New Generations Service Exchange is a short-term, customizable program for university students and young professionals. University students and professionals up to age 30 — including current and former Rotaractors and former Interactors, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) participants, and Youth Exchange students — are encouraged to apply. You don’t have to be a member of Rotary to participate in an exchange. |
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I didn’t start running ultramarathons until I was almost 40. An old high school chum introduced me to it. Then I went to help out at an aid station at the Western States 100-mile race, and I saw 70-year-old guys coming through there. I was like, “I gotta do this.” |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Pot of Gold raffle. There were four first place $2,000 winning tickets pulled. The winning tickets were held by... |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is leading construction of a covered 20‘ x 30’ pavilion within the confines of the Chimacum High School’s garden area that will be used by the teachers and students in the school’s horticulture program. The Club, led by President Paul Wynkoop, was inspired to build the Pavilion to enhance the ability of teachers and students to learn and work within the confines of the garden. The new structure will allow for greater hands-on learning opportunities for students in the garden area for longer periods of time during the school year. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County was presented the Presidential Citation - Gold for 2018-19 by Greg Horn, district governor-elect, on October 3rd, at a regular meeting of the club. Club President Paul Wynkoop received the award on behalf of past club president Caleb Summerfelt and the Club. This is the fourth time that a Rotary Presidential Citation has been earned by the East Jefferson County club. Only 7 percent of the more than 35,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide earn the Presidential Citation, Rotary International’s highest club-level recognition. |
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One of the key stumbling blocks in the way of our push towards eradicating polio worldwide is vaccine hesitancy. “Vaccine hesitancy”, states the World Health Organization (WHO) in its recent list of the top ten threats to global health, is “the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines.” |
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Rotarians are all about adding value to our communities locally, and around the world. We are friendly, intensely community-minded, and pointedly non-political. We work together and with other interested groups and members of our communities to effect positive and lasting change, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and build goodwill and peace throughout the world. We use our weekly lunch meetings to stay informed about our communities and their challenges, and to plan how we can best effect positive, lasting change within them. Read on to find out more about us! |
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I was born just a few months after the first polio vaccine became available. When I was a kid, I had no idea how lucky I was. Just three years earlier, in 1952, the U.S. experienced one of the worst polio epidemics in its history. More than 57,000 kids got sick with the disease. Thousands died. But thanks to the invention and distribution of the vaccine, I didn’t know anyone who got polio when I was growing up. That’s how quickly it changed the world. My friends and I got vaccinated early, and so we never had to worry about the devastating paralysis the disease can cause. Today, there are only three countries left that are still polio-endemic: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria. The world has pushed the virus to the brink of eradication. If we continue to invest in stopping the disease, a future without polio is within reach. (In fact, Nigeria has not experienced any polio cases for three years, and will soon be declared polio free). One of the organizations responsible for this progress is Rotary International. |
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The top philanthropic priority of Rotary, and the cause to which Rotary donates the most money worldwide, is our campaign to eradicate polio. Rotarians, along with our partners, have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide since the very first Rotary project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. We are close to eradicating polio, but we need to finish the fight - “almost” isn’t good enough when this crippling disease threatens children in this era of easily available global travel and refugee flows. |
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Rotary's long-term, sustained battle against polio has defined our organization for decades. We have a right to be proud of all that we have accomplished through the years. Over the years, Rotary has helped country after country move into the polio-free column. This includes India, which some considered impossible not long ago. Nigeria has not reported a case of wild poliovirus in nearly three years. If this trend holds, we will be down to just one type of wild poliovirus in only one section of the world, Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are major challenges in that region. But it is crucial that we remain optimistic. We will end polio forever, but only if we remain steadfast and vigilant. |
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All Rotary Clubs welcome new members. It’s not difficult to join a Club, but all Rotary Clubs are “by invitation only” and there are several kinds of clubs. With that in mind, we invite you to consider joining us! Rotarians are all about action - making a difference. Working together and with partners, the 1.2 million active, involved Rotarians in tens of thousands of clubs worldwide lead and contribute to positive change in our communities and around the world. The best way to obtain an invitation is ... |
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The Rotary Guiding Principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. There are three Guiding Principles: The Object of Rotary, The Four-Way Test, and the Avenues of Service. Today, we will consider the Object of Rotary. |
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Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Taking action to save mothers and children is one of those six areas. Nearly 6 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. Rotarians expand sustainable long-term access to quality health care for mothers and their children. |
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Club members and volunteers are making good progress building the Rotary Horticulture Pavilion at Chimacum High School. The pavilion will support the school's vocational horticulture program when it is completed. This story provides an update on the project and solicits your help is completing it. |
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Emergency preparation is just "one of those things" associated with living in the coastal Pacific Northwest. Forest fires, mudslides, volcanoes, snowstorms, very high wind winter storms and tidal waves - it's all here. The risks are something most of us acknowledge . We can work to minimize the risk and prepare for the inevitable, though. The Neighborhood Preparedness (NPREP) group, which works closely with our county's Department of Emergency Management, provides an an easy way to begin and continue to make our preparations. |
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We were busy planning a Rotary presidential conference that was to be held in January 2000 in Côte d’Ivoire. We had made arrangements for top government officials to attend, but then, on 24 December, a military coup ousted the president and put General Robert Guéï in charge. Following the initial panic... |
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Dignity Toilets for Togo is a proposed global grant being developed by the seven Area-8 (Olympic Peninsula) Rotary Clubs, all of whom have formally agreed to work together under the leadership of the Nor’wester Club which will serve as the international sponsor. The grant, when approved by The Rotary Foundation, will support one of the six Causes on which Rotarians focus, that being water and sanitation.
