Rotarians, the Downtown Club asked that I pass along a couple of great programs coming up at their club. Noon Thursdays. See locations.
Oct. 25 at Wedgewood – Anchorage Mayor Begich will present on Energy Issues in Alaska
Nov. 1 in Westmark Goldroom – NASA Astronaut John Bennett Herrington – the first American Indian Astronaut
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/herringt.html
Alaska Military Youth Academy
Is your teen having behavior or academic problems in school? The State of Alaska Military Youth Academy may be the answer. The Academy has graduated 2,500 cadets since opening in 1994 at Ft. Richardson in Anchorage, Admissions Officer Joe Blackburn told North Pole Rotary. Cadets learn self respect, motivation, team work and discipline. An accredited school, curriculum disciplines such as hotel management, culinary, certifications in MicroSoft, EMT, Certified Nurses Assistants and more are offered.
A high school student has to want to attend the Academy. They cannot be forced or ordered to attend. It is a boarding school, but not a boot camp or jail. If a student has an A or B Felony, they cannot be admitted. If accepted, there is no charge for the student. The State of Alaska even pays airfare for students outside of the Anchorage area to attend the Academy.
A candidate for the Academy will first got through a two week pre-challenge phase. This is an orientation and isn't easy, learning the military style, even having to do serious PT. Many candidates wash out in this first phase. If a candidate makes it through this first phase, they become a cadet and move to the second phase, the challenge phase, a five-month process. Following this phase, they move into the final phase, the after-care phase. The cadet graduates from the Academy and a mentor is assigned to the cadet for one year. The Academy follows up with the cadet on a regular basis during this first year. Graduates have a 85-95% success rate. They return to school, go on to college or a trade school, or join the military.
The Academy is held twice a year, in April and October. There are 45 candidates from Interior Alaska starting on Monday October 1.
Rotarian A.C. Woolnough and principal at North Pole High School had high praise for the program and what it has done for problematic students.
For more information, visit www.akmya.org
A high school student has to want to attend the Academy. They cannot be forced or ordered to attend. It is a boarding school, but not a boot camp or jail. If a student has an A or B Felony, they cannot be admitted. If accepted, there is no charge for the student. The State of Alaska even pays airfare for students outside of the Anchorage area to attend the Academy.
A candidate for the Academy will first got through a two week pre-challenge phase. This is an orientation and isn't easy, learning the military style, even having to do serious PT. Many candidates wash out in this first phase. If a candidate makes it through this first phase, they become a cadet and move to the second phase, the challenge phase, a five-month process. Following this phase, they move into the final phase, the after-care phase. The cadet graduates from the Academy and a mentor is assigned to the cadet for one year. The Academy follows up with the cadet on a regular basis during this first year. Graduates have a 85-95% success rate. They return to school, go on to college or a trade school, or join the military.
The Academy is held twice a year, in April and October. There are 45 candidates from Interior Alaska starting on Monday October 1.
Rotarian A.C. Woolnough and principal at North Pole High School had high praise for the program and what it has done for problematic students.
For more information, visit www.akmya.org
Thank you Officer Joe Blackburn for your wonderful presentation!
District Conference and Assembly 2008
Register now for FAMILY FUN ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. D5010 District Conference and Assembly is 8-10 May 2008 in Soldotna. Join DG Maynard!
Go to http://www.5010districtconference2008.com/ to register. Or rotary5010.org.
Go to http://www.5010districtconference2008.com/ to register. Or rotary5010.org.
Options to paying membership dues
The board is considering offering another method for paying Rotary bills.
Please let me know which method you would use on a quarterly basis:
(1) Credit Card
(2) Automatic Withdrawal (from checking/savings account)
(3) Credit Card or Automatic Withdrawal
(4) None of the above
Please respond by Friday, September 28.
Thank you,
margbell@gci.net
Please let me know which method you would use on a quarterly basis:
(1) Credit Card
(2) Automatic Withdrawal (from checking/savings account)
(3) Credit Card or Automatic Withdrawal
(4) None of the above
Please respond by Friday, September 28.
