Soundings (2/14/12)
Posted by G. Stowe Talbot
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Flag Salute & Invocation by Lynn Templeton
Visiting Rotarians: Ray George
Guests: Jane's twin sister Sarah, Margarita Vartenyan (of Vartenyan Winery)
Announements
New member induction
Past President Phil X Hageman welcomed Charlie Sheldon, Director of the Port of Bellingham, to our club.
Visiting Rotarians: Ray George
Guests: Jane's twin sister Sarah, Margarita Vartenyan (of Vartenyan Winery)
Announements
July 22 is Brewers by the Bay!
International Service Committee meeting Feb 16th, 5:30 at Mary's office!
Bill Geyer says Feb 28th is the next membership meeting!
The 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 for 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.
Rotaract club? There will be a meeting soon to discuss how to go about setting this up. The Monday club wants to be involved as well.New member induction
Past President Phil X Hageman welcomed Charlie Sheldon, Director of the Port of Bellingham, to our club.
Bucks in the Bay
Fines for Flo, Phil X for watching the Puppy Bowl, Glendine for running down Christine in the parking lot, Curt Smith, Tony Fleeland, Charlie Sheldon, John Templeton, past fine masters, Valentine's Day trivia.
Program
Dick Sark introduced John Jenkins, president of the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention. Located next door to Pickford across from Woods Coffee. SPARK (formerly the American Museum of Radio and Electricity) offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The museum displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history.
Using the extensive collection of electrical inventions and related artifacts as an inspiration, the museum has created a dynamic education program that sparks the imaginations of over five thousand boys and girls annually. In partnership with WWU and local school districts, the museum has created a program that supports the curriculum in schools and expands opportunities for students to get interactive experiences with science.
Spark’s Community Education Program offers educators resources to augment the regular science curriculum, also special courses to increase grade school teachers’ comfort and proficiency in teaching science. The Museum also offers internships for science and history students throughout the area.
Science education is very important as a key area of need for US students. By instilling an early interest and proficiency in science, it get kids proficient in math and engineering later in life. In many schools, science study is too textbook-driven, passive, formal and narrow in its scope. Spark gets kids interested in science and inspires them to believe that they can be successful science students.
Drop by for a visit, or check out the SPARK Website.
Respectfully submitted,
- Eddie Hanson thanks to Steve Brummel for a great fellowship basketball event at WWU;
- Flo Simons with her first Bucks in the Bay, look for "Pass the Hat" - a new local fundraising cause;
- Tim Krell was at DisneyWorld;
- John Templeton away on business and has a new grandchild!
- Curtis Dye happy birthday bucks!
- Dick Stark for John Jenkins of SPARK museum
- Bill Gorman loves the SPARK Museum, and happy about his wife's new book about ghosts of Fairhaven;
- Scotty had a great time at the basketball game;
- Tonja Myers also went to the basketball game, she is in a show (a musical!) at the Bellingham Theater Guild;
- Jim Johnson back from two weeks in India and Thailand researching his anti-human trafficking campaign;
- Steve Kimberly will be asking for volunteer work helping complete NWYS building;
Fines for Flo, Phil X for watching the Puppy Bowl, Glendine for running down Christine in the parking lot, Curt Smith, Tony Fleeland, Charlie Sheldon, John Templeton, past fine masters, Valentine's Day trivia.
Program
Dick Sark introduced John Jenkins, president of the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention. Located next door to Pickford across from Woods Coffee. SPARK (formerly the American Museum of Radio and Electricity) offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The museum displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history.
Using the extensive collection of electrical inventions and related artifacts as an inspiration, the museum has created a dynamic education program that sparks the imaginations of over five thousand boys and girls annually. In partnership with WWU and local school districts, the museum has created a program that supports the curriculum in schools and expands opportunities for students to get interactive experiences with science.
Spark’s Community Education Program offers educators resources to augment the regular science curriculum, also special courses to increase grade school teachers’ comfort and proficiency in teaching science. The Museum also offers internships for science and history students throughout the area.
Science education is very important as a key area of need for US students. By instilling an early interest and proficiency in science, it get kids proficient in math and engineering later in life. In many schools, science study is too textbook-driven, passive, formal and narrow in its scope. Spark gets kids interested in science and inspires them to believe that they can be successful science students.
Drop by for a visit, or check out the SPARK Website.
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot