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Aberdeen Rotary Club Newsletter                  January 3, 2012


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Meetings: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM, at the  Rotary Log Pavilion, 1399 Sargent Blvd., Aberdeen, WA.

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Club No. 56, Organized April 1, 1920
District #5020 

Jennifer Sturm, President
Alex Kluh, Past President 
Liz Anderson, President Elect 
Travis Hoppe, Vice President
Kurtis Dawson, Secretary
Doug Twibell, Treasurer
Ed Brewster, Director 
Patrick Farwell, Director
Gary Morean, Director
Noreen Sampson, Director

 


Board Meetings are held at 7am.  on the second Wednesday of every month at Duffy's Restaurant in Aberdeen.  Any member who wishes to attend is welcome.  Attendance at a Board Meeting constitutes a makeup meeting.  

 

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Gloria Brown - 6th 

Nancy Taylor -  21st

 

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District Calendar of Events
Pacific Northwest PETS 
Mar 09, 2012 - Mar 11, 2012

 

Mar 31, 2012 - Apr 01, 2012

 

RI convention - Bangkok 
May 06, 2012 - May 09, 2012

 

District Conference - Victoria
Jun 22, 2012 - Jun 24, 2012
 
 MEMBER NEWS
 
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Jan. 4 - Terry Willis, Grays Harbor County Commissioner
Terry Willis
Taxes, budgets and hearings, oh my.  District #1 County Commissioner Terry Willis will speak on the State of the County. Bring your questions and a guest you may be interested in becoming a Rotarian.  
 

Other upcoming programs

Jan. 11 - Gary Lewis of Rail America and a consultant to the Port of Grays Harbor.  

 

Jan 18 -  Mayor Bill Simpson  on the State of the City.

 

Jan 25 -  John Hughes and his new book

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2012-2013 Board positions open for nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2012-2013 year. The following slate has been nominated thus far:
President Elect:  Kurtis Dawson
Vice President:   Racheal Lebon
Secretary:   David Steinman
Treasurer:  Doug Twibell
Directors:  Travis Hoppe, Noreen Sampson, Josh Steele, Mike Sweeney

The position of President and Past President were elected last year and not open for nomination.  If you are interested in being nominated please contact Liz Anderson.
Auction date set
Dear Fellow Rotarian,

The 41st annual charity auction for the Aberdeen Rotary Club will be held at the GHC HUB on April 28, 2012. Please mark your calendar now.

One of your commitments as a member of the Aberdeen Rotary Club is to make a financial contribution or donate an item to be auctioned. The guideline established by the club is a minimum value of $100. As you know, our club does not schedule multiple fundraisers throughout the year - this is our one big event. Please be generous!

Your donations help us raise funds for our foundation that in turn has provided:
  • $10,000 in annual student scholarships
  • Capital improvements at Grays Harbor Community Hospital and AHS Stewart Field
  •  Support for the annual United Way of Grays Harbor, Foodball and Salvation Army drives
  •  Support for the YMCA of Grays Harbor "Strong Kids" program, AHS Business Week, and 7th St. Theatre Kids program
  •  Support for the STEM education initiative at Stevens Elementary School
  •  Donations to Rebuilding Together-Grays Harbor and Grays Harbor Clothing Bank
  •  Purchase of Aqua Box water purification and Shelter Boxes for international disasters
  •  Urgent medical care for low income and homeless students
  • Annual distribution of dictionaries to each 4th grader in the Aberdeen and Cosmopolis school districts and the St. Mary School
  •  And support for many other Harbor organizations...
The Aberdeen Rotary Foundation has awarded more than $100,000 in community grants in the past few years. This would not be possible without the proceeds provided by the auction.

Please fill out the donation form below and return it ASAP, so we can make sure to get your items in the printed catalog. For any questions, please call Auction Chair Travis Hoppe (580-1143 cell/txt msg) or Jennifer Sturm (533-1145). Or email us at [email protected].

Thank you in advance for your generous and prompt attention to this, so that we may focus our energy on acquiring donations from non-members.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Sturm,  President, Aberdeen Rotary 

 

Rotary iconDates to remember

January  4th  - Foundation Grants Committee immediately following the noon meeting

January  11th - Board Meeting - 7am at Duffys. Members are welcome to attend. 

Rotary iconDistrict News

NEW NEWSLETTER!!!

 Some Articles in this issue.

  • Rotary Families by District Governor David Stocks
  • Cumberland Marching Band Receives $500 Donation
  • Livingstonia Water Project Is 6 Years in the Making
  • Rotarians Make Good on Pledge to Jenesee Place
  • Butare, Rwanda Eco-Stove Project Partners with Sooke, Oak Bay
  • Plus many more

Rotary iconRotary International News

Top RI Stories of the year

See a review of the top Rotary stories of 2011, from Rotarians responding to help tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan, to the unveiling of the RI theme, Reach Within to Embrace Humanity.