Thank you,
margbell@gci.net
Looking for Volunteers
Our next upcoming community service projects are the Health Fair and the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, both held Saturday, October 20. Joanne is coordinating the Health Fair and Michelle and Margarita are coordinating the Basketball Tournament. They will need volunteers to ensure we have successful events, so be sure to contact them soon to ask how you can help!
No Fine Badge
Tammy still has the NO FINE badge for September……it will be up for auction again on October 3. Are you ready to promote YOUR business for the whole month and not get fined?
Invite a guest...
Did you know that Katherine and Tammy both won a free lunch on us by sponsoring a new member that was accepted into the club? You can too! Bring a new member into the club and lunch is on us!
GSE update
Thank you Tammy Randolph for offering to host a GSE interviewee.
The GSE Committee is still looking for homes for potential GSE team members who are interviewing in Fairbanks the weekend of October 5 & 6….that's just two weekends away. Potential team members are arriving on Friday evening October 5. They will be in meetings most of the time. It would be helpful if you could provide some transportation, but the GSE Committee can also get help with that. Right now they need help for beds. These are Rotarians and young adults (probably 27- 60), not teenagers.
Please contact Sue Foley (foleyhs@alaska.net) and Patty Merritt (ffpam1@uaf.edu) with your information if you can help.
The GSE Committee is still looking for homes for potential GSE team members who are interviewing in Fairbanks the weekend of October 5 & 6….that's just two weekends away. Potential team members are arriving on Friday evening October 5. They will be in meetings most of the time. It would be helpful if you could provide some transportation, but the GSE Committee can also get help with that. Right now they need help for beds. These are Rotarians and young adults (probably 27- 60), not teenagers.
Please contact Sue Foley (foleyhs@alaska.net) and Patty Merritt (ffpam1@uaf.edu) with your information if you can help.
Shelter Boxes
http://www.shelterboxusa.org/Volunteer.aspx
If you would like to do some important work in your spare time.
If you would like to do some important work in your spare time.
Story...
Dear fellow Rotarians, please share this with your club members.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, president of Rotary International, has a story on-line on an internet news web site called the "Globe and Mail" at www.theglobeandmail.com
You can search the site for the story using the search tool at the upper right of the page. Key word Rotary. Or you can copy / paste this lengthy address into your browser window:
article appeared September 19th in the Globe and Mail! It is on the Internet only ?" they call it a web exclusive.
According to the Ed-Op editor, the web version received 500,000 hits daily (not sure what she means by visitors ?" assuming it's hits). The paid circulation is about 350,000. for the print version. I am one of those online readers and it is a growing trend.
Greg SolomonRotary District
5010Public Relations Chair
Anchorage, Alaska 99504
(907) 261-6562 wk(907) 333-4734 eves
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, president of Rotary International, has a story on-line on an internet news web site called the "Globe and Mail" at www.theglobeandmail.com
You can search the site for the story using the search tool at the upper right of the page. Key word Rotary. Or you can copy / paste this lengthy address into your browser window:
article appeared September 19th in the Globe and Mail! It is on the Internet only ?" they call it a web exclusive.
According to the Ed-Op editor, the web version received 500,000 hits daily (not sure what she means by visitors ?" assuming it's hits). The paid circulation is about 350,000. for the print version. I am one of those online readers and it is a growing trend.
