Our January 19th Chartering Dinner Marks a Milestone:

Minutes of our January 12 business meeting

In attendance: Alan Andersen, Loralee Barlow, Susan Brown, Mustafa Celebi, Marlin Clark, Megan Dunn, Peter Ingle, Miriam Kramer, Susan Marks, Annie Nielsen, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Laura Rogers, Julia Wee, Sonia Woodbury, John Zone, Judy Zone

Plans for Chartering Dinner: Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:15pm at the Cottonwood Club.

1. All club members should arrive around 5:45pm for a run through of our ‘pinning’ ceremony.
2. Rotaracters will be calling District leadership to attend and will arrive at 5:45pm to set up check-in/payment table.
3. $20 per member, $25 per guest. RSVP immediately megan@xmission.com
4. Christine will do name tags based on rsvps.
5. Laurie will do the Commemorative Program for the evening, and has secured a pianist for background music during the social hour.
6. Peter has found a Buddhist monk in Layton who will do our invocation, but as this blog is posted, we still need someone to pick him up and bring him to the event.
7. Megan is looking into an ROTC color guard, or we need someone to sing the National Anthem or America the Beautiful.
8. Judy will welcome everyone, thank everyone, recognize District leadership in attendance, ask Rotaracters and Interactors to stand, review the Program, present the gong and start the proceedings.
9. District Governor Rick Cambra has 10 minutes for remarks, and then will present Charter members with our Rotary pins.
10. Sugar House Rotary President Ennis Gibbs, of our sponsoring club, will present a gift, and has 3-5 minutes for remarks.
11. Charter President Megan Dunn will make closing remarks and thank yous.

Upcoming Events:

1. Don’t forget to save all pull off tops from cans (soda, beer, soup, etc.) to give to our Interactors for a fundraiser they are doing.
2. Miriam, Laura, Laurie are working with Bhutanese women to plan literacy lessons, computer training. Stay tuned for information about our January service project (sometime the end of this month).
• Peter has suggested that we might interface with ESL instructors at Westminster for help in communicating.
3. We will partner with Salt Lake based Rotaract for a Speed Mentoring Event in mid-March, date TBA.
• Millcreek Rotarians will be asked to outline their career activities in a brief bulleted way.
4. Also, Rotaracters are holding a Central American Dinner Fundraiser and Auction-- Friday, February 24^th at 7:00 pm Delicious Central American food made by Rotaractors. The funds will support our local and international service projects. We will also be auctioning off our skills and talents. For example, a photo shoot, piano lessons, tutoring, etc…
5. Sugar House Rotary Club (our sponsoring club) hosts the Chili Open Dinner at the Grand America Friday, January 27, silent auction starts at 5pm. $75 p/p raises funds for local charities. Ask Megan megan@xmission.com for more information.
6. Please see information about District Rotary Trainings in a separate blog entry.

Next business meeting: Thursday, Feb. 2, 5:15pm. Location TBA, but maybe the Youthlinc office!

• Big item of business: Electing a Nominating Committee to select a President Elect for our club!
• If you are interested in serving as part of the committee, or in serving as President Elect (and attending a District Training Feb 24-25), please contact Judy judy@youthlinc.org or Megan megan@xmission.com

Holiday event with Bhutanese community hits the local papers!

Check out the stories about our holiday social with the South Salt Lake refugee community in the Millcreek Journal http://www.mymillcreekjournal.com/pages/full_story/9397/Local-Rotary-Club-members-make-new-friends-and-meet-their-neighbors/ and the South Salt Lake Journal.

Thanks Margareta Vlasic for providing photos of the event!

Meeting Minutes - January 5, 2012

Rotary Club of Millcreek
Meeting Minutes - January 5, 2012
Youthlinc Offices

16 members attended: Christine Casper, Megan Dunn, Annie Nielsen, Peter Ingle, Ken Klinger, Marlin Clark, Laurie Pisane, Mustafa Celebi, Jason Collier, Sarah Grant, Margareta Vlasik, Susan Marks, Linda Book, Laura Rogers, Sonia Woodbury, Miriam Kramer

One guest: Alan Anderson

Note: member action items in bold

• Megan Dunn, President, opened the meeting appointing Jason Collier as protem Sergeant at Arms.


• Members - Action Needed: Megan is working on the Bylaws and Constitution. Members will receive these documents this week via e-mail. Please review and let Megan know if you have any edits. The documents will show the non-traditional nature of our club and a meeting format of 2 business meetings/one service project and one social each month.


