Enjoy Rotary - Downtown Yakima Rotary Club
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Enjoy Rotary - Downtown Yakima Rotary Club
President………………….……………….John Adkison President-Elect…………………………...Bob DiPietro Immediate Past President………………....Dave Dion Secretary/Treasurer……………………….Soni Chase Executive Director…………………….....Carolyn Flory email: yakimarotary@yakimarotary.org Directors: Leanne Antonio Matt Martinkus Don Baumbach Chris Pauling Erin Black Doug Picatti Mary-Beth Bradley Jenna Weber website: www.yakimarotary.org PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF YAKIMA P. O. BOX 464, YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 98907-0464 OFFICE: 1104 LARSON BUILDING, TELEPHONE 452-8332 Volume 2014-15, No.49 June 5, 2015 FOR THURSDAY’S MEETING Greeters – Mike McGree, Alyssa Goins Registration Desk – Gerry McGree Music – Linda Kaminski, Bob Hamilton Invocation – Ed Flynn Sergeant-at-Arms – Clark Satre Program – Bob Gerst FUTURE PROGRAMS June 18th – Jim & Sally Fitch, Discovering Myanmar June 25th – President John Adkison’s Recognition July 2nd – President Bob DiPietro July 9th – John Cooper, State of Washington Tourism SOUTHWEST FUTURE PROGRAMS June 9th – Alex Jech, Paragon Film June 16th – Rotary Exchange Student Miguel Castilla SUNRISE FUTURE PROGRAMS June 10th – Charlie Robin, What’s New at the Capitol Theatre June 17th – Raffle Team Introduction Enjoy Rotary THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 YAKIMA CONVENTION CENTER Light Up Rotary JOHN FORTE VICE PRESIDENT, BETATEC CREATING NATIONAL WONDERS WITH HOPS John N. Forte joined John I. Haas in September of 2014 and oversees all sales, research & development, and marketing activity for the BetaTec division globally. In addition to his responsibilities at BetaTec, John is a member of the Haas Senior Leadership Team. Prior to joining Haas, John worked for Pure Circle Ltd., holding the position of Vice President Sales of North America, Japan, Australia/New Zealand. John’s career spans over a 20-year in the global food industry. John is a graduate of Rosemont University and has an MBA from Rosemont College along with a Masters in European Food Marketing from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. Thank You Letter From Kurt Labberton An enormous thank you to all my fellow Rotarians and their guests who were kind enough to attend the May 28th performance of Absinthe. The cast and crew had a wonderful time working on this production and it was a real delight to share Frank, Michael, Libby and Rose with all of you. Since the theme of the play is the fascinating way a small act of kindness can change the course of a life.....it seemed like a natural fit with a group of people who's motto is Service Above Self...! Once again.....from all of those involved in Absinthe....thank you! Kurt Labberton SAVE THE DATE! MOLLIE DAVIS MEMORIAL CELEBRATION AND GOLF TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, JULY 17 AT THE YAKIMA COUNTRY CLUB Golf starts at noon - Don’t want to golf? Join in the dinner and celebration after. Menu to include: BBQ ribs, chicken and salmon for $25. Mark Your Calendar Today! This annual event is a celebration of the Yakima Rotary Trust, and how with your contributions, they have succeeded in Making our Community a Better Place to Live. PROPOSED NEW MEMBERs Unless written objection is received by the Board of Directors by Friday, June 19, 2015, the following candidates will be elected: Tamara Hanlon Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Yakima County Classification: Criminal Law Proposed by: Dave Dion Endorsed by: Patti Powers 2015 Mary Monroe Davis Scholarship Recipients 2015-2016 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS CLUB SERVICE “A” ERIN BLACK CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE Chair, Ron King Vice Chair, Ken Meissner Past Chair, Jim Russi Bruce Bacon Scott Beyer Ron Gamache Charley Hanses Dave Heinl Harry Helliesen Dennis Hogenson Jan Lange Darlene Picatti Bill Rich Clark Satre MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Chair, Cal Blethen & Kevin Phillips Vice Chair, Bruce Bacon Past Chair, David