Greg SolomonRotary District
5010Public Relations Chair
Anchorage, Alaska 99504
(907) 261-6562 wk(907) 333-4734 eves
Kayla Clark with RYLA's presentation
Kayla's fun self assessment of our own personalities was for some a surprise and others no surprise at all. We had little colored cards that described different personalities, we were suppose to arrange the cards in order of what we think our personalities are. Then we took a deeper look into the meaning of the descriptions and then rearranged them. The next step we arranged more descriptions in order from the most to the least. After some arithmetic we found our true colors! Some found themselves struggling with the meaning and asking their neighbor if they are really that way. It was discovered that most Rotarian's were Gold. This color represented Loyal, Responsible, Practical, Dependable, Organized, and Caring. Thank you Kayla for the fun presentation and look forward to future visits!For more on RYLA go to: http://www.rotary.org/programs/ryla/
Alaska Federation of Natives Convention by Jennifer Jolis
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska. Its membership includes 178 villages (both federally-recognized tribes and village corporations), 13 regional Native corporations and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortium's that contract and run federal and state programs. AFN is governed by a 37-member Board, which is elected by its membership at the annual convention held each October. The mission of AFN is to enhance and promote the cultural, economic and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community. Jennifer Jolis is excited to bring a large event to Fairbanks, October 22-27th . Her mission is to provide the Fairbanks home town hospitality to the members in hopes to have Fairbanks be their destination every year. This large event has the potential to bring a large number of tourists to the community during our off season. Please thank Jennifer for her presentation and contact any of the board members if your interested in a contributing with help or donation. THANK YOU!
Santa's Seniors Center Events
FUND RAISERS
Halibut Feed October 6. Santa’s Senior Center 101 E. 5th Ave. North Pole
5:30 - 7 pm. Halibut, Potatoes, Salad and Dessert.
Adults $10 Children Under 5 $5. There will be only 50 Tickets available. Please make a reservation at 488-4663 or the remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
SANTA'S SENIORS BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE.
October 20 101 E. 5th Ave. 9 am - 4 pm.
Lunch will be served. All the Tables have been rented. Call 488-4663 for information.
We have our Bazaar and Bake Sale in conjunction with the North Pole Health Fair, which will be held from 8 am to Noon at the North Pole High School.
Information 374-6853. Some of the more
BINGO players will be rushing
to the Salcha Senior Center for turkey dinner, an evening of BINGO, Bonfire and
Fireworks. Information call 488-1606. or Pat Thurmond 488-2031
Halibut Feed October 6. Santa’s Senior Center 101 E. 5th Ave. North Pole
5:30 - 7 pm. Halibut, Potatoes, Salad and Dessert.
Adults $10 Children Under 5 $5. There will be only 50 Tickets available. Please make a reservation at 488-4663 or the remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
SANTA'S SENIORS BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE.
October 20 101 E. 5th Ave. 9 am - 4 pm.
Lunch will be served. All the Tables have been rented. Call 488-4663 for information.
We have our Bazaar and Bake Sale in conjunction with the North Pole Health Fair, which will be held from 8 am to Noon at the North Pole High School.
Information 374-6853. Some of the more
BINGO players will be rushing
to the Salcha Senior Center for turkey dinner, an evening of BINGO, Bonfire and
Fireworks. Information call 488-1606. or Pat Thurmond 488-2031
Health Fair and Basketball Trounament
Dear Rotarians:
It’s the second annual North Pole Rotary Club 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament and we would like for you to be a sponsor. As you may know, this exciting tournament will be held in conjunction with the North Pole Community Health Fair on Saturday, October 20, 2007.
It’s the second annual North Pole Rotary Club 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament and we would like for you to be a sponsor. As you may know, this exciting tournament will be held in conjunction with the North Pole Community Health Fair on Saturday, October 20, 2007.
The 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is an excellent way that we can achieve our goal of supporting projects that benefit the youth. The event will benefit our youth by allowing them an opportunity to participate in a positive activity. Area youth will also benefit from the event because the proceeds will be used to build a basketball court in the Jimmy O’Connor Park.
The sponsorship listing below describes the opportunities you have to participate in this important event. Your consideration to sponsor at the Gold Level is greatly appreciated. Please send your sponsorship to the North Pole Rotary Club Foundation, P O Box 55737, North Pole, Alaska 99705 or make a commitment by responding to this email before Friday, September
28, 2007. The North Pole Rotary Foundation is a non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible (#92-0163240).