• Laurie Pisane and Christine Casper provided an update on the Charter Dinner. Please remember to RSVP to the evite.


• Laurie reviewed the menu. The club agreed to post food as vegetarian and non-vegetarian and to ensure vegetarian dishes are offered.


• Attendees can pay in advance by check to PO Box 590, Sandy, UT 84091-0590 (the evite will be updated to include this information). Cost is $20/members, $25/guests


• The social and program will start at 6:15, with dinner buffet at 7.


• Laurie is working on a harpist to play for the event. Megan will follow -up with a Buddhist Monk regarding the invocation. The Club agreed to offer invocations at events ensuring we represent international communities and cultures to which we are providing service. Other details will be planned through the members on the Charter Dinner Team.


• Megan reported several clubs have asked about gifts for our Charter Dinner. Members agreed cash or gift certificates are best as we create our own banner and decide on a permanent meeting place. The Club liked the idea of a 4-way test banner as one of the gits.


• The update on banners and gifts led to a discussion on providing education at our Club Meetings on general Rotarian information. Susan Marks agreed to look at Rotary University and come up with ideas for 5 minute segments that can be taught during Club Meetings. All in attendance agreed education on 4 way test and other foundational items is key.


• Announcements- Laurie Pizzone volunteered to attend Sugarhouse Rotary next Thursday at noon to provide a formal invitation to our Charter Dinner.


• Attendance at Charter Dinner will improve if personal calls are placed to District Leaders, etc. Attendance at this event is essential. Annie, Peter, Jason, Sonia and Lauara volunteered to make outreach calls to improve attendance.


• Sonia provided an Interact update - The students loved the Bhutanese event and want to attend other projects.


• Please save your pop can tabs and other canned food flip tabs etc for the Ronald McDonald House. Sonia will collect the tabs at meetings and take to the Interact group for donation.


• Miriam reminded us of Career Night on March 19 with Interact. Please plan to attend if you can. The format will be speed dating and the students will have a few minutes with each of us to interact on careers.


• Susan requested agenda items for next week - district training, etc.


• Megan shared our first official card for our club - the Rotractors sent a Christmas card.


• Ken reported we made money at the Bhutanese luncheon. The money will be used for other projects.


• Marlin volunteered SLCC's Redwood Campus for our meeting on January 12. Details will be confirmed early next week.


• Jason fined as follows: Ken - $3 for phone going off, John and Judy Zone for not being at the meeting - $20/couple

Meeting adjourned.

Our next meeting is next Thursday, January 12, 5:15pm, at a location TBD. Stay tuned for details.

Happy New Year Rotary Club of Millcreek

As you update your new calendars, iPhones, and other devices for 2012, be sure to add the Rotary Club of Millcreek Charter Dinner on Thursday, January 19, at 6:15pm at the Cottonwood Club. More details to follow.

Christmas the Bhutanese way is a great way to spend an afternoon!

Check out the amazing video about this whole service project/social. Thanks, wonderful Miriam Kramer, RC Millcreek Community Service Chair!

To kick off our partnership, Millcreek Rotarians spent Saturday afternoon December 10 cooking, eating, partying with the Bhutanese refugee community - and a great time was had by all.

What a lot was going on! While the kitchen at the South Salt Lake Columbus Center was brimming with busy cooks, several Rotarians and Hser Ner Moo Welcome Center staff (thanks Raunde Everett!) set up the auditorium. Thanks, Sheila & Mary Gelman, Margareta Vlasic, Laura Rogers, Andrea White, Miriam Kramer, and Judy Zone for your help with this part of the event.
Soon the delicious scents of vegetable curry, a mixed vegetable dish, rice, roti, and chai tea filled the air, and our guests began to arrive. We want to thank the City Academy Interactors, their teacher Amanda Porter, their principal (RC Millcreek member) Sonia Woodbury for their help in bringing hundreds of warm coats and items of winter clothing for the distribution to our refugee friends. RC Millcreek members did their part too, bringing quite a supply. Andrea White got some amazing ski jackets donated from the U.S. ski team!

We want to thank Salt Lake Rotaract Club president Jerika Michel, and other Rotaracters, for helping with check-in and setting up our arts and crafts table for all the kids.

The Westminster Dancers provided some wonderful entertainment and then stayed around to play with all the kids from the refugee and Rotary communities.