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Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Chief among these areas of focus is our promotion of peace. |
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Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people ages 12-18. Our Club sponsors the Chimacum High School (CHS) Interact Club. Interact enables CHS Interact Club members to engage in service projects, develop leadership skills, and connect with people at school, in our local communities and around the world. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County meets on Thursdays at noon at the Old Alcohol Plant, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, in the waterside town of Port Hadlock, on Washington’s beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Club members are well-known for their community engagement and their long tradition of welcoming guests and those interested in Rotary. |
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Knowledge is power, in Rotary and in the world. Every Rotarian has the ability and opportunity to share knowledge. That knowledge can be as simple as sharing the accomplishments of your committee with the rest of the club. That knowledge may be as important as making your club and foundation finances as transparent and accessible as possible. In our modern world, none of that knowledge can be shared without a literate audience. |
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Here in the United States, another summer is winding down. And for the Maloney family, every summer ends with a return to my hometown of Ridgway, Illinois, for the annual Popcorn Day festival, where I am honored to serve as the “Popcorn King,” the master of ceremonies for the day’s events. Regardless of the season, every family has its own traditions. I would like to suggest a new one for yours: Find an opportunity to introduce your family to Rotary. One of my family’s traditions is to take our daughters and grandsons to the Rotary International Convention. The 2020 convention in Honolulu will be a wonderful way to introduce your children and grandchildren to the internationality of Rotary. We are planning many family-oriented events for everyone to enjoy. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is partnered with Chimacum Schools. The Chimacum High School Students of the Month program is chaired by Linda Kostenbader. Each month during the school year, from September through May, the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is honored to recognize two outstanding students who attend Chimacum High School students. |
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Our Club is participating in the development of a proposed global grant supported by Olympic Peninsula Rotary Clubs entitled Dignity Toilets for Togo under the leadership of the Port Angeles Nor’wester Rotary Club. Our Board has authorized an eventual allocation of $2,000 to the project. |
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Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us as Rotarians. We lead efforts both large and small. Read on to find out more! |
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Our major construction project so far this Rotary Year is the building of an outdoor pavilion at Chimacum High School in the garden area to support the school's vocational horticulture program. The garden is just behind the tennis courts off West Valley Road, and the pavilion construction project can be easily seen from the path along the west side of the school, immediately next to the school's greenhouse. Paul Wynkoop, our club President this year, is leading the effort. This article gives you a quick summary of the project and the help needed to complete it. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County has changed its meeting location. While we will continue meeting on Thursdays at noon, September 5th, 2019 will be our first meeting at the Old Alcohol Plant at 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock WA, on Washington’s beautiful Olympic Peninsula. |
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Rotarians are people of action. We share an urgency to become involved in our communities, both locally and globally, to make a positive and lasting difference. We enjoy working together, and focus our activity on six main causes, one of which is education. Our broad goal within the area of education is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. Rotarians are involved in activities to further these objectives not only in our own communities, but all over the world as well. Here in our local communities, our Club is deeply involved in this Rotary cause. |
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What Do Rotarians Do? We choose to see what is possible for our world and together take action to shape it into all the good it could become. Our work is focused on six Causes intended to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. |
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The Rotary Youth Exchange Program is an important part of the Rotary Youth Avenue of Service. Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through Rotary leadership development programs. The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County enthusiastically supports this program, as do members of our communities. |
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Rotary's strategic plan sets the framework for our future, ensuring that we continue to be known as a respected, dynamic organization that advances communities worldwide. As we stand on the cusp of eliminating polio, it time for us to create a new path toward bringing more people together, increasing our impact and creating even more lasting change around the world. |
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Our individual donations to the Annual Fund are the mainstay of The Rotary Foundation, and make it possible for clubs to transform lives worldwide through programs and projects within our six Areas of Focus. Those six areas are, in priority order, Peace and Conflict Prevention / Resolution; Disease Prevention and Treatment; Water and Sanitation; Maternal and Child Health; Basic Education and Literacy; and Economic and Community Development. |
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President Paul Wynkoop, with the assistance of members of the Club, has established our Club goals for Rotary Year 2019-2020 (July 1st, 2019 through June 30th, 2020). |
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Rotarian Morris James, a member of the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County, gives us a good overview of his life of service with this biography. |
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Rotarian Action Groups (RAGs) provide assistance and support to Rotary clubs and districts in planning and implementing community development and humanitarian service projects. They are organized by committed Rotarians, Rotarians’ family members, and Rotary program participants and alumni who have expertise and a passion for a particular type of service. The Disaster Network of Assistance Rotarian Action Group (DNA RAG) works to develop an interactive network of Rotarians, Rotaractors, and their spouses, and other Rotary-affiliated groups to assist with disaster preparedness, communication, and recovery on a worldwide basis. |
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We begin the Pot of Gold fundraiser today. We use the money, after paying the raffle winners, to support our scholarship program and local projects. Tickets this year will be $50 per ticket. The raffle will be held on Thursday, September 26th, 2019, at the regular meeting of the Club. The prizes for this year’s raffle will include four $2,000 prizes as well as a $1,000 of sales at QFC and $500 of sales at Hadlock Building Supply. Contact any member of the Club for tickets! |
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The third element of the Rotarian Code of Conduct is “As a Rotarian, I will use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world.” |
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Cycle Marrowstone is a group ride on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula across Indian and Marrowstone Islands. This fun and family friendly event will take place on Sunday, August 25th, 2019. Here’s the website: http://www.cyclemarrowstone.com/ Cycle Marrowstone is meant to be whatever you make of it. Do it for fun; do it to challenge your personal best. Whatever your intent, you'll be glad you came! We encourage professionals, amateurs, recreational riders, clubs and cycling teams to participate. |
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The second element of the Rotarian Code of Conduct is “As a Rotarian, I will deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect.” Rotarians strive to live up to our Code of Conduct at all times. It’s often tough to do, especially in these fractious times, but we know, in order to work together as people of action - people who make good things happen - we must deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect at all times. |
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Rotary is built on connection. When Paul Harris came to Chicago as a young lawyer, he formed Rotary for one compelling reason: to help him connect to others in a new city. More than a century later, we have at our disposal countless ways to form friendships and networks, most of which Paul Harris never dreamed. Yet Rotary’s ability to connect us remains unique — and unrivaled. Through its distinct mission and structure, Rotary International provides a way to connect to our communities, to network professionally, and to build strong and lasting relationships. |
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The Rotary Presidential Citation standards have been published for this year. The Rotary Citation recognizes Rotary clubs that support Rotary strategic priorities by completing certain activities. Clubs have the entire Rotary year, from July 1st 2019 through June 30th, 2020, to achieve the Citation’s goals. The Citation is centered around three major pillars: uniting people, taking action, and connecting. Here's what we seek to achieve: |
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Aloha District 5020 Rotarians! It is with extreme Joy that I greet you, this brand-new Rotary Year, as your District Governor. It is a time to look forward and to plan your connections with each other, with your community and with the world. |
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Mark Daniel Maloney is a principal in the law firm of Blackburn, Maloney, and Schuppert LLC, with a focus on taxation, estate planning, and agricultural law. He has been a Rotarian since 1980, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama. |
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Rotarians are all about adding value to our communities locally, and around the world. We are friendly, intensely community-minded, and pointedly non-political. We work together and with other interested groups and members of our communities to effect positive and lasting change, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and build goodwill and peace throughout the world. We use our weekly lunch meetings to stay informed about our communities and their challenges, and to plan how we can best effect positive, lasting change within them. |
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I love to travel! I even enjoy the mundane process of getting from here to there. But last year, my wife, Gay, and I had one of those experiences that would strain the optimism of even the most cheerful traveler. We found ourselves with six hours to wait, at an airport where we were not scheduled to be, on a day we had not planned still to be traveling, having woken up that morning at a hotel unknown to us the night before. It was one of those days. |
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Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Taking action to save mothers and children is one of those areas. |
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Rotarians recognize the importance of our governing principles, which have been developed over the years to provide us with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. The Object of Rotary is the first of those principles, and the one we are considering over this next few days. |
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The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster, FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service. Acquaintance is the heartbeat of any successful Rotary club and of Rotary International itself. |
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The Bequest Society recognizes couples or individuals who have made commitments in their estate plans totaling $10,000 or more. |
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The Rotary Guiding Principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. There are three Guiding Principles: The Object of Rotary, The Four-Way Test, and the Avenues of Service. Today we'll look at the Object of Rotary. |
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The Four-Way Test is the nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide Rotarians use for their personal and professional relationships. It is the code by which Rotarians strive to live, and a very important part of the strong, common purpose which binds us together in voluntary membership. The third tenet of the Four-Way Test is “Will it bring goodwill and better friendships?” |