Sincerely,
Margarita Bell
28, 2007. The North Pole Rotary Foundation is a non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible (#92-0163240).
Sincerely,
Margarita Bell
-------------------- SPONSORSHIP LISTING ----------------------------
Gold Level $500
Logo placement on team registration packets, flyers, and t-shirts
Banner signage at the 3 on 3 Event
Sponsor name in all press releases and media kits
Listing on all post event promotions
Sponsor recognition over tournament PA system
Opportunity to insert promotional item/coupon in registration packets
Banner signage at the 3 on 3 Event
Sponsor name in all press releases and media kits
Listing on all post event promotions
Sponsor recognition over tournament PA system
Opportunity to insert promotional item/coupon in registration packets
Silver Level $250
Sponsor name in all press releases and media kits
Listing on all post event promotions
Sponsor recognition over tournament PA system
Opportunity to insert promotional item/coupon in registration packets
Sponsor name in all press releases and media kits
Listing on all post event promotions
Sponsor recognition over tournament PA system
Opportunity to insert promotional item/coupon in registration packets
Bronze Level $100
Sponsor recognition over tournament PA system
Opportunity to insert promotional item/coupon in registration packets
Sponsor recognition over tournament PA system
Opportunity to insert promotional item/coupon in registration packets
GSE is still in need of help!
Eight beds are still needed for Oct 4 + 5.
GSE Selection Committee seeking home stays for 4 females and 1 male on October 5, 6, and 7, who will be hoping to be selected to participate in an exchange with Taiwan in March. These are bright young professionals who may become great Rotarians. Additionally, we need one home stay for DGE Clyde Boyer who is a part of the Selection Committee and John Robertson, GSE Team Leader candidate.
Responsibilities will include picking the candidate up at the airport Friday, October 5th and *delivering them to dinner at Patty Merritt's, 620 Elton Blvd, by 6:00PM, delivering them to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar Street, by 8:00 on Saturday and Sunday October 6, and 7th.*DGE Clyde and GSE Team Leader candidate, John Robertson will need to be picked up and delivered to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar, by 1:00 on Friday.
Please send the name, address, e-mail addrerss, and phone number of the Rotarian (s) in your club who will host one of these individuals to Patty or me by September 21st.
Flight arrival information will be provided upon receipt of the host family information.Patty can be reached by:
e-mail - ffpam1@uaf.eduhome
phone 455-2894
work phone 474-0841
My information appears below. I
will be out of town but checking my e-mail.
Sue F. Foley
223 Peppertree LoopAnchorage, AK 99504
Cell Phone - (907) 242-1806
e-mail: foleyhs@alaska.net
GSE Selection Committee seeking home stays for 4 females and 1 male on October 5, 6, and 7, who will be hoping to be selected to participate in an exchange with Taiwan in March. These are bright young professionals who may become great Rotarians. Additionally, we need one home stay for DGE Clyde Boyer who is a part of the Selection Committee and John Robertson, GSE Team Leader candidate.
Responsibilities will include picking the candidate up at the airport Friday, October 5th and *delivering them to dinner at Patty Merritt's, 620 Elton Blvd, by 6:00PM, delivering them to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar Street, by 8:00 on Saturday and Sunday October 6, and 7th.*DGE Clyde and GSE Team Leader candidate, John Robertson will need to be picked up and delivered to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar, by 1:00 on Friday.
Please send the name, address, e-mail addrerss, and phone number of the Rotarian (s) in your club who will host one of these individuals to Patty or me by September 21st.
Flight arrival information will be provided upon receipt of the host family information.Patty can be reached by:
e-mail - ffpam1@uaf.eduhome
phone 455-2894
work phone 474-0841
My information appears below. I
will be out of town but checking my e-mail.
