Rotary

It was another fun morning with the Woodinville Rotary!

President Erv brought the world peace vibe wearing his unique RI Dashiki shirt and infectious spirit. Signing in this morning was Charter Rotaract President Heidi Schauble, incoming Rotaract President Ariana, Rotaract Directors Lamiya and Steven and guest Marshall Moon.

After Mayor Jarvis opened the meeting with the official bell ringing, VP Paul Konrady presented President Erv with a special gift from the club: a nights stay in the Treehouse Bed & Breakfast – A standing ovation was in order for Erv, for another fabulous year!

Incoming Rotaract President Ariana presented her story to the club, with plans for a strong relaunch in the Fall at UW Bothell. We are looking forward to serving with our sponsored Rotaractors.

Please note that there will not be a morning meeting on Tuesday, July 4th, due to the Independence Day Holiday. Building Friendships to Serve Others.

Vice President Paul Konrady led the morning meeting in style, while President Bronco attends the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta with DGE Alex Hopkins, Julie Hopkins and Gayle Hickey.

John Hughes introduced Doug Moore and Jon Garberg, who spoke of the upcoming Parker Archie Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament on June 26th at Bear Creek Country Club. All are invited to participate and join the community in support of scholarships.

Our guest speaker, Shawn Palmer, of the Leadership Coalition, spoke about kindness in leadership and his personal journey to mentor young adults.

Bob Guide celebrated his birthday this week and facilitated bylaw changes that were approved by the club. Rotary was a key highlight of Bob’s year. Cheers to another great year!

It was an outstanding morning at the grange, with guest speaker Ngoc Nguyen, Program Manager from BEST (Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking) informing us on ways BEST is addressing the problem of human trafficking in Seattle.

This is a difficult topic that needs to be discussed. Seattle is a hotbed for sex trafficking.

The Victims are:

• 300-500 children are prostituted in greater Seattle – some are as young as 11 years old.
• Most of these youth are American.
• Most of them are bought in hotels.
• The typical age of entry into prostitution is between 13 and 15 years old.

Visit BEST to learn more about what can be done to stop this evil. Seattle BEST Slavery Facts.

On a lighter note, Woodinville Rotary Alumni Greeter extraordinaire, Eric Angelo and his parents, joined Debbie Moore from Partners for Work, in a surprise visit. It was great reconnecting with Eric, seeing a special recap video and hearing about Eric’s job at Microsoft. Eric remembered many names, jumped into his old greeter duties and lifted everyones spirit. His energy is contagious! See his video.

Assistant Governor, Pat Turner, paid a visit and won a raffle prize. Always nice seeing Pat! Paul Harris awards were presented to Wayne Parris and Paul Konrady by President Bronco. Congratulations!

An announcement was made by Past President Jeff Lair, who will be transferring his Rotary membership to the Mazatlan Rotary later this summer. We wish Jeff all the best, as he moves to Mexico, to bring music to disadvantaged children and continue his passion for service.

Standing ovations were in order for Brittany for hosting an amazing auction dinner and President Bronco on a fantastic year as our Club President. This was a year to remember!