Greeters: Kelli Thode and Joe Gaffney

 

 

The meeting of July 16, 2019 #3 (5309) was called to order by President Steve Miller. President Steve lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Laura Zorick provided the Thought of the Day about FIKA, a Swedish coffee break that is more than a coffee break. It is about making connections with each other and how important those are.

 

Kelli Thode introduced Diane Zorick (guest of Laura Zorick)

 

 Mark Zorick (guest of Laura Zorick)

 

Catie Bowers (guest of Steve Miller), 

 

Teresa Wenta (guest of Steve Miller)

 

Travis Colburn (guest of Russ Hermes)

 

Sarah Jayne Barrett and Robert Van Tassell, Catholic Community Services.

 

Tom Rainville, pp, pdg, presented a resolution for Ted Wenta and presented it to his wife and daughter, Teresa Wenta and Catie Bowers.

 

Classification Talk:

Cat Wilson is a Farmer's Insurance agency owner and an Everett native. She grew up in Everett, graduated from Everett High School and Central Washington University. She returned to Everett and worked for Toshiba. Then Cat worked for Farmer's Insurance as an adjuster and now has an office on Broadway. She likes to support her community and even sponsors events. She is married and has two children. Cat's sponsor is Jim Schrader. She left us with this thought: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

 

Announcements included:

 

Announcements by President Steve included:

Happy Dollars/Birthday Bucks included:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raffle included the following winners:

Robert Van Tassell, guest

 

Greg Tisdale,

 

 

and Rod Moody

 

 

Program: "Clare's Place" introduced by Andy Hall, pp

 

Catholic Community Services is a non-profit organization based in Snohomish County. The organization employs about 250 people and are the lead agency on Clare's Place, a 65-unit apartment for high-needs individuals. Will Rice thanked the Rotary Club of Everett for it $100,000 gift. The club's gift was used to build a community room. The facility should open next week and the club members are invited to the Open House, Friday 7/19.

 

Rob Van Tassell discussed the funding sources that included tax credits, Washington State Housing Trust Fund, Snohomish County, the City of Everett and Rotary Club of Everett. These units are high efficiency, net-zero energy construction. 

 

Sara Jane Barrett talked about the safe streets program and how it will house a highly vulnerable population. There will be 24-hour staffing to help people. 

 

Meeting adjourned,

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Photography by, 

 

Next Program - "My RYLA Experience" presented by Nathan Judd introduced by Amy Norman, pp