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Ud5020-October-2020.Pdf 2 | | UD5020 UD5020 | | 3 DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICERS 2020-2021 GOVERNOR Greg Horn (Lakewood) UNITE - It is all about serving [email protected] Highlighting inspirational news and successes CHIEF OF STAFF Mary Horn (Lakewood) to UNITE Rotarians with a common mission [email protected] within District 5020. COUNCIL CHAIR Caleb Summerfelt (Gateway) [email protected] GOVERNOR ELECT Lorna Curtis (Oak Bay) Caleb Summerfelt [email protected] Gateway Rotary UD5020 EDITOR GOVERNOR NOMINEE Dale Roberts (Comox Valley) [email protected] IMMEDIATE PAST GOVERNOR Maureen Fritz-Roberts (Comox) [email protected] SECRETARY Judith Marriott (Courtenay) [email protected] TREASURER Roan Blacker (Bainbridge Island) [email protected] ON THE COVER Rotary Club of Ladysmith, Celebrating 50 Years of Service - Forrest Field All Access Walking Trail: Paul Williams (left) Brian King (front middle) and Suzanne Otterson (right). 4 | | UD5020 UD5020 | | 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS DISTRICT 5020 CLUB NEWS ON THE COVER ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 3 FEATURE ARTICLES 20 YEARS OF PREPAREDNESS: HURRICANE THANK YOU, GOVERNOR HORN ......................................... 66 SEASON IS HERE ����������������������������������������������������������������� 38 BY JEFF HARRIS OCTOBER GOVERNORS MESSAGE ....................................... 6 BY ALLISON KINGSTON BY GREG HORN GIG HARBOR MIDDAY SOUP & SANDWICH DRIVE ............ 68 DROP INTO THE DREAM ������������������������������������������������������ 40 BY CHERI JOHNSON JOIN US OCTOBER 17TH 2020 ................................................ 8 BY KEVIN GLEIM DISTRICT 5020 ROTARY CLUB BUILDS TRANSITIONAL TWIN CITIES ROTARY RALLIES COMMUNITY TINY HOME RESIDENCES ����������������������������������������������������� 72 THE DENNY WILFORD FOUNDATION – SUPPORT FOR LOCAL RESTAURANTS ............................... 42 BY REBECCA SANCHEZ FOR THURSTONTALK.COM “JUST 2 DROPS” .................................................................... 29 BY CATHERINE CLEVELAND BY LONNA CALAS PROFOUND GRATITUDE ....................................................... 79 CUMBERLAND CENTENNIAL TACKLES BY JEFF FRANKFORD WE ARE MAKING HISTORY.................................................... 36 FOOD INSECURITY IN CUMBERLAND ................................. 44 BY CALEB SUMMERFELT BY DEBBIE LEMIRE DISASTER AID CANADA-WIDE GARAGE SALE.................... 81 BY GERRY BELTGENS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE................................ 96 POWER OF ONLINE FUNDRAISING: GOLF BY GERRY BELTGENS BALL DROP SUCCESS ........................................................... 46 LACEY ROTARY DUCK DASH A FLYING SUCCESS ������������� 82 BY KATIE COARD BY KEVIN HAYWARD CELEBRATING 50 YEARS - THE LADYSMITH GOLF COURSE STORY................................... 105 CELEBRATE OYSTERFEST 2020! ......................................... 49 COVID-FRIENDLY ONLINE FUNDRAISERS: BY ED NICHOLSON, CLUB HISTORIAN BY TERI KING CHEERS FOR CHARITY ......................................................... 84 BY LINDA MURRAY SHIPS IN A HARBOUR.... ...................................................... 118 FUNDRAISING IN THE “NEW NORMAL” ................................ 50 BY EILEEN BELTGENS BY LINDSEY HOEDEL PROVIDING MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY IN NEPAL .............. 87 BY LEANNA CHRISTIAN MORE ABOUT PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY ................................ 10 ROTARY LEADERSHIP DURING A PANDEMIC .................... 52 DISTRICT/INTERNATIONAL BY ANIL PURI & SAM PURDY BY DIANA MATSUDA FORMER PRIME MINISTER ZOOMS INTO NEWS THE ROTARY CLUB ��������������������������������������������������������������� 92 MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR ...... 12 RIVER CLEAN-UP PROJECT EMPLOYED LOCALS ������������ 57 BY MICHAEL RIBICIC BY MARNEE OBENDORF BY MIKE HAAS DISTRICT AND CLUB EVENTS ............................................. 122 HAVE YOU JOINED THE ROTARY TWIN CITIES ROTARY LAUNCHES BUSINESS DIRECTORY? ....................................................... 19 VEGETABLES IN A BUCKET PROGRAM .............................. 64 BY CATHERINE CLEVELAND ROTARY OPENS OPPORTUNITIES �������������������������������������� 20 BY MARILYN HOPPEN BIG WEST ROTARY INSTITUTE ............................................ 22 BY LORNA CURTIS WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE DISTRICT MAGAZINE? .......................................................... 