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The eradication of polio remains the top priority of Rotary International, which is a key partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). So - how are we doing? The short answer is ‘slow but steady progress, though numbers are up this year - 29 wild polio cases so far, compared to 12 last year at this time.’ Rotary’s support - our support as individual Rotarians - including members of the Chimacum High School Interact Club - remains critical to eradicating this dread disease. |
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The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The second tenet of the Four-Way Test, “Is it fair to all concerned”, serves as a beacon to Rotarians worldwide. Like any code, the Test is a standard to which we aspire to adhere. As Rotarians, we strive to be fair in our interactions inside and outside of Rotary. |
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More than 60 years ago, in the midst of the Great Depression, a U.S. Rotarian devised a simple, four-part ethical guideline - a test - that helped him rescue a beleaguered business. The statement and the principles it embodied also helped many others find their own ethical compass. Soon embraced and popularized by Rotary International, The Four-Way Test today stands as one of the organization’s hallmarks. It may very well be one of the most famous statements of our century. The Four Test challenges us, in the things we think, say and do, to ask: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all Concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Profound in its simplicity, and used as intended, the Test becomes a key element in any type of decision-making. Central to its effectiveness, is the first question: Is It The Truth? |
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Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Chief among these areas of focus is our promotion of peace. |
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The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. |
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June---seems such an appropriate time to pause and reflect upon this past Rotary year as we celebrate our successes, install our new Rotary boards, and anticipate the potential of our incoming theme: Rotary Connects the World! |
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The first element of the Rotarian Code of Conduct is “As a Rotarian, I will act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life.” |
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As I look back on all the things I have seen and the people I have met since becoming president of Rotary International last July, I am certain of this: Rotary’s capacity to transform lives for the better is unparalleled. Our impact is far beyond anything I could have imagined when I first became a Rotarian. |
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We work to treat and prevent disease because disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together. |
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Mark your calendars for the Hadlock Block Party to be held Saturday, August 3rd, 2019! The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County coordinates the parade, which begins at noon at Church Street to kick off the Block Party and proceeds through the center of downtown Port Hadlock, ending at Christney Street. If you’d like to be in the Parade, here is the application. Signups will be accepted through Saturday, July 27th, 2019. |
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The Rotarian Code of Conduct. As a Rotarian, I will: 1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life; 2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect; 3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world; 4. Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Rotarians are people of action. We share an urgency to become involved in our communities, both locally and globally, to make a positive and lasting difference. We enjoy working together, and focus our activity on six causes, one of which is education. Our broad goal within the area of education is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. Rotarians are involved in activities to further these objectives not only in our own communities, but all over the world as well. Here in our local communities, our Club is deeply involved in this Rotary cause. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is proud to sponsor the Hadlock Block Party Parade on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019, during the much-anticipated Hadlock Block Party in Port Hadlock WA on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. |
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All Rotary Clubs welcome new members. It’s not difficult to join a Club, but all Rotary Clubs are “by invitation only” . With that in mind, we invite you to consider joining us! |
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The Presidential Citation is an important annual goal for our Club. Not only does it help organize and better direct our support of Rotary International, it enables us to measure that support against a clear set of criteria established each Rotary Year by the RI President. This year, we seek the Citation with Platinum Distinction. |
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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is a public-private partnership led by national governments with five partners – the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide. Today, we take a closer look at a key partner, the U.S-based Centers for Disease Control. |
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Youth---truly our treasure and our future! How fitting that Rotary designates a calendar month to Youth Services! A survey of all Rotarians would likely reveal that many join or remain in the ‘family of Rotary’ because of its advocacy for youth programs. That is my story. As a teacher the Rotary imprint was so evident in our schools and community. Leadership, literacy, and scholarship programs flourish because of Rotary’s partnership. As a parent I felt so fortunate that our son could experience that rare gift of youth exchange----a year of language, culture, and deeper world understanding. Every club in our district in some way promotes opportunities for youth to learn, to connect, and to become leaders---ultimately to become who they can be! |
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Jefferson County is particularly susceptible to hazards that could severely affect our community. The Jefferson County Emergency Preparation Handbook provides us with an excellent way to prepare ourselves, our families and our communities for such dangers. The time to prepare for catastrophic events is now! |
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The Heart of Service Awards recognize the dedication, sacrifice and accomplishments of Jefferson County individuals who do extraordinary things for their neighbors, their community, or their environment. This year, nominations must be submitted no later than 5pm Monday, April 8th, 2019. |
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During the month of April, Rotarians focus on one of our six causes, maternal and child health. Rotary International President Barry Rassin explains how Rotarians take action to make a real and lasting difference in this essential area. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County meets on Thursdays at noon at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum WA, on Washington’s beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Club members are well-known for their community engagement and their long tradition of welcoming guests and those interested in Rotary. |
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I know I am meant to inspire here, but safety requires that I begin with a warning: This Moment of Inspiration is cursed. I first wrote it for the December meeting that got canceled due to high winds. I signed up again to deliver it for the February meeting that got snowed out. Today marks my third attempt; do not be surprised if an earthquake or some other calamity strikes in the next four minutes. Rotarians use the Four-Way Test as an ethical guide for our personal and professional relationships. In all we think, say, or do, we ask…
Most of us fail the Four-Way Test pretty routinely. |
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Actor Joel Jackson grew up amid the red dirt and 100-degree-plus temperatures of sparsely populated Western Australia, a talented kid in a harsh land. Head of his class at school, soccer star, promising musician – it was all nice, but at age 17, he felt no particular pull in any direction. Until Rotary came along. |
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Rotary International is establishing a disaster response fund that will facilitate grants to support relief and recovery efforts in areas affected by a disaster. |
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The Club is proud to be supporting the Jefferson Teen Center with a $7,000 District Community Grant and Rotarian support through the end of this Rotary Year in June, and a smaller, local grants and Rotarian support for the following two Rotary Years. |
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Rotarian Gustav Zerbino was a member of the Uruguayan Rugby Team whose plane crashed high in the Andes. His story, which appeared online on the Rotary International site, is truly riveting. Gustav writes: "There are no extraordinary human beings. There are only common, ordinary human beings, like you and me, who are able to do extraordinary things if we connect to love and to passion if we do things that are more important than ourselves." |
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The East Jefferson County Rotary Club (EJRC) is John Erickson’s fifth Rotary membership. He joined this club in 2010, after retiring from a 40-year career in education. John was a founding member of the Rotary Club in Stayton, Oregon. John has enjoyed participating in all of the Rotary clubs where he has been a member over the last 35 years or so, and continues to contribute to the activities and projects initiated by the EJRC. He was club president in 2016-2017. |
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Rotarians worldwide participate and celebrate the week of the anniversary of Rotary’s founding as World Understanding and Peace Week. Rotary is all about friendship and collaboration in support of service above self. During this week, our Club will celebrate Rotary service, reflect upon our past achievements, and focus on programs of peace, understanding, and goodwill in the community and throughout the world. |
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Rotary’s top global initiative is polio eradication. While there is still work to be done to finish the job, we can be proud of the incredible progress we’ve made, working with our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). As we begin 2019, here are five ways Rotary is making progress toward our top goal. |
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The fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship, which covers tuition and living expenses, increases the capacity of existing leaders to prevent and resolve conflict through academic training, field experience, and professional networking. 100 fully funded Fellowships are available; apply now! |
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I was born, and grew up in Seattle but have lived in several regions in Washington State. I learned most of my outdoor skills in Scouts and sailed four years aboard the Adventurous. |
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In my travels over the past year, I've visited many strong, vibrant clubs and districts that are transforming their communities. When I attend their meetings, I can feel the energy. When I meet their members, I can see they are people of action. And when I look at their communities, I can recognize the impact of their work. |
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This post provides you a brief summary of one of the important continuing committee activities in our club, the Flag Project. |
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The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is pleased to recognize Rick Smith, an Edward Jones Financial Advisor in Port Ludlow WA, as a new member of the Club. Rick's biography follows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Have you ever wondered what the term “Annual Fund/SHARE” means, or what a Rotarian is talking about when they mention “airy”? Or, for that matter, what happens to your donation after its made? |
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What Do Rotarians Do? One of the many things we enjoy doing is attending our District Conference, this year scheduled in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, May 9th - 11th, 2019. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County was honored to receive the 2017-18 Rotary Citation from the RI President for the Interact Club of Chimacum High School. Congratulations, Interactors! .png) |
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Rotary International, with its focus on service above self, is a natural extension of the dedication to service that has characterized my entire professional and personal lives. The international emphasis on maternal and child health is of great interest to me, as is the focus on disease eradication. |
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What Do Rotarians Do? We effect positive change in our communities through District Community Grants. |
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Vocational Service is easy to describe: It is simply the point where our Rotary lives and our professional lives intersect. When we put our Rotary ideals to work through our work, that is vocational service.
