December 6, 2019 - Holiday Social

Milo the Greeter 

Sam the Elf!

Our lovely Hostess, Erica and her Guest

Host Roger and Miss Susan

Tim the Terrific Treasurer 

The Delightful Desserts!

Mothers Day Celebration at the House of Hope

We celebrated our friends at the House of Hope for Mother's Day and received this beautiful note:

Mother’s Day at House of Hope

May 28th, 2019

Mother’s Day can be a challenging day for many of our women. Some are learning to parent a newborn, some are working hard to repair broken trust, and some do not have custody of their children. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be a special day to celebrate.

We were so fortunate to have Rotary Club of Millcreek provided gifts for every woman at House of Hope for the second year in a row! The gifts included items like shampoo and loofahs to help our women feeling beautiful and encourage them to take time for self-care.

As an extra special treat, Jennie Lloyd and friends brought a lovely Mother’s Day breakfast to all our women in residential facilities. This will be five years that Mrs. Lloyd and her friends have been providing Mother’s Day breakfast for our women. This wonderful treat gives our moms a break from having to prepare breakfast and allows them to enjoy a wonderful morning.

Thank you to everyone who made Mother’s Day special this year

Business Meeting Minutes – November 7, 2019, Revised

Members in attendance:  Joe Balstaedt, Jayne Barnett, Dave Chassé, Denise Chassé, Rose Defa, Ronda Eiting, Marty Gelman, John Haglund, Tim Jones, Frank Lilly, Susan Marks, Justin Powell, Colby Rider, Dave Veenstra, Judy Zone

Guests in attendance:  Jordan Taylor, Daniel Diaz

Business items:

1.       Call to order, Four-Way Test

2.       Announcements

a.       RYLA – thank you, Jayne, for driving and coordinating drivers to/from Aspen Grove (retreat).

b.       Socials –

                                                               i.      Nov 14^th Friendsgiving at Judy’s and John Zone’s home.  Please bring along friends you would like to introduce to our club. 

                                                             ii.      Dec 6^th Holiday party at Erica Wolff’s home.

b.       Service –

                                                               i.      Nov 14th – bring food items for Cottonwood High School’s food pantry to Friendsgiving.  See Cottonwood HS Food Pantry for a list of needed foods. 

                                                             ii.      Dec 7^th, 7:00 a.m. Operation Santa at the Fort Union Target.  Come help kids from poor families as they find each other gifts for the holiday season!  Each child is provided with vouchers to pay for the gifts.  The kids are escorted by local Police and Fire Fighters, making it an exciting arrival scene!  Note:  our club donated $1000 to help sponsor this event.

3.       Wine into Water – This year’s event grossed a little over $14,000 and netted ~$8,500 (significantly less than last year).  Having the event on a weekday was a contributor to reduced attendance.   We discussed going back to a Friday evening for next year’s event.  But we learned that Tracy Aviary now charges significantly more for weekends than weekdays.  This raised the suggestion that we should at least consider finding an alternative venue.  One possibility: the Baldwin Radio Factory.  We also talked about having other beverages available because not everyone drinks wine.  Perhaps we should serve craft beers and have a soda bar.  Let’s plan to talk some more about these ideas in future business meetings.

4.       Reports on International Service Trips – Dave Veenstra presented slides on the Nepal trip, and Frank presented slides on the Cambodia trip.  Both Dave and Frank expressed their appreciation for Rotary’s help in making those trips successful.  They and the Youthlinc participants will be forever changed by their experiences!

Upcoming Events

Nov 14^th 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Friendsgiving at Judy’s and John Zone’s home, 4517 S. Abinadi Rd (4160 E). 

Dec 6^th 6:00 p.m. - Holiday Party at Erica Wolff’s home, 3222 E. Regan Court, Cottonwood Heights.

Dec 7^th 7:00 a.m. - Operation Santa at the Fort Union Target

Business Meeting Minutes – October 17, 2019

Members in attendance:  Joe Balstaedt, Jayne Barnett, Linda Book, Denise Chassé, Rose Defa, Ronda Eiting, John Haglund, Julie Jones, Susan Marks, Justin Powell, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Erica Wolff, Pearl Wright, John Zone, Judy Zone

Guests in attendance:  District Governor Dr. John Hanrahan, Andy Dominic, Dustin Jones, Patricio Panuncio, Jordan Taylor

Business items:

1.       Call to order, Four-Way Test

2.       Thank you to all who drove and hosted the Rotary Club visitors from Argentina!!!

3.       Announcements

a.       Congratulations to Justin, who earned/received the Paul Harris Fellow Award!!!

b.       RYLA – please contact Jayne if you’re interested in driving or picking-up (Nov 6 and Nov 9, respectively) the students to/from Aspen Grove (retreat).

c.       Socials – Nov & Dec socials have not yet been identified.

d.       Service – Local service project for Nov to be announced.

e.       Club Calendar – Up and running in Google Docs.

f.        Club Survey – Justin will be sending it out soon.

g.       President Elect – Need to identify someone.

4.       Guest Speaker - District Governor Dr. John Hanrahan spoke about his work helping others with Rotary.  He co-founded the People’s Health Clinic, a Park City non-profit providing care to local residents who lack health insurance.  He also co-founded The Hope Alliance, an international humanitarian organization.  Dr. Hanrahan has led many medical, public health and other projects in other countries.  He is a member of the Rotary Cadre of Technical Advisors which evaluates large Rotary grants worldwide.

Upcoming Events

Oct 24^th – Rotary Foundation Dinner – Oct 24 @ 6:30 p.m., downtown Marriott.

Nov 7^th – Business Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Youthlinc Office at Brickyard Plaza.  Frank and Dave will report on their Summer service trips with Youthlinc (Cambodia and Nepal).