From the Desk of President Lori

 

FROM PRESIDENT LORI

At this week’s meeting, we will officially elect Bernie Griffard as President-Elect for the remainder of this Rotary year and President for 2021-22. Please show your support for Bernie as he once again steps up to lead our Club. Bernie, again, many, many, many thanks for agreeing to do this.

We also will hear from Karin Marks, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, about an upcoming Workforce Development Forum and this year’s Peony Celebration.

I’m excited about our Club once again participating in the Peony Celebration, which will run from Friday, July 9, to Saturday, July 24. Last year’s event was a bright spot in an uncertain, pandemic summer. It was fun selling peonies and seeing neighbors and visitors to our community. The money raised from last year’s sales helped fund the scholarship we presented to Winston Ajakaye for his fall semester studies at Kachemak Bay Campus and the Gary Thomas Memorial Bench Project. Three of the benches have been purchased and are currently sitting in a city storage area waiting for spring and the opportunity to install them. The main Gary Thomas bench will be installed at WKFL Park. A bench designed to honor Rotarians who die while active members of our Club is destined for Bishops Beach. The third bench will go near the Fishing Hole Pavilion, another Rotary project. Dave Brann and Tom Early are going to build the bench for the floating dock at Ben Walters Park. Many thanks to Dave and Tom for their continuing work on this project.

There’s another opportunity to help at Saturday’s COVID vaccine clinic at Homer High School. Just a couple of volunteers are needed from 9 a.m.-noon (for an hour or two or three) to be the friendly faces pointing folks toward the main entrance. There will be other clinics in April where friendly faces and helping hands also will be appreciated.

Speaking of helping, do you have ideas for programs? If so, will you pursue them or let me know about them so someone else can pursue them? We all want engaging programs that connect us to our community and our world — and the more of us who are involved in getting speakers, the more varied and interesting those programs are. Many thanks for your help.

Don’t forget to bring your brags and complaints to Thursday’s meeting.

Grateful for each of you,

Lori 

Lori Evans

2020-21 President

Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay


This Week's Speaker -- Karin Marx, Workforce Developement Forum

Invocation -- Jim Hornaday

Speakers and Invocators are needed from April through June Including next week!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Note:  New Guidelines for Who Is Eligible for Covid-19 Vaccines in Alaska 

                   Who is eligible? Anyone living or working in Alaska is eligible.

                            Note: Pfizer vaccine is authorized only for individuals 16 years of age and older, and Moderna and Janssen vaccines are authorized only for individuals 18 years of age and older.

Request From Haven House

Fellow Rotarians,
 
I was asked to please tell my fellow Rotary Club members that Teddy Bears and yarn are needed for a project to support children needing Haven House services.  There is a box, with Jane Regan's name on it, inside the main door at KBBI where donations can be placed.  Teddy Bears must be NEW, and any yarn will be welcomed.  The yarn is knitted to form blankets for the Teddy Bears and then they are donated to this Haven House project.
 
Thank you.
 
Vivian
(435-3903)

Regular Meeting Thursday Noon March 25, 2021 Using Zoom or in Person

Please join us for the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay. We are meeting both in person (Bidarka) and via Zoom. This week we will hear from Karin Marks, who serves on the Board of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, about an upcoming Workforce Development Forum. 

Time: March 25, 2021 11:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time
 
 
Meeting ID: 860 7236 1642
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Looking forward to seeing you either in person or via Zoom on Thursday,
 
Lori
 
Lori Evans
2020-21 President
Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay
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Do you want a FUN, fast, simple way for your Club members to fund your future projects and do good in the world?
 
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One fast-paced hour -featuring Master of Ceremonies Past Director Jeffry Cadorette: 
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Invitation to Zone 28-32 GALA event you won't want to miss!!
 
 
Invite your friends and Zoom dance --- Or add on your own Zoom Club celebration after-party!
May 12th, 4 pm Ak Zoomie-Time  - Do Good in the World-- "See" you there!
 
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N. Diane Fejes
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We do need SPEAKERS, GREETERS AND INVOCATORS  to sign up!

We only have ONE Speaker each, for April, May, and June.  We need Greeters and Invocators for the same months.

 

2020-2021 Speaker Spreadsheet

 

Being a greeter is a great way to learn names and have a chance to say hi to everyone who comes to a meeting!  And we all appreciate an interesting poem, saying, words to a song, etc. to inspire us for the day.

Thank you for helping us have a great meeting!

 

Bulletin Information:
If you have anything to put in the Bulletin, please get it to me no later than Saturday.  I am trying to have the Bulletin out Monday evening, when possible, as most of my Wednesdays are full, and I can no longer work on the BULLETIN until late at night.  I am trying to have the Bulletin be more for Club members and friends of the Club, and the Web Page be more for the general public.