Rotary Log 11-21-23

 

The meeting of November 21^st, Rotary meeting # 5522, #20 meeting of Neil Angst, was called to order by President Neil Angst.  Pres Neil then led the Pledge of Allegiance and delivered the Thought of the Day.

 

President Neil introduced the guests of Ed Petersen.  Ed's guests were Damari Peralez Long and Jessie Tear. There were no visiting Rotarians.

 

Rotary Club of Everett Board meeting, 1^st Friday in December.        

 

VOA Food Bank Outreach – Thursday, Dec 21^st, 2-4 pm.

 

December Student of the Month, Tuesday, Dec 12^th back at Legion Golf Course. 

                     

Steve Miller, PP, is doing Deck of a Deal next week for foundation’s last week. $50 for a card and a chance to win a Paul Harris.

 

Kari Quaas is going back to one job!  Everett High, 

 

Ed Petersen told of dad going to New Bedford, and learning about his father’s journey in 1947 after the war;

 

Larry O’Donnell, remembers when Petersen’s came to Everett and sad bucks for Joanne Sjoholm’s passing,

 

Winning tickets for wine, candy and cake went to Ed Petersen, Brian Hollinghead, and Kelly Shepherd.                                                               

 

President Neil introduced Janis Ellis for an informational program:  What is Rotary all About? 

 

Janis provided an overview of Globel service beginning 110 years ago and growing to 1.4 million members.  Everett was the 182^nd club, founded on service to others with a motto of service above self, dedicated to the Four Way Test. 

 

Our club includes the Interact club and Rotaract club with goals to fundraise and do good work.  Our club’s focus is on youth, to celebrate their success, sponsor and encourage their efforts, to support the AVID program, local parks, scholarships for the various high schools.  $341,975 this year was given in scholarships.  Janis took off her jacket to show her Rotary t-shirt. 

 

Abi Skolrud, from Sequoia, was introduced by Tricia Schultz.  Abi plans to attend Western and study anthropology.

 

Daniel Bekele, from Everett High, was introduced by Jen Selders.  Daniel wants to impact the world with computer technology with a degree from Stanford.

 

Alaa Zeghuzi, from Cascade, was introduced by Trish Roberts.  She plans to go to UW and hopes to be an orthodontist.

 

All three students were repeatedly referred to as kind and caring.  What more could we ask?

 

Janis Ellis returned to the dais to introduce Parker Miller, a soph at Everett High who is our candidate to be an exchange student to study in Japan.  He will begin the process of working through the qualifying levels.  Our best wishes go with him.

 

President Neil thanked everyone for their contributions to the meeting.  He announced that Steve Miller, PP, would close out Foundation Month as the next program.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

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