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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is a public-private partnership led by national governments with five key partners, one of which is Rotary International. |
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My goals for this Rotary Year (July 1st, 2018 through June 30th, 2019) revolve around increasing our presence in the community, and helping our local neighbors while focusing on helping humanity on a global basis. |
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Rotarian Action Groups are international groups of Rotarians, family members, program participants, and alumni who are experts in a particular field or passionate about topics such as microcredit, peace, the environment, water, and many other topics. |
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What Do Rotarians Do? We work together to solve complicated problems by combining our individual expertise and effort, and by using the money we donate to our Foundation, to accomplish change around the world. We fund 70 million dollars in grants each year around the world, from small local grants to large, complicated ones focused on resolving some of the world’s most intractable problems.. |
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Rotary Alumni are people who have previously been involved in some aspect of Rotary International, but who are no longer active. If you’ve previously been involved in some aspect of Rotary but are no longer active, for one reason or another, we’d like to welcome you to a meeting of our Club. And, if you've not been previously involved in Rotary but would like to know more ab out who we are and what we do, read on! |
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Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Chief among these causes is our promotion of peace. |
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Where in the world do YOU want to travel? We're looking for ideas. Please provide comments. Would love to hear from you and potentially open the world to more Rotarians experiencing the gift of Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE). |
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As we enter into a season that often reunites us and brings us close to friends, families, and memories of holiday seasons past I want to wish you a memorable festive season. This is also a time of year when we see and feel Rotary everywhere--- ‘Giving Tree’ projects, coats for kids, turkey dinners in schools, food hamper collections, concerts, Salvation Army kettle assistance, shoebox care packages ……the list is impressive and seemingly endless. We are indeed ‘Rotarians of Action’! |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County recently partnered with the Jefferson County Library, Chimacum Schools, and the Chimacum High School Interact Club to develop a Story Walk for local primary and elementary school children. |
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The Chimacum High School Interact Club will sponsor the Santa Booth again this year on Saturday, December 8th and Sunday, December 9th, 2018 during the Chimacum Arts and Crafts Fair from 10 am - 4pm each day.
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Rotarians are people of action. Our Club focuses on education, particularly in our local communities, because we feel that our support can make a positive and lasting difference. Read on to find out how our club is involved at every level in our schools here at home and to see how we support education outside the United States. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is pleased to announce that the Club has obtained a matching grant from Rotary District 5020 to support the Jefferson Teen Center (JTC) for the remainder of the school year. The Club will contribute $3,500 and the Rotary District will contribute $3,500 for this grant, which will total $7,000. |
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A key Club goal this year is to earn the Rotary Citation with Platinum Presidential Distinction. We must complete qualification by June 30th, 2019. Just seven percent of Rotary Clubs earn the Rotary Citation in any given year. We’ve earned the award three times so far - in 2014, 2016, and in 2018. |
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This past week, the Club’s Community Grant Committee approved a grant of $942.50 to the Chimacum School District. |
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These are the winners from our 2018 Pot of Gold Raffle held on Thursday, November 15th, 2018. |
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The Rotary Guiding Principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. There are three Guiding Principles: The Object of Rotary, The Four-Way Test, and the Avenues of Service. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is supporting the Jefferson Teen Center with a District Community Grant (DCG). The Grant involves Club and District 5020 funding as well as Club Rotarian time and energy over the remainder of this Rotary Year, which ends June 30th, 2019. Foundation Committee Chair Pete Leenhouts and Rotarian John Barrett are managing the DCG for the Club. You can view the Jefferson Teen Center’s website, here: www.jeffersonteencenter.org The intended beneficiaries of the Grant are the 350 children served by the Jefferson Teen Center annually. These children range from 12-18 years old, though most are of middle school age.
The grant will benefit children attending Chimacum Schools by improving the physical capacity of the Teen Center to support its beneficiaries, by providing expanded mentoring and adult support to these children within the Teen Center mission, and by involving Rotarians in these activities. We asked the Jefferson Teen Center Director, Shayann Hoffer, for a list of the materials needed by the Teen Center not covered by the DCG. The Teen Center is an IRS-recognized 501.c.3 non-profit, (tax ID #91-1561993) so they can provide acknowledgement of your donations for tax purposes, if desired. If you do donate materials, please let Pete or John know so they can record the donation as part of the Club’s support of the Jefferson Teen Center. The Jefferson Teen Center (JTC) would gratefully accept donations of the following materials to improve support for the kids: Art Supplies: such as paint (watercolor, acrylic & tempura), brushes (variety sizes), paper (variety types), wax paper, canvas boards, gesso, oil pastels, chalk pastels, charcoal, drawing pencils, drawing pens, Prisma color markers, and so forth. Craft Supplies: such as yarn, crochet & knitting needles, tag board, markers, string, scissors, tape, glue sticks, glue, scrapbooking materials, jewelry making supplies, precious gemstones. Health Wellness items: such as yoga mats, and sport balls, inside nerf hoop and ball set. Office Space Supplies: such as folders, 20lb white & colored paper reams, cardstock, blank greeting and thank you cards with envelopes, highlighters. |
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What is the Rotary Foundation? As a novice Rotarian I was often quite mystified by the The Rotary Foundation. Hearing Rotarians speak about the TRF---- I knew that it was important to who we are as Rotarians----but quite honestly, I just didn’t quite get it. Now I do! |
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Every year, our Club President-Elect, working with the Board of Directors and the Foundation Committee, with input from individual Club members, establishes our fundraising goals for their year as President. The goals include our Club’s support of the Annual Fund and the Polio Plus Fund of The Rotary Foundation. The Charity Navigator report on the Foundation reflects top marks for our Foundation - in fact, it is one of the very highest ranked in the nation, and has been for eleven straight years. Rotarians can place great confidence in the Foundation, which manages and uses our money wisely. You’ll find the Foundation’s financial reports here.
