At our Aug. 19 2024 Rotary Club Business Meeting, the inspiration was provided by John Milnor from Inspirational Readings for Rotary Meetings:
My fellow Rotarians, you have this power. This power to use language to share your ideas, to touch hearts, and to bring about change in the world. As Rotarians, we have the power to speak and share, to explain and to educate, to inspire, and to influence. It is our responsibility to share our talents and ideas and to find meaning in other people’s messages. May we use our skills to provide service to others less fortunate and help them to be self-sustaining. May we continue to grow as Rotarians so that we stand in our community as a symbol of those willing to freely put service above self and make this, our community, and the world a better place to live.
Susan Guterbock, Fidalgo Rotary and Assistant Governor Area H, congratulated us and read: “Rotary citation awarded to the Rotary Club of La Connor for helping Rotary create hope in the world.” It's signed by our outgoing district Governor David. Only 3 of the 4 Area H clubs got a citation for meeting their club goals. You must complete at least 13 of a possible 26 including membership, volunteer hours, and service projects, to get the certificate.
Lyanne Gronning has been invited to join the club, and she's accepted.
Walter Guterbock mentioned the IPA 10th Anniversary party is Sept 5, 5:30-7:30. The tickets are $49, and details at https://ipafoundation.org/10-year-anniversary . It is not a fundraiser. You will not be asked for money. The main purpose is for people who are interested in the IPA to meet each other and develop a bond.
Patsy showed off the centerpieces we will use at the auction.
We sang Happy Birthday to Adam, on August 20th, Ollie, on Aug, 22nd, and Jerry on the 23rd.
We received 2 thank you notes.
From Morgan:
Dear La Conner Rotary. Thank you so much for the generous scholarship and the Awards dinner. I'm excited to be going to Skagit Valley College to earn my transfer degree, and hopefully go on to ultrasound tech school.
From the director of the Historical Museum:
Dear Friends, on behalf of our Board of Trustees Staff Volunteers. Thank you for your donation of $250 on July 14, to support the purchase of a lawn mower for Skagit City School. We really appreciate your support.
Here's what we're working on right now.
Here's what we're working on right now.
We're deep into research with the creation of our fall-winter exhibit: the history of Rodeo and Skagit County. The exhibit will open with a full day of celebration on Saturday, October 12th from 11 am To 4 pm. We hope you'll join us for the celebration. We're honored to have great volunteers and staff who are making these exhibits and events happen.
Without generous and faithful donors such as Rotary, we could not do that. Thank you for your support, which allows us to preserve and present Skagit County's unique history to the community and the wider world.
Audrey’s closing remarks:
The annual fund is the funding source for a broad range of local and international foundation programs. Rotary members volunteer their time and expertise to work with communities on meaningful projects that use contributions to the annual fund wisely.
In 2022-23, donors gave $147.6 million to the annual fund.
These contributions come from members and other people who support Rotary including schools, corporations and workplace giving programs, some of which can be matched by employers.
Keep up the good work, folks, and, that way, rotary as an organization can keep up the good work.
“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” -- Maya Angelou