McKinney Mike Broadhead Patty Dion Rick Fairbrook Carter Fjeld Ed Flynn Robert Hall Brad Hansen Harry Helliesen Gary Hudson Ron King MENTORSHIP/RETENTION COMMITTEE Chair, Sunny Cameron Vice Chair, Mike McKinney Past Chair, Lois Betzing Mike Brophy Connie Falon Renee Goodman Bruce Heiser Harry Helliesen Don Whitehouse - REVIEW - As Patti Powers, in her invocation stated, “we come together on a beautiful spring day.” The combined clubs of Downtown Rotary, Southwest Rotary, and Sunrise Rotary, met together on Thursday for the Mary Monroe Davis Scholarship Award Luncheon. As you entered the large room at the convention center, Ryan Rodruck, Dulce Guttierez, and Carmen Mendez greeted you. The event opened with the song My Country Tis of Thee, led by Eric Silvers with Bob Hamilton on the piano. President John Adkison welcomed everyone for a ceremony that highlights the Yakima Rotary Trust, which is the foundation that was established by all three Yakima Rotary Clubs. Dave McFadden, President of the Sunrise Rotary Club, and Tressa Stadel of the Southwest Rotary Club, sat at the head table, along with Joe Falk, a Southwest Rotary member and attorney who helped establish the Yakima Rotary Trust. Also sitting with the president were Lois Betzing of Downtown Rotary and Hank Heffernan of Southwest who has chaired the scholarship committee for six years. President Adkison showed his appreciation to both Lois and Hank for a “masterful job for so many years.” John Adkison voiced a special thank you to Rotarians who helped out at the event. This included Noël Moxley and Betty Jo Murray who helped with the registration desk, Jim DeGrasse with audio-visual, and David Lynx assisting with the newsletter. The President introduced Sheri Brockway of Sunrise Rotary to speak about one of the ways that money is raised for the Yakima Rotary Trust’s annual fundraiser. The Mollie Davis Celebration and memorial golf tournament is held on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Country Club. Sheri spoke about how the Yakima Rotary Trust takes great pride in the scholarship program, but also takes on projects, and provides funding for other projects. For example the Gateway Sports Complex, Franklin Park picnic shelter and playground, the new Yakima Rotary Food Bank, and the new projects going on in Randall Park, such as a wildlife observation platform and playground. To help fund all these activities, Brockway encouraged golfers to attend the golf tournament, and everyone to come to the dinner. Sponsorships are also welcomed for the event brochure. The podium was then turned over to the scholarship chairs, Hank Heffernan and Lois Betzing. Hank began the ceremony through an introduction of Joe Falk, who he articulated was the person who orchestrated the establishment of the Yakima Rotary Trust and the partnership with Yakima Community Foundation. Heffernan said of Joe, that it is due to people like him that “really make a difference.” Joe Falk told the audience the story of how he met Mary Monroe Davis in 1993, and how he helped work out her vision of a scholarship program for students in Yakima Valley and Yakima County. Joe introduced from the audience, Megan Tucker, the granddaughter of Mary “Mollie” Davis, and her fiancé Derrin Davis, head chef at Zesta Cucina. Although Mollie had a scholarship program in place, Joe Falk and John Rothenbueler (Sunrise Rotary), worked with her vision to make the scholarship selection a community process. With Mollie’s passing in 2008 the selection was well established with the Yakima Rotary Trust for administering the plan and the Yakima Community Foundation for the responsibility of oversight of the scholarship. Both of these established that the scholarship program would be community based. Deb Krautwurm, of the Downtown Rotary Club, headed the implementation, with the first scholarships presented in 2010. Since 2010, 2,246 applications have been submitted to the scholarship program. Since then, 222 students have been granted scholarships, and money that has been committed to scholarships is now about 4.7 million dollars. Mary Monroe Davis Scholarship Program provides