Everett Rotary Meeting – June 26, 2018 We were welcomed by Greeters Fred Safstrom & Roy Yates.

President Will McMahan opened meeting leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Jerry Tucker provided the Thought of the Day. Winston Churchill Quotes

Fred Safstrom welcomed visiting Rotarians and Guests, as follow: Visiting Rotarians None

Guests Eleven of Dick Hanson’s Family including his wife Helen.

 

Jackie Minor – Deane Minor’s mother Robert Smiley – Dale Packard Brenda  – Dale Packard Cody Schuh – Will McMahan’s grandson Bill Harper

– Fontelle Jones Abigale Cooley

– Eileen Simmons Maureen Anderson Announcements

• Tribute to Dick Hanson (Past President 93-94) by Larry O’Donnell

• Paul Harris Awards – Will McMahan o Jessica Mitchell – First o Deane Minor – First o Mary Beth Dingledy – Second o Kay Phinney – Second o Tara Eckstrom – Third o George Bowden – Fourth o Paul Stoot – Fifth o Steve Miller – Fifth o Ralph Quaas - Seventh

• 100% Attendance – Will McMahan. All received blue ribbons for their badges.

• Eileen Simmons about picking up lost and found clothes last Friday at the School District for Clothes for Kids.

• Card for Tony Orso who was in a car accident.

 

HAPPY DOLLARS/BIRTHDAY BUCKS • Deane Minor $150 – Combined birthdays for his mother and him.

• Mary Beth Dingledy – Raising $130K for cancer

 

• Steve Miller – Water skiing injury

• Henry Newton – Dick Hanson memory

 

• Sonja Kraski – Snohomish County kid drafted by the NHL • Will McMahan – Grandson with him today • Eileen Simmons – Ralph Quaas’ Service Award

 

• Jessica Mitchell – Meaning of the Paul Harris since her Grandmother had Polio

 

Raffle Pick a box winners of Espresso Beans, Tequila, Felix Bobblehead, Wine, etc. were Steve McGraw, Steve Ellis & Kaye Phinney

 

Program "Gates Foundation” Jamaica Corker was introduced by Sean Kelley. Jamaica is Program Officer for Data & Evaluation – Family Planning Program of the Gates Foundation.

Jamaica discussed the Demography (Science of Population) of the Sub Sahara Africa. She discussed the demographic transition in the region which is dramatically different than other regions in the world.