HAVING FUN...LEARNING IN POCATELLO

 THANK YOU, TAMMY BAILEY, A BEQUEST SOCIETY MEMBER

Tammy Bailey of Salmon received her Bequest Society crystal and pin at the Pocatello Mid-Winter Assembly.  Tammy and 73 other Rotarians added a $10,000 bequest in their will or through life insurance to The Rotary Foundation to be given to Rotary upon one's demise. 


R. to L.:  Bequest Society Member Tammy Bailey, Million Dollar Dinner coordinator Marianne Barker, DG Terry Gilbert and The Rotary Foundation Rusty Broughton.


WE LEARNED A LOT AND HAD FUN AT THE SAME TIME

  


Kym Mowery, president of the East Idaho Falls Club, raises rabbit ears over her unsuspecting member, Lynn Bybee.

 

Ask any teacher and she will tell you that the after-lunch, a sugar high can put an audience to sleep.  Well, in the  Pocatello mid-winter we solved that through a follow-the-leader exercise taking the participants out into the frigid air!  In the picture above, Lynn Bybee encourages her entourage to pretend they are airplanes.  It appears Phil Anderson is thinking seriously about following Lynn, but Randy Seal appears to be headed for a landing.

DO YOU HAVE GRANDCHILDREN?



Rusty Broughton, Foundation chair, and Phil Anderson, assistant governor, share pictures of their grandchildren.  Phil is holding a picture of Rusty's grandchild and she his.

ENJOY THESE PICTURES OF GREAT ROTARIANS AT THE MID-WINTER ASSEMBLY 

 Laine Eckersell, assistant governor, and Randy Seal (East Idaho Falls)

 


Don Carey and John McGimpsey

 




Phil Anderson (East Idaho Falls) and John St. Clair (Idaho Falls)

 


Keevan Shropshire and Saeid Rezaii (Pocatello)

 


Jody Jackman (Pocatello) with Justine Christensen (Preston)

 


Gene Hoge, 2011 Foundation chair (Pocatello), Alan Stanek (Pocatello Gate City) and Brett Vaterlaus, DGN 2012

 





Jim Park and Russ McCoy (Pocatello Gate City)





Kathleen Simko, DGN, and James "Byrd" Yizar (Pocatello Centennial)



"Buzz" Pfeiffer (Frank from Blackfoot)



Scott Hansen (Blackfoot) and Staci Hernandez (Pocatello Portneuf)





Back to front:  Ron Lane (Pocatello Portneuf), Jerry Myers (Pocatello Gate City), and Randy Seal (East Idaho Falls)



Oli DeVaud (Pocatello Gate City) slightly out of focus!



Group Shot:  In foreground, Staci Hernandez and Heath Mitchell (Pocatello Portneuf), James "Byrd" Yizar and Oli DeVaud



Justin Christensen, Val Porter and Travis Chase of Preston



Alex Swainston, assistant governor, from Preston



The Rexburg Gang:  David Bell, David Scott and Tim Kershaw



Tammy Bailey (Salmon), Past District Governor Gene Day, Dennis Duerhen (Montepelier), and Assistant Governor Phl Anderson (East Idaho Falls)



Deon Davenport (St.Anthony) and Jerry Myers (Pocatello Gate City)



Gene Day promotes literacy through Andy and Elmer

 


David Scott (Rexburg president) presents information about membership



Richard Cook, executive assistant to the DG

WELCOME BEQUEST SOCIETY MEMBER, DAVID GOTT

To see a list of District 5400 Bequest Society members with many pictures from the Million Dollar Dinner of October 30, 2010, go to the DG's blog and search under presentations for October.

From L. to R.:  Charles Weymouth, president, Terry Gilbert,  David Gott

It was my privilege to attend the Rotary Club of Boise Metro today, Jan. 24, to thank David Gott for his bequest of $10,000 to The Rotary Foundation's Permanent Fund.

It is because of gifts like David's and 73 other Rotarians in District 5400 and thousands worldwide that the Foundation is able to carry out an array of programs such as:  1)  improved living conditions for needy families,  2)  increased food production and water programs,  3)  wide availabilty of immunizatiion and medical treatment for the sick and disabled,  4)  and new channels for the flow of international understanding and brighter hopes for peace.

Thanks David.

BOISE AREA MID-WINTER - PATTERNS OF SERVICE

WE PRESENTED THE BEQUEST SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP CRYSTAL AND PIN TO DICK HALSEY

Dick Haley of the Boise East Club was presented his crystal and pin in recognition of his contribution to The Rotary Foundation's Permanent Fund.  He joined 72 other Rotarians from throughout District 5400 who contributed over $945,000 as we strive to reached the million dollar mark. 

To see the roster of contributors and pictures from the Million Dollar Dinner, search the District 5400 DG blog for December.  You'll find the pictures there.


Marianne Barker, co-chair of the October 30 Million Dollar Dinner, presented Dick Halsey with his crystal and pin for becoming a Bequest Society member. 

 Marianne Barker served as MC to allow the club presidents to give their club reports.

