President John Olson rang the bell at 12:02, calling to order meeting #5393 of the Rotary Club of Everett, our 40^th virtual meeting with 40 members in attendance.

 

He led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Will McMahan, PP, presented the Thought of the Day, with a prayer to acknowledge God’s gift of beauty.

 

There were no visiting Rotarians or guests.

 

Tammy Dunn reported on the Everett High Interact Club’s Seagulls Eat Local Restaurant Promotion. The club is highlighting one or two local Everett restaurants a week on social media. We encourage the membership to eat at these local restaurants anytime of the week.

 

President John announced that he sent an email on behalf of Sean George and Tom Kozaczynski regarding Compass Health Grand Opening in May 2021.

 

Barb George had a “bellringer” for her 76^th birthday and thanked Greg Lineberry on help with getting the Covid vaccination. Her email was hacked and many people called to find out if she was okay.

 

Mike Holcomb had a “bellringer” to recognize Jeanne Metzger for her community work. She passed away last week.

 

Kelli Thode gave $30 request dollars. Sound the Alarm program has been postponed during the Covid pandemic, so the Red Cross is promoting the Educational piece and asked if anyone would be willing to talk with her so she could talk about fire safety.

 

Kelly Shepherd along with Cathy Woods, Amanda Overby, and Dr. Ian Saltzmann had a ‘bellringer’ as we loss Robert Polk, Everett School District Athletic Director suddenly on Sunday. Robert made our lives better and he was truly be missed.

 

Mark Valentine, PP, had a ‘bellringer’ for Judi Edwards who kept the ‘motor running’ for the club.

 

Kari Petrasek, VP, asked for Program suggestions for 2021-2022 year. She is the Program Chair for next year. Greg Lineberry, PE, and her are working on programs.

 

For today’s program, the members would be randomly assigned a breakout room. The topics of the rooms included food, vacation places, drinks, sports, and movies. This format was a great opportunity to have conversations with our fellow Rotarians.

 

A fun rotation with several different breakrooms with selected topics. Lots of fun reconnecting with everyone. Great conversation. Lots of laughs.

 

Comments from the Rotarians:

 

“That was fun. Thanks Kari & Greg!” – Sonya Kraski

 

“Very Fun” – Laura Zorick

 

“Almost like real conversation” – Walt Greenwood

 

“Very fun, great idea” – Judi Edwards

 

President John thanked Kari for a fun meeting. He wished everyone a great week.

 

Meeting adjourned.

 

 

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