awards of $7,500 Sean Kinney Laurie Kirkland Mike Kokenge Gary Lackey Michael Liddicoat Jan Luring Matt Martinkus Aaron McCoy Christopher Rankin Felix Rifa Guy Shinn Ken Smith Greg Stewart Gary Trepanier Mina Worthington for 4-year colleges, and $3,000 for 2-year college. These scholarships are renewable up to four college years. The 2015 class includes 19 Freshman, 2 Sophomores, 6 Juniors, and 5 Seniors. Students receiving scholarships this year, represent 16 high schools. The scholarship committee invited three previous scholarship students to speak about their experiences. The first was Madison Hahn, who grew up in Yakima and received her Bachelors in Nursing at Washington State University. Madison began with a quote from Napoleon Hill that states, “you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” She has found this to be true and is honored to have received $15,000 for the last two years of school. She is now working at Yakima Memorial and plans to go to Seattle University for a Masters in Nursing. Brenden O’Neill, told the audience how he attended high school in West Valley, but the scholarship helped him to go to Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. He said of the benefit of the scholarship program, that the “pursuit of a quality education has not been a question but a constant.” Saul Arambul, a recent graduate of Heritage University, stated that “things happen for a reason”, and after attending last year’s luncheon, has decided to pursue a career in teaching. He is working as a skill-based mentor, and an athletic coach for basketball and track and field at White Swan High School. Mary Monroe Davis Scholarship Awards presented went to: Nicona Abrams, White Swan, who will attend University of Washington in PreMedicine; Mario Aguilar, Grandview, attending Eastern Washington University in Sociology and Criminal Justice; Darren Broersma, Sunnyside Christian High School, a Freshman at Washington State University in Agriculture Economics; Annie Brouwer, Sunnyside Christian High School, attending Azusa Pacific University in Nursing; Amelia Davis, Zillah High School, a Senior at Central Washington University in Accounting; Stephanie De Leon, Granger High School, Junior at UofW in Biology; Betsy Dimas, Toppenish High School, attending UofW in Education; Logan Fawcett, West Valley, a freshman at Brigham Young University in Business Management; Michael Gamlem III, Riverside Christian, attending Whitworth University in Computer Science; Ciara Hansen, Naches Valley, at Central Washington University, studying Elementary Education; Noelle Huck, Naches Valley, a Freshman at UofW studying Biology; Nicole Jevons, West Valley High School, going to Oregon State University for Political Science; Weston Kroes, East Valley, going to Stanford for Biochemistry; Cheree LaPierre, Sunnyside, a freshman at Seattle Pacific University for Education; Vanessa Larios, A. C. Davis, going to UofW for Business; Cindy Lemus, Toppenish, a Sophomore at Heritage studying Visual Arts; Sagrario Leon, Zillah, attending Heritage for Business Administration; Yocelyn Lopez Aguado, Wapato, studying Neuroscience at UofW; Miranda Lyman, East Valley, at Marymount Manhattan College for Dance; Felipe Mercado Covarrubias, Eisenhower, a Junior at Heritage in Business Administration; Anna Miller, West Valley, studying Biology at UofW; Jennifer Morales Mata, A. C. Davis, a Junior at UofW in Social Work; Tyler Oberlander, West Valley, a Junior at CWU studying to be a professional pilot; Hector Peña to WSU for Pre-Medicine; Eunice Perez-Frias, Sunnyside, studying Pre-Medicine at UofW; Garrett Petrea, Selah, studying Economics at Stanford; Alex Prins, Sunnyside, in Animal Management at WSU; Jacquelyn Radford, West Valley, in Elementary Education at Heritage; Lydia Ramirez, Walla Walla, studying Psychology at CWU; Isabel Rojas Penafiel, Mabton, a freshman at WSU, studying Biochemistry; Miguel Sotelo, Highland, a Senior at WSU in Biology; and Alma Soto, Toppenish, studying Elementary Education at Heritage. At the end of the ceremony, a special $500 award was presented to Eunice Perez-Frias as the Deb Krautwurm Essay winner.