MELISSA WEYMOUTH AND ANDY WOOD OF BOISE WEST (A FORMING CLUB) URGED US TO GO TO THE SUN VALLEY CONFERENCE TO SEE THE DG AND DGE MAKE FOOLS OF THEMSELVES

Click on this link to see what I'm talking about.  Melissa created the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAwo6fJCIrg

This is a picture of Melissa Weymouth taken at the2009 Sun Valley Conference.  She is serving Jack Cafferty of the Boise Metro Club.

 Pictured here is Jess and Andy Wood of the Boise West Club, taken in the Sun Valley Conference during Gene Hoge's year, 2008-09.

WE LEARNED MUCH FROM EACH CLUB AND HAD FUN, TOO, AS THE PICTURE OF CHARLES AND TJ ILLUSTRATES

I almost didn't display this picture because Charles Weymouth

looked so unhappy when TJ Adams, presidents of RC of Emmett, hugged him.



John Biggs, Communication/PR chair, poses for the camera.  In the back is Jan Welch, Dave Hanseon, Hal Rumsey, Terry Jones, Stephanie Hanchett and Marilyn Bickle.

I am using a picture of Ken Howell, chair of the Annual Programs Fund, from the Jan. 8 mid-winter assembly.  The pictures I took on Jan. 15 were not clear.  If you can't tell, Ken is a Yote (College of Idaho graduate).

 PICTURED BELOW ARE THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE MID-WINTER



Bill Agler, president of RC of Boise presented his report via Power Point



  

Marilyn Bickle and Bob McQuade



Stan Olson (foreground).  From L. to R. in table to back:  Dave Becker, Jim Hogge, Rob DesAulniers, Layne Dodson, Ray Frechette and Jeff Hatch.

Nancy Chinn is a member of the RC of Boise Southwest and serves as executive secretary of Boise Downtown.  This is a picture I took of her when I visited the Boise Downtown leadership.



Jim and Jennifer Bates and Dave and Alma Hanson of McCall, a picture taken at the Sun Valley Conference 2010

Mark Shelamar, Jerry Jutting and Jim Bates

Stephanie Hanchett, president of RC of Meridian

Hal Rumsey of Meridian, a great Rotarian. 

Terry Jones, assistant governor, and Jerry Jutting of McCall

Emmett serenades us.  From L. to R.:  Vicky Page, TJ Adams (you can see her hair), John Biggs, Wisti Rosenthal, Terry Jones, Stacy Gully, Tonja Hyder

Ray Frechette (Boise East) and Gene Thurston (Boise Sunrise)



Jim Bates hides his head as Anna Ellis, president of Boise Centennial, and Gretchen Brown, president-elect of Eagle-Garden City enjoy the moment. 

Dee Lee, soon-to-be member from Western Treasure Valley shakes Don Lojek's hand, WCS chair, as Stu Edwards looks on.

Nina Gammons, former assistant governor, and Bequest Society membeer.

Greg Evans, president of the RC of Caldwell, and Milon McDaniel, president-elect.

 

Patrick Baumgart of Caldwell and Bill Southworth of Nampa.  Can you identify everyone in the background?



Bonnie Enes, president of the RC of Canyon County Sunrise, reports to the group

Jan Welch of Boise Sunrise

Boise Southwest attendees in this picture include Marshall Baker, Sharon Knox, Steve Cox and Vicki Johnson.

No, Mike Fease did not attend the mid-winter in a conductor's cap.  I caught him in the cap when I visited Boise Southwest earlier this year.  He's the president of the RC of Boise Southwest.



Richard King, past RI president, speaks to Terry Bowman, president-elect of RC of Boise Southwest.  This picture comes from the Sun Valley Conference of 2009.

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Frank Taylor RC of Boise Southwest

Layne Dodson, president of the RC of Boise Sunrise reports as Ray Frechette takes notes.

Mary Reiman of Boise Metro is a Vision Adventure trainer



Sharon Knox of Boise Southwest laughs either at the camera or camerman while Bill Southworth looks on.  Behind Bill is Dave Becker of the RC of Boise East.



Alisha Havens, assistant governor, with Tina of the Broadway restaurant, Ali Babba's which provieded the Middle Eastern cuisine.



Kaci Jensen of RC of Boise Centennial introduces herself.  In the background from left to right, one can see Jerry Jutting, David Lewis, Greg Evans, Milan McDaniel, Terry Bowman, Michael Fease, Steve Cox, Frank Taylor, Stacy Gully and Bret Vaterlaus.

Steven Vugrin has served as president of the RC of Boise East



Rob DesAulniers of Boise East with Vicki Johnson of Boise Southwest

Ray Frechette of the RC of  Boise East reports

Douglas Ooley and Ann Ellis of Boise Centennial.  Anna is the Group Study Exchange team chair.

Marianne Barker and Tom Rosenthal.  In the background, one will see at least seven Rotarians who were in attendance.



Stacy Gulley and Wisti Rosenthal of Emmett



Bret Vaterlaus, DGN, took notes and provided a continental breakfast for us.  Thanks Bret.

THANK YOU ALL!