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The Grants program is central to any Foundation activity. We participate in both the Global Grants (GG’s) and District Community Grants (DCG’s) aspects of the Grants program. John Barrett has been our lead in these areas for many years. A portion of the money we donate to The Rotary Foundation is made available for us to use in the form of grants. Working within the framework of our six Causes, Rotary members contribute their skills, expertise, and resources to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems. From providing clean water to promoting peace worldwide, Rotary Foundation grants bring our service project ideas to life. |
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This post introduces you to the scope of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and explains how we as individual Rotarians and as a Club both support it and employits capabilities to further our work.Rotarians are involved in their communities and those around the world. We engage in purely local activities to improve our communities, and we engage in local, district and global activities with the support of The Rotary Foundation.The Rotary Foundation is organized as a public charity operated exclusively for charitable purposes and governed by a Board of Trustees.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is very well-documented, both online and in print. The Annual Report is the single best overview of the Foundation and its global activities. The Rotary Foundation (TRF), as Rotary’s charity arm, is an integral part of Rotary International. The Foundation is a nonprofit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of Rotary International who share Rotary's vision of a better world. Individual Rotarians voluntarily donate the majority of funding used to implement the activities of The Rotary Foundation, which disburses over 250 million dollars annually to the causes we Rotarians support. Club dues are not used to support The Rotary Foundation. You’ll find the Foundation’s financial reports here. |
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Your gift to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund helps Rotary clubs take action today to create positive change in communities at home and around the world. The Foundation uses our contributions to strengthen peace efforts, provide clean water and sanitation, support education, grow local economies, save mothers and children, and fight disease. Find out more here, in the Rotary Annual Report. With a solid 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for the 11th straight year, you can be certain that The Rotary Foundation is a superlative choice for your donation. |
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What Do Rotarians Do? Rotary is an international service organization. We enjoy working with like-minded people all over the world. Our purpose is to bring together community leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to take action to advance goodwill and peace. While we meet weekly for fellowship and to learn something new through our regular community presentations, Rotarians are action-oriented individuals most interested in working to improve our communities here at home and around the world. |
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The Interact Committee is chaired by T.J. Plastow. Committee members include Pete Hubbard, Tim Jablonski, Diane Johnson, Dani Turissini, Tamara Meredith and Terry Umbreit. The Committee provides guidance and oversight to the Chimacum High School (CHS) Interact Club, which is an independent entity composed of CHS students. |
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The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. It is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics and was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as Rotary International (RI) president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. |
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During the month of October, Rotarians focus on our global efforts to eradicate the terrifying disease of polio. In fact, today is World Polio Day, and, not coincidentally, the birthday of polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk's birthday. |
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One early June, more than 30 years ago, I had a business trip scheduled to Las Vegas. I had been a Rotarian for about six years, and I thought of myself as an active member: I attended every meeting, I’d served as club secretary, I knew everyone in my club. But for me, Rotary was very much a community organization. It connected me to Nassau and perhaps even to the Bahamas — but no farther. |
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Rotary recently learned that scammers have created multiple email and social media accounts that impersonate RI President Barry Rassin, RI President-elect Mark Maloney, and General Secretary John Hewko. The social media accounts have been on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Some of these messages also reference Viber, another messaging platform. |
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County meets on Thursdays at noon at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum WA, on Washington’s beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Club members are well-known for our community engagement and our long tradition of welcoming guests and those interested in Rotary. |
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Youth Service is one of the five Avenues of Service within Rotary, and recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through Rotary leadership development programs. |
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Chimacum High School seniors Polly Nole and Renee Woods have been honored by The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County as the September, 2018 Students of the Month. |
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Do you have an idea or suggestion for a global grant? If so, John Barrett, Chair of the Club’s International Service Committee, would like to hear from you. |
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The purpose of the Neighborhood Preparedness (NPREP) Action Group is to help neighbors organize so that they may work together when a disaster occurs, thereby enhancing the safety and comfort of all in difficult times. This story provides links and resources for Rotarians and others interested in enhancing their neighborhood readiness to surmount a disaster. |
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Our Polio Plus goal this Rotary Year is for each of us to donate at least $26.50 to the Polio Plus program. With 59 members, this would mean we would donate a total of $1,563.50. |
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Our individual goal for Polio Plus donations this Rotary Year is $26.50 . |
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The Avenues of Service are part of the Guiding Principles of Rotary, which include the Object of Rotary, and the 4-Way Test. |
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The Public Relations Committee is one of the Standing Committees of The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County per the Club Bylaws. The Committee mandate is to develop and implement plans to provide the public with information about Rotary and to promote the Club’s service projects and activities. |
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The Pot of Gold is one of the three major fundraisers managed by the Club on an annual basis. We use the money, after paying the raffle winners, to support our scholarship program and local projects. |
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Club Rotarians will set up a Shelterbox tent and supplies at the Community Picnic at H.J. Carroll County Park Sunday, August 19th, 2018, under the direction of Rotarian Tim Jablonski. The Club supports efforts by the Chimacum High School Interact club to purchase and donate a Shelterbox tent and supplies each year. |
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The Local Grants Committee evaluates requests submitted to the Club from local organizations outside the Club and decides whether to fund them. |
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The Club’s Membership Committee is one of the Club's key committees, and is central to our success as Rotarians. Rotary International President Barry Rassin put it this way: “If we want to achieve the goals we’ve set for ourselves, we need to put membership first. All of us have a responsibility to take membership seriously.” |
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I had been aware of Rotary for many years and had been approached by several friends over those years to consider joining Rotary. |
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Karen Griffith, a past president of the East Jefferson County Rotary Club, and Chair of the Club's Local Grant Committee, recently announced the award of several grants to local groups. |
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The All-County Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, August 19th, 2018, at H.J. Carroll County Park in Chimacum WA. Our club will display the ShelterBox tent at the Picnic. |
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New Generations Service Exchange is a short-term, customizable program for university students and young professionals. |
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For over 100 years, the Rotary Foundation has been supporting Rotarians’ work to create sustainable solutions to our world’s most pressing needs. |
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I was a member of the Springfield, OR Rotary Club for five years and served as the Youth Exchange Officer as well as conducting the outbound short and long term Youth Exchange programs for the Eugene and Springfield metro area. I was asked by my CEO if I wanted to attend a meeting as the guest of a member of the Springfield Club. I decided to give it a try and the rest is history. You may wonder what it was that attracted me to join Rotary. In the beginning it was the people, they were very welcoming, open and inviting. It was obvious in the way that they interacted that they were a family. The more meetings I attended the deeper appreciation I had for the work that Rotary does all around the world. When I retired and moved to Port Ludlow I was invited to join the East Jefferson Rotary Club by the then Club President. I’m now the President Elect and will be the Club President for the 2019/2020 Rotary year. If you’re considering Rotary I heartily recommend you join us in the East Jefferson Rotary Club. We meet on Thursday’s atfrom noon until 1:00
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All Rotary Clubs welcome new members. It’s not difficult to join a Club, but all Rotary Clubs are “by invitation only” and there are several kinds of clubs. With that in mind, we invite you to consider joining us! |
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This year, the Hadlock Block Party is scheduled to be held Saturday, August 4th, 2018. Presented by IDGAF and Circle & Square Auto Care, the Hadlock Block Party is coordinated by representatives from local businesses, including Ferino’s Pizza, the Valley Tavern, The Station Signs, Kitsap Credit Union, Hadlock Building Supply, the Old Alcohol Plant, and the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County. The event committee works year-round to produce a grassroots community event focused on neighbors coming together to celebrate the unique nature of Port Hadlock. Website: www.hadlockblockparty.com |
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Rotarians recognize the importance of our governing principles, which have been developed over the years to provide us with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. The Object of Rotary is the first of those principles, and the one we have been considering over the past few weeks. |
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The Service Above Self Award is awarded annually within each District by the District Governor. The nomination period is open only between 1 - 31 August each year, |
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One year ago, your Rotary International Board of Directors adopted a new vision statement, reflecting our aspirations for our organization and its future. It reads, “Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” |
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Rotarians recognize the importance of our governing principles, which have been developed over the years to provide us with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. |
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The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. Rotarians consider the Object of Rotary to have four parts - first, acquaintance, which we considered last week; second, high ethical standards; third, the application of the ideal of service; and, fourth, the advancement of international understanding through a world fellowship of Rotarians united in the ideal of service. |
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We are honored to have the opportunity to meet with our Rotary District Governor, Craig Gillis, at noon on Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 at the Commons on Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend WA. Craig's biography and introductory message to us as District Governor follow. |
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The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster, FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service. |
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Jack Blane, a Rotarian and Past District Governor of District 6440 in northern Illinois, was instrumental in our fight against polio. This eulogy from his funeral pays tribute to a Rotarian of action and to his myriad accomplishments as a tireless volunteer in that service. |
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Assuming you have clicked here and download the ClubRunner (CR) APP onto your cell phone or tablet, click on “Club Members” (in the APP) and count how many members have a picture of themselves and how many do not. When you have the two numbers, add your comment (below) with the two numbers. If you are the first AND you give the correct count, I will give you five (5) free SCAM tickets for the SCAM drawing. The next person who adds a comment with the two correct numbers will get four (4) free SCAM tickets; the next person will get three (3), the next person will get two (2) and all the rest who add a comment with the two correct numbers will get one (1) free SCAM ticket. TJ posted the winning comment for the first contest AND then proceeded to pick the first SCAM ticket and won $14. Congratulations TJ, Click here if you want to learn how to have your photo appear next to your name.
