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| Posted by Larry Frank on Jun 18, 2013
Rotary Club of Walla Walla proudly awarded $250 vocational scholarships to two great Walla Walla Community College students at our June 13, noon meeting. Pictured here are: (left) Brandon Clark, Automotive Technology, and (center) Amy Coyle (Cosmetology). Rotarian Doug Bayne (right) introduced the students as well as providing transportation. Congratulations and best wishes to Amy and Brandon as they pursue their business education and careers. | | Posted by Larry Frank on Jun 11, 2013
Recognizing that building leadership skills is a Scouting objective shared by Rotary, the Rotary Club of Walla Walla proudly presented $500 to Blue Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America to help support their Hispanic outreach efforts. The money will provide registration fees for Exploring Post members, helping to draw more Latinos (leaders and Scouts) into the basic Scouting programs.
Rotary Club president Casey Goodwin (right) presented the check to Brenda Lopez (second from right) of Explorer Post 311. Pictured here, standing left-to-right in front of a beaming Rotarian Bill Erickson (back row)are:
Luis Martinez (Tiger Cub, Pack 311), Diego Garcia-Valencia (Cub Scout, Pack 311), Christopher Pereyda (Life Scout, Troop 312), and Brenda López. Pack 311 and Post 311 are sponsored by the College Place Presbyterian Men's group. Troop 312 is sponsored by the College Place Lions Club. | | Posted on Jun 18, 2013
| | Posted by Jim Miller on Jun 11, 2013
Board members of the Walla Walla Noon Rotary Club recently received $200,000 from the Sherwood Trust to start work on a community splash pad for Washington Park! We're half way to a goal of $400,000+. This splash pad could be the first of several placed throughout the community. Your Walla Walla Noon Rotary Club is the point group on this community wide project that is expected to open in May, 2014.  Standing left-to-right: Skip Cundiff, Lawson Knight and Scott Peters.
Seated left-to-right: Chris Coates, Pam Cress, and Casey Goodwin. | | Posted on Jun 18, 2013
Rotary Salmon Bake July 20, 2013, Walla Walla County Fairgrounds. There will be a bottle of wine awarded to the member who sells the most tickets. As of June 13 you need to sell more that 12 to surpass a certain dentists in the club. This is one of three major fund raisers we do each year. Did you really think that we are able to award all of the education scholarships out of the "happy bucks" collected? These fundraisers are critical to the success of our mission of Service Above Self in the Walla Walla valley. And it can be an even greater success with your ticket sales and participation.Sign-ups are now available for volunteers to work at the event. Call Paul Abenroth to find the best time slots. Your help and participation in the fun will be greatly appreciated. | | Posted by Larry Frank on Jun 04, 2013
 The Rotary Club of Walla Walla is proud to have awarded our final scholarship for the 2013 academic year to Yeltsin Sanchez, graduating senior at Walla Walla Valley Academy.Yeltsin came to WWVA three years ago with educational and social skills at rock bottom. Through sincere dedication of WWVA faculty, and hard work on Yeltsin's part, a heartwarming transformation occurred. Yeltsin has emerged with winning grades and a winning smile, fully engaged with his fellow students and WWVA community, and is looking forward to enrolling in Walla Walla University's Engineering program. We are pleased to have presented this $1,000 scholarship to Yeltsin Sanchez during our May 29 luncheon meeting. | | Posted on Jun 04, 2013
| | Posted by Larry Frank on May 28, 2013
 Congratulations to Vicente Flores (center), Touchet High School Senior and a $1,000 scholarship recipient from the Rotary Club of Walla Walla on May 2nd. "With gutsy determination," said club secretary Terry Teske (left), "Vicente stepped into the role of 'man of the house', taking care of his siblings..., mother, and a child of his own." Working full time while maintaining sufficient grades to graduate this year, Vicente has demonstrated to his teachers at Touchet he has the grit to succeed in his plans to pursue a degree at Walla Walla Community College. Rotary Club of Walla Walla and president Casey Goodwin (right) is proud to award Vicente Flores this scholarship. | | Posted on Jun 18, 2013
Matching Grant partnerships. Two Rotarians met on Facebook, which resulted in 10 Rotary clubs in two countries completing a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant. Rotary clubs in India and the United States joined in a Matching Grant to install water purification systems in eight schools, benefiting almost 6,000 students. Grant funds were used to purchase and install the water purifiers in each school. This project provides clean water to the students, many of them with no previous access to clean water, resulting in fewer cases of waterborne illnesses. Rotarians have seen the students' interest in learning and school attendance improve, as well as their sense of self-worth. — Rotarian Helene Bo Morse
| | Posted on Jun 11, 2013
June 2013
As I write this message for the month of June, I find myself happy and a little bit sad. I’m happy because during my 50 years in Rotary, I have been privileged to see how much good my Rotarian friends have done in this world. I’ve been able to witness the smiling faces of schoolchildren who have desks, blackboards, books, running water, playgrounds, and youth clubs, all of which were organized, funded, and maintained by Rotarians. I’ve put drops of polio vaccine into the mouths of children in many countries as we have worked to eradicate polio. | | Posted on Jun 11, 2013
June 2013Dear fellow Rotarians, 
A Rotary convention is a powerful thing, and a first convention is an experience you never forget. My first was in Chicago, in 1980. That was the year I was president of the Rotary Club of Yashio. I thought we should learn more about Rotary, so I asked nine other members of my club to join me, and we traveled to Chicago together. We did not know what to expect from a Rotary convention. What we found was more than any of us had imagined. That convention showed me Rotary, and changed me forever. It gave our club something to strive for. I came to that convention as a member of a Rotary club. I left it as a Rotarian. The feeling that entered my heart in Chicago is still there today. | | Posted by David W. Hull on Jun 06, 2012
Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and around the globe. The 1.2 million Rotarians who make up more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in nearly every country in the world share a dedication to the ideal of Service Above Self. Rotary clubs are open to people of all cultures and ethnicities and are not affiliated with any political or religious organizations. | | Posted on Jun 18, 2013
Weekly pictures from Larry Frank & Tom Osborn. Pictures from our weekly meetings, events, and special occasions can be viewed on our Facebook page. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT TO VIEW OUR CLUB'S SITE, JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW. Watch for pictures of people you know...and maybe even your own picture on our Facebook page. Our Rotary Club has taken the step to become more visible in our community & the world...by creating an account on Facebook. Now you can follow events within our club on Facebook. You can go to the following link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Walla-Walla-Noon-Rotary-Club/120350751312203 and show your support by clicking on "LIKE ", or you can sign up to receive our updates on your Facebook account. Thank you for all of your support on this new venture. |
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