President Neil started the meeting at 12:05 pm with members attending in-person and online for today’s meeting. Meeting #22 of the current year and #5524 Club Meeting. President Neil lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

 

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
President Neil read the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – Everett Twist.

 

No visiting Rotarians or guests.

 

Steve Miller, PP, had a drawing for the Deck of a Deal Fundraiser. The winners would receive a Paul Harris. The first winner was Mark Valentine. The second winner was Janice Ellis.

 

Steve reminded everyone to pay at least $25 to the Foundation Month. By doing so, we will receive a banner for every Rotarian in the club contributing to the Foundation Month Fundraiser.

 

December Blood Drive is December 15^th at the Everett Elks from 10 am – 3 pm. Let Kelli Thode know if you can volunteer.

 

Student of the Month Program is Tuesday, December 12^th at Legion Golf Course. Lunch is $20 per person. The menu is a Pasta Bar.

 

Everett High School Choir Performance is Tuesday, December 19^th. Lunch will be served. Price of lunch will be $15 or bring a raffle item (wine) for free lunch. Pizza is the lunch menu.

 

There is no meeting on Tuesday December 26^th.

 

Brian Hollingshead mentioned that the Rotary After Hours has changed to the second Thursday of the month. Come to the Courtyard by Marriott Everett Thursday, December 14^th, from 5 pm – 6:30 pm.

 

Liz Stenning passed out Downtown Everett Shopping Brochure.

 

Pres. Neil is happy for the University of Washington Huskies football ending the season at 13-0 and sad dollars for Jerry Tucker’s University of Oregon football team losing to the UW Huskies.

 

Kari Petrasek was happy as her husband and her had a wonderful time in New Zealand. They both had a great experience hiking, etc.

 

Pres. Neil raffled off the Hi-Ocatane Fruitcake baked by Don Senter. Will McMahan was the lucky winner.

 

Raffle winners today were Jeff Moore (lunch), Steve Juntwait (Red Wine), and Brian Hollingshead (White Wine).

 

 

Ryan Willis introduced Captain Joshua Menzel, Naval Station Everett. Captain Menzel explained why the Navy is important and vital. The Navy is America’s Away Team. The Navy protects the homeland.

 

Naval Station Everett is home to seven destroyers and other ships. Properties of Naval Station Everett are Navy Family Support Complex – Smokey Point, Jim Creek Naval Radio Station, Pacific Beach, and ARD Bayview in Idaho.

 

Naval Station Everett is a port. It is one of two Navy-owned deep-water ports on the Continental West Coast. It is a Shipyard as maintenance occurs on eight ships, City within a City, Social Service Provider as there is childcare and job employment, and a landlord as Naval Station Everett’s tenants are the Carrier Strike Group and Destroyer Squadron.

 

In September 2023, the Naval Station Everett had a North Gate Coordinated Emergency Response. They coordinated efforts with several agencies including City of Everett Police Department, Snohomish County Sheriff, Washington State Patrol, FBI and NCIS. Many lessons were learned from this Emergency Response.

 

TEAM Everett works on environmental stewardship with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Stillaguamish Tribe and a wetland restoration project at Smokey Point.

 

The future of Naval Station Everett is to be the preferred future homeport for the 1^st group of Constellation Class Frigates. They are working with the City of Everett, Port of Everett and surrounding communities to ensure a mutual compatibility as they go through the process.

 

A TEAM Everett Initiative is coordinating with the City of Everett to resubmit a grant application to construct a firefighter training facility on a parcel of land owned by the city.

 

Public Private ventures include housing projects for 88 new family housing units for junior families and options to station a floating dry dock within the Port of Everett.

 

Naval Station Everett partners with the community. It is a great experience for the sailors to be involved in community activities.

 

Join the Navy Team. The Military is challenged with hiring. There are Military and Civilian Opportunities.

 

Thank you and several questions were asked and answered.

 

President Neil thanked Captain Menzel for presenting today. A donation in his name will be given to the Bridge Receiving Place. The meeting was adjourned at 12:55 pm.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

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