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I joined the East Jefferson Rotary club around fall of 1997, when I first established my business in Port Hadlock, after many years of encouragement from a fellow CHS alum, Nancy McConaghy. This was not my first Rotary experience, as I had been part of the group initiating a new club in West Chester, OH in 1991 or 92, just after women were first allowed to be members. At that time, I had been looking for a service club that accepted women members, but the local Chamber of Commerce was the only such option to be found! I kept a pretty low profile for many years, but enjoyed participating in the Ritz activities, including baking Holiday Pies for the auction and working the hospitality tables there, and serving on the road clean-up crews. I have been pleased to contribute to Polio Plus and the water project in Thailand, and to local activities. I was in the group who traveled to Thailand for the dedication of that project. I had to take a leave of absence for four years (2010-14) due to employment in Clallam County and my mother's last illness, but was welcomed back when those situations resolved, four years ago. Since then, I have served as one of the Rotary mentors to the CHS Interact Club, and on the Foundation and Communication/Publicity Committees. |
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.png) Last night at our Club's Officer Induction Ceremony, President Terry Umbreit presented the Rotarian of the Year Award to Pete Leenhouts for his exemplary service and outstanding dedication to the East Jefferson Rotary Club and the ideals of Rotary. Congratulations Pete! |
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Tags make it easy to find stories. If the option is set, comments permit readers to interact with the writer. If you like a story, click on the Star at the bottom of the Story.
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The Rotary Guiding Principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. There are three Guiding Principles: The Object of Rotary, The Four-Way Test, and the Avenues of Service. |
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Rotary brings together a global network of volunteers who dedicate their time and talent to work together to tackle the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. |
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I'd like to use this space to develop a Story about the early years of our Club. I'll use this Facebook post (click on the "+12" image) by Pete Leenhouts about John Barrett's presentation on 6/21/2018. (Src) |
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How My Exchange Has Changed Me It’s been about 10 months since I stepped on a plane, scared out of my mind, and flew to Belgium. I had heard from many people that I would change, my friends and family would change, that things back home would change, and a year ago that scared me. The idea of change was so bad and so weird to think about. Now, here I am, reaching the end of the best year of my life. |
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Becoming a Rotary Benefactor is quite simple. A Benefactor is an individual who informs The Rotary Foundation that they have provided for the Foundation in their estate plan, or who makes an outright gift of $1,000 or more to the Endowment Fund. The Rotary Foundation has a top-notch reputation for careful and judicious stewardship of our funds. See the Foundation’s Charity Navigator rating, here. Obtain details about becoming a Benefactor from our Planned Giving point of contact, Jack Zalaha, or the Foundation Committee Chair, Pete Leenhouts. |
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Assuming you have clicked here and download the ClubRunner (CR) APP onto your cell phone or tablet, click on “My Club” (in the APP) and check out the page to see what is wrong. If you see what is wrong, we want you to add a comment to this story telling us what it is. However, the CR APP is read-only - you can't add your comment on your cell phone. So you need to go to your computer or tablet, type ejcrotary.club into your browser, click on "Stories", find this story and make your comment. If you are the first one to comment before the next luncheon, let me (Pete Hubbard) know so I can get you five free SCAM tickets.
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The All-County Picnic (ACP) will be held on Sunday, August 19, 2018, from 11 AM - 4 PM at HJ Carroll Park in Chimacum, WA. Click this ACP website to learn more then click this Facebook event page to indicate your intertest in going.
Join several members of the three local Rotary clubs: East Jefferson County, Port Townsend (Noon) and Port Townsend Sunrise Club) as well as Interact students from Chimacum High School who will arrive at 9:30 AM to set up and manage the ShelterBox tent in support of “CELEBRATING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE”.
Visit the NPREP Team’s "Organized Neighborhoods - Best Practices" booth. Click https://l2020.org/emergency-preparedness/all-county-picnic/ to see what we will offer. The theme is "Resilience".
"Emergency Management is committed to support self-sufficient neighborhoods that are prepared for the challenges of a major emergency, to continue the active partnership in the development of a culture of community resilience, and aid in the creation of local emergency plans and procedures that will help neighborhoods cope."
Come to join us again on August 19, 2018.
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RI – SEPTEMBER 2017 – BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY DISTRICT 5020 GOVERNOR’S LITERACY CAMPAIGN THE CHALLENGE: EAST Jefferson County Rotary Club is to donate 104 children books: This represents 2 books per member. THE BENEFACTORS: The books will be given to the Jefferson County Library or to the Jefferson County Literacy Council. DONATION PROCESS:
RECORD KEEPING: A table will be set up each meeting to receive the books. Members will be given credit on a roster that will be maintained. CELEBRATION: We are hoping to have the Governor’s wife back to acknowledge the club’s accomplishment of this goal.
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Not shown: Kristopher Andrews (Treasurer), Diane Johnson (Rotary Sponsor) |
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Check out the "facelift" on our Club's website ejcrotary.club. The new theme came with a few nice upgrades.
If you click on the titles of the two top and the "Welcome Our Newest Members" photo carousels, you go to a Google Doc that will guide you on how to update the photo albums for those carousels. Talk to me if you want to use them. |
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The Hadlock Block Party August 5th, 2017 The family-friendly Hadlock Block Party will be held on Saturday, August 5th. The block party begins at 11am and ends at 7pm, and will feature a parade, community picture, car show, vendors and activities, and music. www.hadlockblockparty.com The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County is coordinating the parade, and is accepting parade applications through Tuesday, August 1st, 2017. The parade will begin at 11am at Church Street and proceed through the center of downtown Port Hadlock, ending at Christney Street, just west of Ferino’s Pizza. A Community Photo, to be taken at the traffic light at the corner of Ness’ Corner Road and Chimacum Road, will immediately follow the conclusion of the parade. And, Ferino’s Pizza will host the Show & Shine car show following the parade, plus a beer garden noon-4 pm. Vendors and activities will be found throughout Port Hadlock along Ness Corner Road (WA-116) from Hadlock Building Supply to the Kively Center, offering food and other items for sale from 11am – 4pm. Chuck and Karen Russell’s Valley Tavern will host a Keg Toss at 1:30pm, and then close out the evening with a performance by the well-known Dukes of Dabob, starting at 6pm. Neighborhood newcomer, the Old Alcohol Plant Hotel and Restaurant will host a Tailgate Party from 4-7pm in their parking lot, including a Mustang Car Show, beer garden and barbecue, and a musical performance by One-Egg Night. Check out www.hadlockblockparty.com for the full list of sponsors and vendors, the parade and vendor signup, and the timeline of activities for August 5th. You can also “like” Hadlock Block Party on Facebook for updates up to and throughout the event. Website: www.hadlockblockparty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ =================end====== |
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Last year (2016), several members of the three Rotary clubs (website) (East Jefferson County, Port Townsend (Noon) and Port Townsend Sunrise Club) joined together with ShelterBox to support the 4th Annual All County Picnic (link) in “CELEBRATING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE”.
