business degree at UW.
 
Bucks in the Bay
  • Bill Geyer two weeks in Cabo, enjoyed watching Hawks beat SF;
  • Curtis Dye $60 for Foundation birthday bucks, moving from Gooseberry Point into town;
  • Pete Rittmueller went on 4 different trips recently;
  • Brent Walker missed meeting, left car at airport;
  • Eddie plans for NYC for the game;
  • Tim Krell work news;
  • Steve Spitzer went to London saw the hawk’s game there;
  • Steve Brummel sick son recovering;
  • Jill Reid missed Reid in Lake Chelan wine trip;
  • John Sleeth congrats to Curt on birthday;
  • Kendall Olsen went out to Sinclair Island in the fog to her cabin, helping parents sell their house, plans to go to Whistler.
Sergeant at Arms by Frank Chmelik
Fines for Seattle Boat Show, game day cuisine, vacation locales.
 
Program
Bill Geyer introduced Darren Collins with Project “HAND UP! Rotarians in Action for a Healthy Africa”.  Darren is an entertainer who uses laughs, knife juggling, puppets and magic to do work in international education (clean water, AIDS prevention, etc.).  Most recently he worked in Kenya.  See www.facebook.com/handsupproject 
 
Next week’s program on Feb 4th is State Representative Tony Larson, then on Feb 11th Port Commissioner Dan Robbins, then Feb 18 it's Terry Brown and Brad Cornwell on Bellingham architecture.
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Stowe Talbot