Rotary Club of Everett
PRE- MEETING:
The in-person attendance was a respectful 25 for a holiday week with another 7 ZOOMERS
who joined the meeting.
Unbeknownst to most of us, according to the internet, today is National Good Grief Day. (Thanks to Charlie Brown).
At our table Past President Larry O’Donnell was telling us about his visit with Past President Don Senter who now lives at Washington Oakes. That had reminded me that at this time of year Don and two blind monks made their annual fruit cake he auctioned off at our Rotary meeting. This reporter still has two of those fruit cakes in their original wrapping, they are dated 2012 and 2014. The response from my wife when I told her this was, Good Grief!
This week used to conclude with the annual Husky and Cougar Apple Cup football game. Since the Cougars took care of business back in September all we have to look forward to is this Friday’s late afternoon unrated Husky and No. 1 rated Oregon Ducks game. Can the Huskies be a spoiler down in Eugene and cover the 18.5 point spread? If so, the Oregon fans can’t use the WSU term we Couged it but they can say, Good Grief!
MEETING:
Vice President Kari Petrasek opened the 22nd meeting of the year and the 5,572nd meeting of the Rotary Club of Everett with the Pledge of Allegiance.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
Ashley Bolden quoted Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson “Failure’s not an option. It’s just a step.”
INTRODUCTION OF VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS:
There were no visiting Rotarians or Guests today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Vice President Kari had the following announcements:
Past President John Olson, who is heading up this year's Foundation month, needs another $3,000.00 to reach his goal of $13,000.00. If you purchase a card for $50.00 you will have an opportunity to win a Paul Harris.
On February 2nd there will be a Silver Tips Hockey game and when you purchase tickets from Jim Staniford the proceeds will benefit Dawson Place.
Kelli Thode said that on December 5th at 10:30 am there will be a social gathering of Rotarians at Kindred Kitchen.
Barbara George was excited to tell us about a fundraising event celebrating the 70
th anniversary of the Everett Museum of History. It will take place on December 14
th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. For more information go online to
www.everettmuseum.org/coming-events.
HAPPY DOLLARS AND BIRTHDAY BUCKS:
Krissy Davis was happy to announce that she is the new Executive Director of the Puget Sound Kidney Centers Foundation.
Betsy Baker-Bold celebrated her 54th birthday at Canlis, dining with her husband Sean.
Vice President Kari, Past President Ed Petersen, Julie Herber, and George Bowden recently returned from Dajabon where they helped on a water project and visited schools that will benefit next spring with books that we will be donating to them.
RAFFLE:
- Winner number 1 - Liz Stenning selected the Tee Shirt that came from Dajabon
- Winner number 2 - Past President Henry Newton received a hat and hot chocolate that came from Dajabon.
- Winner number 3 - Krissy Davis’s prize was containers of honey from Dajabon.
PROGRAM:
Ashley Bolden introduced Kyle Roscoe from the Recovery Café in Everett.
Kyle was one of my favorite bankers at the Colby Branch of Coastal Community Bank where he worked for 7 years. One week when I came in and didn’t see Kyle, I asked where he was, and they said he left the bank to work at the Recovery Café. I reconnected with Kyle as I was walking into the meeting today. I hadn’t known about Kyle’s history until he shared with us that in 2016 a jailer said good luck, opened the door and the next thing he knew he was sitting on the sidewalk along Pacific wondering what do next. He worked it out, with a lot of help along the way, and today he is the Director of the Recovery Café.
Our Rotary Club helped get The Recovery Café on it’s feet. In 2016 and in 2017 we donated $5,000.00 each year, Tara Eckstrom’s company provided I.T. help. Past President Ed and others helped in getting the Café moved from a small house on Broadway to their current location below the Co-Op on California.
Recovery Café’s Mission is to be a safe, healing community for individuals in recovery from trauma of homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges and to empower long-term transformation through human connection.
Core Values
- Acceptance.
- Loving accountability.
- Compassionate Empathy.
- Safety.
- Radical Hospitality.
- Connected Community.
Guiding Principles
- Live Reflectively.
- Show Respect.
- Practice Compassion.
- Give and Forgive.
- Encourage Growth.
Recovery Café Oriented System of Care
- Meets each individual where they are on the recovery continuum.
- Engages them for a lifetime of managing their disease, focusing holistically on each person’s needs.
- Empowers individuals to build a life that realizes their full potential.
- This person-centered system of care supports the individual as they work to establish a healthier life.
Traditional Recovery Systems
- Receive support services when in total crisis may gain some stability.
- When support resources are removed, the stage is set for a new round of crisis.
- Emergency interventions to stabilize a person in crisis only to “abandon” them when they begin to improve is time-consuming, expensive, and ineffective.
Accountability Structures
- Recovery Circles - Support groups led by a trained facilitator.
- The School of Recovery - Programs and classes that address the core and underlying issues of addiction and teaches members new skills.
- Volunteer Opportunities - Helps members learn the rewards of giving back, improve communication skills, and develop leadership skills.
- Other Recovery Fellowships & Programs - The Café holds space for other fellowships and programs to meet, including AA, NA, AL anon, OA, and DRA.
Vice President Kari thanked Kyle and presented him with our token of appreciation.
NEXT PROGRAM:
Past President John Olson - Foundation Month Finale
MEETING ADJOURNED:
Vice President Kari adjourned the meeting at 12:43 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Past President Andy Hall
Photography Submitted by.
Walt Greenwood