Visit the NPREP Team’s "Organized Neighborhoods - Best Practices" booth. Click http://bit.ly/l2020-acp to see what we will offer. The theme is "Resilience".
"Emergency Management is committed to support self-sufficient neighborhoods that are prepared for the challenges of a major emergency, to continue active partnership in the development of a culture of community resilience, and aid in creation of local emergency plans and procedures that will help neighborhoods cope."
Come join us again on August 20, 2017.
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According to this 10p RI PDF about Vocational Service "The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians. The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourage and foster”:
As a Rotarian, how can you put these ideals into action? Consider these suggestions:
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Click here to read the PDN article about our “Zeremy “Jack” Randall of Port Ludlow, for his work in founding the Olympic Peninsula chapter of the Boeing Bluebills and Citizens for Safe Students.” Congratulations Jack! |
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Nominations are Sought for the 2017 Heart of Service Awards The Heart of Service recognizes the dedication, sacrifice and accomplishments of Jefferson County individuals who do extraordinary things for their neighbors, their community or their environment. Sponsored by Peninsula Daily News, East Jefferson Rotary Club, Port Townsend Rotary Club and Sunrise Rotary Club of Port Townsend Deadline for nominations: Monday, March 20, 2017 For coupon and more information visit: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/heart-service-nomination/ |
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On November 10th the East Jefferson County Rotary Club is holding a Retail Day. Retail Manager Terry Umbreit is requesting all members wear a item (in addition to your Rotary pin) with a Rotary insignia. He will have items to sell such as sweatshirts, shirts, caps and sweaters, and also take orders that day. This event is being held to show members the types of items that Rotary has to promote the club and to present the appropriate image to the public. Please remember that you don’t have a second chance to make a first impression. If you can’t attend feel free to contact me at umby@wsu.edu or call my cell phone at 509-592-3531. |
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The Board approved a phased 1-3 year plan to add “County” to our Club’s name (where it is missing) and “c” (to “ej” so it reads www.ejcrotary.club) to our Club’s domain name to promote a consistent use of the acronym “EJC” or EJCRC”. New guest pens and new stationary have been ordered and will reflect this change. Over the next few years, all references to (www.)ejrotary.club will be changed to (www.)ejcrotary.club.
NOTE: Old guest pens and stationary and any posts, articles, etc. containing the link www.ejrotary.club no longer works. Use "www.ejcrotary.club" or "ejrotary.club".
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Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding honored for veteran support
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Bob and Pen Rosen receive a $500.00 donation from the Interact Club of East Jefferson County at Chimacum High School so they can purchase a computer and printer for the Baan Nong E-Kwang School in Thailand. The equipment will be used to teach the teachers and students how to connect to the world-wide web and add to their knowledge of the world. (TJ Plastow, Rotary Sponsor to the CHS Interact Club and John Erickson, President of the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County.)  |
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Last year (2015), twenty-three (23) members of the three Rotary clubs (website) (East Jefferson County, Port Townsend (Noon) and Port Townsend Sunrise Club) joined together with ShelterBox and the Marrowstone Island Emergency Preparedness Team (website) to support the 3rd Annual All County Picnic (link) in “CELEBRATING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE”.
The theme is "Resilience".
"Emergency Management is committed to support self-sufficient neighborhoods that are prepared for the challenges of a major emergency, to continue active partnership in the development of a culture of community resilience, and aid in creation of local emergency plans and procedures that will help neighborhoods cope."
Come join us again on August 21, 2016.
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The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County was honored to receive the Rotary International Presidential Citation (Gold Award) for 2015-2016 (one of six out of 90 Clubs in our District) as well as the Rotary International Presidential Citation 2015-2016 awarded to the Chimacum High School Interact Club, which is sponsored by the EJC Rotary Club. The awards recognize club excellence. All Rotarians and Interact Club Members should be very proud of their role in earning these prestigious awards!
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On 5/11/2016, I sent the following email to all of the Rotarians in our Club. Each year in April, the CHS Interact students have a car wash to raise $1000 to purchase a ShelterBox. So far this year they have raised $867 towards their sixth ShelterBox. We will pass a donation box one more time at our next Rotary luncheon and ask your help in raising the remaining $133. When I asked the ShelterBox company for some information about the CHS Interact Club ShelterBox purchases, they sent me the following email. The Interact Club at Chimacum High School rocks! They have actually sponsored FIVE ShelterBoxes since 2010 (their very first donation was actually for two boxes.)
Awesome work! Congratulations to all. The Rotarians who were present at our 5/19 luncheon exceeded our expectations and donated over $200 including an anonymous donation of $75. THANK YOU very much. The Interact students just bought their 6th ShelterBox and now have money towards their 7th for next year. Congratulations, CHS Interact students! |
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When an event happens where we lose electricity and phone service, access to the Amateur Radio (HAM) radio network to give and get important information can be a life saver. HAM radios are cheap ($40) and getting a HAM license is inexpensive (under $50) and relatively easy to get. Click http://bit.ly/jc-ham-class to view the latest information on and sign up for the next Ham class. (As of 6/18/2018, there is no scheduled class. However, click the link to get on a list.)
Pete Hubbard KG7EKM Chair, EJCRCEmergency Preparedness committee
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Henry Charles Rogers, Jr. December 31, 1919 - December 19, 2015 The Expert has left the building. Born in Detroit, MI, to Laura Amelia (Hogue) Rogers and Henry Charles Rogers, Sr, on Dec. 31, 1919. Died December 19, 2015 in Port Hadlock, WA. Henry’s almost century of life and uncanny ability to always be where the action was, made him a witness to history throughout his life. Henry was raised in Dearborn, MI. in one of the first houses built by his contractor father for the burgeoning Ford Motor industry. His mother became widowed when Henry was 5 yrs. old and his mother scrambled to find employment and maintain the home. Henry’s fascinating stories, and he had many, included those from Prohibition when Henry used to be paid a nickel for buying cigarettes for the prostitutes down at the local Speakeasy - until his mother caught him! The little bird drawing that Henry often used in signing his name was originally a symbol hobos would draw in front of his house to let other hobos know that a good person lived there - someone with food and small job to do. Henry graduated from Fordson High School, Dearborn, MI in 1938 as Class President and Eagle Scout, and entered Wayne State University as a Drama Major. His love of that era’s Big Band music led him to create the Henry Rogers Orchestra until the World War II draft depleted members to the military. When Henry’s own draft notice arrived, he recalled his days as a Sea Scout to direct his own involvement. He heard about officer’s training to serve on the new Liberty Ships and was accepted into the newly formed United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY. His cadet training was largely “on-the-job”, as the war required numerous deployments on merchant ships. He graduated in 1943 and served with distinction until 1946, leaving the Merchant Marines with a rank of LT. Commander, USMM. It was his Academy training and command of ships that taught Henry the leadership skills he would use the rest of his life. His patriotic service meant so much to him, and he loved the honor he received at the American Legion Post #26 in Pt. Townsend, of which he was a member. |
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Erin Lundgren, at left, accepts the $10,000 prize in East Jefferson Rotary’s Pot o’ Gold raffle from TJ Plastow, center, who sold the winning ticket. On hand to congratulate all was Rose Bowman, the District Governor for Rotary clubs in Northwest Washington and Southern British Columbia.