Sue F. Foley
223 Peppertree LoopAnchorage, AK 99504
Cell Phone - (907) 242-1806
e-mail: foleyhs@alaska.net
September is Rotary New Generations Month
As Past RI President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar said September 2005, "News Generations Month is the "month of our future" because investing in our youth is our future." We should be looking into our own families, into RYLA and Rotary Exchange students to become our new generation of Rotary. Read more from the Rotary September 2007 magazine: http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/features/0709_tr_rotary_bunch.html
September's No Fine Badge goes to...
This month we bid on the No Fine Badge and the highest bidder went to Tammy Randolph. Be sure to attend our club's meetings and have your chance to advertise your business without being fined.
Health Fair
North Pole Health Fair will be Oct. 20, from 8:00 to noon. Please contact Joanne for more information and to volunteer. trefethn@polarnet.com
Rotary Group Study Exchange
The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.
GSE Selection Committee seeking home stays for 4 females and 1 male on October 5,6, and 7, who will be hoping to be selected to participate in an exchange with Taiwan in March. These are bright young professionals who may become great Rotarians. Additionally, we need one home stay for DGE Clyde Boyer who is a part of the Selection Committee and John Robertson, GSE Team Leader candidate.
Responsibilities will include picking the candidate up at the airport Friday, October 5th and *delivering them to dinner at Patty Merritt's, 620 Elton Blvd, by 6:00PM, delivering them to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar Street, by 8:00 on Saturday and Sunday October 6, and 7th. *DGE Clyde and GSE Team Leader candidate, John Robertson will need to be picked up and delivered to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar, by 1:00 on Friday.
Please send the name, address, e-mail addrerss, and phone number of the Rotarian (s) in your club who will host one of these individuals to Patty or me by September 21st. Flight arrival information will be provided upon receipt of the host family information.
Patty can be reached by:
e-mail - ffpam1@uaf.eduhome phone 455-2894work phone 474-0841
GSE Selection Committee seeking home stays for 4 females and 1 male on October 5,6, and 7, who will be hoping to be selected to participate in an exchange with Taiwan in March. These are bright young professionals who may become great Rotarians. Additionally, we need one home stay for DGE Clyde Boyer who is a part of the Selection Committee and John Robertson, GSE Team Leader candidate.
Responsibilities will include picking the candidate up at the airport Friday, October 5th and *delivering them to dinner at Patty Merritt's, 620 Elton Blvd, by 6:00PM, delivering them to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar Street, by 8:00 on Saturday and Sunday October 6, and 7th. *DGE Clyde and GSE Team Leader candidate, John Robertson will need to be picked up and delivered to First National Bank, Johansen Branch, 431 Merhar, by 1:00 on Friday.
Please send the name, address, e-mail addrerss, and phone number of the Rotarian (s) in your club who will host one of these individuals to Patty or me by September 21st. Flight arrival information will be provided upon receipt of the host family information.
Patty can be reached by:
e-mail - ffpam1@uaf.eduhome phone 455-2894work phone 474-0841
Sept 11th Message from Jeri
This week Team B brings us guest speaker Kayla Clark. A senior at North Pole High School, Kayla participated in the RYLA program last year. Her topic is RYLA's True Colors Assessment. I'm curious as to what that might be about aren't you? Kayla is a good example of Rotary's New Generations Month!
Dave, Donna and Katherine, along with Terry, have been doing a lot of work organizing the rose sale. Roses will be delivered this Friday and Saturday by the Rotaract Club, or will be available for pick up. The Rotaract Club has chosen to partner with us on the shelter box program for their international project. They are donating the $500 we usually donate to their club for delivering our roses, to the shelter box program. Kudos to the Rotaract Club! And kudos to Terry and Michelle at Mt. McKinley Bank for allowing us to use their downtown Fairbanks and NP locations to pick up roses. Kyong Hollen, owner of Santina's Flowers deserves kudos as well for offering to sell us the roses at a reduced price for our fundraiser. To those of you that took the time to sell the roses, thank you! We sold 191 dozen roses! It takes a lot of work on the co-chairs part to organize this fundraiser and we really appreciate all the hours you put into this! THANK YOU!!!
