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Monday, October 4th, 2024
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Fellowship Activity:
Dinner & Music
Location: Grow Community Room - 295 Ambrose Ln NW
Parking: Lower and upper parking lots of the Pavilion at 403 Madison Ave N
Schedule: 6:00pm Socializing (BYOB) / 6:30pm Pizza / 7:00pm Music by Bob Baranski
Please join us for an evening of great conversation, pizza, drinks (byob), and music from Bob Baranski!
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10/14/2024: No Meeting or Communiqué / Indigenous Peoples' Day
10/21/2024: Lunch / Health Panel
10/28/2024: Lunch / Eco-Adapt
11/04/2024: TBD
Check our Club Calendar for more details and committee meetings.
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New Member Profile: Mitch Icard
Please tell us your name and where you are from.
My name is Mitchell Icard but most people call me Mitch. I am from Kingston, WA and currently live in Indianola, WA.
What is your professional history or educational background?
I went to North Kitsap High School and went on to graduate from University of Hawaii with a Bachelors Degree in Economics.
What would you like to include about your family?
My wife Brenna Lander and I met in 2009 and have 2 identical twin boys, Tate and Cole who are 5 years old. Brenna is a Kindergarten teacher at Wolfle Elementary in Kingston and our kids attend her classroom for Kindergarten this year.
What would you like to get involved with in the club? Any specific committee interests?
I got started by volunteering at the auction and working the fishing section and I plan on doing that again in 2025. I am also interested in helping out working the curb. Additionally I have signed up for the "Coffee and Careers" program and will be working with the Career Exploration Committee and BHS in the months ahead. Beyond that I am open to learning more about the different committees and finding other ways to get involved!
Please let us know an interesting detail or two about you: hobbies? favorite book? secret skill? any other fun facts?
Some hobbies I have include sailing, fishing with my kids, back country skiing, and running.
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World Community Service - Ukraine Update
From Nena Peltin
RCBI Provides Humanitarian Assistance to Ukraine
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You should be very proud of the help our Rotary Club has provided to Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February of 2022! From the start of the conflict, RCBI has been a steadfast source of humanitarian aid, working with Rotary Clubs in both Poland and Ukraine to get supplies to areas where they are most needed. We have sent money for the purchase of a wide variety of items, including:
- Seven comprehensively stocked paramedic backpacks containing not only first aid supplies, but also life-saving equipment such as Ambu bags, tourniquets, and special bandages designed to cover sucking chest wounds.
- We have financed children’s winter outerwear, sleeping bags, rechargeable flashlights, baby formula, packaged food, generators, and diapers for babies and older adults.
- We have provided heating/cooking stoves for people now living in a barn or shed after the Russians have damaged or destroyed their home.
- This past summer, we sent money for toiletries and packaged food for over 100 war orphans living in a hospital in Kherson, Ukraine, where they wait for foster or adoptive parents.
- A portion of the goods we recently financed also went to needy families affected by Russia’s horrific bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv on July 8.
The Ukrainian Subcommittee continues to assess and respond to the needs of the Ukrainian people and are currently in the process of sending grant money to cover more sleeping bags, headlamps so that kids can do their homework this winter when no electric light is available, and power banks so that Ukrainians can keep their phones charged to stay in touch with soldiers on the front lines.
We proudly report that NOTHING our club has arranged for Ukrainians to receive has been confiscated by Russian soldiers or Ukrainian black marketeers, as we have an honest, reliable international team in place. Please ask Nena or Vicki E. if you want more detail, and thank you so much for your support of this important work.
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Announcements
New Club Working Group: Web & Tech Services
A group of members who are involved with club technology services met on October 2nd to start discussing how to manage and streamline the over 20 services used by our club - everything from Constant Contact, to Google Drive, to Zoom. The goal is to remove redundancies, improve access, save money, preserve club knowledge, and make these services simpler for everyone to use. Matthew Liddle and Evelyn Wilder are leading this effort. Reach out if you'd like to get involved!
Polio Donations - Paul Tice has generously offered to double member donations to the polio program during October, up to $100 each. The Gates Foundation will triple that, so that $100 will turn into $600 for the eradication effort! Look for information at the greeter's table.
Community Grants - Applications will be accepted from October 1st to November 1st. The application and all the information is available now on the updated web page: bainbridgeislandrotary.org/community-grants/
Nominations for 2025-2026 - Contact Ann Marie Kimball to nominate someone for one of next year's open positions:
- President-Elect (2-year term)
- Community Service Director (3-year term)
- Trust Treasurer (3-year term)
- Auction Co-chair (2-year term)
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Nena Peltin Receives Paul Harris Fellow Award from Rotary Club of Twin Cities, WA
While attending an August 30 Zoom meeting of the Twin Cities, WA, Rotary Club -- with which we have partnered in serving Ukraine for the past two and a half years -- Nena Peltin was pleased (and surprised!) to be named a Paul Harris Fellow. That club gave her the award in appreciation for her “tangible and significant assistance given” to war victims in Ukraine. Such recognition by another PNW Rotary Club reflects well not only on our Ukrainian Subcommittee, but also our World Community Service Committee and the club as a whole. We should all be very proud of the humanitarian work we have done and will continue to to do for beleaguered Ukraine.