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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING to the Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair DECEMBER 12TH & 13TH, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by Linda Kostenbader Have your photo (family, friends & pets, too) taken with Santa for only $7.00 by the Chimacum High School's Interact Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County. Your high quality photo will be available in minutes and comes with a complimentary card frame and envelope. All your contributions will be sent to international projects: a rural school in Thailand for computers and to provide assistance in maintaining a water-purification system; the Heifer Project, which helps families in poor countries to improve their nutrition and generate income; and the Shelter Box Project, which provides shelter and supplies to sustain families in disaster areas around the world. Thank you for your support.
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OverviewThe project is fueled by a $530,000 grant consisting of equal funding from the TRF (The Rotary Foundation) grant and a one for one match by World Vision. The scope of the project includes drilling deepwater wells in 23 communities in Eastern Honduras, providing health and sanitation trainings for the populations, VIP latrine installation – one in each community near schools or community centers – electrified pumps for the wells and water distribution for the inhabitants. Approximately 11,700 people will be helped with this project and the populations of the communities are growing so the beneficiaries should increase with time. |
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Chimacum high school Interact club pumpkin painting on October 13, 2015, we have participated in a fun pumpkin painting with the students (L-R) Kristopher Andrews, Sean Noble, Chanakan Meesanam, Deidra Morris, Jordyn Johnson, Emily Amos, Cora Wills, and David Kraut. All of the students enjoyed talking with the residents while painting with them as well. The Interact club loves to socialize in the community and have fun at the same time.
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Each year one of the prime fund raising events for the club is the Pot o’ Gold Raffle. Typically the top prize is $10,000 with several other prizes sometimes available. This year, 2015, there are a total of 13 prizes. Each of our club members has an obligation to sell, or sometimes buy, at least 5 of the tickets priced at $100 each. The drawing will be held at the regular weekly lunch meeting of the club on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at about 12:45 PM. This year’s prizes are: |
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HOW TO MAKE LEMONADE FROM LEMONS Author: Larry Howland Sept. 2015 In the fall of 2002, Jefferson County Park & Recreation Department, through its community planning process had developed a plan for a Pavilion to be located at HJ Carroll Park. The plan at that time envisioned a core structure and two supporting units. Garry Rowe, an EJR member, and co-director of the County Administration Dept. presented the plan to the club and asked for support. Click here to read the entire story. |
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 Catalina "Cata" Lima - our exchange student from Penaflor, Chile - has arrived. Welcome, Cata! (Amy and TJ Plastow and Cata)
Cata with our Club (8/20/2015)
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A week ago, I outlined my goals as Club President, presenting them to the Club during the Assembly as a Rotary Call to Action. The active participation and contribution of each of us, not only as individuals, but, very importantly, as members of our club’s committees, are what will enable us, as a club, to make strong progress towards those goals.
At the two most recent Club meetings, we’ve reviewed our Club’s committee structure. While there may remain a few additions to the list below, I think I’ve managed to capture all of the committees (and major activities) which make up that part of our Club. Committees are really the heart of the Club, and should be the core of planning and accomplishment within the Club.
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This well written New Yorker article http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one about the potential for a disastrous 9.0 mega-thrust earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (that is only 50 miles off our west coast) will scare you. Most of us will not survive it.
But we can survive smaller disasters, if we plan for them. Check out http://www.miep.us/cascadia then http://www.miep.us/myn then http://www.miep.us/hamfrs
Join our Club's Emergency Preparedness committee
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Have you had "that" conversation with your grown children? You know, the one where you talk about the reality of your dying? The one where you want them to understand what you want done or don't want done when you are at the end of your life? The one where you ask them to support your end of life wishes, even when they are not ready to let you go?
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 Welcome to the Officer Installation Meeting of the EJRC.Identify guest Bill James – best AG in the business
Introduce Ray Serebrin
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Thanks for a great year
Membership – Up 6 new members – 8 if you count last year’s Officer Installation Meeting when Pete Hubbard and Brian Becker were inducted. Their participation included: TJ Plastow – Interact, Flags, Host family Hillary Smith – Flags, raffle Whitney Meissner – Flags, finance committee Julie Hatch - sold winning raffle ticket Brian – drink coaster design Joe Nole – sold roses aggressivley Pete Hubbard – Secretary John Clark – Transfer Financially – solid year, built reserves for bigger projects and increased budget for scholarships Visibility – local and district – flags, scholarships, even coasters Use of technology – website richer by a large margin, using tech for lunch meetings and board meetings. Built a solid Foundation for the future |
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 Danish foreign exchange student Joachim Lundo and Club President Ned Luce enjoyed the District 5020 Conference in Nanaimo BC this past weekend. — with Joachim Vandborg Lundø and Ned Luce. The Rotary Club Of East Jefferson County WA Facebook page
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Ned Luce and Whitney Meissner presenting Rian Plastow with a Student of the Month Award for May 2015
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(Joachim has been our 2014-2015 Exchange Student from Horsens, Denmark.)
My name is Joachim Vandborg Lundø and I am 15 years old. I live in Horsens close to the inlet. Here I live with my parents. My mothers name is Pia, she is 49 years old and she work in a bank. My fathers name is Arne, and he is 50 years old and he’s work is, that he buy, sale and rent out apartments in Horsens and Vejle. I have also an older sister, named Camilla, and she is 19 years old. She work in a clothing store for children between 8 and 16.
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Ray Serebrin was born in Winnipeg Manitoba and emigrated to the US at an early age. He has lived in the Puget Sound area since then, moving to a small farm in Kitsap County with his wife and daughter in 1982. |
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The Interact Board: two for 2014-15 and six for 2015-16.
From left to right (1-8):
Rian and Taylor are graduating Seniors. Congratulations! We wish you the best. |
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Four wells are completed, along with health and sanitation training for those communities leaving 19 to go. Hopefully they will proceed at a regular pace.
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Chuck Boggs, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee announced the following scholarship recipients today at our luncheon. Sage Brennan $3000 including $1000 for the Cloudy Beyer Endowment; Audrey Mason $1000; Triston Williams $1000; Ceare Williams $1000; John William Carthum &1500; Alyssa Hamilton $1000; Chris Belmont $2000; Levi Clum $1500; Rian Plastow $1500; Makenzie Richey $1000; Colton Shaw $2750; Orion Weller $2750; Taylor Van Ness $1000.
All except Ceare Williams, Audrey Mason and Triston Williams are from the Chimacum Hgh School, Taylor Van Ness is home schooled thru Chimacum.
Congratulations to you all!
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The Heart of Service honors the “dedication, sacrifice and accomplishments” of community leaders and volunteers “who have made a difference in Jefferson County, who have made our communities a better place by doing extraordinary things for their neighbors, their community or the environment.”
Click here to view the 2015 award described in the PDN.
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our Youth Exchange Student from Zagreb, Croatia. (
Interact Board and Sponsors for 2017-18: L-R: Mariann Eastwood (Secretary), Emma Craighead (ASB Rep/Membership), Ann Abraham (CHS Advisor), Tim Jablonksi (Rotary Sponsor), Pete Hubbard (Rotary Sponsor), Terry Umbreit (Rotary Sponsor), Dani Turissini (Rotary Sponsor), T.J. Plastow (Rotary Sponsor), Marley Music (President), and Christina Bell (Vice President) 