Board meeting at 11A Wednesday at the Pagoda before our regular luncheon meeting. If you're not a board member, this counts as a make up for you.
Only 39 days until the Health Fair and the Rotary 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament! Have you asked Joann or Michelle how YOU can help?!
In Rotary Service, Jeri
North Pole Rotary website: http://www.northpolerotary.org/
Dave, Donna and Katherine, along with Terry, have been doing a lot of work organizing the rose sale. Roses will be delivered this Friday and Saturday by the Rotaract Club, or will be available for pick up. The Rotaract Club has chosen to partner with us on the shelter box program for their international project. They are donating the $500 we usually donate to their club for delivering our roses, to the shelter box program. Kudos to the Rotaract Club! And kudos to Terry and Michelle at Mt. McKinley Bank for allowing us to use their downtown Fairbanks and NP locations to pick up roses. Kyong Hollen, owner of Santina's Flowers deserves kudos as well for offering to sell us the roses at a reduced price for our fundraiser. To those of you that took the time to sell the roses, thank you! We sold 191 dozen roses! It takes a lot of work on the co-chairs part to organize this fundraiser and we really appreciate all the hours you put into this! THANK YOU!!!
Board meeting at 11A Wednesday at the Pagoda before our regular luncheon meeting. If you're not a board member, this counts as a make up for you.
Only 39 days until the Health Fair and the Rotary 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament! Have you asked Joann or Michelle how YOU can help?!
In Rotary Service, Jeri
North Pole Rotary website: http://www.northpolerotary.org/
100% Attendance goes to:
Margarita Bell
Alana Bergh
Fred Brantingham
Ed Brockelsby
Michelle Bunch
Barbara Cotting
Terry Ellington
Dave Gardner
Chuck Hardy
Katherine Hood
Jeff Jacobson
Kacie Mason
Marisa Schuhart
Donna Therriault
Jeff Tucker
Jeri Wigdahl
AC Woolnough
Membership Drive
Fred Brantingham brought his friend "Frolic" to give us his version of what membership means to our club. Most club members join to Network and provide community service. Fred further explained his analogy with "Frolic" that it is important for our club to expand and have growth, or was is multiply? Growth could mean a new Dinner club perhaps? Or without grown "Frolick's" species would go away. It has been the clubs goal to maintain and grow by a minimum of five this year. Fred wants to meet and exceed this goal to provide more service, more networking and more opportunity for all. Lets all work toward finding one friend, one family member or one North Pole business member to come and visit. We can work together to meet new associates and multiply. Thank you Fred for your unique way of getting your point accross and look forward to your further encouragement.
Road Clean up
Our Rotary mile is looking a whole lot cleaner thanks to the efforts of the following folks last night:
Mistress of the Clean Mile Barbara, who organized our fall clean up.
BBQ Hostess with the Mostess Marissa and husband Grill King Brian for hosting the BBQ at their home.
Terry Ellington for donating a $50 gift certificate to the Turtle Club which Tammy won at the BBQ.
Volunteers Katherine, Margarita, Michelle, Jeff J, Jeff T and son Garrett, Chuck and wife Heather, Tammy, Alana, A.C., Jerry, Tasmine and daughter Carson, and Brock
Each of these Rotarians made a huge difference picking up trash, some even winding what seemed like miles of construction wire/tape, and will receive a make up! Thank you for all you do to make our community a better place to live!
Jeri
Jeri
Rose Sale ends tonight!
Please submit your orders or your $100 buy out option to Donna by tonight. dandj@acsalaska.net or fax 4888353
Remember the proceeds go toward out International project too! (Shelter boxes)
Road Clean up
Thanks to all of you who signed up for our fall highway clean-up. We'll have a great turn-out so the work should go fast.
Pick up the vests and bags at Mt. McKinley Bank at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday September 5. As soon as our mile is cleaned we'll gather at Marissa's for a delicious barbecue and a drawing for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Turtle club!
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