27 6 | GOVERNORS MESSAGE | UD5020 UD5020 | GOVERNORS MESSAGE | 7 I believe the future of all weekly Rotary meetings will become hybrid meetings. Individual members are wanting to get back to regular attendance at Rotary meetings when they safely can, and hybrid meetings will allow others to attend if they are busy or traveling. OCTOBER GOVERNORS As I attend Rotary meetings via Zoom or hybrid, two common needs are arising: food insecurity among MESSAGE many in our communities is becoming critical, and at- BY GREG HORN home learning for kids is a challenge because of lack of These are significant and exciting times to be a member computers and/or internet service. of our Rotary family. Thank you to all the Rotary clubs who are stepping up President Holger said, “Rotary is not just a club you to help in this difficult time. join but an invitation to endless opportunities. Let’s take advantage of the opportunities that we have and Please join us in a very special event to raise awareness continue to present themselves as we live through, and or Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. come out of this pandemic. We can take advantage of Saturday, Sept. 17 will be a virtual event conceived by what we are learning now and reinvent how we do the Caleb Summerfelt, our District Public Image Chair. business of Rotary. Six outstanding speakers, including past RI President and polio survivor John Germ and RI Director and It will take strong leaders to be able to ride this giant vice-president Johrita Solari will be on the panel. The wave of change. What Rotary becomes in 5, 10, even 20 admission cost is simply a $30 donation to YOUR years may well be decided by how we manage Rotary OWN Polio Plus account at The Rotary Foundation. today. Please go to www.justtwodrops.com to register. I hope to see you there! We have been thrust into the electronic world of Zoom meetings in just a few short months. I’m very thankful Yours in Rotary, we have Zoom. We would be in a very undesirable Greg Horn place if we didn’t have it. 5020 Governor 2020-2021 8 | GOVERNORS MESSAGE | UD5020 UD5020 | GOVERNORS MESSAGE | 9 JOIN US OCTOBER 17TH 2020 DISTRICT 5020 TO LEARN MORE: WWW.JUSTTWODROPS.COM JOIN US OCTOBER 17TH 10 | DISTRICT/INTERNATIONAL NEWS | UD5020 UD5020 | DISTRICT/INTERNATIONAL NEWS | 11 MORE ABOUT PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY BY ANIL PURI & SAM PURDY “The mission of the Rotary Foundation, of 2. Rotary Direct—once you set up a “My Rotary” Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to account at the RI site, you have an access to advance world understanding, goodwill and the “Rotary Direct” method of giving. For a peace through the support of education, the cup of “coffee” a day, or US $85 per month improvement of health and the alleviation of set up, will set your Rotary Foundation Giving poverty.” Plan on “Auto Pilot”. The Paul Harris Society is a network of over 22,000 3. US Citizens over 72 Years---If you are dedicated Rotary supporters in 140 countries. required to take RMD (Required Minimum Society members express their commitment to Distribution), once or twice a year or more give at least US $1,000 each Rotary year to the often, you can fill out an “IRA Giving” Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or approved Rotary form available from RI. IRA giving to RI Foundation grants. Foundation, via RMD is “tax free” after age 72, and becomes part of your RMD. (Please Last year, donations from society members made consult your personal Tax Preparation around 16 percent of total contributions to the advisor on this before taking this action). Annual Fund. So 2% of Rotarians provide 16% of TRF Annual Fund donations. 34 Rotarians decided to join PH Society in 2019- 2020 Rotary Year---let us exceed this number You can sign up online (www.rotary.org/ --- place your RI Foundation giving on Auto-Pilot paulharrissociety) or fill out the PHS form to join with “Rotary Direct”---JOIN PH Society PH Society Please contact for any questions SUGGESTED METHODS OF GIVING • Sam Purdy ([email protected]) PHS 1. Write a check and give it to your club’s Chair BC Foundation Director or Treasurer—depends • Anil Puri ([email protected]) PHS Chair on each club’s system . Washington 12 | DISTRICT/INTERNATIONAL NEWS | UD5020 UD5020 | DISTRICT/INTERNATIONAL NEWS | 13 MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR BY MARNEE OBENDORF 2000-2001 Past District Governor, Robert central role in the funding and development "Bob" Lovely, 83, passed away on Tuesday, of Rotary Point Park on West Bay Drive. September 1st in Olympia. Bob was born on Bob also served as President of the Olympia April 15, 1937 in Albany, Oregon, & grew up Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Patrons in Everett, WA where he attended high school. of South Sound Cultural Arts, was the first Bob graduated from WSU with a degree in President for the Washington Center for the mathematics & then began his career at IBM Performing Arts, Director of United Way of in Seattle. After moving to Olympia, he earned Thurston County, and Chairman of the YMCA his MBA from Pacific Lutheran University. In 1977 Capital Fund Campaign. 1962, Bob formed a data processing service company which later became
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