Rotary Club of Millcreek members showed up in full force! President Megan Dunn was our emcee, along with her sister Lonna. Linda Book brought husband Bob.

Club Secretary Christine Christine Casper and her husband Darrin (also a member) were there. Marlin Clark helped with the sound system so we could listen to traditional Nepali music. Jason Collier brought the whole fam, as did Club Treasurer Ken Klingler. Sheila and Marty Gelman came for the cooking and stayed for the clean-up! Other members present: Sarah Grant, Kathryn Christiansen, Laura Rogers, Ron Stevens, Ladd Tanner & son, Margareta Vlasic (who brought a fabulous Scandinavian ginger cake!), Julia Wee, John and Judy Zone.

A special shout out to our International Service Chair, Peter Ingle, who brought his boys Gunnar and Anders, who ran the games, including Bingo with prizes. It was great to see Kamala (our incredible liaison with the Bhutanese community) explaining Bingo in Nepalese.

While we cannot thank enough Kamala and all the Bhutanese folks who prepared so much of the food ahead of time, cooked all morning with us, and stayed to enjoy the lunch, we must also thank Miriam Kramer (our Community Service Chair) for spending a huge amount of time organizing, delegating, and generally making the event a success.

Even members who could not be there were an important part of the event. Thanks, Social Chair Annie Nielsen, for the tablecloths, VP Laurie Summers-Pisani for the holiday decorations.

If you missed this event, you missed a great party! And you missed meeting some new friends in the Bhutanese community. Many thanks to Jarna Subedi, Pumpi Khatwodia, Radika Bhatrasai, Dueeka Dhankal, Kamala Bhatersai, Sabitrai Bhatersai, Bishnu Chapiuyam, Sabitra Pondyali, Ganga Adnakari, Tuiisha Subba, Damoduar Bhatterrai, Devi Rizail, Maya Bhattersai, Januka Charnigui, Priam Dhuali, Tuka Subedi, Purna Bhatrasai, Kharka Pudail, Tapash Bastola, Kumar Thurung, Indu Dhual, Denka Poskhal, Tulash Poshkal, Sumitra Lizal, Durga, Umi, Pabi and Ghana Chapigiya. AND your kids. Everyone was -- and had -- so much fun!

Enjoy some more photos of the event:

Jason Collier and Heather Klingler with kids at the arts & crafts table.

We want to thank Utah Rotary Governor Elect Jerry Summerhays for coming to our party with his granddaughter Adri.









Bob Book, John Zone, Marty Gelman enjoy the entertainment.

Gigantic warm clothing distribution!

Significant chopping and cooking.





Prospective member Jennie Ferguson, Ron Stevents, visiting Salt Lake Rotarian Rose Defa, RC Millcreek President Megan Dunn, Laura Rogers, and Marlin Clark.

Thanks Gunnar, Peter, Anders Ingle for the Bingo and other games to entertain our many young partiers!

For at least half those present, this was our very first Invocation in Hindu.

Many beautiful items, handmade by the Bhutanese community, were on sale. Perfect holiday gift shopping!

Rotarians power shop with the chefs of the Bhutanese community for our holiday social

Be sure to join us Saturday Dec. 10, 10am for the cooking show at the Columbus Center 2350 S. 500 E. in the 'Senior Kitchen' where Rotarians will be observing the ladies of the Bhutanese refugee community cook up a holiday feast.

Or join us just for lunch, Noon - 2pm, in the auditorium at the Center when we celebrate the season with 22 members of the Bhutanese community in Salt Lake City. $10 per person.

Seven stalwart Millcreek Rotarians joined in shopping for the food on the evening of December 8 with four of our Nepali chefs. We went to a local Indian market for many exotic items, and then to Smith's for the staples. Thanks to Loralee Barlow, Megan Dunn, Miriam Kramer, Annie Nielsen, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Judy Zone and of course, Kamala and crew for participating in this adventure.

We'll be having yellow vegetarian curry over rice, Nepali salad, bread, and tea. Millcreek Rotarians: You are bringing dessert, don't forget! There will be peanut butter & jelly on Great Harvest bread for the many kids who are coming for the luncheon.

Holiday Service Projects & Social are focus for our December business meeting

After our usual socializing, this meeting at Pyxis Suites courtesy of wonderful RC Millcreek member Kathryn Christiansen (since it is the holidays, Lugano's Loggia is booked for parties), President Megan Dunn opened the meeting with the official announcement of our Charter by Rotary International. Yippee! We're official!

