President Brandon Honcoop called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. He thanked Eric Olsen for Greeting and Rick Rekdal for Scribing. He asked Don Dicks to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.   John Woodberry gave the inspirational moment.

Announcements:

Ann Hamilton – Nourishing Network:  It was stated that volunteers are needed to deliver food on June 1^st and June 8^th.  Location is John Muir Elementary.

Megan Nakanishi – Duck Dash:  Kick-off party will be June 4^th at 6 PM at the Wild Rover. In addition, Kirkland Rotary has made it to the 21st century by having the Duck Dash Facebook page linked to the Rotary Web Page.  Megan also reminded everyone that the Duck is set for August 11, 2012.

Brandon H – Miracle League:  Volunteers are needed, and another game will be held this Saturday May 19^th at 9:30 AM. Location is Perrigo Park Redmond WA.  

Student of the month is Charlotte Cronanweth was introduced.

• Chuck Brockway announced that there will be another Miracle League game this Saturday, at Perrigo Field, in Redmond. He asked for volunteers to arrive at 9:30 a.m.

• President Brandon announced that there will be a board meeting this Wednesday at the Conover Building.
  
  
• Anne Hamilton announced that she needs volunteers to purchase and deliver food to our needy families at John Muir Elementary School this Friday. She also said that there are plenty of funds to purchase the food and that all that is needed is for someone to purchase the items and deliver them to the school.

The April 30, 2012 Meeting of the Rotary Club of Kirkland was called to order at 6:30 by President Brandon Honcoop.  He asked Patti Smith to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.  He thanked Rick Walter for acting as Greeter and Scribe.

Steve Shinstrom provided the inspirational moment by reading some very funny “Now and Then” stories.

We were visited by Gig Harbor North Rotarians Lou and Cathy (last name missed)

Announcements:

John Woodberry wanted to thank all those who helped out – and there were many of you. Jim Feek has also offered some pre-season tickets up for auction next week.

Chuck Brockway talked about Miracle League and how much he appreciated the volunteers – However, there were twice as many kids as there were volunteers and he asked for more help in the coming week(s). Pictures will be taken on the 19^th for Miracle League.

Anne Hamilton wanted to thank everyone for their help with the Nourishing Network Project and singled out Mike and Sharon Hunter for their assistance.

Don Dicks discussed the Art Studio Tours and encouraged everyone to support the Arts.

Steve Shinstrom is asking for more Scribes and Greeters so please sign up!!

President Brandon opened the April 16, 2012 Kirkland Rotary meeting at 6:30 and Scott Rethke led the flag salute.  Pres. Brandon thanked the scribe and front desk personnel.  Gary Bruner gave an informative history of the Pledge of Allegiance as our inspirational moment: it was written by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, in 1892. 

Visiting Rotarians were Gary Moed from the Rotary Club of Downtown Kirkland, and Sheriff Steve Strachan (our guest speaker) from Rotary Club of Kent. Barbara Seaton introduced her husband Tim.

Announcements

1.       Anne Hamilton announced the first week of the Kirkland Nourishing Network (KNN) was a success thanks to the hard work of Barb & Tim Seaton, and the generosity of Makaylaa Powers and Pat Swenson. The KNN is a new service project whereby Kirkland Rotary will be providing groceries to John Muir Elementary families from April 13^th to June 29^th. Elizabeth Rusnak volunteered to coordinate this coming Friday’s duties of grocery shopping and delivering the food to Kathy Dryden at the school. Kathy Dryden provided feedback to Anne indicating the families were very grateful for our generosity.  You Can Help Too! Sign up with Anne to take the duties for a week, or donate cash for the groceries.

2.       Barb Seaton announced the annual Kirkland Rotary Foundation Auction will be held Friday, April 27^th at the Kirkland Women’s Club. There will be a wine and cheese pairing that starts at 6pm, followed by the spaghetti dinner (donated by Gary & Ingrid Bruner) and then the live auction. The dessert auction will wrap up the exciting evening. Lots of GREAT auction items have been donated so far, including a condo at Big White, a weekend at the Taylor’s on Hood Canal, golf packages and much more. The beneficiaries for the auction will be Northwest Baby Day and the Kirkland Police Department (to fund alarms for domestic violence victims). Cost per person is $22.00 and you can email Barb Seaton or Rachel Knight to sign up.

3.       Megan Nakanishi announced that the Duck Dash sponsorship has almost reached its goal, but still looking for more sponsorships. The sponsorship window closes April 30.

4.       Steve Shinstrom needs Greeters and Scribes.  So SIGN UP with Steve!

5.       Miracle League starts Saturday, April 28^th at 9:30 am at Perrigo Park in Redmond. Chris Rusnak composed a heartwarming video from his photography of past years Miracle League games, and played this video for all to see. A total of at least 25 volunteers are needed for each game, and it only takes about 2-hours of your Saturday morning to participate.  This years’ games will be April 28, May 5^th, May 12^th, May 19^th, June 2^nd, and June 9^th (the year-end party with the Mariner Moose). Sign up with Patty Sims. VOLUNTEERS GREATLY NEEDED FOR THESE EVENTS.

The principal of Juanita High School, Gary Moed, thanked all the Rotarians for their generous support of the high school students through scholarships and the Student of the Month program.

Fundraising Event

Friday April 27th, 6pm

Kirkland Women’s Club

Wine and Cheese pairing

Bruner’s Spagetti Dinner

Live Auction

Dessert Auction

$22 per person

President Brandon opened the April 9, 2012 Kirkland Rotary meeting at 6:15 and Pat Swenson led the flag salute.  Pres. Brandon thanked the greeters and front desk personnel.  Cynthia FitzGerald gave a short but sweet inspirational moment: Vision without Action is a Hallucination..