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RotaryFest: Pints & Pies for Polio
Area 90 Rotary clubs have partnered together again for the Pints & Pies for Polio event at Western Red Brewing. This is always a fun event with members of multiple Rotary clubs as well as non-Rotarians gathering to enjoy a drink for a great cause!
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Thursday, October 24th (World Polio Day) at Western Red Brewing from 5pm – 9pm.
- We have partnered with Western Red and Premier Meat Pies again this year. Both establishments will donate a portion of the proceeds to our cause during the event. So come hungry and thirsty!!
- There will be a raffle again this year and all the proceeds will go directly to the cause. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20.
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DG Bill McGregor will be attending this event and providing a short presentation.
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Following the event, the total $ raised will be divided between participating clubs and distributed accordingly. The $ raised will go into your club’s PolioPlus fund. We are getting confirmation from the District if that contribution to the PolioPlus fund for each club will be matched by the Gates Foundation.
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PEACEBUILDERS ACTION GROUP | |
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This is one in a series of informational articles from Nancy Houghton about the club's new Peacebuilders Action Group.
Pillars of Positive Peace: #2 and #3
Positive Peace compounds over time and creates the optimum opportunity for human potential to flourish.
Pillar of Peace #2: Sound Business Environment
Definition: Communities have thriving businesses with variety and choice. Community businesses respect labor and environmental laws, which are established through strong economic conditions and support from institutions.
Pillar of Peace #3: Equitable Distribution of Resources
Definition: The ability to access resources such as education, health, clean water, employment and justice in your community without worrying about how your identity will make it difficult to obtain.
Positive Peace Academy: www.positivepeace.academy/rotary
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Welcome Pole Dedication - October 9th | |
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You're invited to the dedication of the new Suquamish Welcome Pole on Bainbridge Island’s Sound to Olympics Trail (STO) at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. The pole is being installed on the Winslow Connector section of the STO, just up the hill from Winslow Way and SR 305. There will be a reception to follow at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA). Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman and carver Randi Purser will be honored guests at the dedication.
This unique cultural work by carver Randi Purser is being gifted from the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation to the City of Bainbridge Island. The pole was funded by community donations to the Parks & Trails Foundation, including a grant from Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island. The City of Bainbridge Island partnered to manage and fund Installation on the STO Trail through the Public Art Fund.
Learn more: www.bainbridgewa.gov/
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BIFD Pancake Breakfast - October 12th | |
From the September 30th club meeting. Photos and captions by Cindy McGregor. | |
President Fred opened the meeting by reading a creation telling from the Suquamish people. | |
Marina Cofer Wildsmith, current Assistant District Governor and an RCBI Past President, introduced Ways to Give Now or Later via Zoom. She spoke of the way our members serve through their “time, talent, and treasure.” She explained the relationships between the Rotary 501 C(4)s and 501C(3)s. | |
Charlie informed us about the Rotary Foundation. World Polio Day is Oct 24, a date chosen in honor of Dr. Salk’s birthday. The polio vaccine became available in 1955. Our club started funding vaccines for children who could not afford them a full 30 years before Rotary International started doing so. No flies on RCBI! | |
Christy told us about our RCBI Trust, citing the Bainbridge Public Library building as an example of our impact on the community. The Rotary Foundation has provided over $1,000,000 in matching grants to our Club. | |
Jim increased our understanding of the Rotary Fund for the Future. It has been developed for sustainability and response to crises that impact the community. | |
Todd reminded us that the RCBI Scholarship Foundation is independent of the RCBI Trust. The goal is grow to $1,000,000 to become self-sustaining without Trust funds. It was first conceived in the 1980’s and, as of 2023, has a balance of $440,000. | |
Irv Alpert had an enjoyable classification interview with President Fred. | |
Tom M presented a check for $15,000 to the Bainbridge Schools Foundation. Pictured from left to right are Tom M, Amii Thompson, Rebecca Walliman, Lia Swanson, Suzanne Hermanson, and Pres Fred. | |
Jessica reminded us about the 1984 Prom Fundraiser for the Bainbridge Historical Museum. Sounds like a blast. | |
Paul has pledged to match donations up to $100 each toward ending Polio. Daryle stepped up. | |
Fred casts the spell that ends the meeting. | |
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Director of Club Communications: Lisa Erickson
Editor of Communiqué: Evelyn Wilder
Photographers: Lisa Erickson, Cindy McGregor
Proof-Readers: Lisa Erickson, Allen Ferris
Reporters at Large: Vicki Browning, Lauren Groves Charles Averill
Social Media Lead: Jessica Perkins
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