Rotarian Loralee Barlow, who was our Chartering Club Secretary, has to step down from that post. Christine Casper willingly accepted the position, and will finish out this Rotary Year as a Board member, serving in this capacity. Chris is responsible for reporting attendance to the District & RI. Since she cannot be at every meeting, Judy Zone said she would take Minutes and post to the blog (since she knows most everyone), and she will list meeting attendance in each blog.

Vice President Laurie Summers-Pisani and our Social Chair Annie Nielsen must begin work in earnest on our Chartering Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 6:15pm at the Cottonwood Country Club. President Megan wants us to have two business meetings in January to prepare, so stay posted as to location: Most likely we will be back at Lugano's Loggia at 5:15pm the 1st and 2nd Thursday of January 5th and 12th.

We have a tentative social scheduled with the Hispano-Latino Club Thursday, January 26 6:15pm, probably at Lugano's Loggia.

Susan Marks reported that RC Millcreek was announced at the Area Four Luncheon (our District has ten areas comprised of 3-6 clubs with an Assistant District Governor assigned to each area. We are in Area 4 with Bev Christy as our fearless ADG leader). Susan remarked that the formation of RC Millcreek has comprised 22% of the District's membership goal of 150 new Rotarians statewide by July 1, 2012. Yay for us. We rock.

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Club members were reminded that QUARTERLY DUES & FEES ($90) are due immediately. Judy Zone explained that though these dues and fees count for January-March 2012, the club needs some cash flow so that members are not footing the bill for our service projects. Treasurer Ken Klingler remarked that we already had a bill from RI for the Rotarian magazine. Contact Ken ken@klingler.com Mail check to RC Millcreek, P.O. Box 590, Sandy, Utah 84091.

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Community Service Chair, Miriam Kramer, reviewed our upcoming service projects and holiday social:

Thursday, December 8 5:15pm Contact Miriam miriam@youthlinc.org for location for shopping for groceries with the Bhutanese women.

Saturday, December 10 10am: Cooking class with Bhutanese women at the Columbus Center 2530 S 500 E (South Salt Lake) if you have not rsvped, do so immediately miriam@youthlinc.org

Saturday, December 10 NOON: RC Millcreek Holiday Social with the Bhutanese community at the Columbus Center. Bring your kids, warm winter clothing especially in small adult sizes & kids' sizes, blankets, canned vegies, and cash to buy darling handmade items by the Bhutanese women. Cost of luncheon TBD by cost of groceries divided by attendees at luncheon. Bring some cash for your food, @ $10 p/p

If you have not rsvped, do so immediately megan@xmission.com Evite reminders will be coming again soon, and you can rsvp that way too! Obviously, we need an accurate head count.

Btw, Judy will be bringing mac n cheese for your kids who cannot deal with spicy (but delicious) Bhutanese food. We need desserts, so bring them!

Rotaracters (college Rotary Club) and Interactors (our club at City Academy) will be there to help with games and clothing collection. Thank you!

Our formidable Sergeant at Arms, Dr. John Zone, ended the meeting as per our tradition, with fines.

But first, Kathryn Christiansen explained that Pyxis Suites, her business at 999 Murray Holladay Rd. was shared executive office space, hourly meeting space, and virtual office space all available for rent. There are 46 individual office suites, rented by all variety of small businesses. Many of the virtual offices are online marketing and the like, wanting a Utah business address and services provided by the shared receptionist service.

Fines: Sonia, Paul, Andrea, and Annie were fined $5 for missing the wonderful meeting at Laurie's house. When Annie protested that she couldn't attend because she was in Cabo, her fine was increased to $10.

Many members also kicked in funds to Miriam for groceries for our social on December 10, and of course to Megan to pay for the yummy snacks she bought for our meeting. Thanks, Kathryn, for supplying us with wine for the social part of our business meeting.

In attendance: Darrin Casper, Jason Collier, Kathryn Christiansen, Megan Dunn, Paul Halliday, Peter Ingle, Ken Klingler, Miriam Kramer, Susan Marks, Annie Nielsen, Laura Rogers, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Ladd Tanner, Margareta Vlasic, Andrea White, Sonia Woodbury, John Zone, Judy Zone. Guest (and we hope new member!) Mike Katsanevas.